Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceAuthors

BlueSpiceAuthors displays the profile images of the users who have contributed to a wiki page.

Description

Page information

Authors  extension displays all of the user who have contributed to the article. They are displayed at the bottom of the article, in the form of their user images/avatars.

Where to find Authors

of a page are listed on the Page information under the quality management tools.

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Page tools

Configuration

Main author and other contributors In the Config manager you can change if authors are shown at the bottom of each aricle. Main author will appear first and will be slightly separated from other users who have contributed to the page. If a user has been deleted there will be a dummy photo with a yellow question mark instead of his or her profile picture. When the mouse hovers over the photo, the username will be shown. Clicking on the picture takes you to that authors user page.

Configuration

on the Page information or not.

Config manager

Output

Number of authors displayed, and if authors will be displayed at all, can be configured on BlueSpice preferences page (Special:BlueSpicePreferences). In case there are more contributors to the page than the limit allows to be shown, icon representing "more" will be shown.

Displaying Authors can also be achieved for a single page by placing behaviour switch on the page.

Rights (permissions)

This extension does not require any special rights. All users having "read" permission for the article can also see the authors of that article.

Requirements

Authors requires BlueSpiceFoundation and BlueSpiceAvatars. BlueSpiceAuthors, together with BlueSpiceArticleInfo and BlueSpiceReaders, is part of the Page information in the quality management tools.

• Display authors: Show or hide authors on the page information page.

page authors in page information

Authors are listed in their role of original author or subsequent editor.

Related info

• Reference:BlueSpiceAuthors