MediaWiki extensions manual

GroupsSidebar Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	User interfaceCategory:User interface extensions
Description	Allows to add sidebar elements for specific user groups
Author(s)	churchofemacs (Church of emacstalk)
Latest version	0.3.0 (2022-07-19)
MediaWiki	1.35+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Hooks used SidebarBeforeOutput Category:SidebarBeforeOutput extensions
Quarterly downloads	2 (Ranked 96th)
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The GroupsSidebar extension allows to add sidebar elements for specific user groups. If you have usergroups and would like to add sidebar elements just for certain usergroups, you can use this extension.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'GroupsSidebar' );
  

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

System messages

The resulting message names are "MediaWiki:Sidebar-groupname" whereas groupname is something like "sysop" or "user". For example, the message name could be "MediaWiki:Sidebar-sysop". You can edit it the same way you edit the normal sidebar.

See also

• Extension:UserFunctions

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.