Extension:CatTalk

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CatTalk Release status: beta
Implementation	Parser function
Description	Extension to enable talk pages to categorise their corresponding pages
Author(s)	Nayptatalk
MediaWiki	>= 1.34.1
Database changes	Yes
Tables	cattalk
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
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Hooks used LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates ContentAlterParserOutput OutputPageParserOutput ParserFirstCallInit ParserOptionsRegister
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The CatTalk extension enables talk pages to categorise their corresponding pages.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called CatTalk in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

  wfLoadExtension( 'CatTalk' );
  

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage

On the talk page of an article, use the parser function {{#pageCat:your category}}, replacing your category with the relevant category. Once the talk page is published, the page the talk page belongs to should be a member of that category.

The function should work in all namespaces, and works with templates - so you can put it in a template, then transclude that template onto a talk page, and the talk page's corresponding page will become a member of the category specified in the template. This is particularly useful for WikiProjects doing categorisation, as well as for monitoring recent changes based on a tag left on the talk page.