Customize the Edit Page to use radio buttons, drop-downs, checkboxes, etc.. - MediaWiki-l

Leonard Wallentin

25 Nov 25 Nov

10:17 a.m.

Have a look at Semantic MediaWiki and Semantic Forms, those extensions are probably what you are looking for! /Leo Den 25 nov 2012 15:46 skrev "Al" <work(a)public.podzone.net>et>:

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Hi, I would like to use MediaWiki for _structured data_ in addition to "free-form" textual information. During the edit process, I would like certain parts of the page to NOT be editable in the free-form edit box, but instead be modifiable via other common form elements such as radio buttons, drop-downs, checkboxes, etc.. So, the page will consists of some some free-from textual information and also some other fields that should be NOT be accessible from the edit box and only changeable via the previously mentioned simple form elements (radio buttons, etc..). Is this possible in a relatively straightforward manner or would it be a hack? Thanks, Al ______________________________**_________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.**org <MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists…

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Leonard Wallentin

2:15 p.m.

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Will SMW work seamlessly with the Edit page? Will the user notice anything different about the wiki page or functionality? Is there any specific part of SMW I should look at first?

You can make the user experience quite seamless, by tweaking the SMW configuration a bit. I suggest you set up a test installation and start playing around with it! Here are a few sites using the Semantic Forms part of the SMW family, if you want to get an idea: http://smw.referata.com/wiki/Special:BrowseData/Sites?Semantic_extensions=S… /Leo

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Thanks On 11/25/2012 8:17 AM, Leonard Wallentin wrote:

Have a look at Semantic MediaWiki and Semantic Forms, those extensions are probably what you are looking for! /Leo Den 25 nov 2012 15:46 skrev "Al"<work(a)public.podzone.net>.podzone.net>:

Hi, I would like to use MediaWiki for _structured data_ in addition to "free-form" textual information. During the edit process, I would like certain parts of the page to NOT be editable in the free-form edit box, but instead be modifiable via other common form elements such as radio buttons, drop-downs, checkboxes, etc.. So, the page will consists of some some free-from textual information and also some other fields that should be NOT be accessible from the edit box and only changeable via the previously mentioned simple form elements (radio buttons, etc..). Is this possible in a relatively straightforward manner or would it be a hack? Thanks, Al ______________________________**_________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.**org<MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists…

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Al

4:13 p.m.

Thank you Yury/Leonard. Semantic Wiki looks perfect for my project esp the RDF support! What a valuable and noble effort it is. On 11/25/2012 12:18 PM, Yury Katkov wrote:

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Well, if you want to work with structured data on your wiki your users will have to either use the semantic markup like this: Berlin has population [[has population::3515473]] OR you can semantify your templates and infoboxes so that no one will notice the difference: {{City population = 3515473 }} (inside the template you will add [[has population::{{{population}}}]] ) OR you can use forms to add the data to these template, so that your users don't have to learn any markup at all! Use Semantic Forms, Semantic Forms Inputs and Page Schemas extension to do that. If you want to look at some semantic wikis I would recommend to look at Wiki of the Month page [1]. If you have any questions about the SMW feel free to ask us in the mailing lists [2]: the community is really supportive, big and nice. ----- [1] http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_of_the_Month [2] http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Getting_support Yury Katkov, WikiVote On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Al<work(a)public.podzone.net> wrote:

Thanks Leonard and Yury, Will SMW work seamlessly with the Edit page? Will the user notice anything different about the wiki page or functionality? Is there any specific part of SMW I should look at first? Thanks On 11/25/2012 8:17 AM, Leonard Wallentin wrote:

Have a look at Semantic MediaWiki and Semantic Forms, those extensions are probably what you are looking for! /Leo Den 25 nov 2012 15:46 skrev "Al"<work(a)public.podzone.net>.podzone.net>:

Hi, I would like to use MediaWiki for _structured data_ in addition to "free-form" textual information. During the edit process, I would like certain parts of the page to NOT be editable in the free-form edit box, but instead be modifiable via other common form elements such as radio buttons, drop-downs, checkboxes, etc.. So, the page will consists of some some free-from textual information and also some other fields that should be NOT be accessible from the edit box and only changeable via the previously mentioned simple form elements (radio buttons, etc..). Is this possible in a relatively straightforward manner or would it be a hack? Thanks, Al ______________________________**_________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.**org<MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists…

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Yury Katkov

10:27 a.m.

Semantic MediaWiki (plus the whole family of semantic extensions) and Dynamic Page List are what your want. ----- Yury Katkov, WikiVote On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Al <work(a)public.podzone.net> wrote:

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Hi, I would like to use MediaWiki for _structured data_ in addition to "free-form" textual information. During the edit process, I would like certain parts of the page to NOT be editable in the free-form edit box, but instead be modifiable via other common form elements such as radio buttons, drop-downs, checkboxes, etc.. So, the page will consists of some some free-from textual information and also some other fields that should be NOT be accessible from the edit box and only changeable via the previously mentioned simple form elements (radio buttons, etc..). Is this possible in a relatively straightforward manner or would it be a hack? Thanks, Al _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

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