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WikibaseLexeme Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Description	Allows storing and modifying the structured lexicographic data in the Wikibase instance.
Author(s)	The Wikidata team
Latest version	continuous updates
MediaWiki	>= 1.44
Database changes	Yes
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 readme
Parameters $wgLexemeLanguageCodePropertyId $wgLexemeLexicalCategoryItemIds $wgLexemeEnableRepo $wgLexemeNamespace $wgLexemeEnableDataTransclusion
Hooks used CanonicalNamespaces Category:CanonicalNamespaces extensions InfoAction Category:InfoAction extensions LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates Category:LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates extensions ScribuntoExternalLibraries Category:ScribuntoExternalLibraries extensions WikibaseClientDataTypes Category:WikibaseClientDataTypes extensions WikibaseClientEntityTypes Category:WikibaseClientEntityTypes extensions WikibaseContentLanguages Category:WikibaseContentLanguages extensions WikibaseRepoDataTypes Category:WikibaseRepoDataTypes extensions WikibaseRepoEntityNamespaces Category:WikibaseRepoEntityNamespaces extensions WikibaseRepoEntityTypes Category:WikibaseRepoEntityTypes extensions WikibaseRepoOnParserOutputUpdaterConstruction Category:WikibaseRepoOnParserOutputUpdaterConstruction extensions WikibaseRepoSearchableEntityScopesMessages Category:WikibaseRepoSearchableEntityScopesMessages extensions
Quarterly downloads	17 (Ranked 97th)
Public wikis using	826 (Ranked 312nd)
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The Wikibase Lexeme extension provides improved modeling for lexical entities such as words and phrases. While it would be theoretically possible to model these things using Items, a more expressive specialized model helps to reduce complexity, and improve re-use and mappings to other vocabularies.

See also: Extension:WikibaseLexeme/Data Model

Requirements

Wikibase must be installed.

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'WikibaseLexeme' );
  

• Define a namespace for Lexeme entities
• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

See also

• RDF Mapping
• Data model

• Top Wikibase extensions — Curated list of key Wikibase extensions

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.

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Miraheze Category:Extensions included in Miraheze ProWikiCategory:Extensions included in ProWiki WikiForgeCategory:Extensions included in WikiForge 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.