Extension:Wikisource

MediaWiki extensions manual

Wikisource Release status: stable
Description	Wikisource-specific MediaWiki customizations
Author(s)	Community Tech and Tpt
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Help	Help:Extension:Wikisource
Parameters $wgWikisourceHttpProxy $wgWikisourceOcrUrl $wgWikisourceEnableOcr $wgWikisourceWikibaseEditionProperty $wgWikisourceTranskribusModels $wgWikisourceWikibaseEditionOfProperty $wgWikisourceWsExportUrl
Hooks used ArticleViewHeader EditPage::showEditForm:initial GetPreferences SidebarBeforeOutput WikibaseClientSiteLinksForItem
Quarterly downloads	5 (Ranked 131st)
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Wikisource is an extension to provide specific customizations for Wikisource wikis, including enhanced integration with Wikibase, the WS Export tool, and Wikimedia OCR.

End-user help is available at Help:Extension:Wikisource.

Prerequisites

• The Wikidata integration depends on WikibaseClient extension.
• WS Export integration depends on the WS Export tool, installation of which is documented at wikitech:Nova Resource:Wikisource/Wikisource Export.
• OCR integration depends on the ProofreadPage extension and the Wikimedia OCR tool, installation of which is documented at wikitech:Nova Resource:Wikisource/Wikimedia OCR.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted Wikisource folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/Wikisource
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'Wikisource' );
  

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

Configuration parameters

$wgWikisourceWikibaseEditionProperty

identifier of the Wikibase property has edition or translation (P747). By default P747 (the identifier of this property in Wikidata).

$wgWikisourceWikibaseEditionOfProperty

identifier of the Wikibase property edition or translation of (P629). By default P629 (the identifier of this property in Wikidata).

$wgWikisourceWsExportUrl

URL used for the sidebar links to WS Export (in $wgContentNamespaces only)

$wgWikisourceEnableOcr

Whether to show the OCR toolbar UI. Defaults to false.

$wgWikisourceOcrUrl

URL of the OCR tool, linked from the toolbar when editing in the Page namespace.