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== Wiki Search function == | == Wiki Search function == | ||
The built-in search function is quickly accessible on the | The built-in search function is quickly accessible on the top right but has a few limitations: | ||
* It can't search for substrings in page titles (''AddScriptPackage'' won't show up when searching for ''Package'' unless that word appears in the article's text). | * It can't search for substrings in page titles (''AddScriptPackage'' won't show up when searching for ''Package'' unless that word appears in the article's text). | ||
* Searching for any word with 3 characters or less will yield 0 results, without a warning. | * Searching for any word with 3 characters or less will yield 0 results, without a warning. | ||
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* It takes some time to update the search index, but this also counts for Google. | * It takes some time to update the search index, but this also counts for Google. | ||
If these limitations won't affect your search result, there's no harm in using the search bar on the | If these limitations won't affect your search result, there's no harm in using the search bar on the top right. | ||
Manually adding [[Help: Search Terms|search terms]] to pages can help to improve the search functionality on the Wiki. | Manually adding [[Help: Search Terms|search terms]] to pages can help to improve the search functionality on the Wiki. | ||