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|{{Mw|Extension:CiteThisPage|CiteThisPage}}

|Adds a [[Special:CiteThisPage|citation]] special page and toolbox link

|Special pages

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|{{Mw|Extension:Contribution Scores|ContributionScores}}

|Polls the wiki database for highest [[Special:ContributionScores|user contribution volume]]

|Special pages

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|{{Mw|Extension:Echo|Echo}}

|System for notifying users about events and messages

|Special pages

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|{{Mw|Extension:Interwiki|Interwiki}}

|Adds a [[Special:Interwiki|special page]] to view and edit the interwiki table

|Special pages

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|{{Mw|Extension:Page Forms|Page Forms}}

|Forms for creating and editing wiki pages

|Special pages

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|{{Mw|Extension:Renameuser|Renameuser}}

|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}}

|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

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|{{Mw|Extension:RottenLinks|RottenLinks}}

|Shows the [[Special:RottenLinks|state of all external links]] on the wiki

|Special pages

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|{{Mw|Extension:WatchAnalytics|WatchAnalytics}}

|Encouraging good distribution of watchers

|Special pages

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|{{Mw|Extension:WhosOnline|WhosOnline}}

|Displays [[Special:WhosOnline|a list]] of logged-in and anonymous users currently online

|Special pages

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|{{Mw|Extension:VisualEditor|VisualEditor}}

|Visual editor for MediaWiki

|Editors

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|{{Mw|Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor}}

|Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interface

|Editors

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|{{Mw|Extension:Cargo|Cargo}}

|Storage and querying of template data

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:CategoryTree|CategoryTree}}

|Dynamically navigate the [[Special:CategoryTree|category structure]]

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:Cite|Cite}}

|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}}

|Allows commenting on wiki pages

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:EmbedVideo (fork)|EmbedVideo}}

|This forked version adds a parser function for embedding videos from popular sources.

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:GoogleAnalyticsMetrics|GoogleAnalyticsMetrics}}

|Gets metrics from Google Analytics

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:ImageMap|ImageMap}}

|Allows client-side clickable image maps using <code><nowiki><imagemap></nowiki></code> tag

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:InputBox|InputBox}}

|Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:Labeled Section Transclusion|LabeledSectionTransclusion}}

|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}}

|Adds the <code><nowiki>__NOCACHE__</nowiki></code> magic word to disable caching on a page

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:Maps|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

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|{{Mw|Extension:Math|Math}}

|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}}

|Enhance parser with logical functions

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:Poem|Poem}}

|Adds <code><nowiki><poem></nowiki></code> tag for poem formatting

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto}}

|Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pages

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:SyntaxHighlight|SyntaxHighlight}}

|Provides syntax highlighting <code><nowiki><syntaxhighlight></nowiki></code> using Pygments - Python syntax highlighter

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData}}

|Implement data storage for template parameters (using JSON)

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateStyles|TemplateStyles}}

|Implement per-template style sheets

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:WikiSEO|WikiSEO}}

|Allows per-page meta settings like keywords and description, changing the title, and various site verification tags.

|Parser hooks

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|{{Mw|Extension:PdfHandler|PDF Handler}}

|Handler for viewing PDF files in image mode

|Media handlers

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|{{Mw|Extension:ConfirmEdit|ConfirmEdit}}

|Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessing

|Spam prevention

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|{{Mw|Extension:PageImages|PageImages}}

|Collects information about images used on page

|API

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|{{Mw|Extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch}}

|Easy access to advanced search capabilities on [[Special:Search]]

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:Bootstrap|Bootstrap}}

|Provides the Bootstrap framework in the wiki

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:CirrusSearch|CirrusSearch}}

|Elasticsearch-powered search for MediaWiki

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:Elastica|Elastica}}

|Base Elasticsearch functionality for other extensions by providing Elastica library

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets}}

|Lets users select custom [[Special:Gadgets|CSS and JavaScript gadgets]] in their [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|preferences]]

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:GTag|GTag}}

|Google Analytics Tracking

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:MultimediaViewer|MultimediaViewer}}

|Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interface

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:Popups|Previews}}

|Displays preview popups when the user hovers over a link

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider}}

|Shows a slider allowing selecting and comparing of revisions on a diff page

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:SandboxLink|SandboxLink}}

|Adds a link to user's personal sandbox to personal tools menu

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:SecureLinkFixer|SecureLinkFixer}}

|Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:TextExtracts|TextExtracts}}

|Provides plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page content

|Other

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|{{Mw|Extension:Thanks|Thanks}}

|Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc.

|Other