Extension:Redirect302

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Redirect302 Release status: unmaintained
Implementation	Hook
Description	Adds a hook to create 302 style redirects
Author(s)	Joshua Gay (Joshuagaytalk)
Latest version	0.2 (2012-11-07)
MediaWiki	1.17+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	see below
Example	The Free Software Directory
Hooks used InitializeArticleMaybeRedirect

The Redirect302 extension changes the redirect hook so that an http 302 error is issued and the redirect is done on the client side.

Installation

• Copy the code into files and place the file(s) in a directory called Redirect302 in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  require_once "$IP/extensions/Redirect302/Redirect302.php";
  

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

Code

Redirect302.php

<?php

/**
 * This extension changes the redirect hook so that an http 302 error is issued and the redirect is done on the client side.
 *
 * @file
 * @ingroup Extensions
 * license: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */

if ( !defined( 'MEDIAWIKI' ) ) die();

// credits
define('Redirect302_VERSION', '0.2' );
$wgExtensionCredits['other'][] = array(
         'path' => __FILE__,
         'name' => 'Redirect302',
         'version' => Redirect302_VERSION,
         'author' => array( 'Joshua Gay' ),
         'url' => 'https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Redirect302',
         'descriptionmsg' => 'redirect302-desc',
);

// messages i18n
$dir = dirname(__FILE__) . '/';
$wgExtensionMessagesFiles['Redirect302'] = $dir . 'Redirect302.i18n.php';

// Register hook
$wgHooks['InitializeArticleMaybeRedirect'][] = 'redirect302_hook';

// Redirect with 302
function redirect302_hook($title, $request, &$ignoreRedirect, &$target, &$article) {
  if (!$ignoreRedirect && $article->isRedirect()) {
    if(($target = $article->followRedirect()) instanceof Title) {
      $target = $target->getFullURL();
    }
  }
  return true;
}

Redirect302.i18n.php

<?php
/**
 * Internationalisation file for extension Redirect302.
 *
 * @file
 * @ingroup Extensions
 */

$messages = array();
 
/** English
 * @author Joshua Gay
 */
$messages['en'] = array(
         'redirect302-desc' => 'Adds a hook to create 302 style redirects',
);

/** German (Deutsch)
 * @author Kghbln
 */
$messages['de'] = array(
         'redirect302-desc' => 'Ermöglicht Umleitungen mit HTTP-Statuscode 302',
);

On-wiki translation

/** English (English)
 * @author ?
 */
$messages['en'] = array(
         'redirect302-desc' => 'Adds a hook to create 302 style redirects',
);