| New Templates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Project | |
| Description | Rework templates to support the latest standards. | |
| Date Created | 2019-12-04 | |
| Priority | High | |
| Status | In Progress | |
| Leader | User:Alistair3149 | |
Most templates on the wiki are outdated and does not compliment with the on-going Wiki V3 project. Since these templates are used in a many pages, any changes could possibly affect a lot of pages. If you are familiar with templating and wanted to help out, please reach us on the Discord in the #wiki channel!
Goals
- Conform with the Wiki V3 UI: Utilize the same style defined by the Citizen skin (WCAG 2.0, Dark Mode, Print Mode support).
- Integration with Visual Editor: Allow users to use templates without knowing the syntax and wikitext. Requires implementation of TemplateData on all templates.
- Centralized localization: All template translations will be moved to the i18n templates. It also remove the need to use TLT and TNT templates on content pages.
- More versatile templates: Make templates more modular to reduce redundancy and maintenance, while allowing the same template to adapt in more situation.
- Unified categories: Update the classification to match the latest standard set by in-game data and CIG.
- Community integration: Allow better community site and data integrations on infobox templates.
- Machine readable: Improve the accessibility of information on the template for bots and impaired users. That includes introducing structured data and setting specific HTML tags for easier parsing.
Issue Tasklist
If you are interested in helping out in any of the tasks, please let me know!
Wiki V3 deployment
| Task | Description | Date Added | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrofit styles for old infobox templates | The old infobox styles are deprecated with the Wiki V3 update. A temporary styles will be implemented until the template rework. | 2019-12-04 | High | Completed |
| Rework mbox-related templates | Message box templates like {{delete}} are deprecated with the Wiki V3 update. They will be reworked to conform to the latest standards. | 2019-12-04 | Medium | Completed |
| Rework hatnote-related templates | Hatnote templates like {{for}} are deprecated with the Wiki V3 update. They will be reworked to conform to the latest standards. | 2019-12-04 | High | Completed |
| Rework the core infobox template | {{Infobox}} will be updated to use Lua module instead (same as Wikimedia wiki). The current infobox template will be moved to {{Infobox temp}}. | 2019-12-04 | Medium | Completed |
| Retrofit the navplates | Navplate image sizes are broken with the Wiki V3 update. Also remove links from the icons. | 2019-12-04 | High | Completed |
| Rework the RSI template | {{RSI}} and {{RSIref}} will be reworked and deprecated by {{Cite RSI}}. ref=no mode will use {{Link RSI}} instead. The citation template will be integrated into Visual Editor for easy access.
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2019-12-04 | Medium | Completed |
| Rework the Quote template | {{quote}} will be reworked to the latest standard. | 2019-12-04 | Low | Completed |
| Update alien language support | Alien language support was broken with the Wiki V3 update. It will introduce a higher quality Vanduul and Xi'an font from UEEXI. | 2019-12-04 | Low | Completed |
| Rework Comm-Link infobox | Complete rework of the infobox commlink template to the latest standards. It is a prerequisite to allow all Comm-Link pages to be translatable. | 2019-12-04 | High | Completed |
| Rework license templates | File license templates have broken styles on Wiki V3. The license text also needs to be updated to reflect the changes on the copyright parties. | 2019-12-05 | Low | Completed |
| Card template V1 | Allow the creation of responsive card grids {{Card}}, same as the ones used on the home page. That will introduce more possibilities for the content page layout. It is also much needed for help and project pages. | 2019-12-04 | High | Completed |
| Jump Point citation template | Implementing citation templates for the Jump Point magazine. It'll be integrated into Visual Editor for easy access. | 2019-12-04 | Low | Completed |
| Noarticletext template | Make the no article page more helpful by including steps need to create the page. | 2019-12-04 | Medium | Completed |
Post-Wiki V3 deployment
| Task | Description | Date Added | Priority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rework vehicle infobox | Complete rework of the infobox vehicle template to the latest standards. Would serve as a test bed for better community integration. | 2019-12-04 | Medium | Completed |
| More citation templates for other potential RSI sources | Implementing citation templates for Youtube, Twitch. | 2019-12-04 | Low | In Progress |
| Protected page template | Make the protected page more helpful by including steps on what to do. | 2019-12-06 | Low | Not started |
| Rework component infobox and navplate | Complete rework of the infobox component template to the latest standards. Component navplates are more updated but their code require refactoring for simplification and performance. | 2019-12-04 | Low | Not Started |
| Rework location infobox and navplate | Complete rework of the location infobox and navplate templates to the latest standards. Locations includes everything from a system to an outpost. | 2019-12-04 | Medium | Not Started |
| Rework organization infobox and navplate | Complete rework of the infobox organization template to the latest standards. The navplates will be expanded to include properties and locations owned by the organization. Organization includes governments, companies, factions, outlaw, etc. | 2019-12-04 | Low | Not Started |
| Rework character infobox | Complete rework of the infobox character template to the latest standards. The character infobox is the one of the oldest template on the wiki and also used in a lot of pages. This would require a lot of suggestions from the community. | 2019-12-04 | Low | Not Started |
| Unified API template | Decouple API call from other templates and combine them in a single template. For contributors, only the in-game ID of an item would be required, API links will be defined in the template. | 2019-12-04 | Medium | Not Started |
| Rework SEO template | Update the SEO template to the latest standards. | 2019-12-04 | High | Completed |
| Rework vehicle specification templates | Complete rework of the vehicle specification templates to the latest standards. | 2019-12-23 | Medium | Completed |
| Rework commodity infobox | Complete rework of the commodity infobox to the latest standards. The infobox should be able to support a wide range of commodities, including harvestables and consumables. | 2020-04-24 | Medium | Completed |
More to be added when needed