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13 Searching in TWiki<br />

A well-developed wiki is a sizeable database. However, it is largely<br />

filled with freely generated text, i.e. <strong>the</strong> data is not present in a structured<br />

form and thus not divided into various types and individually<br />

labeled. This results in <strong>the</strong> problem that stored information is hard to<br />

find. One possibility is to consistently classify articles right from <strong>the</strong><br />

start and link <strong>the</strong>m such that a type of catalogue is created in which<br />

one can click through subject headings and subheadings until one<br />

has arrived at <strong>the</strong> desired spot. However, this would mean additional<br />

effort that would not be able to be performed consistently when editing<br />

wars heat up. So, in order to get a handle on <strong>the</strong> (dis)order in <strong>the</strong><br />

wiki, <strong>the</strong> search function is ultimately <strong>the</strong> best, if not only, opportunity.<br />

13.1<br />

The Search <strong>Function</strong><br />

Readers<br />

Authors<br />

WikiAdmins<br />

WebAdmins<br />

You will find <strong>the</strong> search function under “Search” in <strong>the</strong> navigation<br />

sidebar. When you click on it, <strong>the</strong> search form already discussed in<br />

Chapter 11.2.1 will appear.<br />

If you search for, let's say, “leftbar,” in all webs (<strong>the</strong> search is not<br />

case sensitive), you will get a list of results. The results are categorized<br />

according to webs. Per hit, you will see <strong>the</strong> title of <strong>the</strong> topic,<br />

<strong>the</strong> date of <strong>the</strong> last edit and <strong>the</strong> name of <strong>the</strong> user who last edited it. In<br />

addition, you will see <strong>the</strong> first lines of <strong>the</strong> source text of <strong>the</strong> article.<br />

At <strong>the</strong> bottom of <strong>the</strong> list, <strong>the</strong> number of topics found is indicated.<br />

The advanced search offers more possibilities for displaying <strong>the</strong><br />

result list and limiting <strong>the</strong> search. It can be found under Advanced<br />

Search or in <strong>the</strong> topic Main.WebSearchAdvanced.<br />

Advanced<br />

search<br />

13.1 The Search <strong>Function</strong> �<br />

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