External Search Plugin

Synopsis

The External Search Plugin creates a form to query Inter Wikis or other internet sites.

Typical Usage

<?plugin ExternalSearch
         url="InterWiki or URL"
         name="button text"
?>

Arguments

url: Specify a wiki from the Inter Wiki Map 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 Inter Wiki sites the default is the wiki name, for other urls the default is the text "External Search".

formsize: Specify the input area size. (default: 30 characters)

debug: Don't really redirect to the external site, just print out the url that would be redirected to.

Examples

Perform a full-text search on ?Meat Ball 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 Php Wiki to jump to that page:

Php Wiki Documentation ?Category Plugin