Part 5.0 - Templates and Extensions

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Extensions⌘

Extensions are created by the MediaWiki community. and allow you to add additional
functionality to MediaWiki

Available Extensions⌘

You can find a list of all available extensions here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Extensions

  • ClipImage
  • Drop multiple files

Installing Extensions⌘

First you need to download the extension from the MediaWiki site, unzip it and move to your extensions directory.

To install an extension you need to edit your LocalSettings.php file, adding a require_once "path/to/file.php"

Some extensions will require extra setup, which should be found on the extensions download page.

Exercise ⌘

Download and install an extension.