Use $wgNamespacesToBeSearchedDefault in LocalSearch.php as explained here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgNamespacesToBeSearchedDefault
This article is also useful, and explains how to change the search defaults of existing users: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ#How_do_I_change_default_user_pr eferences.3F > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ross Xu > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 8:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Mediawiki-l] "Go" doesn't search for article title first > > Hi there, > As we know, the difference between "Go" and "Search" buttons > beside the search box is that "Go" first looks for article's > title and first lists search results found in titles, and > immediately goes to the indicated article if one is found. If > "Go" fails to find an article, it then automatically executes > "Search" which is a full-text search for the given words. > > However, it only works well for default namespaces. If the > given keywords string is in articles under a customized > namespace, the "Go" doesn't look for (or list) article titles > first, which means there is no difference between "Go" and "Search". > > Is there any way to do to make the "Go" to work for > customized namespaces? > > BTW, in case there is something to do with the search engine, > I am using Lucene-search/MWSearch. > Thanks in advance, > Ross Xu > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
