Extension:IIIF
 Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions |
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| Implementation | APICategory:API extensions |
| Description | API services and other tools for working with IIIF. |
| Latest version | 0.3 (2025-06-12) |
| MediaWiki | 1.39Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
| Download | GitHub: Note: README |
The IIIF extension is an extension to MediaWiki which offers a number of API services and associated tools for working with IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework), such as integrating annotations, creating collections and using MediaWiki image files. Some of its features are based on Extension:Semantic MediaWiki.
Version 0.3 of the extension experimentally introduced an image annotation tool based on OpenSeadragon and Annotorious.
The most up to date and detailed guide on usage and configuration is included with the extension on the special page Special:IIIF. A blog about initial development can be found on https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/Show:Lab/IIIF.
Installation
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
IIIFin yourextensions/folder. - Only when installing from Git, run Composer to install PHP dependencies, by issuing
composer install --no-devin the extension directory. (See T173141 for potential complications.)Category:Extensions requiring Composer with git - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
wfLoadExtension( 'IIIF' );
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
IIIF
IIIF refers to a set of open standards for serving different types of digital resources, such as images and audio/visual files, on the web. The aim is to make it easier for the audience to view and to interact with them and for tools to become interoperable.
See the IIIF website for a general introduction and further information.
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