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 $)
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Contents

Purpose[edit]

Provides a trail for recently visited pages.

Features[edit]

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

Dependencies[edit]



Installation[edit]

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

LocalSettings.php[edit]

Extension:ExtensionManager: See footnote[2]

require_once( "$IP/extensions/PageTrail/PageTrail.php" );
  • Since this Extensions is depending on StubManager, add the line after the StubManager include, or else your Wiki won't work.

PEAR[edit]

PEAR is a repository of 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

Upgrades through PEAR[edit]

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

PEAR Web Frontend[edit]

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.

RSS feed[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

Other Extensions From the same author[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

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.

History[edit]

1.0.5[edit]

  • Initial public availability

See also[edit]