Extension:MessageCommons

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MessageCommons Release status:Extension status beta
ImplementationTemplate:Extension#type	User interface, Database
DescriptionTemplate:Extension#description	Allows MediaWiki messages to be shared from a central database.
Author(s)Template:Extension#username	Daniel Friesen Nathaniel Herman Jack Phoenix
Latest versionTemplate:Extension#version	1.9.1
MediaWikiTemplate:Extension#mediawiki	1.25+
Database changesTemplate:Extension#needs-updatephp	No
LicenseTemplate:Extension#license	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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ExampleTemplate:Extension#example	ShoutWiki & Interface Messages Wiki (ShoutWiki's MessageCommons wiki)
ParametersTemplate:Extension#parameters $wgMessageCommonsIsCommons $wgMessageCommonsLang $wgMessageCommonsDatabase
Hooks usedTemplate:Extension#hook MessagesPreLoadManual:Hooks/MessagesPreLoad EditPage::showEditForm:initialManual:Hooks/EditPage::showEditForm:initial
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The MessageCommons extension allows MediaWiki messages to be shared from a central database.

Installation

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

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

Parameters

• $wgMessageCommonsIsCommons — boolean; set this to true for the wiki which "hosts" MessageCommons
• $wgMessageCommonsLang — string; the language code ($wgLanguageCode) of the MessageCommons wiki
• $wgMessageCommonsDatabase — string; database name of the MessageCommons wiki

See also

• Extension:AddMessages