Help:DiscussionTools
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This will be the help page for Wikipedia editors and other end users who are using DiscussionTools.
Replying[edit]
Links are added after each comment for posting quick replies to existing discussions.
Getting started[edit]
- At the end of each signed message, there will be a [ reply ] link. Click that link to reply to the message.
- A box will open. Your message will be placed where the box is located.
- Type your reply in the box. Your signature and the date will be added to your reply automatically.
- When you are ready to post your reply, click the button.
Features[edit]
- You can switch between visual and wikitext source editing modes.
- In the wikitext source mode, a live preview shows what your message will look like while you are typing it.
- In the visual mode, you can use keyboard shortcuts to make links, to @-mention the person you're replying to, and to add character formatting.
Limitations[edit]
- As of 2020, this tool does not work with multi-line templates or wikitext codes that must be placed at the start of a line (e.g., wikitext table syntax). You will not be able to switch to visual mode if you comment contains this syntax. See Reply tool visual mode limitations.
- The tool will only show on:
- Pages in talk namespaces
- Pages in namespaces which have been configured to show the 'add signature' tool (
$wgExtraSignatureNamespaces
). For most Wikimedia wikis this is the project and help namespaces. - Pages which have manually added the Add topic button using
__NEWSECTIONLINK__
- The Reply tool is visible when it detects a link to a user account and a timestamp on the same line. Some custom signatures will not be detected. See Why can't I reply to this comment?.