User:Octane/welcome newuser.js

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Documentation for this user script can be added at User:Octane/welcome newuser.

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 /* <pre> */

 function welcome() {

   // Find the edit box
   var txt = document.editform.wpTextbox1;

   //The welcome *template* you want to use
   var welcome_template = 'user:octane/welcome';
   var welcome_summary  = 'Welcome to Wikipedia!';
   var welcome_watch    = false;

   // The tag to be included is a welcome message
   var tag = '{{subst:'+ welcome_template +'}}';

   // If the edit box doesn't already have this tag...
   if (txt.value.indexOf(tag) == -1) {

     // Append the tag
     txt.value += tag;

     // Add an edit summary
     document.editform.wpSummary.value     = welcome_summary;
     document.editform.wpWatchthis.checked = welcome_watch;

     // Press the Save page button
     document.editform.submit();
   } 

   // If the tag was already there, turn the tab background red to indicate 
   // that the script is functioning properly, but that there is no action 
   // to do.  This doesn't interrupt the user's work like an alert() would.
   else {
     document.getElementById('ca-unverified').firstChild.style.backgroundColor = "#ff4444";
     document.getElementById('ca-unverified').style.backgroundColor            = "#ff4444";
   }
 }

// Create a tab that calls this function when pressed
// Create a tab that calls this function when pressed
addOnloadHook(
  function () 
  {
    if(document.title.indexOf("Editing User talk:") == 0) 
    {
      mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', 'javascript:welcome()', 'welcome', 'ca-welcome', 'Adds a welcome note to a new user', '', '');
    }
  }
);

/* This is to keep track of who is using this extension: [[User:Flex/welcome_newuser.js]] */

/* </pre> */