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==Show the number of articles in a certain category==
 
==Show the number of articles in a certain category==
  
This test shows how to put a DPL statement into a template (just for fun in this case)
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This test shows how to put a DPL statement into a [[Template:DPL Count|template]] (just for fun in this case)
 
and how to return the number of articles instead of their names. We are going to use
 
and how to return the number of articles instead of their names. We are going to use
 
the 'resultsheader=' parameter which allows you to use a variable called '''%PAGES%'''.
 
the 'resultsheader=' parameter which allows you to use a variable called '''%PAGES%'''.

Revision as of 18:08, 21 April 2007

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Show the number of articles in a certain category

This test shows how to put a DPL statement into a template (just for fun in this case) and how to return the number of articles instead of their names. We are going to use the 'resultsheader=' parameter which allows you to use a variable called %PAGES%.

We are going to use a template which contains the following code
  {{#dpl:
    |category        = {{{category}}}
    |mode            = userformat
    |resultsheader   = There are %PAGES% articles on ''{{{category}}}'' in this wiki.
    |noresultsheader = This wiki doesn´t contain any articles on ''{{{category}}}''.
  }}

We are going to call the template like this:
   {{DPL Count|category=Fictitious Countries}}
  • This wiki doesn´t contain any articles on Fictitious Country.
  • There are 4 articles on Fictitious country in this wiki.