Creating page lists with DPL3

The extension DynamicPageList3 allows you to include lists of wiki pages on any content page.

Application examples

You can view a documentation of all selection criteria and formatting options at Gamepedia.

This help page contains some examples of typical applications for this extension as well as a list of common parameters and their values.

List of subpages

The following code shows the subpages of the current page in a 3-column layout:

{{#dpl:
|titlematch={{PAGENAME}}/%
|shownamespace=false
|replaceintitle=/{{PAGENAME}}\//,
|columns=3
|mode=none
|rowcolformat=width=100%
}}

Example: Display the subpages of the page VisualEditor imn the namespace Manual in a 1-column layout:

{{#dpl:
|titlematch=VisualEditor/%  
|shownamespace=false
|namespace= Manual
|replaceintitle=/VisualEditor\//,
|columns=1
|mode=ubordered
|rowcolformat=width=100%
}}

Output:

• Files
• Images
• Tables
• Tables/Examples
• Version comparison

Selecting pages by namespace

{{#dpl:
  |namespace=Manual
  |includesubpages=true
  |shownamespace=false
  |count=5
  |ordermethod=title
}}

Output:

• Admin Manual Introduction
• Archive/Extension/DocumentManager
• Archive:Extension/RatedComments
• BlueSpice Layout
• BlueSpice Layout/Footer

Selecting pages by category

{{#dpl:
  |category=QM
  |addcategories  = true
  |includesubpages=true
  |shownamespace=false
  |count=5
  |ordermethod=title
  |mode=ordered  
}}

Output:

Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.3.2: Warning: No results.

Selecting pages with specific naming patterns

{{#dpl:
 |namespace=File
 |titlematch=A%
 |count=5
 }}

Output:

• File:A1.png
• File:A1A3.png
• File:AbBlSp1.jpg
• File:AboutBlSp1.jpg
• File:AddPhoto.jpg

Show a random page in a category

<div style="border:2px solid #f6f6f6; padding:10px; width:500px; height:500px; overflow-y:auto;">
{{#dpl:
|category=Editing
|randomcount=1
|includepage=*
|includemaxlength=10
|format=,\n==[[%PAGE%]]==\n,,}}
</div>

Output:

Manual:Create pages

Together we know more

An important aspect of the wiki principle is that information can be shared with other people quickly and without any "red tape". Every wiki user with edit rights should therefore be able to create and edit a page at least in the (Main) namespace without any prior knowledge or without special privileges to contribute to the company knowledge.

How do I create a page?

Ways to create a new page

There are four ways to create a new page in BlueSpice:

• using the search box
• using the "New Page" button
• using a text link (redlink)
• using the web address ("url")
  

Using the search field

Maybe information about your topic already exists. Before you create a new page, you can use the search to enter terms for your topic and check existing pages. If there is no page on your topic yet, click on the red link 'Create page [page name]' in the search results:

Using the "New page" button

Next to the search box is a button to create a page. This button is only activate if you are logged in and have write permissions on the wiki (or in a specific namespace):

Here you can create a page or a subpage of the current page. In addition, you can also upload a file (image, PDF, Word file, etc.) to the wiki.

Using a text link (redlink)

Let's say that you want to create the "Training" page. You can directly select any text on the current page and define it as a link to a new page. This creates a so-called redlink. From them on, the link exists, but there is no wiki page for it. The example page "Training" is thus also listed on the Special page WantedPages.

With VisualEditor: Click the Link button () or press Ctrl+K to create a page. Now enter the page name. If there is no page with this name, the page name is shown in red and the page icon shows a question mark. Click "Done" to create the redlink.

