Document Outline

• Creating the Search Experience
  • Contents
  • Introduction
    • About this Document
    • What Is the Search Experience?
    • What Is Personalization?
    • Focusing on End Users
      • Starting with a Basic Search Experience
        • Result Listings
      • Customizing the Basic Search Experience
      • Creating Multiple Search Experiences
        • Addressing Diverse End Users
        • Supporting Multiple Languages
    • Managing the Search Experience
      • Using Collections with Front Ends
      • Maximum Number of Front Ends and Collections
    • Improving Searches
      • Suggesting Alternative Search Terms
      • Guiding End Users to Specific URLs
      • Narrowing Searches
      • Widening Searches
    • Enhancing Search Results
      • Integrating Real-Time Data
      • Providing Expert Profiles with Search Results
      • Giving Users the Ability to Add Results
      • Showing Document Previews
      • Including Content from Google Apps with Search Results
      • Refining Search Results
      • Removing Specific URLs from Results
        • Removing URLs from the Search Index
      • Influencing Results Ranking
      • Enabling Alerts
    • Changing the User Interface
    • Where Is the Search Experience Created?
      • Elements Defined in the Front End
      • Elements Defined on Other Admin Console Pages
      • Built-In Elements
    • Search Experience Background
      • Entering a Search Query
      • Converting the Search Query HTML to a URL
      • Executing the Search
      • Returning Search Results as XML
      • Applying an XSLT Stylesheet to the XML Results and Create HTML Output
      • Presenting Search Results to the End User
  • Best Practices
    • Search Experience Best Practices
      • Checklist of Best Practices
    • Personalizing the Search Experience
    • The Relationship Between the Search Experience and Front Ends
      • Creating Multiple Front Ends
    • Gathering Information about the Search Experience
      • Viewing Detailed Data about User Clicks
        • Values in Advanced Search Reports
        • Click Types in Advanced Search Reports
        • Adding Custom Click Types
        • Adding Click Types to OneBox Modules
        • Interpreting Detailed Data About User Clicks
      • Using Advanced Search Reporting to Personalize the Search Experience
        • Getting Baseline Measurements
        • Analyzing User Clicks
        • Personalizing the Search Experience Using Front Ends
        • Measuring the Effectiveness of Personalization
      • Generating an Advanced Search Report
        • Enabling Advanced Search Reporting for a Front End
        • Exporting an Advanced Search Report
      • Using the Automatic Self-Learning Scorer
    • Using KeyMatches to Guide Users to URLs
      • Working with KeyMatches
      • Identifying KeyMatches
      • Changing the Appearance of KeyMatches
    • Using Related Queries to Suggest Alternative Searches
      • Working with Related Queries
      • Identifying Related Queries
      • Changing the Appearance of Related Queries
    • Using Dynamic Result Clusters to Narrow Searches
      • Enabling or Disabling Dynamic Result Clusters
        • Using the Page Layout Helper
        • Using the XSLT Stylesheet Editor
    • Using Dynamic Navigation to Help Users Explore Results
      • Dynamic Navigation for Secure Search
        • Fast Authorization Mode
        • All Authorization Mode
      • Enabling Dynamic Navigation
      • Creating a Configuration and Adding Attributes
      • Showing Dynamic Navigation in a Front End
      • Configuring Query Expansion for Dynamic Navigation
    • Providing Expert Search for Users
      • Configuring Data Sources for Expert Search
      • Enabling and Configuring Expert Search
      • Using People Search
        • Configuring People Search
        • Showing People Search Results in a Front End
    • Experimenting with Host Crowding Options
    • Using Filters to Restrict Search Results
      • Working with Filters
      • Restricting Search Results by Domain Name
      • Restricting Search Results by Language
      • Restricting Search Results by File Type
      • Restricting Search Results by Meta Tag
        • Value Type Input Parameters
        • Selecting a Query Expansion Policy for Meta Tags
    • Removing URLs from Search Results
    • Using Query Expansion to Widen Searches
      • Working with Query Expansion Files
        • Using Preconfigured Local Query Expansion Files
        • Using Customized Local Query Expansion Files
        • Using Blacklists
        • Using Stopwords
        • Files with Macintosh style end-of-line characters
      • Setting the Query Expansion Policy for a Front End
    • Enabling Translation of Search Results
    • Changing Languages for Query Expansion and Spelling Suggestions
    • Enabling/Disabling Click-Jacking Defense
    • Using OneBox Modules to Integrate Structured Results
    • Using Result Biasing to Influence Result Ranking
      • Working with Result Biasing
      • Using Source Biasing
      • Using Date Biasing
        • Which Document Dates Are Used for Date Biasing?
