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=== Current extension === | === Current extension === | ||
Below is a list of current installed extensions and their Help page (if available) | Below is a list of current installed extensions and their Help page (if available) | ||
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!Extension | |||
!Help page | |||
!Description | |||
!Type | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:CiteThisPage|CiteThisPage}} | |||
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|Adds a [[Special:CiteThisPage|citation]] special page and toolbox link | |||
|Special pages | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Contribution Scores|ContributionScores}} | |||
|[[Contribution score]] | |||
|Polls the wiki database for highest [[Special:ContributionScores|user contribution volume]] | |||
|Special pages | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Echo|Echo}} | |||
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|System for notifying users about events and messages | |||
|Special pages | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Interwiki|Interwiki}} | |||
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|Adds a [[Special:Interwiki|special page]] to view and edit the interwiki table | |||
|Special pages | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Page Forms|Page Forms}} | |||
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|Forms for creating and editing wiki pages | |||
|Special pages | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Renameuser|Renameuser}} | |||
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|Adds a [[Special:RenameUser|special page]] to rename a user (need ''renameuser'' right) | |||
|Special pages | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Replace Text|Replace Text}} | |||
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|Provides a [[Special:ReplaceText|special page]] to allow administrators to do a global string find-and-replace on all the content pages of a wiki | |||
|Special pages | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:RottenLinks|RottenLinks}} | |||
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|Shows the [[Special:RottenLinks|state of all external links]] on the wiki | |||
|Special pages | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:WatchAnalytics|WatchAnalytics}} | |||
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|Encouraging good distribution of watchers | |||
|Special pages | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:WhosOnline|WhosOnline}} | |||
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|Displays [[Special:WhosOnline|a list]] of logged-in and anonymous users currently online | |||
|Special pages | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:VisualEditor|VisualEditor}} | |||
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|Visual editor for MediaWiki | |||
|Editors | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor}} | |||
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|Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interface | |||
|Editors | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Cargo|Cargo}} | |||
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|Storage and querying of template data | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:CategoryTree|CategoryTree}} | |||
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|Dynamically navigate the [[Special:CategoryTree|category structure]] | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Cite|Cite}} | |||
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|Adds <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><references></nowiki></code> tags for citations | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:CommentStreams|CommentStreams}} | |||
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|Allows commenting on wiki pages | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:EmbedVideo (fork)|EmbedVideo}} | |||
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|This forked version adds a parser function for embedding videos from popular sources. | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:GoogleAnalyticsMetrics|GoogleAnalyticsMetrics}} | |||
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|Gets metrics from Google Analytics | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:ImageMap|ImageMap}} | |||
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|Allows client-side clickable image maps using <code><nowiki><imagemap></nowiki></code> tag | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:InputBox|InputBox}} | |||
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|Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Labeled Section Transclusion|LabeledSectionTransclusion}} | |||
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|Adds <code>#lst</code> and <code>#lstx</code> functions and <code><nowiki><section></nowiki></code> tag, enables marked sections of text to be transcluded | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:MagicNoCache|MagicNoCache}} | |||
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|Adds the <code><nowiki>__NOCACHE__</nowiki></code> magic word to disable caching on a page | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Maps|Maps}} | |||
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|Allows embedding of dynamic maps into wiki pages using Google Maps or Leaflet. Has a visual editor, optionally integrates with Semantic MediaWiki, supports GeoJSON and adds geocoding capabilities. | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Math|Math}} | |||
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|Render mathematical formulas between <code><nowiki><math></nowiki></code> ... <code><nowiki></math></nowiki></code> tags | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions}} | |||
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|Enhance parser with logical functions | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Poem|Poem}} | |||
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|Adds <code><nowiki><poem></nowiki></code> tag for poem formatting | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto}} | |||
