https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63324
Bug ID: 63324
Summary: Please add extension:variables to allow defining
variables local to the current page
Product: Wikimedia
Version: wmf-deployment
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Extension setup
Assignee: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Reporter: and...@laposte.net
CC: dereck...@espace-win.org
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I would like the extension:variables installed.
It is available at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Variables
It is rated as stable.
It allows creating local variables valid only in the current page.
The current use case is to define a long string to be used in over 100
templates as part of links inside a larger template page.
This extension will help alleviate constant ongoing problems in a frequently
accessed and edited page. (Over 400 edits in the last month.)
1) By using a local variable, it removes the problem of typos, very common in
the page where it will be used. As well, it will minimize the problem of
broken links, as many editors avoid typing the long string necessary to create
valid links.
2) It keeps this string local to the only page where it will be used, thus not
polluting the template namespace, and avoiding potential name conflicts with
other templates.
3) The variable can be defined at the beginning, with a brief description to
ensure that it's use is understood, so it becomes self-documenting where it is
used.
4) A shorter and more useful name can be chosen than for a template, as a
template name would have to avoid ambiguity with other template pages.
5) In the likely case that this string needs to be changed in the future, it
can be done more easily, as it will be on the page where it is used.
6) Although this is for use as part of a link, it could equally be used for
other cases, as presented in examples on the extension page.
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