Extension:Example

MediaWiki extensions manual

Example Release status: stable
Implementation	Example
Author(s)	Krinkle, Kaldari
MediaWiki	1.19
License	GPL2+
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The Example extension is an example of how to use Extension:BoilerPlate to create an extension implementing some common extension features. It has many additional annotations and inline comments explaining how it all works. Read the Example extension, base your own code on the BoilerPlate extension. They're in the same examples repository.

Installation

• Download and extract the files in a directory called examples in your extensions/ folder. If you're a developer then instead you should use git clone to clone the mediawiki/extensions/examples repository in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

require_once __DIR__ . "/extensions/examples/Example/Example.php";

• Y Done – Navigate to "Special:Version" on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

See also

• Extension:BoilerPlate