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===Wildcards===
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You can use some limited wildcards if you really want to, but I forget offhand what. Look up "[http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/fulltext-boolean.html fulltext search]" on http://www.mysql.com/ and look down under 'boolean search' for the details. However, wildcard searches are slower, so go easy on the poor server.
===Words with special characters===
In a search for a word with a [[diaeresis]], such as Sint Odiliënberg, it depends whether this ë is stored as one character or as "ë". In the first case one can simply search for Odilienberg (or Odiliënberg); in the second case it can only be found by searching for Odili, euml and/or nberg. This is actually a bug that should be fixed -- the entities should be folded into their raw character equivalents so all searches on them are equivalent. See also [[Wikipedia:Special characters]].
===Words in single quotes===
If a word appears in an article with single quotes, you can only find it if you search for the word with quotes. Since this is rarely desirable it is better to use double quotes in articles, for which this problem does not arise. See the [[wikipedia:manual of style|manual of style]] for more info.
An apostrophe is identical to a single quote, therefore Mu'ammar can be found searching for exactly that (and not otherwise). A word with apostrophe s is an exception in that it can be found also searching for the word without the apostrophe and the s.
===Namespaces searched by default===
The search only applies to the namespaces selected in the [[preferences]]. To search the other namespaces check or uncheck the tickboxes in "Search in namespaces" box found at the bottom of a search results page. Depending on the browser, a box may still be checked from a previous search, but without being effective any longer! To make sure, uncheck and recheck it.
Searching the image namespace means searching the image descriptions, i.e. the first parts of the image description pages.
===Redirects can be excluded===
Check or uncheck the tickbox "List redirects" in "Search in namespaces" box found at the bottom of a search results page.
===The source text is searched===
The source text (what one sees in the edit box, also called [[wiki text]]) is searched. This distinction is relevant for [[piped link]]s, for [[Wikipedia:interlanguage link]]s (to find links to Chinese articles, search for zh, not for Zhongwen), special characters (if ê is coded as ê it is found searching for ecirc), etc.
===Delay in updating the search index===
For reasons of efficiency and priority, very recent changes are not always immediately taken into account in searches.
At the moment, the search engine uses an index that isn't updated at all. This is temporary.
== NB: Search has inconsistencies ==
A search for "Syrian Church of the East", may direct the user to a page about the Calvary Baptist church in Manhattan!
After searching for "Chaldean Church", a user reported that wiki made him attend the "Uniting Church in Australia".
Earlier, a search for "neighbourhood watch" sent users to a "neighbourhood watch" titled page. A search for the US-spelled "neighborhood watch" persistently and automatically sent users to a page titled "tornado watch".
The search feature is not guaranteed to be reliable, and may return unexpected and unintelligent results.
== Multi-lingual Wikipedia search ==
There is a [[meta-search]] available that allows you to search different language Wikipedias at the same time.
[http://www.wiki-indonesia.club/tools/wikisearch.php Multi-lingual Wikipedia search] (disabled)
You can also do this using Google.
==Using Mozilla to automatically search==
Listed below are ways to search Wikipedia with Mozilla-based browsers, including [[Mozilla|Mozilla Suite]], [[Mozilla Firefox]], [[Netscape Navigator|Netscape]] 6 and 7, and [[Beonex Communicator]].
===Search Wikipedia from the sidebar search tab or address bar===
Works with: Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape 6/7, Beonex Communicator.
Mozilla, Beonex Communicator, and Netscape 6 & 7 come with a sidebar that allows a user to search the Wikipedia site, and Firefox has a toolbar item to do the same. To install the search plugin that tells Mozilla how to search Wikipedia, do the following:
#Go to one of the following sources of Wikipedia search plugins. The Mycroft plugins are out of date, and plugins from the second source may work better.
##[http://mycroft.mozdev.org/quick/wikipedia.html Original search plugins from Mycroft]
##[http://carey.geek.nz/code/wikipedia-searchplugin/ Updated search plugins]
#There are versions for many languages, so pick the language local to your area.
#If [[JavaScript]] is enabled, clicking on the name of the search plugin will automatically install the search plugin.
#If you can't install the search plugin automatically, the second source above lets you right-click on the plugin and save it to disk, or download a [[ZIP file format|ZIP file]] containing all available plugins. Save the downloaded <tt>.src</tt> file in the <tt>searchplugins</tt> directory where Mozilla is installed and restart the browser to use the new plugin.
To make Wikipedia your default search engine in Mozilla, Beonex Communicator, and Netscape 6/7:
#Go to Edit, Preferences.
#Expand the Navigator tree and choose Internet Search.
#Choose Wikipedia as your default search engine.
