Template:Extension

Template documentation

This template employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.
Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the or your user space before changing anything here.

This template should be added to all extension pages on this wiki (but only the main page).

It will add a useful infobox (see below) and will automatically add the extension to Category:All extensions , along with the appropriate status and {{<tvar|3>ll|Category:Extensions by implementation type|implementation type}} categories.

Usage

Copy and paste:

{{Extension |templatemode =
|name                 = 
|status               = 
|type1                = 
|type2                = 
|hook1                = 
|hook2                = 
|newhook1             = 
|newhook2             = 
|username             = 
|author               = 
|description          = 
|image                = 
|imagesize            = 
|version              = 
|update               = 
|version preview      = 
|update preview       = 
|compatibility policy =
|mediawiki            = 
|php                  = 
|needs-updatephp      = 
|composer             =
|table1               = 
|table2               = 
|license              = 
|download             = 
|readme               = 
|changelog            = 
|example              = 
|namespace            = 
|parameters           = 
|tags                 = 
|rights               = 
|compatibility        = 
|bugzilla             = 
|phabricator          =
|vagrant-role         = 
}}

For help with parameter values, see below.

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
{{{name}}} Release status: unknown

Implementation	{{{type1}}}, {{{type2}}}
Description	{{{description}}}
Author(s)	SomeAuthor (SomeUser^talk)
Latest version	{{{version}}} ({{{update}}})
Latest preview version	{{{version preview}}} ({{{update preview}}})
Compatibility policy	invalid
MediaWiki	{{{mediawiki}}}
PHP	{{{php}}}
com>'php update.php' needed after installation"> Database changes	{{{needs-updatephp}}}
Composer	{{{composer}}}
Tables	[[Special:MyLanguage/Template:Extension/{{{table1}}} table\|{{{table1}}}]] [[Special:MyLanguage/Template:Extension/{{{table2}}} table\|{{{table2}}}]]
License	{{{license}}}
Download	{{{download}}} {{{readme}}} {{{changelog}}}
Example	{{{example}}}
Namespace {{{namespace}}}
Parameters {{{parameters}}}
Tags {{{tags}}}
Added rights {{{rights}}}
Hooks used hook1 hook2
Hooks provided newhook1 newhook2
{{{compatibility}}}
Translate the Extension extension {{<tvar\|3>#if:\|\|if it is available at translatewiki.net}}

Vagrant role	{{{vagrant-role}}}
Issues	[[phab:tag/{{{phabricator}}}\| Open tasks]] · Report a bug

Content parameters

This section describes parameters that govern infobox content.

For help with templatemode and other control parameters, please see Control parameters.

**Content parameters**
Parameter	Description
name	name of the extension
status	current release status One of: <tvar Maintenance: vulnerabilities, archived