Template talk:Wikisource/Author

Gotta catch 'em all

@Sohom Datta: Is there an easy way to get the names of the Author: namespace in every edition of Wikisource? This template ensures that we add the correct namespace before the person's name when linking to works by/about the person. It would be best to load them all into this template at once, rather than piece by piece when they are encountered in the wild. I'm asking you because you are both tech-savvy and affiliated with Wikisource. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:36, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Not that I know of at the moment, Author isn't a standardized extension namespace like Index or Page, but I'll try to do some digging around, there might be some way to extract it from the mediawiki configurations. Sohom (talk) 06:45, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

cc @Samwilson Who might have thoughts on this ? Sohom (talk) 06:47, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster and Sohom Datta: They're defined in wgExtraNamespaces. I extracted the following, which I think is complete:

| ar = مؤلف
| as = লেখক
| bcl = Kagsurat
| be = Аўтар
| bg = Автор
| bn = লেখক
| br = Oberour
| ca = Autor
| cs = Autor
| da = Forfatter
| el = Συγγραφέας
| et = Autor
| eu = Egilea
| fa = پدیدآورنده
| fr = Auteur
| he = מחבר
| hr = Autor
| hu = Szerző
| hy = Հեղինակ
| id = Pengarang
| is = Höfundur
| it = Autore
| ka = ავტორი
| kn = ಕರ್ತೃ
| ko = 저자
| la = Scriptor
| lij = Aotô
| ml = രചയിതാവ്
| mr = साहित्यिक
| ms = Pengarang
| my = စာရေးသူ
| nap = Autore
| nl = Auteur
| no = Forfatter
| pl = Autor
| pt = Autor
| ro = Autor
| ru = Автор
| sv = Författare
| su = Pangarang
| ta = ஆசிரியர்
| tcy = ಬರೆಯಿನಾರ್
| te = రచయిత
| th = ผู้สร้างสรรค์
| tr = Kişi
| uk = Автор
| vec = Autor
| wa = Oteur
| vi = Tác_gia

Actually, let me revise that! Hang on. Sam Wilson 11:05, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Okay, it's complete, but not all Wikisources have 'Author' defined as an alias. Sam Wilson 11:07, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

@Samwilson and Sohom Datta: Thank you so much!! HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:51, 9 June 2025 (UTC)