Module:Mapframe/doc
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On English Wikipedia, this module is called by {{Maplink}}
, see that template's documentation for usage instructions.
Usage
[edit]- Standard usage
- Just use {{Maplink}}, which passes its parameters to this module's main function.
- From another module
-
- Import this module, e.g.
local mf = require('Module:Mapframe')
- Pass a table of parameter names/values to the _main function. See {{Maplink}} documentation for parameter names and descriptions. E.g.
local mapframe = mf._main(parameters)
- Preprocess _main's output before returning it, e.g.
return frame:preprocess(mapframe)
- Import this module, e.g.
Set up on another wiki
[edit]- Create template and module:
- Import this module and its template to that wiki (or copy the code over, giving attribution in the edit summary). Optionally, give them a name that makes sense in that wiki's language
- On Wikidata, add them to the items Module:Mapframe (Q52554979) and Template:Maplink (Q27882107)
- Localise the module
- Edit the top bits of the module, between the comments
-- ##### Localisation (L10n) settings #####
and-- #### End of L10n settings ####
, replacing values between"
"
symbols with local values (when necessary)
- Edit the top bits of the module, between the comments
- Add documentation
- to the template (e.g. by translating Template:Maplink/doc, adjusting as necessary per any localisations made in the previous step)
- to the module (please transfer/translate these instructions so that wikimedians who read your wiki but not the English Wikipedia can also set up the module and template on another wiki).