Extension:Boilerplatefactory

The Boilerplatefactory extension allows to select different pages as a boilerplate. You can choose from specified categories in an extra before editing new pages. You can use it to generate huge documents from many small Boilerplates

This Extension offers all Pages from Categories in one Root-Category (default:  or change ist in LocalSettings.php) as boilerplates.

Im using:
 * API categorymembers with internally API Calling to get the categorymembers
 * Manual:Hooks/EditFormPreloadText to handle them to the new page
 * optional: Template {{subst:
 * respects noinclude

Bugs
Be careful with 2 bugs:
 * Only put Categories into Root-Category, no Articles
 * Namespace 0 (Artikle without prefix) will give template without  in

liability

 * !
 * using POST instead of GET

Nice to have

 * sorting categories
 * Using additinally Extension:UrlGetParameters für Pagename or settings

Requirements
The Preloader extension requires MediaWiki 1.7.0 or later.

Installation

 * 1) Download all extension files from github.com and place them in a   directory within your MediaWiki   directory
 * 2) Edit   and add the line
 * 3)   root Category for included Categories   (default:  ).
 * 4)   for a Pagename proposal in the new Page

Installation can be verified through the Special:Version page.

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

For instance,

dictates that these categories are selectable as boilerplate text for pages.

Provides 'optionally a default Pagename:



Provides 'optionally a Namespace:



Skin
You can use some css.

This for doubled column: