Extension:ForcePreview
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ForcePreview Release status: stable |
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Implementation | User rights |
Description | Forces unprivileged users to preview before saving |
Author(s) | Ryan Schmidt (Skizzerztalk) |
Latest version | 2.0.0 (2017-09-20) |
MediaWiki | 1.29+ |
Database changes | No |
License | MIT License |
Download | README |
Example | strategywiki.org |
forcepreviewexempt |
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Quarterly downloads | 5 (Ranked 128th) |
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The ForcePreview forces unprivileged users to preview before saving.
Usage
Users without the forcepreviewexempt right will be forced to use the "Show preview" (or "Live Preview", if enabled) button before being allowed to save the page.
Installation
- Download and move the extracted
ForcePreview
folder to yourextensions/
directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/ForcePreview - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'ForcePreview' ); // Does not force preview for registered users $wgGroupPermissions['user']['forcepreviewexempt'] = true;
- Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
See also
- Manual:Force preview - JavaScript that performs the same function, albeit easier to work around (users can simply disable JavaScript on their browser to get around the restriction).
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. |