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The '''inputbox''' extension is a [[m:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] extension by Erik Möller to add predefined HTML forms to wiki pages. It was originally created for the purpose of adding a ''Create an article'' box to [[m:Wikinews|Wikinews]]. It requires MediaWiki 1.5 and an extensions script (see ''#[[Installation|Installation]]'' below).

== General syntax ==

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==Installation==

See: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Inputbox#Installation

#Download and save the file [http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/inputbox/inputbox.php inputbox.php] '''LINK BROKEN 12/30/08''' to the ''extensions'' folder of your MediaWiki installation. <!-- This CVS version appears to be old and out of date; use the SVN version above instead: [http://wikipedia.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/wikipedia/extensions/inputbox/inputbox.php?revision=1.20 inputbox.php] to the ''extensions'' folder of your MediaWiki installation. Make sure you use this link to download the extension, as the latest version in CVS does not work with the current MediaWiki release branch. -->

#Open and edit the [[LocalSettings.php]] file by adding the following line near the bottom:

<pre>require_once(&quot;extensions/inputbox.php&quot;);</pre>

NOTE: Make sure that it is still above the closing php tag so that it looks like this:<pre>require_once(&quot;extensions/inputbox.php&quot;);

?></pre>

#May need to add the following [[User:Algorithm/actionCreate]]

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