useful! thanks!

MaxGhost

It would probably be really easy to make a Javascript Bookmarklet for this. That is, for someone who knows how...*hint, hint*

yochanan_marqos

I used to use the advanced settings to bring up that menu but this is much easier :) Can't believe I'd never though of it XD

Bobly

@yochanan_marqos: I agree, I would love a bookmarklet for this.

BookwormDragon

@yochanan_marqos: I second that notion!

FizzyPopMan

Clever, thanks!!

Speedmaster

that's bloody awesome! :D promptly added to my Inquisitor search options

Gonzie

Wow, I was just wondering how to do this yesterday! And a bookmarklet thing would also rock.

FubarGuy

I found the bookmarklet via Digg:

javascript:window.location+="&as_qdr=d";

yochanan_marqos

Bookmarklet?

Simple:

javascript:void(top.location=top.location+"&as_qdr=d");

Create a new bookmark and add the javascript above as the "location" and it'll work from there.

Nothing fancy, just adds the required bit to the end of your current URL. :)

UnknownVariable

If you use Firefox, you can change (or add a new) bookmark to the Quicksearch Bookmarks folder. Right-click the "Google Quicksearch" bookmark to open properties and change it to www.google.com/search?q=%s&as_qdr=d

The keyword should be g and then when you type "g searchterm" in the address bar, it will substitute %s with searchterm and add the date function at the same time. If you create a new bookmark, use the keyword gd for Google Date search.

The same principle works in MSIE, but you have to use TweakUI to create the autosearch

HumbleOpinion

There was a very useful Greasemonkey script called Google Time Search (Modified) that added the date box by default to all Google web search results. Unfortunately, it broke about 2 months ago. I haven't found the time to comb through it, but it couldn't be too hard to fix... I <3'ed it when it was working!

earth2marsh

That's useful, but I wish there was a more controllable range that extended back further: for example, "1-2 years ago".

Torley

The Google Filter by Date Greasemonkey script was just updated.

yochanan_marqos

Thank you, yochanan_marqos.

Scott

@omgy: ^^ You'll have to remove the brackets around the urls.

omgy

Here's a firefox quicksearch that searches by date if a search term is provided, otherwise goes to the google homepage.

javascript:if('%s'=='%'+'s')%20location.href='[www.google.com]';%20else%20location.href='[www.google.com]';

I use the keyword 'gt' for google with time filter and 'g' for a regular google search. The filter automatically filters to the last 24 hours.

omgy

If you use the address bar in firefox for your google searches, open up the about:config page. Search for the keyword "keyword.URL" and change the value to "http://www.google.com/search?btnG=Google+Search&as_qdr=d&q=" (do not include the quotes!).
Now google away from your address bar with the date filter!

mithr4ndir

Give a man a fish: "Just add this string-&as_qdr=d-to the address bar and hit enter."
Teach a man to fish: What exactly is Google seeing when we add that string?

90230

Even better, make a search keyword for use in the address bar of your browser. Then you can just just type something like "g testsearch", and get the date range dropdown every time.

For Opera

Go to Tools-->Preferences, then choose the Search tab and click "add". Name it whatever you like. Use whatever keyword you like (I used "g"), and paste [www.google.com] as the address. Actually, copy the address from that google link, since I can't figure out how to show the naked url here.

For Firefox

Firefox is only slightly more complicated. Good instructions are here. You should be able to use the same address as for Opera.

chaws

Hmm, don't know why it didn't let me preview my comment before posting. Just in case it didn't turn out right, I posted the bookmarklet here:
[www.regfee.info]

tezzle

Google Date Filter

tezzle

I made a Greasemonkey Script

[userscripts.org]

xdanimalx

Sweeet! thanks

graffiksguru

"re-order results based on date" That should be "filter" the results based on date. I use the thing daily to find articles to link to (and filter out older not-useful stuff), but it would be really cool if Google would sort them by date.

Biologyfool

@tezzle: Thanks so much!

BookwormDragon

@tezzle: Ahhhh, cool! I don't always want the date filter on, that's a great way to toggle it.

FubarGuy

@mithr4ndir:
that's exactly what i was going to do - thanks

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