User blog:Mathmagician/Wikia's Search is Changing

As you may be aware, across Wikia the search feature is changing. The latest update is viewed by some to be more like a downgrade, making it more difficult to navigate around the wiki. Searching for "Zombie" no longer takes you to the "Zombie" page, instead it brings up poorly populated search results. The idea was that it's supposed to be easier to run a keyword search -- but it's very inconvenient when you need to access information quickly.

Fortunately, there's a custom JavaScript search fix your own search bar for you, but you have to install it yourself. '''Note: You must have an account on Wikia and be logged in to do this. As with all customizations to your interface, if you're paranoid and don't trust this script then don't use it.'''

Fix your search on the Terraria Wiki

 * 1) Copy the following code: importScriptPage('MediaWiki:Search.js', 'eladkse');
 * 2) Go to this page: Special:MyPage/wikia.js
 * 3) Copy/paste the above code onto that page

Fix your search across all of Wikia

 * Installing the search fix in this manner will enable it for all Wikia wikis, including the Terraria Wiki, but also other wikis such as the The Elder Scrolls Wiki, etc.


 * 1) Copy the following code: importScriptPage('MediaWiki:Search.js', 'eladkse');
 * 2) Go to this page: w:Special:MyPage/global.js
 * 3) Copy/paste the above code onto that page