Help:Extensions

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 Description Type
CiteThisPage  Adds a citation special page and toolbox link Special pages
ContributionScores  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

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