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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
!Extension
!Help page
!Description
!Description
!Type
!Type
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|{{Mw|Extension:CiteThisPage|CiteThisPage}}
|{{Mw|Extension:CiteThisPage|CiteThisPage}}
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|Adds a [[Special:CiteThisPage|citation]] special page and toolbox link
|Adds a [[Special:CiteThisPage|citation]] special page and toolbox link
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:Contribution Scores|ContributionScores}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Contribution Scores|ContributionScores}}
|[[Contribution score]]
|Polls the wiki database for highest [[Special:ContributionScores|user contribution volume]]
|Polls the wiki database for highest [[Special:ContributionScores|user contribution volume]]
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:Echo|Echo}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Echo|Echo}}
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|System for notifying users about events and messages
|System for notifying users about events and messages
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:Interwiki|Interwiki}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Interwiki|Interwiki}}
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|Adds a [[Special:Interwiki|special page]] to view and edit the interwiki table
|Adds a [[Special:Interwiki|special page]] to view and edit the interwiki table
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:Page Forms|Page Forms}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Page Forms|Page Forms}}
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|Forms for creating and editing wiki pages
|Forms for creating and editing wiki pages
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:Renameuser|Renameuser}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Renameuser|Renameuser}}
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|Adds a [[Special:RenameUser|special page]] to rename a user (need ''renameuser'' right)
|Adds a [[Special:RenameUser|special page]] to rename a user (need ''renameuser'' right)
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:Replace Text|Replace Text}}
|{{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
|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
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:RottenLinks|RottenLinks}}
|{{Mw|Extension:RottenLinks|RottenLinks}}
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|Shows the [[Special:RottenLinks|state of all external links]] on the wiki
|Shows the [[Special:RottenLinks|state of all external links]] on the wiki
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:WatchAnalytics|WatchAnalytics}}
|{{Mw|Extension:WatchAnalytics|WatchAnalytics}}
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|Encouraging good distribution of watchers
|Encouraging good distribution of watchers
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:WhosOnline|WhosOnline}}
|{{Mw|Extension:WhosOnline|WhosOnline}}
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|Displays [[Special:WhosOnline|a list]] of logged-in and anonymous users currently online
|Displays [[Special:WhosOnline|a list]] of logged-in and anonymous users currently online
|Special pages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:VisualEditor|VisualEditor}}
|{{Mw|Extension:VisualEditor|VisualEditor}}
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|Visual editor for MediaWiki
|Visual editor for MediaWiki
|Editors
|Editors
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|{{Mw|Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor}}
|{{Mw|Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor}}
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|Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interface
|Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interface
|Editors
|Editors
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|{{Mw|Extension:Cargo|Cargo}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Cargo|Cargo}}
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|Storage and querying of template data
|Storage and querying of template data
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:CategoryTree|CategoryTree}}
|{{Mw|Extension:CategoryTree|CategoryTree}}
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|Dynamically navigate the [[Special:CategoryTree|category structure]]
|Dynamically navigate the [[Special:CategoryTree|category structure]]
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:Cite|Cite}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Cite|Cite}}
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|Adds <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><references></nowiki></code> tags for citations
|Adds <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><references></nowiki></code> tags for citations
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:CommentStreams|CommentStreams}}
|{{Mw|Extension:CommentStreams|CommentStreams}}
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|Allows commenting on wiki pages
|Allows commenting on wiki pages
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|EmbedVideo}}
|{{Mw|Extension:EmbedVideo (fork)|EmbedVideo}}
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|This forked version adds a parser function for embedding videos from popular sources.
|This forked version adds a parser function for embedding videos from popular sources.
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:GoogleAnalyticsMetrics|GoogleAnalyticsMetrics}}
|{{Mw|Extension:GoogleAnalyticsMetrics|GoogleAnalyticsMetrics}}
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|Gets metrics from Google Analytics
|Gets metrics from Google Analytics
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:ImageMap|ImageMap}}
|{{Mw|Extension:ImageMap|ImageMap}}
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|Allows client-side clickable image maps using <code><nowiki><imagemap></nowiki></code> tag
|Allows client-side clickable image maps using <code><nowiki><imagemap></nowiki></code> tag
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:InputBox|InputBox}}
|{{Mw|Extension:InputBox|InputBox}}
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|Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms
|Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:Labeled Section Transclusion|LabeledSectionTransclusion}}
|{{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
|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
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:MagicNoCache|MagicNoCache}}
|{{Mw|Extension:MagicNoCache|MagicNoCache}}
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|Adds the <code><nowiki>__NOCACHE__</nowiki></code> magic word to disable caching on a page
|Adds the <code><nowiki>__NOCACHE__</nowiki></code> magic word to disable caching on a page
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|Maps}}
|{{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.
|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
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:Math|Math}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Math|Math}}
