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Creates a Google custom search link, which searches the English Wikipedia (except for the Talk: namespace, which Google does not index). This template takes two unnamed input parameters; both are optional:
- Your search term(s) (optional.) If this parameter is empty, clicking on the resulting link generates a Google search form with an initially blank input field, ready to search the English Wikipedia.
- Link text to display on your wiki page (optional). If this parameter is empty, the template displays a link, with the link text:
- If you specified a search string:
- Search Wikipedia with Google for: search string
- If you did not specify a search string:
- Search Wikipedia with Google
- If you specified a search string:
This template is useful for searching Wikipedia with Google, using a simpler syntax than other methods in Help:Search#Google and Wikipedia:Searching#Google.
Do not use in articles
Examples
| Type this | To get this | What it produces, or searches for |
|---|---|---|
{{Google Wikipedia||}} |
Search Wikipedia with Google | Blank form to search the English Wikipedia |
{{Google Wikipedia}} |
Search Wikipedia with Google | Delimiters are optional when both parameters are empty |
{{Google Wikipedia||Search Wikipedia}} |
Search Wikipedia | Display our own link text |
{{Google Wikipedia|clear search history|}} |
Search Wikipedia with Google for: clear search history | Search the English Wikipedia for the combination of three search terms |
{{Google Wikipedia|"clear search history"|}} |
Search Wikipedia with Google for: "clear search history" | Search the English Wikipedia for a phrase |
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This template is a cut-down instance of the more general {{Google custom}} template. You may wish to make similar templates if you need to create repetitive links to other portions of Wikipedia that {{Google custom}} can search. This saves much typing compared to using {{Google custom}} for each link.
See also
- {{Google}}
- {{Google books}}
- {{Google custom}}
- {{Google help desk}}
- {{Google images}}
- {{Google LC}} (Google—excluding Language, Country)
- {{Search for}}
- {{Find sources}}
- {{Google scholar}}
- {{Google Scholar ID}} - for individual profiles
- {{Google trends}}
- {{Google translation}}
- {{Google Wikipedia}}
- {{Help desk searches}}
- {{Translate wikipedia}}
- {{HD/GKG}} - for people asking about the information in a Google search, the Google Knowledge Graph
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