Template: Blog post

Revision as of 08:25, 28 June 2023

This template defines the table "blog_posts". View table.

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This template is used on blog posts that are shown on the news page and elsewhere.

To create a new post, enter its title in the box below:

A news feed is available for the most recent blog posts: https://wikimedia.org.au/news.rss

Template used to create the header on news posts.

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Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	`date`	The publication date of this post in YYYY-MM-DD format.	Date	required
Description	`description`	Short sentence describing the post, shown on the news page and in social media previews etc.	Content	suggested
Authors	`authors`	Semicolon-separated list of author names. Each will be linked to their page on this wiki.	String	optional
Keywords	`keywords`	Comma-separated list of keywords (each keyword should be a wiki page).	String	suggested
Mode	`mode`	Either 'draft', 'featured', or 'hidden'.	String	optional
Image filename	`image`	The filename (without 'File:') of an image to use for the page banner and to share on social media.	File	optional
Hide banner?	`hide_banner`	Do not show the image as a banner. Can be useful for portrait-orientation images that should be shown on the news list page but not on the article itself.	Boolean	optional
Banner image origin	`image_origin`	Focal point for the banner image, used to move the image up or down as required. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikidataPageBanner#'origin'_parameter for more details. Example "0,1" for the top centre.	String	optional

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 {{#cargo_declare: _table = blog_posts
   | date        = Date
-  | author      = Page
+  | authors     = List (;) of Page
   | image       = File
-  | keywords    = List (,) of Page
+  | keywords    = List (;) of Page
   | description = Wikitext string
   | mode        = String (allowed values=draft,featured,hidden)
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 {{#cargo_store: _table = blog_posts
   | date        = {{{date|}}}
-  | author      = {{{author|}}}
+  | authors     = {{{author|}}}; {{{author|}}}
   | image       = {{{image|}}}
   | keywords    = {{{keywords|}}}
@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 --></time><!--
-Author:
+Authors:
--->{{#if: {{{author|}}} |''', {{{author}}}''' }}<!--
+-->{{#invoke: blog_post | authorList |format=linked |author={{{author|}}} |authors={{{authors|}}} }}<!--
 Ending punctuation:
@@ Line 54: / Line 54: @@
   | type        = article
   | description = {{{description|A blog post from Wikimedia Australia.}}}
-  | author      = {{{author|}}}
+  | author      = {{#invoke: blog_post | authorList |format=plain |author={{{author|}}} |authors={{{authors|}}} }}
   | keywords    = {{{keywords|}}}
   | image       = {{filepath:{{{image}}}|800}}