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'''Extensions''' are features and add-ons developed for [[Help:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], the software platform that Saintapedia is built.
'''Extensions''' are features and add-ons developed for [[Help:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], the software platform that USApedia is built.


== Saintapedia ==
== USApedia ==


=== Current extension ===
=== Current extension ===
Below is a list of current installed extensions and their Help page (if available)
Below is a list of current installed extensions and their Help page (if available)
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 85%;"
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!Extension
!Help page
!Description
!Type
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|{{Mw|Extension:CiteThisPage|CiteThisPage}}
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|Adds a [[Special:CiteThisPage|citation]] special page and toolbox link
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:Contribution Scores|ContributionScores}}
|[[Contribution score]]
|Polls the wiki database for highest [[Special:ContributionScores|user contribution volume]]
|Special pages
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Echo|Echo}}
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|System for notifying users about events and messages
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:Interwiki|Interwiki}}
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|Adds a [[Special:Interwiki|special page]] to view and edit the interwiki table
|Special pages
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Page Forms|Page Forms}}
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|Forms for creating and editing wiki pages
|Special pages
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Renameuser|Renameuser}}
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|Adds a [[Special:RenameUser|special page]] to rename a user (need ''renameuser'' right)
|Special pages
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:RottenLinks|RottenLinks}}
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|Shows the [[Special:RottenLinks|state of all external links]] on the wiki
|Special pages
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|{{Mw|Extension:WatchAnalytics|WatchAnalytics}}
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|Encouraging good distribution of watchers
|Special pages
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:WhosOnline|WhosOnline}}
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|Displays [[Special:WhosOnline|a list]] of logged-in and anonymous users currently online
|Special pages
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:VisualEditor|VisualEditor}}
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|Visual editor for MediaWiki
|Editors
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|{{Mw|Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor}}
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|Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interface
|Editors
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Cargo|Cargo}}
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|Storage and querying of template data
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:CategoryTree|CategoryTree}}
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|Dynamically navigate the [[Special:CategoryTree|category structure]]
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Cite|Cite}}
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|Adds <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><references></nowiki></code> tags for citations
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:CommentStreams|CommentStreams}}
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|Allows commenting on wiki pages
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:EmbedVideo (fork)|EmbedVideo}}
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|This forked version adds a parser function for embedding videos from popular sources.
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:GoogleAnalyticsMetrics|GoogleAnalyticsMetrics}}
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|Gets metrics from Google Analytics
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:ImageMap|ImageMap}}
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|Allows client-side clickable image maps using <code><nowiki><imagemap></nowiki></code> tag
|Parser hooks
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|{{Mw|Extension:InputBox|InputBox}}
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|Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Labeled Section Transclusion|LabeledSectionTransclusion}}
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|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
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:MagicNoCache|MagicNoCache}}
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|Adds the <code><nowiki>__NOCACHE__</nowiki></code> magic word to disable caching on a page
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Maps|Maps}}
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|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
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Math|Math}}
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|Render mathematical formulas between <code><nowiki><math></nowiki></code> ... <code><nowiki></math></nowiki></code> tags
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions}}
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|Enhance parser with logical functions
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Poem|Poem}}
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|Adds <code><nowiki><poem></nowiki></code> tag for poem formatting
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto}}
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|Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pages
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:SyntaxHighlight|SyntaxHighlight}}
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|Provides syntax highlighting <code><nowiki><syntaxhighlight></nowiki></code> using Pygments - Python syntax highlighter
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData}}
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|Implement data storage for template parameters (using JSON)
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:TemplateStyles|TemplateStyles}}
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|Implement per-template style sheets
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:WikiSEO|WikiSEO}}
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|Allows per-page meta settings like keywords and description, changing the title, and various site verification tags.
|Parser hooks
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:PdfHandler|PDF Handler}}
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|Handler for viewing PDF files in image mode
|Media handlers
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:ConfirmEdit|ConfirmEdit}}
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|Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessing
|Spam prevention
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:PageImages|PageImages}}
|
|Collects information about images used on page
|API
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch}}
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|Easy access to advanced search capabilities on [[Special:Search]]
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Bootstrap|Bootstrap}}
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|Provides the Bootstrap framework in the wiki
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:CirrusSearch|CirrusSearch}}
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|Elasticsearch-powered search for MediaWiki
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Elastica|Elastica}}
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|Base Elasticsearch functionality for other extensions by providing Elastica library
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets}}
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|Lets users select custom [[Special:Gadgets|CSS and JavaScript gadgets]] in their [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|preferences]]
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:GTag|GTag}}
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|Google Analytics Tracking
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:MultimediaViewer|MultimediaViewer}}
|
|Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interface
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Popups|Previews}}
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|Displays preview popups when the user hovers over a link
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider}}
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|Shows a slider allowing selecting and comparing of revisions on a diff page
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:SandboxLink|SandboxLink}}
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|Adds a link to user's personal sandbox to personal tools menu
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:SecureLinkFixer|SecureLinkFixer}}
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|Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:TextExtracts|TextExtracts}}
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|Provides plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page content
|Other
|-
|{{Mw|Extension:Thanks|Thanks}}
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|Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc.
