Extension:OnlineStatus
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 Release status: unmaintained |
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| Implementation | Variable, Parser function |
| Description | Adds a preference to show if the user is currently present or not on the wiki |
| Author(s) | IAlextalk |
| Latest version | 2014-04-01 |
| MediaWiki | 1.23+ |
| Database changes | No |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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$wgAllowAnyUserOnlineStatusFunction |
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| Quarterly downloads | 2 (Ranked 176th) |
| Translate the OnlineStatus extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The OnlineStatus extension adds a preference to allow each user to select his status and show it on his user (talk) page. The user can use {{ONLINESTATUS}} or {{RAWONLINESTATUS}} to show it. It will also add a subtitle on the page if he checked the check box in his preferences.
InstallationEdit
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
OnlineStatusin yourextensions/folder. - Add the following code at the bottom of your
LocalSettings.php:require_once "$IP/extensions/OnlineStatus/OnlineStatus.php";
- Configure as required.
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
ConfigurationEdit
The extension also add {{#anyuseronlinestatus:}} parser function that allows to fetch status of any user in the wiki. If you don't want this feature, set $wgAllowAnyUserOnlineStatusFunction to false in LocalSettings.php file.
UsageEdit
After installing the extension, there will be a new preference that will allow users to select his status and a check box to select if the status should also be displayed with a subtitle. You can display it using:
{{ONLINESTATUS}}: a formatted (and translated) string describing the status (exactly the same you can see near the radio boxes in Special:Preferences).{{RAWONLINESTATUS}}: the internal name of the level.{{#anyuseronlinestatus:}}: get online status of any user on any page, if you want the raw version, pass a non empty second parameter.
Note that {{ONLINESTATUS}} and {{RAWONLINESTATUS}} can only be used on user (talk) pages and subpages.
The status can be set in MediaWiki:Onlinestatus-levels, one status per line and each line containing a status has to begin with *. If you add new status, you'll have to create two new messages per status:
MediaWiki:Onlinestatus-toggle-name: will appear on Special:Preferences and{{ONLINESTATUS}}magic wordMediaWiki:Onlinestatus-subtitle-name: will be the subtitle of user page if he select this status.