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Installation

Reminder: Structured Discussions were formerly called "Flow". Some tools and processes may have kept the old name.

Wikimedia Foundation wikis

Structured Discussions is only enabled on some Wikimedia wikis. Some of those wikis have it available as a Beta feature for all users. It will not be installed on any more Wikimedia wikis.

Other wikis

You will need to install the StructuredDiscussions extension on your wiki.

Learn more at Extension:StructuredDiscussions

Activation

Sysops on wikis that have Structured Discussions installed have the right to create, move and delete Structured Discussions boards.

To activate flow, go to Special:EnableStructuredDiscussions on your wiki. Type the name of the page on the first form. The second textarea allows you to pre-fill the Board Description.

This performs the following tasks:

archives the talk page in wikitext in a sub-page;
Creates a new Structured Discussions Board replacing the talk page.
creates a link to the archive sub-page on Structured Discussions Board's description (the bar on the right side);

It is not possible to convert a wikitext page content to Structured Discussions. This is due to Structured Discussions's structure (a Board with Topics).

Page moves are done like any other page.

Deletion of a Structured Discussion Board is done like any other page. However, if you want to archive the Board, move it to a sub-page instead.

Deactivation

On some wikis there was previously a Beta feature that allowed users to enable Structured Discussions on their talk page. This Beta feature is no longer supported, but users who once had it enabled can deactivate it.

If they do, "Flow talk page manager" does the following tasks:

unarchives their former wikitext talk page
archives the Structured Discussions Board on a sub-page. This archived page is at the following address: User talk:USERNAME/Structured_Discussions_Archive_1 .

To deactivate a Structured Discussions Board on any other page, move the page to an archive sub-page, then re-create a wikitext discussion page under the original title.

A maintenance script exists that copies the content of a Structured Discussions board to a wikitext page.

If you need any assistance when deactivating your page, please contact us.

Probably in 2024, all Structured Discussions pages will be deactivated and converted.

Rename, delete, restore

If you want to rename, delete or restore a Structured Discussions board, please see the Administration page.

