Extension:BayesianFilter

MediaWiki extensions manual

BayesianFilter Release status: beta
Implementation	Page action
Description	Filters spam using bayesian techniques
Author(s)	Anbhav Agarwal (Anubhav iitrtalk)
MediaWiki	1.21+
PHP	5.3+
Database changes	Yes
License	No license specified
Download	Download snapshot (Git master) Git [?]: repo summary browse file tree commit history code review README
Parameters $wgBayesianFilterSettings $wgBayesianFilterSpamThreshold $wgBayesianFilterWordsChunkSize
Hooks used EditFilterMerged EditPageBeforeEditChecks ArticleDelete LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates
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The BayesianFilter extension filters spam using bayesian techniques.

See GSoC 2013 for more information on the project.

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/BayesianFilter/ 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/BayesianFilter.git

Installation

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

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

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
• Done! Navigate to "Special:Version" on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.