https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17405
Summary: Did you mean ...? Return most obvious result on top
nontheless.
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: Search
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
The "Did you mean" fetaure (DYM) is quite useful but it could be better.
I assume this enhancement of the following: As is, MW is pretty correct with
the assumption of the DYM-term on typos for pages / categories which already
exist.
Why not return the most obvious on the very to just like google does :)
http://www.google.com/search?q=medaiwiki
maybe a hr below to clear the sections, start the regular results numbering
with 1 anyway
It's quite annoying that you need to click the DYM link if you just want to get
to a page or category you already know it exists.
Example (assume there would be no redirect for the typo variation): You want to
"Go" to the page of the artist "Ellen Allien". But you type "ellen alien". The
search results the DYM link for Ellen Allien and some useless article results
about aliens. It takes you further 2 clicks to finally get on the correct page
which the software already guessed correctly cos the page exists.
How MW could work more smarter on the example that "ellen alien" was typed in:
A) If "Go" was used:
Somehow MW is assuming that "Ellen Allien" could be ment cos it results the
correct DYM link, right? Then let MW check if a page or category called "Ellen
Allien" exists (if it didn't already):
- if a page or a category exists, "Go" there! >> Redirects for typo variations
would not be needed anymore, yay!
- if both exist (can't think of a wiki where it does) create result page with
both on top
- if none exists, create the result page as it does now: DYM link and articles
about aliens :). It could go a step further and return a page / cat link on top
which MW think is still more relevant than the other alien results
B) If "Search" was used:
- same behaviour as on A), just don't "Go" there.
--
Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
You are the assignee for the bug.
You are on the CC list for the bug.
_______________________________________________
Wikibugs-l mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
