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Extensions currently installed on this development wiki. Also applicable to the implementation wiki. | = Current = | ||
Extensions currently installed on this [[development wiki]]. Also applicable to the implementation wiki. | |||
* <tt>[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamBlacklist Extension:SpamBlacklist]</tt> - [[regex]]es against spammers - installed and working. | * <tt>[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamBlacklist Extension:SpamBlacklist]</tt> - [[regex]]es against spammers - installed and working. | ||
* <tt>[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit Extension:ConfirmEdit]</tt> - installed and working. | * <tt>[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit Extension:ConfirmEdit]</tt> - installed and working. | ||
Listing extensions that could be useful for the implementation wiki | Listing extensions that could be useful for the [[implementation wiki]] | ||
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* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Arrays - Allows parser functions that manipulate arrays | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Arrays - Allows parser functions that manipulate arrays | ||
=== ArticleFeedback ( stars of maximum stars ) for reviews === | === ArticleFeedback - ( stars of maximum stars ) for reviews === | ||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ArticleFeedback - allows users to rate articles. '''This could potentially be used for [[reviews]] and/or [[voting]]''' | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ArticleFeedback - allows users to rate articles. '''This could potentially be used for [[reviews]] and/or [[voting]]''' | ||
=== ArticleFeedbackv5 could be used to collect feedback to a company=== | === ArticleFeedbackv5 - could be used to collect feedback to a company === | ||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ArticleFeedbackv5 - for collecting user feedback about articles '''This could potentially be used to collect the [[feedback]] which then needs to be delivered to the | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ArticleFeedbackv5 - for collecting user feedback about articles '''This could potentially be used to collect the [[feedback]] which then needs to be delivered to the [[business]]es.''' | ||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ArticleToCategory2 - Adds a textbox to category-pages to streamline adding pages to categories | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ArticleToCategory2 - Adds a textbox to category-pages to streamline adding pages to categories | ||
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=== Back Links Functions ( constructing the voting machinery probably can use at least functions from this=== | === Back Links Functions ( constructing the voting machinery probably can use at least functions from this=== | ||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:BackLinksFunctions - This does what it's name says. The code is ancient, but will be '''essential reading to anyone developing a voting system where votes are kept in wiki pages''' | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:BackLinksFunctions - This does what it's name says. The code is ancient, but will be '''essential reading to anyone developing a voting system where votes are kept in wiki pages''' | ||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:BrokenLinks | |||
=== BrokenLinks === | |||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:BrokenLinks | |||
They on BrokenLinks: | |||
::Special Page which checks all links in table _externallinks and reports on those that return an HTTP response 4xx or 5xx | |||
Us on BrokenLinks: | |||
::Obviously very useful for housekeeping the links to businesses. | |||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:BucketVoting - The bucket voting extension to mediawiki allows people to distribute a number of votes between a number of options, so they can vote based on how important things are to them. This is known as [[w:cumulative voting]]. | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:BucketVoting - The bucket voting extension to mediawiki allows people to distribute a number of votes between a number of options, so they can vote based on how important things are to them. This is known as [[w:cumulative voting]]. | ||
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* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Call - ability to pass variables to templates to generate dynamic wiki pages | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Call - ability to pass variables to templates to generate dynamic wiki pages | ||
=== CategoryCloud and CategoryTagCloud | === CategoryCloud and CategoryTagCloud - 2 competing [[w:tag cloud]] implementations ) === | ||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryCloud - Create a [[w:tag cloud]] from category data | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryCloud - Create a [[w:tag cloud]] from category data | ||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTagCloud - Creates topic clouds from category data | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTagCloud - Creates topic clouds from category data | ||
=== CategoryIndex | === CategoryIndex - Using keys ( external to articles ) to make category associations === | ||
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryIndex | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryIndex | ||
They on CategoryIndex: | |||
::This extensions allows you to create categories of pages where the page is added with key value, which can be displayed on the lists of parties or categories used to select subset of pages from category. | |||
Perhaps this could be utilized to enter datas for many pages in single pages and also propagated to all languages | Us on CategoryIndex: | ||
::Perhaps this could be utilized to enter datas for many pages in single pages and also propagated to all languages | |||
=== CategoryIntersection - where are the other set operations ? === | === CategoryIntersection - where are the other set operations ? === | ||
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Us on Extension:CategoryOnUpload: | Us on Extension:CategoryOnUpload: | ||
::Makes it easier and faster to [[categorize]] a file you are uploading | ::Makes it easier and faster to [[categorize]] a file you are uploading to the [[file upload wiki]]. | ||
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