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If you are using more than one drop down list on the same page this parameter is very important. The Id parameter for each list should be different and unique (if using more than one on the same page). Hence the for example {{Drop down list|Name=text1|id=IdName1|Value1=a|Value2=b|Value3=c}}
So this search link will (1) navigate: [[Special:search/Wales]] → Special:search/Wales or (2) search: [[Special:search/~Wales | search/~Wales]] → search/~Wales if you prefix a ~ tilde character. All other search links are made from a template that will build a URL instead of wikilink. A URL can for example can call off-site search engines ...
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:External link templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page.
So this search link will (1) navigate: [[Special:search/Wales]] → Special:search/Wales or (2) search: [[Special:search/~Wales | search/~Wales]] → search/~Wales if you prefix a ~ tilde character. All other search links are made from a template that will build a URL instead of wikilink. A URL can for example can call off-site search engines ...
If you are using more than one drop down list on the same page this parameter is very important. The Id parameter for each list should be different and unique (if using more than one on the same page). Hence the for example {{Drop down list|Name=text1|id=IdName1|Value1=a|Value2=b|Value3=c}}
A search link stores a query in a link that takes you to live search results for that stored search. They're found on user pages and talk pages. They're found on user pages and talk pages. Use one to bring the full feature set of MediaWiki Search, or features of external search engines, to bear on users unfamiliar with their search parameters.
Wikipedia's simplified search box (Vector 2010 - legacy skin) Wikipedia's search box (Vector 2022 skin) A search suggest drop-down list is a query feature used in computing to show the searcher shortcuts, while the query is typed into a text box. Before the query is complete, a drop-down list with the suggested completions appears to provide ...
The name of the template is Search link, or sl for short. The second and third parameters are optional and have defaults, so the short form is {{sl|query}}. Both a search link and a search box go to the same search engine. The same query produces the same result. The basic search covers articles.