Wednesday, December 17, 2008

We've Deployed a Search Workaround

I'm sorely disappointed in Google's search widget. Yes, it does return results. Yes, it's FREE, which is not to be understated. But it's simply not returning complete results for dynamically-generated .php pages that have been specified in the Sitemap for months. In some cases, pages that have long been indexed as part of Google Search have already adjusted to changes in our Search.php template page, which means pages that are indexed are being revisited and updated but that other pages specified in the Sitemap simply aren't 'making the cut' so-to-speak.

That's unacceptable.

So, we've deployed a workaround. Until Google's search widget either returns better and more complete results or we find something better, we're deploying a crude but effective alphabetical lookup of all domains that we're currently tracking. This will be updated regularly and can be found immediately below the search widget located in the upper right-hand side of the page. For an example, please visit the Amazon.com page and look for the "Lookup all domains alphabetically" in the upper right.

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