Extension:InterwikiSorting
 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | User interface |
| Author(s) | Wikimedia Germany (WMDE) |
| Latest version | continuous updates |
| Compatibility policy | Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible. |
| MediaWiki | 1.27+ |
| PHP | 7.4+ |
| Database changes | No |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
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| Quarterly downloads | 5 (Ranked 131st) |
| Public wikis using | 842 (Ranked 306th) |
| Translate the InterwikiSorting extension if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
The InterwikiSorting extension allows for sorting of interwiki links.
The code was originally created in 2012 as part of the Wikibase Client extension, and has been factored out.
- Within the Wikimedia Foundation this extension will be used alongside the Cognate extension and Wikibase.
Download
The extension can be retrieved directly from Git [?]:
- Browse code
- Some extensions have tags for stable releases.
- Browse tags
- Select the tag
- Click "snapshot"
- Each branch is associated with a past MediaWiki release. There is also a "master" branch containing the latest alpha version (might require an alpha version of MediaWiki).
- Browse branches
- Select a branch name
- Click "Continue"
Extract the snapshot and place it in the extensions/InterwikiSorting/ directory of your MediaWiki installation.
If you are familiar with Git and have shell access to your server, you can also obtain the extension as follows:
cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/InterwikiSorting.git
Installation
- Download and move the extracted
InterwikiSortingfolder to yourextensions/directory.
Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/InterwikiSorting - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'InterwikiSorting' );
- Configure as required
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Configuration
$wgInterwikiSortingSort- The default sort order to use. 'code' is built in and orders alphabetically by interwiki code.
- Example sort orders are currently stored in WMF configuration and can be seen at Phabricator
- These can be seen used in noc.wikimedia.org under
wgInterwikiSortingSort
$wgInterwikiSortingSortPrepend- Codes that should appear at the start of the list of interwiki links.
$wgInterwikiSortingInterwikiSortOrders- Definition of sort orders. Each sort order key should be the sort order name, for example 'alphabetical'. Each key should have a value of an array of interwiki codes in the order to be sorted.
 | 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. |
 | This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm. |