Template talk:BlockLink

Change category
Can an admin change the category from Category:Formatting templates to the new Category:Link templates? – KnightMiner  (t·c) 02:00, 5 January 2015 (UTC)


 * And also the related ItemLink and EntityLink. – KnightMiner  (t·c) 02:08, 5 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Done. -- Orthotopetalk 02:22, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Out of memory
It says "Lua Error: Out of memory." Why? Can it be fixed? Blockofnetherite Talk Contributions 19:32, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * . Seems like it just got fixed Blockofnetherite Talk Contributions 19:59, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Missing "water flow" blocklink
is missing among other liquid blocklinks. Porktuga (talk) 15:21, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Missing merged textures
I went through this template and Template:ItemLink.

There seems to be a lot of missing merged textures. Merged textures can provide more information in a consolidated format. It also helps reduce load, makes the list of blocks and items easier to read, and it reduces ambiguity when listing multiple items in one entry by eliminating the need to choose a "default" item.

The following items should have merged textures. All Ores, Deepslate Ores, and Overworld Ores are definitely really needed the most (ores don't really have a "default" item, for example).

Full list
 * All Sandstone Types (all sandstone types), this takes all texture variants of sandstone and red sandstone.
 * Prismarine/Dark Prismarine/Prismarine Bricks (all prismarine (blocks)), variant textures are quite different, this currently exists for stairs and slabs but is completely missing and left out full blocks.
 * All Copper Blocks + All Cut Copper Blocks (copper), id could just be copper with no descriptor, merge the all copper and all cut copper textures top and bottom.
 * Colored Candles (((all) (colored)) candles), currently lacks a all-candles and candles plural id, can be similar to stained glass panes merged.
 * Ice (all ice), variant textures are quite different.
 * Unpolished Granite/Andesite/Diorite/Blackstone/Deepslate ((all) (legacy) unpolished blocks), needs a legacy version excluding blackstone and deepslate.
 * Polished Granite/Andesite/Diorite/Blackstone/Deepslate ((all) (legacy) polished blocks), needs a legacy version excluding blackstone and deepslate.
 * Nylium ((all) nylium), has an all ID defined for top and side variants, currently redirects to crimson nylium.
 * Stone Ore Blocks (((all) stone) ores). This one is needed the most, there are 8 variants, this could consolidate a lot.
 * Deepslate Ore Blocks ((all) deepslate ores). This one is needed the most, there are 8 variants, this could consolidate a lot.
 * Overworld Ore Blocks ((all) overworld ores). This one is needed the most, there are 16 variants, this could consolidate a lot.
 * Block of Raw Ore ((block of) raw ore(s) (blocks)), 3 variants, iron, copper, gold.
 * Wart Blocks ((all) wart blocks), currently has an ID redirecting to nether wart blocks.
 * All Roots ((all) roots), all fungi already exists, but not crimson and warped roots merged.
 * Coral Blocks (all coral blocks), redirect "all" to be top half of the texture of live coral blocks, bottom half dead coral blocks, using the existing all coral blocks texture?
 * Coral Fans (all coral fans), same as above, but use a bi-diagonal split for dead and undead in the all textures?
 * Coral Plants (all coral), same as above, but use a bi-diagonal split for dead and undead in the all textures?
 * Sponge ((all) sponge(s)), textures are visually different for wet and dry, should have a dedicated merged texture.
 * Lantern ((all lantern(s)), side by side texture or merged texture.
 * All Item Frames ((all) item frames), merged textures of regular and glow item frame.
 * All Anvils (all anvils), merged textures of the top face of the anvil.
 * All Pumpkins (all pumpkins), I'm not sure if Jack o'lantern can be included or not.

Nice to haves:


 * All Bee Nests/Hives, I'm not sure of the naming convention for merged bee nest and bee hive.
 * Torches have 3 groups: all, no redstone, no soul torch/legacy; so its quite complex in naming conventions, could be left out and just listed individually. side by side texture.
 * All Stone Bricks and Mossy Stone Bricks (all stone bricks), mossy stone bricks are visually different so probably could be done, all variants of stone bricks.
 * All Nether Bricks and Red Nether Bricks (all nether bricks), red nether bricks are visually different so probably could be done, all variants of nether bricks.
 * All Sandstone (all sandstone), textures are visually similar already, so this one is only "nice to have".
 * All Red Sandstone (all red sandstone), textures are visually similar already, so this one is only "nice to have".
 * All Quartz Blocks (all quartz), textures are visually similar already, so this one is only "nice to have".

This would make it easier to list more blocks in the future when more get added in future updates.

Delvin4519 (talk) 13:56, 7 August 2023 (UTC)