Inputbox

The extension InputBox provides a form field on a wiki page. This field allows users to automatically create a new page with a predefined page name. This page can - optionally - be created in a particular namespace.

Input box for creating a new page

A typical example for using an input box is the creation of meeting minutes, which have to follow a consistent naming convention. The inputbox by copying the following code into any wiki page:

<inputbox>
type=create
default={{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}
prefix=Minutes:IT/Jour fixe/
preload=Template:Minutes_general
buttonlabel=Create new minutes
break=no
width=30
useve=true
</inputbox>

Description of the inputbox elements:

Element	Value	Description
type	create	The purpose of the infobox is to create a new page
default		Default text as suggestion for the new page name. In our example: The current date.
prefix	path	The path to the new page, if it is created as a subpage and/or in a specific namespace. Example without namespace: IT/Jour Fixe/ Example with namespace (the namespace has to already exist): Minutes:HR/
preload	path to the template	Loads the default text for the meeting minutes from a template. If you do not use a template, you can delete this line. If the template is not found, an empty page is created.
buttonlabel	Text	Label for the submit button.
break	no	Places the submit button next to the input field.
width	30	Width of the input field in characters.
useve	true	Opens the new page in visual editing mode.

Show the latest minutes

If you want to display links to the latest meeting minutes directly under the input box, you can add the following query in the source text under the input box:

Previous minutes:
<div>
{{#ask:[[~IT/Jour Fixe/*]]
|limit=5
|sort=creation date
|order=desc
|format=ul
|default=There are no pervious minutes.
|searchlabel= &#8594; More IT-Jour Fixe minutes
}}
</div>

Description of the query elements for displaying previous meeting minutes:

Name	Wert
#ask [[ ]]	create	Type of meeting minutes to show. You can show the path to the subpages if you are working with subpages, followed by an asterisk *. Alternatively, you can enter a category, if your minutes are associated with a particular category, e.g., category IT-minutes.
limit	number	Number of minutes to show. I additional minutes exist, a more... link will be shown.
sort	creation date	Sort the minutes by creation date.
order	desc	Sort order is descending (latest first)
format	ul	Show the links to the minutes as a bullet list.
default	text	Default text when no minutes are found.
search label	text	Bezeichnung für den Link zu weiteren Protokollen (erscheint nur, wenn es mehr Protkolle gibt als im Wert für limit angegeben.