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Jamesm: /* Troubleshooting */

2012-09-10T21:10:18Z

Troubleshooting

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	$wgCachePages = true;		$wgCachePages = true;

	// Enable the file cache		// Enable the server-side file cache
	$wgUseFileCache = true; /* default: false */		$wgUseFileCache = true; /* default: false */
	$wgFileCacheDirectory = "$IP/cache";		$wgFileCacheDirectory = "$IP/cache";

Jamesm: /* Troubleshooting */

2012-09-10T21:09:45Z

Troubleshooting

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	==Troubleshooting==		==Troubleshooting==
	* If you experience unexpected behaviour with your form add the following lines to your LocalSettings.php to disable ~~caching~~:		* If you experience unexpected behaviour with your form add the following lines to your LocalSettings.php to disable parser cache but enable others:

	<pre>		<pre>
	~~## Shared memory~~ settings		/**
	$~~wgMainCacheType~~ = ~~CACHE_NONE~~;		** Caching settings
	$~~wgMemCachedServers~~ = ~~array()~~;		**/
	## Disable ~~all forms of MediaWiki caching~~
	$~~wgMainCacheType~~ = ~~CACHE_NONE~~;		// Do not keep parsed pages in a cache (objectcache table, turck, or memcached) , ArticleComments extension doesnt like this set to true
	$~~wgMessageCacheType~~ = ~~CACHE_NONE~~;		$wgEnableParserCache = false;
	$~~wgParserCacheType~~ = ~~CACHE_NONE~~;
	$~~wgCachePages~~ = ~~false~~;		// Allow client-side caching of pages
			$wgCachePages = true;

			// Enable the file cache
			$wgUseFileCache = true; /* default: false */
			$wgFileCacheDirectory = "$IP/cache";
			$wgShowIPinHeader = false;

			// Disable output compression (required in order to use $wgUseGzip = true;)
			$wgDisableOutputCompression = true;

			// Gzip cached HTML pages to save disk space
			$wgUseGzip = true;

			// Cache the sidebar navigation links
			$wgEnableSidebarCache = true;
	</pre>		</pre>

Jamesm: /* How to display the form */

2012-09-10T20:05:52Z

How to display the form

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	==How to display the form==		==How to display the form==
	* Add the <comments /> tag to any page where you want to display the form, one or more times. To automatically add <comments /> to all pages and talk pages try the Header_Footer extension (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Header_Footer). With the Header_Footer extension, to have the form at the bottom of each page, add the <comments /> tag to the following pages of your Wiki:		* Add the <comments /> tag to any page where you want to display the form, one or more times. To automatically add <comments /> to all pages and talk pages try the Header_Footer extension (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Header_Footer). With the Header_Footer extension, to have the comments form displayed at the bottom of each page, add the <comments /> tag to the following pages of your Wiki:
	** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-		** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-
	** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-Talk		** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-Talk

Jamesm: /* How to display the form */

2012-09-10T20:05:32Z

How to display the form

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	==How to display the form==		==How to display the form==
	* Add the <comments /> tag to any page where you want to display the form, one or more times. To automatically add <comments /> to all pages and talk pages try the Header_Footer extension (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Header_Footer). With the Header_Footer extension, add the <comments /> tag to the following pages of your Wiki:		* Add the <comments /> tag to any page where you want to display the form, one or more times. To automatically add <comments /> to all pages and talk pages try the Header_Footer extension (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Header_Footer). With the Header_Footer extension, to have the form at the bottom of each page, add the <comments /> tag to the following pages of your Wiki:
	** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-		** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-
	** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-Talk		** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-Talk

Jamesm: /* How to display the form */

2012-09-10T19:47:41Z

How to display the form

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	==How to display the form==		==How to display the form==
	* Add the <comments /> tag to any page where you want to display the form. To automatically add <comments /> to all pages and talk pages try the Header_Footer extension (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Header_Footer). With the Header_Footer extension, add the <comments /> tag to the following pages of your Wiki:		* Add the <comments /> tag to any page where you want to display the form, one or more times. To automatically add <comments /> to all pages and talk pages try the Header_Footer extension (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Header_Footer). With the Header_Footer extension, add the <comments /> tag to the following pages of your Wiki:
	** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-		** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-
	** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-Talk		** MediaWiki:Hf-nsfooter-Talk

