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After using the @ symbol, all more than one word to be typed

Feature Upgrade · Articles & templates · Created by Xras7
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Linking @ @-Symbol Articles Upgrade Space Feature-Upgrade

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

  When linking articles to each other using the @ symbol, it will only work with one word. After a space is typed the linking process ends. This is frustrating because I have many articles that start with the word "The" and once "the" is typed you have to scroll through many articles and search until you find the one you am looking for.

How does this feature request address the current situation?

  If the feature still registers after a space, articles could be searched for and linked with more efficiently.
Current score

22/300 Votes · +2480 points

Votes Cast

  • +200

    by AN7
    on 2021-08-25 23:26
  • -50

    by DMFW
    on 2021-08-25 21:36
    The abilty to search on words that are not at the beginning of the article, plus the use of the underscore to represent a space seems to me to provide all the functionality the OP wants already.
  • -10

    by SoulLink
    on 2021-08-25 17:42
    Search terms can be combined by using underscore to bridge over spaces...
  • +20

    by SamGuss
    on 2021-08-25 17:30
  • +300

    by EQandCivfanatic
    on 2021-08-25 17:15
  • -10

    by Fenix_Whitewood
    on 2021-08-25 17:08
  • +200

    by IratePotato
    on 2021-08-25 16:26
  • +10

    by Wyndarr
    on 2021-08-25 15:59
  • -10

    by HarleyQ
    on 2021-08-25 14:06
    This generally works if you start by typing any other word in the title of the article other than "the," as stated by Wordigirl below. I'm not sure if additional support is necessary/would be helpful to enough people.
  • +10

    by Jkaayy
    on 2021-08-25 13:57
  • +300

    by DarthGaymer
    on 2021-08-25 12:58
  • +300

    by Ondo
    on 2021-08-25 12:32
    Wordigirl has a good workaround, but allowing for multiple-word search (if it's possible technically) would be a small QoL feature that would make it more user-friendly.
  • +300

    by Silviooooooo
    on 2021-08-25 11:32
    Maybe introduce the possibility to use _ as a connector: "The_dark_master" would look for articles containing all three words
  • +10

    by FizzyBee
    on 2021-08-25 10:29
  • +10

    by Michael Chandra
    on 2021-08-25 10:14
    Your example is bad because the search checks the entire title, so like Wordigirl said you don't have to start with "The".   That said, in large worlds with tons of articles, there's bound to be a few where you don't entirely recall the title and there's too many options, so you need a second search term to help narrow it down. For those case, a second search term might be nice.
  • +300

    by Aldosama
    on 2021-08-25 08:40
  • +300

    by CryoNymph
    on 2021-08-25 06:16
  • +300

    by CraniumBeaver
    on 2021-08-25 06:09
  • +20

    by SableMysteries
    on 2021-08-25 04:40
  • -10

    by Wordigirl
    on 2021-08-25 04:17
    I would like to let you know that there is already the ability to type different words after the @. Like me. I have "The Shining Lord" "The Mundbyrdians of Dryhtenhaven" and more "The"s, but you can actually just start typing @Lord and @"The Shining Lord" will also come up. Hope this helps. If you need more instruction, you can message me. God bless!
  • -300

    by A Thundering Orc
    on 2021-08-25 03:58
  • -10

    by spartango
    on 2021-08-25 03:49
  • +300

    by Xras7
    on 2021-08-25 03:39