https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63389
Bug ID: 63389
Summary: TemplateData's "Manage template documentation"
confusion with Template:Documentation
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: master
Hardware: All
URL: https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template:D
ocumentation&action=edit
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: TemplateData
Assignee: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Reporter: sp...@wikimedia.org
CC: jforres...@wikimedia.org, krinklem...@gmail.com,
tpars...@wikimedia.org
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When you edit a template, TemplateData adds a
[Manage template documentation]
button which takes you to a "Template documentation editor" dialog.
but on many WMF wikis, templates use something like Template:Documentation to
transclude documentation, so users will have just seen a
Template documentation [view] [edit] [history] [purge]
line.
It's quite confusing (and if you edit Template:Documentation itself...
INCEPTION :) ). Neither has a Help link or "What's this?" tooltips explaining
the difference.
The terminology should be changed to "Manage template parameter information".
Perhaps Template:Documentation could detect that TemplateData is around;
ideally Template:Documentation could be rewritten to show the <templatedata>
description and parameter information ("Don't Repeat Yourself").
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