|Other
|}


Special pagesExtensionVersionLicenseDescriptionAuthors[[Extension:CiteThisPage|CiteThisPage]]–[[Special:Version/License/CiteThisPage|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Adds a [[Special:CiteThisPage|citation]] special page and toolbox linkÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason and James D. Forrester[[Extension:Contribution Scores|ContributionScores]]1.26.1Polls the wiki database for highest [[Special:ContributionScores|user contribution volume]]Tim Laqua[[Extension:Echo|Echo]]–[[Special:Version/License/Echo|MIT]]System for notifying users about events and messagesAndrew Garrett, Ryan Kaldari, Benny Situ, Luke Welling, Kunal Mehta, Moriel Schottlender, Jon Robson and Roan Kattouw[[Extension:Interwiki|Interwiki]]3.2[[Special:Version/License/Interwiki|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Adds a [[Special:Interwiki|special page]] to view and edit the interwiki tableStephanie Amanda Stevens, Alexandre Emsenhuber, Robin Pepermans, Siebrand Mazeland, Platonides, Raimond Spekking, Sam Reed, Jack Phoenix, Calimonius the Estrange and others[[Extension:Page Forms|Page Forms]]5.7.2[[Special:Version/License/PageForms|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Forms for creating and editing wiki pagesYaron Koren, Stephan Gambke and others[[Extension:Renameuser|Renameuser]]–[[Special:Version/License/Renameuser|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Adds a [[Special:RenameUser|special page]] to rename a user (need ''renameuser'' right)Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason and Aaron Schulz[[Extension:Replace Text|Replace Text]]1.7[[Special:Version/License/Replace Text|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Provides a [[Special:ReplaceText|special page]] to allow administrators to do a global string find-and-replace on all the content pages of a wikiYaron Koren, Niklas Laxström and othersRottenLinks1.0.19[[Special:Version/License/RottenLinks|GPL-3.0-or-later]]Shows the [[Special:RottenLinks|state of all external links]] on the wikiJohn Lewis and Universal Omega[[Extension:WatchAnalytics|WatchAnalytics]]4.1.2[[Special:Version/License/WatchAnalytics|License]]Encouraging good distribution of watchers[[User:Jamesmontalvo3|James Montalvo]][[Extension:WhosOnline|WhosOnline]]1.8.0[[Special:Version/License/WhosOnline|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Displays [[Special:WhosOnline|a list]] of logged-in and anonymous users currently onlineMaciej Brencz and Maciej BłaszkowskiEditorsExtensionVersionLicenseDescriptionAuthors[[Extension:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]]0.1.2[[Special:Version/License/VisualEditor|MIT]]Visual editor for MediaWikiAlex Monk, Bartosz Dziewoński, C. Scott Ananian, Christian Williams, David Lynch, Ed Sanders, Inez Korczyński, James D. Forrester, Moriel Schottlender, Roan Kattouw, Rob Moen, Subramanya Sastry, Thalia Chan, Timo Tijhof, Trevor Parscal and [[Special:Version/Credits/VisualEditor|others]][[Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor]]0.5.3[[Special:Version/License/WikiEditor|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Provides an advanced, extensible wikitext editing interfaceDerk-Jan Hartman, Trevor Parscal, Roan Kattouw, Nimish Gautam and Adam MillerParser hooksExtensionVersionLicenseDescriptionAuthors[[Extension:Cargo|Cargo]]3.5.1[[Special:Version/License/Cargo|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Storage and querying of template dataYaron Koren[[Extension:CategoryTree|CategoryTree]]–[[Special:Version/License/CategoryTree|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Dynamically navigate the [[Special:CategoryTree|category structure]]Daniel Kinzler[[Extension:Cite|Cite]]–[[Special:Version/License/Cite|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Adds <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><references></nowiki></code> tags for citationsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Andrew Garrett, Brion Vibber, Ed Sanders, Marius Hoch, Steve Sanbeg, Trevor Parscal and [[Special:Version/Credits/Cite|others]][[Extension:CommentStreams|CommentStreams]]8.0-dev[[Special:Version/License/CommentStreams|MIT]]Allows commenting on wiki pages[[User:Jji|Jason Ji]] and [[User:Cindy.cicalese|Cindy Cicalese]]EmbedVideo3.2.6[[Special:Version/License/EmbedVideo|MIT]]This forked version adds a parser function for embedding videos from popular sources.