Template:Search box/doc

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This template creates a simple search box for a page's all subpages, like archives.

Simple {{search box}} creates a search box. The scope is all subpages of the tagged page, excluding that page itself.

{{search box
 |root= /
 |search-break=<yes|no>
 |search-width=number
 |search-button-label=text
}}

root

The target page. |root=User talk:Example/Archives will search all subpages of User talk:Example/Archives. The default is the current page name.

noslash

By default, the target page itself is excluded, by appending a slash "/" to the "root" parameter. If you want to include it, set noslash=yes.

search-break

search-break=yes will insert a break between the search bar and search button. The default is no.

search-width

can be used to change the width of the text field, in characters. The default is 22, which fits the search bar with the default box width. Note: this is a bare number with no units.

search-button-label

can be used to change the text on the search button. The default is "Search".

{{search box |root=Wikipedia:FAQ |search-button-label=Search the FAQ}}

produces:

Example 2:

{{search box
 |root=User:84User
 |search-break=no
 |search-width=22
 |search-button-label=Search 84user's pages
}}

produces: