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| − | == | + | =={{anchor|Templates to search Wikipedia}}Templates for searching Wikipedia== |
| − | + | ===Search links=== | |
A ''search link'' stores a query in a link that takes you to live search results for that stored search. They're found on user pages and talk pages. Use one to bring the full feature set of MediaWiki Search, or features of external search engines, to bear on users unfamiliar with their search parameters. | A ''search link'' stores a query in a link that takes you to live search results for that stored search. They're found on user pages and talk pages. Use one to bring the full feature set of MediaWiki Search, or features of external search engines, to bear on users unfamiliar with their search parameters. | ||
One type of search link is a wikilink with all the capabilities of Search (search box), and with standard wikilink syntax: <kbd>{{ nowrap | [<nowiki />[Special:Search/''query''{{!}} ''label'' ]]}}</kbd>. So this search link will (1) [[wp:navigation|navigate]]: [<nowiki />[Special:search/Wales]] → [[Special:search/Wales]] or (2) search: <kbd>{{ nowrap | [<nowiki />[Special:search/~Wales {{!}} search/~Wales ]]}}</kbd> → [[Special:search/~Wales|search/~Wales]] if you prefix a ~ tilde character. | One type of search link is a wikilink with all the capabilities of Search (search box), and with standard wikilink syntax: <kbd>{{ nowrap | [<nowiki />[Special:Search/''query''{{!}} ''label'' ]]}}</kbd>. So this search link will (1) [[wp:navigation|navigate]]: [<nowiki />[Special:search/Wales]] → [[Special:search/Wales]] or (2) search: <kbd>{{ nowrap | [<nowiki />[Special:search/~Wales {{!}} search/~Wales ]]}}</kbd> → [[Special:search/~Wales|search/~Wales]] if you prefix a ~ tilde character. | ||
| − | All other search links are made from a [[help:template|template]] that will build a URL instead of wikilink. A URL can for example can call | + | All other search links are made from a [[help:template|template]] that will build a URL instead of wikilink. A URL can for example can call off-site search engines to search Wikipedia. |
* {{tl|search link}} offers all the capabilities of [[Help:Search|Search]] (search box), plus extra (URL) parameters for combinations of namespaces, and where you can escape the 20-results-per page-limitation, shareable: <kbd>{{ nowrap | {<nowiki>{search link | et al | ''label'' | ns4 | ns5 | limit = 123 }}</nowiki> }}</kbd> → {{search link|et al | ''label'' | ns4 | ns5 | limit = 123 }}. | * {{tl|search link}} offers all the capabilities of [[Help:Search|Search]] (search box), plus extra (URL) parameters for combinations of namespaces, and where you can escape the 20-results-per page-limitation, shareable: <kbd>{{ nowrap | {<nowiki>{search link | et al | ''label'' | ns4 | ns5 | limit = 123 }}</nowiki> }}</kbd> → {{search link|et al | ''label'' | ns4 | ns5 | limit = 123 }}. | ||
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* {{tl|Wikidata search link}} – creates a [[d:Wikidata:Main page|Wikidata]] search link for descriptions, entities, items, properties, etc. → {{Wikidata search link|Universe}} | * {{tl|Wikidata search link}} – creates a [[d:Wikidata:Main page|Wikidata]] search link for descriptions, entities, items, properties, etc. → {{Wikidata search link|Universe}} | ||
| − | + | ===Search boxes=== | |
* {{tl|search box}} – Simple search box with choice of button below or to the right | * {{tl|search box}} – Simple search box with choice of button below or to the right | ||
* {{tl|search prefixes}} – Multiple pages' subpages are searched at once | * {{tl|search prefixes}} – Multiple pages' subpages are searched at once | ||
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Search boxes are made by {{tag|inputbox|o}} tags. See [[mw:Extension:InputBox]]. | Search boxes are made by {{tag|inputbox|o}} tags. See [[mw:Extension:InputBox]]. | ||
| − | + | ===Page title searches=== | |
* {{tl|canned search}} – Link to automated search results for a given term | * {{tl|canned search}} – Link to automated search results for a given term | ||
* {{tl|in title}} – Search for pages whose name ''contains'' given words | * {{tl|in title}} – Search for pages whose name ''contains'' given words | ||
* {{tl|look from}} – Search for pages whose name ''begins'' with a given word | * {{tl|look from}} – Search for pages whose name ''begins'' with a given word | ||
| − | For searches with exact matches, exact in upper and lower cases, or in punctuation marks, see | + | For searches with exact matches, exact in upper and lower cases, or in punctuation marks, see {{section link|Help:Searching#grep}}. |
===Other Wikipedia editor help=== | ===Other Wikipedia editor help=== | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 10 August 2018
Contents
Templates for searching Wikipedia
Search links
A search link stores a query in a link that takes you to live search results for that stored search. They're found on user pages and talk pages. Use one to bring the full feature set of MediaWiki Search, or features of external search engines, to bear on users unfamiliar with their search parameters.
