Help:Extensions

Extensions are features and add-ons developed for MediaWiki, the software platform that Wikia runs on. They are designed by third-party developers (that is to say, not Wikia or MediaWiki staff) for the purpose of either expanding the function of a wiki or overriding a built-in MediaWiki feature for customization purposes.

See Category:Extensions for help pages on Wikia Help. Note this article may not be completely up to date.

Preinstalled
See also Category:Extensions enabled by default.

Users and admins

 * Deleted user contributions
 * Gives sysops the ability to browse a user's deleted edits


 * Help:Global CSS and JS
 * Adds global user CSS and JavaScript to a page, fetched from


 * Editcount
 * Displays edit count of a user

Wiki tools

 * CategoryTree
 * AJAX based gadget to display the category structure of a wiki


 * CharInsert
 * Allows creation of JavaScript box for inserting non-standard characters


 * DPLforum
 * DPL-based forum extension using wiki pages.


 * EasyTimeline
 * Timeline extension


 * GoogleDocs4MW
 * Adds &lt;googlespreadsheet&gt; tag for Google Docs' spreadsheets display


 * ImageMap
 * Allows client-side clickable image maps using &lt;imagemap&gt; tag


 * Inputbox
 * Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms


 * Cite
 * Adds  and tags, for citations


 * LinkSearch
 * Search for Weblinks


 * MostPopularArticles
 * Get list of most popular articles


 * MostPopularCategories
 * Get list of most popular categories


 * MultipleUpload
 * Allows users to upload up to five files at once


 * ParserFunctions
 * Enhance parser with logical functions


 * Poem
 * Adds &lt;poem&gt; tag for poem formatting


 * Polls
 * Set up single-choice polls.


 * RandomImage
 * Provides a random media picker using &lt;randomimage /&gt;


 * RandomSelection
 * Displays a random option from the given set


 * RSS feed extension
 * Displays an RSS feed on a wiki page


 * TabView and Tabber
 * Methods for having "tabbed" content


 * Timeline
 * Editors can create timelines of events using this tool's syntax.


 * Video Embed Tool
 * Embeds videos from YouTube, Metacafe and many other sites, and adds Video pages


 * WikiHiero
 * Syntax to display hieroglyph


 * YouTube
 * Embeds YouTube and Google Video movies

Spam and blocking

 * AntiSpamInput
 * Simple spambot blocking mechanism


 * ConfirmEdit
 * Simple captcha implementation


 * Regular Expression Name Block
 * Alternate user block (by given name, using regular expressions, controlled globally)


 * Regular Expression Spam Block
 * Filters out unwanted phrases in edited pages, based on regular expression


 * SpamBlacklist
 * Regex based anti url spam tool

Other tools

 * AjaxLogin
 * Dynamic box which allow users to login and remind password


 * SyntaxHighlight
 * Code syntax highlighter - supports many languages


 * ArticleMetaDescription
 * Adding meta-description tag containing snippet of the Article


 * MiniUpload
 * Allow users to upload new files directly from edit page


 * SharedMessages
 * Allows drawing "shared" template messages from the shared DB


 * Shared Help
 * Provides the Help namespace pages from this wiki into all wikis (controlled globally)


 * SiteWideMessages
 * Provides an interface for sending messages seen on all wikis

On request
This is a non-comprehensive list of MediaWiki extensions that are available upon request at Wikia. See also Category:Extensions enabled on request.


 * AbuseFilter
 * Tool for automatically catching non-constructive edits.


 * Calendar
 * Allows for embedding of a calendar into wiki pages.


 * DynamicPageList2
 * Universal reporting tool for wikis, which adds the &lt;dpl&gt; tag


 * Maps Extension
 * Easily create maps with wiki-fied markers


 * Variables
 * Allows you to define a variable on a page then use it later in that same page.

Restricted

 * CheckUser
 * Grants users with the appropriate permission the ability to check user's IP addresses and other information (This is generally a staff-only tool. A few wikis have a few users with this access, but it is not requestable.)


 * Protect site
 * Allows a site administrator to temporarily block various site modifications (this is enabled as deemed needed)