Extension:DiscussionTools

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DiscussionTools; Release status: beta
Implementation	User interface
Description	Tools to enhance discussion pages
Author(s)	Wikimedia Editing team
Latest version	continuous updates
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	1.35+
Database changes	Yes
Tables	discussiontools_subscription
License	MIT License
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Download Git master; browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub); commit history; repository contributors (GitHub); code review;
Help	Help:DiscussionTools
	Parameters $wgDiscussionToolsTimestampFormatSwitchTime; $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements_newsectionlink_enable; $wgDiscussionTools_topicsubscription; $wgDiscussionToolsTalkPageParserCacheExpiry; $wgDiscussionToolsEnable; $wgDiscussionTools_sourcemodetoolbar; $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements_reply_icon_languages; $wgDiscussionToolsReplyIndentation; $wgDiscussionToolsABTest; $wgDiscussionToolsBeta; $wgDiscussionTools_autotopicsub; $wgDiscussionToolsEnablePermalinksBackend; $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements; $wgDiscussionToolsShowFeedbackLinks; $wgDiscussionToolsAutoTopicSubEditor; $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements_pageframe; $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements_reply; $wgDiscussionToolsConflictingGadgetName; $wgDiscussionTools_newtopictool; $wgDiscussionTools_replytool; $wgDiscussionToolsEnableMobile;
	Hooks used BeforeCreateEchoEvent; BeforeDisplayNoArticleText; BeforePageDisplay; ChangeTagsListActive; EchoGetBundleRules; EchoGetEventsForRevision; GetActionName; GetBetaFeaturePreferences; GetDoubleUnderscoreIDs; GetPreferences; ListDefinedTags; LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates; LocalUserCreated; OutputPageBeforeHTML; OutputPageParserOutput; ParserAfterTidy; RecentChange_save; ResourceLoaderGetConfigVars; RevisionDataUpdates; SidebarBeforeOutput; SkinTemplateNavigation::Universal;
Quarterly downloads	151 (Ranked 68th)
Public wikis using	930 (Ranked 285th)
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The Discussion Tools extension is a forthcoming set of tools to enhance discussion pages. As of 2020, it is being built by the Editing team as part of the talk pages project .

User documentation is at Help:DiscussionTools .

Some features can be disabled on individual pages and sections as described at Help:DiscussionTools/Magic words and markup .

Dependencies[edit]

Extension:VisualEditor (comes with MediaWiki)
Extension:Linter

Also, Extension:Echo is required if you want to use the topic subscriptions feature.

Installation[edit]

Download and place the file(s) in a directory called DiscussionTools in your extensions/ folder.
Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php :
```
wfLoadExtension( 'DiscussionTools' );
```
Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
Also in LocalSettings.php, ensure that you have a timezone set and $wgFragmentMode set in html5.
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Features[edit]

Configuration[edit]

Setting name	Default value	Description
`$wgDiscussionToolsEnable`	`true`	Enable DiscussionTools on talk pages.
`$wgDiscussionToolsBeta`	`false`	Make DiscussionTools a beta feature .
`$wgDiscussionToolsEnable2017Wikitext`	`false`	Enable the 2017 wikitext editor for wikitext replies (not yet supported).
`$wgDiscussionToolsEnablePermalinksBackend`	`true`	Enable the permalinks backend (Special:GoToComment). See Extension:DiscussionTools/How it works#Permanent links.
`$wgDiscussionToolsReplyIndentation`	`'invisible'`	Reply indentation syntax to use: `'invisible'` (use `<dl><dd>` tags to output `:` in wikitext) or `'bullet'` (use `<ul><li>` tags to output `*` in wikitext).
`$wgDiscussionToolsShowFeedbackLinks`	`false`	MW 1.40+ Show "Share feedback about this feature" links in the footer of reply tool and new topic tool.
`$wgDiscussionToolsConflictingGadgetName`	`'convenientDiscussions'`	Internal name of the Convenient Discussions gadget, which conflicts with the reply tool. Reply tool will be unavailable when the user has this gadget enabled.

Integration with other extensions[edit]

DiscussionTools can integrate with PlaceNewsection for to put the location of where added new topic will begin to be placed.

DiscussionTools Release status: beta

Implementation	User interface
Description	Tools to enhance discussion pages
Author(s)	Wikimedia Editing team
Latest version	continuous updates
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	1.35+
Database changes	Yes
Tables	discussiontools_subscription
License	MIT License
Download	Download extension Git ^[?]: Download Git master browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Help	Help:DiscussionTools
Parameters $wgDiscussionToolsTimestampFormatSwitchTime $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements_newsectionlink_enable $wgDiscussionTools_topicsubscription $wgDiscussionToolsTalkPageParserCacheExpiry $wgDiscussionToolsEnable $wgDiscussionTools_sourcemodetoolbar $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements_reply_icon_languages $wgDiscussionToolsReplyIndentation $wgDiscussionToolsABTest $wgDiscussionToolsBeta $wgDiscussionTools_autotopicsub $wgDiscussionToolsEnablePermalinksBackend $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements $wgDiscussionToolsShowFeedbackLinks $wgDiscussionToolsAutoTopicSubEditor $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements_pageframe $wgDiscussionTools_visualenhancements_reply $wgDiscussionToolsConflictingGadgetName $wgDiscussionTools_newtopictool $wgDiscussionTools_replytool $wgDiscussionToolsEnableMobile
Hooks used BeforeCreateEchoEvent BeforeDisplayNoArticleText BeforePageDisplay ChangeTagsListActive EchoGetBundleRules EchoGetEventsForRevision GetActionName GetBetaFeaturePreferences GetDoubleUnderscoreIDs GetPreferences ListDefinedTags LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates LocalUserCreated OutputPageBeforeHTML OutputPageParserOutput ParserAfterTidy RecentChange_save ResourceLoaderGetConfigVars RevisionDataUpdates SidebarBeforeOutput SkinTemplateNavigation::Universal
Quarterly downloads	151 (Ranked 68^th)
Public wikis using	930 (Ranked 285^th)
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

Dependencies[edit]

Installation[edit]

Features[edit]

Configuration[edit]

Integration with other extensions[edit]

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