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LinkGuesser Release status: betaCategory:Beta status extensions
Implementation	Page action Category:Page action extensions
Description	For broken internal links, infers possible correct links from search results
Author(s)	Jeffrey Wang for MyWikis LLC
Latest version	0.1 (2021-12-11)
MediaWiki	1.35+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
Database changes	No
License	© MyWikis LLC
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Parameters $wgLinkGuesserResultsLimit
Hooks used HtmlPageLinkRendererEnd Category:HtmlPageLinkRendererEnd extensions

The LinkGuesser extension overrides default behavior for broken links ("red links") by showing a list of possible correct links and offering the choice of correcting the broken link with a displayed option.

Installation

This extension requires CirrusSearch to be installed on the wiki.

• Have CirrusSearch and its dependencies installed.
• Download, extract and place the file(s) in a directory called LinkGuesser in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'LinkGuesser' );
  

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

Configuration parameters

$wgLinkGuesserResultsLimit

How many results should be shown for each link guess.

User rights

This extension itself doesn't create any new user permissions, but the edit permission is required for using the link fixing mechanism.