[22:15:48] Hey all, I am creating a template for the first time, and have noticed, while attempting to use the template, unused fields are a thing. How does one create these unused fields? Currently it states there are no unused fields. [22:17:42] Woah slow down there guys, I didn't realize this chat was so active. [22:18:49] Plazey: patience, people are in different timezones, and in US is holiday tomorrow and there are like a hundred channels :) [22:19:10] if you can just let your client idle and check later.. there is likely a better answer [22:19:27] No I know. I was just trying to make some people laugh. [22:19:29] also I would try the same in #mediawiki meanwhile [22:19:37] I am used to IRC chat response times. [22:19:45] and maybe #wikipedia [22:20:13] if this is about wikipedia then the latter, if it's your own wiki then the former i guess [22:20:29] My own wiki. [22:20:50] gotcha Plazey, just didn't want you to think nobody even reads it [22:21:00] try #mediawiki i think [22:21:06] Which is why I am here. (the mediawiki wiki says to come to this #wikimedia-tech channel) [22:21:34] I will post in both channels. [22:22:17] heh, I see. yea, they probably mean when it's questions about the projects run by Wikimedia but trying both is a good idea [22:23:31] A quote from their irc page: [22:23:35] #wikimedia-tech [22:23:35] This channel is primarily meant for getting technical help on Wikimedia projects, such as with templates or gadgets. The participants might also answer technical questions about MediaWiki in general. [22:23:55] My case was pretty specific hahaha. [22:24:10] fair enough, though #mediawiki is the general MediaWiki channel I would think :) [22:26:34] Plazey: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates [22:26:52] I've already read the whole article. [22:27:20] It doesn't inform you about the "unused fields" when inserting a template while editing a page. [22:28:18] Plazey: One more idea that could work well.. go to the Talk: page of that article and click "start a new topic" and ask right there for that to be added [22:28:29] Plazey: and https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Support_Desk [22:28:40] gotta run [22:28:54] Thanks for the help today man. [22:29:01] Have a good thanksgiving if you're from the states! [22:29:08] thank you, good day as well [22:35:37] If anyone else can answer my question, that would be awesome! [22:36:12] If anyone here is bored and might have ideas why "action=edit&prefix=Foo" works on mediawiki.org (goes to page Foo to edit) but not on meta.wikimedia.org (redirects to main page), then your comments are welcome on https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268696 [22:39:42] andre__, why don't you just use title=Foo&action=edit? [22:40:51] Plazey: no idea, I didn't write that template :) [22:41:49] my point is that it worked in the past; now it doesn't; and if anyone has an idea why it doesn't now. [23:13:46] Reedy, it turns out the TemplateData was correct. You must have wfLoadExtension('TemplateData'); in your LocalSettings.php file.