Extension:Report

MediaWiki extensions manual

Report Release status: beta
Implementation	Special page , Database
Description	Allows users to privately report revisions
Author(s)	Ken Hilton (Kenny2wikitalk)
Compatibility policy	Master maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.35+
PHP	>= 5.6
Database changes	Yes
Tables	report_reports
License	GNU General Public License 3.0
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Help	Help:Extension:Report
Added rights report handle-reports
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay DiffTools HistoryTools LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates
Quarterly downloads	4 (Ranked 134th)
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The Report extension adds a special page for users to privately report revisions of pages for admin attention, as well as another special page for admins to handle such reports.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'Report' );
  

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Optional configuration

By default, only registered users can report revisions, and only sysops can handle reports:

// These are the default settings for the extension, no need to manually set it
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['report'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['handle-reports'] = true;

If different permissions are required, simply adjust $wgGroupPermissions. For example, to allow unregistered users to report revisions, and only allow bureaucrats to handle reports, add the following to LocalSettings.php, after loading the extension:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['report'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['handle-reports'] = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['handle-reports'] = true;

Usage

Main page: Help:Extension:Report

Reporting

1. Go to the history of a page, or look at a diff between revisions.
2. Click the "report" link (next to undo).
3. Enter a reason for reporting the revision.
4. Submit the report.

Handling reports

1. As an admin (or other user with the handle-reports permission), browse to Special:HandleReports.
2. You will be presented with a list of recent reports. Choose a report that catches your attention by clicking "View report".
3. On the "view report" page, you will be presented with a single button to mark the report as handled. After making sure that any required action for the report has been taken care of, click "Mark as handled".

Known issues

• After a report has been marked as handled, other admins can still re-mark it as handled. This only changes the who and when of the report being handled, however.

See also

• Help:Extension:Report
• Extension:AbuseFilter