Last modified: 2014-04-01 16:09:11 UTC
The MediaWiki 'SearchGetNearMatchBefore' hook passes the second parameter ($titleResult) by reference. Because it is not defined as being by reference in the searchGetNearMatchBeforeHook function definition, the result is never returned to MediaWiki.
Change 122551 had a related patch set uploaded by Chad: Fix incorrect hook usage, second parameter is a reference https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/122551
Change 122551 merged by jenkins-bot: Fix incorrect hook usage, second parameter is a reference https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/122551
Thanks for the report! This is now fixed in master.