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:To search this wiki, go to [[Special:Search]], or enter a term in the search box you see in the sidebar, or use the Inputbox below. | |||
<inputbox> | |||
type=search | |||
</inputbox> | |||
The Wikia search searches this wiki, and also gives you five results from other wikis hosted by Wikia. | |||
[http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Search&what=prefs WikiaSearch preferences] are not part of the main [[Special:Preferences]] page. In your preferences, you can set whether you want text matches and title matches to be separate, and how many results display per page. You must be [[Special:Userlogin|logged in]] to change your preferences. | |||
The first page of results will show 5 hits from this wiki, and 5 hits from other wikis. If more results on this wiki are available, you can click the ''More pages on this wiki »'' link to view 10 more (or up to 50 more if you change your [http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Search&what=prefs WikiaSearch preferences]). | |||
The results from other wikis will only include pages in the main (article) namespace. | |||
If no matches are found, an alternative spelling might be suggested. | |||
==Adding a search box== | |||
To add a search box to any page, just type | |||
<pre> | |||
<inputbox> | |||
type=search | |||
</inputbox> | |||
</pre> | |||
It will produce this box: | |||
<inputbox> | |||
type=search | |||
</inputbox> | |||
See [[Wikia:Help:Inputbox]] on Central for more details. | |||
==Other ways to find pages== | |||
To browse pages on the wiki, you can view [[Special:Allpages|a list of all pages]] or [[Special:Categories|browse by category]]. See [[Special:Log/upload]] to search for images. | |||
You can use [http://www.google.com/search?q=site:wikia.com Google's "site search"] for to search all Wikia. | |||
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Revision as of 16:59, February 14, 2009
- To search this wiki, go to Special:Search, or enter a term in the search box you see in the sidebar, or use the Inputbox below.
The Wikia search searches this wiki, and also gives you five results from other wikis hosted by Wikia.
WikiaSearch preferences are not part of the main Special:Preferences page. In your preferences, you can set whether you want text matches and title matches to be separate, and how many results display per page. You must be logged in to change your preferences.
The first page of results will show 5 hits from this wiki, and 5 hits from other wikis. If more results on this wiki are available, you can click the More pages on this wiki » link to view 10 more (or up to 50 more if you change your WikiaSearch preferences).
The results from other wikis will only include pages in the main (article) namespace.
If no matches are found, an alternative spelling might be suggested.
Adding a search box
To add a search box to any page, just type
<inputbox> type=search </inputbox>
It will produce this box:
See Wikia:Help:Inputbox on Central for more details.
Other ways to find pages
To browse pages on the wiki, you can view a list of all pages or browse by category. See Special:Log/upload to search for images.
You can use Google's "site search" for to search all Wikia.