Extension:Call
From MediaWiki.org
 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | Special page |
| Description | Create a hyperlink to a template (or to a normal wiki article) with parameter passing. Can be used at the browser's command line or within wiki text. |
| Author(s) | Algorithmix |
| Version | 1.0 (2007-12-20) |
| MediaWiki | 1.7 and later |
| Download | from DPL website and from svn |
| Parameters | the article name and an arbitrary set of parameters |
| Example | on dpldemo website |
[edit] Purpose
With the Call-extension you can create dynamic wiki pages by passing parameters. Write something like
[[Special:Call/MyTemplate,size=big,color=green,good morning!]] [[Special:Call/:MyArticle,size=big,color=green]]
in a wiki article or type
http://mywiki/index.php?title=Special:Call/MyTemplate,size=big,color=green,hello! http://mywiki/index.php?title=Special:Call/MyTemplate&size=big&color=green,nice day http://mywiki/index.php?title=Special:Call/:MyArticle,size=big,color=green,see you later. http://mywiki/index.php?title=Special:Call/:MyArticle&size=big&color=blue&good night!
Within template 'MyTemplate' or within article 'MyArticle' you reference parameters (by name or number) in the normal way:
... arbitrary text ...
{{{1|}}}
Size is {{{size}}}, using {{{color}}} color.
... arbitrary text ...
Why should one do this?
- Think of a 'menu page' where the user selects an option and you want to forward him to a wiki page depending on that option.
- Did you develop a wiki template? Call it directly from the browser copmmand line and pass parameters to test it.
- Think of an article which contains a form (combo boxes, user input fields). Once the user has filled in the form you perform the desired action and then call the same article again so that the user can modify his input and try a second time (a good example for this technique can be found on the dpldemo website.
