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Some users may prefer to skip manual installation by using a pre-integrated MediaWiki software appliance or hosting services. MediaWiki 1.39.3 changes including i18n (unified diff).MediaWiki 1.39.3 - current long-term support (LTS).
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The git repository has earlier versions of the software, so it is possible to switch to ("check out") a particular release.ĭevelopers downloading from Git will also need to manually install dependencies via Composer. To download MediaWiki 1.39.3 in a terminal on a Linux machine using wget, use one of the following commands:Ĭurl -O Download from Git (for developers)Īctive MediaWiki developers should instead download from Git to get the latest version of the MediaWiki software. If you encounter any bugs when using MediaWiki with PHP8 please report them.

PHP8 is not in use by Wikimedia wikis, and thus gets less testing, but other groups do use MediaWiki with PHP8 without issue. (technical details about cite.If using PHP8 we recommend using MediaWiki 1.38.4+ or 1.39.0+.(General MediaWiki footnotes documentation).Wikipedia:Footnotes (Further details on this method, specific to wikipedia).Their use is optional: they do aid with consistent formatting, but on the other hand they can make editing more cumbersome. These are described at Citation Templates. Clicking on a letter superscript takes you to the corresponding citation in the main text.Ī number of templates, such as, are available to format the text between the and tags in a more structured way. ↑ Linux in a Nutshell, O'Reily Co., 2003.įor single citations, clicking on the caret ( ^) takes you to the point of citation in the main text.įor multiple citations, the links back to the main text are distinguished by letter superscripts ( a, b, c etc.). MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software.↑ Nuclear Chemical Engineering (2nd Edition), McGraw-Hill Co., 1981.↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.↑ Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.The tag is expanded to show the text of the footnotes or references against their corresponding numbers, like this: Ĭlicking on a numbered superscript takes you straight to the text of the corresponding footnote or reference. The only reference to Linux in a Nutshell.

The third reference to Perry's Handbook and to another, related book. The second reference to Perry's Handbook. This page lists reference material for Semantic MediaWiki other than the documentation on this website. What mediawiki affects Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality Reference. The tags in the main text are converted to auto-numbered superscripts, like this: Description Setup - The basics of getting started with mediawiki. Producing the reference or footnote listĪt the point where you want the text of the footnotes or references to appear (usually at the end of the article in a "Notes" or "References" section), insert the tag: Then, at all the other citation points just enter: Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984. To cite the same reference or footnote several times, identify it using the name parameter of the tag.Īt one of the citation points (it makes sense to choose the first), enter the reference like this: Multiple citations of the same reference or footnote You can include formatting and links in the footnote or reference text in the usual way. This is a machine translation provided by the European Commissions eTranslation service to help you understand this page. Single citation of a reference or footnoteĪt the point of citation in the main text, enter the reference or footnote like this:Įxcel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980. and syntax, which is the current best-practice method in most circumstances.
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This page explains very briefly how to create numbered footnotes and references using the.
