Extension:NewsBox

MediaWiki extensions manual

NewsBox Release status: stable
Implementation	Skin
Description	Adds a news box below the toolbox [sic]
Author(s)	Jack Phoenix
Latest version	2.1.5
MediaWiki	1.39.7+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review Version history
Example	Any ShoutWiki site
Hooks used MonacoWidgets SkinAfterPortlet SkinBuildSidebar
Quarterly downloads	10 (Ranked 134th)
Public wikis using	1,145 (Ranked 241st)
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The NewsBox extension adds a news box to the left-hand sidebar, normally below the toolbox.

It works on all skins which call the SkinBuildSidebar hook — this includes all core skins (Cologne Blue, Modern, MonoBook and Vector) — as well as certain custom skins (Monaco, for example). NewsBox does not currently support the Nimbus skin.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted NewsBox 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/NewsBox
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'NewsBox' );
  

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