10.2 Search field (Tag search)

TagSearch allows the integration of a configurable search field in content pages. This search field relies on BlueSpiceExtendedSearch.

Inserting the tag

The tag <bs:tagsearch /> can be inserted and configured directly in visual editing mode.

Go to Insert > Magic word in the VisualEditor menu. Select tagsearch from the dialog and click done. This opens the configuration options dialog on the page.

Inserting TagSearch on a page


Parameter	Display name	Description
placeholder	Placeholder	Text to be shown in the search field when nothing is typed in
type	Type	List of types of search entities to search. By default search entities availble are: wikipage, specialpages, repofile (internal files), externalfile, socialentity. Multiple values can be entered separated by pipe (\|) - "wikipage\|repofile" Note:If a particular namespace is selected, then type "repofile" returns uploaded files that have the associated namespace prefix.
namespace	Namespace(s)	List of namespaces in which to search. Namespaces can be entered by using their IDs or names, separated by a pipe (\|). IDs and names cannot be mixed. Correct entries are: "1\|6\|8", "Help\|QM", while invalid is "1\|QM". To search in the main namespace, use an empty space as value (e.g., " " or " \|Template")
category	Category(-ies)	List of categories in which to search. Mutltiple categories must be separated by a pipe (\|) - "Cat1\|Cat2"
operator	Search operator	Applies only to categories. Operator "AND" will only find results that are in all of the given categories, while operator "OR" will show results in any of the given categories.

Look and feel

Standard search field

Customized style

Der Stil des Suchfelds kann über CSS angepasst werden.

Customized search field

Copy the following css-instructions to MediaWiki:Common.css:""

/*Tagsearch */

.bs-tagsearch-cnt .bs-tagsearch-form .btn {
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
    background-color:#f1f3f9;
    border-color: #f1f3f9;
    padding-left:10px
}

.bs-tagsearch-cnt .bs-tagsearch-form {
    min-width: 180px;
    max-width: 650px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    align-items: stretch;
    width: 570px; 
}

.bs-tagsearch-cnt .bs-extendedsearch-searchbar-wrapper {
    display: table;
    width: 570px;
    background-color: #f1f3f9!important;
    border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
    border-color: #f1f3f9;     
}

.bs-tagsearch-cnt .bs-tagsearch-form input 
   {
    height: 40px;
    width:100%;
    font-size: 1em;
    background-color: #f1f3f9!important;
    border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
    border: 1px solid #f1f3f9!important;
}

.bs-tagsearch-cnt .bs-tagsearch-form .bs-extendedsearch-searchbar-wrapper .bs-extendedsearch-searchbar-clear  {
    background-color: #f1f3f9!important;
    border: 1px solid #f1f3f9!important;
    border-left: none;
    border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
    width: 1%;
    padding-right: 16px;    
}

.bs-extendedsearch-autocomplete-popup.compact .bs-extendedsearch-autocomplete-popup-primary {
    font-size: 1em;
    width: 100%;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.bs-tagsearch-cnt .bs-extendedsearch-autocomplete-popup.compact .bs-extendedsearch-autocomplete-popup-primary > .bs-extendedsearch-autocomplete-popup-primary-item {
    padding: 5px;
    position: relative;
    line-height:1.3em;
    height:auto;
    max-height:4em;
    background:#f1f3f9;
    margin:3px;
    border-radius:4px  
}

.bs-tagsearch-cnt .bs-tagsearch-form .bs-extendedsearch-autocomplete-popup.compact {
    top: 42px !important;
    left: 5px;
    width: 558px !important;  
    border: 2px solid #f1f3f9;    
}

Technical Reference: BlueSpiceTagSearch

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