https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46704
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Bug ID: 46704
Summary: A proper catalog of extensions
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: General/Unknown
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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Extensions on mediawiki.org are not very well organized and finding the right
extension is often difficult. The community needs better management of
extension pages with categorization, ratings on code quality, security,
usefulness, ease of use, etc. Good extensions should be given more visibility.
“Featured extensions” similar to featured articles could be introduced. The
compatibility of extensions with different MediaWiki versions should be clearly
displayed and possibly compatibility testing should be automated. In terms of
implementation, some suggest using SMW for the organization of the data and
Article Feedback for rating. Developers should be able to add a PayPal account
link to fund the maintenance of their extensions.
Note: This project should probably be implemented by someone with a lot of
experience with MediaWiki. An intern could work on pre-implementation work such
as collection of requirements and detailed design/specification.
This is a proposal made by Mariya Miteva at
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mentorship_programs/Possible_projects#A_proper_catalog_of_extensions
while she was working on
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Third-party_MediaWiki_users_discussion as part
of her Outreach Program for Woman internship.
Recovering it here to see if there is community consensus on the need and we
can shape a proposal for a volunteer.
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