Extension:WebChat
From MediaWiki.org
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| Implementation | Special page | ||
| Description | Adds a special page used to chat in real time with other wiki users. | ||
| Author(s) | Robert Leverington, Marco 27 (RobertLtalk) | ||
| Latest version | 1.2.0 (April 1, 2014) | ||
| MediaWiki | 1.12 or higher | ||
| Database changes | no | ||
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later | ||
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| Example | translatewiki | ||
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The WebChat extension adds a special page used to chat in real time with other wiki users using a web-based IRC client. Once installed, it will be available via "Special:WebChat".
Contents
Installation[edit | edit source]
- Download and extract the files in a directory called
WebChatin yourextensions/folder. If you're a developer and this extension is in a Git repository, then instead you should clone the repository using:
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/WebChat.git
- Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
require_once( "$IP/extensions/WebChat/WebChat.php" );
- Configure as necessary
- Done! Navigate to "Special:Version" on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Configuration[edit | edit source]
There are several variables to be set in LocalSettings.php, to be added after the line of code containing require_once(...) described above.
// IRC Server to connect to, not required when using the freenodeChat web client. $wgWebChatServer = ''; // Channel to connect to. $wgWebChatChannel = ''; // Which web chat client to use, 'freenodeChat' is required when connecting to freenode, // but 'Mibbit' can be used for other networks. $wgWebChatClient = '';
- Example for freenode
require_once("$IP/extensions/WebChat/WebChat.php"); $wgWebChatServer = ''; $wgWebChatChannel = '#freenode'; $wgWebChatClient = 'freenodeChat';
The "webchat" permission can be used to specify what user groups can access it, by default only logged in users have access.
Usage[edit | edit source]
Navigation to "Special:WebChat", type a username if one is not already chosen, then press the connect button.
