Extension:InlineComments

This extension is professionally maintained by the WikiTeq team.

WikiTeq provides official support for MediaWiki LTS releases only. It may work with other MediaWiki releases.

MediaWiki extensions manual

InlineComments Release status: beta
Implementation	ContentHandler
Description	Allows adding inline comments to pages
Author(s)	WikiTeq
Latest version	0.1
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	>= 1.39.0
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review README
Parameters $wgInlineCommentsAutoResolveComments
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay MediaWikiServices MultiContentSave UserGetReservedNames
Quarterly downloads	2 (Ranked 156th)
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The InlineComments extension adds the ability for viewers to add inline comments to a page. This is designed to be somewhat similar to how office products like Google docs do comments.

Usage

To attach a comment to specific text, follow these steps:

1. Highlight the text you want to attach the comment to.
2. A popup will appear with an "Add a comment" button. Click on it or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+m to add a new comment.
3. Enter your comment in the popup form and save the changes.
4. When you visit the page again, you will see the comment displayed in a designated area next to the right edge of the page.
5. If you want to reply to someone's comment, click on the "Reply" button.
6. Once all the issues have been discussed and resolved, mark the thread as "resolved." This action will delete the thread.

Look for screenshots below if you want visual aids.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'InlineComments' );
  

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

Configuration

$wgInlineCommentsAutoResolveComments

Whether or not to automatically remove comments if the text they are commenting on gets deleted (default true)

User right

inlinecomments-add

Whether you can add or resolve comments on a page. By default this is given to all logged in users.

Screenshots

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  Click on the popup or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+m to add a new comment to the highlighted text.

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  Enter your comment in the popup form and save the changes.

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  To reply to someone's comment, click on the "Reply" button.

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  Once all the issues have been discussed and resolved, mark the thread as "resolved." This action will archive the thread, which will remain available in the page history.

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  Comment threads leave traces in the page history.