Extension:MsCatSelect
MsCatSelect Release status: stable |
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Implementation | User interface |
Description | Allows to add a page to an existing or newly creatable category via a drop-down list |
Author(s) | Martin Schwindl, Martin Keyler |
Maintainer(s) | Sophivorus |
Latest version | 8.0 (2024-08-12) |
MediaWiki | 1.39+ |
PHP | 8.0+ |
License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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Quarterly downloads | 22 (Ranked 109th) |
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Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The MsCatSelect extension adds a visual interface to the edit page that allows you to:
- Add a category to a page by selecting the category in a drop-down on the edit page.
- Remove categories from a page
- Define a custom list of categories
- Set a specific sortkey for each category
- Create a new subcategory in a selected category
Furthermore:
- If you select a category in the drop-down list another drop-down will be created with all subcategories
- The selected categories are received through the MediaWiki API
- User-friendly select boxes with Chosen
Installation
edit- Download and move the extracted
MsCatSelect
folder to yourextensions/
directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/MsCatSelect - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'MsCatSelect' );
- Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Configuration
edit$wgMSCS_MainCategories
editIs an array filled with categories which should be loaded in the first drop-down. If this array is nonexistent all main categories (categories which are not subcategories) of the wiki are loaded automatically. Empty by default.
$wgMSCS_MainCategories = [
'Cat1', // Don't include the 'Category:' namespace
'Cat2',
'Cat3'
];
$wgMSCS_WarnNoCategories
editIf you wish to warn users when a page has no categories assigned, set:
$wgMSCS_WarnNoCategories = true;
$wgMSCS_WarnNoCategoriesException
editWhen $wgMSCS_WarnNoCategories
is set to true, you may still want to avoid warnings in certain pages or namespaces. Add those pages and namespaces to the $wgMSCS_WarnNoCategoriesException
array to do so. For example:
$wgMSCS_WarnNoCategoriesException = [ NS_TALK, NS_FILE_TALK, 'Main Page', 'Category:Whatever' ];
By default the array is empty. You can find all the namespace constants here.
API high limits
editMsCatSelect uses the MediaWiki API, which returns a maximum of 500 subcategories for regular users. If some of your categories have more than 500 subcategories, set the following to overcome this limitation:
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['apihighlimits'] = true;
Usage
editOnce the extension is installed and configured, edit a page and scroll to the bottom to see the visual interface for adding or removing categories. Select the categories you want from the dropdown menus and save the changes to add the page to those categories.
See also
editThis extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm. |