One type of search link is a wikilink with all the capabilities of Search (search box), and with standard wikilink syntax: [[Special:Search/query| label ]]. So this search link will (1) navigate: [[Special:search/Wales]] → Special:search/Wales or (2) search: [[Special:search/~Wales | search/~Wales ]] → search/~Wales if you prefix a ~ tilde character.
All other search links are made from a template that will build a URL instead of wikilink. A URL can for example can call off-site search engines to search Wikipedia.
- {{search link}} offers all the capabilities of Search (search box), plus extra (URL) parameters for combinations of namespaces, and where you can escape the 20-results-per page-limitation, shareable: {{search link | et al | ''label'' | ns4 | ns5 | limit = 123 }} → Template:Search link.
- {{Regex}} – develop an advanced regexp search. {{regexp | \<--.*--> | label = Articles with comments missing the ! bang character | prefix=0 }} → Template:Regexp
- {{tlusage}} – develop a template regexp search, and pinpoint specific template-call details. {{tlusage | Convert | \{{!}}C\{{!}}F | 0 | Articles that convert Celsius to Fahrenheit}} → Template:Template usage
- {{shortSearch}} – create three search links: {{ shortSearch | system operations research }} → Template:ShortSearch (search Wikipedia, "google" Wikipedia, and Google search)
- {{wpsearch}} – create five search links: {{wpsearch|collaborative search}} → Template:Wpsearch
- {{Wikidata search link}} – creates a Wikidata search link for descriptions, entities, items, properties, etc. → Template:Wikidata search link
Search boxes
- {{search box}} – Simple search box with choice of button below or to the right
- {{search prefixes}} – Multiple pages' subpages are searched at once
- {{search archives}} and {{archive banner}} – For searching archives. The latter, {{archive banner}} is of banner-style, like many other archive templates.
Search boxes are made by <inputbox> tags. See mw:Extension:InputBox.
Page title searches
- {{canned search}} – Link to automated search results for a given term
- {{in title}} – Search for pages whose name contains given words
- {{look from}} – Search for pages whose name begins with a given word
For searches with exact matches, exact in upper and lower cases, or in punctuation marks, see Script error: No such module "Section link"..
Other Wikipedia editor help
- {{linksearch}} – Searches for external links matching a URL
- {{dabsearch|term}} – External tool to find page titles containing a
(term)in parentheses; useful for Wikipedia:disambiguation study - {{help desk searches}} – Navbox with list of links to google pages, specialized to search for example user pages, village pump, etc.; useful for Wikipedia:Help desk tasks
- {{spamsearch}} – Searches user pages for common spams, e.g. "we service", "leading manufacturer", etc.
See also
- Help:Searching
- Category:Search templates
- Creating your own search box using
<inputbox>...</inputbox>
Hereafter is within a set of <noinclude>...</noinclude> tags.
Description of this template
This template is transcluded into the documentation pages of some templates. You can modify the Script error: No such module "Section link". section with the following parameters:
append: Items to be added to.seealso: Changes the section altogether.
Example 1: {{Internal search templates common doc|append=
* Help:Searching
* Help:Template}}
Example 2: {{Internal search templates common doc|seealso=}}
This will delete the "See also" section.