Extension:HelpPages

MediaWiki extensions manual

HelpPages Release status: beta
Implementation	User interface
Author(s)	Kunal Mehta (legoktmtalk)
Latest version	0.1
MediaWiki	1.22+ (tested)
License	Public domain
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HelpPages is a MediaWiki extension that will automatically download pages in the Help namespace from mediawiki.org if they do not exist locally.

Download

The extension can be retrieved directly from Git ^[?]:

• Browse code
• Some extensions have tags for stable releases.
  • Browse tags
  • Select the tag
  • Click "snapshot"
• Each branch is associated with a past MediaWiki release. There is also a "master" branch containing the latest alpha version (might require an alpha version of MediaWiki).
  • Browse branches
  • Select a branch name
  • Click "Continue"

Extract the snapshot and place it in the extensions/HelpPages/ directory of your MediaWiki installation.

If you are familiar with git and have shell access to your server, you can also obtain the extension as follows:

cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/HelpPages.git

Installation

• Download and extract the file(s) in a directory called HelpPages in your extensions/ folder. If you're a developer and this extension is in a Git repository, then instead you should clone the repository.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

require_once "$IP/extensions/HelpPages/HelpPages.php";

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