Help:Inputbox
The InputBox extension adds already created HTML forms to wiki pages. Users can "complete" a form (entering text, selecting menu items, etc.) by entering text into the box.
- A inputbox that allows students to easily create a new page in the Wiki (For example: Create Your Wiki page from CONS200 course.
- A inputbox that allows student to easily search a page with specific syntax (For example: "Search for Terms" in the Multilingual Forestry Dictionary)
 | When adding an inputbox, it is recommended to use the wikitext editor |
Examples
| Example | wikitext |
|---|---|
| It allows you to create a inputbox that allows your student to create a new page under the prefix Course:ABCD123/2020/.(For example: Course:ABCD123/2020/Project_test) . When student create a new page, it will preload a template called Course:ABCD123/Assignment_Template | <inputbox>
useve=yes placeholder=project title here preload=Course:ABCD123/Assignment_Template prefix=Course:ABCD123/2020/ type=create </inputbox> |
| It allows you to create a search box that allows your student to search for pages within the subpages of Course:ABCD123 | <inputbox>
type=search default=Course:ABCD123/ namespaces=Course placeholder=search the course </inputbox> |
General Syntax
Input boxes are constructed like this:
<inputbox>
type=
width=
...
</inputbox>
The type parameter is mandatory. All other parameters are optional. For list of parameters, see #List_of_Parameters
| Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type=search | Creates a search box which has a default width of 50 characters. Information added in the text box is searched for. | |
| type=create | Creates a new page. Information added in the text box is the name of the page which is edited. | |
| type=comment | Adds a new section to the bottom of the page specified in the text box. | |
| type=commenttitle | Adds a new section with the section header typed into the text box. The title can be specified with default= parameter. The page has to be specified with page= parameter.
| |
| type=fulltext | Search only with the fulltext search button, without the “Go” button. | |
| type=move | Move a page to a different name. |
List of Parameters
| Parameter | Scope | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | All types | Sets the table background color (HTML color values). Do not use quotes. | <inputbox>
type=search bgcolor=#eeeeff </inputbox> |
| width= | All types | Sets the width of the InputBox in characters. | <inputbox>
type=comment width=User talk:Eloquence </inputbox> |
| default= | All types | Default text to put in the InputBox. | <inputbox>
type=comment default=User talk:Eloquence </inputbox> |
| preload= | create, comment, commenttitle | The page under this title will be preloaded into the blank editbox when a new page is created. | <inputbox>
type=create preload=Log </inputbox> |
| useve= | create, comment | When creating a page the input box will use the new visual editor, if this parameter is set to true | <inputbox>
type=create break=no useve=true </inputbox> |
| prefix= | create |
Remark: underscores aren't recognized as spaces |
<inputbox>
prefix=Course:ABCD123/2020/ type=create </inputbox> |
| namespace= | search, fulltext | Support for namespace checkboxes in fulltext search.
With "Main**", main article namespace is checked by default. |
<inputbox>
type=search namespaces=Main**,Help </inputbox> |
| placeholder= | All types | Define placeholder text that will display in the input box when it is empty. | <inputbox>
type=search placeholder=Search this Wiki </inputbox> |
For the full list of parameter, see Extension:InputBox#Parameters . Please note that some of the parameters listed on the external link is not compatible with current version of UBC Wiki.
Additional Resources
- For more parameters on how to use inputbox, see the Extension:InputBox page from MediaWiki documentation. Please note that some parameters may not be compatible with the current version of UBC Wiki