Extension:ExternalLinkConfirm

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ExternalLinkConfirm Release status: stable
Description	Requires the user to confirm that they want to be sent to the external site, after clicking an external link.
Author(s)	Pastakhov
Maintainer(s)	WikiTeq team
Latest version	1.0
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.35+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Parameters $wgExternalLinkConfirmWhitelist $wgExternalLinkConfirmTarget
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay OutputPageBodyAttributes
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The ExternalLinkConfirm extension requires users to confirm after clicking an external link, before being sent to the external site.

This extension was created for WikiWorks.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'ExternalLinkConfirm' );
  

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

Configuration

This extension has 2 configuration parameters which can be modified in LocalSettings.php .

$wgExternalLinkConfirmWhitelist

List of the sites that do not require confirmation before visiting.

Per default, no domains are whitelisted.

The domains in the whitelist can include wildcard characters (*) in place of any of the domain levels, e.g. '*.flickr.com' or 'upload.*.gov.uk'.

Example:

$wgExternalLinkConfirmWhitelist = [ '*.flickr.com', 'upload.*.gov.uk' ];

$wgExternalLinkConfirmTarget

For determining what the target will be for the external site.

Works similarly to $wgExternalLinkTarget.

Default: _self

This extension is professionally maintained by the WikiTeq team.