[[User:Octfx|Octfx]], [[User:Alistair3149|Alistair3149]], Jim R. Wilson, Andrew Whitworth, Alexia E. Smith and Cameron M. Chunn[[Extension:GoogleAnalyticsMetrics|GoogleAnalyticsMetrics]]1.0.2[[Special:Version/License/GoogleAnalyticsMetrics|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Gets metrics from Google AnalyticsIke Hecht and Nischay Nahata[[Extension:ImageMap|ImageMap]]–[[Special:Version/License/ImageMap|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Allows client-side clickable image maps using <code><nowiki><imagemap></nowiki></code> tagTim Starling[[Extension:InputBox|InputBox]]0.3.0[[Special:Version/License/InputBox|MIT]]Allow inclusion of predefined HTML formsErik Moeller, Leonardo Pimenta, Rob Church, Trevor Parscal and DaSch[[Extension:Labeled Section Transclusion|LabeledSectionTransclusion]]–[[Special:Version/License/LabeledSectionTransclusion|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Adds <code>#lst</code> and <code>#lstx</code> functions and <code><nowiki><section></nowiki></code> tag, enables marked sections of text to be transcludedSteve Sanbeg[[Extension:MagicNoCache|MagicNoCache]]1.6.0[[Special:Version/License/MagicNoCache|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Adds the <code><nowiki>__NOCACHE__</nowiki></code> magic word to disable caching on a page[[User:Kimon|Kimon Andreou]], [[User:Pastakhov|Pavel Astakhov]] and othersMaps10.2.0[[Special:Version/License/Maps|GPL-2.0-or-later]]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.Jeroen De Dauw and Professional.Wiki[[Extension:Math|Math]]3.0.0[[Special:Version/License/Math|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Render mathematical formulas between <code><nowiki><math></nowiki></code> ... <code><nowiki></math></nowiki></code> tagsTomasz Wegrzanowski, Brion Vibber, Moritz Schubotz, Derk-Jan Hartman and André Greiner-Petter[[Extension:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions]]1.6.1[[Special:Version/License/ParserFunctions|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Enhance parser with logical functionsTim Starling, Robert Rohde, Ross McClure and Juraj Simlovic[[Extension:Poem|Poem]]–[[Special:Version/License/Poem|CC0-1.0]]Adds <code><nowiki><poem></nowiki></code> tag for poem formattingNikola Smolenski, Brion Vibber and Steve Sanbeg[[Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]]–[[Special:Version/License/Scribunto|GPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT]]Framework for embedding scripting languages into MediaWiki pagesVictor Vasiliev, Tim Starling and Brad Jorsch[[Extension:SyntaxHighlight|SyntaxHighlight]]2.0[[Special:Version/License/SyntaxHighlight|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Provides syntax highlighting <code><nowiki><syntaxhighlight></nowiki></code> using Pygments - Python syntax highlighterBrion Vibber, Tim Starling, Rob Church, Niklas Laxström, Ori Livneh and Ed Sanders[[Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData]]0.1.2[[Special:Version/License/TemplateData|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Implement data storage for template parameters (using JSON)Timo Tijhof, Moriel Schottlender, James D. Forrester, Trevor Parscal, Bartosz Dziewoński, Marielle Volz and others[[Extension:TemplateStyles|TemplateStyles]]1.0[[Special:Version/License/TemplateStyles|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Implement per-template style sheetsBrad Jorsch and Marc A. Pelletier[[Extension:WikiSEO|WikiSEO]]2.6.6[[Special:Version/License/WikiSEO|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Allows per-page meta settings like keywords and description, changing the title, and various site verification tags.Octfx and othersMedia handlersExtensionVersionLicenseDescriptionAuthors[[Extension:PdfHandler|PDF Handler]]–[[Special:Version/License/PDF Handler|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Handler for viewing PDF files in image modeMartin Seidel and Mike PołtynSpam preventionExtensionVersionLicenseDescriptionAuthors[[Extension:ConfirmEdit|ConfirmEdit]]1.6.0[[Special:Version/License/ConfirmEdit|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessingBrion Vibber, Florian Schmidt, Sam Reed and [[Special:Version/Credits/ConfirmEdit|others]]APIExtensionVersionLicenseDescriptionAuthors[[Extension:PageImages|PageImages]]–[[Special:Version/License/PageImages|WTFPL]]Collects information about images used on pageMax SemenikOtherExtensionVersionLicenseDescriptionAuthors[[Extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch]]–[[Special:Version/License/AdvancedSearch|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Easy access to advanced search capabilities on [[Special:Search]][[WMDE Technical