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-x:hidden; overflow-y:auto;">
{{#dpl:
|category=Editing
|randomcount=1
|includepage=*
|includemaxlength=10
|format=,\n==[[%PAGE%]]==\n,,}}
</div>

Output:

UserManual:Insert links

About Wiki Links

Linking pages is one of the most important features of browser-based knowledge documentation. The links often differ in their function. Links to Wikiseiten with:

• other wiki pages
• external websites
• to files (images, PDF files, Word documents,...)
• to files stored on other drives

How do I create links?

Links can be easily inserted via the function "Insert link" from VisualEditor or with the shortcut Ctrl+K. In both cases, the corresponding dialog box opens:

Link to a wiki page

Internal links link related pages or content that provides more information. Page names can exist multiple times in different namespaces. Therefore, under "Search pages", enter the namespace as if the destination page is not in the same namespace as the current page.

If you have selected text on the page, some page suggestions are already listed in the "Search pages" tab. Here you can adjust the search accordingly or create a link to a new page.

Then click on "done".

In the source text, the links are created with the following structure:

• Link to a wiki page: [[UserManual:Landing page name|caption]]
• Link to a wiki page in another namespace: [[UserManual:Namespace:landing page name|caption]]
• Link to a category page: [[:Category:category name|caption]] To create a link to a category, the source code is preceded by a colon set the category name. For example, the link "Category: BlueSpice" would create a category called BlueSpice instead of linking to the category BlueSpice.
• Interwiki Link: [[UserManual:Imdb:tt2709692]] If your wiki links to other wikis, you can use the "Pages" also directly link to a page in a related wiki. For example, if your administrator maintains an interwikilink for the IMDb movie database, it can be typed in as in the example above. Ask your administrator which interwikilinks are created.

Link to an external website

To link to an external website, mark text on your page, e.g. the word "Wikipedia". Press Ctrl+K and switch to the tab "External link". There you enter the web address. Then click on "done":

Link to a file

To link a file (for example, a picture or a PDF file) in the current page, go to the "Link to File" tab. There you can search for a file or upload a new file:

• Search for a file in the wiki and include it as a link: Enter the file name and select the desired file. Then click on "Paste". A link to the file has been added to the page. You can then change the displayed link text.
• Upload file or integrate via the media manager: Click "Pick file" if you want to create the link via the media manager. This has the advantage that you can upload a file first if it does not already exist on the wiki. In addition, you have more options to determine the type of link: Do you want to create a text link or a preview image of the file? For instructions on how to insert a file using the Media Manager, see VisualEditor: Uploading and Pasting Files.
• Link file to a network drive: If you want to connect to a file on your company network, enter the path under "Link to file" in the text field and activate "Network share path (URI)". The file path is entered using the following syntax - [[:file:///Z:/myfolder/vacatio]]:
  
  

Technical Details

The Insert Link function is based on the BlueSpice extension BlueSpiceInsertLink. UserManual:De:Links einfügen

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