how to get parameters to show up in visual infobox editor?

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TemplateData

[vagrant geyser]

how do we make this

i have several infoboxes on my Wiki, but none of them have documented parameters that show up in visual editor and i'm pretty annoyed by this

[uncut junco]

1. Open source editor
2. Click the button on the top left that says "Template Data"
3. Add your parameter
4. Fill out the data for it

[vagrant geyser]

are you using a Wiki skin perhaps
because when i open a template in source editor, i don't see the "edit template data" button
(i currently have the generic skin on my wiki but that's temporary)

[amber flame]

is Extension:TemplateData enabled?

[vagrant geyser]

...it wasn't.
now it is though

[vagrant geyser]

i have made a template and defined it's parameters with "edit template data"
however, when i insert it into an article and add values to parameters in Visual Editor, they don't show up in the article
i may have done something wrong during the parameter setup, but i'm unsure what

the template in question is https://morphforgewiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Template:NPCInfo by the way

[uncut junco]

Try taking out the auto-value parameter and definining the parameter type (String, Boolean, Page name, etc.)

[vagrant geyser]

which parameter type do i use for simple text

[uncut junco]

string

[vagrant geyser]

aight

didn't work unfortunately

the template above in the picture (which is the new template) is supposed to look like the template below, however it's appearance didn't change even after taking out the auto-value parameter and defining Location and Purpose's parameter types as strings

@uncut junco

[uncut junco]

Can I try an edit to the template real quick?

[vagrant geyser]

go ahead

[uncut junco]

Seems to work just fine

I removed the auto-value parameter directly (it had been set to empty quotes/null, and I was unsure if that was affecting the formatting) and wrapped your infobox in <includeonly> tags (not exactly necessary since you already had <noinclude>, just ensures that only your infobox is the part of the template that's added to pages)

[vagrant geyser]

alright

thanks

[uncut junco]

np

[vagrant geyser]

i have noticed that the infobox's parameters don't quite get changed when i change them in visual editor on a different page, for some reason

is there a way to make the infobox usable for other pages? i'm pretty sure it's possible to have the same infobox across different pages, with different parameters on each page (the parameters should be editable on each page with visual editor)

[vagrant geyser]

@uncut junco

[errant glacier]

Please do not ping people. They'll reply when they are online.

[vagrant geyser]

alright

[errant glacier]

Better use Source Editor when editing Templates. VE and templates aren't a good match

[uncut junco]

Not sure what you mean for #1, a screenshot or screen capture would be helpful

For #2 wdym? Infoboxes can be placed on any page. Afaik parameters can't be limited to per page, but you can use a parser function to ensure the fields only appear in the infobox when a value exists for them. But if there's more than, idk, two of those then I'd probably just make a new infobox

[vagrant geyser]

for #1:
although the template did display the required information, it's parameters could not be changed using Visual Editor
i'm not a fan of this because i'd like that template to be editable in VE with different parameter values for different pages

for #2: i don't consider making a brand new infobox for every NPC to be a sustainable and long-term solution - i firmly believe one infobox can hold different parameter values in different pages (or atleast that's how infoboxes on Fandom work)
from what i know, both Miraheze and Fandom rely on MediaWiki, so this shouldn't be a problem

[vagrant geyser]

i, along with several others on my Wiki, are not very skilled on Source Editor
along with this, some people on my Wiki edit on mobile devices, where Visual Editor would probably be easier to work with

[uncut junco]

#1 - changed the parameters on the NPCInfo template to match the names so they'll be editable now BUT there is a Visual Editor bug where it will look as if it won't update when Previewing. You'll have to swap to Source and Preview to see if it works as intended.

For #2 I still don't know what you mean, sorry - when you put the infobox on another page you can put anything you want in a field and it will show up. You can't have parameters per page, like "Only show a parameter npc-mood in the Visual Editor if it's the character Blompf's page."

If you have fields in a template that you don't want to fill out for every NPC, you just leave them blank, and they won't show up if they're not set as Required