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Curious to know how the Library Data Entries (Automated) works and how the data shown their on some pages gets to those pages. | Curious to know how the Library Data Entries (Automated) works and how the data shown their on some pages gets to those pages. | ||
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* I can't recall which. | * I can't recall which. | ||
* I believe the talented [[Thomas Jones-Low]] wrote that code. Ask him. | * I believe the talented [[Thomas Jones-Low]] wrote that code. Ask him. | ||
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:: The [[Template:LibraryEntries]] uses DynamicPageList, a wikimedia extension for running various queries against the underlying database. This template is generating (effectively) a slightly filtered version of the list generated by the "What links here" tool (see right hand menu). When you add a link to the [[New Traveller: Showing the Sunburst]] in an article, the list in the book article will automatically be updated. Normally I recommend using the [[Template: Ludography cite]] to set the link as it formats the entry correctly. [[User:Tjoneslo|Tjoneslo]] ([[User talk:Tjoneslo|talk]]) 17:22, 24 September 2019 (EDT) | :: The [[Template:LibraryEntries]] uses DynamicPageList, a wikimedia extension for running various queries against the underlying database. This template is generating (effectively) a slightly filtered version of the list generated by the "What links here" tool (see right hand menu). When you add a link to the [[New Traveller: Showing the Sunburst]] in an article, the list in the book article will automatically be updated. Normally I recommend using the [[Template: Ludography cite]] to set the link as it formats the entry correctly. [[User:Tjoneslo|Tjoneslo]] ([[User talk:Tjoneslo|talk]]) 17:22, 24 September 2019 (EDT) | ||
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Revision as of 22:04, 24 September 2019
Forums: Index > Watercooler > Automated Library Data Entries
Curious to know how the Library Data Entries (Automated) works and how the data shown their on some pages gets to those pages.
It reads citations or hyperlinks.
- I can't recall which.
- I believe the talented Thomas Jones-Low wrote that code. Ask him.
- - Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 18:04, 24 September 2019 (EDT)
- The Template:LibraryEntries uses DynamicPageList, a wikimedia extension for running various queries against the underlying database. This template is generating (effectively) a slightly filtered version of the list generated by the "What links here" tool (see right hand menu). When you add a link to the New Traveller: Showing the Sunburst in an article, the list in the book article will automatically be updated. Normally I recommend using the Template: Ludography cite to set the link as it formats the entry correctly. Tjoneslo (talk) 17:22, 24 September 2019 (EDT)
So, hyperlinks.
- - Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 18:04, 24 September 2019 (EDT)