Help:Structured Discussions/Activation/en

On a wiki that is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation
All wikis that are hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation can activate Flow. Some already have Flow on test pages or available as a Beta feature for all users.

The process to get Flow on a WMF wiki is detailed on the Request page.

On any other wiki
You will need to install the Flow software on your wiki. Learn more at Extension:Flow.

As a Beta Feature
On some wikis, Flow is available in Beta Features.

You can activate and deactivate Flow on your talk page by visiting the link on your personal toolbar. You need to have an account and to be logged-in to activate a Beta Feature.

When you activate Flow, a bot account named "Flow talk page manager" performs the following tasks:
 * archives your previous talk page in wikitext in a sub-page;
 * creates a link to this sub-page on Flow Board's description (the bar on the side);
 * copies all templates you had at the top of your talk page to the description bar;
 * creates a Flow Board on your personal talk page.

When you deactivate Flow, "Flow talk page manager" does the following tasks:
 * creates a new wikitext talk page. This page is blank;
 * archives the Flow Board on a sub-page.

Flow talk page manager may have a delay to activate Flow. If you don't have Flow on your talk page after some minutes, please report it.

It is not possible to convert a wikitext page content to Flow, and vice-versa. This is due to Flow's structure (Board & Topics).

If you want to rename, delete or restore a Flow board, please see the Administration page.

Without Beta feature
If your community has a consensus to try Flow, you can request Flow on a page.

Someone from the Wikimedia Foundation will activate manually the Flow talk page manager. The process will be the same as described above.

Have Flow on an other page than a talk page
If your community has a consensus to try Flow on a specific page, you have to request activation.