ArchiveTool

The archive tool allows for the easy archiving of talkpages on the wiki. Simply hit the archive tab, select the lines/sections you want to archive, then hit save.

Setup
To setup the archive tool on a wiki you need to include the ArchiveTool JavaScript and configure it with the names of the archivepage ("This page is an archive" template used in archives) and archivelist (The template that generates an automatic list of archives) templates that your wiki used.

Essentially, all you should have to do is copy the content of the box below to your wiki's MediaWiki:Common.js page, then change the names of the two templates required (ArchiveList and ArchivePage) to what they're called on your wiki if neccesary. var archiveListTemplate = 'ArchiveList'; //The name of the template that will be placed on top of the talk page, linking to the different archives var archivePageTemplate = 'ArchivePage'; //The name of the template that will be placed on top of the archive page, explaining that it is an archive importScriptPage('ArchiveTool/code.js', 'dev');

Updates

 * June 30, 2009
 * Dantman: ArchiveTool finished and posted up
 * November 24, 2010
 * Porter21: Added support for Monobook & Oasis
 * Porter21: Fix for script not recognizing custom "ArchiveList" template on target page