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== Introduction ==
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Extended search}}
The wiki shows a list of all versions of a page that were created each time the page was saved. These versions are listed in the ''Version history'' and can be compared with each other. Another important feature is that users can easily restore any version if needed. The version history is also referred to as the page's "revision history" or "edit history."


== Display of the version information ==
'''ExtendedSearch''' replaces the default MediaWiki search engine. It is based on the [https://opensearch.org/ OpenSearch]  (up to BlueSpice 4.3 the Elasticsearch) engine. Pages and files are indexed immediately and available for searching in real-time.  
Starting with BlueSpice 4.4, the version history is shown in a user-friendly column layout.


==Usage==
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Extended search offers two ways of searching for content:


[[File:Version history.png|alt=version history of the page der Seite " Electirc Pallet Truck Alligator"|center|thumb|750x750px|Actions in the version history (from BlueSpice 4.4)]]The following information is included:
#'''Title search''' using the [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceExtendedSearch#Quick search|Quick search]]
*'''Version:''' Timestamp of the saved version
#'''Fulltext search''' using the [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceExtendedSearch#Search Center (extended search)|Search center]]
*'''Changed by:''' Username with a link to the profile page
*'''Difference:''' Size difference from the previous version. The size of embedded resources is not taken into account here.
*'''Summary:''' The summary provided by the editor when the page was saved. Automatic comments are also displayed during page creation and when programmatic changes are made (e.g., via workflows, import actions or reverts).


There are some interactive functions in the version history that allow to [[#Comparing versions|compare]] (1), [[#Restoring a version|restore]] (2), [[#Reverting a version (undo)| revert]] or [[#Hiding a version|hide]] (3) versions.
By default, the search indexes:


==Comparing versions==
*'''wiki pages''': all content pages, except for pages in the MediaWiki namespace
To compare the differences between two versions, activate the associated checkboxes in the first column. Then click the <code>Compare versions</code> button.
*'''special pages''': all pages in the namespace ''Special''
[[File:Version history - compare.png|alt=Version history with two selected versions that should be compared|center|thumb|750x750px|Comparing two versions]]
*'''repo files''': files uploaded to the wiki - for text files like Word documents and PDFs, this includes content and metadata
*'''external files''': files from arbitrary locations from accessible storage paths (e.g., mounted drives)
*'''social entities:''' entities (=pages) created by the [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceSocial|BlueSpiceSocial]] extension, such as blog posts and user profiles
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==Quick search==


===Wikitext===
=== Recently viewed {{Bsvs|bsvFrom=4.4.1}} ===
Every paragraph that was changed is shown in [[Manual:Wikitext|Wikitext]] mode (1). The older version is in the left column and the newer version is in the right column. If something has been deleted or replaced since the older version, it is highlighted in yellow and marked with a minus sign. If content was added in the newer version, it is shown in blue in the right column and marked with a plus sign.
When you place the cursor in the search field, it returns a list of pages that you have  found and accessed through a recent search. Any suggested pages that you are not interested in, you can remove from this view by clicking on the <code>x</code> to the right of the page name. Once you start typing, the default suggestions disappear.
[[File:BlueSpiceExtendedSearch 1708512053147.png|alt=Search box with a list  of  4 suggested pages|center|thumb|450x450px|Page suggestions for youbased on your recent searches]]


The wikitext view is useful when comparing versions, because some changes are only visible in source view. Changes that cannot be marked in the visual comparison mode are added categories or page settings (behavior switches, display titles, etc.). The older version can be [[#Restoring a version|restored]] by clicking on its date stamp (2).
=== Title search ===
[[File:Version history wikitext.png|alt=Comparison of changed sections of two versions in wikitext view.|center|thumb|750x750px|Version comparison in wikitext]]
 
The most prominent search feature is the search box in the header of the wiki. If a user has not switched to the search center yet, this field simply looks for a page name or display title that contains the exact search term. The title search does not do a full-text search. You have to switch to the full-text search (=[[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceExtendedSearch#Search Center (extended search)|Search center]]) for that. This can be done by simply pressing the <code>Enter</code>  key after entering a search term in the Quick Search field.


