Extension:DiscussionTools
The Discussion Tools extension is a forthcoming set of tools to enhance discussion pages. As of 2020, it is being built by the Editing team as part of the talk pages project.
User documentation is at Help:DiscussionTools.
DependenciesEdit
InstallationEdit
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
DiscussionToolsin yourextensions/folder. - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
wfLoadExtension( 'DiscussionTools' );
- Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
- Also in LocalSettings.php, ensure that you have a timezone set.
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
FeaturesEdit
Reply toolEdit
The reply shows a link after every comment on talk pages, namespaces listed in $wgExtraSignatureNamespaces, and pages with the __NEWSECTIONLINK__ magic word.
You can follow development on the tool on the talk pages project page.
ConfigurationEdit
| Setting name | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $wgDiscussionToolsEnable | true
|
Enable DiscussionTools on talk pages. |
| $wgDiscussionToolsBeta | false
|
Make DiscussionTools a beta feature. |
| $wgDiscussionToolsEnable2017Wikitext | false
|
Enable the 2017 wikitext editor for wikitext replies (not yet supported). |
| This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page. |