Extension:ClipBox

MediaWiki extensions manual

ClipBox Release status: stable
Implementation	Tag
Description	embed inputbox to copy text for clipboard e.g. campaign code
Author(s)	Kimagurenote (Corytalk)
Latest version	1.0.0
MediaWiki	1.25+
Database changes	No
License	BSD 3-clause "Modified" License
Download	https://kimagurenote.net/kn/ClipBox#Download https://kimagurenote.net/kn/ClipBox#History
Example	https://kimagurenote.net/kn/ClipBox#Example_%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E4%BE%8B
Tags ‎<clipbox>
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit

The ClipBox extension provides a way to embed inputbox to copy text for clipboard e.g. campaign code.

Installation

• Download zip file from author's website, unzip it and place the file(s) in a directory called ClipBox in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  /* Extension:ClipBox */
  wfLoadExtension( 'ClipBox' );
  

• Add the following code at the bottom of your MediaWiki:Common.css. You can fully customize it.

/* Extension:ClipBox */
.clipbox {
	font-size: 16px;
	color: #333;
	align-items: center;
}
.clipbox input {
	padding: 7px 0;
	text-align: center;
	border-radius: 5px;
	font-size:14px;
	letter-spacing:1px;
}
.clipbox button {
	font-size: 16px;
	padding: 9px;
	border-radius: 5px;
	color:#444;
}
.clipbox button:hover {
	opacity: 0.8;
}

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Note: You will need interface-admin permission to edit Common.css on MediaWiki 1.32 or above.

Usage

embed simply

Just embed an inputbox and button simply. For example:

<clipbox>MYCODE</clipbox>

parameters

You can specify some parameters. For example:

<clipbox
	id="mycampaign"
	size="15"
	title="My campaign code"
	input="readonly"
	style="text-align: center;">
MYCODE
</clipbox>

You can specify id, size, style and title.

id and size are applied ‎<input> directly.

style and title are applied ‎<div> directly.

And you can specify input="readonly" for suppress to edit inputbox by user.

If you use two or more ‎<clipbox> tags in same page, you must set different id on all tags.

Notes

This extension will not work on browsers disabled JavaScript.

See also

• ClipBox (author site, written in Japanese)
• Extension:PreToClip
• Extension:CopyLink
• Extension:CopyToClipboard