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MediaWiki Markdown extension
Markdown MediaWiki Extension
About
This is a relatively simple extension for MediaWiki that allows Markdown instead of Wiki markup in articles. This extension uses erusev's Parsedown and, optionally, Parsedown Extra libraries.
Installation
- Download this extension (grab the latest from releases)
- Extract this extension into
$mw/extensions/Markdownwhere$mwis that path to your MediaWiki installation - Download Parsedown and place
Parsedown.phpin$mw/extensions/Markdown - (Optional) Download Parsedown Extra and place
ParsedownExtra.phpin$mw/extensions/Markdown - Add the following to
$mw/LocalSettings.php:
require_once("$IP/extensions/Markdown/Markdown.php");
Usage
By default, all of your articles will now be parsed using Markdown instead of Wiki markup. If you have a wiki with articles already, you will either need to convert them to Markdown or put the {{WIKI}} tag at the very beginning of the article to tell this extension not to run.
You can make Markdown parsing optional by setting $wgMarkdownDefaultOn to false and adding {{MARKDOWN}} at the beginning of any articles you want Markdown parsing on. Look at the settings to see more about configuring this extension.
Settings
There are a handful of settings available to configure this extension:
| Setting | Since | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
$wgMarkdownDefaultOn |
0.1 | true |
If this is set to false, an article must start with {{MARKDOWN}} to be parsed for Markdown. |
$wgMarkdownToggleFormat |
0.1 | {{%s}} |
The {{%s}} syntax is used by MediaWiki for templates. While this should not be a problem in most cases, you can change the tag boundries if problems arise. |
$wgMarkdownWikiLinks |
0.1 | true |
If enabled, links will be run though WikiMedia's linkifier so it can properly generate local links among other things. This functionality is a little experimental, so disable it if it is causing problems. |
$wgMarkdownExtra |
0.1 | false |
If enabled, Parsedown Extra will be loaded and used. Note: Make sure Parsedown Extra is downloaded before enabling this. |
$wgMarkdownHighlight |
0.2 | false |
If enabled, attempts to load Highlight.js. |
$wgMarkdownHighlightJs |
0.2 | null |
The path to the Highlight.js JavaScript file. |
$wgMarkdownHighlightCss |
0.2 | null |
The path to the Highlight.js CSS file. |
Settings should go in your LocalSettings.php file after including the extension.
Example
// LocalSettings.php
// ...
require_once("$IP/extensions/Markdown/Markdown.php");
$wgMarkdownExtra = true;
$wgMarkdownHighlight = true;
$wgMarkdownHighlightJs = '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/8.0/highlight.min.js';
$wgMarkdownHighlightCss = '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/8.0/styles/default.min.css';
// ...
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