Extension:DeleteBatch

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DeleteBatch
Release status: stable
Implementation Special page
Description Allows to delete a batch of pages
Author(s) Bartek Łapiński
Latest version 1.8.1 (2019-04-05)
MediaWiki 1.25+
PHP 5.3+
Database changes No
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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The DeleteBatch extension adds a special page, Special:DeleteBatch, where users with the 'deletebatch' right can delete multiple pages easily.

Usage[edit]

The user can delete pages either through the form or by uploading a text file containing the names (and optional delete reasons) of the deletable pages.

The syntax is:

  • page name|Reason for deletion

So if you wanted to delete the page called "Test" with the reason "no longer needed", you'd type:

Test|no longer needed

in the form on Special:DeleteBatch.

This extension was based off on the maintenance script with the same name .

Installation[edit]

  • Download and move the extracted DeleteBatch folder to your extensions/ directory.
    Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
    git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/DeleteBatch
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
    wfLoadExtension( 'DeleteBatch' );
    
  • Configure as required
  • Yes Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration[edit]

By default, this extension lets only bureaucrats delete batches. You can change it to, e.g., let sysops delete batches:

$wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['deletebatch'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['deletebatch'] = true;

See also[edit]