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== Interwiki == | == Interwiki == | ||
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| + | | text = You can search all linked wikis '''directly''' from the search box. Just enter the [{{fullurl:Special:Interwiki}} interwiki prefix], followed by a colon. <code><nowiki>wp: roses</nowiki></code> searches WikiPedia for "roses" and takes you there. | ||
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MediaWiki has an [[Help:Links#Interwiki_links|interwiki prefix]] system that lets you search, or link to, external wiki content. And it doesn't have to be "wiki"; it just has to be structured. So, because we have an entry for 'Google' in our interwiki table, you can link to Google results with [[Google:"Rail+Trail"+Paths+In+Salisbury+Massachusetts]]. | MediaWiki has an [[Help:Links#Interwiki_links|interwiki prefix]] system that lets you search, or link to, external wiki content. And it doesn't have to be "wiki"; it just has to be structured. So, because we have an entry for 'Google' in our interwiki table, you can link to Google results with [[Google:"Rail+Trail"+Paths+In+Salisbury+Massachusetts]]. | ||
| − | And you can '''search Google''' directly from the search bar of this wiki: Just enter the "shortcode" (Google), followed by a colon (:), and your search query. This works for ALL interwiki prefixes. So, to search Wikipedia for "''roses''", just enter '<code>w:roses</code>' in the search bar. | + | And you can '''search Google''' directly from the search bar of this wiki: Just enter the "shortcode" (Google), followed by a colon (:), and your search query. This works for [[Special:Interwiki|ALL interwiki prefixes]]. So, to search Wikipedia for "''roses''", just enter '<code>w:roses</code>' in the search bar. |
== Templates == | == Templates == | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 16 February 2016
Interwiki[edit | edit source]
MediaWiki has an interwiki prefix system that lets you search, or link to, external wiki content. And it doesn't have to be "wiki"; it just has to be structured. So, because we have an entry for 'Google' in our interwiki table, you can link to Google results with Google:"Rail+Trail"+Paths+In+Salisbury+Massachusetts.
And you can search Google directly from the search bar of this wiki: Just enter the "shortcode" (Google), followed by a colon (:), and your search query. This works for ALL interwiki prefixes. So, to search Wikipedia for "roses", just enter 'w:roses' in the search bar.
Templates[edit | edit source]
Templates are useful for linking other search engines. See Help:External_searches for example. You can create a template that makes it convenient for editors to post links to search or database query results in the wiki.
Application (Internal) Native Search[edit | edit source]
The default search system for MediaWiki is based on MySQL database technology; and is not the most powerful search engine. To make it better, use the Elasticsearch system instead.
