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GlobalWatchlist Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Special page Category:Special page extensions
Description	Creates a "global" watchlist
Author(s)	DannyS712talk
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
MediaWiki	1.36+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control README
Parameters $wgGlobalWatchlistEnableGuidedTour $wgGlobalWatchlistSiteLimit $wgGlobalWatchlistWikibaseSite $wgGlobalWatchlistDevMode
Hooks used ApiOptions Category:ApiOptions extensions GetPreferences Category:GetPreferences extensions LoginFormValidErrorMessages Category:LoginFormValidErrorMessages extensions ResourceLoaderRegisterModules Category:ResourceLoaderRegisterModules extensions SidebarBeforeOutput Category:SidebarBeforeOutput extensions
Quarterly downloads	2 (Ranked 84th)
Public wikis using	5,392 (Ranked 51st)
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The GlobalWatchlist extension allows a user to view changes to watched pages on multiple sites at once.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'GlobalWatchlist' );
  

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

Configuration

Using

To view the global watchlist, visit Special:GlobalWatchlist on the wiki where the extension is installed. By default, only the local wiki's changes are shown, but by changing the configuration at Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings the user can choose other sites to show, up to the maximum if configured.

Warning:

It is recommended to use this in conjunction with CentralAuth and to choose other sites that the user has an attached account on; this extension is not tested with any other setup.

Integration with other extensions

• When CentralAuth is installed, only wikis where the user has an attached account are allowed in their global watchlist
• When one of the sites included in the global watchlist has the Wikibase Repository extension installed, labels for items and properties can be fetched and displayed. If WikibaseLexeme is installed labels for lexemes are retrieved too.
• When GuidedTour is installed, and $wgGlobalWatchlistEnableGuidedTour is enabled, a tour is available at Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings the first time you visit the page

See also

• MediaWiki-Docker/Extension/GlobalWatchlist

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Miraheze Category:Extensions included in Miraheze WikiForgeCategory:Extensions included in WikiForge 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.