Extension:SaferEdit

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
SaferEdit; Release status: stable
Description	It saves the article automatically while you are editing at predetermined intervals
Author(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Maintainer(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Latest version	-
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.43 (LTS)
Database changes	Yes
	Parameters $wgSaferEditInterval; $wgSaferEditShowNameOfEditingUser;
	Hooks used BeforePageDisplay; CollabPadsAfterAddContentAction; EditPage::showEditForm:initial; LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates; MergeAccountFromTo; PageSaveComplete;
	Hooks provided BSSaferEditMessage;
Licence	GNU General Public License 3.0 only
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub); Gerrit code review; Git commit log; Download source tarball;
	Translate the SaferEdit extension if it is available at translatewiki.net

This extension is mainly supported in an external venue: BlueSpice Community Forum.
If you need help, you should post there, and not on the talk page.

SaferEdit automatically saves a page at predetermined intervals while users are in edit mode.

Usage / features

Built-in browser confirmation dialog when leaving a page without unsaved changes.
Automatic recovery versions of the canges are kept unless the user explicitely cancelled the changes.
Notification banner if a user has been editing the page in the meantime.

External links

Helpdesk: SaferEdit

Installation

Add the repo url (https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-SaferEdit.git) as a "vcs repository" and the package name (mediawiki/SaferEdit) and version to the require section of your composer.local.json. Example:

{
	"repositories": [
		{
			"type": "vcs",
			"url": "https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-SaferEdit.git"
		}
	],
	"require": {
		"mediawiki/SaferEdit": "dev-REL1_43"
	}
}

Run the following command in your MediaWiki installation path

composer update --no-dev

Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

wfLoadExtension( 'SaferEdit' );

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

External Links

This extension was originally made for BlueSpice . BlueSpice is a MediaWiki distribution for enterprises and organizations. It enhances MediaWiki, in particular in the areas of quality management, process support, administration, editing and security. You can download this extension separately.

BlueSpice: