MediaWiki extensions manual

UnicodeConverter Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Special page Category:Special page extensions
Description	Example special page
Author(s)	Tim Starlingtalk
MediaWiki	>= 1.31.0
License	GPL2 or Any OSI approved license
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Quarterly downloads	4 (Ranked 106th)
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This was the first special page extension. It was created as a demonstration showing how to create special page extensions. Its function is to take Unicode text pasted into an input box, and to show the text with any non-ASCII characters converted to HTML entities.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted UnicodeConverter 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/UnicodeConverter
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'UnicodeConverter' );
  

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