Link to widget to create tiddler, If tiddler doesn't exist

[James Anderson]

Hello,

I would like to create a link to create a tiddler using a template if that tiddler does not exist.

e.g. in tiddlywiki.com have a new tiddler:

```

\define AList() [[Full Edition]] [[Empty Edition]] [[Blog Edition]] [[Non Existing Edition]]

<$list filter=<<AList>>>

<$link to={{!!title}}>{{!!title}}</$link>

</$list>

```

instead of linking to Non Existing Editing directly i would like to link to a widget that will create it from a template. e.g. https://tiddlywiki.com/#ActionCreateTiddlerWidget the last example here. but if it does exist link to it normally.

Any tips on how to achieve this?

Thanks,

James

[Charlie Veniot]

G'day James,

I don't have a solution for that, but maybe this can be useful in the meantime?

[Eric Shulman]

On Monday, July 12, 2021 at 11:18:04 AM UTC-7 james.w....@gmail.com wrote:

I would like to create a link to create a tiddler using a template if that tiddler does not exist.

Try this: 

\define AList() [[Full Edition]] [[Empty Edition]] [[Blog Edition]] [[Non Existing Edition]]

<$list filter=<<AList>>>

   <$list filter="[<currentTiddler>is[tiddler]]"> <$link /> </$list>

   <$list filter="[<currentTiddler>is[missing]]">

      <$button class="tc-btn-invisible tc-tiddlylink"> <<currentTiddler>>

         <$action-createtiddler $basetitle=<<currentTiddler>> $template="NewEditionTemplate" aa="new field aa" bb="new field bb" />

         <$action-navigate to=<<currentTiddler>> />

      </$button>

   </$list>

</$list>

Notes:

* The first inner $list widget uses the "shorthand" <$link /> syntax to link to the currentTiddler

* The second inner $list widget displays a $button that looks like a link that

  A) creates the missing tiddler using NewEditionTemplate (if defined), as well as a few other fields defined "inline"

  B) navigates to the newly created tiddler

enjoy,

-e

[James Anderson]

Thanks Eric! that did the trick.