===Visual===
'''What users should know about this search field  (- you can try the following searches in this helpdesk):'''
Switching to the visual comparison mode by clicking the <code>Visual</code> button can also provide a good overview of text changes, but is sometimes difficult to interpret. The canges are often displayed incompletely, e.g. in the case of changes to tables or other special content. Content that has been removed is highlighted in red and content that has been added since the comparison version is highlighted in turquoise.
#It is '''not case-sensitive''': "qual" or "Qual" return the same results.
[[File:Version history - visual.png|alt=Visual version comparison of two versions of the page "Electric Pallet Truck Alligator"|center|thumb|750x750px|Visual version comparison]]
#The search term needs to be at the '''beginning of a word''': the search term "ards" will not return pages that contain "cards".
#Search results are '''limited to 7 page titles'''. This is important to understand to have the right expectations. In most cases, the search field is simply used as a springboard to pages that are known to the user (e.g., to jump to a team page or to the page "Processes" or any other known page the user wants to reach quickly).
# '''Spelling mistakes''' will not return any results: "Qality" does not return "Quality".
#Multiple search terms can be in '''any order''' to produce results ("toc download"  finds pages just like "download toc").
#'''Search operators''' such as <code>""</code>, <code>OR</code>, <code>AND</code>re not supported. However, they are supported in the [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceExtendedSearch#Search operators|full-text search]].
#The '''sort order''' for the results are based on a combination of best title match and last edit date of the page. (You can find the technical details on the [[Reference:BlueSpiceExtendedSearch|reference page for the extension ExtendedSearch.]] Some configuration changes are possible if the wiki is hosted on premise. There are no configuration options in Cloud wikis. )
[[File:Manual:Autocomplete.png|alt=|center|thumb|366x366px|Search results (up to 7)]]


===Interactive===
There is also an interactive “revision slider” that allows you to quickly switch between different version comparisons. The functionality is [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:RevisionSlider#Usage|documented on MediaWiki]].
[[File:Reference:revisionslider.png|alt=view of the open revision slider|center|thumb|650x650px|revision slider]]


==Restoring a version==
===Namespace and subpage "pills"===
To restore a specific version of the page, click that version's date stamp.
The search bar supports pills for namespaces and subpages. [[File:extendedsearch-pilleEN.png|thumb|Namespace "pill"|center|link=Special:FilePath/extendedsearch-pilleEN.png]]
[[File:Version history - restore.png|alt=Focus on the date stamp of a version in the version history|center|thumb|500x500px|Restoring a version]]
If a user types <code>Manual:</code>and clicks "Enter", a  pill for the namespace "Manual" appears and the search for the following term is limited to this namespace. .
Subpage pills work in the same way. If the user types in <code>PageName/</code>, any term after that is matched in the context of that page. If you search for "TestPage/Te", for example, the search will match only subpages of "TestPage" that contain "Te" in the title, like "TestPage/Test" and "TestPage/TestSubpage".


Open the page in edit mode.
===Dates as search terms===
[[File:Version history - edit old version.png|alt=View of the selected version with editing icon highlighted|center|thumb|750x750px|Editing an old version]]
The search recognizes certain date formats. In the search center, these date formats are treated with surrounding quotation marks.  <gallery widths="400" heights="200">
File:Manual:extendedsearch-datum1.png
File:Manual:extendedsearch-datum2.png
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==Search Center (extended search)==
As soon as you trigger the full-search with the magnifying glass symbol or the ''Enter'' key, the wiki switches to the Search Center. This is a special page that offers the full functionality of the search. The search in the Search Center is carried out using the same search bar that is also used for autocomplete.  
Here, the search engine carries out a full text search, which also includes the metadata of documents. It does not index the wikitext of a wiki page, but rather the rendered content, that is the output by the browser.<br />
[[File:Manual:extendedsearch-searchcenter.png|link=link=Special:FilePath/ExtendedSearch2.png|alt=|center|thumb|402x402px|Search Center]]


You will see a notice that you are editing an outdated page. You can now continue working on this version or save the page without further editing. The version has now been restored and the most recent version has been "pushed down".
===Search operators ===
{{Messagebox|boxtype=important|icon=|Note text=Search operators only work in the search center (fulltext search). You cannot use search operators in the title search.


