Extension:ArticleCreationHelp

The ArticleCreationHelp extension helps users learn to create new articles effectively. It provides popups over red links and an article creation landing page.

Dependencies

 * Guided Tour extension
 * Event Logging extension

Appropriateness for Various Mediawiki Configurations
The behaviour of this extension is appropriate for wikis where users must log in to create articles (like on Wikipedia). It hasn't yet been adapted for other possible MediaWiki configurations.

Documentation
See [[media:Article_creation_help_overview.pdf|this document]] for graphs of this workflow and a summary of related issues.

Git Repository
Some rough bits of code are here:

https://github.com/AndrewGreen/mediawiki-extensions-ArticleCreationHelp

2013-09-10

 * Improved separation of concerns and use of Javascript objects in.
 * HTML generation via Javascript templates, so the code's easier to read.
 * Uses a new proposed API for modifying guided tours, described here.
 * An animation using CSS3 transitions.
 * A link to more information in the second guider for anonymous users.
 * Error handling on the Special Page.
 * Improved interaction for guiders that appear when the user hovers over a red link without clicking.
 * Client-side logging with the EventLogging extension.