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|Render mathematical formulas between <code><nowiki><math></nowiki></code> ... <code><nowiki></math></nowiki></code> tags
|Render mathematical formulas between <code><nowiki><math></nowiki></code> ... <code><nowiki></math></nowiki></code> tags
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions}}
|{{Mw|Extension:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions}}
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|Enhance parser with logical functions
|Enhance parser with logical functions
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:Poem|Poem}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Poem|Poem}}
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|Adds <code><nowiki><poem></nowiki></code> tag for poem formatting
|Adds <code><nowiki><poem></nowiki></code> tag for poem formatting
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto}}
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|Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pages
|Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pages
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:SyntaxHighlight|SyntaxHighlight}}
|{{Mw|Extension:SyntaxHighlight|SyntaxHighlight}}
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|Provides syntax highlighting <code><nowiki><syntaxhighlight></nowiki></code> using Pygments - Python syntax highlighter
|Provides syntax highlighting <code><nowiki><syntaxhighlight></nowiki></code> using Pygments - Python syntax highlighter
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData}}
|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData}}
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|Implement data storage for template parameters (using JSON)
|Implement data storage for template parameters (using JSON)
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateStyles|TemplateStyles}}
|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateStyles|TemplateStyles}}
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|Implement per-template style sheets
|Implement per-template style sheets
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:WikiSEO|WikiSEO}}
|{{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.
|Allows per-page meta settings like keywords and description, changing the title, and various site verification tags.
|Parser hooks
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:PdfHandler|PDF Handler}}
|{{Mw|Extension:PdfHandler|PDF Handler}}
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|Handler for viewing PDF files in image mode
|Handler for viewing PDF files in image mode
|Media handlers
|Media handlers
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|{{Mw|Extension:ConfirmEdit|ConfirmEdit}}
|{{Mw|Extension:ConfirmEdit|ConfirmEdit}}
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|Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessing
|Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessing
|Spam prevention
|Spam prevention
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|{{Mw|Extension:PageImages|PageImages}}
|{{Mw|Extension:PageImages|PageImages}}
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|Collects information about images used on page
|Collects information about images used on page
|API
|API
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|{{Mw|Extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch}}
|{{Mw|Extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch}}
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|Easy access to advanced search capabilities on [[Special:Search]]
|Easy access to advanced search capabilities on [[Special:Search]]
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:Bootstrap|Bootstrap}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Bootstrap|Bootstrap}}
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|Provides the Bootstrap framework in the wiki
|Provides the Bootstrap framework in the wiki
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:CirrusSearch|CirrusSearch}}
|{{Mw|Extension:CirrusSearch|CirrusSearch}}
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|Elasticsearch-powered search for MediaWiki
|Elasticsearch-powered search for MediaWiki
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:Elastica|Elastica}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Elastica|Elastica}}
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|Base Elasticsearch functionality for other extensions by providing Elastica library
|Base Elasticsearch functionality for other extensions by providing Elastica library
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets}}
|{{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]]
|Lets users select custom [[Special:Gadgets|CSS and JavaScript gadgets]] in their [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|preferences]]
|Other
|Other
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|GTag}}
|{{Mw|Extension:GTag|GTag}}
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|Google Analytics Tracking
|Google Analytics Tracking
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:MultimediaViewer|MultimediaViewer}}
|{{Mw|Extension:MultimediaViewer|MultimediaViewer}}
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|Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interface
|Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interface
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:Popups|Previews}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Popups|Previews}}
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|Displays preview popups when the user hovers over a link
|Displays preview popups when the user hovers over a link
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider}}
|{{Mw|Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider}}
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|Shows a slider allowing selecting and comparing of revisions on a diff page
|Shows a slider allowing selecting and comparing of revisions on a diff page
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:SandboxLink|SandboxLink}}
|{{Mw|Extension:SandboxLink|SandboxLink}}
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|Adds a link to user's personal sandbox to personal tools menu
|Adds a link to user's personal sandbox to personal tools menu
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:SecureLinkFixer|SecureLinkFixer}}
|{{Mw|Extension:SecureLinkFixer|SecureLinkFixer}}
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|Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS
|Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:TextExtracts|TextExtracts}}
|{{Mw|Extension:TextExtracts|TextExtracts}}
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|Provides plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page content
|Provides plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page content
|Other
|Other
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|{{Mw|Extension:Thanks|Thanks}}
|{{Mw|Extension:Thanks|Thanks}}
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|Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc.
|Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc.
|Other
|Other
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=== Under consideration ===
=== 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

