History: Module quick_edit
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Quick Edit Module
This Module allows users (with permissions), to create or edit wiki pages. Simply type the name of a wiki page and click Edit.
- If the page exists, Tiki will open the Edit screen for the page.
- If the page does not exist, Tiki will create the page.
Note: The name of the wiki page must conform to the character link format, as defined on the Wiki Link Formatting field.
Usage
You will see it listed at "Admin > Modules > Assign new module > Module Name (drop down)" (tiki-admin_modules.php).
You can assign a this Module to a lateral column (See Module Admin page if needed), or you can include it within a wiki page, using the PluginModule.
{MODULE(module=quick_edit) /}
The assigned module (with its default values) looks like this:
Quick Edit a Wiki Page
Valid parameters for this module include:
| Parmeter | Value | Description | Default | Optional? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| templateId | numeric | Wiki template (ID) to use when creating the page. See note below on how to find the ID of a particular template. | None | Y |
| size | numeric | Size of the Create/Edit Page field | 15 | Y |
| categId | numeric | Category (ID) to assign to newly created page. | None | Y |
| mod_quickedit_heading | alphanumeric | Title of the module | None | Y |
| submit | string | Label of the submit button | Create/Edit | Y |
| action | URL | Target of the form | tiki-editpage.php | Y |
Tiki 6+ parameters
| Parmeter | Value | Description | Default | Optional? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| addcategId | numeric | If set, pages created through the module have this category prechecked to be categorized in. Different from categId which gives no chance to add more categories | None | Y |
| customTip | text | Custom text to be shown as a tip at the top of the edit page that appears as a result of this quick edit | None | Y |
| customTipTitle | text | Title of the above tip shown | None | Y |
| headerwiki | text (wiki page name) | Wiki page of which the contents will be shown on top of the edit page (useful for instructions on how to edit etc... | None | Y |
| input field for copy/paste | text | Add a text area for copy/paste page content | None | Y |
| show description field | text | Add a text field to enter the page description (requires feature_wiki_description | None | Y |
| choose category | dropdown | Allows the user to choose a category instead of preselecting one | None | Y |
To find the ~templateID~ for a particular template, do:
- Admin menu (usually on the left) > Content Templates
- Locate the template you want, and click on the pen icon in that row (in Action column)
- Look at the url, and find the ~templateID=nn~ part. This gives you the ID.
The module can be used to create an auto-complete page search by setting action to tiki-index.php.
Related Pages
See these pages for information that applies for all modules:
- Module — Overall introduction and overview
- Module Admin — Introduction to the module admin pages for site-wide and individual module settings
- Assigning Modules — How to select a module to configure it
- Module Settings Interface — Interface for configuring individual module settings
- Module Settings Parameters — Explanation of standard parameter settings for modules
- Creating Custom Modules — How to create user modules
- Index of Modules — Links to the documentation of individual modules
- User Modules — How (if the feature is active) users can choose and place their modules
- Mods Type Modules — Links to modules that are installed as components