The version indicates in the summary column which page ID has been restored.
[[File:Version history - undo comment.png|alt=Row in the version history that displays the undo comment.|center|thumb|650x650px|Restore comment]]


==Reverting a version (undo) ==
If you are '''searching for contiguous words''', they should be enclosed in quotation marks (") for performance reasons and to support a unique search.
It is possible to undo a '''single edit''' (= single version) from the history of a page without simultaneously undoing all the constructive changes made since then.
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Search operators have to be written in '''all-caps'''.
====AND====
*<code>admin AND docu</code>: Returns pages that contain the '''exact term''' <code>admin</code> '''as well as the exact term'''  <code>docu</code>
*<code>admin* AND docu</code>: If the term  <code>administration</code>  should be found, you need to provide a wildcard asterisk (<code>*</code>).
'''Compare''': The search <code>admin docu</code>  automatically is a wildcard search. It returns pages that contain '''both''' <code>admin*</code> '''and''' <code>docu*</code> . This search normally finds more results than the serach  <code>admin* AND docu</code> (because in the second case, the exact term <code>docu</code> is returned).
====<code>"</code> (apostrophes)====
Apostrophes around a search term triggers an <code>AND</code> search for '''all terms''' in the query:
*<code>"admin" docu</code>: same result as <code>admin AND docu</code> (i.e., also the precise term  <code>docu</code>  will be searched).
====NOT====
*<code>admin* NOT docu*</code>: Returns pages that contain words that start with  <code>admin</code> , but that don't contain words that start with <code>docu</code> .
====OR====
*<code>admin OR docu</code>: Returns pages that contain '''either the exact term''' <code>admin</code> '''or the exact term''' <code>docu</code>.
====<code>*</code> (wildcard)====
*<code>'''admin*'''</code>: Returns pages that contain words that begin with <code>admin</code> .


To do this, click on the <code>Undo</code> icon at the end of the line of the version that contains the wanted content.
===Elements===
[[File:Version history - undo icon.png|alt=Left-pointing arrow icon for the "undo" action|center|thumb|180x180px|"Undo"]]


If the affected change can be reverted without affecting other changes made in the meantime, this will be indicated accordingly at the beginning of the page (1).
*'''Hit count''' - shows how many matches a search has returned. It may be exact or approximate. Approximation is due to dynamic check for permissions to view each page in the results, some results may not be shown to the user with no adequate permissions event if it matches the search term.
The affected sections are compared in two columns (diff view) (2). On the left is the current version whose edit is to be removed and on the right is the older version whose edit is to be restored.
*'''Tools''' - these are located in the top right as a set of buttons:
Additionally, further changes can be made via an editing window at the bottom of the page (3).
**Create a page - represented by a "plus" button - will create a page with current search term as a title (only visible if user has permission to  create pages)
[[File:Version history - undo action.png|alt=Highlighted diff view of the current version with the change that should be undone|center|thumb|750x750px|Reverting only the changes of a specific version (undo)]]
**Add filters - represented by a "funnel" icon - opens a dialog where users can select the type of filter to apply to the search.<br />[[File:Manual:extendedsearch3.png|link=link=https://en.wiki.bluespice.com/wiki/File:ExtendedSearch3.png|alt=|center|thumb|341x341px|Adding filters]]
**Search options - represented by a "gear" icon - opens a dialog where users can change settings for the current search. It provides options like the number of results per page, sorting field and order.<br />[[File:Manual:extendedsearch4.png|link=link=Special:FilePath/ExtendedSearch5.png|alt=|center|thumb|Options dialog]]
**Export search - represented by the "export" icon - opens a dialog to export current search results to a dedicated page (only visible to authorized users, by default admin users).


This feature eliminates the need to manually redo useful changes made after the undone edit.
*'''Filter:''' Filters are displayed in form of pills below the results counter. Each filter pill represents a different attribute. Filter values can be changed by clicking on the filter pill and selecting the desired options from the popup that will open. Filter can be removed by clicking on  the "x" button in each pill.<br />[[File:Manual:extendedsearch2.png|link=link=Special:FilePath/ExtendedSearch4.png|alt=|center|thumb|Editing filter]]
*'''Results:''' If current search criteria field any results, a list of results is displayed. The information available in the results is depending on the result type):
**Main title of the result (page title, file name...)
**Result type
**Size and extension (for files)
**Thumb image (for images) or file type icon (for other file types)
**Redirect information
**Original name (for wikipages, if the page display title is different than the actual page title)
**Secondary information like page categories, modification and creation date, author, etc.
**Snippet of the matches in the content of the page (if there are matches in the page content),
**Sections with matches in the content (for wikipages)


However, this will fail if undoing the edit would conflict with subsequent edits. For example, if Edit 1000 adds a paragraph and Edit 1005 changes that paragraph, it is not possible to automatically undo Edit 1000. In this case, you will need to determine how to fix the problem manually.
In case there is an exact match for a given search term, the result that matches exactly is displayed as a "featured" result. Such a result displays a preview image of the page and always displays the content snippet, regardless of whether there are matches in the content or not.
====Results relevance====
All logged-in users can mark certain results as "favorites" by clicking on the star symbol in the right corner of each result.
Files marked as "favorite" will score higher in future searches - this is not visible immediately, however, but happens over time.
One user's relevance settings won't affect other user's searches. Results can be unmarked as "favorite" by clicking on the "star" symbol again.


