Extension:PostEdit

MediaWiki extensions manual

PostEdit Release status: beta
Implementation	Notify, Skin
Description	An extension to deliver a confirmation message post-edit
Author(s)	Munaf Assaf, Ori Livneh
Latest version	0.4 (2013-03-22)
Database changes	No
License	GPLv2 or later
Download	Download snapshot (Git master) Git [?]: repo summary browse file tree commit history README
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay MakeGlobalVariablesScript ArticleUpdateBeforeRedirect BeforePageRedirect ArticleInsertComplete
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The PostEdit extension delivers feedback after saving of an edit, such as a confirmation message. The E3 team developed it on the basis of A/B testing results of post-edit feedback (data analysis), which showed that a confirmation message and other kinds of feedback can help new editors contribute more.

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/PostEdit/ 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/PostEdit.git

Installation

• Download and extract the file(s) in a directory called PostEdit in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

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

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

Disabling

If you are an editor of a wiki that uses this extension, and you find the edit confirmation that it generates obtrusive or otherwise unwelcome, you can prevent it from appearing by adding the following line to your Common.css user stylesheet:

.postedit { display: none !important; }

See also

• Editor Engagement Experiments