BlueSpicePagesVisited

The need to revisit a wiki page you visited recently is very common. If you don´t want to laboriously search for these pages or walk through lots of menus, you can use the function PagesVisited. This makes it possible to position the recently visited pages at different locations in the wiki.

Where can I find the function PagesVisited?

Screenshot: Open the User Preferences

The tag can be placed in an article or the widget bar, or be globally integrated and set up by the administrators. Only those pages you have recently visited will be shown. To change the settings, go to the User Preferences (in the user area --> "Preferences"). Choose the tab "BlueSpice" and you will see the item "Visited Pages".

The functionality of PagesVisited

Setting your preferences

The following settings can be made using the user preferences (see above):

• Number of entries shown (the last 2, 3,....10 pages)
• The namespaces to be displayed
• Whether the articles should be sorted chronologically or alphabetically by title.

Embedding in a wiki page

Especially on the main page linking of the visited pages is very useful. But you can also embed the function in normal wiki pages using the following tag:

<pagesvisited count="7" maxtitlelength="40" />

The parameters available are:

Name	Description	Type/range of values	Default value
count	Number of pages displayed	numerical	10
maxtitlelength	Number of characters displayed	numerical	20
namespaces	The display is limited to specific namespaces	Namespace number or namespace name (separated by commas)	all
order	Order the entries are sorted into	time of pagename	time

Integrating on the user sidebar (Focus)

Screenshot: Visited pages on the focus

This is particularly good for your personal navigation bar, so you can use the function no matter what page you are on.

• Edit your user sidebar by clicking on "Edit Focus tab" on your user page.
• Enter the following text * PAGESVISITED and save it.

Integrate on the Widgetbar

You can also add PagesVisited to your tools for power users in the Widgetbar on the right:

• Edit your Widgetbar by clicking on "Edit Widgets" on your user page.
• Enter the following text * PAGESVISITED and save it.

Setting up PagesVisited globally

The global preferences for all users can be managed in the administration area under Extensions.

Tips for working with PagesVisited

• If you visit a redirect page, the target of the redirect is shown.
• Each page will only be shown once. For example: Suppose the pages A and B are visited in the order A B A. Then the following will be displayed in PagesVisited:
  • After visiting A -> A
  • After visiting B -> B A
  • After visiting A again -> A B

• Special pages are not included in the list of pages visited.
• If the last page is an image, only the title of the image is shown, not the whole image as this would distort the layout.
• Pages which have been deleted are no longer shown
• Pages which have been moved are shown under their new title.