Google Search Appliance Documentation
Creating the Search Experience
Front Matter
Introduction
Best Practices
Customizing the User Interface
Advanced Customization Topics
Quick Reference
Index
Index
Symbols
&client search parameter
94
&proxystylesheet search parameter
94
&site parameter
87
A
Advanced Search link
10
advanced search page
92
advanced search reporting
baseline measurements
40
click types
38
custom click types
39
enabling for a front end
42
exporting
42
generating reports
41
method
40
using
36–
42
values
37
alerts
description
24
enabling
76
My Alerts link
76
providing
24
using
75–
77
all authorization mode
50
alternative search terms
16,
45
authentication
alerts
75
user results
78
authorization
all authorization mode
50
dynamic navigation
50
dynamic result clusters
47
fast authorization mode
50
performance
83
automatic self-learning scorer
42
average click rank
40
B
best practices checklist
32
blacklists
end-of-line characters
65
query expansion
63
query suggestions
80
synonyms
19
URLs in the index
86
built-in features
28
C
cached page header
92
checklist of best practices
32
click-jacking defense
70
clicks
analyzing
36–
42
average click rank
40
interpreting data
39
types
38
collections
description
14
menu for searching
100
searching
87
searching multiple
87
setting up
86–
88
using with front ends
14
Content Sources > Web Crawl > Start and Block URLs page
86
customizing
process
113–
114
search experience
11
user interface
96–
115
D
date biasing
dates used
74
description
23
using
73
default front end
10,
14
directories, duplicates
20
diverse end users
11
document dates
74
document previews
description
21
using
81
domain filter
57
duplicate directories filter
20,
56,
137
duplicate snippet filter
20,
56,
137
dynamic navigation
all authorization mode
50
authorization
50
configuration
51
description
18
enabling
51
fast authorization mode
50
query expansion
52
secure search
50
show or hide
103
showing
52
sort results links
133
using
49–
52
dynamic result clusters
description
18
enabling
18
enabling and disabling
47
show or hide
102
using
47–
48
E
end users
alerts
77
diverse search experiences
11
focusing on
9
satisfaction survey
88
entity biasing
74
entity recognition
75
expert search
configuration
53
data sources
53
description
21
enabling
53
using
53
external OneBox modules
21
external provider
71
F
fast authorization mode
50
feedback from users
88
file type filter
57,
58
filters
description
22
disabling
137
domain
57
file type
57
language
57
meta tag
57
using
56–
59
Filters tab
57,
66
forum, Google Search Appliance
90
front ends
advanced search reporting
42
alerts
75
and collections
14
creatiing
94
default
14
description
14
dynamic navigation
49,
52
dynamic result clusters
47
elements defined in
27
expert search
53
filters
56
KeyMatch
43
multiple
36
number of
15
OneBox modules
71
personalization
34
query expansion policy
65
query suggestions
79
related queries
45
result biasing
72
search experience
35
search parameters
94
translation of search results
66
user interface
93
user results
77
G
Global Attributes, Page Layout Helper
25,
97–
98
Google logo
98
H
host crowding
56
I
indented search results
56
index
clean
86
expert search
53
languages
58
managing
85–
88
related queries
45
removing URLs
60
segmenting
86
Index > Alerts page
76
Index > Collections page
15,
87
Index > Document Dates page
74
internal OneBox modules
21
internal provider
71
K
KeyMatch tab
44
KeyMatches
changing appearance
44
creating
17
description
17
identifying
44
using
43–
45
L
language bundles
66–
69
language filter
58
languages
filters
57
query expansion
61
supporting multiple
13
user interface
113
M
Macintosh style end-of-line characters
65
meta tags
biasing
74
dynamic navigation
49
expert search
53
filters
57,
58
query expansion
59
metadata
biasing
74
dynamic navigation
49
dynamic result clusters
49
expert search
53
filters
58
query expansion
59
metadata and entity biasing
description
23
using
74
metadata, sort links
