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* Use the '''Everything''' option for a quick-and-dirty way to look through all possible results for your search term.

* Use the '''Advanced''' option to filter your search to specific [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Namespaces namespaces], like Category or Template.

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== Identifying areas in need of help ==

* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:UnderConstruction|Under Construction]]: Pages marked as under construction; check the page history and coordinate via the Discord server if a page is actively being worked on.

* [[:Category:Stubs|Stub pages]]: Incomplete pages, lacking key information.

* [[:Category:Priority pages|Priority pages]]: Stub pages considered a high priority for updating.

* [[:Category:Pages that need to be rewritten|Pages that need to be rewritten]]: Pages that do not follow BG3 Wiki's guidelines or pages that are missing key templates.

* [[BG3Wiki:Verification]]: Pages marked as having information that needs to be verified

* [[Special:WantedPages]]: A list of pages that are linked to by other pages, but have not yet been created themselves

* [[Special:AncientPages]]: Pages that have not been updated in a long time - check these for outdated information

* [[Special:LonelyPages]]: Pages that aren't linked to by any other pages - try to find other appropriate pages to add links to them

* [[Special:LongPages]]: Very long pages that ''might'' benefit from editing for brevity

* [[Special:ShortPages]]: Very short pages that ''might'' benefit from adding more information

See [[Special:SpecialPages]] for a full list of Special pages.

== Other ways of searching BG3Wiki ==

=== Using your address bar ===

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 * Use the '''Everything''' option for a quick-and-dirty way to look through all possible results for your search term.
 * Use the '''Advanced''' option to filter your search to specific [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Namespaces namespaces], like Category or Template.
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+== Identifying areas in need of help ==
+* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:UnderConstruction|Under Construction]]: Pages marked as under construction; check the page history and coordinate via the Discord server if a page is actively being worked on.
+* [[:Category:Stubs|Stub pages]]: Incomplete pages, lacking key information.
+* [[:Category:Priority pages|Priority pages]]: Stub pages considered a high priority for updating.
+* [[:Category:Pages that need to be rewritten|Pages that need to be rewritten]]: Pages that do not follow BG3 Wiki's guidelines or pages that are missing key templates.
+* [[BG3Wiki:Verification]]: Pages marked as having information that needs to be verified
+* [[Special:WantedPages]]: A list of pages that are linked to by other pages, but have not yet been created themselves
+* [[Special:AncientPages]]: Pages that have not been updated in a long time - check these for outdated information
+* [[Special:LonelyPages]]: Pages that aren't linked to by any other pages - try to find other appropriate pages to add links to them
+* [[Special:LongPages]]: Very long pages that ''might'' benefit from editing for brevity
+* [[Special:ShortPages]]: Very short pages that ''might'' benefit from adding more information
+See [[Special:SpecialPages]] for a full list of Special pages.
 == Other ways of searching BG3Wiki ==
 === Using your address bar ===