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4.4.6

Limiting Results

The generated domain names to search can be limited in several ways. The limits options can be

found to the right of the main search area in the general search options panel.

The results limiting options described in the following sections.

Max. Words

You can limit the number of words (or word parts) used in the generated domain names of the

simple words

, 

word terms

, and 

advanced

 search using the Max. Words option. This option is also

disabled if you select the Use all words option in the 

Simple

 search.

Limiting the number of words in each domain name is particularly relevant when many words are

entered for the 

simple words

 search. In most cases long domain names are undesirable, and up to

three words is generally appropriate.

The default limit is 5.

Max. Length

You can limit the maximum length of the domain name, specified as the number of characters.

This limits the name itself, and does not include the domain suffix (.com and so on). Long domain

names are generally undesirable, as they are harder to remember and use. All domain names are

limited to between 1 and 67 characters including the domain extension however some domains

impose specific limitations that are different to this. You can set any maximum length in this range.

The default limit is 60.

All / Max. Results

You can limit the number of domain names that will be generated and checked for the search. For

example, setting this value to 50 will mean that a maximum of 50 domain names will be generated,

and Domain Name Pro will check each domain selected for each of these domain names.

Domain Name Pro checks the closest matching domain names first. You will typically only need to

look at the top of the results list for a good available domain name. Some searches, particularly

when using many thesaurus alternatives or pattern wildcards, will generate a lot of domain names

to check. Limit the number of results to an appropriate value.

The default limit is 500. A maximum limit of 20,000 is imposed.

4.5

Working With Domain Name Results

4.5.1

Registering Available Domain Names

You can register an available domain name directly from Domain Name Pro.

This option is available either by clicking a domain name for a particular domain that is marked as

Available!

 (as an underlined web hyperlink) or by selecting Register from the popup menu for the

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