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Caption: An illustration of a magnifying glass over the orange Local Guides logo.Caption: An illustration of a magnifying glass over the orange Local Guides logo.

Every day, Local Guides like you share your experiences, knowledge, and questions on Connect. There’s lots to learn and discover, so here are some helpful tips for searching the community.

 

1. Use keywords to find posts that interest you

Looking to learn more about an exciting place or a popular dish? Type keywords in the search bar at the top of any page. Suggested posts relevant to your keywords will appear in a downdown list.

 

Caption: A screenshot that shows “San Francisco” in the search bar with a dropdown menu of suggested posts such as “San Francisco Photowalk” and “A first-timer’s guide to San Francisco.”Caption: A screenshot that shows “San Francisco” in the search bar with a dropdown menu of suggested posts such as “San Francisco Photowalk” and “A first-timer’s guide to San Francisco.”

You can select the post that interests you or complete a full search by clicking on the magnifying glass icon. You’ll then be taken to a results page filled with posts that include your keywords.

 

2. Use helpful search modifiers

 

Caption: A screenshot of “accessibility meet-up” in the search bar on Connect.Caption: A screenshot of “accessibility meet-up” in the search bar on Connect.

You can apply modifiers to the terms you enter in the search field to receive more specific results.

 

  • Use quotes to search for an “exact phrase.”
  • Use the plus sign to search for +one +or +more +words.
  • Use the minus sign to -exclude -certain -words from your search.

 

3. Narrow your search by using the filter options on the results page

 

Caption: A screenshot of the filter options available on Connect.Caption: A screenshot of the filter options available on Connect.

These filters will make it easier to find the posts you’re looking for. The filters currently available are:

 

  • Location: Filter posts according to the boards they’re under such as Announcements, Help Desk, and General Discussion. Please note: General Discussion includes Photography, Travel, Food & Drink, Local Stories, Meet-ups, and How-tos topics.
  • Author: Filter posts shared by a specific Local Guide. You do not need to include the “@” when searching here. Once you find who you’re looking for, select the Local Guide from a drop-down list.
  • Date: Filter content by time period such as a day ago, a week ago, a month ago, and a year ago.
  • Metadata: Filter by whether the content has a solution, likes, or both.
  • Type of post: Filter content from either a forum, blog, or idea.
  • Contains: FIlter content that contains images, videos, or attachments.

 

4. Select a tag listed at the bottom of a post

Caption: A screenshot of the tags “How-tos,” “Arts & Culture,” “Contributions,” “Reviews,” and “Tips” at the bottom of a post.Caption: A screenshot of the tags “How-tos,” “Arts & Culture,” “Contributions,” “Reviews,” and “Tips” at the bottom of a post.

Clicking on one of these tags will bring you to a page filled with posts that use the same tag.

 

Caption: A screenshot of posts that used the “Arts & Culture” tag on Connect.Caption: A screenshot of posts that used the “Arts & Culture” tag on Connect.

5. Visit a Local Guide’s profile page to see the posts they’ve written

 

Caption: A photo of my author page on Connect.Caption: A photo of my author page on Connect.

If you know the username of a Local Guide on Connect, you can use the Author filter feature shared above. However, you can also select their username at the top of one of their posts to go to their profile page. There, you can see a list of the posts they’ve shared with the community.

157 Comments
Level 9

Muy interesante para aprender a buscar entre los miles de mensajes que hay aquí. 

Connect Moderator

ES un post muy necesario para el que recién ingresa a Connect, gracias por compartir @AriMar 

 

Farid.

Level 8

Thank you very much for giving the Searching on Connect topic this much deserved focus, @AriMar !

 

Level 8

Hello @YK1001  

Thanks for sharing.

Level 9

Useful post @AriMar  thank you for sharing with us...

Connect Moderator

@AriMar This is a cool and very very helpful for all whos are regualar use Search the community option on Connect like me. Hope everyone will get benefit from this. 

Thanks for share this post..

Happy Guiding! 

  

Level 8

Hi @AriMar ,

 

Thanks for sharing this post and letting us know about this feature. 

 

This is of great help.

Level 10

@AriMar,  Thanks a lot for giving detail infirmations on searching in connect. Hope, it will be very yseful for all. 

Level 10

Hi @AriMar thanks for sharing very helpful and useful post. 

