Extension:Javascript
This extension is currently not actively maintained! Although it may still work, any bug reports or feature requests will more than likely be ignored. If you are interested in taking on the task of developing and maintaining this extension, you can request repository ownership. As a courtesy, you may want to contact the author. You should also remove this template and list yourself as maintaining the extension in the page's {{extension}} infobox. |
 Release status: unmaintained |
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| Implementation | User interface |
| Description | Loads JavaScript files from selected files or directories without duplication. |
| Author(s) | Aran Dunkley (Nadtalk) |
| Latest version | 3.0.8 (2012-02-15) |
| MediaWiki | 1.17+ |
| Database changes | No |
| License | GPL v2+ |
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| Check usage and version matrix. | |
Manage multiple JavaScript file imports from one place. The extension is a single script which you can obtain from here and save into a directory called JavaScript in your extensions directory and include in your LocalSettings.php file. Save all the necessary *.js files into the same locations as the script and they will automatically be loaded by your wiki.
Using an external script or scripts has several advantages to using MediaWiki:Common.js:
- only people with access to the file system on the server can edit the script(s) or upload new version(s)
- you can have as many scripts as you like, which facilitates modularization
- users often find that it takes a while for updates to MediaWiki:Common.js to propagate to the client (browser). This can make developing and testing your script a frustrating experience. Updates to external scripts, on the other hand, tend to take effect on the client after a single force refresh. This is also the case using this extension.
- editing MediaWiki:Common.js through the edit window in Mediawiki is cumbersome and error prone. External scripts can be edited in a proper editor with full screen text display, graphical syntax indication and feedback on errors. Of course you can copy MediaWiki:Common.js to an external location and edit it there, but this gives you essentially two versions to keep track of (even if one may be only temporary).
- if your application requires much JavaScript, MediaWiki:Common.js may be edited very frequently. This takes up unnecessary space in your wiki's database. You avoid this using external scripts.
The original script has some issues. A revised version has been added to the Discussion page.
To activate the extension, include in your LocalSettings.php file as in the following example:
include("$IP/extensions/JavaScript/JavaScript.php");
See
See alsoEdit
- Extension:AddScriptCss - parser cache friendly version of 'AddScript'
- Extension:AddScript - allows adding scripts on a per-article basis with a parser-function