Extension:DiscussionTools
![]() Release status: beta |
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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 |
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Help | Help:DiscussionTools |
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Translate the DiscussionTools extension | |
Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
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 .
Dependencies[edit]
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 yourextensions/
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]
Reply tool[edit]
The reply shows a link after every comment on talk pages, namespaces listed in $wgExtraSignatureNamespaces
, and pages with the __NEWSECTIONLINK__
magic word.
You can follow development on the tool on the talk pages project page.
Section subscriptions[edit]
In talk and project namespaces, DiscussionTools will insert a "subscribe" link next to headings of level 2 sections that contain recognized comments. Clicking on it will cause a notice to be generated whenever someone replies in that section.
Configuration[edit]
Setting name | Default value | Description |
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$wgDiscussionToolsEnable | true
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Enable DiscussionTools on talk pages. |
$wgDiscussionToolsBeta | false
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Make DiscussionTools a beta feature . |
$wgDiscussionToolsEnable2017Wikitext | false
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Enable the 2017 wikitext editor for wikitext replies (not yet supported). |
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
See also[edit]
- Extension:DiscussionTools/How it works – technical information
![]() | This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page. |
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