Extension:StaffEdits

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StaffEdits Release status: stable
Implementation	User interface
Description	Allows to tag edits as "official staff edits" in the edit view
Author(s)	Jack Phoenix
Latest version	0.1.3 (2016-12-16)
MediaWiki	1.39.11+
License	Public domain
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Example	ShoutWiki
Parameters $wgStaffEditsMessagePrefix
Added rights staffedit
Hooks used ChangeTagsListActive EditPage::showEditForm:initial ListDefinedTags RecentChange_save
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Public wikis using	1,176 (Ranked 245th)
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StaffEdits is an extension which enables users with the staffedit user right (i.e. ShoutWiki staff on ShoutWiki) to choose to tag their edits as "official ShoutWiki staff edits" in the action=edit mode in a way that cannot be faked by anyone.

When the extension is enabled, the staffedit tag is displayed on Special:Tags as well as on Special:RecentChanges, next to each and every staff edit, if there are any such edits.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'StaffEdits' );
  

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

Configuration

$wgStaffEditsMessagePrefix

This sets a simple lowercase abbreviation of the organization the Staff are a part of. So "sw" for ShoutWiki, or "wmf" for the Wikimedia Foundation, etc. Once you set this, you really shouldn't change it. Defaults to "sw".

system messages

user right and user group

The user right "staffedit" is by default set to the user group, e.g. "staff" which also comes with this extension:

$wgGroupPermissions['staff']['staffedit'] = true;

Example

The StaffEdits drop-down menu shown on edit view (action=edit) for privileged users (users who have the staffedit user right).