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{{DISPLAYTITLE:User mentions}}
To directly address a user on a page, you can mention that user. A mention is then shown as a specially formatted name. It can be used [[Manual:Extension/SimpleTasks|in combination with a task and date]] to create a task item for the mentioned user.
Add a mention to directly address a user on a page. The mentioned user's name is displayed as a link to their profile. A mention can also be used with a [[Extension/SimpleTasks|task and date]] to create a task item for the mentioned user.
==What are mentions?==
==How to mention a user==
If you mention a user on a page, the user's name is inserted as a mention-item.
# In VisualEditor, select '''Add mention''' in the editor toolbar or type <code>@</code>.
 
# Enter the first letters of the user's name. A list of matching users opens.
'''To mention a user:'''
# Select the intended user from the list. The user's name is added as a mention.
#'''Select''' the ''Mention'' menu item in the editor toolbar or '''type'''  <code>@</code> in visual editing mode.[[File:droplet-mention-VE.png|alt=visual editor menu bar with mention item selected|center|thumb|The "mention"  menu item]]
[[File:visualeditor-add-mention.png|alt=VisualEditor toolbar with Add mention selected|center|thumb|Add mention in VisualEditor]]
#'''Enter''' a user name. The mention is added to the page.[[File:mention-example.png|alt=Example of a formatted user mention|center|thumb|User mention on the page.]]
[[File:mention-example.png|alt=Example of a formatted user mention|center|thumb|User mention on the page]]
The user  is notified of the mention, because it creates a link to the user's profile page. Users can change their notification settings for mentions in their preference. By default, users get in-wiki notifications, but no e-mail notifications.[[File:mention-notification-setting.png|alt=Checked checkbox for in-wiki notifications and unchecked e-mail notifications in the users preferences|center|thumb|Notification setting for mentions]]
==Notifications==
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A mention creates a link to the user's profile and sends a notification to the mentioned user. Mention notification settings are available under '''Notifications''' > '''Notification channels''' in the user's preferences. <br>
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By default, users receive in-wiki notifications for mentions, but no e-mail notifications.
[[File:mention-notification-settings.png|alt=Notification channels settings for mentions|center|thumb|Mention notification settings]]

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Add a mention to directly address a user on a page. The mentioned user's name is displayed as a link to their profile. A mention can also be used with a task and date to create a task item for the mentioned user.

How to mention a user

  1. In VisualEditor, select Add mention in the editor toolbar or type @.
  2. Enter the first letters of the user's name. A list of matching users opens.
  3. Select the intended user from the list. The user's name is added as a mention.
VisualEditor toolbar with Add mention selected
Add mention in VisualEditor
Example of a formatted user mention
User mention on the page

Notifications

A mention creates a link to the user's profile and sends a notification to the mentioned user. Mention notification settings are available under Notifications > Notification channels in the user's preferences.
By default, users receive in-wiki notifications for mentions, but no e-mail notifications.

Notification channels settings for mentions
Mention notification settings