Google appears to be testing out a new navigational layout, one that takes the search options that normally show in the left-hand column of a search results page and moving them to above the search results.
This is how things normally look:
The arrow points to how search options — the choice to select the type of search such as “web” or “shopping” — appear to the left of search results. Further down in this column is an option to select “More” search options or to make use of search tools such as limiting searches by date.
In the new layout, these all move above the search results:
Selecting the “More” link allows for narrowing your search to Google specialized search engines such as Blogs or Flights. Nothing listed is different than what’s available in the more traditional layout. Only the location has changed:
Selecting the Search Tools options brings up a pretty pleasing drop-down format. Here’s the date options, opened up:
Here are options for result types opened up:
These options are all available in the current traditional layout, but they feel easier to use as drop-down choices. Most interesting is the drop-down for location:
By default, the location that Google auto-detects for you will be shown (Newport Beach, in my case). But if you manually enter a location, that location will be shown above your actual location and used to filter your results. But your actual location remains up as a choice, for easy access.
Whether these changes will go live for everyone is anyone’s guess. Google is always testing new layouts (see some past ones in our Google: User Interfaces area), and some never appear.
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