Manual:Hooks/SpecialPage_initList
| SpecialPage_initList | |
|---|---|
| Available from version 1.7.0 permits filtering of the list of special pages enabled for the system | |
| Define function: | public static function onSpecialPage_initList( array &$specialPages ) { ... }
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| Attach hook: | In extension.json:
{
"Hooks": {
"SpecialPage_initList": "MediaWiki\\Extension\\MyExtension\\Hooks::onSpecialPageinitList"
}
}
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| Called from: | File(s): SpecialPageFactory.php Function(s): getPageList() |
| Interface: | SpecialPage_initListHook.php |
For more information about attaching hooks, see Manual:Hooks.
For examples of extensions using this hook, see Category:SpecialPage_initList extensions.
Use cases
[edit]MediaWiki installations use the SpecialPage_initList hook when they want to add to or remove pages from the special page list. They can use this to:
- dynamically add special pages from a database or other resource
- remove undesirable built-in special pages from the default list
- enable context dependent list of special pages - e.g. lists that depend on current server load, user's access method (local host, VPN, public internet)
- replace the default class associated with a special page with a custom subclass
- limit access to special pages based on user identity even in cases where the special page is not permissions aware
Background
[edit]A special page is a "virtual" MediaWiki article. Instead of being loaded from a file or database like a normal MediaWiki page, its content is generated on the fly using PHP code.
By default, MediaWiki builds the list of special pages from two sources: a list of built-in special pages hardcoded into the MediaWiki core and the configuration variable $wgSpecialPages. As a final step, MediaWiki passes the default list to all the functions attached to the SpecialPage_initList.
Usage
[edit]Functions attached to this hook add and remove elements from $aSpecialPages. This array has the same structure as $wgSpecialPages.
The hook function should return true so as not to interfere with other functions that might be attached to this hook.