Extension:Vote

For the 2009 extension previously used in some Wikimedia polls and elections, see: Extension:SpecialVote.

MediaWiki extensions manual

Vote Release status: experimental
Implementation	Tag , User interface
Description	A user-friendly GUI for votes conducted on wiki pages.
Author(s)	(push-ftalk)
MediaWiki
License	MIT License
Download	https://git.push-f.com/mw-vote/
Tags <vote>
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit ParserPreSaveTransformComplete

The voting format will probably be changed to support the reply tool of Discussion Tools, see phabricator:T320777.

A MediaWiki extension to provide a user-friendly graphical user interface for votes conducted on wiki pages.

Usage

To add a vote to a page you just add the <vote> tag as follows:

<vote>
</vote>

This extension then turns this tag into a web form with radio buttons for the available options (approve, oppose and abstain) and a textarea to attach a comment to the vote. When you submit the form, the extension simply edits the page, inserting a new line before the closing </vote> tag. By storing the votes in the page text all the changes are conveniently and transparently tracked in the page history.

Additional features include:

• The votes are automatically tallied.
• You can change your vote by just submitting the form again (your last vote counts).
• An end date may be specified for the vote with the end attribute e.g. with <vote end=2022-10-15> the vote will close on the 15th October 2022 at 23:59 in the wiki timezone. After the deadline the web form to add new votes disappears.
• A vote may be cancelled by adding the cancel attribute, e.g. <vote cancel>.
• Any line within the <vote> tag that does not start with *␣ is skipped when tallying, so it is possible to reply to votes by editing the wikitext, e.g:

<vote>
* 2022-10-14 12:28 Alice: NO I am concerned that ...
: Some reply to Alice ... --~~~~
* 2022-10-14 12:30 Bob: YES I think that ...
</vote>

Pages with open votes are by default tracked in the Category:Pages with open votes category (which can be customized by editing MediaWiki:pages-with-open-votes-category).

How to reply to votes?

Replying to votes is currently only possible by editing the wikitext manually.

I am thinking about changing the vote format to be compatible with Convenient Discussions and the reply tool of Discussion Tools.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called Vote in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'Vote' );
  

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