The options for the
Search for Keyword / URL
functionality were renamed while
phrase matching
was implemented.
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The following combinations can now be selected when searching for a keyword or URL, as follows:
  • Contains & partial
    - matching phrases of the partial words / URLs used as input will be included
  • Contains & phrase
    - matching phrases of the full words / URLs used as input will be included
  • Does not contain & partial
    - matching phrases of the partial words / URLs used as input will be excluded
  • Does not contain & phrase
    - matching phrases of the full words / URLs used as input will be excluded
  • Exact match
    - only phrases that match the exact words / URLs used as input will be included
The default option for
Search for Keyword / URL
will show the matching phrases of the partial words / URLs used as input (Contains & partial combination).
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When filtering the keywords / URLs to be included/excluded the word order in the input queries is followed.
For example, if the word
track
is used as input, the following phrases may be returned depending on the option selected:
  • partial matching:
    track
    , online rank
    track
    ing, accurate rank
    track
    er
  • phrase matching:
    track
    , SEO
    track
    ,
    track
    keyword rankings
  • exact matching:
    track