Extension:WikiForum
 | Warning: The code or configuration described here poses a major security risk. Site administrators: You are advised against using it until this security issue is resolved. Problem: Vulnerable to XSS and CSRF attacks Redmin (talk) 14:00, 1 August 2023 (UTC) Solution: Disable the extension Redmin (talk) 14:00, 1 August 2023 (UTC) |
 Release status: unstable |
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| Implementation | Database, Special page |
| Description | Forum extension |
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| Latest version | 2.5.1 (2019-03-22) |
| MediaWiki | 1.39+ |
| Database changes | Yes |
| License | GNU General Public License 3.0 or later |
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| Quarterly downloads | 7 (Ranked 132nd) |
| Translate the WikiForum extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The WikiForum extension adds a discussion forum in the form of a new special page, Special:WikiForum. WikiForum pages for the most part are indexed by search engines (such as Google) and you can search them by using WikiForum's internal search.
If the SocialProfile extension is installed, its avatars will be displayed on forum threads. Currently WikiForum has no built-in avatar support.
Please see the WikiForum help page on ShoutWiki for more information.
Installation
- Download and move the extracted
WikiForumfolder 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/WikiForum - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'WikiForum' );
- 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.
Configuration
In the original WikiForum, there were plenty of configuration globals. Most of these have been removed in favor of configuration done via the MediaWiki namespace.
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$wgWikiForumAllowAnonymous
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true
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Allow anonymous users to write threads and replies? |
$wgWikiForumLogsInRC
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true
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Show WikiForum logs at Special:RecentChanges? |
CAPTCHAs have now been integrated into WikiForum.
If Extension:ConfirmEdit is installed, CAPTCHAs will be shown to users without the skipcaptcha permission.
You may need to set $wgCaptchaTriggers['wikiforum'] = true; in LocalSettings.php below where ConfirmEdit is required in order for CAPTCHAs to show.
To disable CAPTCHAs, simply set that to false.
User rights
WikiForum adds two new user rights, wikiforum-admin and wikiforum-moderator. Users with the wikiforum-admin permission can create, delete and edit categories and forums, while the wikiforum-moderator permission is required to edit and delete threads and individual replies.
By default administrators (the sysop group) have both of these rights. WikiForum also creates a new group, forumadmin, which has both of these user rights. Bureaucrats can assign users to the forumadmin group and remove them from the group.
See also
- WikiForum help page on ShoutWiki — a DWTFYWWI-licensed help page
 | 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. |
- Extensions with security vulnerabilities/en
- Unstable extensions/en
- Database extensions/en
- Special page extensions/en
- GPL licensed extensions/en
- Extensions in Wikimedia version control/en
- All extensions/en
- Social tools/en
- Extensions included in MyWikis/en
- Extensions by ShoutWiki/en
- Discussion and forum extensions/en