Extension:QRLite

MediaWiki extensions manual

QRLite Release status: stable
Implementation	MyWiki
Description	Generates QRCodes in .png and .svg format on the fly
Author(s)	gesinn.it GmbH & Co. KG (Fannontalk)
Latest version	0.3.3 (2019-01-25)
MediaWiki	1.27+
PHP	5.2+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net .
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The QRLite extension allows to generate QRCodes as .png- and .svg-images. It generates and embeds them "on the fly" and does not store them as MediaWiki images.

Contents

Installation

• Ensure the GD php-extension is installed (e.g. on Debian issue: apt install php-gd and then restart apache, if not already installed).
• Download, extract and place the file(s) in a directory called QRLite in your extensions/ folder.

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

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

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

Instead of downloading the zip archive you may also check this extension out via Git:

git clone https://github.com/gesinn-it/QRLite.git

Usage

Use the #qrlite parser function.

Available Parameters

• format: svg or png. Default is png
• size: A number that defines the overall QR Code image size. Default is 6.
• margin: A number, default is 0
• eec: A number ranging from 0 to 4 that defines the error correction level. Default is 2.

Examples

SVG Format (scalable)

{{#qrlite:{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}|format=svg|size=5|ecc=1|margin=0}}

PNG Format

{{#qrlite:{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}|format=png|size=5|margin=0}}