My infobox code needs serious overhauling | Miraheze | Page 1

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:38 PM

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This is my old infobox, and its code

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | {{{subj|Placeholder}}}
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! colspan="2" | [[File:{{{img|Placeholder.png}}}|400px]]
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" | <small>{{{capt|Replace the placeholder image(and other shit) with the character's image and other info}}}</small>
|-
! Nicknames
| {{{name|Placeholder}}}
|-
! Species
| {{{species|Placeholder}}}
|-
! Gender
| {{{gender|Placeholder}}}
|-
! Birthday
| {{{birthday|Placeholder}}}
|-
! Affiliations
| {{{affiliation|Placeholder}}}
|-
! Occupation
| {{{occupation|Placeholder}}}
|-
!Allies

Placeholder
!Enemies
Placeholder
}

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I struggled to make a half-decent template, and I should also mention how this template sucks

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I have to copy-paste the entire code onto a page, because it won't let me edit if I used the "Insert Template" function, every page that uses this template(and any template, for that matter) will go in the "Templates" category(meanwhile the actual templates won't let me add categories to THEIR pages)

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And I'd also like to add this feature(this is on a FANDOM wiki)

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:48 PM

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the way how FANDOM's infoboxes work and are coded is replicated on Miraheze w/ PortableInfobox extension

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to make templates work decently w/ visual editor extension TemplateData is needed, otherwise it's always blank template code copypasta, in source editor (I personally find it to be better way)

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:50 PM

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I have both those extensions enabled?

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:51 PM

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to make categories work w/ templates you should use <noinclude> and/or <includeonly> tags

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:51 PM

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gritty leaf I have both those extensions enabled?

check extensions admin menu, parser hooks tab

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I don't know what is your wiki and neither will have access to ManageWiki pages to see by myself

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your current infobox is wiki table, the code you pasted here, not PortableInfobox

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:52 PM

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stiff crane I don't know what is your wiki and neither will have access to ManageWiki pages ...

That's the issue

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My friends want it to be private

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:52 PM

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are you an admin?

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:53 PM

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yes

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:53 PM

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w/ bureaucrat role?

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:53 PM

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yes

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I created the wiki

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:54 PM

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you sure PI extension is enabled?

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:54 PM

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stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:55 PM

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okay, do you know how to code PI?

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:55 PM

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no?

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:55 PM

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familiar w/ FANDOM infoboxes?

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:55 PM

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I used the template instructions on a Miraheze Meta page

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not exactly

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:56 PM

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alright

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:56 PM

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gritty leaf

click on that Special:... link

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:57 PM

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Where?

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:57 PM

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a visual infobox builder will open

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the screenshot you just send

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in parser hooks extensions list

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gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:58 PM

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My internet's not good, so images wo't load

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 4:59 PM

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in extensions list, under PortableInfobox there's link Special:PortableInfoboxBuilder

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 4:59 PM

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okay

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stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:00 PM

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if takes long to load refresh the page

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yup, this thing

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you can create basic infobox w/ it, easy way

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try to replicate same labels and parameters as in your old infobox

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 5:01 PM

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gritty leaf And I'd also like to add this feature(this is on a FANDOM wiki)

How do I implement this feature on PI?

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:02 PM

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gritty leaf How do I implement this feature on PI?

|image= <gallery> file1.png|first tab file2.png|second tab </gallery>

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you can't pin that in template itself, <gallery> has to be used on article

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 5:08 PM

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It doesn't work

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:08 PM

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stiff crane you can't pin that in template itself, `<gallery>` has to be used on article

please read what I just said

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 5:08 PM

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How?

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:09 PM

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ooof

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:09 PM

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stiff crane `|image= <gallery> file1.png|first tab file2.png|second tab </gallery>`

this is the code you do on article not in template's code

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the builder already made image block code for you - the <image source="image" />
you don't touch that

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you go to article and do the gallery trick when filling up infobox w/ stuff

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 5:13 PM

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And I can't add the placeholde rimage

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:13 PM

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placeholders are done differently

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wait a sec

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here are instructions/guides
#general message

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also why did you put template in itself, it creates loop error

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 5:15 PM

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{{Infobox_Building1_Portable
|name=
|image=
|category=
|tier=
|prereq=
|size=
|cost=
|upkeep=
|consumes=
|produces=
|occupancy=
|upgrade_name=
|upgrade_cost=
|desirability=
}}

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 5:16 PM

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stiff crane also why did you put template in itself, it creates loop error

I don't know

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I don't know how ANY of this works

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stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:20 PM

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please

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wait

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a little

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here's PI example from my old FANDOM wiki, you can copy paste its code and replace parameters/labels w/ your own
https://gigantic.fandom.com/wiki/Template:HeroInfo
and its separate documentation page, you can take ot and change too:
https://gigantic.fandom.com/wiki/Template:HeroInfo/doc
and documentation template - it's FANDOM's default, but I think it's okay to copy paste too
https://gigantic.fandom.com/wiki/Template:Documentation

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 5:23 PM

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My computer's blocking FANDOM

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:24 PM

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moonch

gritty leaf Apr 3, 2023, 5:25 PM

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Fine then

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I'll just go back to my shitty old template

stiff crane Apr 3, 2023, 5:25 PM

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I can't hang here atm but maybe another volunteer will have time

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considering your wiki is private I won't be able to fix it either

#My infobox code needs serious overhauling