Extension:TemplateWizard

MediaWiki extensions manual

TemplateWizard Release status: stable
Implementation	User interface
Description	Adds a popup dialog box for adding template code to wikitext.
Author(s)	samwilsontalk
Latest version	0.1.0
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	1.31+
Database changes	No
License	MIT License
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Help	Help:Extension:TemplateWizard
Example	Available on Wikimedia wikis (including this one).
Parameters $wgTemplateWizardTemplateSearchImprovements
Hooks used EditPage::showEditForm:initial ResourceLoaderGetConfigVars
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The TemplateWizard extension adds a popup dialog box for adding template code to wikitext. End-user help for this extension is located at Help:Extension:TemplateWizard .

Installation

• First install Extension:TemplateData and Extension:WikiEditor .
• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called TemplateWizard in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

  wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateWizard' );
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Installation and usage note

TemplateWizard provides a visual dialog that helps editors insert templates in a guided manner. In order to do that, it uses the TemplateData information that is provided within the template. Please make sure your templates contain the TemplateData definition. For more information on how to add TemplateData to your templates, please see this guide.

See also

• Help:Extension:TemplateWizard – end-user help for this extension.
• Extension:TemplateData – the extension that provides the information about templates.
• Extension:WikiEditor – the extension that provides the editing toolbar.