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Google Search Appliance: Creating the Search Experience

Best Practices

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Return search results from Google
Apps

Cloud Connect >
Google Apps

Integrating with Google Apps

Enable searching for experts in your
organization

Expert search

“Providing Expert Search for Users”
on page 51

Restrict search results by domain
name, language, file type, or meta
tag

Filters

“Using Filters to Restrict Search
Results” on page 54

Take advantage of search appliance
expertise

Google Enterprise and
Google Groups

“Exchanging Information on Google
Groups” on page 87

Update to the most recent software
version

Google Enterprise
Support site

“Updating Your Search Appliance”
on page 87

Eliminate duplicate search results
and provide the most relevant set of
diverse results

Host crowding

“Experimenting with Host Crowding
Options” on page 54

Present recommended links above
search results

KeyMatches

“Using KeyMatches to Guide Users
to URLs” on page 41

Enable query expansion and
spelling suggestions for a set of
languages

Language bundles

“Changing Languages for Query
Expansion and Spelling
Suggestions” on page 64

Add structured, real-time
application data to search results

OneBox modules

“Using OneBox Modules to Integrate
Structured Results” on page 68

Create a user interface that focuses
on your users

Page Layout Helper or
XSLT Stylesheet Editor

“Customizing the User Interface” on
page 88

Return user profiles along with
ranked search results

People search
(deprecated)

“Using People Search” on page 52

Provide your own synonyms for use
in query expansion

Query expansion

“Using Query Expansion to Widen
Searches” on page 58

Enable search queries to auto-
complete and query suggestions to
appear as a user types in the search
box.

Query suggestions

“Providing Query Suggestions” on
page 76

Present alternative search terms
above search results

Related queries

“Using Related Queries to Suggest
Alternative Searches” on page 43

Prevent specific URLs from
appearing in search results

Remove URLs

“Removing URLs from Search
Results” on page 57

Influence the order of documents in
search results

Result biasing

“Using Result Biasing to Influence
Result Ranking” on page 69

Identify problematic query topics for
related queries, KeyMatches, and
query expansion synonyms

Search report

“Analyzing Searches that Do Not
Return Results” on page 80

Obtain user responses about the
search experience

Surveys

“Conducting a User Satisfaction
Survey” on page 86

Translate search results into the
user’s language in real time

Translation

“Enabling Translation of Search
Results” on page 63

Best Practice

Feature or Resource to Use

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