Google Search Has A New Web Filter To Show Just Text Links

In February, we caught Google testing a brand new search filter named “Web Results.” Effectively, final evening it went stay underneath the title “Net.” Now you can filter search outcomes to solely present textual content hyperlinks and weed out all of the movies, photos, and different non-text hyperlinks. This may take a few of you again to the 2007 Google Search outcomes earlier than Universal Search launched.

I personally see the function, however Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, wrote it’s now rolling out. He wrote on X, “We’ve launched a brand new “Net” filter that exhibits solely text-based hyperlinks, identical to you may filter to indicate different kinds of outcomes, comparable to photos or movies. The filter seems on the highest of the outcomes web page alongside different filters or as a part of the “Extra” choice, rolling out right now and tomorrow globally.”

Here’s what it seems to be like:

Typically it would cover underneath the “extra” button:

Here’s what these outcomes seem like:

He added:

We’ve added this after listening to from some that there are occasions once they’d favor to only see hyperlinks to internet pages of their search outcomes, comparable to in the event that they’re in search of longer-form textual content paperwork, utilizing a tool with restricted web entry, or those that simply favor text-based outcomes proven individually from search options. For those who’re in that group, get pleasure from!

As I see some questions, on cell (the primary screenshot) we have a tendency to indicate all filters, together with this new Net one. You need not go to “Extra” for it. On desktop (the second screenshot), filters that appear most related are dynamically proven. Any filter you need that does not seem, these can be discovered underneath Extra. This also explains extra about filters.

Danny Sullivan added, “Since I joined Google, I’ve simply been a boy standing in entrance of the search group asking it to like a Net filter. So completely happy to see it’s arrived – congrats to the hard-working staff on this mission that by means of their very own efforts made it a actuality!”

Rajan Patel from Google additionally replied:

I’m actually stunned this launched – let’s examine how lengthy it is going to final.

Discussion board dialogue at X.