Extension:WebChat

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WebChat Release status:Extension status stable
ImplementationTemplate:Extension#type	Special page
DescriptionTemplate:Extension#description	Adds a special page used to chat in real time with other wiki users.
Author(s)Template:Extension#username	Robert Leverington, Marco 27 (RobertLtalk)
Latest versionTemplate:Extension#version	1.3.0 (2016-03-23 (2016-03-23))
MediaWikiTemplate:Extension#mediawiki	1.25 or higher
Database changesTemplate:Extension#needs-updatephp	No
LicenseTemplate:Extension#license	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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ExampleTemplate:Extension#example	translatewiki
ParametersTemplate:Extension#parameters $wgWebChatServer $wgWebChatChannel $wgWebChatClient
Added rightsTemplate:Extension#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
• Y 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

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

See also

• Extension:Chat
• Extension:MediaWikiChat