MediaWiki extensions manual

VersionCompare Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Special page Category:Special page extensions
Description	Compare the MediaWiki, PHP, database, and extension versions of two wikis.
Author(s)	Cindy Cicalese (Cindy.cicalesetalk)
Latest version	2.0.1 (2024-01-22)
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
MediaWiki	1.29+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
PHP	5.4+
Database changes	No
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
Quarterly downloads	1 (Ranked 83rd)
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The VersionCompare extension displays a special page, Special:VersionCompare, that compares the MediaWiki, PHP, database, and extension versions of two wikis. It provides two text fields to enter the API URLs of the two wikis to compare. If one of the text fields is left blank, the local wiki will be used as one of the two wikis.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted VersionCompare 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/VersionCompare
  

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'VersionCompare' );
  

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

Examples

Release Notes

Version 2.0.1

• Address potential XSS and RCE (T384269)

Version 2.0.0

• Code cleanup and update
• Add counts
• Update options
• Add option to ignore version
• Make includable
• Show message when no logo

Version 1.0

• Initial release