Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceReminder

What is BlueSpiceReminder?

BlueSpiceReminder The extension Reminder allows users to keep track of states of pages by creating reminders for the page on a particular date.

Where to find BlueSpiceReminder

Reminders in the flyout Reminder manager for wiki admins "My reminders"

Setting and managing reminders functionality is availble from the right navigation, in "Quality management" tab, in the "Reminder" flyout.

Usage

Setting a reminder

In the flyout, on the left, is located form for setting new reminders. Fields that can be set are:

• Date - on which date is reminder due
• User - defaults to currently logged-in user, but can be changed to create reminder for other users
• Comment - optional comment text to be shown when the reminder is due.

Once all fields are set, click "Save" to save the reminder.

On the right is a list of all reminders set for other users for page that is currently being viewed.

At the bottom, there are two buttons that open reminder overview:

Manage reminders - available only for wiki admins - opens Special:Reminder and shows a list of all reminder

Reminders are set in the quality management tab of the page tools. The date can be set as a recurring event. It is a good idea to add some text in the comments page so that the list of all reminders on the wiki provides some context for each reminder. If other users have also set a reminder for the page, they are shown on the reminder flyout as well.

Setting a reminder

From the bottom of the page, users can load the pages Manage reminders and My reminders.

Manage reminders

Available only for wiki admins , the page Special:Reminder shows a list of all reminders for all pages and all users. Wiki admins can

here

delete reminders or edit the due date and other details.

My reminders - opens

Reminder manager for wiki admins

My reminders

The page Special:Reminder/USER_NAME

- shown only

shows the reminders for the currently logged-in user

and offers

. It has the same functionality as "Manage reminders", just in the scope of the current user.

See also

Reference page for this extension.

My reminders

Related info

• Reference:BlueSpiceReminder