Extension:ContentStabilization

MediaWiki extensions manual

ContentStabilization Release status: stable
Description	Allows users to mark pages as "approved" or "draft" and to view the most recent approved version of a page.
Author(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Latest version	3.0.0-alpha
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.35+
Database changes	Yes
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 only
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Parameters $wgBlueSpiceUEModulePDFShowStabilizationTag $wgBlueSpiceBookshelfExportListDisabled $wgBlueSpiceBookshelfExportListStable $wgContentStabilizationEnabledNamespaces $wgBlueSpiceExtendedSearchIndexOnlyStable $wgContentStabilizationAllowFirstUnstable $wgBlueSpicePageApprovedReminderDelay $wgContentStabilizationDraftGroups $wgContentStabilizationInclusionMode $wgContentStabilizationStabilizeSMWProperties $wgBlueSpiceBookshelfExportListUnstable
Added rights contentstabilization-admin contentstabilization-oversight contentstabilization-stabilize
Hooks used ArticleViewHeader BSApiExtJSStoreBaseBeforePostProcessData BSApiNamespaceStoreMakeData BSBookshelfExportBeforeArticles BSExtendedSearchRepoFileGetFile BSExtendedSearchWikipageFetchRevision BSPageAssignmentsOverview BSUEModulePDFBeforeAddingStyleBlocks BSUEModulePDFbeforeGetPage BSUEModulePDFgetPage BeforeInitialize BeforePageDisplay BeforeParserFetchFileAndTitle BeforeParserFetchTemplateRevisionRecord BlueSpiceDiscoveryTemplateDataProviderAfterInit ContentAlterParserOutput ContentStabilizationStablePointAdded ContentStabilizationStablePointMoved ContentStabilizationStablePointRemoved ContentStabilizationStablePointUpdated DrawioGetFile EditPageGetCheckboxesDefinition GetPreferences ImagePageFileHistoryLine ImagePageFindFile ImgAuthBeforeStream LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates MWStakeCommonUIRegisterSkinSlotComponents MediaWikiPerformAction NamespaceManager::editNamespace NamespaceManager::getMetaFields NamespaceManagerBeforePersistSettings PageDeleteComplete PageHistoryLineEnding PageMoveComplete PageSaveComplete SMW::RevisionGuard::ChangeFile SMW::RevisionGuard::ChangeRevision SMW::RevisionGuard::ChangeRevisionID SMW::RevisionGuard::IsApprovedRevision SkinTemplateNavigation::Universal TitleGetEditNotices
Quarterly downloads	5 (Ranked 128th)
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The ContentStabilization extension activates an approval mechanism. New versions of a page are initially marked as drafts. These remain in place until a user with approval rights reviews and approves the page.

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  Overview approval status
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  Drafts
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  Example status message

Installation

• Download and move the extracted ContentStabilization folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/ContentStabilization
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'ContentStabilization' );
  

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

External links

• Extension reference: ContentStabilization

See also

• Extension:Approved Revs - allows administrators to mark a specific revision of a page as "approved"
• Extension:FlaggedRevs - the more complex alternative to Approved Revs
• Extension:Moderation - edits remain private until they're approved
• Extension:Page Approvals - allows users to approve pages and automatically revokes them in case of content changes