==Tracking restored and reverted versions==
====Exporting search results====
The ''Tags'' column (see [[#Showing or hiding columns|Showing or hiding columns]]) shows how a reversion was carried out. Different combinations are possible here.
After executing the search, administrators can export (save) the results to a specific page using the "Export" command from the "Tools" menu. The list is exported to ''MediaWiki:PageCollection/LISTENNAME.''
[[File:Version history - tracking.png|alt=Marked variations of reverted versions|center|thumb|750x750px|Marking of different reversions]]The individual tags are listed on the page ''Special:Tags''. Click on any of the tags to load the page. Here, the respective changes for the last 90 days can be accessed via the “Tagged changes” column.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Meaning of the revision tags
!Tag
!Appearance on change lists
!Description
|-
!mw-reverted
|Reverted
|
*Tag for all versions that were later reverted by <code>mw-manual-revert</code> or <code>mw-undo.</code>
|-
!mw-manual-revert
|Manual revert
|
*An '''exact older version''' is opened and saved again (e.g., by opening it from its timestamp in the version history).
*The tag is '''not assigned if''' manual changes need to be made during the revert action.
*The wiki will sometimes indicate in the summary which version was restored. However, since this is often not possible, a '''comment''' with the restored '''version ID should be provided''' as a  summary when saving.
|-
!mw-undo
|Undo


|
Only valid wikipages are exported. The pages contained in a list can be included in a book in the book function via ''Mass add> Source: Page collection.''
*Edits that undo the changes of '''one specific previous version via the undo icon.'''
[[File:Manual:ExtendedSearch5.png|link=link=Special:FilePath/ExtendedSearch6.png|alt=|center|thumb|Export search]]
*The tag is '''not assigned if''' manual changes need to be made during the undo action.
*The '''version ID''' whose changes were undone is indicated in the '''summary'''.
|}


==Hiding a version==
==Configuration==
Users with admin rights also see a trash can symbol at the end of each line.
In the [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceConfigManager‏‎‏‎|BlueSpiceConfigManager]], under settings for the extension ''BlueSpiceExtendedSearch'', the following configuration options are available:<br />


[[File:Version history - hide version.png|center|thumb|750x750px|alt=hiding a version|Hiding version info]]
{{#dpl:title=Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceConfigManager|include=#BlueSpiceExtendedSearch}}


You can use this to hide the following properties of a version (also called “delete”) (1):
==SearchAdmin==
''Special:SearchAdmin'' is a special page for wiki admins and shows the number and types of indexed documents.{{Box Links-en|Topic1=


*'''Text of the version:''' When you click on the date stamp of the version, a message appears stating that the version has been deleted.
{{Translation}}
*'''Edit summary:''' The edit summary is hidden.
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*'''Username/IP address of the editor:''' The username is hidden.


Admins can restore this hidden information at any time via the deletion log (2) or via the "deleted versions" link (3).
[[Category:Search]]
 
 
==Showing or hiding columns==
In some cases, you may want to customize the column view, for example to show the "Tags" column. Click on the gear icon at the end of the version history. In addition to the standard columns, the "Size" (page size) and [[mediawikiwiki:Manual:Tags|"Tags"]] columns can also be displayed.
[[File:Version history settings.png|alt=Last rows of the version history with the column menu open|center|thumb|250x250px|Hide columns]]
 
==Changes to embedded resources==
Changes to embedded resources (e.g., newer versions of images or templates) cannot be displayed via the page's version comparison because resources have their own versioning page.
 
===Special considerations for pages with approval feature===
If the [[Manual:Extension/ContentStabilization|approval feature]] is activated in a namespace, it is possible to indicate at the beginning of an approved page if an embedded resource has a newer version. This depends on the configuration for [[Manual:Extension/ContentStabilization#Configuration|changes to embedded resources]].
 
{{Box Links-en|Topic1=https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Reverts}}
[[Category:Editing]]
[[de:Handbuch:Versionsgeschichte]]

Latest revision as of 14:56, 27 March 2024


ExtendedSearch replaces the default MediaWiki search engine. It is based on the OpenSearch (up to BlueSpice 4.3 the Elasticsearch) engine. Pages and files are indexed immediately and available for searching in real-time.

