gww>Chieftain Alex at 22:10, 11 September 2026

2026-09-11T22:10:55Z

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<noinclude>
== Description ==
This widget provides the functionality originally provided by [[mw:Extension:CreateBox]], a now defunct mediawiki extension.

=== Parameters ===
All parameters are optional.

;default
:Defines the default page title to display in the box upon page load.
;prefix
:If set, adds the prefix, e.g. "User:Anonymous/Feedback/", to the page title being typed into the box.
;preload
:If a valid page title is specified, the content of that page is added to the edit box.
;editintro
:If a valid page title is specified, the content of that page is displayed above the editing box.
;buttonlabel
:Changes the label on the "Create" button.
;break
:If set to yes, displays a line-break between the text field and the button.
;width
:The width of the text entry field to be displayed. Defaults to "20" (unitless).

== Example ==
<pre>
{{#Widget:Createbox
| prefix = Feedback:User/
| buttonlabel = I agree
| preload = Feedback:UserPreload
| editintro = Feedback:UserEditintro
}}
</pre>

== See also ==
* [[mw:Extension:InputBox]]

[[Category:Widgets]]

</noinclude><includeonly><div class="createbox"><input class="createboxtext" type="text" size="20" value=""/><br/><input class="createboxbutton" type="button" value="Create"/></div>

<style>
.createbox { padding: 0.5em; background-color: #F9F9F9; border: 1px solid #AAA; display: inline-block; }
.createbox .createboxtext { margin-right: 0.5em; }
</style>
<script>
/* Guild Wars Wiki: Widget:Createbox */
function createBox() {
// Load parameters from widget
var prefix = ''.trim();
var editintro = ''.trim();
var preload = ''.trim();

// Click event
document.getElementsByClassName('createboxbutton')[0].addEventListener('click', function(e) {
var box = e.currentTarget.parentNode;
var titlefield = box.getElementsByClassName('createboxtext')[0];
var title = titlefield.value.trim();
if (title === "") {
return
}

// Set the base URL for editing
var url = mw.config.get('wgServer') + mw.config.get('wgScriptPath') + '/index.php?action=edit&title=';

// Check for "prefix" parameter
if ( prefix != "" ) {
url += prefix;
}

// Add page title
url += title;

// Check for "preload" parameter
if ( preload != "" ) {
url += '&preload=' + preload;
}

// Check for "editintro" parameter
if ( editintro != "" ) {
url += '&editintro=' + editintro;
}

// Nagivate to new url
window.location.href = url;
});
}
createBox();
</script>
</includeonly>

Widget:Createbox - Revision history

gww>Chieftain Alex at 22:10, 11 September 2026