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'''DPL is a report generator for MediaWikis'''. It creates ''lists of articles'' that match certain criteria. ''Meta data'' like  author, popularity or date of last update can be added. ''Contents'' from articles can be included in the result, based on chapters, templates or special markers in the text. DPL gives great flexibility in designing output (multi-column article lists, sortable tables etc.)
  
Please support the development of DPL by leaving a statement at the [http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9203 bugzilla change request].
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Many people like to see examples before they go into details. So, here is a
  
== [[mw:Extension:DynamicPageList|DynamicPageList]] (DPL) ==
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<center><big>''' [[Extension DPL|collection of examples]]''' ...</big></center>
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'''DPL is a report generator for MediaWikis'''. It creates ''lists of articles'' that match certain criteria. ''Meta data'' like  author, popularity or date of last update can be added. ''Contents'' from articles can be included in the result, based on chapters, templates or special markers in the text. DPL is kind of a swiss-knife-tool for MediaWikis. Take a look at the examples and the test pages to understand its power!
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==== Current Release is <big> [[DPL:Version History|1.2.5]] </big> ====
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== [[mw:Extension:DynamicPageList|DynamicPageList]] &nbsp; -- &nbsp;  current release is <big> [[DPL:Version History|{{DPL stable version}}]] </big> ==
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* General
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* [[DPL:Overview|Overview]]
** [[DPL:Overview]]
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* [[:Category:DPL Manual|Manual]]
** [[DPL:Manual]]
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* [[DPL:FAQ|FAQ]]
** [[DPL:Requests for new features]]
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* [[DPL:Requests for new features|Requests for new features]]
** [[DPL:Bug Reports]]
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* [[:Category:Issue|Bug Reports]]
** [[DPL:Websites using DPL]]
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* [[DPL:Websites using DPL|Websites using DPL]]
** [[DPL:Discussion]]
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* [[DPL:Discussion|Discussion]]
** [[DPL:Load Test]]
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* [[DPL:Load Test|Load Test]]
** '''[[DPL:Version History]]'''
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* [[:Category:Test|Various Tests]]
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* [[DPL:Version History|History]]
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* [[DPL:Installation|Installation]]
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* Applications based on DPL
 
* Applications based on DPL
 
** [[Test calendar|Calendar]]
 
** [[Test calendar|Calendar]]
** [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/DPLforum DPLForum]
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** [[mw:Extension:DPLforum|DPLforum]]
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** [[DPL:Catlist|prototype of a DPL GUI]]
  
* Examples
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** [[Example 1|simple example]]
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Please help to '''improve the freshly created [[DPL:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] collection!'''
** [[Example 2|realistic example]]
 
** [[Example 3|other examples]]
 
 
 
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* Other Stuff (javascript, sortable tables)
 
** [[Javascript extension]]
 
  
* News
 
** ''Try the '''[[Special:DynamicPageListSP|new DPL special page]]'''!''
 
  
* [[:Media:Dplsrc.zip|'''Download php source (zip) ...''']]
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''You can do a lot of things with DPL which do not seem possible at a first glance. But sometimes the syntax may be complicated. So please help to make life for others easier ...''
  
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* ''Other Extensions available on this site:''
 
** [[mw:Extension:StackFunctions|StackFunctions]]
 
 
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If you are using DPL please put a reference to your wiki in [[DPL:Websites using DPL]].
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If you are using DPL please put a reference to your wiki in [[DPL:Websites using DPL]]. If you would like to have DPL as part of the Wikipedia, [http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9203 vote for it].

Latest revision as of 17:17, 14 June 2009

DPL is a report generator for MediaWikis. It creates lists of articles that match certain criteria. Meta data like author, popularity or date of last update can be added. Contents from articles can be included in the result, based on chapters, templates or special markers in the text. DPL gives great flexibility in designing output (multi-column article lists, sortable tables etc.)

Many people like to see examples before they go into details. So, here is a


collection of examples ...



DynamicPageList   --   current release is 2.0

Please help to improve the freshly created Frequently Asked Questions collection!


You can do a lot of things with DPL which do not seem possible at a first glance. But sometimes the syntax may be complicated. So please help to make life for others easier ...

If you are using DPL please put a reference to your wiki in DPL:Websites using DPL. If you would like to have DPL as part of the Wikipedia, vote for it.