Extension:StandardWikitext

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!

• Download and move the extracted StandardWikitext folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:

  cdextensions/
  gitclonehttps://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/StandardWikitext
  

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'StandardWikitext' );
  

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

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";

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]]

• JavaScript Standard Style - Inspiration for this extension

• Experimental extensions
• Extensions with invalid or missing type
• GPL licensed extensions
• Extensions in Wikimedia version control
• GetDoubleUnderscoreIDs extensions
• PageSaveComplete extensions
• All extensions

• Extensions without an image
• Extensions without a compatibility policy