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mediawiki/aform
===============

Convenient parser function for setting up form markup in MediaWiki

0.2.1(2y ago)1237GPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Jan 15Pushed 3w ago2 watchersCompare

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Aform
=====

[](#aform)

MediaWiki parser hook extension that provides parser functions for generating HTML form markup.

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Copy the extension directory to `extensions/Aform/`.
2. Add to `LocalSettings.php`: ```
    wfLoadExtension( 'Aform' );
    ```

Requires PHP ≥ 7.2 and MediaWiki with `wfLoadExtension` support.

Parser Functions
----------------

[](#parser-functions)

### `#aform` — open a form

[](#aform--open-a-form)

```
{{#aform: action=PageName | method=get }}

```

ParameterDescription`action`Wiki page name (converted to URL automatically) or absolute URL (`https://`, `http://`, `ftp://`)`method``get` or `post`common attrs`class`, `id`, `style`, `rel`, `itemprop`, `content`, `data-*`### `#aformend` — close the form

[](#aformend--close-the-form)

```
{{#aformend:}}

```

### `#ainput` — single input field

[](#ainput--single-input-field)

```
{{#ainput: type=text | name=q | value=default | size=20 }}

```

ParameterDescription`type`Input type (`text`, `hidden`, `submit`, `checkbox`, etc.)`name`Field name`value`Field value`size`Field width`readonly`, `disabled`, `checked`, `alt`Standard HTML attributescommon attrs`class`, `id`, `style`, `rel`, `itemprop`, `content`, `data-*`### `#ainput_multi` — multiple hidden inputs from a list

[](#ainput_multi--multiple-hidden-inputs-from-a-list)

```
{{#ainput_multi: type=hidden | list=field1=value1&field2=value2 }}

```

The `list` parameter is an `&`-separated list of `name=value` pairs. Each pair generates one `` element. Other attributes (`type`, `size`, `readonly`, `disabled`, `checked`, `alt`, common attrs) are applied to all generated inputs.

### `#aselect` — select dropdown

[](#aselect--select-dropdown)

```
{{#aselect: name=animal | values=Dog,Cat,Mouse | selected=Dog }}

```

ParameterDescription`name`Field name (use `name=field[]` for multi-select)`values`Comma-separated option values`names`Comma-separated display labels (parallel to `values`; defaults to value if omitted)`selected`Comma-separated values to pre-select`sep`Custom separator character instead of `,``size`Visible row count`multiple`Set to `multiple` to allow multiple selectionscommon attrs`class`, `id`, `style`, `rel`, `itemprop`, `content`, `data-*`### `#alabel` — label element

[](#alabel--label-element)

```
{{#alabel: My Label | for=fieldid | class=form-label }}

```

The first positional argument is the label text. Supports common attrs (`class`, `id`, `style`, `rel`, `itemprop`, `content`, `data-*`).

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
{{#aform: action={{FULLPAGENAME}} | method=get }}

{{#alabel: Animal | for=animal-select }}

{{#aselect: name=animal[] | multiple=multiple | values=Dog,Cat,Mouse | selected=Dog }}

{{#ainput: type=text | size=4 | name=offset }}

{{#ainput_multi: type=hidden | list=text=House&size=100 }}

{{#aformend:}}

```

Development
-----------

[](#development)

```
composer test   # lint (parallel-lint + minus-x)
composer fix    # fix file permissions/line endings
```

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance62

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~3206 days

Total

2

Last Release

980d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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