Template:Payphone/doc
Template page
More actions
How to Use the Payphone Template
This page explains the {{Payphone}} template. Most payphone pages are bot-seeded — you'll only need this page if you're hand-editing or hand-creating a page.
Page title convention
Page titles use the Telstra cabinet ID, in the form Payphone:03524808X2. The bot also creates a redirect from Payphone:#1234 (the loadtalk numeric ID) so links from the game site keep working.
Bot-populated parameters
These come from the game API. Don't edit them — they'll be overwritten on the next resync run.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
phone |
Phone number you'd dial. |
cab |
Telstra cabinet ID — also the page title. |
id |
Internal loadtalk numeric ID. Used to embed the live status widget. |
address, state, postcode |
Postal address fields. |
lat, lng |
Coordinates. |
status |
active or inoperable.
|
tty_messaging_enabled |
In-game flag — whether the Baudot message board is enabled at this phone. |
wifi_hotspot, card_payment, incoming_calls, tty_hardware, adsl, fibre, lte |
Telstra-reported capabilities. Each is yes, no, or unknown.
|
Editor parameters
Add these to a bot-seeded page to enrich it.
| Parameter | Description | Required? |
|---|---|---|
locationnotes |
Description of where the payphone is — landmarks, street corners, anything that helps a player find it. | No |
gallery |
One or more [[File:…]] tags. Upload via Special:Upload first. |
No |
notes |
Stories, history, anything else worth recording. | No |
Categories
The template auto-categorises pages based on the bot-supplied parameters:
- Category:Payphones — root category, every page.
- Category:Payphones in NSW / VIC / QLD / WA / SA / TAS / ACT / NT — by state.
- Category:Wi-Fi hotspot payphones, Category:Card payphones, Category:Incoming-call payphones, Category:TTY-equipped payphones, Category:ADSL payphones, Category:Fibre payphones, Category:LTE payphones — by capability.
- Category:Payphones with messaging enabled — when the in-game Baudot board is on.
- Category:Inoperable payphones — when status is
inoperable.
Tips
- The live "Status" section pulls owner / capture state from the game on every page view, with a 5-minute cache.
- To add references, use standard MediaWiki
<ref>tags and add<references />at the bottom of the page.