Installation

Add the following line to your Special:MyPage/common.js:

importScript( 'User:Suyash.dwivedi/userscripts/Templ-a-lot.js' );

Save the page, then bypass your cache (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R).

The panel will appear automatically on supported pages.

Where it works

The Templ-a-lot panel appears automatically on:

The panel

The panel is a compact floating box fixed to the bottom-right corner of the screen. It is designed to stay out of the way of the Structured Data (SDC) button and the Cat-a-lot button.

• Click the 📋 Templ-a-lot header bar to expand or collapse the panel.
• When collapsed, it takes up almost no space.

Selecting files

Adding a template

1. Type the template name in the input box (e.g. Personality rights).
2. Select the files you want to edit.
3. Choose the insert position from the dropdown (default: Before Licensing).
4. Click ＋ Add.

Templ-a-lot will open each selected file, check whether the template is already present, and:

• Add the template if it is not there yet → badge shows ✔ added
• Skip the file if the template already exists → badge shows ⚠ exists

Removing a template

1. Type the template name in the input box.
2. Select the files you want to edit.
3. Click － Remove.

Templ-a-lot will check each file and:

• Remove all instances of the template if found → badge shows ✔ removed
• Skip the file if the template is not present → badge shows ⚠ absent

Insert position

When adding a template, the dropdown lets you choose where it is placed in the wikitext:

If the chosen landmark (e.g. the Licensing heading) is not found in a file's wikitext, the template is added at the bottom as a fallback.

Progress and results

While the batch is running, the progress line shows:

5 / 20 processed (3 running…)

Each file gets a small status badge on its thumbnail or in the table's Status column:

When the entire batch finishes:

• The panel header briefly turns green
• A summary banner appears: ✅ 5 added · 0 removed · 1 skipped
• A short audio cue plays (if your browser allows it)
• The detailed log inside the panel lists every file and its outcome

Reverting a batch

After any batch run, the ↩ Revert last batch button appears. Clicking it restores every file that was edited in that run to its previous wikitext. Files that were skipped are not affected.

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Configuration

Advanced users can customise behaviour by adding a preferences object to their Special:MyPage/common.js before the importScript line:

window.templALotPrefs = {
    position:    'before-licensing', // default insert position
    minor:       true,               // mark edits as minor
    watchlist:   'nochange',         // 'nochange', 'watch', 'unwatch', 'preferences'
    concurrency: 3,                  // how many files are processed simultaneously
    summary:     'Adding template via Templ-a-lot'  // custom edit summary
};
importScript( 'User:Suyash.dwivedi/userscripts/Templ-a-lot.js' );

Common use cases

Comparison with Cat-a-lot

Feature	Cat-a-lot	Templ-a-lot
Add/remove categories	Support	Does not support
Add/remove templates	Does not support	Support
Works on category pages	Support	Support
Works on Special:ListFiles	Does not support	Support
Skip-if-exists logic	Support (for categories)	Support (for templates)
Revert last batch	Support	Support
Parallel processing	Does not support	Support (3 concurrent)
Insert position control	N/A	Support (4 options)
Done notification	Does not support	Support (flash + sound)

Limitations

• Templ-a-lot only processes files visible on the current page. For categories with many files, you may need to repeat the process across multiple pages.
• You must be logged in and have edit rights on the files you are modifying.
• The script does not currently support editing file pages on other wikis — it works on the wiki where the script is installed.
• Revert is available only for the most recent batch.

Feedback and bugs

Please report issues or suggestions on the talk page of the script author.