Help:Extensions

Extensions are features and add-ons developed for Help:MediaWiki, the software platform that Wikia runs on. They are designed by third-party developers (that is to say, not Wikia or MediaWiki staff) for the purpose of either expanding the function of a wikia or overriding a built-in MediaWiki feature for customization purposes.

How to request an extension

First, verify that the extension you are looking for does not exist already on your wikia. You can check this by going to Special:Version and looking under the "installed extensions" section or checking the extension's parser function or tag against the "tags" and "hooks" section at the bottom of that page. Wikia already has a significant number of extensions enabled by default.

Many other extensions are already in our codebase and can be enabled upon request. You can check what extensions Wikia offers later in this page. Some basic content tools, such Maps and Help:Variables, are automatically enabled by staff. Other complex extensions, such as DPL, usually have a staff member ask a few questions to ensure that the extension you are asking for is in fact the ideal solution. Other extensions, where wikia configuration may be dramatically changed (such as Abuse Filter, will be enabled at staff discretion depending on the context of the request.

If Wikia does not offer a particular extension, you may request our engineering staff investigate installing it by using Special:Contact and linking to the MediaWiki extension page along with some rationale as to why it's needed. Please be aware that our engineering staff may take a few months to review the extension and that most extensions will be rejected. This is mainly due to the amount of rewriting an extension would face to live on the Wikia codebase servers. As such, it's always good to ask yourself when looking an extension on MediaWiki.org if the extension is up to date, is well-maintained, and allows for a caching layer. If the answer to any of these questions is no, chances are we will not be able to install the extension.

List of Extensions

Users and admins

Deleted user contributions

Gives sysops the ability to browse a user's deleted edits

Help:Global CSS and JS

Adds global user CSS and JavaScript to a page, fetched from {{#NewWindowLink:http://community.wikia.com%7CCommunity Central}}

Editcount

Displays edit count of a user

Wiki tools

CategoryTree

AJAX based gadget to display the category structure of a community

CharInsert

Allows creation of JavaScript box for inserting non-standard characters

DPLforum

DPL-based forum extension using article pages.

EasyTimeline

Timeline extension

GoogleDocs4MW

Adds <googlespreadsheet> tag for Google Docs' spreadsheets display

ImageMap

Allows client-side clickable image maps using <imagemap> tag

Inputbox

Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms

Cite

Adds <ref[ name=id]> and <references/> tags, for citations

LinkSearch

Search for Weblinks

MostPopularArticles

Get list of most popular articles

MostPopularCategories

Get list of most popular categories

MultipleUpload

Allows users to upload up to 20 files at once

ParserFunctions

Enhance parser with logical functions

Poem

Adds <poem> tag for poem formatting

Polls

Set up single-choice polls.

RandomImage

Provides a random media picker using <randomimage />

RandomSelection

Displays a random option from the given set

RSS feed extension

Displays an RSS feed on a wikia page

TabView and Tabber

Methods for having "tabbed" content

Timeline

Editors can create timelines of events using this tool's syntax.

Video Embed Tool

Embeds videos from YouTube, Metacafe and many other sites, and adds Video pages

WikiHiero

Syntax to display hieroglyph

YouTube

Embeds YouTube and Google Video movies

Spam and blocking

AntiSpamInput

Simple spambot blocking mechanism

ConfirmEdit

Simple captcha implementation

Regular Expression Name Block

Alternate user block (by given name, using regular expressions, controlled globally)

Regular Expression Spam Block

Filters out unwanted phrases in edited pages, based on regular expression

SpamBlacklist

Regex based anti url spam tool

Other tools

AjaxLogin

Dynamic box which allow users to login and remind password

SyntaxHighlight

Code syntax highlighter - supports many languages

ArticleMetaDescription

Adding meta-description tag containing snippet of the Article

MiniUpload

Allow users to upload new files directly from edit page

SharedMessages

Allows drawing "shared" template messages from the shared DB

Shared Help

Provides the Help namespace pages from this wikia into all wikias (controlled globally)

SiteWideMessages

Provides an interface for sending messages seen on all wikias

On request

This is a non-comprehensive list of MediaWiki extensions that are available upon request at Wikia. See also w:Category:Extensions enabled on request.

AbuseFilter

Tool for automatically catching non-constructive edits.

Calendar

Allows for embedding of a calendar into wikia pages.

DynamicPageList2

Universal reporting tool for wikias, which adds the <dpl> tag

Maps Extension

Easily create maps with wiki-fied markers

Variables

Allows you to define a variable on a page then use it later in that same page.

Restricted

CheckUser

Grants users with the appropriate permission the ability to check user's IP addresses and other information (This is generally a staff-only tool. A few wikias have a few users with this access, but it is not requestable.)

Protect site

Allows a site administrator to temporarily block various site modifications (this is enabled as deemed needed)

External links

• MediaWiki Extensions List at MediaWiki.org, the homepage of MediaWiki software

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