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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2018-01.html" id="xolnki_2" title="Blog/2018-01" class="xowa-visited">2018-01</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2018-01" id="xolnki_2" title="Blog/2018-01">2018-01</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2017-09.html" id="xolnki_3" title="Blog/2017-09" class="xowa-visited">2017-09</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2017-09" id="xolnki_3" title="Blog/2017-09">2017-09</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2017-06.html" id="xolnki_4" title="Blog/2017-06">2017-06</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2017-06" id="xolnki_4" title="Blog/2017-06">2017-06</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/Archives.html" id="xolnki_5" title="Blog/Archives" class="xowa-visited">Archives</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/Archives" id="xolnki_5" title="Blog/Archives">Archives</a>
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<span class="mw-headline" id=".28Desktop.29_New_autocomplete_address_bar">(Desktop) New autocomplete address bar</span>
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The address bar now supports autocompletion. For example, open up English Wikipedia, and start typing <code>earth</code>. The autocomplete is very fast and supports a lot of advanced functionality. For example you can do a search like <code>earth + (history, future) -middle</code> directly in the address bar. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Search.html" id="xolnki_6" title="App/Search">App/Search</a> as well as <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options/Search_suggest.html" id="xolnki_7" title="Options/Search suggest">Options/Search suggest</a>.
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The address bar now supports autocompletion. For example, open up English Wikipedia, and start typing <code>earth</code>. The autocomplete is very fast and supports a lot of advanced functionality. For example you can do a search like <code>earth + (history, future) -middle</code> directly in the address bar. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Search" id="xolnki_6" title="App/Search">App/Search</a> as well as <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options/Search_suggest" id="xolnki_7" title="Options/Search suggest">Options/Search suggest</a>.
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Unfortunately, the autocomplete uses the new search system, so old wikis need to upgrade the search databases. You can upgrade by any of the following:
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Use the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance.html" id="xolnki_8" title="Dashboard/Wiki maintenance">Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance</a> page
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Use the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance" id="xolnki_8" title="Dashboard/Wiki maintenance">Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance</a> page
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Go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance.html" id="xolnki_9" title="Dashboard/Wiki maintenance">Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance</a>
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Go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance" id="xolnki_9" title="Dashboard/Wiki maintenance">Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance</a>
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Find your wiki in the list
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<b>Faster searches</b>: Searches are now dramatically faster for single-words (<code>earth</code>), wildcards (<code>e*</code>), multiple words (<code>earth history</code>) and multiple wildcards (<code>earth* history*</code>)
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<b>PageRank score</b>: Searches now use <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank" rel="nofollow" class="external text">PageRank</a> to order results. These provide better quality results than using page length. The old system would show "List of" pages at the top of the page
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<b>PageRank score</b>: Searches now use <a href="/site/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank">PageRank</a> to order results. These provide better quality results than using page length. The old system would show "List of" pages at the top of the page
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<b>Punctuation friendly</b>: Searches can be done for <code>U.S.A.</code> or <code>USA</code>; <code>dont't</code> or <code>dont</code>; <code>half-life</code> or <code>half</code> or <code>life</code>.
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<b>Boolean searches</b>: Searches can use boolean operators like <code>-</code>, <code>,</code>, <code>+</code>, <code>()</code>, and <code>*</code>. In addition, there's even an escape operator: <code>\</code>. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Search.html" id="xolnki_10" title="App/Search">App/Search</a>
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<b>Boolean searches</b>: Searches can use boolean operators like <code>-</code>, <code>,</code>, <code>+</code>, <code>()</code>, and <code>*</code>. In addition, there's even an escape operator: <code>\</code>. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Search" id="xolnki_10" title="App/Search">App/Search</a>
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<b>Home wiki</b>: The home wiki is now searchable. Try entering in <code>search</code> or any other word
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<b>Category pages had script error</b>: 2016-03 English Wikipedia Category pages would have script errors in the top right corner of the page. For example, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_lacking_sources_from_February_2009" rel="nofollow" class="external free">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_lacking_sources_from_February_2009</a>
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<b>Category pages had script error</b>: 2016-03 English Wikipedia Category pages would have script errors in the top right corner of the page. For example, <a href="/site/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_lacking_sources_from_February_2009">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_lacking_sources_from_February_2009</a>
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<b>Taxonomy boxes would have non-clickable links</b>: 2016-03 English Wikipedia pages on biological species have a taxonomy box at the bottom of the page. It has external links which should be clickable, but were not. For example, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_eagle" rel="nofollow" class="external free">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_eagle</a>
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<b>Taxonomy boxes would have non-clickable links</b>: 2016-03 English Wikipedia pages on biological species have a taxonomy box at the bottom of the page. It has external links which should be clickable, but were not. For example, <a href="/site/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_eagle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_eagle</a>
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Better performance: Search is much quicker. One word searches should come back subsecond and multiple words should come back in a few, with initial results coming back in the first second
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Better ranking: Search now ranks results by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank" rel="nofollow" class="external text">page rank</a>. Previously, XOWA ranks by page length, which resulted in long "List of" articles appearing near the top.
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Better ranking: Search now ranks results by <a href="/site/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank">page rank</a>. Previously, XOWA ranks by page length, which resulted in long "List of" articles appearing near the top.
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Better search terms: Search now handles punctuation better. Searches can be done for "U.S.A." or "USA"; "don't" or "dont"; "half-life" or "half" or "life".
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