Insert tags and magic words


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:


Selecting pages by namespace

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

Output:

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:

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:

Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceInsertMagic

Warning: Display title "Insert tags and magic words" overrides earlier display title "Creating page lists with DPL3".

The extension InsertMagic provides a dialog for inserting Magic Words in the visual editor.

Inserting magic words

In edit mode, click on Insert in the editor toolbar and select Magic word from the dropdown menu.

Insert Magic words
Insert Magic words


Once the magic word is selected in the list on the left, a description, including usage examples, will appear on the right.

InsertMagic dialog
After saving the dialog, further parameters can be set for the selected magic word or tag.

Related info


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=&nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; 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.



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