Extension:WarnNotRecentlyUpdated

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WarnNotRecentlyUpdated Release status: unknown
Implementation	User interface
Description	Warn on legacy, old or out of validity content
Author(s)	Sébastien Santoro aka Dereckson (Derecksontalk)
MediaWiki	>= 1.40.0
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball README
Parameters $wgWarnNotRecentlyUpdatedDelay $wgWarnNotRecentlyUpdatedPages
Hooks used ArticleViewHeader
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The WarnNotRecentlyUpdated extension checks the last modified date of content pages and print a warning if the page is older than a specific delay.

The intent is to be used for manuals/checklists/documentation for teams where information is known to rot quickly, and where there is a very good chance information older than a certain age can be legacy or are dangerous to trust:

• network/devops/SRE/operations/systems/infrastructure
• legal content
• fiscal content

Installation

• Download and move the extracted WarnNotRecentlyUpdated 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/WarnNotRecentlyUpdated
  

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'WarnNotRecentlyUpdated' );
  

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

Configuration parameters

$wgWarnNotRecentlyUpdatedDelay

the delay in seconds for a page to be considered fresh; by default, 31 536 000 seconds (one year)

$wgWarnNotRecentlyUpdatedPages

an array of pages prefix by namespace where the warning should apply

Interface parameters

The $wgWarnNotRecentlyUpdatedPages configuration parameter makes references to the interface messages. Those messages are displayed if the page belongs to one of the prefixes and has been updated a greater delay than configured.

See also

• Extension:LastModified puts visibly the update date on the top of the page