Level 8

Thanks for sharing with us

Level 10

Thanks for sharing this. It is very useful.

Level 9

Thanks again for another amazing thread @AriMar .

Google Maps and Chrome Product Expert.

Always use @ before name to tag anyone on the Connect.

@AriMar , bom dia!

Existe a opção para procurar uma idéia SOMENTE na página de "Troca de idéias"? Eu procurei na lupa, mas os resultados são de todo o fórum, não apenas da área de idéias, que deveria procurar entre as 363 ideias, como mostra a imagem: Página Inicial de "Troca de idéias".Página Inicial de "Troca de idéias".

 

Sessão "Connect", para buscar se a minha ideia já foi publicada entre as 363 existentes.Sessão "Connect", para buscar se a minha ideia já foi publicada entre as 363 existentes.

 


Digite @ antes do nome de usuário para me mencionar/marcar para que eu possa responder mais rapidamente.


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Hi @AriMar , 

Thanks for sharing a very helpful post with us. I also learned the search technique that is really useful to me.  

Thanks again. 

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Level 8

Thanks for share @AriMar,  helpful post 

🇧🇩

sharif
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Thanks for sharing this @AriMar Good to see that I'm using it correctly then! 


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Level 9

Very Useful @AriMar . I wasn't aware of the quotes, plus and minus. They really help.

Sandro
Level 8

Hi @AriMar,

Thanks for this Wonderful information and update. Before it was not working that fine.

But now good to get the specific information, Topic or Username quickly.

 

Thanks

Hemant sharma

Local Guide India.

Google Moderator

Hello  @ParaenseCarioca ,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us.

 

As I can understand from your question you would like to search only in Idea Exchange board. 

 

When you go to the Search section under the search bar there are 6 drop down menus. The first one is Location from where you are able to filter the posts. When you click to it you will see Idea Exchange bottom and when you choose it the post will be filter only in Idea Exchange board. 

 

I hope that this information will help you!

Due to the volume of private messages Google Moderators receive, I do not read or respond to private messages. Please post publicly so others may benefit from your discussion. If you require urgent assistance, please tag a Google Moderator. Thank you!

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Very good feature to get quick result thanks @AriMar 

 

Level 9

Informative and useful.

SKPattnaik
Level 10

Great!!!

Level 5

Muito bom

Level 8

খুব দরকারি পোস্ট। ভালো লাগলো। 

a very useful post. Liked it.

Level 5

Thanks

I'm still learning. Thanks so much for the instructions.

Level 7

amazing 

Thy for these informations 😀

Level 6

good to know 🦄🦄

Thank you for the post! Just joined Connect and your help was very much appreciated.

Thank you so much about the tips you have shared. Nr 4 is especially helpful. We receive a lot of posts and sometimes it is difficult to filter through everything. 

Kind Regards

Magda Rautenbach

Level 9

Thanks a lot @AriMar for useful information.

Level 8

Thankyou for Sharing 

 

 

Level 6

Thanks 🙂 appreciate your help towards local guide start

@AriMar thank you a lot for this post. I've just started to be a part of this community, so it is very helpful information for me and other beginners.

Level 6

Saya baru di komunitas ini jd sy harus banyak belajar. Terima kasih banyak untuk intruksinya.

Level 7

Great article! Thanks for sharing. What I was wondering is, whether there's a Search By Date function of the online edition on Local Guides? I don't see it unless transferring to browser. I am actually using the on-screen link. 

Level 7

Gracias por compartir. 

Level 6

Thanks a lot @AriMar for posting this helpful tip

Hi @AriMar you have nicely summarised and that too in detail.Thanks for helping google local guides .

Level 6

Post appreciated. Many thanks for sharing

Level 7

Thanks !

 

Medellin Tourism Guía
Level 8

Thanks sharing.

 

Level 8

I think these features wouldn't work on Android phone.

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Fabio Isidorio
Level 7

I’ll try those tips for the future,thank s. From Taiwan 

Level 7

Helpful.  Thanks for the post. 

 

Level 8

Hi guys

could someone tell me why it takes so long for a post, from an address of a business that you want to publicize, to take so long to google? I now have 3 things that I want to publish and it just does not happen. One thing is already 2 months ago.
And what and how does Google do it?
Level 7

Thanks @AriMar