Extension:WarnNotRecentlyUpdated

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WarnNotRecentlyUpdated
Release status: unknown
Implementation User interface
Description Warn on legacy, old or out of validity content
Author(s) Sébastien Santoro aka Dereckson (Derecksontalk)
MediaWiki >= 1.35.0
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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The WarnNotRecentlyUpdated extension checks the last modified date of content pages and print a warning if the page is older than a specific delay.

The intent is to be used for manuals/checklists/documentation for teams where information is known to rot quickly, and where there is a very good chance information older than a certain age can be legacy or are dangerous to trust:

  • network/devops/SRE/operations/systems/infrastructure
  • legal content
  • fiscal content

Installation

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  • Download and move the extracted WarnNotRecentlyUpdated 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/WarnNotRecentlyUpdated
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
    wfLoadExtension( 'WarnNotRecentlyUpdated' );
    
  •   Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration parameters

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$wgWarnNotRecentlyUpdatedDelay
the delay in seconds for a page to be considered fresh; by default, 31 536 000 seconds (one year)
$wgWarnNotRecentlyUpdatedPages
an array of pages prefix by namespace where the warning should apply

Interface parameters

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The $wgWarnNotRecentlyUpdatedPages configuration parameter makes references to the interface messages. Those messages are displayed if the page belongs to one of the prefixes and has been updated a greater delay than configured.

See also

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