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)
Parameters $wgHelpPagesExpiry
Hooks used ShowMissingArticle ArticlePurge
Licence	Public domain
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball
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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/mediawiki/extensions/HelpPages.git

Installation

• Download and move the extracted HelpPages folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:

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

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

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

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