Extension:Gists

MediaWiki extensions manual

Gists Release status: stable
Implementation	Tag
Description	Allows you to embed Github's gists using the <gist> tag.
Author(s)	Mauro Veron (Maurovtalk)
Latest version	1.0 (2012-08-11)
MediaWiki	1.19.1+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download snapshot GitHub: project page git repository URL [help] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net . README
Example	wiki.dwscoalition.org
Tags <gist>
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
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The Gists extension allows you to embed Github's gists using the <gist> tag.

Usage

General usage

<gist [file=<FILE-NAME>|files=<FILE-NAMES>]><GIST-ID></gist>

Example

Embed the Gist foxfirefey/4964230:

<gist>4964230</gist>

And shows up as such:

View code at: https://gist.github.com/4964230.js

Example with file argument

Use this to embed a specific file:

<gist file="nginx.conf">9263794</gist>

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called Gists in your extensions/ folder.

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:

  require_once "$IP/extensions/Gists/Gists.php";
  

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