InputBox

With InputBox you can integrate HTML forms into wiki pages.  

What is an InputBox?

The InputBox is an input field that is provided with a button that calls a certain predefined action. You can, for example, create new pages automatically in a specific namespace and with a certain template just by entering an aricle title and click on the button. Or you define a search that is restricted to specific namespaces and categories to make the search results more precise.

What kind of InputBoxes can be created?

Type	Result	Description
type=search		Creates a search box which has a default width of 50 characters. Information added in the text box is searched for.
type=search2		For type=search2 the default location for the search button is to the right. Currently, it does not seem to be possible to add other parameters to this type of input box. This search box searches the entire wiki that it is placed on.
type=create		Creates a new page. Information added in the text box is the name of the page which is edited.
type=comment		Adds a new section to the bottom of the page specified in the text box.
type=commenttitle		Adds a new section with the section header typed into the text box. The title can be specified with default= parameter. The page has to be specified with page= parameter.
type=fulltext		Search only with the fulltext search button, without the 'Go' button.
type=move		Move (rename) a page to a different name.

Sample Code as Template

For using the InputBox, please insert the following code into the content field of the wiki article: 

<inputbox>
type=
placeholder= 
bgcolor=
width=
preload= 
editintro=
buttonlabel= 
hidden=
searchbuttonlabel=
break=
namespaces= 
prefix=
</inputbox>

Configuration Possibilities for InputBox

Parameter	Type	Description
bgcolor=	All types	Sets the table background color (HTML color values, e.g. #eeeeff)
width=	All types	Sets the width of the InputBox in characters.
default=	All types	Default text to put in the InputBox (displayed in grey
preload=	create, comment, commentitle	The page under this title will be preloaded into the blank editbox when a new page is created.
editintro=	create, comment	The page which is given under this parameter will be shown, as instructions, above the editing window.
buttonlabel=	All types	This label will be used for the main button of the form.
hidden=	create, comment	This specifies that there is no InputBox. It is used with parameter "default", now not being a default, but the fixed value of the name of the page.
searchbuttonlabel=	search, fulltext	This label will be used for the "Search full text" button of the search form.
fulltextbutton=	search2	Show the full text search button on search2 form
break=	All types	Whether or not to insert a line break between the input box and the button(s). Defaults to yes (use a line break).
labeltext=	search2	Text to print beside the button
namespaces=	search, fulltext	Support for namespace checkboxes in fulltext search. With "Main**", main article namespace is checked by default.
prefix=	search, fulltext, create	Narrow down search to pages beginning with certain prefix. Note this only works with certain search back-ends, currently only latest Extension:lucene-search. Defaults to empty string (search all pages). Create new page beginning with a certain prefix. In type=move, the prefix is prepended to the default parameter. Remark: underscores aren't recognized as spaces.
placeholder=	All types	Define placeholder text that will display in the input box when it is empty.
page=	comment, move	Page to posts comment to, or page to move
minor=	comment, move	Minor edit.
nosummary=	comment	Edit summary (headline) not required for new comment.
summary=	comment, move, create	Edit summary or move reason.
id=	All types	id attribute for<form></form>.
inline=	search2	Make the InputBox be an inline element (no line break at beginning).
dir=	All types	Right to left (rtl) or left to right (ltr). Defaults to directionality of the page's language.
preloadparams[]=	create, comment, commentitle	Specify parameters to the preload text.

Related Links

• Documentation at mediawiki.org