B. M. Whealton wrote: > I created the page Template:Cite_book > I went here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Cite_book > and tried View Source, and copies that into the new page I created, as > that was what the documentation said to do, create the Template like > creating an article. It wasn't happy with that at all. When I then > tried to use {{cite book}} it replaced that with a whole bunch of content. > I didn't see how to get to Special:Export for that particular page. > Will it give me something different? > No, I just tried that. I entered the page that I wanted exported: > Template:Cite_book > and it did create an export file. I then imported it to my wiki and > tried to use {{cite book}} and got a whole mess of characters showing up > that was a mess. > I'm doing something wrong. I cannot even find the pages that I > uploaded. They don't show up on all pages when I go there from Special > pages on my wiki. > Bruce
Go to Special:Export, and export the template choosing to also export any templates used by this page. Also make sure you have installed ParserFunctions extension http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctions PS: Please create a new thread when opening a new topic (use a new email instead of replying). _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
