Using Search on a Wiki Page
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Description of the Situation
Users experience difficulties when using the search function inside Wikipedia. This page is intended to help users understand how the search system works and how to find the desired document.
How It Works
The MediaWiki engine uses SQL-based Fulltext search.
During the search process, only page titles and their content are indexed. The search operation compares and contrasts data across database tables (page, text, searchindex).
Weaknesses of the internal Wiki search:
- The search does not support morphology, typos, or synonyms.
- It is highly sensitive to word forms.
Search Methods
| Namespace | Example Query | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Main — articles | Agents | Regular pages |
| User | User:Ivan Ivanov | User pages |
| Template | Template:Header | Templates |
| Category | Category:Tourism | Categories |
Search Logic
| Method | Example Query | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Single word | Tourism | Finds articles containing the word "tourism" |
| Multiple words | Agents tourism | Looks for articles containing both words |
| Phrase in quotes | "tourism agents" | Exact phrase match |
| Prefix match | agent* | Searches for "agents", "agency", etc. (may depend on Wiki settings) |
| Excluding a word | tourism -agents | Searches for articles about tourism but without the word "agents" |
| Title-only search | intitle: | Searches only in page titles |
Additional Information
- The page Special:AllPages — a list of all pages.
- The page Special:PrefixIndex — for prefix search (e.g., Template:).
- Visual category search — go to Category: and navigate through subcategories.
Video Tutorial
Additional Information
If this article does not help you use the functionality as intended or you still have questions after reading it, you can ask them in the “Discussions” section at the top of the page.
You can also find more information on the page How users can interact with the “Discussions” section
