Delete pages

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:

Delete article

Users with edit rights can delete wiki pages. If a page is deleted, it can no longer be found using the search function. However, users have the option to restore a deleted page.

How to delete a page?

To delete the page, click Page Tools > Manage page> Delete .

Deleting a page

Before deleting the page, you can:

• Check the version history.
• Check which pages link to this page
• Indicate the reason for the deletion: Since deleting a page can raise questions from other users, it makes sense to leave a short explanation here. This text is shown accordingly in the deletion log.
• Watch the page: If the page is restored by another user, you can receive a notification.

Mass-deleting pages

Admin users can mass-delete recently added pages from the special page Special:Nuke.

Which pages should be deleted?

You can use some pages under Special:SpecialPages to find candidates for deletion:

• Special:ShortPages: With short pages it can be expected that the content of the article is not relevant enough or is better dealt with as a paragraph in another article.
• Special:LonelyPages: Orphaned pages are characterized by a lack of transclusions or links to the page.
• Special:NewPages: Reviewing recently added pages is useful, for example, to detect spam in public wikis.

Where do I find information about deleted pages?

• Special:Log/delete: Search for and restore deleted pages.
• Special:DeletedContributions: Search for deleted posts of a specific user (or an IP address).

Recover deleted pages

Deleted pages can be restored using the Delete log which can be accessed from the page Special:SpecialPages. If the deleted page was linked to other wiki pages, the page can be restored directly via the redlink on that page.

Which pages shouldn't be deleted?

There are often more sensible alternatives for deleting:

• Move: If a page has an incorrect or incorrect title, the page can be moved.
• Copy: If the content does not match the page title, the content can be copied to another page
• Redirect: If the page content already exists on another page, the duplicate content can be deleted and a redirect can be created.
• Obsolete: The content is no longer current. You can mark the page as out of date and other wiki users can update the page later.

Related info

• Nuke: Extension for mass-deleting pages
• Redirects
• Deleting user accounts

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