Extension:Share

MediaWiki extensions manual

Share Release status: stable
Implementation	Skin
Description	Add links/buttons to the sidebar to allow users to share a wiki's articles on social media and via email.
Author(s)	Agent Isai, Alex (Agent Isaitalk)
Latest version	2.0
MediaWiki	>= 1.38.0
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review README.md
Parameters $wgSharePinterest $wgShareLinkedIn $wgShareEmail $wgShareUseButtons $wgShareFacebook $wgShareTumblr $wgShareTelegram $wgShareWhatsApp $wgShareWeibo $wgShareReddit $wgShareVK $wgShareTwitter
Added rights viewsharelinks
Hooks used GetPreferences SidebarBeforeOutput
Quarterly downloads	8 (Ranked 126th)
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The Share extension adds a sidebar portlet which features links/buttons that allow users to share your articles on various platforms with ease.

Share supports 11 different platforms and different looks for the sidebar portlet. Pictured in the infobox is Share in its 'buttons mode'.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted Share 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/Share
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'Share' );
  

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

Configuration

Share allows wiki administrators to configure the look of their sidebar share links/buttons and select what platforms you do or do not want to show up on your sidebar.

By default, only Facebook and Twitter share links are enabled. All other platforms must be enabled manually. The default mode enabled is 'plain links mode' where links in the share portlet are displayed as normal links rather than buttons.

parameter	default	comment
$wgShareEmail	false	Enable 'Share via email' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareFacebook	true	Enable 'Share via Facebook' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareLinkedIn	false	Enable 'Share via LinkedIn' link in the sidebar?
$wgSharePintrest	false	Enable 'Share via Pinterest' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareReddit	false	Enable 'Share via Reddit' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareTelegram	false	Enable 'Share via Telegram' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareTumblr	false	Enable 'Share via Tumblr' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareTwitter	true	Enable 'Share via Twitter' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareVK	false	Enable 'Share via VK' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareWeibo	false	Enable 'Share via Weibo' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareWhatsApp	false	Enable 'Share via WhatsApp' link in the sidebar?
$wgShareUseButtons	false	Use sidebar buttons instead of sidebar links? (see screenshot)

Modes

Share allows wiki administrators to configure the look of their sidebar share links/buttons and select what platforms you do or do not want to show up on your sidebar.

Share has two modes:

1. Plain links mode (Default) - Sidebar share links appear as plain sidebar links, no different from sidebar links such as the ones going to the main page or to the recent changes page.
2. Buttons mode ($wgShareUseButtons, pictured in infobox) - Sidebar share links appear as buttons users can click instead of average plain links, as pictured in the infobox.

Platform support

Currently, Share supports 11 platforms. More platforms may be requested:

• Email
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Pinterest
• Reddit
• Telegram
• Tumblr
• Twitter
• VK
• Weibo
• WhatsApp