WMDE Technical Wishes/Removing a template from a page using the VisualEditor

This page documents the development progress of and discussions about the project Removing a template from a page using the VisualEditor from the focus area "Make working with templates easier". You can find general information about that area and how we chose the projects in that area on this page.

Removing a template from a page using the VisualEditor
Status	Deployed
Focus area	Templates
Phabricator	phab:T274263
Responsible	Technical Wishes Team

We welcome comments and questions about this project on the discussion page.

Current problems

When using the VisualEditor it’s not easy to remove a template from a page. In edit mode, users expect to be able to click on the template and see a “delete” option next to the “edit” option, as is currently the case for tables. Instead, a user would need to know that they can select a template and press the Backspace/delete key; this delete functionality is not widely known.

Removing a template from a page. Note: This is a draft.

Implementation

While in the VisualEditor’s edit mode, a context menu will pop up when selecting a template within an article. Previously only an “edit” button would appear. With this improvement, users will see a “delete” option next to the “edit” option.

Status and next steps

• Done: July 12, 2021: Deployment on
  • German, Greek, Malay, Twi, French, Hungarian, Turkish, Hebrew and Finnish Wikipedia
  • English Wikivoyage
  • Nauruan Wiktionary
• Done: March 9, 2022: Deployment on all remaining wikis except English Wikipedia
• Done: March 16, 2022: Deployment on English Wikipedia