Manual

Manual

The DynamicPageList3 extension is a reporting tool for MediaWiki, listing category members and intersections with various formats and details. When invoked with a basic set of selection parameters, DPL displays a list of pages in one or more categories. Selections may also be based on factors such as author, namespace, date, name pattern, usage of templates, or references to other articles. Output takes a variety of forms, some of which incorporate elements of selected articles.

Sections

• Source and installation
  • Visit this section to see full installation directions and how to find DynamicPageList3's source code.
• Compatibility with previous versions
  • DynamicPageList3 is fully backwards compatible and this section highlights those details.
• Bug reporting and feature requests
• General usage and invocation syntax
  • This chapter is really important to read. It explains fundamental concepts of DPL. There are two modes to invoke DPL; each of them has its advantages and disadvantages. DPL has a mechanism to substitute variables, it has different output modes, can accept variables from the URL, etcetera.

Parameters

• Criteria for page selection
• Other parameters
• Controlling output order
• Controlling output format
• Controlling output volume

Accessing individual features

• {{#dplchapter: ... }}
• {{#dplvar: ... }}
• {{#dplreplace: ... }}
• {{#dplnum: ... }}
• {{#dplmatrix: ... }}

Examples

Selecting articles

• By category
• By recently changed

Show article's context or contents

• Pages, templates, images, or categories related to an article
• Display all images used in an article

Controlling output

• Show templates parameters from an article
• Show sections from an article