

The templates changes use the job queue, so performance may vary.Ī null edit to the article will force the change through, but that shouldn't be required if everything is going well. Updates to the search index are done in near real time.Ĭhanges to pages should appear immediately in the search results.Ĭhanges to templates should take effect in articles that include the template in a few minutes. How frequently is the search index updated? Expanding templates, meaning that all content from a template is now reflected in search results.Faster updates to the search index, meaning changes to articles are reflected in search results much faster.Better support for searching in different languages.What's improved?ĬirrusSearch features three main improvements over the default MediaWiki search, namely: You may find it useful to restrict a search to pages within a particular namespace, e.g., only search within the User pages.Ĭheck the namespaces you require for this search.Īll keywords mentioned below are case-sensitive and in lower case. If you click the "Search" button without filling in anything, you will be taken to "Special:Search" which gives you extra searching options (also available from any search results list) Otherwise, it searches all pages on the wiki, and presents a list of articles that matched your search terms, or a message informing you that no page has all the key words and phrases. If a page has the same title as what you entered, you will be directed to that page. Or click the magnifying glass icon, Search, or Go button. Įnter keywords and phrases and press Enter or Return on your keyboard. įor its use on Wikidata, see Help:Extension:WikibaseCirrusSearch.
#MEDIAWIKI SEARCH EXTENSIONS FREE#
If your question is not answered here, feel free to ask on the talk page and someone will answer it for you.įor information on the MediaWiki extension, see Extension:CirrusSearch. This page describes the features of CirrusSearch. The Wikimedia Foundation uses CirrusSearch for all Wikimedia projects. On every page there is a search box.ĬirrusSearch is a MediaWiki extension that uses Elasticsearch to provide enhanced search features over the default MediaWiki search. The quickest way to find information in Wikimedia projects is to look it up directly.
