Extension:PageTrail

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PageTrail

Release status: beta

Implementation  Parser function
Description
Author(s)  Jean-Lou Dupont
Last Version  1.0.5
MediaWiki  tested on 1.11
License No license specified
Download see Installation
See SVN ($Id: PageTrail.doc.wikitext 718 2007-12-03 20:36:58Z jeanlou.dupont $)

check usage (experimental)

Contents

[edit] Purpose

Provides a trail for recently visited pages.

[edit] Features

  • Parser-cache friendly
    • Local Browser caching limitations still apply.
  • Configurable on a per-user basis (see Special:Preferences under 'Misc' tab)

[edit] Dependancy



[edit] Installation

See the Mediawiki Extension table entry "download" above.[1]

[edit] LocalSettings.php

Extension:ExtensionManager: See footnote[2]

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

[edit] PEAR

PEAR is a repository of en:PHP software code.

pear channel-discover mediawiki.googlecode.com/svn
  • Install extension through PEAR:
pear install mediawiki/PageTrail
  • Add the following to LocalSettings.php[2][3]:
require 'MediaWiki/PageTrail/PageTrail.php';
  • Note that the required version of PEAR must be respected. Currently, the minimum version of PEAR usable with this channel is v1.6.2. Perform the following command to upgrade to the latest version of PEAR:
pear upgrade pear

[edit] Upgrades through PEAR

Sometimes, it is necessary to clear PEAR's cache in order to perform upgrades.

pear clear-cache

or use the force method:

pear upgrade --force mediawiki/PageTrail

[edit] PEAR Web Frontend

For easier remote package management, PEAR Frontend WEB can be installed. Installation notes can be found here. An example of the WEB frontend is available here.

[edit] RSS feed

To keep kept up-to-date with this channel, use the following RSS feed__Rss2.jpg.

[edit] Notes

[edit] Other Extensions From the same author

Consult User Jldupont's page.


  1. The most recent release is always available through the extension's PEAR and SVN repositories. This page is not necessarily up-to-date.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Extension:ExtensionManager does not require any modification to LocalSettings.php because ExtensionManager includes the extension.
    Note that if PHP code caching is in place (e.g. APC, eAccelerator), then to successfully complete the installation a cache flush might be needed.
  3. Modifications to LocalSettings.php is only necessary if not using Extension:ExtensionManager

[edit] Notes

This extension is heavily influenced by the 'Breadcrumbs' extension found on MediaWiki.org. Extension:PageTrail resolves parser-caching issues found in the original extension listed here.

[edit] History

[edit] 1.0.5

  • Initial public availability

[edit] See also