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How to use Sort paramater syntax

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2600:1700:55C0:6B50:5CF4:CABD:3472:B30A (talkcontribs)

Hello,


If I'm not mistaken, the section under "Explicit sort orders" lists a number of possible parameters and how to use them in a URL, but it's not clear to me how to use these by entering them in the normal search bar. Thanks.

Speravir (talkcontribs)

It is (at least in the moment) not possible to influence the sort order by adding some parameter/-s into the search bar. As clearly stated in the English help text (may perhaps not be translated into some other languages yet): “Sorting options can be manually added to a search URL by adding &sort=order” (emphasis is from me). This means you have to alter the URL in the address bar.

TheDJ (talkcontribs)

Or install the AdvancedSearch extension, which provides UI for this and many other options.

Speravir (talkcontribs)

It should be mentioned, though, that this has less capability regarding sort options. So, for some cases it may not be sufficient.

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