Issue:Show protected feature
| Description: | New feature request: selection parameter "show protected" |
| Extension / Version: | DPL / latest |
| Type / Status: | Change Request / open |
Problem
Although recent versions of MediaWiki seem to have a special page that shows protected pages, there is no similar feature in DPL. We have a need to be able to easily create and monitor lists of protected pages that meet certain criteria based on category, title, namespace, etc. This would be easy to do if DPL had a "show protected" parameter (set to true, false) that would make it possible to show protected pages based on category, namespace, templates used, and title.
I realize that it would be possible to place protected pages in a "protected" category, but this has two problems:
- editors might forget to include this category markup;
- the category markup could be included by mistake.
If it were possible to show pages based on actual protected status, this would be a big help for wikis that use protected and unprotected templates extensively.
Our wiki will be open to the public at the end of this year, but we make extensive use of DPL (as well as SMW). One use that is particularly useful is to have DPL on MediaWiki pages so that when a reader places a word in the search box, when that page doesn't exist, a list of all pages with that word in the title appears. We also use DPL to create custom "special pages", special lists in popup boxes, and much more.
If it would at all be possible to have a "show protected" parameter, it would be most appreciated.
--C4duser 14:43, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
