Page assignments
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- Last edited one month ago by MLR
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The extension PageAssignments allows users with assignment rights to assign other users to a page.
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What are page assignments?[edit | edit source]
Page assignments are a quick way of giving one or more users informal responsibility and ownership of a page. They are very similar to a watchlist. A user can add a page to their watchlist themselves, but assignments are made by other users.
Page assignments do not change the behavior of the page or grant special rights on a page. For example, the page does not get locked for editing when it is assigned to another user. It is rather a simple mechanism to have users "take a look" at a page. If the feature Read confirmation is activated for a namespace, assigned users have to confirm with a checkbox on the page that they have read the page.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
- Notifications are sent to assigned users when their page assignment is changed. (This can be deactivated in the user preferences.)
- Transparency: Assigned users are listed in the QM tools panel of the page
- Assignment management: (
Special:ManagePageAssignments) - Quick access from the user profile menu
- Read confirmation: page shows a read confirmation checkbox for assigned users (optional)
Assigning a page[edit | edit source]
To assign pages to other users, you need the appropriate rights. These are assigned via the roles reviewer and maintenanceadmin. Although users with read permissions can be assigned to a page, they cannot make changes to the page.
To assign a user or a group to a page:
- Click on Page assignments in the Quality management toolbar.
- Type a user or group name in the assignments text box. You will get automatic suggestions based on your entry.
- Click the Add button.
- Add more users or groups (optional).
Assignment management[edit | edit source]
Users with assignment rights can see a list of all pages that have assignments. This page (Special:ManagePageAssignments) can be loaded from the navigation menu under Global actions >Management > Assignment management
My assignments[edit | edit source]
Every user can view the pages they are assigned to by clicking on "Assignments" in their personal menu (by clicking on their image in the upper right corner).
