Template talk:Separated entries

Template:Enum, sandboxed version is better

The sandboxed version of the {{enum}} template, which invokes this, works with the comma= parameter properly; the version in main doesn't. (See the testcases.) Can we move it over? I write here rather than there as I don't think that gets much talk. Si Trew (talk) 09:30, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Request to add parameter to Module:Separated entries

Please copy Module:Separated entries/sandbox to Module:Separated entries. See diff.

Effect of change: The edit does not change the default behavior of the module, but adds a new parameter |dataPlural=. If dataPlural is non-empty, and either |separator= or |conjunction= are set, then the module will emit an empty span with display:none. That span has an attribute "data-plural" which is set to 0 if the module produces only one entry, and 1 if the module produces more than one entry. See the module testcases to see the effect of the change.

Reasoning behind change: Several infoboxes (e.g., {{Infobox settlement}}, {{Infobox person}}) use {{Pluralize from text}} to change the labels of a field depending on the data. For example,

{{Pluralize from text|{{{region|}}}|singular=Region|likely=Region(s)|plural=Regions}}

will analyze |region= and produce a label depending on whether |region= is clearly singular, clearly plural, or probably plural. {{Pluralize from text}} uses the logic in Module:Detect singular.

Unfortunately, Module:Detect singular cannot tell the difference between |region=Bosnia and Herzegovina and |region={{enum|California|Nevada}}, so the above code will emit "Region(s)" for both cases. Anyone can signal Module:Detect singular that its input is singular or plural, via the empty span described above (implemented for users at {{force singular}} and {{force plural}}).

The proposed edit will allow {{Enum}} to signal to Module:Detect singular that, e.g., {{enum|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} produces a single entry while {{enum|California|Nevada}} produces two entries (see Template:Enum/sandbox for proposed change there). The proposed edit will increase the precision of Module:Detect singular hence make infoboxes cleaner with fewer labels that look like "Region(s)".

Thanks for your help! — hike395 (talk) 12:18, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 16:07, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Serial comma

Can an option to use a serial comma be added to Module:Separated entries? So that passing |serial=y to any wrapper templates will enable this? (current usages require manually adding white space also so is sub-par). @User:Sdkb seems to want this option. Gonnym (talk) 16:14, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Please link to the discussions you reference when putting words in my mouth. Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 December 5#Template:List with serial comma in this case. Sdkb ^talk 17:20, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

My mistake. Striking my request above. To the maintainers, ignore it. --Gonnym (talk) 17:22, 10 December 2025 (UTC)