{"id":469,"date":"2009-04-06T11:59:10","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T18:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2010-10-09T02:15:08","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T20:45:08","slug":"number-google-search-results-ubiquity-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2009\/technology\/number-google-search-results-ubiquity-firefox.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of Google search results &#8211; Ubiquity Firefox extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"commands\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/Ubiquity\/results-google.js\" name=\"results-google\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Getting the number of Google search results<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Update (July 16th 2009): I&#8217;ve updated the command for the new Ubiquity 0.5 Parser (Version 2)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For us SEO practitioners out there, we often need to check how many pages are returned by Google for our search term. We do this to find out what the competition is, and whether or not a particular term is worth optimizing for. Too many pages (in the millions) and it may not be worth the effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To find this, we&#8217;ve always had to open up a new page perform a Google search and wait for the results, which can be time consuming, as well as involve a lot of tab jumping. Since I began to use Ubiquity, I began to think &#8211; why should I manually have to go to a new tab? I should be able to do it right from Ubiquity!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Firefox Ubiquity users, the pop up on the top should have already appeared asking you to subscribe. Once you install, here&#8217;s how to use it:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470\" title=\"ubiquity-google-results\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ubiquity-google-results.jpg\" alt=\"Ubiquity number of  Google results\" width=\"615\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ubiquity-google-results.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ubiquity-google-results-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ubiquity-google-results-1024x458.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ubiquity number of  Google results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using Ubiquity to get the results<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just call up <em>results-google<\/em> and type the search term. You can also have it selected on the page you&#8217;re on. You can use quotes as well to search for the exact phrase. In a few moments, the number of results should be on your screen. It&#8217;s that simple!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please feel free to comment below if you have problems using this tool. Suggestions for improvements will be welcome. I&#8217;m not a professional JavaScript programmer, so I&#8217;ll do my best :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting the number of Google search results Update (July 16th 2009): I&#8217;ve updated the command for the new Ubiquity 0.5 Parser (Version 2) For us SEO practitioners out there, we often need to check how many pages are returned by Google for our search term. 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