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| − | + | This extension replaces the normal MediaWiki talk page functionality by allowing comments to be added at the bottom of the page or replies made to existing comments. Authors can edit or delete any of their comments as long as no replies have been made to them, and sysops can edit or delete any comments at all (deleting a comment with replies will also remove all the replies). The system is mainly JavaScript and jQuery and all updates are done via Ajax. The discussion data is still stored in the article's talk page and is clearly delineated so that the talk page can still be used without interfering with the comment data if the extension is disabled. The comments are currently stored in a non-human readable format though, so although they can coexist with normal talk-page content, they can't be edited without the AjaxComments extension. | |
| − | == | + | == Installation == |
| − | + | The source code is in our Subversion repository [http://svn.organicdesign.co.nz/listing.php?repname=extensions&path=%2FAjaxComments%2F here]. And is install the usual way. | |
=== Features === | === Features === | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 27 June 2012
This extension replaces the normal MediaWiki talk page functionality by allowing comments to be added at the bottom of the page or replies made to existing comments. Authors can edit or delete any of their comments as long as no replies have been made to them, and sysops can edit or delete any comments at all (deleting a comment with replies will also remove all the replies). The system is mainly JavaScript and jQuery and all updates are done via Ajax. The discussion data is still stored in the article's talk page and is clearly delineated so that the talk page can still be used without interfering with the comment data if the extension is disabled. The comments are currently stored in a non-human readable format though, so although they can coexist with normal talk-page content, they can't be edited without the AjaxComments extension.
Installation
The source code is in our Subversion repository here. And is install the usual way.
Features
- Activates automatically for articles that have discussion pages removing discussion tab and adding a comments section below the article content
- Allows registered users to add comments or reply to existing comments
- Allows comments that a user has previously created to be edited or deleted as long as they have not been replied to yet
- All comment interaction is done via Ajax so that the page is never reloaded
- Comment editing integrates properly with wikitext by retrieving the comment source via ajax
- The data that makes up the comments is stored in the talk page but is not in a humanly readable format
- The talkpage data is able to coexist with existing talk page content and is delineated by headings so it's clearly visible to avoid accidental editing
Issues
- The comment data is stored in the articles talk page, but is currently not human readable
and does not work with existing talk page content The date/time of posts is not currently displayed in the users timzone or with their time formatting preferences- At the moment, the most recent comments are first, but some sites may prefer most recent at the bottom
Example
The extension is now running on this site - you can test it below.
