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would mean, "select all articles that transclude Template:MyTemplate, passing the value "6" to the template parameter '''P'''.
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would mean, "select all articles that transclude Template:MyTemplate and pass the value 6 to the template parameter '''P'''."
  
 
I realize you can hack this kind of solution using includepage and regular expressions, but it is very painful and hard to get right.
 
I realize you can hack this kind of solution using includepage and regular expressions, but it is very painful and hard to get right.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:50, 19 April 2010

Description: Select articles based on the value of a template parameter
Extension / Version: DPL   /   1.8.9
Type / Status: Change Request   /   open

Problem

After using DPL for years, the biggest feature that is missing (in my opinion) is an easy way to select articles based on the value of a template parameter. For example:

<dpl>
uses = Template:MyTemplate
templateparameter = MyTemplate,P=6
<dpl>

would mean, "select all articles that transclude Template:MyTemplate and pass the value 6 to the template parameter P."

I realize you can hack this kind of solution using includepage and regular expressions, but it is very painful and hard to get right.

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