site search

Website query tool

Site search is a search function built into a website, allowing users to find content within that specific site rather than the broader internet.

Most websites place a search box in the header or navigation area: The site search turned up three relevant articles.

Distinguished from using a general search engine with site-specific operators.

Related

navigation · lookup · findability · index · crawl · autocomplete · suggestions · ranking · relevance · internal · discovery · explore · text box · click · typing · no results · refine · submit

Opposites
search scope

site searchweb search

global search · DuckDuckGo · search engine

search specificity

site searchbrowse

Survey without intent

web surfing · recommendation engine

Family

site, search, sites, sited, siting, searches, searched, searching, searcher

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G