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Assuming the below link is still valid, you can browse a dropdown list of available extensions and dropdown list of stable releases of MediaWiki. | Assuming the below link is still valid, you can browse a dropdown list of available extensions and dropdown list of stable releases of MediaWiki. | ||
| − | + | https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor | |
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# Download an extension | # Download an extension | ||
# uncompress the downloaded extension | # uncompress the downloaded extension | ||
| − | # add the extension to the "extensions" in your wiki | + | # add the extension to the "extensions" directory in your wiki |
# Open the README for installation instructions | # Open the README for installation instructions | ||
| − | ## usually you | + | ## usually you do this by modifying LocalSettings.php |
### often, just add the following line: | ### often, just add the following line: | ||
| − | :::: <code>wfLoadExtension('[NameOfYourExtension]');</code> | + | ::::: <code>wfLoadExtension('[NameOfYourExtension]');</code> |
Latest revision as of 21:09, 30 August 2020
MediaWiki made it easy on us with their "Extension Distributor"
Assuming the below link is still valid, you can browse a dropdown list of available extensions and dropdown list of stable releases of MediaWiki.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor
- Download an extension
- uncompress the downloaded extension
- add the extension to the "extensions" directory in your wiki
- Open the README for installation instructions
- usually you do this by modifying LocalSettings.php
- often, just add the following line:
- usually you do this by modifying LocalSettings.php
wfLoadExtension('[NameOfYourExtension]');
