Help:External searches

It is possible to create external searches of a topic with keywords using a template.

For example, this is something that would work for Google:

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The usage is very simple and easy to use:

It is also possible to do phrases by using   (translated to "Term1+Term2+etc", with quotes).


 * External searches are useful where an article requires certain keywords to make an effective search.
 * For the editor it allows making searches of web more quickly and painlessly.

Other applications of the template include searching Forums, for bug reports of the same type for software development wikis where the wiki and forum work together.

Note: Wikipedia has an interwiki prefix with a similar effect, so you can link to google results with firstTerm+Second+etc, although templates are still useful for linking other search engines.