Extension:TocTree/en

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TocTree
Release status: stable
Implementation User interface
Description Allows for expansion and collapsing of the table of contents
MediaWiki
License No license specified
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The TocTree extension allows for initial expansion and collapsing of the table of contents.

Installation

  • <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/TocTree</tvar>|Download]] and move the extracted <tvar name=name>TocTree</tvar> folder to your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> directory.</translate>
    <translate> Developers and code contributors should install the extension [[<tvar name=git>Special:MyLanguage/Download from Git</tvar>|from Git]] instead, using:</translate>cd extensions/
    git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/TocTree
  • <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>
    wfLoadExtension( 'TocTree' );
    
  • File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

Customization

The PHP script will add two new options to the user preferences. They were added to the Misc section:

  • Floated table of contents
  • Expand table of contents

Defaults are collapsed but not floated tocs. You can overwrite the default values by setting true in your LocalSettings.php file:

$wgDefaultUserOptions['toc-floated'] = false;
$wgDefaultUserOptions['toc-expand'] = false;

Prevention of TOC floating

The author has the opportunity to prevent floating of the TOC set by the user(s) by using a div tag with the style class noFloat enclosing the TOC.

<div class="noFloat">__TOC__</div>

Known problems

There are the well-known problems of floated boxes like:

  • Missing list bullets
  • Design problems of narrow TOCs and positioning problems with text and wide right-floated boxes.

Additional:

  • Bidi support (right-to-left writing direction) implemented but not yet tested (for instance needed for Hebrew and Arabic).
  • Support of only the MonoBook and Vector skins.