[pmwiki-users] Link to create new wikipage

[H. Fox]

On 8/15/05, Patrick R. Michaud <pmichaud at pobox.com> wrote:
> In reality, we don't have to have a (:newpagebox:) at all.
> As long as ?action=new is defined, one can write:
> 
>    (:input form:)
>    (:input hidden name='action' value='new':)
>    Create new page: (:input text name='name':) (:input submit value='Go':)
>    (:input end:)
> 
> Then the author designing the box can format it however he/she wishes.

This strikes me as an elegant solution.

> > Even better, since it's for newbies who may not have grokked groups
> > yet, would be
> >
> > Create New Page: [CurrentGroup__].[________] [Go]
> 
> That actually might be worse, since many wikis want to play down
> the need for groups, not make them more exposed.  I think the typical
> usage for a new page box is to create a new page in the current group.

I see your point.

Hagan