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explaining namespace searches
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If these limitations won't affect your search result there's no harm in using the search bar on the left. | If these limitations won't affect your search result there's no harm in using the search bar on the left. | ||
Manually adding [[Portal:Scripting/Search_Terms|search terms]] to pages is an attempt to improve the search functionality on the Wiki. | Manually adding [[Portal:Scripting/Search_Terms|search terms]] to pages is an attempt to improve the search functionality on the Wiki. | ||
Searches, by default, search the main namespace (normal articles) and Categories. Which namespaces are searched can be customized after the Search (and the Search must be re-run afterwards), or the default Search can be changed in [[Special:Preferences|User Preferences]]. Note that users who joined before August 7, 2007 will have to manually add Categories to the list - it is highly recommended that you do so. | |||
== Google == | == Google == | ||
Searching the Wiki with Google with get you better results because none of the flaws above apply to the Google search engine, except the last one. Google has currently indexed almost 3,500 CS Wiki pages, but it doesn't cover most of the function pages. To search the Wiki with Google you can click the link below. | Searching the Wiki with Google with get you better results because none of the flaws above apply to the Google search engine, except the last one. Google has currently indexed almost 3,500 CS Wiki pages, but it doesn't cover most of the script function pages. To search the Wiki with Google you can click the link below. | ||
[http://www.google.com/custom?domains=cs.elderscrolls.com&sitesearch=cs.elderscrolls.com Search the CS Wiki with Google] | [http://www.google.com/custom?domains=cs.elderscrolls.com&sitesearch=cs.elderscrolls.com Search the CS Wiki with Google] | ||