Ugh, Google's search page redesign

a176

Canada6688 Posts

November 25 2012 21:27 GMT

They recently changed the search page design so that ALL the menu options that were on the left are now nested at the top of the page. It looks "more tidy", but far from being as usable as before. At least, for me. Personally speaking, they moved all my most used options into the nested menu, I lose quick access to search by News, Discussions, Pages from Canada, and searching specific time frames.

There's a workaround by using stylish + this userstyle: http://userstyles.org/styles/78862/google-search-options-filters-to-the-left

Google's blog post about is here, http://insidesearch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/spiffing-up-your-search-results-page.html . If the new layout isn't working out for you as it is for me, please let them know!

HaXXspetten

Sweden15718 Posts

November 25 2012 22:12 GMT

my main problem with it is how bad they messed up the image search, not only is it way slower to select now, but I can't even find any way to search for a specific, exact image size anymore, just a few pre-set ones and "larger than x", the hell is up with that...

shizaep

Canada2920 Posts

November 25 2012 23:23 GMT

Yeah, I don't like it either. ^^ And, yeah, searching for images is a bitch and a half now, you have to pull down those menus every damn time to filter.

On November 26 2012 07:12 HaXXspetten wrote:
my main problem with it is how bad they messed up the image search, not only is it way slower to select now, but I can't even find any way to search for a specific, exact image size anymore, just a few pre-set ones and "larger than x", the hell is up with that...

You can still filter the image search, it's just a lot more difficult. And, yeah, I couldn't find it at first. It pulls out as a menu from one of the top buttons.

quirinus

Croatia2489 Posts

November 26 2012 00:00 GMT

Umm, that's been here for a good while, at least in my country. Maybe they apply it according to what country the IP is.

I don't mind it, but some of the options are a bit more hidden, I agree, but it's cleaner now and it has more space.

Disregard

China10252 Posts

November 26 2012 02:40 GMT

I dislike the new setup, the search options are more of a hassle to pull-up now.

Cool Cat

United States1644 Posts

November 26 2012 04:27 GMT

I had no idea that google changed the search page! I changed browsers (from Chrome to Opera) at about the same time the search page was changed, so I thought the moved options on the search page was because I had changed browsers..haha. I agree though, the old search page was more convenient for me.

Funnytoss

Taiwan1471 Posts

November 26 2012 06:58 GMT

Sad. The original filters for size and stuff were very convenient...

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