diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/specials/items/bldrs/Xow_db_mkr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/specials/items/bldrs/Xow_db_mkr.java
index ffcf50988..435734929 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/specials/items/bldrs/Xow_db_mkr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/directorys/specials/items/bldrs/Xow_db_mkr.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import gplx.xowa.langs.cases.*;
 import gplx.fsdb.*; import gplx.fsdb.meta.*; import gplx.fsdb.data.*; import gplx.xowa.files.origs.*;
 import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.directorys.dbs.*;
 import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.ctgs.dbs.*;
+import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.searchs.dbs.*;
 public class Xow_db_mkr {
 	public static Xodb_wiki_mgr Create_wiki(Xodb_wiki_data data, String wiki_name, byte[] mainpage_name, byte[] mainpage_text) {
 		// create db
@@ -48,13 +49,29 @@ public class Xow_db_mkr {
 		, new Xodb_cat_link_tbl(core_conn)
 		);
 
+		// create tbls; search_word
+		Srch_word_tbl search_word_tbl = new Srch_word_tbl(core_conn);
+		search_word_tbl.Create_tbl(); search_word_tbl.Create_idx();
+
+		// create tbls; search_link
+		Srch_link_tbl[] search_link_tbls = new Srch_link_tbl[1];
+		Srch_db_mgr.Tbl__link__ary__set(search_link_tbls, 0, core_conn);
+		for (Srch_link_tbl link : search_link_tbls) {
+			link.Create_tbl();
+			link.Create_idx__link_score();
+			link.Create_idx__page_id();
+		}
+
+		// insert cfg; search version
+		Db_cfg_tbl cfg_tbl = Db_cfg_tbl.Get_by_key(core_db, Xowd_cfg_tbl_.Tbl_name);
+		cfg_tbl.Upsert_int(Srch_db_cfg_.Grp__search__cfg, Srch_db_cfg_.Key__version_id, Srch_db_upgrade.Version__link_score);
+
 		// insert data: wiki
 		Xowd_xowa_db_tbl.Get_by_key(core_db).Upsert(0, Xow_db_file_.Tid__core, core_db.Url().NameAndExt(), "", -1, Guid_adp_.New_str());
 		Xowd_site_ns_tbl.Get_by_key(core_db).Insert(Xow_ns_mgr_.default_(Xol_case_mgr_.U8()));
 		Xowd_site_stats_tbl.Get_by_key(core_db).Update(0, 0, 0);
 
 		// insert data: cfg
-		Db_cfg_tbl cfg_tbl = Db_cfg_tbl.Get_by_key(core_db, Xowd_cfg_tbl_.Tbl_name);
 		Xowd_core_db_props props = new Xowd_core_db_props(2, Xow_db_layout.Itm_all, Xow_db_layout.Itm_all, Xow_db_layout.Itm_all, Io_stream_tid_.Tid__raw, Io_stream_tid_.Tid__raw, Bool_.N, Bool_.N);
 		props.Cfg_save(cfg_tbl);
 
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/dbs/Srch_db_cfg_.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/dbs/Srch_db_cfg_.java
index 23a1c77a6..24c357348 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/dbs/Srch_db_cfg_.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/dbs/Srch_db_cfg_.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class Srch_db_cfg_ {
 	}
 
 	public static final int Link_count_score_cutoff = 300;
-	private static final String
+	public static final String
 	  Grp__search__cfg				= "xowa.search.cfg"
 	, Key__version_id				= "version_id"
 	, Key__word_count				= "word_count"
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/dbs/Srch_db_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/dbs/Srch_db_mgr.java
index a67ee6ba9..c0679c6f7 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/dbs/Srch_db_mgr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/dbs/Srch_db_mgr.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class Srch_db_mgr {
 			tbl__cfg = gplx.xowa.wikis.data.Xowd_cfg_tbl_.New(word_db.Conn());
 			tbl__word = new Srch_word_tbl(word_db.Conn());
 			tbl__link__ary = new Srch_link_tbl[1];
-			Tbl__link__ary__set(tbl__link__ary, 0, word_db);
+			Tbl__link__ary__set(tbl__link__ary, 0, word_db.Conn());
 		} else {
 			// many_db; figure out link_dbs
 			word_db = db_mgr.Dbs__get_by_tid_or_null(Srch_db_mgr_.Dbtid__search_core);
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ public class Srch_db_mgr {
 			Ordered_hash hash = db_mgr.Dbs__get_hash_by_tid(Srch_db_mgr_.Dbtid__search_link);
 			if (hash == null) {	// v2 file layout where search_word and search_link is in 1 search_db
 				tbl__link__ary = new Srch_link_tbl[1];
-				Tbl__link__ary__set(tbl__link__ary, 0, word_db);
+				Tbl__link__ary__set(tbl__link__ary, 0, word_db.Conn());
 			} else {			// v3 file layout where search_link is in many db
 				int dbs_len = hash.Count();
 				tbl__link__ary = new Srch_link_tbl[dbs_len];
 				for (int i = 0; i < dbs_len; ++i) {
 					Xow_db_file db_file = (Xow_db_file)hash.Get_at(i);
-					Tbl__link__ary__set(tbl__link__ary, i, db_file);
+					Tbl__link__ary__set(tbl__link__ary, i, db_file.Conn());
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ public class Srch_db_mgr {
 		search_link_tbl.Update_page_id(old_id, new_id);
 	}
 
-	private static Srch_link_tbl Tbl__link__ary__set(Srch_link_tbl[] ary, int idx, Xow_db_file db) {
-		Srch_link_tbl tbl = new Srch_link_tbl(db.Conn());
+	public static Srch_link_tbl Tbl__link__ary__set(Srch_link_tbl[] ary, int idx, gplx.dbs.Db_conn conn) {
+		Srch_link_tbl tbl = new Srch_link_tbl(conn);
 		ary[idx] = tbl;
 		return tbl;
 	}
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class Srch_db_mgr {
 			String suffix = "-xtn.search.link-title-ns." + ns_ids + "-db.001.xowa"; // -xtn.search.link-title-ns.main-db.001.xowa
 			db = db_mgr.Dbs__make_by_tid(Srch_db_mgr_.Dbtid__search_link, ns_ids, idx, suffix);
 		}
-		Srch_link_tbl tbl = Tbl__link__ary__set(ary, idx, db);
+		Srch_link_tbl tbl = Tbl__link__ary__set(ary, idx, db.Conn());
 		tbl.Create_tbl();
 		lreg_tbl.Insert(idx, db.Id(), Srch_link_reg_tbl.Db_type__title, ns_ids_is_main ? Srch_link_reg_tbl.Ns_type__main : Srch_link_reg_tbl.Ns_type__rest, 0, -1, -1);
 	}