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Offer full text search if a search redirects to an existing page (Community Wishlist/W271/en)

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When typing into a search box and hitting Enter/Return, one expects search results. So it can be confusing to be redirected to a content page, especially if it's a different site because the query included an interwiki prefix. Showing a link to the full text search, much like "Redirected from ...", would be a much more humane and less astonishing experience.

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  • Created: 10:31, 21 August 2024
  • Last updated: 07:09, 11 October 2025
  • Author: Nardog (talk)
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Support Pppery (talk) 16:16, 10 October 2025