Chrome Omnibox (Keyword: example.com) - Press Tab to search example.com

[caribguy]

Using Chrome, I see the option to search one of my sites from the addressbar/omnibox. My understanding was that this feature was only reserved for very prominent sites - e.g. Amazon.

Is it a personalization feature based on browsing history or are other on-site/seo factors at play?

[tedster]

Are you talking about the Google Suggest drop-down list? I don't see "search this site" - only a direct link to go to that site. These Google Suggest choices do now offer direct links for websites that are not "very prominent".

If I've misunderstood, please let me know.

[caribguy]

As I'm typing, the drop-down list shows "search google for examp" then see 5 suggestions based on popular domains, my browsing history and bookmarks, plus one at the bottom to see all pages in history containing "examp"

As I'm typing "examp" for this particular domain, the text "Press [Tab] to search example.com" appears on the right side of the omnibox. One of the options now becomes "Search example.com for <query>"

[caribguy]

Oooh! I think found it :)

This site contains its own site search tool, as in:

http://www.example.com/search?Subject=&SearchableText=blue+widget&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

I guess it will now have be implemented post-haste on my other sites too ;)

[caribguy]

Apparently Chrome does this automatically when it encounters a potential search provider. Documented here: [google.com...]

[tedster]

Good information - thanks, that was new to me.