Help:Extensions

Extensions are features and additions added to Wikia's installation of MediaWiki. See Special:Version for a complete list of extensions and parser hooks, as well as credit to the hardworking developers who created these features.



Users and admins

 * Deleted user contributions	:Gives sysops the ability to browse a user's deleted edits
 * Global CSS/JS		:Adds global user CSS and JavaScript to a page, fetched from the Central Wikia
 * Editcount		:Displays edit count of a user
 * Give Rollback		:Allows local bureaucrats to give rollback permissions to a non-sysop user
 * Invite a friend	:displays "invite a friend" form
 * Lookup Contribs	:Displays user contributions on multiple wikis
 * Makesysop		:Gives bureaucrats/stewards the ability to modify user level
 * Multiple Lookup	:Provides user lookup on multiple wikis

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
 * Create Page			:Allows to create a new page - with the Wysiwyg editor
 * DPLforum (version 3.1.2)	:DPL-based forum extension
 * DynamicPageList2 (version 1.6.3) :Universal reporting tool for wikis, which adds the   tag
 * EasyTimeline			:Timeline extension
 * EditSimilar			:Encourages users to edit an article similar (by categories) to the one they just had edited
 * GoogleDocs4MW		:Adds &lt;googlespreadsheet&gt; tag for Google Docs' spreadsheets display


 * ImageMap			:Allows client-side clickable image maps using &lt;imagemap&gt; tag
 * ImportFreeImages	:Provides a way of importing properly licensed photos from Flickr
 * Inputbox			:Allow inclusion of predefined HTML forms
 * Action Create	:(patch to InputBox)
 * Cite				:Adds  and tags, for citations
 * LinkSearch		:Search for Weblinks
 * MediaWikiWyg (version 0.2)	:MediaWiki integration of the Wikiwyg WYSIWYG wiki editor
 * Multi Delete			:deletes a batch of pages or a page on multiple wikis (staff-only)
 * MostPopularArticles		:Get list of most popular articles
 * MostPopularCategories		:Get list of most popular categories
 * MultipleUpload		:Allows users to upload up to ten files at once
 * ParserFunctions		:Enhance parser with logical functions
 * Poem				:Adds &lt;poem&gt; tag for poem formatting
 * Polls
 * RandomSelection (version 2.0)	:Displays a random option from the given set
 * RSS feed extension		:Displays an RSS feed on a wiki page
 * Send to a friend		:displays "send to a friend" button in the article
 * Shared newtalk	:Cross-wiki new message notifications
 * StringFunctions	:Enhances parser with string functions
 * TabView
 * WidgetTag		:Adds &lt;widget&gt; tag for dynamic embedding of Wikia widgets
 * WikiHiero			:Syntax to display hieroglyph
 * YouTube			:Embeds YouTube and Google Video movies

Spam and blocking

 * AntiSpamInput			:Simple spambot blocking mechanism
 * ConfirmEdit			:Simple captcha implementation
 * Regex Block Stats		:Displays block statistics for the RegexBlock extension
 * Regular Expression Name Block	:Alternate user block (by given name, using regular expressions)
 * Regular Expression Spam Block	:Filters out unwanted phrases in edited pages, based on regular expressions
 * RegexBlock Engine 2.0 Core	:Core regular expression matching engine
 * RegexBlock Engine 2.0 MediaWiki handler	:MediaWiki functionality for regular expression matching engine
 * SpamBlacklist			:Regex based anti spam tool

Other tools

 * AjaxLogin			:Dynamic box which allow users to login and remind password
 * ArticleMetaDescription			:Adding meta-description tag containing snippet of the Article
 * CheckUser			:Grants users with the appropriate permission the ability to check user's IP addresses and other information (staff-only)
 * DataProvider			:Data provider for Wikia skins
 * GetUserAgent			:Browser detection functionality
 * MiniUpload			:Allow users to upload new files directly from editpage
 * Our404Handler			:Our 404 handler for making thumbs and other magic
 * ProblemReports			:Allow users to report problems with wiki-articles and helpers/sysops/janitors/staff to view & resolve them
 * SharedMessages		:Allows drawing "shared" template messages from the shared DB
 * SiteWideMessages		:Provides an interface for sending messages seen on all wikis
 * Webtools		:Displays wiki position and clicks statistics



On Request
This is a list of MediaWiki extensions that are available upon request at Wikia.


 * CollaborativeVideo	:Enables to create collaborative videos, add to them and edit them
 * GoogleMaps Extension 	:Easily create maps with wiki-fied markers
 * RandomImage	:Provides a random media picker using &lt;randomimage /&gt;
 * Social tools	:Various social features for your wiki, such as avatars, awards, gifts and user profiles



Restricted

 * wfCreateAccountPrivateDomainsCheck
 * Protect Site	:Allows a site administrator to temporarily block various site modifications