Extension:WebChat

MediaWiki extensions manual

WebChat Release status: stable
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	1.3.0 (2016-03-23)
MediaWiki	1.25+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Example	translatewiki
Parameters $wgWebChatServer $wgWebChatChannel $wgWebChatClient
Added rights webchat
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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".

Installation

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

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

Go to "Special:WebChat", type a username if one is not already chosen, then press the connect button.

See also

• Extension:MediaWikiChat