Because I just want to be able to insert a given text anywhere in the article, not inserting a ref or replacing an existing <ref> by a #tag...
The text is taken from a configuration file, so I have to keep the variables (CURRENTMONTHNAME, ...) in the configuration file. On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 2:28 PM, billinghurst <[email protected]> wrote: > Why not just make <ref> a tag ... > > {{subst:#tag:ref|{{safesubst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} OR > {{#tag:ref|{{safesubst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} > > Regards, Billinghurst > > > 1. How to expand only {{subst:}} and {{safesubst:}} >> (Nicolas Vervelle) >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Nicolas Vervelle <[email protected]> >> To: List - MediawikiAPI <[email protected]> >> Cc: >> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 13:09:51 +0200 >> Subject: [Mediawiki-api] How to expand only {{subst:}} and {{safesubst:}} >> Hi, >> >> Is it possible through the API to give it some wikitext and get in return >> the same wikitext where {{subst:}} and {{safesubst:}} have been replaced, >> as they would be when saving an edit ? >> >> In WPCleaner <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WPCleaner>, I want >> to be able to insert things like current date, so I'm currently inserting >> things like {{safesubst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} but as they don't work inside >> <ref> tags, I'd prefer to expand then myself rather than relying on the >> action=edit to do it. >> >> Nico >> _______________________________________________ >> Mediawiki-api mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api >> >
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