Extension:Thanks

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Thanks Release status:Extension status stable
ImplementationTemplate:Extension#type	User interface
DescriptionTemplate:Extension#description	Lets users thank other users for individual edits
Author(s)Template:Extension#username	Ryan Kaldari Benjamin Chen Wctaiwan
Latest versionTemplate:Extension#version	1.2.0 (Continuous updates)
MediaWikiTemplate:Extension#mediawiki	1.27+ . Thanks master should only be used with core's master; otherwise, use matching branches (e.g. Thanks REL1_27 with core REL1_27, or matching WMF release branches).
PHPTemplate:Extension#php	5.4+
Database changesTemplate:Extension#needs-updatephp	No
LicenseTemplate:Extension#license	MIT License
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ParametersTemplate:Extension#parameters $wgThanksSendToBots $wgThanksLogging $wgThanksConfirmationRequired
Hooks usedTemplate:Extension#hook HistoryRevisionToolsManual:Hooks/HistoryRevisionTools DiffRevisionToolsManual:Hooks/DiffRevisionTools PageHistoryBeforeListManual:Hooks/PageHistoryBeforeList DiffViewHeaderManual:Hooks/DiffViewHeader BeforeCreateEchoEventManual:Hooks/BeforeCreateEchoEvent EchoGetDefaultNotifiedUsers LocalUserCreatedManual:Hooks/LocalUserCreated BeforeSpecialMobileDiffDisplay GetLogTypesOnUserManual:Hooks/GetLogTypesOnUser BeforePageDisplayManual:Hooks/BeforePageDisplay ResourceLoaderTestModulesManual:Hooks/ResourceLoaderTestModules ApiMain::moduleManager EchoGetBundleRulesManual:Hooks/EchoGetBundleRules
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The Thanks extension allows users to thank other users for individual edits. It adds a 'thank' link next to the 'undo' link in history and diff views, and to Flow board comments if Flow is installed. It also provides an API for sending thanks.

Feature

The Thanks notification offers a new way to give positive feedback on Wikipedia. The purpose of this experimental feature is to give quick positive feedback to recognize productive contributions. It invites editors to send a public 'Thank you' notification to users who make useful edits, as shown below. More details are available in this overview page and in this feature requirement.

Once you have had a chance to try it out, we welcome your feedback about this feature on this talk page. (Note that if you do not want to thank others or be thanked, you can easily disable this notification in your preferences, as described here.)

We hope that the Thanks notification will make it easier to show appreciation for each other's work -- and it should be particularly helpful for encouraging new users during their first critical steps on Wikipedia. We have intentionally kept this notification as simple as possible, so we can evaluate it and improve it together. Enjoy ...

Installation

 Note: Thanks requires the Echo extension be installed as a prerequisite.

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called Thanks in your extensions/ folder.

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'Thanks' );
  

• If necessary configure at your convenience
• Go to the History action of a page to see the new "Thank" interface.
• Y Done - Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

To users running MediaWiki 1.26 or earlier:

The instructions above describe the new way of installing this extension using wfLoadExtension() If you need to install this extension on these earlier versions (MediaWiki 1.26 and earlier), instead of wfLoadExtension( 'Thanks' );, you need to use:

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

Configuration

Enable the Thank interface for bot edits (disabled by default)

$wgThanksSendToBots = false;

Log Thank actions to "Special:Log" (enabled by default)

$wgThanksLogging = true;

Whether or not confirmation is required for sending thanks (enabled by default)

$wgThanksConfirmationRequired = true;

Usage

To thank another user, go to the History tab of any page. Next to each revision will be a 'thank' link. Click the link to send thanks to that user. This link is also available in the diff view, and below comments on Flow boards if Flow is installed.

When the thank link is clicked, the recipient will receive a notification with your thanks via the Echo extension (unless they have opted out of receiving thanks notifications). A record of the action is also recorded as a log entry at Special:Log/thanks.

If the wiki is using memcached, a rate limit is imposed of no more than 10 thanks per minute per user. The limit can be configured with $wgRateLimits['thanks-notification'].

API Documentation

thank
This module cannot be used as a GeneratorAPI:generator.
Prefix
Required rights	none
Post only?	Yes
Generated help	Current

The Thanks extension includes an API for sending thanks. In order to call the API, use the parameter action=thank.

Parameters:

• rev - The revision ID you would like to thank someone for (required)
• source - Source of the thank event. This is a short string that identifies where the thanks was sent from. For example, if the thanks was sent from Huggle, the value could be 'huggle'. (optional)
• token - Edit token (a.k.a. csrf token). You can get one of these through the tokens API. (required)

Example:

 api.php?action=thank&rev=16543&token=%2B\

Flow Thanks

flowthank
This module cannot be used as a GeneratorAPI:generator.
Prefix
Required rights	none
Post only?	Yes
Generated help	Current

There is a separate API for sending Thanks for comments on Flow boards. To call the API, use action=flowthank.

Parameters:

• postid - The UUID of the comment for which to send thanks (required)
• token - Edit token. You can get one of these through prop=info. (required)

Example:

 api.php?action=flowthank&postid=abc123&token=%2B\

Errors and Warnings

Code	Info
invalidrecipient	You cannot thank yourself

See also

• Extension:WikiLove - Another extension for sending gratitude
• Extension:Echo - Provides the notification system

Log actionsManual:Log actions

Events: BlockingManual:Block and unblock – ImportingManual:Importing revisions – Merging historiesManual:Merging histories – Page deletionManual:Page deletion – Page movingManual:Page moving – Page restorationManual:Page restoration – PatrollingManual:Patrolling – ProtectionManual:Protection – Renaming a userExtension:Renameuser – RevisionDeleteManual:RevisionDelete – ThankingExtension:Thanks – UploadingManual:Uploading – User creationManual:User creation – User rights managementManual:User rights – Merging usersManual:Merging users Settings: $wgLogTypesManual:$wgLogTypes – $wgLogActionsManual:$wgLogActions – $wgLogNamesManual:$wgLogNames – $wgLogHeadersManual:$wgLogHeaders – $wgLogActionsHandlersManual:$wgLogActionsHandlers – $wgLogRestrictionsManual:$wgLogRestrictions – $wgFilterLogTypesManual:$wgFilterLogTypes – $wgActionFilteredLogsManual:$wgActionFilteredLogs Miscellaneous: Logging to Special:LogManual:Logging to Special:Log – APIAPI:Logevents – logging tableManual:Logging table – Null revisionManual:Null revision