Extension: BlueSpiceInterwikiSearch

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Overview
Description:	Simultaneous search in multiple wikis
State:	stable	Dependency:	BlueSpice
Developer:	HalloWelt	License:	GPL v3
Type:	[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceInterwikiSearch BlueSpice]	Category:	-
Edition:	BlueSpice pro (deactivated), BlueSpice Farm (deactivated)"BlueSpice Farm (deactivated)" is not in the list (BlueSpice free, BlueSpice free (deactivated), BlueSpice pro, BlueSpice pro (deactivated), BlueSpice farm, BlueSpice farm (deactivated), BlueSpice cloud, BlueSpice cloud (deactivated)) of allowed values for the "BSExtensionInfoEdition" property.	Version:	4.1+
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Accessibility

Test status:	2-testing complete
Checked for:	Web, Authoring tool
Last test date:	2022-10-10
WCAG level:	AA
WCAG support:	partially supports (workaround: no)
Comments:	Interwiki links are commonly not used. Only relevant for wikis that connect search to other wikis. Web: screen reader needs label for interwiki search results announced. Ticket: erm30061 Authoring tool: Standard ext-js pagination issue: buttons not announced to screen readers.
Extension type:	extended
Extension focus:	reader

InterwikiSearch alows simultaneously searching other BlueSpice wikis.

Usage / features

If BlueSpiceInterwikiSearch is enabled and configured on the wiki, the Special:SearchCenter, shows results from other wikis. Results are shown as buttons on top of the results list.

Technical information

Configuration

To set up this service, wiki administrator must add following settings into LocalSettings.php:

$GLOBALS['bsgBlueSpiceInterwikiSearch']['Wiki_name'] = [
   "name" => "Wiki name", // Will be displayed as the wiki name in the results
   "api-endpoint" => "http://other.wiki.com/api.com",
   "search-on-wiki-url" => "http://other.wiki.com/Special:SearchCenter" // URL to the SearchCenter SpecialPage on target wiki
];

Note:This does not apply to BlueSpiceWikiFarm users, BlueSpiceInterwikiSearch within a WikiFarm is handled separately.

Rights (permissions)

This extension does not provide any additional permissions.

Requirements

This extension requires BlueSpiceFoundation and BlueSpiceExtendedSearch.

Demo

Try out InterwikiSearch in our demo