Extension:Backdrop

MediaWiki extensions manual

Backdrop Release status: stable
Implementation	Parser function
Description	Provides reader specific background customisations
Author(s)	Sanjay Thiyagarajan (Techwizzietalk)
Latest version	1.0.0 (2023-04-28)
MediaWiki	1.37.0+
Database changes	No
License	MIT License
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net .

The Backdrop extension provides a reader specific wiki customization with respect to background, scrolling etc.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'Backdrop' );
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage

 {{#backdrop: background=Cityatnight.jpg | coverpage=true | hidecontrol=true | titlecolor=white | pagelogo=BBC_logo.png | content-bgcolor=aliceblue | content-textcolor=green }}

Parameters

• background - Name of the image to be set as the background
• coverpage - If a cover page displaying the title of the page along with the page logo is needed
• hidecontrol - Hides the page controls like Edit, Delete, etc., to everyone but the logged-in user
• titlecolor - Color to be used for the titles and subtitles throughout the article / page
• pagelogo - Name of the image to be set as page logo
• content-bgcolor - Color to be used for the background of the card displaying the main content
• content-textcolor - Color to be used for the text in the main content