Extension:DiscussionTools/Comparison

<languages /> <translate> Various extensions have emerged over the years to improve the support MediaWiki offers people to communicate with one another on-wiki : [[<tvar name="1">Structured Discussions</tvar>|StructuredDiscussions (Flow)]], [[<tvar name="2">Extension:LiquidThreads</tvar>|LiquidThreads]] or [[<tvar name="3">Extension:DiscussionTools</tvar>|DiscussionTools]].

This page offers an overview of these various extensions and how the features they offer compare to one another.

Comparative Review[edit | edit source]

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	<translate>StructuredDiscussions (Flow)</translate>	LiquidThreads	DiscussionTools
<translate>Dedicated workflow for starting a new topic</translate>	Done	Done	Done
<translate>Dedicated workflow for adding a new comment</translate>	Done	Done	Done
<translate>Subscribe to be notified about new comments to a topic</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> Done</tvar> (via Echo)</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> Done</tvar> (via special page)</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> Done</tvar> (via Echo)</translate>
<translate>Be notified when a new topic is started on a talk page</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> Done</tvar> (via Echo)</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> Done</tvar> (via special page)</translate>	Done^[1]
<translate>Auto-subscription to a topic you created</translate>	Done (<translate>default</translate>)	Done (<translate>by watchlisting</translate>)	Done (<translate>default for new users</translate>)
<translate>Each topic is a different pages/each conversation has a permalink</translate>	Done	Done	<translate> In progress</translate>^[2]
<translate>Hide (moderate) a specific comment</translate>	Done <translate>In reading mode</translate>	delete (but no undelete UI)	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> via undo/revert</translate>
<translate>Hide (moderate) a topic</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> Done</tvar> in reading mode</translate>	<translate>delete (but no undelete UI)</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> via undo/revert</translate>
<translate>Move topics between pages</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate> (<translate>[[<tvar name="1">phab:T88140</tvar>\|planned]] but not implemented</translate>)	Done	<translate>via wikitext editing, breaks permalinking</translate> <translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> permalinking of comments</translate>^[2]
<translate>Include discussions on another page and reply to them there</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate> (<translate>planned, including cross-wiki transclusion, but not implemented</translate>)	?	Done
<translate>Backwards compatible with wikitext</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	Done
<translate>Thank a comment from within the talk page</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> Done</tvar> in reading mode</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> via Page history</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> via [[<tvar name="1">Extension:Thanks</tvar>\|Thanks]] in Page history</translate>^[3]<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> In progress</translate></tvar> to thank from the talk page itself.</translate>
<translate>Sort topics by recent comment</translate>	Done	Done	N <translate> Not done</translate>
<translate>Sort topics by start date</translate>	Done	Done	N <translate> Not done</translate>
<translate>Summarize a discussion at the top of it</translate>	Done	Done	<translate>Requires templates</translate>
<translate>Mark a message as read or unread</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	Done	N <translate> Not done</translate>
<translate>Show/hide (collapse) subthreads</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	Done	N <translate> Not done</translate>
<translate>Supported editors</translate>	<translate>wikitext and visual editing</translate>	<translate>wikitext editing</translate>	<translate>wikitext and visual editing (limited to syntax supported in lists)</translate>
<translate>Templates support</translate>	Done	Done	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> not all templates are allowed in replies in visual mode</translate>
<translate>Permalink to a given comment</translate>	Done	Done	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> if the comment is not moved elsewhere</translate> <translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> In progress</translate></tvar> permalinking of comments</translate>^[2]
<translate>Topic and contents preload</translate>	Done	Done	Done
<translate>History fully integrated to the rest of the wiki</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	Done	Done
<translate>Editing comments</translate>	Done	Done	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> by editing the whole page or section.</translate> <translate>See the following tickets for individual comment editing: <tvar name"1">T242562, T245225</tvar></translate>
<translate>Indication of edited comments when you read a topic</translate>	Done	Done	N <translate> Not done</translate>
<translate>Notification of edited comments</translate>	Done	<translate><tvar name="1"> Done</tvar> on your own comments only</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>
<translate>Direct access to user talkpage, contribs and more</translate>	Done	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> if linked in the signature</translate>	<translate><tvar name="1"> <translate> Partially done</translate></tvar> if linked in the signature</translate>
<translate>Highlight a quoted comment</translate>	Done	N <translate> Not done</translate> (can link to comments but only as standalone pages)	Done
<translate>Highlight a set of unread comments</translate>	Done	N <translate> Not done</translate>	Done (<translate>only when subscribed to a topic and using links from notifications</translate>)
<translate>Mobile web support</translate>	Done	N <translate> Not done</translate>	Done
<translate>Mobile app support</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	Done
<translate>Report an inappropriate comment</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	N <translate> Not done</translate>	<translate> In progress</translate>^[4]

References[edit | edit source]

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↑ <translate>See [[<tvar name="1">phab:T263821</tvar>|T263821]] (desktop) and [[<tvar name="2">phab:T332730</tvar>|T332730]] (mobile).</translate>
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 <translate>Support for offering permanent links to talk page comments and topics is being worked on. See <tvar name="1">T302011</tvar>.</translate>
↑ <translate>Work on supporting "Thanking" from within the talk page is being tracked in <tvar name="1">T249893</tvar>.</translate>
↑ T339247 - <translate>Create entry points for the Incident Report dialog with DiscussionTools</translate>

[1] <translate>See [[<tvar name="1">phab:T263821</tvar>|T263821]] (desktop) and [[<tvar name="2">phab:T332730</tvar>|T332730]] (mobile).</translate>

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 <translate>Support for offering permanent links to talk page comments and topics is being worked on. See <tvar name="1">T302011</tvar>.</translate>

[3] <translate>Work on supporting "Thanking" from within the talk page is being tracked in <tvar name="1">T249893</tvar>.</translate>

[4] T339247 - <translate>Create entry points for the Incident Report dialog with DiscussionTools</translate>

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