If you are going to use only 1 template for all new articles then Boilerplate should work for you. If you have multiple templates, I have implemented an extension BoilerplateSelection which uses the title of the article to determine which template to use.
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-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Cynthia Blue Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 13:25 To: MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Template for All New Pages
I have been looking through mediawiki.org but didn't find the info on my question.
I would love to have the wiki (by extention if necessary) open up new edit windows and be populated by certain format criteria that it would be nice if the users followed.
Such as a title field, maybe a contents block, and some information. Then they can write whatever they want. This kinda makes it easier to read. And some users are not so web savy that they will do this naturally.
Does something like this exist? Maybe a template? thanks. Cynthia