Extension:WikimediaMessages

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
WikimediaMessages; Release status: stable
Implementation	User interface
Description	Adds Wikimedia specific messages and grammar, as well as Wikimedia specific overrides for license or legal related messages
Author(s)	Tim Starling; Siebrand Mazeland; James D. Forrrester; Multichill;
MediaWiki	1.25+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Download Git master; browse repository (GitHub); commit history; repository contributors (GitHub); code review;
	Parameters $wgWikimediaMessagesLicensing;
	Hooks used ChangesListSpecialPageStructuredFilters; CheckUserSubtitleLinks; EditPageCopyrightWarning; GetPreferences; GlobalBlockingBlockedIpMsg; GlobalBlockingBlockedIpRangeMsg; GlobalBlockingBlockedIpXffMsg; LocalUserCreated; MessageCache::get; MobileLicenseLink; ResourceLoaderRegisterModules; SkinAddFooterLinks; SkinCopyrightFooter; SpecialPageBeforeExecute; TorBlockBlockedMsg; UploadForm:initial;
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The WikimediaMessages adds Wikimedia specific messages and grammar, as well as Wikimedia specific overrides for license or legal related messages.

InstallationEdit

Download and place the file(s) in a directory called WikimediaMessages in your extensions/ folder.
Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
```
wfLoadExtension( 'WikimediaMessages' );
```
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

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.

WikimediaMessages Release status: stable
Implementation	User interface
Description	Adds Wikimedia specific messages and grammar, as well as Wikimedia specific overrides for license or legal related messages
Author(s)	Tim Starling Siebrand Mazeland James D. Forrrester Multichill
MediaWiki	1.25+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git ^[?]: Download Git master browse repository (GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review
Parameters $wgWikimediaMessagesLicensing
Hooks used ChangesListSpecialPageStructuredFilters CheckUserSubtitleLinks EditPageCopyrightWarning GetPreferences GlobalBlockingBlockedIpMsg GlobalBlockingBlockedIpRangeMsg GlobalBlockingBlockedIpXffMsg LocalUserCreated MessageCache::get MobileLicenseLink ResourceLoaderRegisterModules SkinAddFooterLinks SkinCopyrightFooter SpecialPageBeforeExecute TorBlockBlockedMsg UploadForm:initial
Translate the WikimediaMessages extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
Check usage and version matrix.
Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug