Extension:Preloader

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Preloader Release status: stable
Implementation	Page action, Tag
Description	Loads boilerplate text when creating new pages
Author(s)	Rob Church (Robchurchtalk)
Last version	1.2.0 (2011-03-22)
MediaWiki	1.7.0+
Database changes	no
License	No license specified
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Parameters $wgPreloaderSource
Hooks used EditFormPreloadText ParserFirstCallInit
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The Preloader extension allows the creation of boilerplate text which will be inserted into the edit form when creating new pages. Different boilerplate text can be specified for different namespaces.

In addition, a new parser tag, <nopreload> is introduced, which is used to denote sections which should not be preloaded, ever; useful for instructions and advice on the boilerplate pages. This tag has no effect during a regular parse operation.

Requirements

The Preloader extension requires MediaWiki 1.7.0 or later.

Installation

1. Download all extension files and place them in a Preloader directory within your MediaWiki extensions directory
2. Edit LocalSettings.php and add the line

require_once( "{$IP}/extensions/Preloader/Preloader.php" );

Installation can be verified through the Special:Version page.

Configuration

Configuration of the boilerplate sources is done via the $wgPreloaderSource configuration variable, which takes the following format:

$wgPreloaderSource[ NAMESPACE ] = PAGE TITLE;

For instance,

$wgPreloaderSource[ NS_MAIN ] = 'Template:Boilerplate';

$wgPreloaderSource[ NS_HELP ] = 'Template:Boilerplate help';

dictates that the boilerplate text for pages in the main namespace should be loaded from Template:Boilerplate, while pages in the Help namespace will be preloaded from Template:Boilerplate_help. Other namespaces have no boilerplate configured.

Feedback

Please submit comments, suggestions and bug reports to the extension's author via email.

See Also

• Extension:Boilerplate provides single preload template text
• Extension:PreloadManager provides per-namespace preload text
• Extension:HeaderFooter provides per-namespace header/footer text
• Extension:NewArticleTemplates provides per-namespace preload text

perhaps Extension:Preloader, Extension:PreloadManager, Extension:NewArticleTemplates and Extension:Boilerplate should be merged?