Sub-referencing

Hi! Thanks for testing the new Sub-referencing feature developed by Wikimedia Deutschland.

What can you already test?

Please note: The wikitext and Visual Editor solutions are still in development. You might encounter bugs or errors while trying out the feature.

In Wikitext

You can create a sub-reference using the attribute details.
You can re-use a sub-reference using <ref name="main-reference name" details="Page 23."/>
If you re-use a sub-reference, as indicated above, it will show up as a duplicate in the reader view. This is still work in progress.

In Visual Editor

The Visual Editor is still under construction. We don't recommend testing it at this stage.

What doesn't work yet

Visual Editor is still under construction. We don't recommend testing it at this stage.
You cannot safely switch back from Visual Editor to wikitext, this is still in the works.
Reuses will show up as duplicates in the reader view. We are still working on merging these.
We have yet to work on what happens when you delete a reference that is being re-used.
Some error messages might not seem self explanatory to you, we'll improve them later.
Parsoid is not supported, yet. If you've opted-in, please make sure to disable it in your preferences before testing Sub-referencing.

Where can you test the feature?

Here are some sample pages, which you can use for testing:

Mathematical fallacy
General Data Protection Regulation
Murder in German law
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Old Testament
Mona Lisa
Borussia Dortmund
Eriauchenus zirafy
Ogoki River
Hella
Margaret E. Bailey (already offers some sub-references you can test with)
Medieval Arabic female poets (already offers some sub-references you can test with)

You can of course create your own pages on betawiki, by copying articles which you are editing on your home wiki. The details don't really matter, it's just important that you are testing with references similar to the ones you are used to.

Please note

Betawiki is different from your home wiki:

Pages might look different (e.g. not use your preferred skin).
The project might offer some new features that are still being tested.
The project only contains some test pages and templates, not your entire wiki’s content, and not all the templates, modules, gadgets etc. you are used to.
Your regular Wikimedia login doesn’t work on beta wikis. You can either register an account – make sure to use a different password than your regular Wikimedia account – or test the feature without an account, which will display your IP address.

Where to give feedback?

Please leave your feedback on this talk page on metawiki.