On-Demand Indexing Comes to Google…Site Search

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 by Andy Beal

On-Demand Indexing Comes to Google…Site Search

How would you like to simply click a button and have Google immediately re-index your web site?

If you’re hoping that’s what Google has just launched, you’d be right–but only for Google Site Search.

Still, it shows Google’s commitment to those businesses that rely on Google Site Search to power their web site, and also demonstrates how far Google’s server capacity has come.

According to Google, it’s new On-Demand Indexing provides:

Site owners get an “Index Now” button to quickly and easily update their site search results with new and updated content.
New pages are searchable within hours — taking no longer than a day to appear within site search results.

Based upon the sheer delight expressed by Adobe, other Google Site Search customers should be equally tickled:

“On-Demand Indexing was essential for our recent launch of Adobe Creative Suite 4, the biggest software release in the company’s history,� said Tanya Wendling, senior director for Learning Resources at Adobe. �Google Site Search made it easy to implement search across our Creative Suite product line and online sites, and we are now able to index thousands of new pages and make them available to millions of users worldwide within hours.�

OK, Google, so when do we get the same functionality for instant indexing by Google web search? That would be cool.

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35 comments on “On-Demand Indexing Comes to Google…Site Search”

Hicham Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 2:08 am

This is very helpful indeed! I’m currently using a plugin for wordpress that do site search and it’s called ‘Google Ajax Search’ yet i’ll see this too!

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Saad Kamal Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 2:18 am

Interesting. I think the delay between the request and actual update will increase significantly as more and more large corporations starts using Site Search.

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Arun Agrawal Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 2:25 am

Quick indexing is very vital, even if it is only for site search. When we have added new pages of content, we will definitely like to be able to include those pages in the site search. Way to go Google!
Tom Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 3:41 am

This should speed up the indexing process significantly.

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November 13th, 2008 at 5:04 am

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Busby SEO Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 5:51 am

Can not wait for this. I agree with Arun Agrawal. It’s important and vital if we use google site search in our site, this new features will be helpfull

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Caribbean Web Development Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 10:14 am

good news, maybe I will consider using site search now

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November 13th, 2008 at 11:03 am

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SEO Tips South Africa Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am

Hmmmm….I’ve waited for weeks for that Googlebot to come and index new sites, so this feature definitely appeals to me….
go green Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

This is a cool feature. They should add something like yahoo has with their siteexplorer to allow people to more easily view their backlinks and currently indexed sites. I don’t really have a problem getting most of my sites indexed, but I have in the past.

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Kenney @ Work From Home Blog Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

Whhooo hooo. Now that’s pretty cool. REALLY cool actually! No more waiting. This has been a challenge for so many people and so many sites for a long time.
Craig Henderson Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

This is timely. I have a new project site to implement on-demand crawling; check it out at http://www.siteupdatenotification.com

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SoLinkable Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

“OK, Google, so when do we get the same functionality for instant indexing by Google web search?” We will never see this, it would far too overly abused.

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John Sullivan@POTPOLITICS� Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

Looks promising was just reading up on it
thanks;for some reason my sites gets indexed
constantly

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Nicole Price Says:

November 13th, 2008 at 11:08 pm

This is good news indeed. Instant indexing for web search? That sounds even better.

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Rika Susan's Home Improvement News Says:

November 14th, 2008 at 5:30 am

Instant indexing for web search? Dream come true for many of us, but don’t know if that will ever happen. However, this sounds promising. Thanks for a good post.

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Apple Macbook Says:

November 14th, 2008 at 6:45 am

This is a very good idea and useful tool, but for those of us who are just starting out the cost is a bit too much.

I am a student who has a part time job and can’t really afford to pay to have my site instantly indexed.

Does this mean I have to put up with google’s up and down way of just randomly dropping my pages for no reason while someone who can afford this can get their site indexed straight away without problems.

Yet another way for google to continue its income, I think.
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November 14th, 2008 at 9:27 am

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matt Says:

November 14th, 2008 at 9:31 am

pretty cool setup – I think we will see this get expanded to other products like custom search etc.
Jessica Says:

November 14th, 2008 at 10:48 am

I used it and it worked!
Diamonds Says:

November 14th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

We currently don’t use Google for site search, I wonder if you use Google site search, pages in your site gets indexed better in the Web Search. Anyone, have an idea?

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November 14th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

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PS3 Says:

November 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

A nice idea but Site Search starts at a minimum of $100, so not free (if I am reading correctly).
Homestaytraveller Says:

November 15th, 2008 at 12:59 am

The tool is useful to most site owners but it is a bit costly though. By the way, is it a one-time charge, monthly or yearly?
Utah SEO Pro Says:

November 15th, 2008 at 4:26 am

Spam – o – Rama!

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YouGov Says:

November 15th, 2008 at 10:38 am

Yeah it is a shame about the charge, otherwise this would be great.
JR @ Internet Marketing Do-Follow Blog Says:

November 16th, 2008 at 12:06 am

This is interesting and exciting, good for Google.

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November 17th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

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Priyanka Shitole Says:

November 19th, 2008 at 11:37 am

I guess it is a lot easy work for people and companies seeking google page rank. Nothing could be easier!
Search Engine Positioning Says:

December 1st, 2008 at 12:32 pm

On-Demand Indexing was a necessary change I am glad they finally made. I wonder if it has any influence on web search indexing.
office space Says:

December 2nd, 2008 at 10:12 am

I’m not sure what they impact will be on web search indexing, but being On-demand means – users can get more benefits. A nice idea but Site Search starts at a minimum of £70 so not free (if I am reading correctly).
OSYM Says:

December 2nd, 2008 at 2:34 pm

This is a cool feature. They should add something like yahoo has with their siteexplorer to allow people to more easily view their backlinks and currently indexed sites. I don’t really have a problem getting most of my sites indexed, but I have in the past.

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Monica - current accounts Says:

December 3rd, 2008 at 4:22 am

This is interesting and exciting, good for Google.Guess others should watch out?
Super Affiliate Traffic Says:

December 8th, 2008 at 11:47 am

Yes, it sounds very interesting indeed. The question I am left with is this: what is behind it? Why would Google offer this?

OK, Google, so when do we get the same functionality for instant indexing by Google web search? That would be cool.

I doubt it will ever come to that: Aren’t their results based on … importance and relevance etc?

The closest thing to that however is setting up a WP blog, post quality content, bookmark and near instant indexing gets close to be boring then. Cause, that is what it does.

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home improvement Says:

May 26th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

this is so good. google usually takes about 3 to 7 days to index it but these tips well definitely
help me.

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