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UIFeedback Release status: betaCategory:Beta status extensions
Implementation	User interfaceCategory:User interface extensions, Database Category:Database extensions, Special page Category:Special page extensions, NotifyCategory:Notification extensions
Description	Allows users to send feedback about the user interface.
Author(s)	lbenedixtalk
Latest version	0.5.0
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
Database changes	Yes
License	MIT License
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Example	http://lbenedix.monoceres.uberspace.de/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Added rights read_uifeedback write_uifeedback
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay Category:BeforePageDisplay extensions LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates Category:LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates extensions
Quarterly downloads	0
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The UIFeedback extension allows Users to give feedback about the user interface. It implements two different methods:

• a questionnaire with several questions about a found usability-flaw
• a JavaScript-based screenshot-renderer where a user can highlight and blackout areas

The Renderer is based on the html2canvas-library by Niklas von Hertzen.

Download

The extension can be retrieved directly from Git ^[?]:

• Browse code
• Some extensions have tags for stable releases.
  • Browse tags
  • Select the tag
  • Click "snapshot"
• Each branch is associated with a past MediaWiki release. There is also a "master" branch containing the latest alpha version (might require an alpha version of MediaWiki).
  • Browse branches
  • Select a branch name
  • Click "Continue"

Extract the snapshot and place it in the extensions/UIFeedback/ directory of your MediaWiki installation.

If you are familiar with Git and have shell access to your server, you can also obtain the extension as follows:

cd extensions/ git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/UIFeedback.git

Installation

• download the extension (will be transfered to Gerrit soon)

 git clone https://github.com/lbenedix/UIFeedback.git

• add the following line to 'LocalSettings.php':

 require_once( "$IP/extensions/UIFeedback/UiFeedback.php" );

• make sure you activated fileupload for the screenshots. Add the following lines to 'LocalSettings.php':

 $wgEnableUploads = true; // enable file upload
 $wgFileExtensions = array_merge($wgFileExtensions, array('png')); // add png to the list of allowed extensions
 $wgMimeDetectorCommand = "file -bi"; // have a look at: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgMimeDetectorCommand
 $wgStrictFileExtensions = true; // http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgStrictFileExtensions 
 $wgCheckFileExtensions = true; // http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgCheckFileExtensions

• create the table in your database

 run `update.php` from maintenance-folder

See also