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|Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pages | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:SyntaxHighlight|SyntaxHighlight}} | |||
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|Provides syntax highlighting <code><nowiki><syntaxhighlight></nowiki></code> using Pygments - Python syntax highlighter | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData}} | |||
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|Implement data storage for template parameters (using JSON) | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateStyles|TemplateStyles}} | |||
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|Implement per-template style sheets | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:WikiSEO|WikiSEO}} | |||
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|Allows per-page meta settings like keywords and description, changing the title, and various site verification tags. | |||
|Parser hooks | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:PdfHandler|PDF Handler}} | |||
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|Handler for viewing PDF files in image mode | |||
|Media handlers | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:ConfirmEdit|ConfirmEdit}} | |||
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|Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessing | |||
|Spam prevention | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:PageImages|PageImages}} | |||
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|Collects information about images used on page | |||
|API | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch}} | |||
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|Easy access to advanced search capabilities on [[Special:Search]] | |||
|Other | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Bootstrap|Bootstrap}} | |||
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|Provides the Bootstrap framework in the wiki | |||
|Other | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:CirrusSearch|CirrusSearch}} | |||
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|Elasticsearch-powered search for MediaWiki | |||
|Other | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Elastica|Elastica}} | |||
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|Base Elasticsearch functionality for other extensions by providing Elastica library | |||
|Other | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets}} | |||
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|Lets users select custom [[Special:Gadgets|CSS and JavaScript gadgets]] in their [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|preferences]] | |||
|Other | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:GTag|GTag}} | |||
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|Google Analytics Tracking | |||
|Other | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:MultimediaViewer|MultimediaViewer}} | |||
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|Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interface | |||
|Other | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Popups|Previews}} | |||
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|Displays preview popups when the user hovers over a link | |||
|Other | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider}} | |||
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|Shows a slider allowing selecting and comparing of revisions on a diff page | |||
|Other | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:SandboxLink|SandboxLink}} | |||
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|Adds a link to user's personal sandbox to personal tools menu | |||
|Other | |||
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|{{Mw|Extension:SecureLinkFixer|SecureLinkFixer}} | |||
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|Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS | |||
|Other | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:TextExtracts|TextExtracts}} | |||
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|Provides plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page content | |||
|Other | |||
|- | |||
|{{Mw|Extension:Thanks|Thanks}} | |||
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|Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc. | |||
|Other | |||
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=== Under consideration === | |||
=== | * {{Mw|Article=Extension:WhoIsWatching}} - [[Help:Whoiswatching]] | ||
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:RSS}} - [[Help:Really Simple Syndication]] | |||
* [[Mw:Extension:PageNotice|Extension:PageNotice]] - [[PageNotice]] | |||
* [[Mw:Extension:TitleKey|Extension:TitleKey]] | |||
* [[Mw:Extension:Display Title|Extension:Display Title]] | |||
* [[Mw:Extension:Title Icon|Extension:Title Icon]] | |||
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:HitCounters}} - [[Saintapedia:Pageview statistics]] | |||
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:MultiBoilerplate}} - [[Help:MultiBoilerplate]] | |||
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:DynamicPageList}} - [[Help:Dynamic Page List]] | |||
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:JsonConfig}} - For Lua Module errors, such as [[Module:TNT]] | |||
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PageAssessments | |||
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:NearbyPages | |||
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HitCounters | |||
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LinkSuggest | |||
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ShortDescription | |||
** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Short_description | |||
** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper | |||
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RelatedArticles | |||
== Related == | == Related == |
Latest revision as of 22:52, 6 November 2024
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Extensions are features and add-ons developed for MediaWiki, the software platform that Saintapedia is built.
