Search Operator | Purpose | Example |
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" " |
Search for exact phrase matches | "web development services" |
OR or | |
Search for either term | web development OR website maintenance |
AND |
Search for both terms | SEO AND web development |
- |
Exclude terms from search | web development -wordpress |
* |
Wildcard matching | Kickass * Services |
( ) |
Group multiple searches | (SEO OR optimization) web development |
site: |
Search within specific website | site:kickassonline.com |
related: |
Find similar websites | related:kickassonline.com |
intitle: |
Search in page titles | intitle:web development services |
allintitle: |
Multiple words in title | allintitle:SEO web development |
inurl: |
Search in page URLs | inurl:web-development |
allinurl: |
Multiple words in URL | allinurl:seo services |
filetype: or ext: |
Search for specific file types | site:kickassonline.com filetype:pdf |
before: / after: |
Date-based search | web development after:2023-01-01 |