Extension "Page Forms"

Page Forms
Allows to create and use forms for adding and editing pages with and without semantic data
Further Information
Homepage:	→ external page
Maintainer(s):	Yaron Koren, Stephan Gambke
First released:	May 2007
Release:	stable
Development:	active
Area of usage:	Adding and modifying data
Association:SMW = Semantic MediaWiki, SB = Extension "Semantic Bundle", MW = MediaWiki	MW, SB
Shortcut:This is the shortcut to mark the beginning of the subject line when writing a support request to the mailing list or to the extension's author directly. See also this help page.	PF
Composer:	→ external page
Repository:	→ external page
Wikidata-ID:	Q21678466

Directing user input is always a difficult task to accomplish but Page Forms (PF) formerly known as Semantic Forms (SF) can help by providing form fields that are pre-determined in their range of input possibilities and extend input methods beyond the normal wiki text which can help avoid data misinterpretation

Page Forms allows for the creation of forms to add and edit wiki pages, using the fields within the page's MediaWiki template calls as the fields of the form. All semantic data is meant to be held within templates, and not directly within wiki pages. Templates assign a semantic property to some or (preferably) all of their fields; the type of each semantic property helps determine what sort of input will show up for that field in the form. Data autocompletion is also enabled, as are a variety of other features. Forms can additionally be used for querying the wiki's data.

An detailed list of supported functionality is itemized on the version history while a comprehensive introduction can be found at the documentation pages for the Page Forms extension.

Some examples in how Semantic Forms can help ease user input:

• Example of a form at placeography.org
• List of sites that use Page Forms

Tips

• Self-Referencing
• Setting a minimum mandatory number of multiple instance templates
• Avoiding newlines between template calls
• Multiple image uploads
• Hide empty rows in table
• Semantic Forms for selecting Categories
• Displaying files
• Dynamic defaults for Page Forms
• Nested templates and partial forms
• Display form checkboxes and radionbuttons in an orderly table

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