Thursday 24 April 2014

Google URL hack



Hacking Google URL is done  by adding few parameters to either create a customized link or to get better search results , to achieve required  hacking , do a normal search first, then add the parameters to the URL and then press Enter to get the Customized results




Old Google Image screen &sout=1



Add &sout=1 to Google URLResult : Changes Google Image format to an old one
Example: https://www.google.com/search?q=dog&tbs=isz:m&tbm=isch&sout=1



Get the Old Black Google Nav bar &noj=1


Click on the link
https://www.google.com/?search&noj=1



Control Results Number &num=1
Add or "=2, =10 or any number"  to Google URL
Result:    limit the number of search returns to only 1 item
With the &num=1   :   https://www.google.com/search?q=computers&num=1



Force Google to show Places &tbm=plcs
Compare  https://www.google.com.au/search?&q=sugar
vs             https://www.google.com.au/search?&q=sugar&tbm=plcs


Control Starting page &start=10 







Add &start=10    or "=20 up to =100"  to Google URL
Result:   Starts the  search returns from page 2 onwards
With the &start=10   :   https://www.google.com/search?q=dog&start=90 



Control Reading Level  &tbs=rl:1



Add &tbs=rl:1 Returns 3 levels of reading 
https://www.google.com/search?q=computers&tbs=rl:1


Control Real Time Search  &tbs=qdr:
Add &tbs=qdr:d=2 to google URL
Result:   Returns results of the last  2  days only
With the &start=10   :   https://www.google.com/search?q=earthquake&tbs=qdr:d=2
&tbs=qdr:h (searches an hour’s worth of indexed content)
&tbs=qdr:n (searches a minute’s worth of indexed content)
&tbs=qdr:s (searches a second’s worth of indexed content) 



Control Date range : from date to date




Control Date range : Before date















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