Extension:Update
 Release status: beta |
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| Implementation | Special page | ||
| Description | Notifies of new updates | ||
| Author(s) | Olivier BeatonTalk | ||
| Last version | 0.1.3 (2011-12-25) | ||
| License | BSD-2-clause, pay what you want | ||
| Download | Extension website Release notes |
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[edit] What can this extension do?
It will display new releases of MediaWiki (stable) and new requirements for PHP and MySQL. In addition it will display new versions of installed extensions (that have MediaWiki pages). We hope to iterate and expand upon the functionality, please see the Roadmap for details and ideas.
[edit] Usage
Once installed, simply browse to the Special:Update page on your wiki. It should also appear in the list of special pages list, however on very old wikis you may need to browse to it directly.
[edit] Download instructions
You can download the extension from the author's website:
You can consult the CHANGELOG for version history.
[edit] Installation
To install this extension, add the following to LocalSettings.php:
require_once("$IP/extensions/Update/Update.php"); #add configuration parameters here
[edit] User rights
You can assign new rights in the following manner:
$wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['view-special-update'] = true;
Substituting bureaucrat with the desired group to gain the right.
| Right | Explanation |
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| view-special-update | Can view the Special:Update page and see what has older versions. |
| action-special-update | Not currently in use, but eventually for doing one-click tasks like downloading or installing extensions. |
[edit] Support
It's hoped that you will enjoy the extension, and if you do, consider purchasing it as a pay-what-you-want scheme on the author's website.
If you find a bug or wish to make a feature request, you can add to or start a topic on the talk page or contact the author.
[edit] Testing
It has been tested with:
- MediaWiki trunk 2011-09-25 stable 1.18.0, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.15.5
For those of you who use older versions of MediaWiki. It does not work with:
- MediaWiki 1.3.18
[edit] See also
- Extension roadmap for future plans of this extension
- Requests_for_comment/Extension_release_management for MediaWiki's discussion on update functionality
- Extension:Configure for one implementation of web based MediaWiki configuration
- Extension:Maintenance for web access to some MediaWiki maintenance scripts
