Manual:Extension/Forms/Form elements and settings

Form elements

It is possible to add the following form fields to your form:

Inputs

Field	Input type	Functionality
Book	book	auto-complete field that finds pages in the namespace "Book"
Text	text	standard text field
Textarea	textarea	multi-line text field
Wikitext input	wikitext	multi-line text field that expects Wikitext syntax
Category multiselect	category_multiselect	token field to add one or more categories to the page; values are separated with the enter-key
Checkbox	checkbox	single checkbox
Menu tag multiselect	menutag_multiselect	multiple-value input; values are separated with the enter-key
Checkbox multiselect	checkbox_multiselect	checkbox group (allows selecting multiple values in the group)
Dropdown	dropdown	dropdown list with predefined options
Number	number	integer field
Radio button	radio	single radio button (usually not used in a manually completed form)
Radio group	radio_multiselect	radio buttons for toggling a selection (allows selecting only one value in the group)
File chooser	select_file	selects a file in the wiki
Title input	title	auto-complete field for wiki pages
Combo box	combobox	combines a text input field and a dropdown list. Users can select a predefined value or type their own.
Password input	password	sets a password with a password and password-repeat field. This is not used in forms for the target types JSON on wikipage, Template or Email, as the password is stored in plain text.
Tag input	tag	token field to add multiple values; values are separated with the enter-key
Date	date	same as Date picker
Title input	title	selects page titles in the wiki
User input	user_picker	username that exists in the wiki
Group input	group_picker	group name that exists in the wiki
Group multiselect	group_multiselect	multiple group names
User multiselect	user_multiselect	multiple user names
Title multiseslect	title_multiselect	multiple page titles
Date picker	date_picker	calendar widget
Percent	percent	integer value

Other

Element	Input type	Description
Static Wikitext	static_wikitext	non-editable text
Button	button	triggers an action (requires a defined event listener)
Message banner	message	message that can be shown anywhere in the form; the type that is set (notice, error, warning, success) provides the visual formatting
Partial form import	form_input	adds form fields from another form
Icon	icon	-
Indicator	indicator	-
Label	label	-
Progress bar	progress_bar	visual representation of the number of completed steps in a form such as a checklist
Section label	section_label	a heading to a form section
HR	hr	a visual separator line

Input field options

Each input field has a combination of any of these options:

main

Type	Field	Functionality
(all)	Name	field name stored in the database (avoid special characters)
	Label	text label shown to users
	Help	creates a tooltip pop-up next to the label
	No layout	hides the label
	Show on	mode in which this field is visible
	Editable on	sets when the field value can be edited
Book	Return property	?

styling

Type	Field	Functionality
(all)	CSS Classes	add individual CSS-classes for use on MediaWiki:Common.css - the class is set on the form field itself and does not include the label; multiple classes can be set together or you can add them separately
	Style	define an inline style that affects only this field. The style is applied to the wrapper and includes the label and the field
Textarea, Wikitext input	Number of rows	used for textareas
	Placeholder	text that is displayed before the user is typing a value (has no effect, if there is also a default value set)
Radio group	No default value	ensures that there is no pre-selected radio-button if a default would not make sense
Radio group, Checkbox multiselect	Horizontal layout	aligns multiselect checkboxes or radio groups horizontally
Button	Icon	displays an icon before the text, (e.g. a bootstrap-icon like bi bi-calendar)
	Indicator	displays an icon after the text (e.g. a bootstrap-icon like bi bi-arrow-right)
	Framed	when deactivated, the button looks like text only (and can be styled via CSS classes, e.g. btn button-warning)

other

Type	Fieldset	Field	Functionality
(all)	Custom widget properties	Key
		Value
	Listeners	Event	event that is supported by OO.ui widgets, such as change, enter, focus, blur
		Callback	function that is called when the event occurs (can be declared in MediaWiki:Common.js for example
		Default value / Selected by default	value that is used if the user does not provide a value; field type "checkbox" has option "Selected by default" instead
		Required	form cannot be submitted without this field having a value
Password		Password strength	weak: medium: ​strong:
Tag		Input position	inline: outline:
		Allow arbitrary	It is possible to add values other than the allowed values (only necessary if allowed values are defined)

Form Settings

Appearance

Field	Functionality
Title	display title for the form
Display title	shows the form title above each form instance
Display form name	displays the name fo the form with label Form used as first form element

Behaviour

Field	Functionality
Categories	adds categories to each form instance; values are separated with the enter-key
Seal after creation	form instances cannot be edited after the initial save
Enable intermediate saving	form instances show both a Save and a Save & Close button; the Save button saves the form values and keeps the form in edit-mode.

Infrastructure

Field	Functionality
Resource loader dependencies
Keep track of revisions
Includable	extends form
Abstract
Partial

Target

Field	Functionality
Target type
Predefined page title for pages created using this form	use the field name to insert the value from a form field; for example: if you have a field with the name company_name, you can use {{company_name}} as page name or part of the page name.

Listeners

Field	Functionality
Event	each listener reacts to one of these events: initCompleteForm: object is initialized parseComplete: JSON/schema/config fully processed renderComplete: UI fully rendered in DOM beforeSubmitData: Right before submission
Callback	calls a function when the event occurs; see the progress bar example.

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The display title sets a page title that is different from the page name.

It becomes the preferred page label used in many automatically generated page lists. It can be changed with the visual editor (Options > Advanced settings). The source of the wiki page shows the magic word {{DISPLAYTITLE:My display title}}.