MediaWiki extensions manual

CommunityRequests Release status: unstableCategory:Unstable extensions
Implementation	Special page Category:Special page extensions, Page action Category:Page action extensions
Description	An on-wiki system for managing a wiki community's requests for technical development.
Author(s)	WMF Community Tech team
Compatibility policy	Main branch maintains backward compatibility.Category:Extensions with master compatibility policy
MediaWiki	>= 1.44
Database changes	Yes
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
Help	Help:Extension:CommunityRequests
Parameters $wgCommunityRequestsStatuses $wgCommunityRequestsWishCategory $wgCommunityRequestsEnable $wgCommunityRequestsWishTemplate $wgCommunityRequestsWishPagePrefix $wgCommunityRequestsWishTypes $wgCommunityRequestsHomepage $wgCommunityRequestsProjects
Hooks used GetDoubleUnderscoreIDs Category:GetDoubleUnderscoreIDs extensions LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates Category:LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates extensions LoginFormValidErrorMessages Category:LoginFormValidErrorMessages extensions ParserAfterParse Category:ParserAfterParse extensions ParserFirstCallInit Category:ParserFirstCallInit extensions
Quarterly downloads	0
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The CommunityRequests extension is a system for managing a wiki community's requests and suggestions for technical development. For user help please see Help:Extension:CommunityRequests.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'CommunityRequests' );
  

• 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

The following can be set in your LocalSettings.php file.

$wgCommunityRequestsEnable = false;

The main feature flag for this extension, that must be set to true in order for anything other than system messages to function.

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.