Thread:User talk:CodeCat/Help with Inflection Tables/reply

It's highly discouraged to put raw table code in entries like that, and copying-and-pasting things in general is a bad idea. It makes entries very hard to maintain, because if we ever want to change how the table looks, we have to update each entry separately. You can probably imagine that would be a real pain. Templates are meant specifically for this kind of thing, because they allow things to be added to many pages while keeping it easy to handle.

Fortunately, creating templates is not so difficult. They are basically made up of normal wiki code, but with special code for "parameters" which are filled in by values that are provided when you add the template to something. There are also additional things like  which give you more control over which things are displayed. Overall, templates can become very flexible and powerful if you learn how to use them effectively.

Since last year we also have another way of generating automatic content on Wiktionary pages, using "modules". Modules are written in Lua, which is a full programming language and is even more powerful than templates, especially for inflection tables. It would be a very good idea to learn to write modules if you want to do serious work on inflections, but I can understand if it's a bit too complicated right now.

I'd gladly help you out learning either of these, and I may be able to give advice on how to approach certain things best. You can ask any questions and I'll try to answer.