Extension:Newest Pages

MediaWiki extensions manual
Newest Pages
Release status: stable
Implementation Special page , Parser extension
Description Provides a list of the most recently created pages on the wiki
Author(s) Rob Church (Robchurchtalk)
Latest version 1.22.0 (2019-09-16)
MediaWiki 1.40+
PHP 7.0+
Database changes No
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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The Newest Pages extension provides a flexible dual-use special page which lists the most recently created pages on the wiki. This code doesn't use the recentchanges table, and so items do not expire, as with Special:Newpages.

Installation

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  • Download and move the extracted NewestPages folder to your extensions/ directory.
    Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
    git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/NewestPages
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
    wfLoadExtension( 'NewestPages' );
    
  • Configure as required.
  •   Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

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$wgNewestPagesLimit
The maximum number of pages that can be listed with this extension. In any case, the number of pages listed will be limited to 5000, but this variable can set a lower limit.

Usage

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The list can be accessed as a conventional special page, or through inclusion into another page.

Special page

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The special page is located at Special:Newestpages and provides a full interface to filter according to namespace, limit the number of results, and toggle the inclusion of redirect pages.

Inclusion

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You can include a list of pages into another page using named parameters, e.g.

{{Special:Newestpages|namespace=User}}

will produce a list of the newest pages in the User namespace.

Available parameters:

  • namespace - Specify which namespace to show pages from (default: -1)
    • Use 0 or - for main namespace
    • Use -1 or all for all namespaces (except MediaWiki namespace)
    • Use namespace name (e.g. User, Talk, etc.) for specific namespaces
  • limit - Number of results to show
    • Default: 50 (can be changed with $wgNewestPagesLimit)
    • Maximum: 5000
  • redirects - Include redirect pages (1) or exclude them (0) (default: 1)

Examples:

Show 5 newest pages from main namespace:

{{Special:Newestpages|namespace=0|limit=5}}

Show 10 newest pages from all namespaces, excluding redirects:

{{Special:Newestpages|namespace=all|limit=10|redirects=0}}

Show 20 newest pages from User namespace, including redirects:

{{Special:Newestpages|namespace=User|limit=20|redirects=1}}