I once tried doing something like that in js. But for the use case I was trying to do, it was very limited by a bug in Cirrus where you can't OR operators with incategory:. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?withJS=MediaWiki:Gadget-advanced-search.js
See also https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T23988 -- -bawolff On 10/5/15, Isarra Yos <[email protected]> wrote: > This strikes me as a rather good idea, but I don't really know that much > about cirrussearch in the first place. Anyone know, or have any thoughts > on this? > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: [MediaWiki-l] An "advanced search" page for CirrusSearch? > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 14:12:18 +0000 > From: Daniel Barrett <[email protected]> > Reply-To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list > <[email protected]> > To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list > <[email protected]> > > > > CirrusSearch has so many wonderful keywords for advanced searching: > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:CirrusSearch. > > Has anybody created an "advanced" search form (a special page) that uses > these wonderful options under the hood, to help less sophisticated users? > That would make a great addition to MediaWiki. For example: > > Enter your search terms: > Limit to category: > Limit to namespace: (dropdown) > Search page titles only (yes/no): > Approximate matching (on/off): > Search within wikitext source (on/off): > etc... > > I looked on mediawiki.org but didn't see anything. > > Thanks, > DanB > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > To unsubscribe, go to: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
