How-To: Configure Rank Reporter to Monitor Google Caffeine Search Rank

A quick guide to adding Google Caffeine support to Rank Reporter.

Google recently announced a major internal change to its search engine technology. The update, code named "Google caffeine" is now available as a public beta. To find out how your website ranks with their new search engine technology, you can configure Rank Reporter in 3 easy steps!

Step 1: Open the Search Engine Editor

Run Rank Reporter and select "Settings | Search Engine Editor" from the main menu bar.

Step 2: Load and Copy the Current Google Template

Caffeine returns the results in the same format as the main Google search engine, so starting with the current Google template is a good start. Select "Google" from the list of Existing Templates, and then click the "Copy" button.

Step 3: Customize the Template for Caffeine

Change the name of this new template from "Google (Copy)" to "Google Caffeine". Then change the Query URL from:

http://www2.sandbox.google.com/search?q=#QUERY#&btnG=Search&num=10&start=#LASTRESULT#

Then click the "Save" button.



You're done! Rank Reporter is now ready to send queries to the Caffeine sandbox. Remember to update your projects to include Google Caffeine (by default, it will be unselected).