Extension:HideEditOnPreview

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HideEditOnPreview Release status: stable
Implementation	Page action
Description	Hides the edit-link (tab) in preview mode
Author(s)	Hendrik BrummermannTalk
Last version	1.1
License	CC-BY, GPL
Download	see below
Check usage (experimental)

This extension hides the edit-link on the edit page. Some user tend to click it to return from the preview page to the edit window instead of scrolling down. Unfortunatally this causes their edits to be lost. So this extensions hides that link.

Installation

Installation: Copy the code under "source code" and save it as HideEditOnPreview.php and add that file to your extension folder the following to LocalSettings.php:

require_once($IP."/extensions/HideEditOnPreview.php");

Source code

<?php
/**
 * Hides the edit-link (tab) in preview mode because user click on it to return
 * to the edit box. It will, however, reload the edit box destroying all unsaved
 * changes.
 *
 * Installation: Copy HideEditOnPreview.php to your extension folder and add
 * require_once($IP."/extensions/HideEditOnPreview.php");
 * to your LocalSettings.php
 *
 * @author Hendrik Brummermann
 * @version 1.1
 */
 
$wgHooks['SkinTemplateContentActions'][] = 'hideEditOnPreview';
 
function hideEditOnPreview($actions) {
 
        global $wgRequest;
 
        if ( $wgRequest->getVal('action') == 'submit' ) {
                unset($actions['edit']);
        }
        return true;
}
 
$wgExtensionCredits['other'][] = array(
        'name' => 'HideEditOnPreview',
        'version' => '1.1',
        'author' => 'Hendrik Brummermann',
        'url' => 'http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HideEditOnPreview',
        'description' => 'Hides the edit-link (tab) in preview mode'
);
 
?>