Extension:WikiForum

For the original extension from which this version of WikiForum was forked, please see Extension:WikiForum/Original.

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WikiForum Release status: stable
Implementation	Database, Special page
Description	Forum extension
Author(s)	Michael Chlebek Jack Phoenix
Last version	1.2.2-SW
MediaWiki	1.18+
Database changes	yes
License	GNU GPL v3
Download	Download snapshot (Git master) Git [?]: repo summary tree code changes
Example	ShoutWiki
Parameters $wgWikiForumAllowAnonymous $wgWikiForumSmilies
Tags <WikiForumList>, <WikiForumThread>
Added rights wikiforum-admin wikiforum-moderator
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit SkinTemplateBuildNavUrlsNav_urlsAfterPermalink SkinTemplateToolboxEnd BeforePageDisplay
Check usage and version matrix

WikiForum extension adds a discussion forum in the form of a new special page, Special:WikiForum. WikiForum pages for the most part are indexed by search engines (such as Google) and you can search them by using WikiForum's internal search.

If the SocialProfile extension is installed, its avatars will be displayed on forum threads. Currently WikiForum has no built-in avatar support.

Please see the WikiForum help page on ShoutWiki for more information.

Installation

1. Download the source code into $IP/extensions/WikiForum/
2. Create the required four tables in the database; if you have command line access, you can use the following command to do it: mysql -u DATABASE_USERNAME_HERE -p DATABASE_NAME < /path/to/extensions/WikiForum/wikiforum.sql
3. Add the line
   require_once("$IP/extensions/WikiForum/WikiForum.php");
   into the wiki's LocalSettings.php
4. Installation can now be verified through the wiki's Special:Version

Configuration parameters

In the original WikiForum, there were plenty of configuration globals. Most of these have been removed in favor of configuration done via the MediaWiki namespace.

Parameter	Default value	Description
$wgWikiForumAllowAnonymous	true	Allow anonymous users to write threads and replies?
$wgWikiForumSmilies	array()	Array of emoticon text forms => image file names. This configuration variable will be removed in the future and replaced with a better system for configuring emoticons. Do not rely on it.

User rights

WikiForum adds two new user rights, wikiforum-admin and wikiforum-moderator. Users with the wikiforum-admin permission can create, delete and edit categories and forums, while the wikiforum-moderator permission is required to edit and delete threads and individual replies.

By default administrators (the sysop group) have both of these rights. WikiForum also creates a new group, forumadmin, which has both of these user rights. Bureaucrats can assign users to the forumadmin group and remove them from the group.

Supported languages

WikiForum supports the following languages as of 12 January 2012:

• Bulgarian (bg)
• Dutch (nl)
• English (en)
• Finnish (fi)
• French (fr)
• Franco-Provençal (frp)
• Galician (gl)
• German (de and de-formal)
• Luxembourgish (lb)
• Macedonian (mk)
• Pashto (ps)
• Polish (pl)
• Portuguese (pt)
• Russian (ru)
• Spanish (es)
• Tagalog (tl)
• Telugu (te)
• Turkish (tr)

See also

• WikiForum help page on ShoutWiki — a DWTFYWWI-licensed help page
• Extension:WikiForum/Original — the original WikiForum, from which this extension was forked
• Extension:LiquidThreads