Extension:DismissableSiteNotice

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DismissableSiteNotice
Release status: stable
Implementation Skin , MyWiki
Description Allows users to close the sitenotice
Author(s) Brooke Vibbertalk
Latest version continuous updates
Compatibility policy Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki >= 1.42
Database changes No
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download
  • $wgMajorSiteNoticeID
  • $wgDismissableSiteNoticeForAnons
Quarterly downloads 46 (Ranked 104th)
Public wikis using 2,711 (Ranked 188th)
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The DismissableSiteNotice extension allows users to close the sitenotice, using cookies.

Installation[edit]

  • Download and move the extracted DismissableSiteNotice folder to your extensions/ directory.
    Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
    git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/DismissableSiteNotice
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
    wfLoadExtension( 'DismissableSiteNotice' );
    
  • Configure as required.
  • Yes Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration[edit]

This extension provides two configuration parameters:

$wgMajorSiteNoticeID
Integer. The value is stored inside a cookie. When a user decides to close the sitenotice, the current value of $wgMajorSiteNoticeID is saved as well and the closed notice is not shown again. $wgMajorSiteNoticeID now can be incremented when a new text is set up as sitenotice. If $wgMajorSiteNoticeID has inbetween been incremented, then the sitenotice is shown again, even if the user closed an older sitenotice before.
$wgDismissableSiteNoticeForAnons
This allows to set whether or not it should be possible for anonymous visitors of the wiki to dismiss the sitenotice shown. Defaults to "false". Available for MW 1.25 +

Usage[edit]

When you add a new sitenotice and want everyone to see it, change the number on the created page "MediaWiki:Sitenotice id" by one (e.g. if it would be 5, you'd replace the page with the number 6 and so on).

The extension behavior is that it will remember the dismissal by the user and only reset after the number in MediaWiki:Sitenotice_id has been raised. This allows a wiki to make minor updates to a notice without causing it to show again for everybody.