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[[MediaWiki]]'s built-in features already allow some simple dynamic text management and manipulation; with the addition of various extensions, much more sophisticated tasks can be accomplished, making MediaWiki into a sort of "swiss army knife" [[content manager]] application. | [[MediaWiki]]'s built-in features already allow some simple dynamic text management and manipulation; with the addition of various extensions, much more sophisticated tasks can be accomplished, making MediaWiki into a sort of "swiss army knife" [[content manager]] application. | ||
===Information=== | ===Information=== | ||
How to get various bits of information about | How to get various bits of information about stuff | ||
{| | {| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Title''' | | '''Date/Time''' | ||
|- | |||
| Year || MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTYEAR}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=4 | Month | |||
| MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTH}}</nowiki> (zero-padded number) || {{CURRENTMONTH}} | |||
|- | |||
| MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}</nowiki> (name) || {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} | |||
|- | |||
| MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}</nowiki> (genitive form) || {{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}} | |||
|- | |||
| MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}}</nowiki> (abbreviation; requires MW 1.5+) || {{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | Day-of-month | |||
| MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}}</nowiki> (unpadded number) || {{CURRENTDAY}} | |||
|- | |||
| MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY2}}</nowiki> (zero-padded number; requires MW 1.6+) || {{CURRENTDAY2}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2 | Day-of-week | |||
| MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTDOW}}</nowiki> (unpadded number) || {{CURRENTDOW}} | |||
|- | |||
| MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}</nowiki> (name) || {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} | |||
|- | |||
| Week || MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTWEEK}}</nowiki> (number) || {{CURRENTWEEK}} | |||
|- | |||
| Time: full || MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}</nowiki> (24-hour HH:mm format) || {{CURRENTTIME}} | |||
|- | |||
| Time: hour || MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTHOUR}}</nowiki> (24-hour zero-padded number) || {{CURRENTHOUR}} | |||
|- | |||
| Timestamp || MW: <nowiki>{{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki> || {{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} | |||
|- | |||
| '''Page Title''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Prefix<br><small>(namespace only)</small> || [[../DPL|DPL]]: %NAMESPACE% | | Prefix<br><small>(namespace only)</small> || [[../DPL|DPL]]: %NAMESPACE% | ||
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| Suffix<br><small>(without namespace)</small> || DPL: %TITLE% | | Suffix<br><small>(without namespace)</small> || DPL: %TITLE% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Stats''' | | '''Page Stats''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Usage counter (hits) || DPL: %COUNT% (requires addpagecounter=true) | | Usage counter (hits) || DPL: %COUNT% (requires addpagecounter=true) | ||
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| Page last editor || DPL: %USER% (requires adduser=true and ordermethod=lastedit) | | Page last editor || DPL: %USER% (requires adduser=true and ordermethod=lastedit) | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Sources== | |||
* '''MW''' (built-in): [[mwsite:Help:Magic words|Help:Magic words]] | |||
* '''DPL''': [http://semeb.com/dpldemo/index.php?title=DPL:Manual DPL Manual] | |||
** [http://semeb.com/dpldemo/index.php?title=DPL:Manual_-_DPL_parameters:_Controlling_output_order DPL parameters: Controlling output order] | |||
Revision as of 02:03, 31 July 2008
Overview
MediaWiki's built-in features already allow some simple dynamic text management and manipulation; with the addition of various extensions, much more sophisticated tasks can be accomplished, making MediaWiki into a sort of "swiss army knife" content manager application.
Information
How to get various bits of information about stuff
| Date/Time | ||
| Year | MW: {{CURRENTYEAR}} | 2026 |
| Month | MW: {{CURRENTMONTH}} (zero-padded number) | 07 |
| MW: {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} (name) | July | |
| MW: {{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}} (genitive form) | July | |
| MW: {{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} (abbreviation; requires MW 1.5+) | Jul | |
| Day-of-month | MW: {{CURRENTDAY}} (unpadded number) | 8 |
| MW: {{CURRENTDAY2}} (zero-padded number; requires MW 1.6+) | 08 | |
| Day-of-week | MW: {{CURRENTDOW}} (unpadded number) | 3 |
| MW: {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} (name) | Wednesday | |
| Week | MW: {{CURRENTWEEK}} (number) | 28 |
| Time: full | MW: {{CURRENTTIME}} (24-hour HH:mm format) | 13:04 |
| Time: hour | MW: {{CURRENTHOUR}} (24-hour zero-padded number) | 13 |
| Timestamp | MW: {{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} | 20260708130423 |
| Page Title | ||
| Prefix (namespace only) |
DPL: %NAMESPACE% | |
| Suffix (without namespace) |
DPL: %TITLE% | |
| Page Stats | ||
| Usage counter (hits) | DPL: %COUNT% (requires addpagecounter=true)
DPL: %COUNTFS% = a font size number based on usage counter | |
| Page size (bytes) | DPL: %SIZE% (requires addpagesize=true)
DPL: %SIZEFS% – font size number based on article size | |
| Creation date | DPL: %DATE% (requires addeditdate=true and ordermethod=firstedit) | |
| Last edit date | DPL: %DATE% (requires addeditdate=true and ordermethod=lastedit) | |
| Page creator | DPL: %USER% (requires adduser=true and ordermethod=firstedit) | |
| Page last editor | DPL: %USER% (requires adduser=true and ordermethod=lastedit) |
Sources
- MW (built-in): Help:Magic words
- DPL: DPL Manual
