CreateArticle

Usage

Createarticle boxes are constructed like this:

 <createarticle>
 type=createarticle
 parameter1=value
 parameter2=value
 </createarticle>

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p The type parameter is mandatory, and at this time the only valid argument is createarticle. All other parameters are optional.

Valid arguments for CreateArticle are as follows (do not enclose arguments in quotation marks):

type=createarticle (this is the only valid argument, but future functionality is under development) NOTE: this is a required parameter
prefix=a prefix for page creation. This will be added to the beginning of the article name created. Good for assigning articles to namespaces. If you are using this to create an article in a namespace, make sure you include the colon (:) after the namespace name.

Example: prefix=Custom:

subpage=creates an article in a subpage with this subpage indicator. This will be added to the end of the article name created. For valid subpages, make sure you use a "/" at the beginning of the subpage name (ex: /article)

Example: subpage=/article

Example: width=30

preload=the name of the template in the MediaWiki namespace that holds the text you wish to preload in the newly created article page

Example: preload=Template:Preload

editintro=the name of the template in the MediaWiki namespace that holds the instructions you wish to have displayed above the article creation input box

Example: editintro=MediaWiki:Introduction

Example: default=Article

Example: bgcolor=#eeeeff

buttonlabel=text you want to show in the create article button. Defaults to label stored in MediaWiki:createarticle system message which is "create article" unless it has been overridden

Example: buttonlabel=Create Book Report

align=position of create article box on the page; valid arguments are left, center, and right; defaults to center

Example: align=right

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