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README for the Gadgets extension
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Copyright © 2007 Daniel Kinzler
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Licenses: GNU General Public Licence (GPL)
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GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL)
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The Gadgets extension provides a way for users to pick JavaScript or CSS
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based "gadgets" that other wiki users provide.
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<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Gadgets>
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The Gadgets extension was originally written by Daniel Kinzler in 2007
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and is released under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL).
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The internationalization files may contain contributions by several people;
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they should be mentioned in each file individually.
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== Prerequisites ==
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This version of Gadgets requires MediaWiki 1.27 or later. To get a version
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compatible with earlier MediaWiki release, visit
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https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/Gadgets
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== Installing ==
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Copy the Gadgets directory into the extensions folder of your
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MediaWiki installation. Then add the following lines to your
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LocalSettings.php file (near the end):
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require_once "$IP/extensions/Gadgets/Gadgets.php";
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== Usage ==
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See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Gadgets#Usage
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== Caveats ==
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* Gadgets do not apply to Special:Preferences, Special:UserLogin and
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Special:ResetPass so users can always disable any broken gadgets they
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may have enabled, and malicious gadgets will be unable to steal passwords.
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