Extension:DynamicSidebar
 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | Skin, MyWiki |
| Description | Provides dynamic sidebars based on user pages, groups, and categories. |
| Author(s) | Ryan Lane (Ryan lanetalk) |
| Latest version | 1.1 (2020-05-12) |
| Compatibility policy | Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible. |
| MediaWiki | 1.29+ |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The DynamicSidebar extends the capabilities of the sidebar for logged in users. If allowed, users can add their own custom sidebars via the page "User:<username>/Sidebar". Administrators can add sidebars for groups, and userpage categories via the pages "MediaWiki:Sidebar/Group:<group>", and "MediaWiki:Sidebar/Category:<category>".
InstallationEdit
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
DynamicSidebarin yourextensions/folder. - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
wfLoadExtension( 'DynamicSidebar' );
- Configure as required.
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
ConfigurationEdit
The following options are available:
// Enable debugging
$wgDebugLogGroups['dynamic-sidebar'] = '/tmp/sidebar-debug.txt';
// Allow users to create their own custom sidebars under User:<username>/Sidebar
// Default: true
$wgDynamicSidebarUseUserpages = true;
// Allow group sidebars under MediaWiki:Sidebar/Group:<group>
// Default: true
$wgDynamicSidebarUseGroups = true;
// Allow category based sidebars under MediaWiki:Sidebar/Category:<category>
// Default: true
$wgDynamicSidebarUseCategories = true;
UsageEdit
Custom user sidebarsEdit
$wgDynamicSidebarUseUserpages must be enabled, then an administrator must add the following on the page "MediaWiki:Sidebar":
* USER-SIDEBAR
This string will be replaced with the user's sidebar.
Users should define their sidebar on the page "User:<username>/Sidebar".
Group sidebarsEdit
$wgDynamicSidebarUseGroups must be enabled, then an administrator must add the following on the page "MediaWiki:Sidebar":
* GROUP-SIDEBAR
This string will be replaced with the user's group sidebars.
Administrators must add a sidebar for each group on the page "MediaWiki:Sidebar/Group:<group>". If a user is in multiple groups, sidebars will be shown for each group. The group name listed here should be as expressed in LocalSettings.php, so "MediaWiki:Sidebar/Group:sysop", not "MediaWiki:Sidebar/Group:Administrator" or "MediaWiki:Sidebar/Group:Administrators".
Category sidebarsEdit
$wgDynamicSidebarUseCategories must be enabled, then an administrator must add the following on the page "MediaWiki:Sidebar":
* CATEGORY-SIDEBAR
This string will be replaced with the sidebars of the categories on the user's userpage.
Administrators must add a sidebar for each category at "MediaWiki:Sidebar/Category:<category>". If a user's userpage has multiple categories, sidebars will be shown for each category. Users can add sidebars by adding a category to their userpage.
Possible issuesEdit
If the Dynamic sidebar don't appear or the menu is not collapsible then you need install the CollapsibleVector (link below):
| 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. |