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Wikisource Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Description	Wikisource-specific MediaWiki customizations
Author(s)	Community Tech and Tpt
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Help	Help:Extension:Wikisource
Parameters $wgWikisourceHttpProxy $wgWikisourceOcrUrl $wgWikisourceEnableOcr $wgWikisourceWikibaseEditionProperty $wgWikisourceTranskribusModels $wgWikisourceWikibaseEditionOfProperty $wgWikisourceWsExportUrl
Hooks used ArticleViewHeader Category:ArticleViewHeader extensions EditPage::showEditForm:initial Category:EditPage::showEditForm:initial extensions GetPreferences Category:GetPreferences extensions SidebarBeforeOutput Category:SidebarBeforeOutput extensions WikibaseClientSiteLinksForItem Category:WikibaseClientSiteLinksForItem extensions
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Wikisource is an extension to provide specific customizations for Wikisource wikis, including enhanced integration with Wikibase, the WS Export tool, and Wikimedia OCR.

End-user help is available at Help:Extension:Wikisource.

Prerequisites

• The Wikidata integration depends on WikibaseClient extension.
• WS Export integration depends on the WS Export tool, installation of which is documented at wikitech:Nova Resource:Wikisource/Wikisource Export.
• OCR integration depends on the ProofreadPage extension and the Wikimedia OCR tool, installation of which is documented at wikitech:Nova Resource:Wikisource/Wikimedia OCR.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'Wikisource' );
  

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

Configuration parameters

$wgWikisourceWikibaseEditionProperty

identifier of the Wikibase property has edition or translation (P747). By default P747 (the identifier of this property in Wikidata).

$wgWikisourceWikibaseEditionOfProperty

identifier of the Wikibase property edition or translation of (P629). By default P629 (the identifier of this property in Wikidata).

$wgWikisourceWsExportUrl

URL used for the sidebar links to WS Export (in $wgContentNamespaces only)

$wgWikisourceEnableOcr

Whether to show the OCR toolbar UI. Defaults to false.

$wgWikisourceOcrUrl

URL of the OCR tool, linked from the toolbar when editing in the Page namespace.

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.