As of v3.3.4.1, XOWA has a new search engine. This uses the same search functionality that is in XOWA Android.
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Unfortunately, this search engine is not backward compatible with old wikis. To use it, you must do one of the following:
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Import a new wiki. The new search-databases are built automatically.
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Upgrade an existing wiki by the search suggest box
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Open any page in the wiki
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Click the search suggest box (the box between "View HTML" and the magnifying glass)
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Start typing. XOWA will prompt you to upgrade the wiki.
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Upgrade an existing wiki through the maintenance page. You can upgrade with the following process
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Go to <ahref="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance.html"id="xolnki_2"title="Dashboard/Wiki maintenance"class="xowa-visited">Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance</a>
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Find your wiki in the list
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Click the <code>Search</code> button in the same row
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