https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words#Variables
{{CURRENTYEAR}}, {{CURRENTMONTH}], etc. - possibly a pop-up inserter with a brief description of what each do (and their current value?)
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
See Also:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62740
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalled | Feature | None | T41487 need for all projects to have common DOI citation templates... | ||
| Open | None | T48521 Create a VisualEditor plugin tool to insert/edit references to Wikidata queries | |||
| Open | None | T52855 VisualEditor: Transclusions editor should support parser functions and variables | |||
| Resolved | None | T67644 VisualEditor: Support editing {{int:name}} blocks | |||
| Open | Feature | None | T51996 VisualEditor: Provide a way for users to insert variable magic words | ||
| Open | None | T55414 TemplateData: Ship documentation for core magic words and parser functions | |||
| Open | None | T55413 TemplateData: Consider support for non-template transclusions (magic words, parser functions) | |||
| Open | None | T327347 Change of section tags when edit with the visual editor |
Feel like taking this on? It'd be a step towards fixing bug 50855 in general… Big fun challenge. :-)
So we need to:
Actually, maybe we should just have VE query api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=magicwords, then load a documentation message for it in the given language.
(In reply to Alex Monk from comment #3)
Actually, maybe we should just have VE query
api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=magicwords, then load a
documentation message for it in the given language.
no, ignore this
Apparently some of the magic words involving 'colon arguments' will need Parsoid/VE DM support.
(In reply to Alex Monk from comment #5)
Apparently some of the magic words involving 'colon arguments' will need
Parsoid/VE DM support.
Does Parsoid not split out the zeroth argument or something? If so, is there a bug that this can be made semi-dependent on?
2014-06-16 22:00:29 <Krinkle> but we'll need to implemetn support for the colon argument in Parsoid and VisualEditor DM first.
Change 140445 had a related patch set uploaded by Alex Monk:
[WIP] Allow TemplateData to output information about magic words
Change 140445 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester):
[WIP] Allow TemplateData to output information about magic words
Change 278429 had a related patch set uploaded (by Alex Monk):
[WIP] Add MagicWord::getDocs and i18n messages for documentation of magic words
Change 140445 abandoned by Alex Monk:
[WIP] Allow TemplateData to output information about magic words
Change 278429 abandoned by Alex Monk:
[WIP] Add MagicWord::getDocs and i18n messages for documentation of magic words