Saintapedia
Current extension
Below is a list of current installed extensions and their Help page (if available)
Extension | Help page | Description | Type |
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CiteThisPage | Adds a citation special page and toolbox link | Special pages | |
ContributionScores | Contribution score | Polls the wiki database for highest user contribution volume | Special pages |
Echo | System for notifying users about events and messages | Special pages | |
Interwiki | Adds a special page to view and edit the interwiki table | Special pages | |
Page Forms | Forms for creating and editing wiki pages | Special pages | |
Renameuser | Adds a special page to rename a user (need renameuser right) | Special pages | |
Replace Text | Provides a special page to allow administrators to do a global string find-and-replace on all the content pages of a wiki | Special pages | |
RottenLinks | Shows the state of all external links on the wiki | Special pages | |
WatchAnalytics | Encouraging good distribution of watchers | Special pages | |
WhosOnline | Displays a list of logged-in and anonymous users currently online | Special pages | |
VisualEditor | Visual editor for MediaWiki | Editors | |
WikiEditor | Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interface | Editors | |
Cargo | Storage and querying of template data | Parser hooks | |
CategoryTree | Dynamically navigate the category structure | Parser hooks | |
Cite | Adds <ref> and <references> tags for citations
|
Parser hooks | |
CommentStreams | Allows commenting on wiki pages | Parser hooks | |
EmbedVideo | This forked version adds a parser function for embedding videos from popular sources. | Parser hooks | |
GoogleAnalyticsMetrics | Gets metrics from Google Analytics | Parser hooks | |
ImageMap | Allows client-side clickable image maps using <imagemap> tag
|
Parser hooks | |
InputBox | Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms | Parser hooks | |
LabeledSectionTransclusion | Adds #lst and #lstx functions and <section> tag, enables marked sections of text to be transcluded
|
Parser hooks | |
MagicNoCache | Adds the __NOCACHE__ magic word to disable caching on a page
|
Parser hooks | |
Maps | Allows embedding of dynamic maps into wiki pages using Google Maps or Leaflet. Has a visual editor, optionally integrates with Semantic MediaWiki, supports GeoJSON and adds geocoding capabilities. | Parser hooks | |
Math | Render mathematical formulas between <math> ... </math> tags
|
Parser hooks | |
ParserFunctions | Enhance parser with logical functions | Parser hooks | |
Poem | Adds <poem> tag for poem formatting
|
Parser hooks | |
Scribunto | Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pages | Parser hooks | |
SyntaxHighlight | Provides syntax highlighting <syntaxhighlight> using Pygments - Python syntax highlighter
|
Parser hooks | |
TemplateData | Implement data storage for template parameters (using JSON) | Parser hooks | |
TemplateStyles | Implement per-template style sheets | Parser hooks | |
WikiSEO | Allows per-page meta settings like keywords and description, changing the title, and various site verification tags. | Parser hooks | |
PDF Handler | Handler for viewing PDF files in image mode | Media handlers | |
ConfirmEdit | Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessing | Spam prevention | |
PageImages | Collects information about images used on page | API | |
AdvancedSearch | Easy access to advanced search capabilities on Special:Search | Other | |
Bootstrap | Provides the Bootstrap framework in the wiki | Other | |
CirrusSearch | Elasticsearch-powered search for MediaWiki | Other | |
Elastica | Base Elasticsearch functionality for other extensions by providing Elastica library | Other | |
Gadgets | Lets users select custom CSS and JavaScript gadgets in their preferences | Other | |
GTag | Google Analytics Tracking | Other | |
MultimediaViewer | Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interface | Other | |
Previews | Displays preview popups when the user hovers over a link | Other | |
RevisionSlider | Shows a slider allowing selecting and comparing of revisions on a diff page | Other | |
SandboxLink | Adds a link to user's personal sandbox to personal tools menu | Other | |
SecureLinkFixer | Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS | Other | |
TextExtracts | Provides plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page content | Other | |
Thanks | Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc. | Other |
Under consideration
- Extension:WhoIsWatching - Help:Whoiswatching
- Extension:RSS - Help:Really Simple Syndication
- Extension:PageNotice - PageNotice
- Extension:TitleKey
- Extension:Display Title
- Extension:Title Icon
- Extension:HitCounters - Saintapedia:Pageview statistics
- Extension:MultiBoilerplate - Help:MultiBoilerplate
- Extension:DynamicPageList - Help:Dynamic Page List
- Extension:JsonConfig - For Lua Module errors, such as Module:TNT
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PageAssessments
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:NearbyPages
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HitCounters
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LinkSuggest
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ShortDescription
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RelatedArticles