Gadgets

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Extension: Gadgets


Overview
Description: Provides a way for users to pick JavaScript or CSS based "gadgets" that other wiki users provide.
State: stable Dependency: MediaWiki
Developer: Stephanie Amanda Stevens License: GPL v2+
Type: MediaWiki Category: Infrastructure
Edition: BlueSpice"BlueSpice" is not in the list (BlueSpice pro, BlueSpice free, BlueSpice Farm, BlueSpice Cloud, BlueSpice free (deactivated), BlueSpice pro (deactivated), BlueSpice Farm (deactivated), BlueSpice Cloud (deactivated)) of allowed values for the "BSExtensionInfoEdition" property.
For more info, visit Mediawiki.

Features


The Gadgets extension provides a way for users to pick JavaScript or CSS based "gadgets" that other wiki users provide.

Gadgets are made up of JavaScript and/or CSS snippets located on pages in the MediaWiki namespace. Each gadget is defined by a line in MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition, providing a name and description for the gadget, and a list of the JS and CSS snippets that it uses (see the Usage section below).

Since Gadgets reside in the MediaWiki namespace (the list defining the gadgets as well as the actual code snippets), only sysops (aka wiki admins) can edit the code. This is as it should be: only users especially trusted by the wiki community should be able to edit JavaScript code that is used by other users, since JavaScript can easily be used to hijack accounts or spy on people.

For more information please visit MediaWiki.

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