Template:Extension

Revision as of 07:51, 6 September 2007 by >Egfrank~mediawikiwiki (added 3 types: tag: tag, parser function: tag, parser function, special)

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.

Example

This is a MediaWiki Extension
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Extension

Release status: unknown

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Type {{{type}}}
Description {{{description}}}
Author(s) {{{author}}}
Version {{{version}}}
MediaWiki {{{mediawiki}}}
Download {{{download}}}
Parameters {{{parameters}}}
Added rights {{{rights}}}
Example {{{example}}}



Usage

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.

type type of extension

Can contain any value, but the following special values ensure proper categorisation:

(Obviously, better template coding to allow multiple types without having to create separate syntax for all possible combinations is needed.) Any other value for 'type' is invalid, and will cause the extension to be placed in Category:Extensions with invalid or missing type.

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
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

Using the infobox

Existing extension pages

If you want to add the infobox to an existing page, copy and paste the following code and add it to the top:

{{Extension
|name        = 
|status      =
|type        =
|author      =
|username    =
|image       =
|version     =
|update      =
|mediawiki   =
|download    =
|readme      =
|changelog   =
|description =
|parameters  =
|rights      =
|example     =
}}

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.