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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. | ||
[[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. | ||
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== | == Identifying areas in need of help == | ||
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:UnderConstruction|Under Construction]]: Pages marked as under construction; check the page history and coordinate via the Discord server if a page is actively being worked on. | |||
* [[:Category:Stubs|Stub pages]]: Incomplete pages, lacking key information. | |||
* [[:Category:Priority pages|Priority pages]]: Stub pages considered a high priority for updating. | |||
* [[:Category:Pages that need to be rewritten|Pages that need to be rewritten]]: Pages that do not follow BG3 Wiki's guidelines or pages that are missing key templates. | |||
* [[BG3Wiki:Verification]]: Pages marked as having information that needs to be verified | |||
* [[Special:WantedPages]]: A list of pages that are linked to by other pages, but have not yet been created themselves | |||
* [[Special:AncientPages]]: Pages that have not been updated in a long time - check these for outdated information | |||
* [[Special:LonelyPages]]: Pages that aren't linked to by any other pages - try to find other appropriate pages to add links to them | |||
* [[Special:LongPages]]: Very long pages that ''might'' benefit from editing for brevity | |||
* [[Special:ShortPages]]: Very short pages that ''might'' benefit from adding more information | |||
See [[Special:SpecialPages]] for a full list of Special pages. | |||
== Other ways of searching BG3Wiki == | |||
=== 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. | ||
[[File:Bg3wiki search gif.gif|thumb|right|Demonstration of using a search keyword to directly navigate to 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. | ||