Extension:UsersWatchList

MediaWiki extensions manual

File:OOjs UI icon advanced-invert.svg UsersWatchList Release status: unmaintained
Implementation	Special page
Description	Enable users to watch others users modifications
Author(s)	Pierre Boutet
Latest version	0.2.0
MediaWiki	1.24+
PHP	5.3.10+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: <translate> project page</translate> <translate> git repository URL</translate> [<translate> help</translate> ] <translate> commit history</translate> <translate> Note:</translate> <translate> No [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation resources</tvar>|localisation]] updates are provided by <tvar name=twn>translatewiki.net </tvar>.</translate>
Added rights editmyuserswatchlist
Hooks used LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates GetPreferences
Hooks provided UsersWatchListEditorBeforeFormRender UsersWatchList-newFollower
Quarterly downloads
Public wikis using

The UsersWatchList extension adds a special page called Special:UsersWatchList that allows users to watch all modifications made by some others users. Users can define the list of users that they want to follow.

Installation

• <translate> <tvar name=1>Download</tvar> and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>UsersWatchList</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
• <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>

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

• <translate> Run the [[<tvar name=update>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Update.php</tvar>|update script]] which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.</translate>
• 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>

Configuration parameters

• To allow all users to be watched (then users cannot disallow), set this in Localsettings.php:

$wgUsersWatchListAllowAll = true;