Extension:TemplateSandbox

This is technical documentation of the extension. There is also user documentation.

MediaWiki extensions manual

TemplateSandbox Release status: stable
Implementation	Special page , Page action
Description	Preview pages using sandboxed templates
Author(s)	Brad Jorsch (Anomietalk)
Latest version	1.1.0 (continuous updates)
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Help	Help:Extension:TemplateSandbox/en
Parameters $wgTemplateSandboxEditNamespaces
Hooks used APIGetAllowedParams AlternateEditPreview ApiMakeParserOptions EditPage::importFormData EditPage::showStandardInputs:options
Quarterly downloads	39 (Ranked 97th)
Public wikis using	1,040 (Ranked 233rd)
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The TemplateSandbox extension adds the ability to preview a page using sandboxed versions of templates, allowing for easy testing before making the sandbox code live. It also works with Scribunto modules.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted TemplateSandbox folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/TemplateSandbox
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateSandbox' );
  

• Configure as required.
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

Parameters

• $wgTemplateSandboxEditNamespaces - Namespaces in which to show the "Preview page with this template" box below the edit form. NS_TEMPLATE by default. Can be expanded to all namespaces by individual users using advancedtemplatesandbox.js.

Usage

The extension adds a new special page, Special:TemplateSandbox. To preview a page using sandboxed templates, do the following:

1. Copy the templates to be tested under a common prefix. For example, you might copy Template:Foo to User:Example/sandbox/Template:Foo. Alternatively, you might create User:Example/sandbox/Template:Foo as a redirect to Template:Foo/sandbox.
2. Go to Special:TemplateSandbox. Fill in the page or revision to be rendered, and the prefix you chose in step 1. It is possible to specify multiple prefixes (a prefix search path) by separating them using vertical bars, e.g., User:Example/sandbox1|User:Example/sandbox2.
3. Click View.

The extension also adds a box at the bottom of the edit form for pages in the namespaces configured in $wgTemplateSandboxEditNamespaces. This allows for previewing some other page as it would appear were the template being edited saved with the current contents of the edit form. The box can be forced to appear in the edit form for any page by adding the query parameter wpTemplateSandboxShow to the URL.

See also

• User:Jackmcbarn/advancedtemplatesandbox.js — A user script that enables use of TemplateSandbox for all pages.
• Help:ExpandTemplates
• Extension:SandboxLink
• Extension:Scribunto − This extension also allows for sandboxing Scribunto modules.