The
GlobalWatchlist
extension allows a user to view changes to watched pages on multiple sites at once.
Installation
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- Download
and move the extracted
GlobalWatchlist
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/GlobalWatchlist
- Add the following code at the bottom of your
LocalSettings.php
file:
wfLoadExtension
(
'GlobalWatchlist'
);
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Done
? Navigate to
Special:Version
on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Configuration
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The extension has the following configuration options
Variable name
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Default value
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Description
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$wgGlobalWatchlistWikibaseSite
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false
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The site that should be treated as a
Wikibase Repository
and should have labels fetched for items that are changed. If false, the extra handling for Wikibase items is not applied.
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$wgGlobalWatchlistUseVue
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false
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Whether to use the experimental
Vue.js
version of the display
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$wgGlobalWatchlistDevMode
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false
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Whether to send debug log entries to the console
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$wgGlobalWatchlistEnableGuidedTour
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false
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Whether to enable the
GuidedTour
for the settings page, if the GuidedTour extension is installed
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$wgGlobalWatchlistSiteLimit
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5
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The maximum number of sites that a user can save to their watchlist. Set to 0 to disable the limit.
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Using
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To view the global watchlist, visit
Special:GlobalWatchlist
on the wiki where the extension is installed. By default, only the local wiki's changes are shown, but by changing the configuration at
Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings
the user can choose other sites to show, up to the maximum if configured.
Warning:
| It is recommended to use this in conjunction with
CentralAuth
and to choose other sites that the user has an attached account on; this extension is not tested with any other setup.
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Integration with other extensions
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- When CentralAuth is installed, only wikis where the user has an attached account are allowed in their global watchlist
- When one of the sites included in the global watchlist has the Wikibase Repository extension installed, labels for items and properties can be fetched and displayed. If
WikibaseLexeme
is installed labels for lexemes are retrieved too.
- When GuidedTour is installed, and
$wgGlobalWatchlistEnableGuidedTour
is enabled, a tour is available at
Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings
the first time you visit the page
See also
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| This extension is being used on one or more
Wikimedia projects
. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's
CommonSettings.php
and
InitialiseSettings.php
configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's
Special:Version
page.
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| This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages:
This is not an authoritative list.
Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here.
Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.
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