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| − | The [[MW:Extension:CategoryWatch|CategoryWatch extension]] has been completed today and is ready for installation and testing. | + | The [[MW:Extension:CategoryWatch|CategoryWatch extension]] has been completed today and is ready for installation and testing. Currently it requires a MediaWiki of at least version 1.12, so we haven't been able to install it on OrganicDesign yet which is unfortunately lagging behind a bit on an old 1.11! |
The usual MediaWiki [[MW:Help:Watching pages|watchlist]] functionality is that if you watch a category page, you will only be notified when the content of the category page text changes. You won't be notified when pages are added to or removed from that category though which is probably the main information you were wanting when deciding to watch a category page. | The usual MediaWiki [[MW:Help:Watching pages|watchlist]] functionality is that if you watch a category page, you will only be notified when the content of the category page text changes. You won't be notified when pages are added to or removed from that category though which is probably the main information you were wanting when deciding to watch a category page. | ||
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CategoryWatch extension ready for testing
The CategoryWatch extension has been completed today and is ready for installation and testing. Currently it requires a MediaWiki of at least version 1.12, so we haven't been able to install it on OrganicDesign yet which is unfortunately lagging behind a bit on an old 1.11!
The usual MediaWiki watchlist functionality is that if you watch a category page, you will only be notified when the content of the category page text changes. You won't be notified when pages are added to or removed from that category though which is probably the main information you were wanting when deciding to watch a category page.
CategoryWatch was designed to work in conjunction with the Workflow extension but has been made separately since it may also be useful to others who already have existing workflow solutions in place, but would like the added functionality of being notified when articles are added or removed from categories they're watching. This extension forms part of our wiki workflow and wiki organisation ideas.
