Extension:MessageCommons

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
MessageCommons; Release status: beta
Implementation	User interface, Database
Description	Allows MediaWiki messages to be shared from a central database.
Author(s)	Daniel Friesen; Nathaniel Herman; Jack Phoenix;
Latest version	2.0 (2020-05-26)
MediaWiki	1.43+
	Parameters $wgMessageCommonsLang; $wgMessageCommonsIsCommons; $wgMessageCommonsDatabase;
	Hooks used EditPage::showEditForm:initial; MessagesPreLoad;
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub); Gerrit code review; Git commit log; Download source tarball;
Example	ShoutWiki & Interface Messages Wiki (ShoutWiki's MessageCommons wiki)
	Translate the MessageCommons extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The MessageCommons extension allows MediaWiki messages to be shared from a central database.

Installation

Download and move the extracted MessageCommons folder to your extensions/ directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:
```
cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/MessageCommons
```
Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
```
wfLoadExtension( 'MessageCommons' );
```
Set $wgMessageCommonsIsCommons to true for the wiki where messages should be fetched from and set $wgMessageCommonsLang and $wgMessageCommonsDatabase in the wiki farm's GlobalSettings.php/CommonSettings.php
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Set this to true for the wiki which "hosts" MessageCommons

Set this to the language code ($wgLanguageCode) of the MessageCommons wiki

Set this to the database name of the MessageCommons wiki