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README
README for the Gadgets extension Copyright © 2007 Daniel Kinzler Licenses: GNU General Public Licence (GPL)
GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL)
The Gadgets extension provides a way for users to pick JavaScript or CSS based "gadgets" that other wiki users provide.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Gadgets
The Gadgets extension was originally written by Daniel Kinzler in 2007 and is released under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). The internationalization files may contain contributions by several people; they should be mentioned in each file individually.
Prerequisites
This version of Gadgets requires MediaWiki 1.27 or later. To get a version compatible with earlier MediaWiki release, visit
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/Gadgets
Installing
Copy the Gadgets directory into the extensions folder of your MediaWiki installation. Then add the following lines to your LocalSettings.php file (near the end):
require_once "$IP/extensions/Gadgets/Gadgets.php";
Usage
See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Gadgets#Usage
Caveats
- Gadgets do not apply to Special:Preferences, Special:UserLogin and Special:ResetPass so users can always disable any broken gadgets they may have enabled, and malicious gadgets will be unable to steal passwords.