[Mediawiki-l] Different "form" question

[David Gerard]

Carlton B (carltonb at mindspring.com) [050511 17:04]:

> This is a question of a different nature about "forms" and "templates"  I
> could not find it in the FAQ, so I must be looking for the wrong sort of
> answer.
> What I want to do is create a non-transclusive template.  The MW "template"
> concept is a transclusion, so that won't fit my requirement.  I am looking
> to create a type of article template with certain pre-defined headers and
> sub-headers that authors can choose for convenience.  To resort to an
> analogy that is often abused in computing, let's call it a "car form."
> Users can invoke a form with headings like "style", "history",
> "specifications", "safety", and appropriate sub-headings.  Having invoked
> the form to create a new article, they are completely free to customize in
> whatever manner they believe suits the needs of the article.
> What is this entity in MediaWiki and how do I go about employing it?


When I want to do something like this on Wikipedia, I enter
{{subst:template}} - rather than {{template}}. Then save. Then edit and
tweak. Though this is almost certainly not as automated a process as you're
looking for.


- d.