Usage edit
Creates a Google custom search link, which searches the Wikipedia Help desk and its archive. This template takes two unnamed input parameters; both are optional:
- Your search term(s) (optional.) If this parameter is empty, clicking on the resulting link generates a Google search form with an initially blank input field, ready to search the Help desk and its archive pages.
- Link text to display on your wiki page (optional). If this parameter is empty, the template displays a link, with the link text:
- If you specified a search string:
- Search Help desk for: search string
- If you did not specify a search string:
- Search Help desk
- If you specified a search string:
This template is useful for answering questions on the Help desk. A large fraction of questions on the Help desk are repeats of earlier questions, as similar problems keep tripping up successive waves of new users.
Do not use in articles edit
 | Do not use this template in articles (as Google search links are not appropriate in articles). The template is only for talk pages and other process pages (Help desk, WikiProjects, etc.). The template will produce an error if you attempt to use it in an article. |
Examples edit
| Type this | To get this | What it produces, or searches for |
|---|---|---|
{{google help desk||}} |
Search Help desk | Blank form to search the Wikipedia Help desk |
{{google help desk}} |
Search Help desk | Delimiters are optional when both parameters are empty |
{{google help desk||Search the Help desk}} |
Search the Help desk | Display our own link text |
{{google help desk|clear search history|}} |
Search Help desk for: clear search history | Search the Wikipedia Help desk for the combination of three search terms |
{{google help desk|"clear search history"|}} |
Search Help desk for: "clear search history" | Search the Wikipedia Help desk for a phrase |
Lineage edit
This template is a cut-down instance of the more general {{Google custom}} template. You may wish to make similar templates if you need to create repetitive links to other portions of Wikipedia that {{Google custom}} can search. This saves much typing compared to using {{Google custom}} for each link.
See also edit
- {{Google}}
- {{Google books}}
- {{Google custom}}
- {{Google help desk}}
- {{Google images}}
- {{Google LC}} (Google—excluding Language, Country)
- {{Search for}}
- {{Find sources}}
- {{Google scholar}}
- {{Google Scholar ID}} - for individual profiles
- {{Google trends}}
- {{Google translation}}
- {{Google Wikipedia}}
- {{Help desk searches}}
- {{Translate wikipedia}}
- {{HD/GKG}} - for people asking about the information in a Google search, the Google Knowledge Graph