Extension:SemanticComments

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SemanticComments Release status:Extension status unmaintained
ImplementationTemplate:Extension#type	MyWiki, Special page, Ajax
DescriptionTemplate:Extension#description	Manages comments for a page, using a custom Comment namespace.
Author(s)Template:Extension#username	Benjamin Langguth & others
Latest versionTemplate:Extension#version	1.0 (2013-02-01)
MediaWikiTemplate:Extension#mediawiki	1.19 - 1.23
PHPTemplate:Extension#php	5.3+
Database changesTemplate:Extension#needs-updatephp	No
LicenseTemplate:Extension#license	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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ExampleTemplate:Extension#example	www.bestpracticeswiki.net
ParametersTemplate:Extension#parameters $cegIP $cegScriptPath $cegEnableComment $cegEnableCommentFor $cegEnableRatingForArticles $cegEnableFullDeletion $cegShowCommentsExpanded $cegEnableFileAttachments $cegUseRMUploadFunc $cegDefaultDelimiter
Hooks usedTemplate:Extension#hook LanguageGetMagicManual:Hooks/LanguageGetMagic MakeGlobalVariablesScriptManual:Hooks/MakeGlobalVariablesScript smwhACNamespaceMappings
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The SemanticComments extension displays & manages comments and replies that are attached to any page in a wiki. This extension stores comments in semantic properties attached to pages in the "Comment" namespace which are queried by a special page.

The SemanticComments extension was derived by Hypergrove from the Project Halo Collaboration extension.

Setup

To install SemanticComments, please follow the steps indicated below.

Prerequisite extensions

Install Extension:Variables is necessary.

Download instructions

The latest release may be found at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/admin/projects/mediawiki/extensions/SemanticComments.

Prerequisites

Semantic MediaWiki 1.8+

Variables Extension

ParserFunctions Extension

ImageMagick for thubmnails is required.

Copy Files

Extract the downloaded archive into folder $IP/extensions/SemanticComments/

LocalSettings.php

Add the following to LocalSettings.php:

include_once("$IP/extensions/SemanticComments/SemanticComments.php");

enableSemanticComments();

Import ontology

SemanticComments comes with a small ontology to provide functionality for displaying and querying existing comments and some icons. Go to Special:Import and upload /extensions/SemanticComments/import/SemanticComments.xml

Import graphics

To use the delivered icons you need to upload the following files in your wiki:

1. /extensions/SemanticComments/skins/icons/bad_active.png
2. /extensions/SemanticComments/skins/icons/neutral_active.png
3. /extensions/SemanticComments/skins/icons/good_active.png
4. /extensions/SemanticComments/skins/icons/defaultuser.gif
5. /extensions/SemanticComments/skins/icons/Comment_icon_crystal.png

Please be sure that you keep the original file names.

Options

All configuration options are defined in /SemanticComments/SemanticComments.php.

To reformat the style of existing comments or of the comment form, use the Cascading Style Sheet in the '/skins' directory.

Usage

Enter {{ShowComments|show=True}} to any article where you want to get a list of all 'related comments' and a form that allows you to enter new comments.

From the list of Special pages, go to page “Special:SemanticComments”.

Add the property "User image" to the user page for individual user images, e. g. [[User image::File:Myimage.png]].

Wishlist

• Store all comments and their replies in subobjects on a single page in the Comment namespace instead of a page per comment.
• Provide date ascending and descending sort options

See also

• OntoLTS/Semantic Comments, semantic-mediawiki.org (external link)
• Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SMWCollaboration
• Collaboration, semantic-mediawiki.org (external link)