https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42538
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Bug #: 42538
Summary: Parser function for labelling TOC items
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Parser
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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Created attachment 11433
--> https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/attachment.cgi?id=11433
Example of how TOC labels could appear.
I propose the creation of a new parser function to allow the labelling of
entries in tables of contents.
Rationale: there are are many occasions when on large project pages - for
example, those of various deletion processes on the English Wikipedia - when it
would be advantageous to be able to get an at-a-glimpse overview of the status
of everything on the entire page. At present, there's no way to do that; to
assess a long page the reader needs to move all the way down it, either in one
continuous scroll or by clicking TOC entries then going back. Neither is a
particularly good use of time. This time-consuming process could be avoided if
it were possible to attach short labels to TOC entries.
Example: On a discussion process page these labels might be "open", "closed"
and "reopened". The following potential syntax could create a TOC whose
appearance is demonstrated in the image attached to this ticket.
== First thing {{toclabel:closed}} ==
Text
== Second thing {{toclabel:open}} ==
Text
== Third thing {{toclabel:reopened}} ==
Text
Advantage over status quo: It is already possible to kludge this by putting a
label in a section heading, but doing so will produce a section anchor that
includes the label. If/when the item's status and label are changed, the
resulting anchor will be different and break incoming links. This is obviously
suboptimal.
Example of necessity: The technique just described is currently being used at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AN3 . That page would benefit from this
suggestion.
Considerations:
- Labels should have a relatively short maximum length to avoid abuse of the
filter.
- Labels should be plain text (no processing of wiki markup).
- Labels should not be included in the hyperlink in a TOC item. Keeping the
metadata visually distinct will make an annotated TOC easier to read.
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