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The *~ExternalSearch* [[Help:WikiPlugin|plugin]] creates a form to query [[Help:InterWiki|InterWikis]] or other
internet sites.

== Usage

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

== Arguments

__url__:
  Specify a wiki from the InterWikiMap 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 ~InterWiki 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

{{{
  url="http://sunir.org/apps/meta.pl?"       name="Metawiki Search"
  url="http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?" name="MeatBall Search"
  url=php-lookup
  url=php-function
  url=PhpWiki
}}}

Perform a full-text search on multiple wiki's:
<<ExternalSearch url="http://sunir.org/apps/meta.pl?" name="Metawiki Search">>

Perform a full-text search on [MeatBall|MeatBall:SiteSearch] wiki:
<<ExternalSearch url="http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?" name="MeatBall Search">>

Search the PHP web site for a function name:
<<ExternalSearch url=php-lookup name="PHP Lookup">>

Enter the name of a PHP function to view the documentation page:%%%
<<ExternalSearch url=php-function>>

Enter any existing page name on ~PhpWiki to jump to that page:
<<ExternalSearch url=PhpWiki>>

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