Usage

Extended search offers two ways of searching for content:

  1. Title search using the Quick search
  2. Fulltext search using the Search center

By default, the search indexes:

  • wiki pages: all content pages, except for pages in the MediaWiki namespace
  • special pages: all pages in the namespace Special
  • repo files: files uploaded to the wiki - for text files like Word documents and PDFs, this includes content and metadata
  • external files: files from arbitrary locations from accessible storage paths (e.g., mounted drives)
  • social entities: entities (=pages) created by the BlueSpiceSocial extension, such as blog posts and user profiles

Quick search

Recently viewed   v4.4.1+

When you place the cursor in the search field, it returns a list of pages that you have found and accessed through a recent search. Any suggested pages that you are not interested in, you can remove from this view by clicking on the x to the right of the page name. Once you start typing, the default suggestions disappear.

Search box with a list of 4 suggested pages
Page suggestions for youbased on your recent searches

Title search

The most prominent search feature is the search box in the header of the wiki. If a user has not switched to the search center yet, this field simply looks for a page name or display title that contains the exact search term. The title search does not do a full-text search. You have to switch to the full-text search (=Search center) for that. This can be done by simply pressing the Enter key after entering a search term in the Quick Search field.

What users should know about this search field (- you can try the following searches in this helpdesk):

  1. It is not case-sensitive: "qual" or "Qual" return the same results.
  2. The search term needs to be at the beginning of a word: the search term "ards" will not return pages that contain "cards".
  3. Search results are limited to 7 page titles. This is important to understand to have the right expectations. In most cases, the search field is simply used as a springboard to pages that are known to the user (e.g., to jump to a team page or to the page "Processes" or any other known page the user wants to reach quickly).
  4. Spelling mistakes will not return any results: "Qality" does not return "Quality".
  5. Multiple search terms can be in any order to produce results ("toc download" finds pages just like "download toc").
  6. Search operators such as "", OR, ANDre not supported. However, they are supported in the full-text search.
  7. The sort order for the results are based on a combination of best title match and last edit date of the page. (You can find the technical details on the reference page for the extension ExtendedSearch. Some configuration changes are possible if the wiki is hosted on premise. There are no configuration options in Cloud wikis. )
Search results (up to 7)


Namespace and subpage "pills"

The search bar supports pills for namespaces and subpages.

Namespace "pill"

If a user types Manual:and clicks "Enter", a pill for the namespace "Manual" appears and the search for the following term is limited to this namespace. . Subpage pills work in the same way. If the user types in PageName/, any term after that is matched in the context of that page. If you search for "TestPage/Te", for example, the search will match only subpages of "TestPage" that contain "Te" in the title, like "TestPage/Test" and "TestPage/TestSubpage".

Dates as search terms

The search recognizes certain date formats. In the search center, these date formats are treated with surrounding quotation marks.


Search Center (extended search)

As soon as you trigger the full-search with the magnifying glass symbol or the Enter key, the wiki switches to the Search Center. This is a special page that offers the full functionality of the search. The search in the Search Center is carried out using the same search bar that is also used for autocomplete. Here, the search engine carries out a full text search, which also includes the metadata of documents. It does not index the wikitext of a wiki page, but rather the rendered content, that is the output by the browser.

Search Center

Search operators

Important!Search operators only work in the search center (fulltext search). You cannot use search operators in the title search.


If you are searching for contiguous words, they should be enclosed in quotation marks (") for performance reasons and to support a unique search.

Search operators have to be written in all-caps.

AND

  • admin AND docu: Returns pages that contain the exact term admin as well as the exact term docu
  • admin* AND docu: If the term administration should be found, you need to provide a wildcard asterisk (*).

Compare: The search admin docu automatically is a wildcard search. It returns pages that contain both admin* and docu* . This search normally finds more results than the serach admin* AND docu (because in the second case, the exact term docu is returned).

" (apostrophes)

Apostrophes around a search term triggers an AND search for all terms in the query:

  • "admin" docu: same result as admin AND docu (i.e., also the precise term docu will be searched).

NOT

  • admin* NOT docu*: Returns pages that contain words that start with admin , but that don't contain words that start with docu .

OR

  • admin OR docu: Returns pages that contain either the exact term admin or the exact term docu.

