Archive:Shoutbox

Use the shoutbox to comment on articles. You see them underneath the content area.

Where do I find Shoutbox?

Underneath every article you see a shoutbox. It refers only to one article (the article you see above). If a user commented on an article you will see a shout-symbol in the statebar.

Functions of Shoutbox

Extension: Shoutbox

Overview
Description:	provides a box for commenting on an article and starting a conversation about the topics with other users.
State:	stable	Dependency:	BlueSpice
Developer:	HalloWelt	License:	-
Type:	BlueSpice	Category:	Communication
Edition:	BlueSpice free, BlueSpice pro

Description

Screenshot: Shoutbox with a shoutComment

Shoutbox provides a box for commenting on an article and starting a conversation about the topics with other users.

Usage / Features

Write your comment or your message in the box. If you click on "shout it!" to post your comment.

• Commenty are limited to a maximum length oft 255 characters
• A maximum of 20 Shoutbox messages is set in the default settings. To see further comments click on the link underneath the oldest comment.

Delete comments

Allows users to post a brief comment on the page that appears right at the bottom of the content section.

Use the shoutbox to comment on articles. Find them underneath the content area.

Technical information

Click at the cross next to your post to delete it. Confirm or cancel the process.

Information on the commentConfiguration

If you want to know who postet a comment, have a look at the left side. You will see the autor's picture. If you click on the picture you will be redirected to the user's page. Underneath the comment you see when to comment was postet.

• Attention: Shouts can be deleted only with a BlueSpice 1.20 or younger. In older releases deleting shouts is only possible by using the database.
• In BlueSpice 1.20 (or younger) own comments can be deleted (separate or all). This can be changed in admin preferences). Therefore you need the right for archiveshoutbox.

Permissions

Some aspects of this extension can be configured on Special:BlueSpicePreferences, under section "Shoutbox". Here wiki administrators can configure:

• Whether users are able to delete their own entries.
• Time between two messages (in seconds).
• Maximum length of a message.
• Number of messages shown.
• Whether shoutbox should be displayed.
• Whether creation date of a message should be shown.
• Whether author of the message should be shown.

Rights (permissions)

Everyone who has the right readshoutbox can read comments. To post comments is only possible for users with the right writeshoutbox. Meaning of permissions:

• readshoutbox: Reding comments is possible for everyone
• writeshoutbox: Only users with this right are allowed to comment
• It's possbile to delete only own comments or all (you will need archiveshoutbox).

Visability

Users must have "readshoutbox" permission in order to see other user's posts, "writeshoutbox" to be able to leave comments and "archiveshoutbox" to be able to achive comments.

Requirements

• There is no shoutbox on "special pages".
• If you export pages as pdf, comments won't be exported.
• You will see comments only in the "view" mous not during editing an article.
• You will see comments only on article in defined namespaces (defining in preferences)
• Use __NOSHOUTBOX__ in the wikicode of a page to deactivate the shoutbox for this page

Administration of the Shoutbox

Shoutbox requires BlueSpiceFoundation.

User manual

Admins can apply settings for the shoutbox.

Screenshot: Admin preferences for the ShoutboxTips on working with Shoutbox

For detailed description and usage, visit our user manual.

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If there are two posts from the same IP adress in a very short time (can be defined), then the system will recognize the shouts as spam and the shouts won't appearBlueSpiceDemo.