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=="Go" versus "Search"== | =="Go" versus "Search"== | ||
In the wiki search box, using the button "Go" will take you directly to a page whose title exactly matches your search query, if it exists. Using the button "Search" will instead perform a search using your search query and take you to a page displaying the results. | In the wiki search box, using the button "Go" will take you directly to a page whose title exactly matches your search query, if it exists. Using the button "Search" will instead perform a search using your search query and take you to a page displaying the results. | ||
==Titles vs. Page Text== | |||
Search results are divided into two sections: ''Article title matches'' and ''Page text matches''. This makes it easy to find articles that have your search term in their titles. | |||
==Excluding PDB code-titled pages== | |||
The ''Page text matches'' section of your search results will usually be mostly pages that are title with a 4-character [[PDB code]]. These are automatically-generated "seeded" pages, and are the most numerous pages in Protopedia. | |||
It is easy to restrict your search results to pages created by humans (which are never titled with a PDB code). At the very bottom of your search results are a group of checkboxes. Notice the line | |||
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:'''Include only [ ] Seeded (Automatic) pages - [ ] only Human created pages''' | |||
By checking "only human created pages" you will eliminate all the PDB code-titled pages in your results. | |||
==More powerful searching== | ==More powerful searching== | ||