Soyjak Wiki:Convenient Discussions

Makes collaboration smooth and efficient on Soyjak Wiki talk pages

Convenient Discussions (CD) is a Gadget made by Wikimedia Commons' user Jack who built the house that heavily enhances MediaWiki talk pages. It redesigns discussion threads to be much more readable and adds modern features like real-time updates, autocomplete, inline replying, and nuurumojis.

Features

A screenshot of Convenient Discussions with emoji picker

• Better layout, where the author and timestamp are moved to the top of each comment so you can easily see who is saying what.
• Live updates without the need to constantly refresh the page
• Inline replying
• Emoji picker
• A floating side panel that helps jump straight to new replies. Comments are color-coded (new, yours, linked).
• Smart autocomplete that Automatically completes user mentions, wikilinks, and templates as you type them.
• Converts all timestamps to your local time zone automatically.
• Automatically saves unsent drafts to your browser so you don't lose your post if your tab crashes.

Installation

1. Go to your Preferences.
2. Click on the Gadgets tab.
3. Scroll down and check the box next to Convenient Discussions.
4. Hit Save.

Settings

Once enabled, you can tweak how CD works by clicking the gear icon located at the bottom of any reply box. From there, you can change the timestamp format, adjust layout settings, or wipe your saved draft data.

See Also

• Convenient Discussions' page on Wikimedia Commons.