Extension:SmartComments

MediaWiki extensions manual

SmartComments Release status: beta
Author(s)	Youri van den Bogert, Erwin Oord, Robin van der Wiel
Maintainer(s)	ArchiXL
Latest version	1.5.0 (2024/05/21)
Compatibility policy	Master maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.39
PHP	7.4
Database changes	Yes
Tables	sic_anchor sic_data
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net .
Added rights add-inlinecomments, manage-inlinecomments
Hooks used LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates BeforePageDisplay SkinTemplateNavigation::Universal ResourceLoaderGetConfigVars SMW::Property::initProperties BeforeDataUpdateComplete SMWStore::updateDataBefore ParserCacheSaveComplete MediaWikiServices PageHistoryPager::getQueryInfo ModifyExportQuery ArticleDeleteAfterSuccess ResourceLoaderRegisterModules

The SmartComments extension enables wiki users to post inline comments attached to text fragments on wiki pages, comparable to posting review comments in Microsoft Word and other word processors.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'SmartComments' );
  

• Run the MediaWiki update.php maintenance script to add the database tables
• Manage user permissions if needed (see below)
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Version history

• 1.5.0 - May 31, 2024 - Allow comments to be made on HTML selections
• 1.4.4 - May 3, 2024 - Initial version (beta release)

See also

• Extension:InlineComments