![]() ![]() For example, you can trigger a search of Wikipedia with w, or wi, or sw (as in “search Wikipedia”). This is useful not just because it saves you some work, but by perusing the examples you start to learn how the extension does its magic and you’ll learn how to make your own little keywords for the searches you do often.īy inspecting the Wikipedia example, you’ll see that you can have multiple options for the keyword. When you install the Keyword Search extension, it comes preloaded with a bunch of common websites like the Wikipedia example I just used. You don’t have to navigate to Wikipedia after searching, you’re already there. With the Keyword Seach Extention, you can simply type into your search bar, “w warthog” and you’ll immediately be directed to Wikipedia open to the warthog page. Let’s say you want to search Wikipedia for “warthog”. With the Keyword Search extension enabled, you can type a single letter, or just a few letters to designate the site you want to search, followed by your search terms. Why is the Keyword Search Extension Better? ![]() I’ll explain how to install and configure the extension in a moment but first, let’s talk about how it solves the same problem but in a more efficient way. I search so often with this method that I created a TextExpander snippet for it!īut on a recent Clockwise Podcast, Dan Moren brought up a way to do this even more easily for sites you search often, using a free Safari extension that works on macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. Why bother looking for that search box if I get the result I want while at the comfort of my search engine’s home page? It’s a great method that really allows me to narrow my searches down quickly to the relevant website. I use this method to search sites all the time because it’s often difficult to find the search box on the site I want to search. This will become important later in the story. If you’d rather, you can type the “site:urlOfSite” first, and follow it with the search term(s). In my example, the first result will be a link to my blog post containing the diagram to help you choose the right 14” MacBook Pro. This will give you a list of search results on your search engine’s site. Simply type your search term(s), followed by the word “site:urlOfSite” as in this example where I’m going to look for the two words “diagram” and “max” on : You know it’s somewhere on, and you could navigate there first and then use my search box, but if you’re already at your search engine of choice, there’s a better way. Let’s say you want to find the diagram I made for all of the new Pro and Max 14” MacBook Pros. I’m reasonably skilled at searching the web, especially using a little search trick I learned years ago. ![]()
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