With Wikipedia selected as your default engine, searches can be conducted via the search sidebar tab, search box, or the web address bar.
===Search Wikipedia using a bookmarklet===
Works with: Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape 6/7, Beonex Communicator.
Wikipedia can also be searched via a bookmarklet.
In Mozilla Firefox, follow these steps:
#Right click in the search field at the top of the page, and select "Add a Keyword for this Search".
#Enter "Wikipedia Quicksearch" for the name.
#Enter "w" (without the quotes) for the keyword.
#Change the bookmark folder if you wish, and click "Add".
In Mozilla Suite, Netscape 6/7 and Beonex Communicator, follow these steps:
#Right click on the following web address and select "Bookmark this link": http://en.wiki-indonesia.club/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s
#Go to Bookmarks, Manage Bookmarks. Choose the bookmark you have just created. Highlight the Bookmark and click Properties.
#In the dialogue that comes up, put a lowercase w in the keyword box.
#Click OK and close the properties box, then close the bookmark manager.
To search, go to the web address bar, enter "w <i>SEARCH_QUERY<i>" (without the quotes), and press enter.
===Search Wikipedia via an update to prefs.js===
Works with: K-Meleon.
[[K-Meleon]] has a search button that can be used to search Google. Wikipedia can also be searched. To switch search engines do these things:
#Close K-Meleon.
#Open up <tt>prefs.js</tt> with a text editor. The file should be in your <tt>K-Meleon\Profiles\PROFILE_NAME\RANDOM_STRING.slt\</tt> directory.
#Add this line, and save <tt>prefs.js</tt>.
user_pref("kmeleon.general.searchEngine", "http://en.wiki-indonesia.club/wiki/Special:Search?search=");
Open up K-Meleon and press the search button to search Wikipedia. To go back to Google or to use another search service, edit <tt>prefs.js</tt> and delete this line:
user_pref("kmeleon.general.searchEngine", "http://en.wiki-indonesia.club/wiki/Special:Search?search=");
Make sure K-Meleon is closed before editing prefs.js.
==Advanced: Wikipedia search field for Opera browser==
Both [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] 6 and 7 use a customizable text file called search.ini. This file should only be edited while Opera is not running.
The following example replaces one of the existing pre-defined [[search engine]]s. It is up to the user to avoid conflicts of shortcut key (key=). By default 'w' is taken by the download.com search, so either this or the Wikipedia one should be changed. Furthermore the 'Search Engine ##' should be replaced with a free number: '12' is free by default. The Search.ini editor makes editing trivial (see external link).
<pre>
[Search Engine ##]
Name=&Wikipedia
URL=http://www.wiki-indonesia.club/w/wiki.phtml?search=%s
Query=
Key=w
Is post=0
Has endseparator=0
Encoding=utf-8
Search Type=8
</pre>
Most importantly, in 7.0, you should back up your customized search.ini because the file is overwritten by the Opera installer. This is no longer true in 7.10 and later.<br>
In Opera 6 and 7.0, the menu accelerator letter is defined by the & in the name. In current versions the accelerator is automatically generated and may no longer be the same as the key.
===More information (External Links)===
*[http://strony.wp.pl/wp/operapl/en/ Search.ini editing tool — makes it more easy to add search engines]
*[http://www.schrode.net/opera/search/search_ini.html How to edit Opera's search.ini] (recommended reading prior to hand-editing search.ini)
===7.50 Preview===
With the current 7.50 Preview a new kind of search has been added, which no longer requires manual editing. This will create a button on the mainbar, which can then be put anywhere you wish, even in the start panel.<br>
See http://members.chello.nl/b.kroonspecker/opera/buttons.html for two Wikipedia search buttons and more info.
===Opera 8===
Opera 8 Appears to take a copy of the "search.ini" and load it into an internal buffer of some type. After editing the file with your new entry you must change the "File Version" at the top of the file to allow for your changes to be seen in the browser.
==Searching with TomeRaider==
After downloading the [[Wikipedia:TomeRaider database]] one can search the Wikipedia version offline. One can also search for parts of words.
==Searching the page history==
To search the text that appears only in the page history, you must [[special:export|export]] the text to [[XML]] format first.
==If you cannot find an appropriate page on Wikipedia==
If there is no appropriate page on Wikipedia, consider [[Wikipedia:How to start a page|creating a page]], since [[Welcome, newcomers|you]] can edit Wikipedia right now. Or consider adding what you were looking for to the [[Requested articles]] page. Or if you have a question to be answered by Wikipedia, ask it at the [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference desk]].
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[[en:Wikipedia:Searching]]
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[[zh:Wikipedia:搜索]]
[[zh-min-nan:Help:Chhiau-chhoē]]
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