Extension:AjaxComments

MediaWiki extensions manual

AjaxComments Release status: stable
Implementation	User interface
Description	Replace Talk page functionality with comments at the bottom of the page.
Author(s)	Aran Dunkley Igor Absorto
Latest version	3.0.0 (2023-06-29)
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.39.x
PHP	8.0.x
Database changes	Yes
Tables	ajaxcomments
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net .
Parameters $wgAjaxCommentsLikeDislike $wgAjaxCommentsAvatars $wgAjaxCommentsPollServer $wgAjaxCommentsEmailNotify $wgAjaxCommentsAdmins
Hooks used ArticleViewHeader UserGetRights BeforePageDisplay MakeGlobalVariablesScript
Hooks provided AjaxCommentsCheckTitle AjaxCommentsCheckWritable AjaxCommentsChange

The AjaxComments extension replaces the Talk page functionality with comments at the bottom of the page.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called AjaxComments in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'AjaxComments' );
  

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
• Configure as required.
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage

This extension replaces the standard MediaWiki talk page functionality by allowing to add comments at the bottom of the page or replies to existing comments. Authors can edit or delete any of their comments without responses, and sysops can edit or delete any comments. Deleting a comment with replies will also remove all the answers to it.

Configuration

Here are the parameters which affect the operation of the extension. These should be set in your LocalSettings.php file after invoking the extension.

Parameter	Default value	Meaning
$wgAjaxCommentsLikeDislike	false	Defines whether or not to add a like/dislike link to each comment
$wgAjaxCommentsAvatars	true	Defines whether or not to add avatars for users using the Gravatar service
$wgAjaxCommentsPollServer	0	Defines to poll the server to see if any changes to comments have been made and update if so
$wgAjaxCommentsEmailNotify	true	Defines whether or not to send notifications about replies and activity on watched pages to users by email
$wgAjaxCommentsAdmins	sysop	Defines the user groups that have admin privileges for comments