MediaWiki extensions manual

StandardWikitext Release status: experimentalCategory:Experimental extensions
Description	Standardizes wikitext after each page save
Author(s)	Sophivorustalk
Latest version	3.0
MediaWiki	>= 1.39.4
PHP	7.4+
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 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
Parameters $wgStandardWikitextAccount $wgStandardWikitextNamespaces
Hooks used GetDoubleUnderscoreIDs Category:GetDoubleUnderscoreIDs extensions PageSaveComplete Category:PageSaveComplete extensions
Quarterly downloads	0
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The StandardWikitext extension standardizes wikitext after each page save. Use this extension to:

• Fix messy wikitext
• Fix some broken wikitext
• Simplify regular expression search-and-replace
• Simplify wikitext parsing by other tools
• Eliminate OCD editing
• End controversy over wikitext styles

This extension is inspired on JavaScript Standard Style. Enough of this madness!

Installation

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

  wfLoadExtension( 'StandardWikitext' );
  

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

Configuration

StandardWikitext is designed to work out of the box and needs no configuration. However, the following options are available, each one shown with its default value:

// Namespaces where to run wikitext standardization
$wgStandardWikitextNamespaces = [ NS_MAIN ];

// System account that will do the wikitext standardization
$wgStandardWikitextAccount = "StandardWikitext bot";

Modules

Wikitext is standardized to the following formats.

== Section ==

Text.

=== Sub-section ===

Text.

==== Sub-sub-section ====

Text.

[[foo]]

[[foo]]s

[[Foo|bar]]

[[File:Foo.jpg|thumb|Caption]]

[[File:Foo.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Caption with [[sublink]].]]

* Foo
* Bar
* Baz

# Foo
# Bar
# Baz

* Foo
** Bar
*** Baz

{{Foo}}

{{Foo|bar|baz=qux}}

{{Foo
| bar
| baz = qux
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption
! Header
! Header
|-
| Text
| Text
|-
| Text
| Text
|}

Text.<ref name="foo" group="bar">Reference</ref>

Text.<ref name="foo" />

Text.

[[Category:A]]
[[Category:B]]
[[Category:C]]

See also

• JavaScript Standard Style - Inspiration for this extension