Extension:AdvancedSearch
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There was an extension with the same name that was unmaintained and never ready for use in a production environment and was archived in 2013. Archived extension.
![]() Release status: stable |
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Implementation | User interface, Search |
Description | Creating an improved advanced search interface for MediaWiki and aiming for a user friendly integration of search keywords. |
Author(s) | Wikimedia Germany (WMDE) |
Latest version | continuous updates |
Compatibility policy | Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible. |
MediaWiki | 1.35+ |
Database changes | No |
License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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Help | Help:Extension:AdvancedSearch/en |
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Translate the AdvancedSearch extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The AdvancedSearch extension enhances Special:Search by providing an advanced parameters form and improving how namespaces for a search query are selected.
Installation
- This extension currently depends on Extension:CirrusSearch , so make sure you have it installed.
- Download and move the extracted
AdvancedSearch
folder to yourextensions/
directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/ git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/AdvancedSearch
- Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'AdvancedSearch' );
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Configuration
The configuration options of AdvancedSearch are documented in the file docs/settings.md.
Adding more search fields
You can create your own Extensions and/or Gadgets that add custom fields to the field list. In the source code repository, you can find a code example for adding a new keyword and detailed API documentation on the extension point.
Links
![]() | This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page. |
![]() | This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm. |
Categories:
- Stable extensions/en
- User interface extensions/en
- Search extensions/en
- GPL licensed extensions/en
- Extensions in Wikimedia version control/en
- GetPreferences extensions/en
- SpecialPageBeforeExecute extensions/en
- SpecialSearchResultsPrepend extensions/en
- All extensions/en
- Extensions used on Wikimedia/en
- Extensions included in Canasta/en
- Extensions included in Miraheze/en
- Extensions included in MyWikis/en
- Extensions included in semantic::core/en
- Extensions included in wiki.gg/en
- Extensions included in WikiForge/en