Usage
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
 | 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
| 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
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
- {{ 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