Oh I totally agree that it is cool. Thanks for posting this!
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:40 PM, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
1) This gives you the data that is in the item,
but what does it give you
when there is no data in the item?
Ideally, all of the data would be in the wikidata item, and if there's no
data then there's nothing to display. ;-) But in practice, you can pass
parameter information to the template in the usual way, which will then be
shown in the infobox regardless of whether there is information on wikidata
about that parameter or not. This infobox template is still in use in other
articles in the usual fashion, and it only reverts to wikidata information
for empty parameters.
2) I am missing a discrete [edit] somewhere
indicating where I go to add
the data for the fields that are missing from the template
This could probably be handled by an [edit] link in the infobox that
points users towards wikidata. However, there's currently no way to show
blank fields on wikidata for empty entries that are used in the template,
you have to know the right property number or name in order to add it.
This is definitely something that needs more technical development, but
that doesn't stop it from being cool. ;-)
Thanks,
Mike
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