Help:Extension:AdvancedSearch



The adv-search>Special:MyLanguage/extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch extension enhances the spec-search>Special:Search|search page through an advanced parameters form and aims to make CirrusSearch>Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch|existing search options more visible and accessible for everyone.

AdvancedSearch is provided as a beta feature on all wikis as of May 2018.

Background
adv-search>m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch is a project by WMDE's tech-wishes>m:Technical Wishes|technical wishes team. The idea for the feature was developed in a wmde-workshop>m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch/Workshop|workshop series in 2016.

The advanced parameters form offers access to some of the CirrusSearch>Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch|special search options the Discovery>Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Discovery|WMF's search team has implemented in the last years. overview>m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch/Functional_scope|This list gives an overview which parameters are implemented.

More information can be found on the adv-search>m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch|main project page on Meta.

Usage
Enabling the new view: To enable the AdvancedSearch interface on the spec-search>Special:Search|Special:Search page, you have to be logged in and tick the checkbox for the AdvancedSearch feature on the beta-prefs>Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta-features preferences page. After enabled, the new AdvancedSearch interface will appear on Special:Search. To use the new interface, you can either go directly to spec-search2>Special:Search|Special:Search, click on the magnifying glass icon in the search box or click the search button without filling anything into the search box. "Special:Search" is also available from any search results list.

Deployment roadmap
As a beta feature
 * Testwikis and Mediawiki.org: 2017-11-21 
 * deWP, arWP: 2017-11-29 </>
 * huWP, faWP: 2017-12-06 <tvar|3></>
 * Other wikis: 2018-05-08 <tvar|4></>

As a default feature
 * Testwikis and Mediawiki.org: 2018-11-08
 * deWP, arWP, huWP, faWP: 2018-11-15
 * Other wikis: planned for 2018-11-28

Links

 * adv-search>m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch</>|Main project page on Meta
 * CirrusSearch>Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch</>|CirrusSearch Help page: Introduction to CirrusSearch including overview on all existing advanced search parameters.

Help with translation
The twn>translatewiki:Special:Translate/ext-advancedsearch</>|software messages for the feature can be translated on translate wiki. Any help is much appreciated!