Extension:Contribution Scores

MediaWiki extensions manual

Contribution Scores Release status: stable
Implementation	User activity, Special page, Parser function
Description	Polls wiki database for highest user contribution volume.
Author(s)	Tim Laquatalk
Latest version	1.17.0 (2014-03-27)
MediaWiki	1.18+
Database changes	No
License	No license specified
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Example	mixesdb.com, translatewiki.net
Parameters $wgContribScoreIgnoreBots, $wgContribScoreIgnoreBlockedUsers, $wgContribScoresUseRealName, $wgContribScoreDisableCache, $wgContribScoreReports
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit User
Translate the Contribution Scores extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
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Issues:	Open tasks · Report a bug

The Contribution Scores extension polls the wiki database to locate contributors with the highest contribution volume – it is also in stable use on a high-volume wiki such as translatewiki.net. The extension is intended to add a fun metric for contributors to see how much they are helping out.

The score is defined as (number of unique pages edited) + 2 * square root ((number of edits) - (number of unique pages edited)).

§Installation

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

require_once "$IP/extensions/ContributionScores/ContributionScores.php";
$wgContribScoreIgnoreBots = true;          // Exclude Bots from the reporting - Can be omitted.
$wgContribScoreIgnoreBlockedUsers = true;  // Exclude Blocked Users from the reporting - Can be omitted.
$wgContribScoresUseRealName = true;        // Use real user names when available - Can be omitted. Only for MediaWiki 1.19 and later.
$wgContribScoreDisableCache = false;       // Set to true to disable cache for parser function and inclusion of table.
 
//Each array defines a report - 7,50 is "past 7 days" and "LIMIT 50" - Can be omitted.
$wgContribScoreReports = array(
    array(7,50),
    array(30,50),
    array(0,50));

• Done! Navigate to "Special:Version" on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

§Usage

§Special Page

You will have a new Special Page titled "Contribution Scores"

§Inclusion/Transclusion

You can include this special page in to other pages using the following wikitext:

{{Special:ContributionScores/<limit>/<days>/<options>}}
 
# 10 top contributors from the last 5 days
{{Special:ContributionScores/10/5}}
 
# 10 top contributors since the beginning of wiki
{{Special:ContributionScores/10/all}}
 
# 15 top contributors from the last 7 days, no tool links
{{Special:ContributionScores/15/7/notools}}
 
# 15 top contributors from the last 3 days, not sortable and no tool links
{{Special:ContributionScores/15/3/nosort,notools}}

§Appearance Customization

The following CSS classes are used, but NOT defined - you can define them in your MediaWiki:Common.css article:

.contributionscores-wrapper       {  }
.contributionscores-title         { background-color: #aaaaaa; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: .4em; }
.contributionscores .header { background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999; font-weight: bold; }
.contributionscores .odd        { background-color: #eeeeee; }
.contributionscores .header td   { padding-left: .2em; padding-right: .2em; }
.contributionscores .content   { padding-left: .2em; padding-right: .2em; }

§#cscore Parser Function Examples

Contribution Score for Tim Laqua

{{#cscore:Tim Laqua|score}}

Changes Made for Tim Laqua

{{#cscore:Tim Laqua|changes}}

Unique Pages Edited for Tim Laqua

{{#cscore:Tim Laqua|pages}}

§Adding a link to in the sidebar

Edit MediaWiki:Sidebar and add the line

** Special:Contributionscores|contributionscores

§See also

• SpecialUserScore