Editing Help/Links (section)

=== Using Linksearch === <!--T:228-->
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<translate><!--T:229--> <tvar name=1>[[Special:Linksearch]]</tvar> is a built-in tool that helps find pages linked to a specific URL.</translate>
<translate><!--T:230--> By using the <tvar name=1></tvar> table, it generates a comprehensive list of page names where the link originates, along with the complete target link for each source page.</translate>
<translate><!--T:231--> You can search in all namespaces or just one.</translate>
<translate><!--T:232--> It supports wildcard (<tvar name=1>*</tvar>) use, so you can search by [[w:top-level domain|top-level domain]] (e.g. <tvar name=2>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Linksearch?title=Special%3ALinksearch&target=*.nl]</tvar>), [[w:second-level domain|second-level domain]] (e.g. <tvar name=3>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Linksearch?title=Special%3ALinksearch&target=*.ns.nl]</tvar>), etc. or refine your search by specifying parts of the URL e.g. <tvar name=4>[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Linksearch?title=Special%3ALinksearch&target=en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal]</tvar>.</translate>

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* <translate><!--T:233--> Avoid including <tvar name=1>"http://"</tvar>.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:234--> The program might not return any results if there is a colon in the URL.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:235--> MediaWiki page names in URLs should have underscores instead of spaces.</translate> <translate><!--T:236--> The Linksearch function also requires underscores in URLs.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:237--> Linksearch is sensitive to capitalization, multiple underscores, and the use of <tvar name=1><code>index.php</code></tvar>.</translate> <translate><!--T:238--> It may not find alternative URLs even if they lead to the same target.</translate> <translate><!--T:239--> Therefore, when creating an external link, it's best to use the canonical form of the URL.</translate> <translate><!--T:240--> If the address bar displays a modified URL after following a link, update the URL in the link accordingly for optimal use of Linksearch.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:241--> The list is sorted by URL, using .</translate> <translate><!--T:242--> Note that an underscore, unlike a blank space, is alphabetically positioned between <tvar name=1><code>Z</code></tvar> and <tvar name=2><code>a</code></tvar>.</translate>
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