      • Using Metadata and Entity Biasing
    • Providing Alerts for End Users
      • Enabling Alerts
      • Showing the My Alerts Link
        • Using the Page Layout Helper
        • Using the XSLT Stylesheet Editor
    • Providing User Results
      • Adding a User Results Configuration
      • Moderating User Results
      • Enabling Authentication for User Results
      • How Users Can Add Results
    • Providing Query Suggestions
      • Exporting Query Suggestions
      • Exporting and Importing the Suggestions Blacklist
    • Providing Document Previews
    • Tuning Search Results
      • Optimizing the Speed of Results
      • Analyzing Searches that Do Not Return Results
        • Generating a Report of Unsuccessful Search Queries
    • Managing the Search Index
      • Keeping the Search Index Clean
        • Using Both a Whitelist and a Blacklist of URLs
        • Using Only a Whitelist of URLs
      • Segmenting Data in the Search Index
        • Searching Collections
        • Enabling Users to Search Multiple Collections
    • Evaluating Search Performance
      • Adding a Feedback Mechanism for Users
      • Conducting a User Satisfaction Survey
      • Exchanging Information on Google Groups
    • Updating Your Search Appliance
  • Customizing the User Interface
    • What Is the Google Search Appliance User Interface?
      • What Is the Relationship Between a User Interface and a Front End?
        • Creating a Front End
        • Using Front End Search Parameters
      • What Is the Relationship Between a User Interface and an XSLT Stylesheet?
      • What Tools Can I Use to Customize a User Interface?
      • What Knowledge Do I Need to Customize a User Interface?
    • Getting Started with Customizing the User Interface
      • Working with the Page Layout Helper
        • Opening the Page Layout Helper
        • Previewing and Saving Changes
      • Customizing Global Attributes
        • Changing the Logo
        • Changing the Font Face
        • Adding a Header and Footer
      • Customizing the Search Box
        • Changing the Search Box and Button
        • Adding a Menu to Search by Collection
        • Disabling Public and Secure Search Radio Buttons
      • Modifying Search Results
        • Changing Page Top Elements
        • Changing the Page Divider
        • Changing Page Top Navigation Links
        • Changing Dynamic Result Clusters
        • Changing Dynamic Navigation
        • Changing Sidebar Elements
        • Changing Result Listing Elements
        • Changing Page Bottom Elements
    • Customizing the User Interface in the XSLT Stylesheet
      • Working with the XSLT Stylesheet Editor
        • Opening the XSLT Stylesheet Editor
        • Previewing XSLT Stylesheet Changes
        • Exporting an XSLT Stylesheet
        • Importing an XSLT Stylesheet
        • Restoring the XSLT Stylesheet
      • Changing Variables in the XSLT Stylesheet
        • Changing the Logo
        • Changing Global Style Variables
        • Changing Result Page Components
        • Changing Result Elements
        • Changing Other Variables
        • Changing Variables in Other XSLT Stylesheet Sections
    • Changing the Language of the User Interface
    • Customization Process Overview
      • Viewing User Interface Changes in a Browser Window
      • Managing Customized XSLT Stylesheets
      • Migrating a Customized XSLT Stylesheet to a New Software Release
    • User Interface Design Principles
      • Keep Search Pages Clean, Simple, and Fast
      • Keep Advanced Search Separate
      • Make Search Ubiquitous
      • Make Sure the Search Box Is Big Enough
      • Make Sure the User Knows what Documents Have Been Searched
      • Make Help Easily Available
      • Make Search Results Pages Useful
      • Keep the Number of Results Reasonable
  • Advanced Customization Topics
    • About This Document
      • Audience
      • The Customizations and Example Pages
        • HTML Form Example Page
        • Inline Frame Example page
      • For More Information
      • Support Limitations
    • Integrating Search into Web Pages
      • Presenting the Search Interface in an Inline Frame
        • HTML Code for Integrating Search with an Inline Frame
        • Adding Inline Frame Search to a Page
      • Creating an HTML Form Search Box
        • HTML Code for a Form Search Box
        • Adding an HTML Form Search Box to a Page
      • Combining an HTML Form Search Box with Inline Results
    • Modifying the Search Query
      • Replacing the Secure Search Radio Button with a Check Box
        • XSLT Code for the Secure Search Checkbox
        • Adding Secure Search Checkbox Code to an XSLT Stylesheet
      • Specifying Query Parameters with XSLT
        • XSLT Code for Specifying Query Parameters
        • Adding Query Parameters to a Search Form
        • Displaying Meta Tag Values in Results
    • Enhancing Search Results
      • Including an Image Link for Results
        • XSLT Code for Image Links
        • Image Meta Tag
        • Adding Image Link Code to your XSLT Stylesheet
      • Replacing the Result Snippet with Custom Text
        • XSLT Code for Custom Text
        • Description Meta Tag
        • Adding Custom Text Code to an XSLT Stylesheet
    • Configuring a Front End to Serve Secure and Public Results
    • Disabling Filtering for a Front End
      • Disabling Filtering for a Search Results Page
      • Disabling Filtering for an Advanced Search Results Page
      • Reloading the XSLT Stylesheet
    • Reference
      • Optional Example Materials
        • Setting up the Example
        • Example Contents
      • Comparisons of Default and Customized Stylesheets
  • Quick Reference
    • Search Experience Features
    • Search Experience Administration Best Practices
    • Admin Console Pages
  • Index