Help/ExternalSearchPlugin
The ExternalSearch plugin creates a form to query InterWikis or other internet sites.
Usage
<<ExternalSearch
url="InterWiki or URL"
name="button text"
>>
Arguments
Argument |
Description |
Default value |
|---|---|---|
url |
Specify a wiki from the InterWikiMap or a url. Any text entered by the user will be appended to the search url. The string placeholder '%s' can be used to insert a search query into the url rather than appending it. |
|
name |
Text to display in the submit button. |
For InterWiki sites the default is the wiki name, for other urls the default is the text “External Search”. |
formsize |
Specify the input area size. |
30 characters |
debug |
Don't really redirect to the external site, just print out the url that would be redirected to. |
Examples
url="http://sunir.org/apps/meta.pl?" name="Metawiki Search" url="http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?" name="MeatBall Search" url=php-lookup url=php-function url=PhpWiki
Perform a full-text search on multiple wiki's:
Perform a full-text search on MeatBall wiki:
Search the PHP web site for a function name:
Enter the name of a PHP function to view the documentation page:
Enter any existing page name on PhpWiki to jump to that page:
