Because I just want to be able to insert a given text anywhere in the article, not inserting a ref or replacing an existing <ref> by a #tag...

The text is taken from a configuration file, so I have to keep the variables (CURRENTMONTHNAME, ...) in the configuration file.

On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 2:28 PM, billinghurst <billinghurstwiki@gmail.com> wrote:
Why not just make <ref> a tag ... 

{{subst:#tag:ref|{{safesubst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}}  OR
{{#tag:ref|{{safesubst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}}

Regards, Billinghurst


   1. How to expand only {{subst:}} and {{safesubst:}}
      (Nicolas Vervelle)




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From: Nicolas Vervelle <nvervelle@gmail.com>
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Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 13:09:51 +0200
Subject: [Mediawiki-api] How to expand only {{subst:}} and {{safesubst:}}
Hi,

Is it possible through the API to give it some wikitext and get in return the same wikitext where {{subst:}} and {{safesubst:}} have been replaced, as they would be when saving an edit ?

In WPCleaner, I want to be able to insert things like current date, so I'm currently inserting things like {{safesubst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} but as they don't work inside <ref> tags, I'd prefer to expand then myself rather than relying on the action=edit to do it.

Nico
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