Wishes|Wikimedia Deutschland Technical Wishes Team]], Thiemo Kreuz, Gabriel Birke, Tonina Zhelyazkova, Christoph Jauera, Kai Nissen and Tim Eulitz[[Extension:Bootstrap|Bootstrap]]4.6.2[[Special:Version/License/Bootstrap|GPL-3.0-or-later]]Provides the Bootstrap framework in the wiki[[User:F.trott|Stephan Gambke]], Professional.Wiki and James Hong Kong[[Extension:CirrusSearch|CirrusSearch]]6.5.4[[Special:Version/License/CirrusSearch|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Elasticsearch-powered search for MediaWikiNik Everett, Chad Horohoe, Erik Bernhardson and [[Special:Version/Credits/CirrusSearch|others]][[Extension:Elastica|Elastica]]6.2.0[[Special:Version/License/Elastica|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Base Elasticsearch functionality for other extensions by providing Elastica libraryNik Everett and Chad Horohoe[[Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets]]–[[Special:Version/License/Gadgets|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Lets users select custom [[Special:Gadgets|CSS and JavaScript gadgets]] in their [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|preferences]]Daniel Kinzler and Max SemenikGTag1.2.0[[Special:Version/License/GTag|MIT]]Google Analytics TrackingRyan Schmidt[[Extension:MultimediaViewer|MultimediaViewer]]–[[Special:Version/License/MultimediaViewer|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Expand thumbnails in a larger size in a fullscreen interfaceMarkTraceur (Mark Holmquist), Gilles Dubuc, Gergő Tisza, Aaron Arcos, Zeljko Filipin, Pau Giner, theopolisme, MatmaRex, apsdehal, vldandrew, Ebrahim Byagowi, Dereckson, Brion VIBBER, Yuki Shira, Yaroslav Melnychuk, tonythomas01, Raimond Spekking, Kunal Mehta, Jeff Hall, Christian Aistleitner, Amir E. Aharoni and [[Special:Version/Credits/MultimediaViewer|others]][[Extension:Popups|Previews]]–[[Special:Version/License/Popups|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Displays preview popups when the user hovers over a linkPrateek Saxena, [[Reading/Web/Team|Readers Web Team]] and Yair Rand[[Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider]]–[[Special:Version/License/RevisionSlider|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Shows a slider allowing selecting and comparing of revisions on a diff page[[WMDE Technical Wishes|Wikimedia Deutschland Technical Wishes Team]], Addshore, Leszek Manicki, Jakob Warkotsch, Tobias Gritschacher and Christoph Jauera[[Extension:SandboxLink|SandboxLink]]–[[Special:Version/License/SandboxLink|MIT]]Adds a link to user's personal sandbox to personal tools menuBartosz Dziewoński[[Extension:SecureLinkFixer|SecureLinkFixer]]–[[Special:Version/License/SecureLinkFixer|GPL-3.0-or-later]]Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPSKunal Mehta[[Extension:TextExtracts|TextExtracts]]–[[Special:Version/License/TextExtracts|GPL-2.0-or-later]]Provides plain-text or limited HTML extracts of page contentMax Semenik[[Extension:Thanks|Thanks]]1.2.0[[Special:Version/License/Thanks|MIT]]Adds links for thanking users for edits, comments, etc.Ryan Kaldari, Benjamin Chen and Wctaiwan
=== Under consideration ===


=== Under consideration ===
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:WhoIsWatching}} - [[Help:Whoiswatching]]
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:RSS}} - [[Help:Really Simple Syndication]]
* [[Mw:Extension:PageNotice|Extension:PageNotice]] - [[PageNotice]]
* [[Mw:Extension:TitleKey|Extension:TitleKey]]
* [[Mw:Extension:Display Title|Extension:Display Title]]
* [[Mw:Extension:Title Icon|Extension:Title Icon]]
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:HitCounters}} - [[USApedia:Pageview statistics]]
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:MultiBoilerplate}} - [[Help:MultiBoilerplate]]
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:DynamicPageList}} - [[Help:Dynamic Page List]]
* {{Mw|Article=Extension:JsonConfig}} - For Lua Module errors, such as [[Module:TNT]]
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PageAssessments
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:NearbyPages
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HitCounters
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LinkSuggest
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ShortDescription
** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Short_description
** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper
* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RelatedArticles


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