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{{NavWiki|help}} | {{NavWiki|help}}[[File:Bg3wiki search gif.gif|thumb|right|Demonstration of using a search keyword to directly navigate to bg3.wiki]] | ||
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| fulltitle = Searching for Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki | | fulltitle = Searching for Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki | ||
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BG3wiki has a powerful built-in [[Special:Search|Search]] function that can easily find pages, images, categories, templates, and more. | BG3wiki has a powerful built-in [[Special:Search|Search]] function that can easily find pages, images, categories, templates, and more. | ||
== Using the search function to find pages == | |||
[[File:multimedia_search.png|right|thumb|Use the Multimedia option to search for images]] | [[File:multimedia_search.png|right|thumb|Use the Multimedia option to search for images]] | ||
* By default, Search results will only include content pages. | * By default, Search results will only include content pages. | ||
* Use the '''Multimedia''' option to search for images. | * Use the '''Multimedia''' option to search for images. | ||
* Use the '''Everything''' option for a quick-and-dirty way to look through all possible results for your search term. | * Use the '''Everything''' option for a quick-and-dirty way to look through all possible results for your search term. | ||
* Use the '''Advanced''' option to filter your search to specific [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Namespaces namespaces], like Category or Template. | * Use the '''Advanced''' option to filter your search to specific [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Namespaces namespaces], like Category or Template. | ||
== | == Searching BG3Wiki using google == | ||
=== Using your address bar === | === Using your address bar === | ||
Here are browser-specific instructions on how to define a custom search keyword, which you can type in your address bar to focus your search directly on bg3.wiki. | Here are browser-specific instructions on how to define a custom search keyword, which you can type in your address bar to focus your search directly on bg3.wiki. | ||
For example, if you enter the example values described in the instructions below, typing <code>bg3wiki spells</code> in your browser's address bar and pressing '''Enter''' will immediately perform a search for 'spells' on bg3.wiki. If your search term matches an existing article name, you'll be taken directly to that article (in this case, [[Spells]]). Otherwise, you'll be taken to a page of search results on bg3.wiki. | For example, if you enter the example values described in the instructions below, typing <code>bg3wiki spells</code> in your browser's address bar and pressing '''Enter''' will immediately perform a search for 'spells' on bg3.wiki. If your search term matches an existing article name, you'll be taken directly to that article (in this case, [[Spells]]). Otherwise, you'll be taken to a page of search results on bg3.wiki. |