Making semantic forms

This page documents making semantic forms in this wiki.

Logbook

160717

Extension added

• Activated in Semantic Bundle
• In the file LocalSettings.php in the main MediaWiki directory, add the following line below the Semantic MediaWiki extension line (both the main 'include_once' line and the 'enableSemantics' line):

include_once "$IP/extensions/SemanticForms/SemanticForms.php";

Using #forminput to make new pages with a form

See more here:

Make a new page by entering the name of an already existing or new page. Then click 'create or edit' and the form will be added to the new or existing page.

• Form=Name of form

{{#forminput:form=|size=|default value=|button text=|query string=''query string parameters''|autocomplete on category=|autocomplete on namespace=|remote autocompletion|placeholder=|popup}}

160618

Combobox input in form

• We added the code input type=combobox to the field definition in the Form:Private databox page in the field Copyright status. The combobox works.

Making a model class

This was done so we can see the codes that are generated for each of the fields that were made with different properties, types and values. To see this, go to the various pages based on the class 'Model' (for example Form:Model, Template:Model.

External links to pages that we used

• MediaWiki>Extension:Semantic Forms
• MediaWiki>Extension:Semantic Forms/Quick start guide
• Extension:Semantic Forms/Sites that use Semantic Forms
• Video Yaron Koren - Semantic Forms, SMWCon Fall 2013