133
multiple search experiences
11
My Alerts link
76
N
narrowing searches
18,
47
O
OneBox modules
adding click types
39
description
20
implementing
21
using
70–
71
Output Format tab
97
P
Page Layout Helper
66,
97–
104
description
25,
95
dynamic result clusters
48
My Alerts link
76
using
96–
97
partialfields search parameter
58
people search
54
percentage of satisfied clicks
40
performance, evaluating
88–
90
personalization
9,
34
Q
query expansion
blacklist
63
built-in files
60
contextual
69
customized
62
description
19
dynamic navigation
52
file formats
62
front ends
65
meta tags
59
non-contextual
69
policy settings
65
preconfigured local files
60,
61
stopwords
64
using
60–
66
query suggestions
blacklist
80
exporting
80
using
79–
81
R
real-time data, integrating
20
related queries
changing appearance
46
creating
17
description
16
identifying
46
using
45–
46
Related Queries tab
46
relevance
automatic self-learning scorer
37
collections
87
fine-tuning
42
result biasing
71
search results
19
remove URLs
22,
59
Reports > Search Log page
42
Reports > Search Reports page
42,
44,
85
requiredfields search parameter
58
result biasing
configuring
23
date biasing
73
description
23
metadata and entity biasing
74
policy
72
source biasing
72
using
71–
75
results rankings
influencing
23,
71
S
scoring, fine-tuning
42
Search > Search Features > Document Preview Module page
81
Search > Search Features > Dynamic Navigation page
49,
51,
59
Search > Search Features > Expert Search page
53
Search > Search Features > Front Ends > Filters page
72
Search > Search Features > Front Ends page
14,
42,
44,
46,
48,
76,
79,
94,
97
Search > Search Features > Language Bundles page
69
Search > Search Features > Query Settings page
52,
59,
61,
70
Search > Search Features > Result Biasing page
72
Search > Search Features > Suggestions page
80
Search > Search Features > User Results page
77,
78
Search Box, Page Layout Helper
25,
99–
100
search experience
basic
9–
10
creating multiple
11
customization
11
description
8
managing
14
process
29–
31
search page
92
search parameters
127
search query
29
search results
custom snippets
131
enhancing
19–
24
image link
130
indented
56
listing elements
103
optimizing speed
83
page
92
page bottom elements
104
page divider
102
sidebar elements
103
snippets
56
top elements
101
top navigation links
102
tuning
83–
85
Search Results, Page Layout Helper
25,
101–
104
Search Tips link
10
Search Within Results link
10
search within results page
92
searches
collections
87
improving
16
multiple collections
87
narrowing
18
no results returned
84
refining
49
unsuccessful
85
widening
19,
60
site search parameter
87
snippets
duplicates
20,
56
translation
66
sort results by metadata
133
source biasing
description
23
using
72
spell checker
16
spelling suggestions
16
stopwords for synonyms
19
structured data, integrating
20,
70
survey, user satisfaction
89
synonyms
blacklist
19
built-in dictionaries
19,
60
customized
19,
60
stopwords
19
uploading lists
19
T
translation of search results
66
U
updating a search appliance
91
URLs
guiding users to
17,
43
removing from results
22,
59
removing from the index
23
user alerts
description
24
user interface
advanced customization
118–
140
customizing
24–
26
default
96
description
92–
95
design principles
116–
117
font face
98
front ends
93
Google logo
98
header and footer
98
language
113
radio buttons
100
viewing changes
114
user results
authentication
78
description
21
moderation
78
using
77–
79
users
diverse search experiences
11
feedback
88
focusing on
9
satisfaction survey
89
W
web pages, integrating search
121
whitelist of URLs in the index
86
widening searches
19,
60
wildcard search
82
X
XML search results
31,
94
XSLT stylesheet
applying
31
customizing
105–
112
description
95
exporting
107
importing
107
managing
115
migrating
115
reloading
138
restoring
108
user interface
94
variables
108–
112
XSLT Stylesheet Editor
25
dynamic result clusters
48
My Alerts link
77
using
106