DanTMan wrote:
> I've been making plans for the extension for awhile now, though most
> people haven't noticed my asking for feedback. ^_^ Plus the extension
> won't go to far without that db table structure.
>
> The idea is a way to setup templates on a wiki, which use WikiText from
> a template on another Wikia wiki.
> If you need an example:
>
> Say we had [[Template:Stub]] at Wiki A. And then there was another wiki,
> Wiki B.
> At Wiki B, we could place this inside of the [[Template:Stub]] there:
> <transwiki name="a" page="Template:Stub" />
> Then when on Wiki B, if someone used {{Stub}}, it would be as if the
> same WikiText saved inside of [[Template:Stub]] at Wiki A, was also
> saved in the same page at Wiki B, except instead we have TransWiki
> syntax which allows them to share stuff instead.
>
I'll spoil the fun a bit, sorry. ;)
This (apart from the images you mention later in the post) seems very
similar to an existing MediaWiki feature, shared templates aka
ScaryTranscluding.
Have you looked into that existing structure? If so, how is this
approach better, than the one we've already got? Since right now I'm
seeing a downside -- the need to actually create a page first on the
target wiki.
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Best regards,
Lucas 'TOR' Garczewski
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