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**183231bcb** @183231bcb@transfem.social · Nov 27, 2024

Nov 27, 2024

183231bcb @183231bcb@transfem.social

I have a MediaWiki question!

I frequently find myself needing to do the following:
a)Add a page to Category X, where X is dependent on a parameter
b)Add Category X to Category Y, where Y is dependent on the same parameter as part (a)
c)Add Category X to Category Z, which is not dependent on a parameter.

I can automate the first step using a simple template that contains [[Category:Something with my parameter]], but I want help automating the next two steps.

I realize I'm maybe being a bit vague, so let me clarify with a concrete example (the example that inspired this question).

When @comicsbyxan published Chapter 11 of Pandora's Tale, I made the corresponding wiki article. The chapter was the first appearance of new character Amelia, so I wanted to
* List in the chapter article that it was the first appearance of Amelia.
* Include the chapter article in Category:Amelia appearances
* Include Category:Amelia appearances in Category:Amelia
* Include Category:Amelia appearances in Category:Chapters by character appearances

The first two bullet points I can do simultaneously, thanks to the simple "appearances" template.. I just add

{a|Amelia}

To the article on Chapter 11. But I have to do the third and fourth bullet point manually. While that's not a big deal to do once, I have to do it for every new character Xan adds to the comic. Chapter 10 introduced nine new characters at once, so I had to do it nine times.

Is there a way to soup up my {a} template so that when I type, for example, {a|Example New Character}, it automatically creates a page for Category:Example New Character appearances and includes it in both Category:Example New Character and Category:Chapters by character appearances ? Is this the kind of thing I should to learn Lua Modules for or is there a way to do it purely with wiki markup?

#MediaWiki #Wiki #Miraheze #Wikis #TechHelp #TechQuestions #PandorasTale #PandorasTaleWiki #Lua #Scribunto

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