In the source text:

When editing the source code, enter the new page name as a link:

[[Training]]

Since the page does not yet exist, the link is shown in red after saving:

Using the web address

You can also create a page directly from the address bar of your web browser:

Simply exchange the current page name with a new one. Here, we create a page "Support" in the main namespace (Main) in the BlueSpice Helpdesk:

 https://de.wiki.bluespice.com/wiki/Support

Selecting a template

When you create a page, you are always redirected to an overview page. There, select a page template:

Creating a new page in a namespace: To create a new page in a namespace, put the name of the namespace in front of it, followed by a colon. Example: Help:New_Article

Tips

• Browser navigation: When creating pages, try not to use the "back" button. You could lose content that you have not yet saved or that you want to edit again.
• Redirects: Do you have the impression that an article title is searched more often with a different synonym? Then create a new article with this name first. Then redirect the page.

• Title choice: In a wiki, titles are very important. In wikis with many entries, authors may make references to pages that they deem important in the context of their entry. The page title should, therfore, clearly communicate its contetn. Single words are very good, but even short sentences like "why wikis work" can be useful names. In addition, meaningful page titles also help readers find their way around when they search for an entry.

• Spelling: When linking to an already existing page you should pay attention to their exact spelling. If you e.g. typing a [[hello world]] instead of [[Hello World]] will create a new page as the links are spelled differently. Therefore, consider also capitalization and spaces. Only at the beginning of the letter does it make no difference whether you write a small or capital letter.

• Namespaces: If you want to create an article in a different namespace, the namespace must appear before article name. Example:[[namespace:article name]].

• Special characters: The following characters cannot be used in titles : { } & ? < > \ and ,. For more information, see mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Page_title.

• Subpages: The character / is used to create a subpage.

Related info

• Rename and move pages
• Redirects - Using Synonyms
• Creating and Using Page Templates

List of common parameters

Criteria for page selection

Parameter	Syntax	Description
category	|category=QM|Setup...	Pages in the category QM OR Setup
	|category=QM&Setup&...	Pages in the categories QM AND Setup
	|category=QM|Setup...|category=Admin	Pages in the categories QM OR Setup, and pages in the category Admin
notcategory	|notcategory=QM	Pages that are not in the category QM
categoriesminmax	|category=QM|categoriesminmax=2	Pages that are in the category QM and in at least 2 more categories
	|category=QM|categoriesminmax=,1	Pages that are only in the category QM and in no other category
namespace	|namespace=	Pages in the namespace (Main)
	|namespace=Help|Manual	Pages in the namespace Help OR Manual
namespacenot	|namespacenot=Help	Pages that are not in the namespace Help
	|namespacenot={{NAMESPACE}}	Pages that are not in the namespace of the current wiki page

Output-Format

Parameter	Syntax	Description
mode	|mode=ordered	Unordered list
	|mode=unordered	Numbered list
	|mode=none	Line breaks
	|mode=category	Pages are grouped alphabetically with a letter heading (similar to category pages)
	|mode=inline|inlinetext=  •  	Page names are listed on the same line and separated with a bullet point

Sorting

Parameter	Syntax	Description
ordermethod	|ordermethod=title	Ordered by page (prefix+)title
	|ordermethod=titlewithoutnamespace	Ordered by page name independent of namespace
	|ordermethod=counter	Ordered by number of page views (popularity)
	|ordermethod=size	Ordered by page size
	|ordermethod=firstedit	Ordered by creation date
	|ordermethod=lastedit	Ordered by last edit date
	|ordermethod=user,firstedit	Ordered by author, then by creation date
	|ordermethod=user,lastedit	Ordered by last editor, then by last edit date
order	|order=ascending	Sorted in ascending order
	|order=descending	Sorted in descending order

Display of meta data

Parameter	Syntax	Description
addcategories	|addcategories=true	Shows all categories of a page after the page name
addpagecounter	|category:QM|ordermethod=counter|order=descending |addpagecounter=true|count=5	Shows the 5 most popular pages in the category QM
adduser	|category=QM|ordermethod=lastedit|adduser=true	Adds the name of the last editor in front of the page name
addauthor	|category=QM|addauthor=true	Adds the name of the original author in front of the page name.

Related info

• Reference:DynamicPageList3