🔍 Wikipedia Clone

A simple and responsive Wikipedia search application built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This project allows users to search Wikipedia articles using the Wikipedia API and view results instantly in a clean, user-friendly interface.

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🌐 Live Demo

🔗 View Live Project

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🚀 Features

• 🔍 Search Wikipedia articles in real-time
• 📄 View article titles, links, and snippets
• 🌓 Toggle between light and dark themes
• 📱 Fully responsive design
• ⚠️ Graceful error handling and loading spinner

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript (ES6)
• Wikipedia REST API

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📁 Folder Structure

wikipedia-clone/
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├── index.html        # Main HTML file
├── style.css         # Styling (light & dark themes)
├── app.js            # JavaScript logic
└── README.md         # Project documentation

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💡 How It Works

1. 🧑‍💻 The user enters a search term and submits the form.
2. 🌐 The app fetches matching articles from the Wikipedia API.
3. 🧾 Results are dynamically rendered with title, link, and snippet.
4. 🌗 A theme toggler allows switching between light and dark modes.

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🔧 Setup Instructions

To run the project locally:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/wikipedia-clone.git

# Navigate into the folder
cd wikipedia-clone

# Open the HTML file in your browser

✅ No build tools or dependencies needed.

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🧠 What I Learned

• ✅ How to work with external APIs (Wikipedia API)
• ✅ Using async/await for asynchronous operations
• ✅ DOM manipulation and event listeners
• ✅ Building a theme switcher with JavaScript and CSS

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✨ Future Improvements

• 🎤 Add voice search support
• 🟨 Highlight keywords in the search result snippets
• 🖼️ Include article images or infobox data
• 💾 Save recent searches using localStorage

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🙌 Acknowledgements

• Wikipedia API Documentation
• Inspired by beginner-friendly JavaScript projects

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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