* (wildcard)

  • admin*: Returns pages that contain words that begin with admin .

Elements

  • Hit count - shows how many matches a search has returned. It may be exact or approximate. Approximation is due to dynamic check for permissions to view each page in the results, some results may not be shown to the user with no adequate permissions event if it matches the search term.
  • Tools - these are located in the top right as a set of buttons:
    • Create a page - represented by a "plus" button - will create a page with current search term as a title (only visible if user has permission to create pages)
    • Add filters - represented by a "funnel" icon - opens a dialog where users can select the type of filter to apply to the search.
      Adding filters
    • Search options - represented by a "gear" icon - opens a dialog where users can change settings for the current search. It provides options like the number of results per page, sorting field and order.
      Options dialog
    • Export search - represented by the "export" icon - opens a dialog to export current search results to a dedicated page (only visible to authorized users, by default admin users).
  • Filter: Filters are displayed in form of pills below the results counter. Each filter pill represents a different attribute. Filter values can be changed by clicking on the filter pill and selecting the desired options from the popup that will open. Filter can be removed by clicking on the "x" button in each pill.
    Editing filter
  • Results: If current search criteria field any results, a list of results is displayed. The information available in the results is depending on the result type):
    • Main title of the result (page title, file name...)
    • Result type
    • Size and extension (for files)
    • Thumb image (for images) or file type icon (for other file types)
    • Redirect information
    • Original name (for wikipages, if the page display title is different than the actual page title)
    • Secondary information like page categories, modification and creation date, author, etc.
    • Snippet of the matches in the content of the page (if there are matches in the page content),
    • Sections with matches in the content (for wikipages)

In case there is an exact match for a given search term, the result that matches exactly is displayed as a "featured" result. Such a result displays a preview image of the page and always displays the content snippet, regardless of whether there are matches in the content or not.

Results relevance

All logged-in users can mark certain results as "favorites" by clicking on the star symbol in the right corner of each result. Files marked as "favorite" will score higher in future searches - this is not visible immediately, however, but happens over time. One user's relevance settings won't affect other user's searches. Results can be unmarked as "favorite" by clicking on the "star" symbol again.

Exporting search results

After executing the search, administrators can export (save) the results to a specific page using the "Export" command from the "Tools" menu. The list is exported to MediaWiki:PageCollection/LISTENNAME.

Only valid wikipages are exported. The pages contained in a list can be included in a book in the book function via Mass add> Source: Page collection.

Export search

Configuration

In the BlueSpiceConfigManager, under settings for the extension BlueSpiceExtendedSearch, the following configuration options are available:


  • External file paths: External locations to scan for and index files from. These locations are entered in key/value pairs of Physical path and URL prefix.
    • Physical path: Storage path. For mounted drives, for example: X:\Documents
    • URL prefix: All files indexed from the indexed physical location are prefixed in the search results. It should be used if files are available from a web server. By default, the URL prefix is set to the same value as Physical path.


Examples for external file paths
Example file Phys. Path URL Prefix Link in results list
S:\Sales\Info\glossaryy.pdf S:\ file:///S:/ file:///S:/Sales/Info/glossary.pdf
https://sharepoint/Sales/

documents/

https://sharepoint/Sales/

documents/Sales/Info/glossary.pdf

https://intranet/showdocs

inline.aspx?path=

https://intranet/showdocsinline.aspx?

path=/Sales/Info/glossary.pdf

/var/www/bluespice/w/mounted_

share/Sales/Info/glossary.pdf

/var/www/bluespice/w/

mounted_share/

https://wiki.company.local/w/mounted_

share/Sales/Info/glossary.pdf

Add an external file path
Add an external file path: (1) confirm the checkmark and (2) save the settings.


  • Use simple autocomplete: forces a more compact autocomplete (1-column Sales thumbnail preview).
    compact autocomplete
    compact autocomplete
    regular autocomplete
    Salesautocompletey

  • Automatically set language filter: The search only returns pages whose language (PageLanguage) is identical to the user language (Language). Users can set their language in their preferences. By default, the language of content pages is the same as the installation language (ContentLanguage) of the wiki. Some extensions can set the language of individual pages independently of the content language of the wiki.. (See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Language#Page_content_language). In many wikis, activating this filter has little effect.
  • Exclude patterns: Files at external file locations can be exluded from search based on regular expression patterns.


SearchAdmin

Special:SearchAdmin is a special page for wiki admins and shows the number and types of indexed documents.{{Box Links-en|Topic1=




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