[Tagging] Creating shop=caravan

[Warin]

Sorry for using a word that triggers some usage I had not intended. Keep 
asking as it does help explain things.

On 07/01/19 21:41, Dave Swarthout wrote:
> Warin -
> I read through the documentation for Templates and the way it's used 
> in Mediawiki applications like our Wiki is to define a piece of text, 
> with or without photos, etc., as a reusable fragment that can be 
> inserted in any page and if the original, the "template", is edited 
> the changes propagate to all instances of the template in as many 
> places as it appears. It's sort of like what used to be known as 
> "boilerplate" in word-processors except its content is dynamic.
>
> Thanks for your clarification though. It motivated me to learn a bit 
> more about the Wiki s/w I constantly complain about. LOL
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 3:32 PM Marc Gemis <marc.gemis at gmail.com 
> <mailto:marc.gemis at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Graeme,
>
>     You might have to change the picture and the rendering icon in the
>     right "summary" bar.
>
>     On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 8:22 AM Graeme Fitzpatrick
>     <graemefitz1 at gmail.com <mailto:graemefitz1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     > & here we go: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Shop%3Dcaravan :-)
>     >
>     > Known problems
>     >
>     > Languages - how do I edit them all out?
>     >
>     > service=parts has moved one box too far across
>     >
>     > Have to change the photo & (suggested) icon
>     >
>     > Wikidata reference
>     >
>     > Any & all other comments welcome!
>     >
>     > Seeing that apparently it's already been used 130 odd times, can
>     I take that we don't actually have to RFC & vote on it?
>     >
>     > Thanks
>     >
>     > Graeme
>     >
>     >
>     > On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 17:06, Graeme Fitzpatrick
>     <graemefitz1 at gmail.com <mailto:graemefitz1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 11:12, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com
>     <mailto:61sundowner at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>> This is what I do .. it works and leaves the original page
>     alone...
>     >>>
>     >>> 1) get the "car" template
>     >>> On the page you want to copy Click on "edit Source" - Copy all
>     of it and paste it over to your your word processor as a new document.
>     >>>  Exit out out this "Edit Source" without saving "cancel" I
>     think is it - so it stays the same.
>     >>>
>     >>> 2) edit the template
>     >>> Now in your word processor find and replace all the "car" and
>     replace with "caravan". Perform similar edits here - much easier
>     than the editor you may not be familiar with on the wiki.
>     >>> When your finished here ...
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> 3) create the new page
>     >>> Type the title of the page you want to create in the wiki
>     search box ...
>     >>> It will come up with a suggestion to create the page you want
>     .. click on that and you have started to create the new page :)
>     >>> Copy all of the stuff you have on your word processor page
>     over to the new page (copy and paste) .. and save it ... Done.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> Warin, that is fantastic! :-)
>     >>
>     >> Now you just have to write a page titled Creating pages, so
>     everybody can find it!
>     >>
>     >> Thanks
>     >>
>     >> Graeme
>     >
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