Extension:Add Article to Category

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Add Article to Category

Release status: stable

Implementation

Page action

Description

Adds an inputbox (for create new article) to each category page. The content of new page will contain "[[category:]]" automatically.

Author(s)

Liang Chen The BiGreat (BiGreat^talk)

Last version

0.1.9 (2007-01-19)

MediaWiki

1.8 +

License

No license specified

Download

below and on liang-chen.com

Example

kaoshi.wobuxihuan.org (demo)or Hindupedia

Hooks used
EditFormPreloadText CategoryPageView

Check usage and version matrix

Add the ability to add an inputbox (for create new article) to each category page. The content of new page will contain "[[category:]]" automatically.

Install [edit]

Download the extension here or in the section below.
Upload the articletocategory.php to your extensions/ directory.
Add require_once("$IP/extensions/articletocategory.php"); to your LocalSettings.php file (near the end).
Done

Screenshots [edit]

Screenshot 1
Category Page

Screenshot 2
Edit Page

Update [edit]

03/09 -- Fix a bug in the zip file, please download again.

Code [edit]

```
<?php
```

/*--------------------------------------------

```
A Liang Chen's Extension for MediaWiki
```
```
Add Article to Category
```
```
Release Date: 2007/01/19
```

Update Date: 2007/03/09 to 0.1.9, fix a bug in zip file which may cause problem in style.

```
Contact: anything@liang-chen.com
```
```
Demo: kaoshi.wobuxihuan.org
```

Download: http://www.liang-chen.com/myworld/content/view/36/70/

--------------------------------------------*/

```
 
```
```
 
```
```
if( !defined( 'MEDIAWIKI' ) )
```
```
die();
```
```
 
```

$wgExtensionCredits['other'][] = array(

    'name' => 'Add Article to Category',

    'description' => 'Your MediaWiki will get an inputbox on each Category page, and you can create a new article directly to that category',

    'author' => 'Liang Chen The BiGreat',

     'url' => 'http://www.liang-chen.com/myworld/content/view/36/70/'

```
);
```

$wgHooks['EditFormPreloadText'][] = 'addcategory';

$wgHooks['CategoryPageView'][] = 'categorychange';

```
function addcategory(&$text)
```
```
{
```
```
        $cname = $_GET['category'];
```
```
        $wnew = $_GET['new'];
```
```
        global $wgContLang;
```
```
 
```
```
        if ($wnew==1)
```
```
        {
```

                 $ns = $wgContLang->getFormattedNsText(NS_CATEGORY);

                 $text ="Add Your Content Here\r\n\r\n[[$ns:".$cname."]]";

```
        }
```
```
        return true;
```
```
}
```
```
 
```
```
 
```
```
 
```
```
function categorychange($catpage)
```
```
{
```
```
 
```

        $boxtext  = "Create an Article in this category";

```
        $btext = "Submit";
```
```
        global $wgOut;
```
```
        global $wgScript;       
```

        $Action = htmlspecialchars( $wgScript );

```
 
```
```
 
```
```
 
```
```
//$wgOut->addWikiText( "Test");
```
```
$temp2=<<<ENDFORM
```

<!-- Add Article Extension Start - P by BiGreat-->

```
<script type="text/javascript">
```
```
function clearText(thefield){
```

if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)

```
thefield.value = ""
```
```
} 
```
```
function addText(thefield){
```
```
        if (thefield.value=="")
```

        thefield.value = thefield.defaultValue

```
}
```
```
</script>
```

<table border="0" align="right" width="423" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

```
<tr>
```

<td width="100%" align="right" bgcolor="">

<form name="createbox" action="{$Action}" method="get" class="createbox">

        <input type='hidden' name="action" value="edit">

        <input type='hidden' name="new" value="1">

        <input type='hidden' name="category" value="{$catpage->mTitle->getText()}">

```
 
```

        <input class="createboxInput" name="title" type="text" value="{$boxtext}" size="30" style="color:#666;" onfocus="clearText(this);" onblur="addText(this);"/>

        <input type='submit' name="create" class="createboxButton" value="{$btext}"/>

```
</form>
```
```
</td>
```
```
</tr>
```
```
</table>
```

<!-- Add Article Extension End - P by BiGreat-->

```
ENDFORM;
```
```
$wgOut->addHTML($temp2);
```
```
        return true;
```
```
}
```

DEMO [edit]

I Don't Like Exams (MediaWiki 1.14.0)

Tweaks [edit]

If you want the option to not have the box on some pages, see Extension talk:Add Article to Category #Added functionality to exclude some categories

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