< Extension:DiscussionTools
Various extensions have emerged over the years to improve the support MediaWiki offers people to communicate with one another on-wiki.
This page offers an overview of these various extensions and how the features they offer compare to one another.
Comparative Review
| StructuredDiscussions/Flow | LiquidThreads | DiscussionTools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated workflow for starting a new topic |  Done |
Done |
Done |
| Dedicated workflow for adding a new comment | Done |
Done |
Done |
| Subscribe to be notified about new comments to a topic | Done (via Echo) |
Done (via special page) |
Done (via Echo) |
| Be notified when a new topic is started on a talk page | Done (via Echo) |
Done (via special page) |
 In progress[1] |
| Auto-subscription to a topic you created | Done (default) |
Done (by watchlisting) |
Done (default for new users) |
| Each topic is a different pages/each conversation has a permalink | Done |
Done |
In progress[2] |
| Hide (moderate) a specific comment | Done in reading mode |
delete (but no undelete UI) |  Partially done via undo/revert |
| Hide (moderate) a topic | Done in reading mode |
delete (but no undelete UI) | Partially done via undo/revert |
| Move topics between pages |  Not done (planned but not implemented) |
Done |
via wikitext editing, breaks permalinking |
| Include discussions on another page and reply to them there | Not done (planned, including cross-wiki transclusion, but not implemented) |
? | Done |
| Backwards compatible with wikitext | Not done |
Not done |
Done |
| Thank a comment from within the talk page | Done in reading mode |
Partially done via Page history |
Partially done via Thanks in Page history[3] |
| Sort topics by recent comment | Done |
Done |
Not done |
| Sort topics by start date | Done |
Done |
Not done |
| Summarize a discussion | Done |
Done |
Requires templates |
| Mark read / unread | Not done |
Done |
Not done |
| Show/hide (collapse) subthreads | Not done |
Done |
Not done |
| Supported editors | wikitext and visual editing | wikitext editing | wikitext and visual editing (the latter with limitations) |
| Templates support | Done |
Done |
Partially done not all templates are allowed in replies in VE mode |
| Permalink to a given comment | Done |
Done |
Partially done if the comment is not moved elsewhere |
| Topic and contents preload | Done |
Done |
Done |
| History fully integrated to the rest of the wiki | Not done |
Done |
Done |
| Indication of edited comments when you read a topic | Done |
Done |
Not done |
| Notification of edited comments | Done |
Done on your own comments only |
Not done |
| Direct access to user talkpage, contribs and more | Done |
Partially done if linked in the signature |
Partially done if linked in the signature |
| Highlight a quoted comment | Done |
Not done (can link to comments but only as standalone pages) |
Done |
| Highlight a set of unread comments | Done |
Not done |
Done (only when subscribed to a topic and using links from notifications) |
| Mobile web support | Done |
Not done |
Done |
| Mobile app support | Not done |
Not done |
Done |
References
- ↑ Support for electing to be notified when new topics are started on a specific page is in progress. See T263821 (desktop) and T332730 (mobile).
- ↑ Support for offering permanent links to talk page comments and topics is being worked on. See T302011.
- ↑ Work on supporting "Thanking" from within the talk page is being tracked in T249893.
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