MediaWiki Extensions

This page contains information about which extensions are used today and which might be used in the future.

• OpenID Connect
  • Allows integration with Google and other authentication providers; already installed
• ConfirmEdit
  • Provides CAPTCHA; already installed
• DiscussionTools
  • Adds the Discuss button to the top of every wiki page; already installed
• Cargo
  • Allows you to store structured information in database tables while still editing wiki pages.
  • I suspect this will be extensively used
• Page Forms
  • Will be used extensively in Page Sets
• External Data
  • Pulls information from REST APIs, JSON feeds, and XML feeds
• Page Exchange
  • Allows import/export of pages and templates.
  • Will likely become the foundation of the Page Set marketplace.
• Echo
  • Notifications
• Widgets / EmbedVideo
  • Allow embedded content
• Maps
  • Integrate with Google Maps
• Semantic MediaWiki (SMW)
  • Allows you to store structured information in database tables; supports relationships and semantic queries
  • More complex and requiring more administration as compared to Cargo
  • We will start with Cargo and consider implementing SMW in the future