Extension:PageTools

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PageTools Release status: stable
Implementation	Parser function
Description	Provides parser functions to retrieve/set page information
Author(s)	Jean-Lou Dupont Stephan Gambke
Latest version	2.2.0 (2017-10-30)
Compatibility policy	Master maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.23+
PHP	5.3+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
Quarterly downloads	5 (Ranked 173rd)
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The PageTools extension provides parser functions to retrieve/set page information.

Usage

• {{#pageincategory: 'category' }}

returns 'true' if the current page is categorised with 'category'

• {{#pagenumcategories:}}

returns the number of categories found for the current page.

• {{#pagecategory: 'index' }}

returns the full name of the category at the given index number from the list of categories of the current page. Indexes start at 0.

• {{#pagetitle: new title name }}

changes the displayed page title

 Note: This does NOT change the title under which the page is stored in the wiki, you will have to move the page for that.

• {{#pagetitleadd: text to be added to the title name }}

adds the given text to the displayed page title

• {{#pagesubtitle: text to be added to the page's subtitle }}

adds the given text to the displayed subtitle (the area where e.g. relocation information is usually displayed)

Installation

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

  require_once "$IP/extensions/PageTools/PageTools.php";
  

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