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Extension:Page Forms/Related extensions

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There are various other MediaWiki extensions that relate to Page Forms in some way.

Extensions that Page Forms can make use of, if they are installed

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  • Admin Links - provides a page of links for administrators - if PF is installed, it adds many links to the page.
  • Cargo - types defined for Cargo tables are used to determine form input types; forms can autocomplete on Cargo data; PF's helper pages can be used to create Cargo-based templates
  • Page Schemas - can be used to automatically generate form definition pages from an XML schema.
  • Semantic MediaWiki - types defined for SMW properties are used to determine form input types; forms can autocomplete on SMW data; PF's helper pages can be used to create SMW-based templates and property pages

Providing editing interfaces within textarea fields:

Extensions that define Page Forms form inputs

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Extensions intended to support Page Forms' template-based approach

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  • Data Transfer - imports data from an external source into wiki pages with template calls.
  • NumerAlpha - displays an incrementing number (can be used for multiple-instance templates).

Extensions that perform similar actions to Page Forms

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  • FlexForm - lets users define forms for editing page data (optionally stored within slots), and sending emails
  • Forms - lets users define forms for creating pages and sending emails
  • VisualData - lets users define forms for editing page data (stored within slots, using JSON and JSON Schema); also allows for querying and displaying this data

Obsolete extensions

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The following Page Forms-related extensions are archived, obsolete, or at least appear to not be maintained.

That define PF form inputs

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That otherwise require Page Forms

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That support a template-based approach

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  • IncludeOnlyNS - allows certain pages to be designated as "include-only", to enable less-hacky transclusion.
  • Negref - lets ‎<ref> tags be added to wiki-text via a template parameter.
  • Page Object Model - provides an API for accessing and modifying fields within template calls.

That perform similar actions to Page Forms

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That are based on Page Forms

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  • PopUpFile - lets users add a popup file-upload window to any page.