Template talk:Wikification progress

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Can someone give me an overview on how to update the progress so I don't explode the whole template? :) --Brad101 21:02, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi Brad. I've just seen your message. In order to update the table you need to count how many articles there are in each month. (No idea if there is an automated way to do this. I just count the amount of pages with 200 articles on, then add on the extra on the last page)

As well as knowing the amount for each month, you also need to work out the running total. Ie today it is:

April - 165 articles

May - 1354 articles , running total 1519

June - 1254 articles, running total 2773 etc.

• When you go into the template you need to update the date (if necessary) in line 42.
• Then from line 46 onwards is where you need to put the actual numbers. For the examples above you need to add the following:

   bar:April2006
   from:0 till:165 text: "[[:Category:Wikify from April 2006|April 2006: 165 articles]]"
   bar:May2006
   from:165 till:1519 text: "[[:Category:Wikify from May 2006|May 2006: 1354 articles]]"
   bar:June2006
   from:1519 till:2773 text: "[[:Category:Wikify from June 2006|June 2006: 1254 articles]]"   

So that the first two numbers are the start and end of the range for that month. (So the running totals at the end of the previous month, and at the end of that particular month) then in the "April 2006: XXX articles" you need to put the actual amount of articles. (That's the text that will display on the chart.)

• Finally, there is also a total bar, and you have to change it so it reads from:0 till:TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTICLES text:"Total: TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTICLES articles remaining".

I hope this makes sense, but feel free to ask if I've confused you. If all else fails, have a play with it, and just do previews without saving. -Ladybirdintheuk 10:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I wonder if the template really needs the "update" link in the middle. Updating it isn't entirely straightforward, and the "e" button at the top right already leads to the edit page. When I clicked the "Update" button originally, I assumed that it would have been automatic. Also, it breaks up the lines. Salad Days 18:29, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah I originally put that there as there was no template bocx and it was easy. I suppose it could go for now - feel free to remove --Errant Tmorton166^(Talk)(Review me) 19:09, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Salad Days 19:15, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Updates

How frequently does this chart need to be updated? Is our usual method of once daily good enough or should we embrace this "whenever I see the number change in a month" update? Metros232 12:33, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I think that once or twice a day (maybe even 3 times) is fine. I don't see the need for a constant "I've wikified 2 articles, must now update the chart" though. It seems to waste time, which could be spent wikifying a third article, or getting more beer/coffee :) -Ladybirdintheuk 13:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Color Scheme

Would anyone mind if I changed the red and green bars to shades of gray instead? It looks a little bit busy. Salad Days 22:27, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Updates...again

After over two weeks of this...I'm wondering what people think of updating it every...2 hours with one edit per month. I'm feeling it's not very useful. I like being able to track our total progress and get a better view of how much we go up or down in a day. Any one have thoughts? Metros232 23:43, 29 September 2006 (UTC)