Extension:TocTree

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TocTree
Release status: stable
Implementation User interface
Description Allows for expansion and collapsing of the table of contents
Latest version 1.12.0
MediaWiki >= 1.42
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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The TocTree extension allows for initial expansion and collapsing of the table of contents.

Installation[edit]

  • Download and move the extracted TocTree folder to your extensions/ directory.
    Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
    git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/TocTree
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
    wfLoadExtension( 'TocTree' );
    
  • Yes Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Customization[edit]

The PHP script will add two new options to the user preferences. They were added to the Misc section:

  • Floated table of contents
  • Expand table of contents

Defaults are collapsed but not floated tocs. You can overwrite the default values by setting true in your LocalSettings.php file:

$wgDefaultUserOptions['toc-floated'] = false;
$wgDefaultUserOptions['toc-expand'] = false;

Prevention of TOC floating[edit]

The author has the opportunity to prevent floating of the TOC set by the user(s) by using a div tag with the style class noFloat enclosing the TOC.

<div class="noFloat">__TOC__</div>

Known problems[edit]

There are the well-known problems of floated boxes like:

  • Missing list bullets
  • Design problems of narrow TOCs and positioning problems with text and wide right-floated boxes.

Additional:

  • Bidi support (right-to-left writing direction) implemented but not yet tested (for instance needed for Hebrew and Arabic).
  • Support of only the MonoBook and Vector skins.