{"id":11545,"date":"2025-09-23T09:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/?p=11545"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:49:14","slug":"help-us-optimize-local-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/2025\/09\/23\/help-us-optimize-local-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Help us optimize local search"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Boise State uses Cludo for our on-site search platform. 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