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This page provides a list of frequently asked querstions concerning [[Woogle4MediaWiki]] from the perspective of different roles.

If you have additional questions not yet satisfied here, edit the "talk" discussion page on top of this page, see our [[support]] page, use [[Special:WoogleFeedback]] or [[contact]] us directly.

== Decider questions ==

=== What can Woogle do? Is it suited for my particular problem setting? ===
see [[Woogle4MediaWiki/Decider manual|decider manual]]

=== How does Woogle relate/compare to existing search extensions in MediaWiki? ===
see [[Woogle4MediaWiki/Decider manual|decider manual]]

=== Can I search multiple MediaWiki instances with Woogle? ===
Yes, with the WoogleRemote setup, you can search an arbitrary number of MediaWikis and even many more Wiki engines. See [[Woogle4MediaWiki/Decider manual|decider manual]] for details.

=== How much effort/expertise is required to set up Woogle in my environment? ===
see [[Woogle4MediaWiki/Decider manual|decider manual]]

=== How does Woogle perform/which data volumes are supported/which hardware is required? ===
see [[Woogle4MediaWiki/Decider manual|decider manual]]

=== Is there commercial support for Woogle4MediaWiki? ===
As a research instution, we currently do not offer explicit commercial support for our tools. However, depending on your problem setting, we might assist you on a project basis or direct you to one of our partner companies which might be able to offer long-term support. [[Contact]] us for further information.

=== Does Woogle have support for Semantic MediaWiki? ===
Not yet, but support is planned for the future. See [[Woogle4MediaWiki/Roadmap]].


== Administrator questions ==

=== How can I crawl/search multiple MediaWiki instance with Woogle? ===
Using WoogleRemote you can search an arbitray number of Wiki instances. Directly supported systems are currently MediaWiki, Confluence, JSPWiki and FosWiki. Any other Wiki can probably be crawled with our generic Web crawler.

=== Problem: Woogle results have a wrong URL prefix ===
If the search results start with a wrong URL (e.g. "http://localhost/index.php/Page" or "http://myhost.mynetwork/index.php/Page") instead of a desired "http://www.mydomain.com/index.php/Page", you probably should explicitly set the <code>$wgServer</code> parameter [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/$wgServer] in your MediaWiki <code>LocalSettings.php</code>. Make sure to re-create the Woogle index afterwards.

=== Problem: After installing Woogle, a white/blank page appears when opening the Wiki ===
* increase memory limit
* check webserver log (apache\logs\error.log for Apache)
* error logging


== User questions ==

=== What features does Woogle offer to users? ===
see [[Special:WoogleHelp]] and/or the [[Woogle4MediaWiki/User manual|user manual]]

=== What data does Woogle log about its users? ===
see [[Woogle4MediaWiki/Privacy]]


== Developer questions ==

=== How can I contribute to Woogle4MediaWiki development? ===
We have [[Woogle4MediaWiki/Roadmap|plenty of ideas]] for improving Woogle. If you would like to help us out or work on own ideas, please do not hesitate to [[contact]] us.