MediaWiki extensions manual

NewsBox Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Skin Category:Skin extensions
Description	Adds a news box below the toolbox [sic]
Author(s)	Jack Phoenix
Latest version	2.3
MediaWiki	>= 1.35.0
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 Version history
Example	Any ShoutWiki site
Hooks used MonacoWidgets Category:MonacoWidgets extensions SkinAfterPortlet Category:SkinAfterPortlet extensions SkinBuildSidebar Category:SkinBuildSidebar extensions
Quarterly downloads	3 (Ranked 87th)
Public wikis using	1,145 (Ranked 241st)
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The NewsBox extension adds a news box to the left-hand sidebar, normally below the toolbox.

It works on all skins which call the SkinBuildSidebar hook — this includes all core skins (Cologne Blue, Modern, MonoBook and Vector) — as well as certain custom skins (Monaco, for example). NewsBox does not currently support the Nimbus skin.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'NewsBox' );
  

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