Template:Search subpages link
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Creates a link to Sarkarverse's internal search function, with the assumption that you want to search on a subpage tree (that is, on all pages whose names share a common prefix). This template takes three unnamed input parameters; you must supply the first one, and the last two are optional.
- A page name prefix consisting of an optional namespace followed by a colon, followed by all or part of a page name. (Required.) Examples:
Sarkarverse:Help desk— (search the English Sarkarverse Help desk and its archive pages)Sarkarverse:FAQ— (search the English Sarkarverse FAQ)Sarkarverse:Village pump— (search the English Sarkarverse Village pump and its archive pages)
- Your search term(s). (Optional.) If this parameter is empty, clicking on the resulting link generates a search form containing a
prefix=search modifier with the value of the first template parameter. The user must then type search keywords to the left of theprefix=string in the form.[1] Because the resulting search form is somewhat clumsy for a novice user to edit directly, this template may be most useful if you specify search terms in this second parameter. - Link text to display on your wiki page. (Optional.) If you leave this blank, the template tries to generate some reasonable link text from the first two template parameters.
In general, all pages in a subpage tree will be in the same namespace. If you need to search on entire namespaces, for example more than one namespace at a time, use {{Search link}}.
Do not use in articles
 | Do not use this template in articles (as search links are not appropriate in articles). The template is only for talk pages and other process pages (Help desk, WikiProjects, user pages, etc.). The template will produce an ugly messagebox warning if you attempt to use it in an article. |
Examples
Sarkarverse has many talk pages (a.k.a. discussion pages) and other project pages that behave similarly (such as the Help desk, the Village pump, the Reference desk, as well as announcement pages such as the Signpost). High-volume talk pages typically have archives consisting of subpages. The template can search on any set of archive pages that follows the right naming structure (many if not most archives on Sarkarverse do).
| Type this | To get this | What it produces, or searches for |
|---|---|---|
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Help desk||Search Sarkarverse Help desk}} | Search Sarkarverse Help desk | Search the Help desk archive (also see: {{Google help desk}} to search with Google) |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Help desk|How to create a new entry?|}} | Search the subpage tree below Sarkarverse:Help desk for: How to create a new entry? | Search the Help desk for some keywords; display default link text |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:New contributors' help page/Archive||Search Sarkarverse New Contributors' help page archive}} | Search Sarkarverse New Contributors' help page archive | Search the Sarkarverse New Contributors' help page archive |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Clueless newbies||Search Sarkarverse Clueless newbies archive}} | Search Sarkarverse Clueless newbies archive | Search the Sarkarverse Clueless newbies archive (2005-2006) |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Sarkarverse Signpost||Search Sarkarverse Signpost}} | Search Sarkarverse Signpost | Search the Sarkarverse Signpost |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:WikiProject||Search WikiProject pages}} | Search WikiProject pages | Search the WikiProject pages |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:FAQ||Search all FAQs}} | Search all FAQs | Search SV:FAQ and subpages |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Village pump||Search Sarkarverse:Village pump}} | Search Sarkarverse:Village pump | Search the Village pump, all sections and archives |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Village pump (policy)||Search Sarkarverse:Village pump (policy)}} | Search Sarkarverse:Village pump (policy) | Search the Village pump (policy) section and its archive |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Village pump (technical)||Search Sarkarverse:Village pump (technical)}} | Search Sarkarverse:Village pump (technical) | Search the Village pump (technical) section and its archive |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Village pump (||Search Sarkarverse:Village pump (}} | Search Sarkarverse:Village pump ( | Use the ( character as a search delimiter to search the Village pump sections |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse talk:AutoWikiBrowser||search the AutoWikiBrowser discussion archive}} | search the AutoWikiBrowser discussion archive | Search the AutoWikiBrowser discussion archive |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Reliable sources/Noticeboard||search the Reliable sources noticeboard archive}} | search the Reliable sources noticeboard archive | Search the Reliable sources noticeboard archive |
| {{Search subpages link|Sarkarverse:Template messages||search Sarkarverse's template messages}} | search Sarkarverse's template messages | Search the Sarkarverse:Template messages subtree |
See also
- {{Google custom}} - has similar function, but uses Google search
- {{Search archives}} - generates an inputbox for searching a subpage tree
- {{Search link}} - generates a similar Sarkarverse search link, but on entire namespaces
- {{Search subpages}} - generates an inputbox for searching a subpage tree
- {{Search Sarkarverse}} - generates an inputbox for searching all of Sarkarverse
- User:Teratornis/Notes#New MediaWiki search - development notes for this template
- Sarkarverse:Sarkarverse Signpost/2008-11-10/Search engine - briefly summarizes the
prefixsearch modifier
References
- ^ Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to keep the prefix string out of the search field, for example by putting it in the URL as a separate parameter. That can work from inputbox search forms, but evidently not from search URLs.
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Search subpages link/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |