The team from SEMRush have put together a listing of some of the top Google Search operators to help optimize your queries.
But first, what are Google Search Operators?
Google search operators are special commands or symbols that you can use to refine and customize your Google searches. These operators allow you to perform specific actions or apply filters to your search queries, making it easier to find the information you’re looking for. Here are some commonly used Google search operators:
- “site:” – Restricts the search results to a specific website or domain. For example, “site:wikipedia.org OpenAI” will only show results from Wikipedia.org related to OpenAI.
- “intitle:” – Searches for a specific keyword or phrase in the title of web pages. For example, “intitle:AI technology” will show results with “AI technology” in the title.
- “inurl:” – Searches for a specific keyword or phrase in the URL of web pages. For example, “inurl:guide” will show results with “guide” in the URL.
- “filetype:” – Limits the search results to specific file types. For example, “filetype:pdf machine learning” will only show PDF documents related to machine learning.
- “related:” – Displays websites that are related to a specific URL. For example, “related:example.com” will show websites similar to example.com.
- “-” – Excludes specific terms from the search results. For example, “apple -fruit” will show results related to Apple Inc. but exclude results related to the fruit.
- “+” – Requires the inclusion of a specific term in the search results. For example, “chocolate +dessert” will show results that include “chocolate” and “dessert”.
- “OR” – Searches for either one term or another. For example, “AI OR machine learning” will show results related to either AI or machine learning.
- “cache:” – Displays the cached version of a web page as indexed by Google.
- “define:” – Provides the definition of a specific word or phrase. For example, “define:serendipity” will show the definition of the word “serendipity”.
These are just a few examples of the many Google search operators available. By combining these operators, you can create more precise and targeted searches to find the information you need.
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