Extension:ArticleCreationHelp
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![]() | This extension is currently not actively maintained! Although it may still work, any bug reports or feature requests will more than likely be ignored. |
Article Creation Help Release status: unmaintained |
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Implementation | User interface |
Description | Helps users learn to create new articles effectively; provides popups over red links and an article creation landing page. |
Author(s) | Andrew Green (AndrewRussellGreentalk) |
Latest version | 0.1 |
MediaWiki | 1.21+ |
PHP | 5.3+ |
License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
Download | GitHub: Note: |
The ArticleCreationHelp extension helps users learn to create new articles effectively. It provides popups over red links and an article creation landing page.
Installation[edit]
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
ArticleCreationHelp
in yourextensions/
folder. - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
require_once "$IP/extensions/ArticleCreationHelp/ArticleCreationHelp.php";
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Dependencies[edit]
Appropriateness for Various Mediawiki Configurations[edit]
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[edit]
See this document for graphs of this workflow and a summary of related issues.
Git Repository[edit]
Some rough bits of code are here:
https://github.com/AndrewGreen/mediawiki-extensions-ArticleCreationHelp
Changes[edit]
2013-09-10[edit]
- Improved separation of concerns and use of Javascript objects in
ext.articlecreationhelp.js
. - HTML generation via Javascript templates, so the code's easier to read.
- Uses a new proposed API for modifying guided tours, described here.
- 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.