Template:Extension/doc

Purpose

This template should be added to the main page of all extensions documented on this wiki (and only the main page). It will add a useful infobox using the information supplied (see below) and will automatically add the extension to Category:All extensions, plus the appropriate status and type categories.

Usage

Cut and paste: {{Extension|templatemode = |name = |status = |type = |author = |username = |image = |version = |update = |mediawiki = |download = |readme = |changelog = |description = |parameters = |rights = |example = }} For help with parameter values, see below.

MediaWiki extensions manual {{{name}}} Release status: unknown Implementation Description {{{description}}} Author(s) Sombebody (unknowntalk) Latest version  ({{{update}}}) MediaWiki Database changes License Download {{{download}}} {{{readme}}} {{{changelog}}} Example {{{example}}} Parameters {{{parameters}}} Added rights {{{rights}}} Translate the Extension/doc extension if it is available at translatewiki.net

Content parameters

This section describes parameters that govern infobox content. For help with templatemode and other control parameters, please see Template:SeeSection.

Content parameters name name of the extension status current release status One of: unstable (broken - do not use this extension) experimental (early stages of development, may change drastically.) beta (stable but not fully tested) stable (stable version) unknown (default) If the status is anything other than the above, it will be ignored and the default value of 'Unknown' will be displayed in the template instead. In cases where the value is omitted, it will be categorised as unknown. In cases where the value is invalid, it will be placed in a special category so that the error can be caught and fixed. type1 type2 type3 type4 type5 type6 implementation type Legal values are: parser - catchall for uncategorized parser extensions. If you have written a parser extension, please use one of the more specific types below: parser function - custom parameterized template markup, e.g. {{#name: ... }} tag - custom XML tag markup, e.g. <tagname>...</tagname> variable - custom unparameterized template markup, e.g. {{NAME}} extended syntax - Extensions that add non-standard wiki syntax (i.e. not tags, parser functions, or variables). category - Category database - adds tables and/or fields to the database backing a MediaWiki installation db - same as database data extraction - Data extraction example - Not a real extension, but an example of how to write one form - Form hook - Hook extension - defines a new hook - see hook1, etc below if you want to define hooks used by your extension interface - catchall for uncategorized user interface extensions. (e.g. javascript code) link - Link markup extensions list - List media - Media namespace - Namespace pfunc - same as parser function special - Special page table - Table Any other value for 'type' is invalid, and will cause the extension to be placed in Category:Extensions with invalid or missing type. Note: Many extensions have more than one type, if this applies to yours,replace |type= with |type1=|type2=|type3=.... You may define up to six types for an extension. hook1 hook2 hook3 hook4 hook5 hook6 hook7 hook8 hook9 hook10 name of each hook used by the extension Entering values in this field is a good way to get exposure for your extension and help other developers. Each documented hook will automatically add the extension to a category listing extensions that use that hook. This category is autolinked to each hook article so that programmers can easily find examples of extensions that use a particular hook. Please see Manual:Hooks and Extension hook registry for a list of valid values. For multiple hooks, assign the first hook to hook1, the second to hook2 and so on. author The extension author's name, if different from their MediaWiki.org username. Free text. If omitted then the 'username' field will be used (if present). username The author's username on MediaWiki.org (if they have one). May be omitted, but if present it will be used to link to the author's user & user_talk page. image screenshot (of base 270px) version last version update date of the last update mediawiki required version of MediaWiki license license(s) governing use of this extension, e.g. GPL download link to the download : SVN or other readme link to the readme file : README or other changelog link to the changelog file : CHANGELOG or other description short description parameters available parameters for LocalSettings.php rights rights added by the extension. Not to be confused with the license! Rights are such as makebot or desysop, not such as GFDL or LGPL or GPL - those are licenses! example example, website or screenshot of working extension Control parameters Control parameters templatemode Controls auto-categorization of host page. Normally left blank. Alternate values are: nocats - suppresses categorization. Use this value if you are adding this template to subpages of an extension or to how-to documentation of extensions. For example, the usage image above sets templatemode=nocats). If this is left blank, this template will add the host page to Category:All extensions and to one or more additional categories, depending on the values assigned to the Template:SeeSection. Using the infobox Existing extension pages If you want to add the infobox to an existing page, copy and paste the code at the top of this page. Create a new extension article If you want to create a new extension page, enter the name below and click the button. A new page will be created with the infobox template already in place. <translate> A developer sharing their code in the MediaWiki code repository should expect:</translate> <translate> Feedback / Criticism / Code reviews</translate> <translate> Review and comments by other developers on things like [<tvar