Template:MW file

MediaWiki file: {{{1}}}
Location:	/
Source code:	master • 1.43.0 • 1.42.4 • 1.39.11
Classes:	Find code • Find documentation

Template documentation

Displays an informative box about a file in MediaWiki core, with links to its source code in master, stable, and legacy branches, and links to its classes and interfaces in the generated PHP documentation.

{{MW file|FILENAME|PATH
|class1=CLASS
|class2=CLASS
|class3=CLASS
|...
|interface1=INTERFACE
|interface2=INTERFACE
|interface3=INTERFACE
|NotInGit=REASON
}}

• FILENAME is the name of the file, including extension.
  • If the file has been recently renamed, you can use the stable= and the legacy= parameters to provide the old name so links work; you'll need to update the template invocation as the release in which the file was renamed moves from master->stable->legacy.
• PATH is the path to the file; do not include a leading slash, include the trailing slash. Leave it blank for files in the root directory.
• The class arguments are all optional, and if supplied will link to the generated documentation. CLASS should be the class name, as used in the URL. E.g. "Parser" would generate a link to "classParser.html". The template allows up to six class parameters, class1-class6
• INTERFACE is similar. The template allows up to three interface parameters
• The NotInGit argument is optional and should only be used if the file is not in Git for some reason (I think this only applies to LocalSettings.php). REASON is the reason that is displayed in the infobox. Note that NotInGit is case sensitive!

The Manual uses this template extensively.

Examples

{{MW file|index.php|}}

MediaWiki file: index.php
Location:
Source code:	master • 1.43.0 • 1.42.4 • 1.39.11
Classes:	Find code • Find documentation

{{MW file|Article.php|includes/page/
|class1=Article
}}

MediaWiki file: Article.php
Location:	includes/page/
Source code:	master • 1.43.0 • 1.42.4 • 1.39.11
Classes:	Article

---

{{MW file|WikiPage.php|includes/page/
|class1=WikiPage
|interface1=Page
}}

MediaWiki file: WikiPage.php
Location:	includes/page/
Source code:	master • 1.43.0 • 1.42.4 • 1.39.11
Classes:	WikiPage • Page

---

{{MW file|LocalSettings.php|
|NotInGit=created during installation
}}

MediaWiki file: LocalSettings.php
Location:
Source code:	not in Git (created during installation)
Classes:

See also

• {{Git file }} — a simple link to a file on gerrit (from mediawiki/core or otherwise)
• Category:MediaWiki code pages without class names — incompletely filled pages are automatically listed by this template

Displays an informative box about a file in MediaWiki core, with links to its source code in master, stable, and legacy branches, and links to its classes and interfaces in the generated PHP documentation.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
nodisplaytitle	nodisplaytitle	no description	Unknown	optional
File name	1	no description	Unknown	required
File path	2	no description	Unknown	required
Not in Git?	NotInGit	Whether the version is in Git version control (only rarely used for files like LocalSettings.php and DevelopmentSettings.php)	Boolean	optional
Stable MediaWiki version	stable	no description	Unknown	optional
Legacy MediaWiki version	legacy	no description	Unknown	optional
LTS MediaWiki Version	lts	Long-Term Support version for MediaWiki	Unknown	optional
Class 1	class1	no description	Unknown	suggested
Class 2	class2	no description	Unknown	optional
Class 3	class3	no description	Unknown	optional
Class 4	class4	no description	Unknown	optional
Class 5	class5	no description	Unknown	optional
Class 6	class6	no description	Unknown	optional
Interface 1	interface1	no description	Unknown	suggested
Interface 2	interface2	no description	Unknown	optional
Interface 3	interface3	no description	Unknown	optional
Example	example	no description	Unknown	optional

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Maintenance: noslash

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Subpages of this template.