The _create and _edit tags share a lot of functionality but they do not always share the same attribute names or their intended usage may differ slightly. By presenting these attributes side by side, this table may help you on your way more quickly.

_create _edit comments
Can be used to create new pages
Can be used to edit existing pages
Cannot be used to edit a selection of fields on a page 		Cannot be used to create new pages
Can be used to edit existing pages,
including select fields
mwwrite
page title, optionally in conjunction with mwoption or mwleadingzero 		target
page id or page title
specific to page creation:
  • mwleadingzero
  • mwoption
  • noseo
  • nooverwrite
 x
mwfollow x If you know the name of the target page in advance, you can always set mwreturn in the form tag instead. mwfollow was specifically created for use cases where the title of the page to be created cannot be predicted.
mwfields
allows for multiple fields (comma-separated) 		formfield
allows for single fields only
x usefield
mwslot mwslot
mwformat format wiki or json
mwtemplate template template name or JSON configuration
x value can be used to set the value explicitly, without reading it from a form field.
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