Help:Inputbox

The inputbox extension is a MediaWiki extension by Erik Möller to add predefined HTML forms to wiki pages. It was originally created for the purpose of adding a Create an article box to Wikinews. It requires MediaWiki 1.5 and an extensions script (see Installation below).

General syntax
Inputboxes are constructed like this:

The type parameter is mandatory. All other parameters are optional.

Parameters
Applying create to an existing page simply gives the edit page. In that case editintro and preload are ignored.

Caveats

 * Variables, parameters, and templates are not allowed in values of parameters of inputbox; see Template talk:Inputbox demo.

Installation
require_once(&quot;extensions/inputbox.php&quot;); NOTE: Make sure that it is still above the closing php tag so that it looks like this: require_once(&quot;extensions/inputbox.php&quot;); ?>
 * 1) Download and save the file inputbox.php to the extensions folder of your MediaWiki installation.
 * 2) Open and edit the LocalSettings.php file by adding the following line near the bottom:

Examples

 * Template talk:New city in Morocco.
 * w:Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)

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