Help:Search Card

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The purpose of a search card is to document a source that was consulted, and what was searched for in that source.

Templates Used

Searched for template

The purpose of this template is to streamline the search documentation process on Search Cards by providing a uniform entry and display. See also Template:Search result for result formatting. Usage:

{{searched for |term={{{term}}} |date={{{date}}} |page={{{page}}} |url={{{url}}} }} 
  • term = whatever the search term used.
  • date = date the search was conducted.
  • page= = the page number or page title
  • url = url when applicable

This documentation is transcended from Template:Searched for/doc

Used in conjunction with Template:Search result

Search result template

The purpose of this template is to streamline the search documentation process on Search Cards by providing a uniform entry and display for search results and notes. See also Template:Searched for for search term formatting.

This template will add theCategory:Search Card category. Usage:

{{Search result 
|accessed date             =
|alt                       = 
|document date             =
|external source name      = 
|internal document name    =  
|name                      = 
|note                      = 
|url                       = 
}}
  • document date = most relevant date on the document
  • name = if the search result refers to a particular name it can be provided
  • note = any note can be provided
  • external source name = page number, paragraph number, url, etc where the search result was found
  • internal source name = name of page for the source (include namespace)
  • alt = name to be displayed when needed to be different than name above
  • url = URL of page where the result was found
  • accessed date = date source was assessed
  • if 'all arguments are left blank, then "no results" will be returned.

This template uses the following templates:

This documentation is transcluded from Template:Search result/doc