MediaWiki talk:Parser-template-loop-warning

Don't categorise itself

To prevent the MediaWiki page itself from being added to the Category:Template loop warnings (since it doesn't have any loops itself) would putting the category between <includeonly>...</includeonly> be enough? Debresser (talk) 21:07, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As you said in the edit summary, the "includeonly" was visible. I was afraid this might happen, because this is not a regular template. Any ideas for another solution? Not that it is such a big deal, but still. Debresser (talk) 23:37, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gah! You are too fast, I was just writing a comment and got an editconflict: Here's my first response:

Good idea. But since this is a MediaWiki message you never know how it is parsed. So I tried it and checked the result. And ouch, the includeonlys got visible on the pages where this warning is used, so we can't use them. Guess we have to live with having this page in the category. Sorry.

--David Göthberg (talk) 23:47, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Okay, that was odd. Since you Debresser seemed so enthusiastic about it I tried a very long shot: I used an #ifeq: to check the pagename instead. And waddayanow, it worked. Looks fine on the pages that has this warning message. MediaWiki never ceases to surprise.

--David Göthberg (talk) 23:59, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Very nice. Good to know there're smart admins around here. :) The obvious solution. I've used variations of it. Usually a more general one on userboxes. Debresser (talk) 00:31, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]