MediaWiki extensions manual
ContributionCredits
Release status: stable
Implementation Skin
Description Shows contribution credits on the footer
Author(s)
  • Jaime Prilusky
  • Al Maghi
  • Manuel Wendel
Maintainer(s) Sophivorus
Latest version 3.1 (2019-04-04)
MediaWiki 1.29+
Database changes No
License GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
Download
Example http://proteopedia.org
Parameters
  • $wgContributionCreditsHeader
  • $wgContributionCreditsUseRealNames
Hooks used
  • SkinAfterContent
Quarterly downloads 7 (Ranked 163rd)
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The ContributionCredits extension adds an automatically generated list of the page contributors to the end of every page in the wiki.

Usage

The extension works out of the box, no configuration is needed. Just enable the extension and see the credits displayed at the bottom of every page in the main namespace.

Installation

  • Download and place the file(s) in a directory called ContributionCredits in your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file: 
    wfLoadExtension( 'ContributionCredits' );
  • Configure as required
  • Yes Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

Parameter name Default value Description
$wgContributionCreditsHeader false Show the credits as a full section with a list, rather than a compact list
$wgContributionCreditsUseRealNames false Use the real names, rather than the user names
$wgContributionCreditsExcludedCategories [] Array of categories whose pages will not show credits, for example: 
$wgContributionCreditsExcludedCategories = [
	'Category:No credits',
	'Category:High visibility pages',
];

See also

  • Extension:CreditsSource
  • Extension:Contributors
  • Extension:PageAuthors - Gets a sensible list of the main page authors
  • Manual:$wgMaxCredits
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