How to Find Information on the WADA Website (wadadarts.org)

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The fastest way to find something specific on wadadarts.org is the site search: the homepage exposes a "Search this Site" function, so you can enter a term and go straight to matching pages instead of browsing menus. Use search when you already know the name of a document, policy, or topic; use the site's navigation when you are exploring and don't yet know what the relevant page is called.

Start with the site search

  1. Open wadadarts.org in your browser.
  2. Locate the "Search this Site" field on the page.
  3. Type a concrete term — an organization name, a document title, a policy area, or a keyword from the page you remember seeing.
  4. Submit the search and open the result that matches your goal.

Expected result: a list of pages on the site containing your term. If the results are too broad, add a second word to narrow them (for example, combine a topic with "policy," "document," or "report"). If nothing relevant appears, shorten the query to a single distinctive word and try again.

Use navigation when you are exploring

Search works best when you can name what you want. If you are new to the site and want to understand what it covers, start from the homepage and follow its navigation into the main content areas. This is the better route when your goal is general — for example, understanding what the organization publishes — rather than retrieving one specific item.

A practical pattern:

  • Known item (a specific document, statement, or page): search first.
  • Known topic, unknown page name: search the topic, then browse the results.
  • No clear starting term: begin at the homepage and move through the navigation.

Match your starting point to your goal

Your goal Best starting point
Find a specific document or page you can name "Search this Site" with the title or a distinctive phrase
Find whatever the site says about a topic Search the topic term, then scan results
Understand the site's overall scope Homepage, then follow the navigation
Re-find a page you visited before Search a phrase you remember from that page

Common snags

  • Too many results: your term is probably too generic. Add a qualifier or use a phrase you expect to appear verbatim on the target page.
  • No useful results: try alternate wording or a shorter term; the site's own vocabulary may differ from yours.
  • Search box not visible: check the top of the page and the header area, and scroll back to the top if you are deep in a page.

Because the available site information is limited to the homepage and its search function, treat search as your primary tool and the navigation as your fallback. If a search returns nothing after two or three wording attempts, the content you want may not be published on the site — in that case, look for a contact or inquiry route on the homepage rather than continuing to refine the query.