It also has few other useful features:

• Support for multiple custom text templates selectable via a dropdown menu (like licenses)
• Ability to select specific license as default

Installation

Configuration is located at MediaWiki:Common.js by default on your wiki.

Single template

You can specify text to preload as a value of PFD_template variable. Use \n to add line-break in the code. Note: PFD_template is currently broken, use PFD_templates instead.

PFD_template = '{{Example info template\n| Parameter 1 = \n| Parameter 2 = \n}}';

Multiple templates

If you want to add ability to select the text that is preloaded from few different options that, use different template or have additional categories.

In this case, PFD_templates is a list that contains objects with template properties or strings that will generate group names inside the dropdown menu.

The first template on the list will be preloaded at the start.

PFD_templates = [
    {
        label:   'Default template',
        desc:    '{{File\n| Description = \n| Date = \n| Source = \n| Author = \n| Other versions = \n}}',
    },
    'Group header',
    {
        label:   'Icon',
        desc:    '{{File\n| Description = \n| Date = \n| Source = \n| Author = \n|  Other versions = \n}}\n',
    },
    {
        label:   'Portrait',
        desc:    '{{File\n| Description = \n| Date = \n| Source = \n| Author = \n|  Other versions = \n}}\n',
    },
];

Configuration

There are few additional variables that allow to modify behavior.

PFD_language

By default, script will display messages in language user has set (and fallback to English if it's not present). You can force script to display text in specific language by providing a language code. Example:

PFD_language = 'en';

PFD_messages

Override messages with custom content. Example:

PFD_messages = {
    'en': {
        'template-change-notice': 'If you change the template, your description\'s gonna have a bad time.',
    }
}

PFD_license

You can specify license template to be selected by default. Put template name (first part of the entry from Mediawiki:Licenses) as a value. (case sensitive) Example:

PFD_license = 'Fairuse';

PFD_requireLicense

When set to true script will disable file upload until proper (non-empty) license is specified. Example:

PFD_requireLicense = true;

PFD_discourageEditorFileUpload

When set to true, script will display a short notice when using media uploader from inside the editor (right rail). Example:

PFD_discourageEditorFileUpload = true;

Template entry object

The object with info about the template also has two optional properties:

altdesc

Allows you to specify alternative version of the same template. It'll add two buttons below the description area that allow to switch between the two. Using this method rather than specifying a different template is good for keeping the list compact and having more options. Taking Polish League of Legends Wiki as an example: some templates have an alternative version which include code that automatically fills some parameters if the file has a proper name – allowing uploading multiple files without the need to fill the description separately.

license

Script will automatically select specified license when this template is selected (and revert to previously selected one when changed back).

Example code with all properties specified:

    {
        label:   'Label',
        desc:    '{{Some template}}',
        altdesc: '{{Some template|with some slight changes}}',
        license: 'Fair use',
        tip: 'Explanation template',
    },