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SearchExtraNS Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	SearchCategory:Search extensions
Description	Searches extra specified namespaces if no direct match is found.
Author(s)	Roland Unger, Hans Musil
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Parameters $wgSearchExtraNamespaces
Hooks used SearchAfterNoDirectMatch Category:SearchAfterNoDirectMatch extensions
Quarterly downloads	6 (Ranked 110th)
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SearchExtraNS is an extension to improve search results.

Called after a search has no match for the exact result, but before any case variant is tested, it tries to find a direct match in extra specified namespaces, that is the namespace mentioned as prefix of the keyword. A side-effect is that the advanced search will no longer restrict results to the namespaces you select, but will always be extended to such namespace too.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted SearchExtraNS folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/SearchExtraNS
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'SearchExtraNS' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.