Wikipedia:Route diagram template/Transwiki guide
Route diagram template (RDT) project involves lots of templates to be functional, in order to allow the map in other Wiki which has not yet adopted this project to display correctly, you will need to copy the required templates carefully. If you have more questions regarding transwikiing this project, go to the home discussion page, Wikipedia talk:Route diagram template, and leave the message.
Icon[edit]
You do not need to upload any icons to your local Wiki because they are shared in Wikimedia Commons. However, if your Wiki project is not directly affiliated to Wikimedia Foundation such as Wikia, you do need to upload all the license-free icons to your local Wiki web space, or enable InstantCommons if possible. You can find all the icons of this project in Commons:category:BSicon and its subcategories, or check the catalog of pictograms for list of explanation of the icons. For starter, you will at least need 
(KBHFa), 
(BHF), 
(STR) and 
(KBHFe) to compose the most basic map.
Module and template[edit]
Since 2013, Lua module has been created to replace the original method of stacking BS row templates repeatedly to form the route map which not only improves the loading speed and resource usage, but also provides unlimited horizontal icon columns and overlapping layers. The Routemap module is being developed and tested. Ongoing updates are expected but the overall format of forming the basic route map is already stable, so Wikimedia projects have not yet adopted the RDT project are recommended to directly copy the module and transcluding template and make minor adjustments or localization if needed.
The module itself will work perfectly without translating anything inside it (which are technically commented notes). The only real changes that should be made to the module is the width of the collapsible button which differ from language to language. These are at the lines ["row-collapsible-left-button-width"] and ["row-collapsible-right-button-width"]. Change the width values so they fit just the longest length of the show/hide and expand/collapse buttons. Also the name of the category which groups diagram with error or improper usage should be translated as well.
Transition from legacy BS template to Routemap module[edit]
Here shows the example of how the old and new methods will produce the similar route map:
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{{BS-map
|title = ABC Railway
|collapsible = 0
|map =
{{BS|KBHFa||Terminus A}}
{{BS3|WASSERq|hKRZWae|WASSERq|||Bridge B}}
{{BS3|BOOT|BHF|||Station C|ferry pier}}
{{BS3|BS2c2|BS2lr|BS2c3|||Junction D}}
{{BS2|KBHFe|STR||Terminus E}}
{{BS2||STR|O2=INCIDO||Crash site}}
{{BS2||KBHFe||Terminus F}}
}}
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{{Routemap
|title = ABC Railway
|collapsible = 0
|map =
KBHFa~~Terminus A
WASSERq\hKRZWae\WASSERq~~ ~~ ~~Bridge B
BOOT\BHF\~~ ~~Station C~~ferry pier
BS2c2\BS2lr\BS2c3~~ ~~ ~~Junction D
KBHFe\STR~~Terminus E
\STR!~INCIDO~~Crash site
\KBHFe~~Terminus F
}}
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When translating big map from legacy format to Lua, it would be a huge time saver to use the safesubst function. This requires adding the safesubst commands in all original BS row templates like the English versions do. When it is done correctly, for example, change {{BS2|STR|BHF|0|1|2|3|O1=uSTRq}} in the map to {{safesubst:BS2|STR|BHF|0|1|2|3|O1=uSTRq}}, then save change, it will produce STR!~uSTRq\BHF~~0~~1~~2~~3.
If for whatever reason you cannot use safesubst in your home wiki, then use the "search and replace" 
function of enhanced edit toolbar (which requires enabling last 2 options of toolbar in Preferences-Editing-Editor) or copy the map codes to a text editor (e.g. Notepad++) capable of text replacement to do the transition and then copy it back to the wiki editor. Note that because the icon IDs are case-sensitive, you MUST check "match case" before proceeding replacement.
But before making any replacement, you should search carefully if the map has used the overlapping function (the "highlight all" option of find in some browser will help tremendously). If all overlapping parameters are lined up right after the icons of base and lower layer in the correct order, you can instantly apply the replacement of |O1=, |O2=, etc. by !~. Otherwise you should reline the overlapping parameters and values manually before replacing so you do not need to guess or check back and forth for the correct order of superimposition after the change.
The other thing you should look carefully is the additional templates used inside the BS row template such as {{RoutemapRoute}} and {{Rail-interchange}}. The initial character following the vertical bar | in the template could conflict with the icon ID. For example, if you are going to replace |K by \K for (KBHFa) and 
(KRWl) but there is also {{rmr|licon=u|Kingsland}} in the map code, you may consider changing the replacing rule to more specific |KB by \KB and |KR by \KR to avoid changing {{rmr|licon=u|Kingsland}} to {{rmr|licon=u\Kingsland}} at the same time.
Legacy BS templates[edit]
| The following content represents the legacy form of RDT. Editor is discouraged to use it unless there is a strong technical reason. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Template[edit]This project was originally created by German Wikipedians, but since its adoption to English Wikipedia, the project/templates continue to expand while the German Wikipedians prefer to keep the project as simple as possible. However, because the English Wikipedia counterpart has a backward compatibility with the German code (map code in German Wikipedia technically works fine in English Wikipedia without additional modification), it is highly recommended to apply the English Wikipedia version. Fundamental template[edit]
Row template[edit]The number in these row templates indicates how many grid the template provides to display the icon horizontally. Theoretically it can be expanded endlessly, 8 icons per row is enough in most cases. Otherwise the map will spread too far and other method of rendering the map is recommended over this project. Create more row templates on demand or the admin may delete the unused.
The BSrow* templates are used to define the master format for its child templates. This is especially helpful for wiki of right-to-left writing system so editor only needs to modify the BSrow* template rather than the rest of the child row templates one by one. A trial fix for the mobile view has been applied to all 3 BSrow* master templates in April 2012. However, on 17 April 2012 the mobile view has been presumably modified by the WMF and making the fix ineffective. Legend[edit]The "legend" in BS-map or BS-table which links to any of these pages:
Although most legend pages use the If you find some of the term difficult to be translated into your home language, you can ring the code of the row by Optional template[edit]
Major difference in other Wikimedia project[edit]This section compares the major differences of other Wikimedia projects with English Wikipedia. If you have modified the RDT project in your home Wikimedia project, please kindly add or update the status in here.
^1 Parameters of all kinds of BSn row templates. DE - German Wikipedia[edit]
EN - English Wikipedia[edit]FR - French Wikipedia[edit]
JA - Japanese Wikipedia[edit]
KO - Korean Wikipedia[edit]
LA - Latin Vicipaedia[edit]These legacy templates are used because LA does not have Lua. Templates were adapted from Hungarian and Danish wikis to ensure correct rendering on mobile view. RU - Russian Wikipedia, UK - Ukrainian Wikipedia[edit]
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See also[edit]
- Meta:Help:Transwiki
- Mediawiki:Version, if you are running your own Wiki for a long time, your Wiki software might be outdated. Some Wiki syntax or parser used by this project are not available in the older versions.
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