Nov 04, 2014
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Recently, Google has improved the search box on the website. When it is displayed, it will directly pass through the search page of your website, making it easier for users to obtain detailed and accurate content on the website. This article will answer the method for you to improve the Google search box.
Now, you can see an improved, brand new search box for sitelinks. When it is displayed, it will go directly to the search page of your website, making it easier for users to obtain detailed and accurate content on the website.
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1. What is a search box and when does it appear on my website?
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When a user searches for a company name, for example, Landee Industries or Xinhai Valve - they may actually be looking for something specific on the site. Previously, when website algorithms were aware of this, they would display an extra search box below the search results and a large list of on-site links that would take users directly to the results page, for example: search site:jeawin.com on the site.
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Today, the search box is much more functional and can support auto-completion: if you use the right markup, it will take the user directly to the search page of the site.
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2. How to mark your website?
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Your website needs a specific search engine, if you already have one, you can markup your web pages with schema.org/SearchAction markup via JSON-LD or RDFa microdata schema.org/WebSite entity, thus presented to the user.
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If you mark it on your website, users can jump directly from your website's search box to your website's search results page. You can also show users a Google search results page counterpart if they don't find any tags.
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renew:Since the initial announcement last week, we have noticed a very active uptrend. Here are the two main issues we've observed so far and what you need to do while addressing them.
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Make sure that when you replace the curly braces, the search term inside links to a valid URL on your site.
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For example:If your "target" value is "domain/search?q={searchTerm}", make sure "domain/search?q=foo" and "domain/search?q=bar" both link to "foo" and the search results page for "bar"
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Make sure the "Query Input" field points to the same string in the curly braces of the target field.
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For example:If your "Target" value is "Domain/search?q={searchTerm}", you must use "searchTerm" as the "Name" of the "Query Input" field.
Now, you can see an improved, brand new search box for sitelinks. When it is displayed, it will go directly to the search page of your website, making it easier for users to obtain detailed and accurate content on the website.
?
1. What is a search box and when does it appear on my website?
?
When a user searches for a company name, for example, Landee Industries or Xinhai Valve - they may actually be looking for something specific on the site. Previously, when website algorithms were aware of this, they would display an extra search box below the search results and a large list of on-site links that would take users directly to the results page, for example: search site:jeawin.com on the site.
?
Today, the search box is much more functional and can support auto-completion: if you use the right markup, it will take the user directly to the search page of the site.
?
2. How to mark your website?
?
Your website needs a specific search engine, if you already have one, you can markup your web pages with schema.org/SearchAction markup via JSON-LD or RDFa microdata schema.org/WebSite entity, thus presented to the user.
?
If you mark it on your website, users can jump directly from your website's search box to your website's search results page. You can also show users a Google search results page counterpart if they don't find any tags.
?
renew:Since the initial announcement last week, we have noticed a very active uptrend. Here are the two main issues we've observed so far and what you need to do while addressing them.
?
Make sure that when you replace the curly braces, the search term inside links to a valid URL on your site.
?
For example:If your "target" value is "domain/search?q={searchTerm}", make sure "domain/search?q=foo" and "domain/search?q=bar" both link to "foo" and the search results page for "bar"
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Make sure the "Query Input" field points to the same string in the curly braces of the target field.
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For example:If your "Target" value is "Domain/search?q={searchTerm}", you must use "searchTerm" as the "Name" of the "Query Input" field.
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