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+== Installation == <!--T:57-->
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-Structured Discussions is only enabled on [[Structured Discussions/Wikis|some Wikimedia wikis]].
+<translate><!--T:54--> Structured Discussions is only enabled on [[<tvar name=1>Structured Discussions/Wikis</tvar>|some Wikimedia wikis]].</translate>
-Some of those wikis have it available as a Beta feature for all users.
+<translate><!--T:55--> Some of those wikis have it available as a Beta feature for all users.</translate>
-[[m:Limits to configuration changes#forbidden-extensions|It will not be installed on any more Wikimedia wikis]].
+<translate><!--T:56--> [[<tvar name=1>m:Special:MyLanguage/Limits to configuration changes#forbidden-extensions</tvar>|It will not be installed on any more Wikimedia wikis]].</translate>
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-Learn more at <tvar|1>{{ll|Extension:StructuredDiscussions}}</>
+Learn more at <tvar name=1>{{ll|Extension:StructuredDiscussions}}</tvar>
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 == Activation == <!--T:28-->
+</translate>
+{{anchor|ActivationBySysops|sysops}}
+<translate>
+<!--T:46-->
+Sysops on wikis that have Structured Discussions installed have the right to create, move and delete Structured Discussions boards.
-=== Beta Feature === <!--T:52-->
+<!--T:47-->
+To activate flow, go to <tvar name=EnablePage><code>Special:EnableStructuredDiscussions</code></tvar> on your wiki. Type the name of the page on the first form. The second textarea allows you to pre-fill the Board Description.
-<!--T:10-->
+<!--T:65-->
+This performs the following tasks:
-[[<tvar|beta>Structured Discussions/Request Structured Discussions on a page/Beta feature</>|On some wikis]], Structured Discussions is available in <tvar|1>{{ll|Beta Features}}</>.
+</translate>
+* <translate><!--T:13--> archives the talk page in wikitext in a sub-page;</translate>
-<!--T:11-->
+* <translate><!--T:16--> Creates a new Structured Discussions Board replacing the talk page.</translate>
-If Structured Discussions is available as a Beta Feature on your wiki, you can activate and deactivate Structured Discussions on your talk page by visiting the <tvar|beta>{{int|betafeatures-toplink}}</> link on your personal toolbar.
+* <translate><!--T:14--> creates a link to the archive sub-page on Structured Discussions Board's description (the bar on the right side);</translate>
+<translate><!--T:21--> It is not possible to convert a wikitext page content to Structured Discussions.</translate>
-<!--T:36-->
+<translate><!--T:38--> This is due to Structured Discussions's structure (a Board with Topics).</translate>
-You need to have an account and to be logged-in to activate a Beta Feature.
+<translate>
-<!--T:12-->
+<!--T:48-->
-When you '''activate''' Structured Discussions, a bot account named "Flow talk page manager" performs the following tasks:
+Page moves are done like any other page.
+<!--T:49-->
+Deletion of a Structured Discussion Board is done like any other page. However, if you want to archive the Board, move it to a sub-page instead.
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+{{anchor|deactivate}}
-* <translate><!--T:13--> archives your previous talk page in wikitext in a sub-page;</translate>
+<translate>
-* <translate><!--T:14--> creates a link to this sub-page on Structured Discussions Board's description (the bar on the right side);</translate>
+== Deactivation == <!--T:60-->
-* <translate><!--T:15--> copies all templates you had at the top of your talk page to  the description bar;</translate>
+</translate>
-* <translate><!--T:16--> creates a Structured Discussions Board on your personal talk page.</translate>
+<translate><!--T:66--> On some wikis there was previously a Beta feature that allowed users to enable Structured Discussions on their talk page.</translate>
+<translate><!--T:67--> This Beta feature is no longer supported, but users who once had it enabled can deactivate it.</translate>
 <translate>
 <!--T:17-->
-When you '''deactivate''' Structured Discussions, "Flow talk page manager" does the following tasks:
+If they do, "Flow talk page manager" does the following tasks:
 </translate>
-* <translate><!--T:18--> creates a new, blank wikitext talk page; </translate>
+* <translate><!--T:18--> unarchives their former wikitext talk page</translate>
-* <translate><!--T:19--> archives the Structured Discussions Board on a sub-page.</translate>
+* <translate><!--T:19--> archives the Structured Discussions Board on a sub-page.</translate> <translate><!--T:61--> This archived page is at the following address: <tvar name="1"><code>User talk:USERNAME/Structured_Discussions_Archive_1 </code></tvar>.</translate>
 <translate>
-<!--T:20-->
+<!--T:69-->
+To deactivate a Structured Discussions Board on any other page, move the page to an archive sub-page, then re-create a wikitext discussion page under the original title.
-''Flow talk page manager'' may have a delay to activate Structured Discussions.
-<!--T:37-->
+<!--T:68-->
+A maintenance script exists that copies the content of a Structured Discussions board to a wikitext page.
-If you don't have Structured Discussions on your talk page after a few minutes, [[<tvar|feedback>Talk:Structured Discussions</>|please report it]].
-<!--T:21-->
+<!--T:62-->
-It is not possible to convert a wikitext page content to Structured Discussions, or vice-versa.
+If you need any assistance when deactivating your page, please [[<tvar name="1">Talk:Structured Discussions/Deprecation</tvar>|contact us]].
-<!--T:38-->
+<!--T:63-->
-This is due to Structured Discussions's structure (a Board with Topics).
+Probably in 2024, all Structured Discussions pages will be [[<tvar name="1">mw:Structured Discussions/Deprecation</tvar>|deactivated and converted]].
-<!--T:22-->
+== Rename, delete, restore == <!--T:64-->
-If you want to rename, delete or restore a Structured Discussions board, please see [[<tvar|admin>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Structured Discussions/Administration</>|the Administration page]].
-=== Manual activation === <!--T:53-->
+<!--T:22-->
+If you want to rename, delete or restore a Structured Discussions board, please see [[<tvar name=admin>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Structured Discussions/Administration</tvar>|the Administration page]].
-</translate>
-{{anchor|ActivationBySysops|sysops}}
-<translate>
-<!--T:46-->
-Sysops on wikis that have Structured Discussions installed to create, move and delete Structured Discussions boards.
-<!--T:47-->
-To activate flow, go to <tvar|EnablePage><code>Special:EnableStructuredDiscussions</code></> on your wiki. Type the name of the page on the first form. The second textarea allows you to pre-fill the Board Description. The activation process will be the same as described above.
-<!--T:48-->
-Page moves are done like any other page.
-<!--T:49-->
-Deletion of a Structured Discussion Board is done like any other page. However, if you want to archive the Board, move it to a sub-page instead.
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