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, the following 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:
|
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. |