Wikidata search

Search plugin for Wikidata, the free knowledge base that anyone can edit.
What is Wikidata search?
Wikidata Search is a Chrome extension that allows you to search against Wikidata, the free knowledge base. Simply type 'wd' in the search bar, followed by your search terms. The extension displays up to three results with English labels and descriptions, and you can preview the URL before navigating to the item on wikidata.org. Contribute to this open source project on GitHub.

Extension stats

Users: 100 ▲ 5
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2013-07-13)
Creation date: 2013-07-13
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=wbsearchentities*
Size: 11.21K

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Extension summary

To search against Wikidata, type "wd" in the search bar, followed by your search terms.

Up to three results will be shown. These are indicated by a small Wikidata logo. Each result contains the English label followed by the English description, when available. Selecting an item allows you to preview the URL. Clicking on it or hitting enter after selecting it takes you to the item on wikidata.org.

At this point, only English labels and descriptions for items will be searched against.

You can contribute to this open source project by getting the source at https://github.com/JeroenDeDauw/WikidataChromeSearch

Extension safety

Risk impact

Wikidata search requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Wikidata search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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