Jamesm: /* Where to download the ArticleComments extension */

2012-09-10T19:47:14Z

Where to download the ArticleComments extension

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	==Where to download the ArticleComments extension==		==Where to download the ArticleComments extension==

	* Download it from here: ~~[[File:ArticleComments.zip]] or~~ http://www.futureofmankind.co.uk/Billy_Meier/File:ArticleComments.zip		* Download it from here: http://www.futureofmankind.co.uk/Billy_Meier/File:ArticleComments.zip

	==How to install the ArticleComments extension==		==How to install the ArticleComments extension==

Jamesm: /* About the ArticleComments extension */

2012-09-10T19:37:21Z

About the ArticleComments extension

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	* use JQuery instead of vanilla Javascript to provide "form prefilling".		* use JQuery instead of vanilla Javascript to provide "form prefilling".
	* use the ResourceLoader functions to load the CSS (also the JS in a later version)		* use the ResourceLoader functions to load the CSS (also the JS in a later version)
	This extension is installed on this Wiki. See the form in action at [[ArticleCommentsTest]].		This extension is installed on this Wiki. See the form in action at http://www.futureofmankind.co.uk/Billy_Meier/Extension:ArticleCommentsTest.

	==Where to download the ArticleComments extension==		==Where to download the ArticleComments extension==

Jamesm: /* About the ArticleComments extension */

2012-09-10T19:34:51Z

About the ArticleComments extension

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	* use JQuery instead of vanilla Javascript to provide "form prefilling".		* use JQuery instead of vanilla Javascript to provide "form prefilling".
	* use the ResourceLoader functions to load the CSS (also the JS in a later version)		* use the ResourceLoader functions to load the CSS (also the JS in a later version)
	This extension is installed on this Wiki. See the form in action at [[~~Test~~]].		This extension is installed on this Wiki. See the form in action at [[ArticleCommentsTest]].

	==Where to download the ArticleComments extension==		==Where to download the ArticleComments extension==

Jamesm: /* How to customize the extension */

2012-09-10T19:34:09Z

How to customize the extension

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	==How to customize the extension==		==How to customize the extension==
	* Multiple forms per page will work. Each form is automatically given a different CSS "ID" attribute.
	* To customize the colours, fonts, layout and button (the CSS), edit the extensions/ArticleComments/modules/ext.ArticleComments.form.css file as required.		* To customize the colours, fonts, layout and button (the CSS), edit the extensions/ArticleComments/modules/ext.ArticleComments.form.css file as required.
	* To customize the form's html, edit the extensions/ArticleComments/ArticleComments.hooks.php		* To customize the form's html, edit the extensions/ArticleComments/ArticleComments.hooks.php
	* To customize the text displayed on the form, edit the extensions/ArticleComments/ArticleComments.i18n.php		* To customize the text displayed on the form, edit the extensions/ArticleComments/ArticleComments.i18n.php

	==How to ensure that bots cannot easily register a username on your wiki==		==How to ensure that bots cannot easily register a username on your wiki==
	If they cannot register then they cannot post. Try the QuestyCaptcha at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuestyCaptcha then configure easy questions that fool bots, for example, "What is the second letter of the word superman?"		If they cannot register then they cannot post. Try the QuestyCaptcha at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuestyCaptcha then configure easy questions that fool bots, for example, "What is the second letter of the word superman?"

Jamesm: /* Troubleshooting */

2012-09-10T19:31:58Z

Troubleshooting

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	==Troubleshooting==		==Troubleshooting==
	* If you experience unexpected behaviour with your form add the following lines to your LocalSettings.php:		* If you experience unexpected behaviour with your form add the following lines to your LocalSettings.php to disable caching:

	<pre>		<pre>