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Problems with Infoboxes/Templates

 * MediaWiki: 1.12.0
 * PHP: 5.2.6
 * MySQL: 5.0.45-community-log
 * URL: http://ilpwiki.com

I am trying to enable infoboxes with my version of MediaWiki. The template I am trying to incorporate is.

The first thing I found I need to do from reading through the help section and searching help sites was to enable parser functions. I copied the 5 files into a created "Parser Functions" folder in my extensions directory as indicated in the help section.

I then copied the source code from the wikipedia template entry indicated above and created a page on my site using the same title and copied code. The page is located here:.

However, whenever I try and use the organization template code on another page all you see on the page is the code.

How can I get this infobox template to work?


 * Did you edit LocalSettings.php to include the parser function extension? Smaug [[Image:Tournesol.png|20px]] 03:10, 8 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes, i did. Sorry, I forgot to include that step.  Is there anything I need to edit in the main.css or common.css files maybe?

Can a template calculate the numbers of days in February?

 * MediaWiki: 1.12.0
 * PHP: 5.2.5 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL: 5.0.51.a
 * URL: not public

Hello everyone,

I try to make templates that return the number of days in a month. As I am only concerned with dates 1970 or later, this is no problem for January and March through December. However, I don't know how do to it for February. Can this be done with a template or do I need to program a magic word?

—80.144.75.167 16:13, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

WikiLatino and MediaWiki Templates?
My name is Iris Rodriguez and I am an associate at Mi Apogeo Inc. Mi Apogeo (www.miapogeo.com) is a Latino based media company targeting second and third generation Latino consumers in the U.S. A crucial component of our hybrid site is the first online self-created Latino history and culture resource, WikiLatino!

As I post entries on the WikiLatino I'm wondering if there's any way/software that can be used to create templates/make posting more user-friendly?? We use MediaWiki however we do not have all the buttons/features that exist on Wikpedia.org....and though it seems thats how it works on Wikipedia.org, I can't see people taking the time to figure out the codes to make things look the way you want them to on a page.

Hopefully someone can help, thank you!

Iris —64.52.255.3 16:07, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Wiki Templates
Hello this is concerning my wiki and i am having numerous problems... first of all none of templates are working like the infobox and tables... how do i get these to work... or is there something i can download?

my Current Wiki... 

Thank you Andrew A. Lehti —209.240.240.138 21:40, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Navbox Template - Final Product Not Collapsing

 * MediaWiki: 1.12.0
 * PHP: 5.2.5 (cgi)
 * MySQL: 4.1.22-standard
 * URL: ArtsieWiki.net

I have done everything I can think of to try and get the collapsable feature of the Navbox to work, but I can't figure it out. It would be really helpful to have! Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

—99.144.158.114 23:35, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Using template parameters inside &lt;pre&gt;

 * MediaWiki: (Reported by your Wiki's Special:Version page)
 * PHP: 5.2.0
 * MySQL: 5.0.32

How can I use parameters inside preformatted text?

I need to have a very simple template like this:

and should be pass as raw text and not parsed by wiki parser.

It is any way to obtain this behavior. —78.150.48.199 16:27, 7 August 2008 (UTC)