MediaWiki extensions manual

ArticleMetaDescription Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Data extractionCategory:Data extraction extensions
Description	Adds SEO-friendly <meta description="..." /> tags containing a brief snippet of the article to article pages' HTML
Author(s)	Adrian 'ADi' Wieczorek Jack Phoenix
Latest version	1.4
MediaWiki	1.43+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Example	ShoutWiki
Hooks used OutputPageBeforeHTML Category:OutputPageBeforeHTML extensions
Quarterly downloads	11 (Ranked 103rd)
Public wikis using	6,846 (Ranked 27th)
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ArticleMetaDescription extension adds SEO-friendly <meta description="..." /> tags containing a brief snippet of the article to article pages' HTML.

Additionally said description for the Main Page only can be overridden by editing the MediaWiki:Description interface message.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted ArticleMetaDescription folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/ArticleMetaDescription
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'ArticleMetaDescription' );
  

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

Usage

ArticleMetaDescription automatically takes the first paragraph of the article and puts it into the <meta description="..." /> tag inside the page header section. All templates (infoboxes, tables etc.) are ignored by default.

It's possible to set predefined description for the wiki's main page (the name of which is specified in MediaWiki:Mainpage) by putting desired text into the MediaWiki:Description message.

See also

• Extension:Description2
• Extension:WikiSEO

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Fandom Category:Extensions included in Fandom ShoutWiki Category:Extensions included in ShoutWiki 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.