Effective searching involves a combination of these techniques. Put them together in a single search or run a few prep searches to make sure you're getting the right info. This is especially important for debugging when you might not fully understand what your query actually is.
- define
[define query term]: putdefinebefore a term that you don't understand to get a clear definition. Use this to optimize your search - Check for current info using the Tools tab and changing the time frame range
- " " ["search exact spelling"] use quotes around particular words if you want them to be spelled exactly that way in the results.
- OR search for one thing or another thing (this pairs well with "")
- Media type tabs have extra features in tools that can further help (ie: color for images, duration for videos)
- -invasivesearchterm put a - directly before the search term to remove invasive/unhelpful results. If it's a multi word term, you'd do this **-"invasive search term"
- +searchterm add more of a particular term with +. the quotes rule still applies
- site: search a particular site or domain. ie:
[site:svelte.dev]or even[site:dev]to search by domain - filetype:ext use this to search specific filetypes by replacing "ext" with the file type extension that you're looking for
- While you're searching: use
intext:query termto look for pages with specific content in the pages (that's not necessarily in the description or keywords) - After you've gone to a page: use CTRL-F or CMD-F to search for specific words