Manual:Extensions on Mediawiki

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
CiteThisPage Mediawiki logo.svg Adds a citation special page and toolbox link Special pages
ContributionScores Mediawiki logo.svg Contribution score Polls the wiki database for highest user contribution volume Special pages
Echo Mediawiki logo.svg System for notifying users about events and messages Special pages
Interwiki Mediawiki logo.svg Adds a special page to view and edit the interwiki table Special pages
Page Forms Mediawiki logo.svg Forms for creating and editing wiki pages Special pages
Renameuser Mediawiki logo.svg Adds a special page to rename a user (need renameuser right) Special pages
Replace Text Mediawiki logo.svg 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 Mediawiki logo.svg Shows the state of all external links on the wiki Special pages
WatchAnalytics Mediawiki logo.svg Encouraging good distribution of watchers Special pages
WhosOnline Mediawiki logo.svg Displays a list of logged-in and anonymous users currently online Special pages
VisualEditor Mediawiki logo.svg Visual editor for MediaWiki Editors
WikiEditor Mediawiki logo.svg Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interface Editors
Cargo Mediawiki logo.svg Storage and querying of template data Parser hooks
CategoryTree Mediawiki logo.svg Dynamically navigate the category structure Parser hooks
Cite Mediawiki logo.svg Adds <ref> and <references> tags for citations Parser hooks
CommentStreams Mediawiki logo.svg Allows commenting on wiki pages Parser hooks
EmbedVideo Mediawiki logo.svg This forked version adds a parser function for embedding videos from popular sources. Parser hooks
GoogleAnalyticsMetrics Mediawiki logo.svg Gets metrics from Google Analytics Parser hooks
ImageMap Mediawiki logo.svg Allows client-side clickable image maps using <imagemap> tag Parser hooks
InputBox Mediawiki logo.svg Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms Parser hooks
LabeledSectionTransclusion Mediawiki logo.svg Adds #lst and #lstx functions and <section> tag, enables marked sections of text to be transcluded Parser hooks
MagicNoCache Mediawiki logo.svg Adds the __NOCACHE__ magic word to disable caching on a page Parser hooks
Maps Mediawiki logo.svg 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 Mediawiki logo.svg Render mathematical formulas between <math> ... </math> tags Parser hooks
ParserFunctions Mediawiki logo.svg Enhance parser with logical functions Parser hooks
Poem Mediawiki logo.svg Adds <poem> tag for poem formatting Parser hooks
Scribunto Mediawiki logo.svg Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pages Parser hooks
SyntaxHighlight Mediawiki logo.svg Provides syntax highlighting <syntaxhighlight> using Pygments - Python syntax highlighter Parser hooks
TemplateData Mediawiki logo.svg Implement data storage for template parameters (using JSON) Parser hooks
TemplateStyles Mediawiki logo.svg Implement per-template style sheets Parser hooks
WikiSEO Mediawiki logo.svg Allows per-page meta settings like keywords and description, changing the title, and various site verification tags. Parser hooks
PDF Handler Mediawiki logo.svg Handler for viewing PDF files in image mode Media handlers
ConfirmEdit Mediawiki logo.svg Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessing Spam prevention
PageImages Mediawiki logo.svg Collects information about images used on page API
AdvancedSearch Mediawiki logo.svg Easy access to advanced search capabilities on Special:Search Other
Bootstrap Mediawiki logo.svg Provides the Bootstrap framework in the wiki Other
CirrusSearch Mediawiki logo.svg Elasticsearch-powered search for MediaWiki Other
Elastica Mediawiki logo.svg Base Elasticsearch functionality for other extensions by providing Elastica library Other
Gadgets Mediawiki logo.svg Lets users select custom CSS and JavaScript gadgets in their preferences Other
GTag Mediawiki logo.svg Google Analytics Tracking Other
MultimediaViewer Mediawiki logo.svg Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interface Other
Previews Mediawiki logo.svg Displays preview popups when the user hovers over a link Other
RevisionSlider Mediawiki logo.svg Shows a slider allowing selecting and comparing of revisions on a diff page Other
SandboxLink Mediawiki logo.svg Adds a link to user's personal sandbox to personal tools menu Other
SecureLinkFixer Mediawiki logo.svg Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS Other
TextExtracts Mediawiki logo.svg Provides plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page content Other
Thanks Mediawiki logo.svg Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc. Other

Under consideration

Related

External links

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