Extension:TalkRight

What can this extension do?
Talkright extension makes the editing of talk pages a distinct action from the editing of articles to create finer permissions, by adding the talk right.

Usage
The following example creates a group whose users can comment on articles but not edit their contents:

Installation
1. Copy the code below in a file named talkright.php in MediaWiki's extensions folder.

2. Add the following line in the LocalSettings.php file: 3. Edit tab in talk page : a "view source" button is still existing on talk pages. To fix this problem, modify includes/SkinTemplate.php on line 672 changing : 4. Now you can use the talk right within the group user rights.

Version 1.3
New in this version: No need to modify 'includes/SkinTemplate.php' to edit "view source" button.

Testet with:
 * MW 1.16 - skins: monobook

Installation

 * 1. Make a folder 'TalkRight' in MediaWiki's extensions folder.
 * 2. Copy the code below in a file named 'TalkRight.php' in this 'TalkRight' folder.
 * 3. Add the following line in the LocalSettings.php file:


 * 4. Now you can use the 'talk' right within the group user rights.

MediaWiki 1.12+ Code
This code has been tested on MediaWiki 1.12 and 1.13.

MediaWiki 1.6.X Code
This code has been tested on MediaWiki 1.6.1 and 1.6.7. DOES NOT WORK FOR MediaWiki 1.12 and 1.13.