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memesweeper Apr 14, 2018 7:14 am
Wikipost features: adding tables to Wikiposts
 
Hi

I've tried adding a table to a wiki using the format

[table]
[tr]
[th]Route[/th]
[th]Class [/th]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]LON - NYC[/td]
[td]A - B[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

but no table is created. How do I add a table to a wikipost?

IBobi Apr 16, 2018 12:39 pm
Originally Posted by memesweeper (Post 29639377)
Hi

I've tried adding a table to a wiki using the format

[table]
[tr]
[th]Route[/th]
[th]Class [/th]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]LON - NYC[/td]
[td]A - B[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

but no table is created. How do I add a table to a wikipost?
Wikis use wiki markup, not Forum markup.

Try here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Basic_table_markup

memesweeper Apr 29, 2018 4:51 pm
I cannot seem to create a table in a wiki as whenever I use the pipe character, it is stripped off ... any suggestions of how to tackle this? is this a bug?

memesweeper Apr 29, 2018 4:54 pm
Originally Posted by memesweeper (Post 29697141)
I cannot seem to create a table in a wiki as whenever I use the pipe character, it is stripped off ... any suggestions of how to tackle this? is this a bug?
Looks like there is some javascript to strip off pipe characters if you hit 'submit' or 'preview'. Can anyone help?

IBobi Apr 30, 2018 3:30 pm
Originally Posted by memesweeper (Post 29697141)
I cannot seem to create a table in a wiki as whenever I use the pipe character, it is stripped off ... any suggestions of how to tackle this? is this a bug?
The wikiposts use wiki markup, not bb code, FYI.

memesweeper May 5, 2018 4:39 pm
Thanks, but the wiki markup described here:

https://www.flyertalk.com/wiki/index.php/Wiki_markup

suggests using the 'pipe' character for tables, but I have found it impossible to make a post using that character? what am I doing wrong? Is this a browser specific thing?

memesweeper May 8, 2018 10:47 am
Originally Posted by memesweeper (Post 29719826)
Is this a browser specific thing?
should have made it clear I used Chrome on Windows PC when I was trying this.

IBobi May 8, 2018 12:30 pm
Originally Posted by memesweeper (Post 29719826)
Thanks, but the wiki markup described here:

https://www.flyertalk.com/wiki/index.php/Wiki_markup

suggests using the 'pipe' character for tables, but I have found it impossible to make a post using that character? what am I doing wrong? Is this a browser specific thing?
Probably avoiding esoteric characters is better, since they may not always be supported.

getagb Aug 8, 2019 9:07 pm
Originally Posted by IBobi (Post 29730630)
Probably avoiding esoteric characters is better, since they may not always be supported.
But the Wiki Markup documentation linked here specifically says to use the pipe character

I even tried copying the exact example from the docs, which looks similar to this:


Code:
{ border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
+ Caption
! Header 1 !! Header 2
-
Cell 1 Cell 2
}
However both in this post (when I try to paste the sample code) and when I try to actually make a table in a wikipost, the pipe characters get stripped out. I tried both Safari and Chrome.

IBJoel Aug 9, 2019 8:50 am
Originally Posted by getagb (Post 31395996)
But the Wiki Markup documentation linked here specifically says to use the pipe character

I even tried copying the exact example from the docs, which looks similar to this:


Code:
{ border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
+ Caption
! Header 1 !! Header 2
-
Cell 1 Cell 2
}
However both in this post (when I try to paste the sample code) and when I try to actually make a table in a wikipost, the pipe characters get stripped out. I tried both Safari and Chrome.
Tables are not currently supported in vBulletin due to a previous update. However, there is a team working on restoring this compatibility/functionality.

getagb Aug 12, 2019 6:01 am
Originally Posted by IBJoel (Post 31397432)
Tables are not currently supported in vBulletin due to a previous update. However, there is a team working on restoring this compatibility/functionality.
Thanks. Possible to update the docs saying this? I spent a lot of pointless time trying to get it to work as the docs described.

IBobi Aug 12, 2019 11:50 am
Originally Posted by getagb (Post 31406667)


Thanks. Possible to update the docs saying this? I spent a lot of pointless time trying to get it to work as the docs described.
Great idea, [MENTION=790438]IBJoel[/MENTION]

IBJoel Aug 12, 2019 12:01 pm
I have added a note that tables are not currently functioning for wikiposts.

IBJoel Aug 13, 2019 1:03 pm
Originally Posted by getagb (Post 31406667)


Thanks. Possible to update the docs saying this? I spent a lot of pointless time trying to get it to work as the docs described.
We discovered a workaround: by going to "Source" at the top of the text editor, and typing/pasting & # 1 2 4 ; (without spaces), you can create a pipe character. |||
EDIT: I'll include this in the documentation.

NZbutterfly Jul 22, 2025 8:07 am
Is there any easier way of inserting tables to a wiki instead of via the wiki mark up?


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