MediaWiki Widgets:Community Portal
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MediaWikiWidgets.org is a community of Widgeteers who want to improve their wikis with the rich functionality of widgets.
Widget users
If you'd like to use a widget on your wiki, first, you need to install the Widgets extension. Once installed, pick the widget you like and copy it to your wiki. Voilà, you and your users can start using the widget! It can also be helpful to add widgets you use to your watch list - this way, you'll know when they are updated.
Making sure you got the latest version
One important thing to do when you install widgets to your site is to make sure you have the latest version. Widgets get security fixes, functionality fixes, or even updates by widget providers, so having the latest code is essential.
Adding the widget page to your watchlist is the easiest way to get updates. To do so, you need to register on this wiki, confirm your email address (only used by the system to remind passwords and send watchlist reminders) and then click on the "watch" tab at the bottom of the widget page. This is a handy feature provided by MediaWiki.
Widget authors
If you have already built a MediaWiki Widget and want to share it with others, or you are a widget author and want to create a MediaWiki widget for it, or if you have an idea for a widget and want it made, we'll be happy to host it on this site for others to use! You can start by reading the page about adding your widget.
Widget bugs and security
If you find a security or functionality bug, please post it to the talk page. If you're a widget editor, please follow security instructions when editing the widget code.