For the first bit of your message, you could try the extension at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:BoilerplateSelection - personally I haven't used it but I haven't needed to. There's also Extension:InputBox which has a preload option which, again, I've never used that bit of it.
On 8/6/07, Nancy Dailey nancy@drnancydailey.com wrote:
I'm designing a "skill repository" for a corporate management team to know who has expertise in some task. Instead of designing a custom SQL database, I've been trying to use a wiki to allow them to log on and edit their user page, which should contain a list of skills and associated ratings.
I've set up a sample user page, but it's proven too complicated for them to copy the wikiText from the sample and paste it into their own user page. Is there a way to inject my wikiText into the user page space in the database when they create an account? The primary functionality I'm looking for is: A) when they open their user page, they see the sample text [not an edit box] and; B) they can edit the skill set and add numbers representing skill level on their individual user page [excludes templates].
Any thoughts on good extensions/workarounds would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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