Add/Edit Online Search Rules

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The Online Search Rules box allows you to modify the existing Domain/Search Tag associations used to find search queries, and to create new ones. This box appears when you right-click on Online Search Rules Management panel and select New or Edit.  New displays a blank Search Tag field; Edit displays the selected search tag and its associated domains in the Selected Domains list.

Opens to the selected search tag and shows associated domains

Test a Search Tag

To make sure you add a domain to the correct tag, or add the correct new search tag, use the Test function. The test identifies the domain, the search tag, and the query. If the search tag is unknown to Spector 360, you can enter one of the search words, and Spector 360 will pick out and add the correct tag for you.

To discover which search tag to use:

1. Conduct a search at the web site you'd like to add to the Online Search rules.

2. Copy (Ctrl+C) the URL for the Search Results page.

3. In the Online Search Rules box, click Test.

4. Paste (Ctrl+V) the URL in the Search URL field.

5. Click Parse.

Add a Search Tag to the Online Search Rules

To add a new search tag:

1. In Online Search Rules Management, click New on the toolbar, or right-click anywhere and select New. The Online Search Rules box appears with a blank Search Tag field. This example adds a Search Tag that will identify search queries at ebay.com.

2. Type the new tag in the Search Tag field. Follow directions below to associate the tag with a specific domain or domains, or with ALL domains.  
   

Associate a Tag with Specific Domains

To associate the tag with specific domains:

In the Online Search Rules box, the Search Tag is already defined.  

1. Under the Search Tag, for the Associated Domain, select:
   Specific Domain if the tag is used by a certain domain or domains. To add the eBay tag, select this option.
   All Domains if the tag could be used at ANY domain. See below.

2. Under Select Domains, look for the domains you want in the Available Domains list.

3. If the domain appears, select (highlight) it. Use CTRL and SHIFT to multiple-select.
   Click > to move the highlighted domains to the Selected Domains list.
   Click >> to move ALL Available Domains to Selected Domains.
   Click < to send a Selected Domain back to the Available Domains list.
   Click << to send all Selected Domains back to the Available Domains list.

Select Enter Domain to add a domain not in the list

5. If the domain does NOT appear in the Available Domains list:
   Select the Enter Domain tab to display a new panel.  
   Type the domain name in the Domain field.
   
   Click the > button to add the domain to Selected Domains for this tag.
   
   

6. Click Save and Close on the toolbar to save your rule. The domain and search tag now appear in the Online Search Rules list and will be used to detect Online Searches.
   

Associate a Tag with ALL Domains

To associate the tag with ALL domains:

This example adds the mywebsite.com domain to the ?p and &p codes.

1. Select the tag and right-click > Edit.
   If the tag you want is not listed in Online Search Rules Management, use New to add it to the list.

2. If the domain is in the Select Domains Available list, select it and click > to add it to the search tag association.

3. If the domain is not in the list, select the Enter Domain tag.
   Type the domain name in the Domain field.
   Click > to add the domain to Selected Domains.

4. Click Save and Close to save your rule.

5. If several domains are associated with a tag, the Online Search Rules list shows only the first domain in the list. Double-click to open the complete list shown in this window.