[Looking for Charlie's main web site?]

Setting Google to Show You More Results Per Page: how and why

Note: This blog post is from 2009. Some content may be outdated--though not necessarily. Same with links and subsequent comments from myself or others. Corrections are welcome, in the comments. And I may revise the content as necessary.
In a recent entry, I made mention of the fact that I have Google set to show me 30 results per page, rather than the default of 10.

Some may read this and say, "big deal, I've been doing that for years", but it's one of those little things that some just never notice or think of. If you've not considered the option, why not check it out?

(Update on 9/30/2010: Others may have noticed that they DID have it set to more than 10, but recently they lost that functionality. I have the solution for that, as well.)

[....Continue Reading....]

Comments
Is there a way to show more results in Google maps. Currently, it only shows 10 results (A through J) and I would like to see more results for businesses and addresses per page.

Thanks, Jeff
# Posted By Jeff | 4/17/10 12:58 PM
Jeff, I'd never noticed that but I see now that it doesn't honor the search size setting I describe. That's odd, but I don't see any other way to change it, no. Even more odd is that when you look at the help while viewing maps, and you do a search of that help, it also doesn't honor this search size setting and also only shows 10 results. It's as if the maps site is somehow a different architecture (possible, I suppose).

I can only recommend that you ask your question/feature request in the google support forums. Hope you get some resolution.
I already knew this method but it is no longer working and all I can get is 10 measly results! .... I've tried looking all over and my googling is crippled!
# Posted By FreemonSandlewould | 9/12/10 1:50 AM
Yep, I've experienced the same thing since a few days ago. I thought it was perhaps some glitch for me, alone. It's very frustrating, indeed. I would recommend checking out the Google forums. I'm sure others have started to raise a stink, then. Let us know if you find anything out. (I'm afraid I can't look into it today, and may be hard-pressed most of this week.)
Found the solution to the problem of Google Search Results now not showing more than 10, despite your configuring it to show more. And it explains why this "suddenly" started not working as expected.

Turns out it's related to the new "instant search" feature, where Google does searching as you type. If you want to get back to seeing more than the default 10 results, use the same settings page referred to in the entry here, but turn off the instant search option (below the "number of results" setting).

I found that I had to turn off instant search, save the settings, and then change the number of results. (In other words, I couldn't change both settings at once.) You may even need to close and reopen the browser if it still doesn't seem to stick.

Hope that helps someone.
This is really frustrating and I got it updated for 20 or so times.
# Posted By Brixter | 1/12/11 7:09 AM
So Brixter, are you saying you still have problems after what is offered here?
Just try the cog in the upper right corner it is hidden there!
# Posted By Jan Girke | 9/20/11 1:34 AM
Jan, thanks but just to be clear, you're referring to an interface change since I wrote this in March 2009. I suppose I could take a new screenshot, but I don't see anyone asking in the comments for how to find the settings feature. I'm curious what you may have been responding to. Thanks for trying to help, of course.
Copyright ©2024 Charlie Arehart
Carehart Logo
BlogCFC was created by Raymond Camden. This blog is running version 5.005.
(Want to validate the html in this page?)

Managed Hosting Services provided by
Managed Dedicated Hosting