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+ | === Fixes === | ||
+ | * Check the tracking category {{clc|Category:Pages with template loops}} and correct. | ||
+ | * Check the tracking category {{clc|Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls}} and correct. | ||
+ | * Doing once over of all {{clc|Template documentation pages}} to make sure templates not only have them, but making sure the doc is understandable. | ||
+ | ** Making sure all links that need to be directed to Wikipedia are (using the 'w:' in their links). | ||
+ | ** Modify examples to match our use cases. | ||
+ | ** Remove technical wordage that wouldn't be useful to our users. | ||
+ | ==Requests== | ||
+ | ===Requested Template imports=== | ||
+ | * [[w:Template:Tree list]] | ||
+ | ===Requested Template changes=== | ||
+ | * {{tl|Large category TOC}} As per request from [[User:Dmon]], increase the threshold of where this kicks in to something like 3000 as the simple starting letter is sufficient most of the time at 1200. | ||
== Featured Content== | == Featured Content== | ||
===Internal-linking templates for the "See also" sections or at the bottom of template documentation=== | ===Internal-linking templates for the "See also" sections or at the bottom of template documentation=== | ||
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** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikiEditor Extension:WikiEditor] (an extension that provides the editing toolbar). | ** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikiEditor Extension:WikiEditor] (an extension that provides the editing toolbar). | ||
** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Page_Forms Extension: Page Forms] (an extension allows you to have forms for creating and editing pages on your wiki, as well as for querying data, all without any programming). | ** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Page_Forms Extension: Page Forms] (an extension allows you to have forms for creating and editing pages on your wiki, as well as for querying data, all without any programming). | ||
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+ | ==Related WikiProjects== | ||
+ | Related | ||
+ | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Portals|WikiProject Portals]] | ||
+ | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Semantic|WikiProject Semantic]] | ||
+ | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Userboxes|WikiProject Userboxes]] | ||
+ | ===Child projects=== | ||
+ | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Infoboxes|WikiProject Infoboxes]] - for {{cl|Infobox templates}} | ||
+ | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Inline Templates|WikiProject Inline Templates]] – for {{cl|Inline templates}} | ||
+ | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Navigation Templates|WikiProject Navigation Templates]] - for {{cl|Navigation templates}} | ||
{{WikiProjects}} | {{WikiProjects}} | ||
[[Category:WikiProjects|Templates]] | [[Category:WikiProjects|Templates]] |
Revision as of 11:48, 6 November 2023
Project Templates | |
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Project Information | |
Type | Maintenance |
Hexcode | #B2BEB5 |
Senior Editor(s) | Deadfire |
Area(s) | Templates & Automation |
Discord | Sarna Discord Community |
Project Resources | |
Related Projects | BattleTechWiki:Project Cleanup |
Description
This WikiProject was formed to better manage the BattleTechWiki's myriad templates. This page contains their many useful suggestions, and it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other editors. If you would like to help, please inquire on the project's talk page and see the to-do list.
Goals
The main goal of this WikiProject is:
- To help manage the template namespace of the BattleTechWiki.
Scope
- Conducting efforts to better organize, document and display all templates in the template namespace, including: navigation templates, infobox templates, inline templates, image copyright tags and much more.
- Solving specific templates issues, such as standardisation of content and categorization.
- Improving the general documentation on how to create and use templates, in addition to improving the documentation pages of the individual templates.
- Clean-up of the unused, unneeded and/or redundant templates.
- Providing help and guidance in creating, updating, correcting and testing templates.
- Improving template accessibility
Participants
Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
Open tasks
To-do list for BattleTechWiki:Project Templates:
Routine
Short termThings that will take a small amount of time to do
Long term
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Fixes
- Check the tracking category Category:Pages with template loops (13) and correct.
- Check the tracking category Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls (11) and correct.
- Doing once over of all Category:Template documentation pages (1,298) to make sure templates not only have them, but making sure the doc is understandable.
- Making sure all links that need to be directed to Wikipedia are (using the 'w:' in their links).
- Modify examples to match our use cases.
- Remove technical wordage that wouldn't be useful to our users.
Requests
Requested Template imports
Requested Template changes
- {{Large category TOC}} As per request from User:Dmon, increase the threshold of where this kicks in to something like 3000 as the simple starting letter is sufficient most of the time at 1200.
Featured Content
Internal-linking templates for the "See also" sections or at the bottom of template documentation
Most of the example boxes you see here are in Category:Documentation see also templates
Help templates
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Special Pages
Templates
Others to check
- Special:BrokenRedirects
- Special:UncategorizedCategories
- Special:WantedCategories
- Special:WantedFiles
Extensions
- Work with the following Mediawiki extensions:
- Extension:TemplateStyles (an extension that allows to specify that a stylesheet should be loaded from a wiki page, allowing the template to have custom styles without having to modify the site's main CSS file).
- Extension:TemplateData (an extension that provides the information about templates).
- Extension:TemplateWizard (an extension that adds a popup dialog box for adding template code to wikitext).
- Extension:WikiEditor (an extension that provides the editing toolbar).
- Extension: Page Forms (an extension allows you to have forms for creating and editing pages on your wiki, as well as for querying data, all without any programming).
Related WikiProjects
Related