Extension:Cite
 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | Tag |
| Description | Allows footnotes for citing sources and helps for correctly citing content in offline media |
| Author(s) | Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmasontalk |
| Latest version | Continuous updates |
| Compatibility policy | Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible. |
| MediaWiki | 1.34+ |
| PHP | 7.0+ |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
| Download | |
| Example | Wikipedia:Footnotes |
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| Quarterly downloads | 276 (Ranked 18th) |
| Public wikis using | 14,146 (Ranked 6th) |
| Translate the Cite extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The Cite extension allows a user to create references as footnotes on a page.
It adds two parser hooks to MediaWiki, <ref> and <references />; these operate together to add citations to pages.
Usage
See the help page for using the Cite extension for further information.
Installation
- Download and move the extracted
Citefolder to yourextensions/directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/Cite - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'Cite' );
- Configure as required.
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Vagrant installation:
- If using Vagrant, install with
vagrant roles enable cite --provision
Configuration
$wgCiteBookReferencing
Enables an experimental feature for sub-references when set to true, see the help page. Default value: false
$wgCiteResponsiveReferences
Default setting for responsive display of references.
When set to true, the references section will be displayed in multiple columns.
See the usage documentation.
Default value: true
$wgCiteVisualEditorOtherGroup
When set to true, the Cite toolbar button can be moved under the Insert menu. This is used on Wikivoyage sites. See the original feature request.
Default value: false.
See also
| This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page. |
| This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm. |