Extension:Wikibase Client

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Wikibase Client; Release status: stable
Implementation	Ajax, User interface, Data extraction, Parser function
Description	Client for structured data repository
Author(s)	The Wikidata team; (contributors list)
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	master
Database changes	Yes
Tables	wbc_entity_usage
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Download Git master; browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub); commit history; repository contributors (GitHub); code review; ; readme
	Hooks used LocalUserCreated; WikibaseHandleChange; ChangesListSpecialPageStructuredFilters; UnitTestsList; OldChangesListRecentChangesLine; EnhancedChangesListModifyLineData; EnhancedChangesListModifyBlockLineData; OutputPageParserOutput; SkinTemplateGetLanguageLink; ContentAlterParserOutput; SidebarBeforeOutput; ParserFirstCallInit; SpecialMovepageAfterMove; GetPreferences; BeforePageDisplay; ScribuntoExternalLibraries; InfoAction; EditPage::showStandardInputs:options; SkinAfterPortlet; ArticleDeleteAfterSuccess; ParserLimitReportPrepare; FormatAutocomments; ParserClearState; AbortEmailNotification; SearchDataForIndex; SearchIndexFields; CirrusSearchAddQueryFeatures; SkinAfterBottomScripts; BeforeCreateEchoEvent; EchoGetBundleRules; LinksUpdateComplete; ArticleDeleteComplete; ParserCacheSaveComplete; PageMoveComplete; ChangesListSpecialPageQuery; MagicWordwgVariableIDs; ParserGetVariableValueSwitch; ResourceLoaderJqueryMsgModuleMagicWords; LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates; wgQueryPages; SearchResultProvideDescription;
	Hooks provided WikibaseClientDataTypes; WikibaseClientEntityTypes; WikibaseClientOtherProjectsSidebar; WikibaseHandleChange; WikibaseHandleChanges; WikibaseClientSiteLinksForItem;
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Wikibase Client is part of Wikibase . Wikibase Client is an extension that acts as a client to the Wikibase Repository extension. Its development is part of the Wikidata project.

It allows to use and display data from a Wikibase Repository via Lua modules (mw.wikibase) or parser functions (#statements, #property). Clients can also use centralized language links or article placeholders .

Installation

See basic installation instructions . For experienced configuration options see Advanced Configuration .

A complete documentation exists in the docs folder for Wikibase, and is published to the Wikimedia documentation site.

Features & Usage

For a list of features and how to use them see Advanced configuration .

Available hooks

The documentation of the available PHP and JavaScript hooks can be found in these pages:

For more information see Wikibase/Developing extensions .

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages:

This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.

Wikibase Client Release status: stable
Implementation	Ajax, User interface, Data extraction, Parser function
Description	Client for structured data repository
Author(s)	The Wikidata team (contributors list)
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	master
Database changes	Yes
Tables	wbc_entity_usage
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git ^[?]: Download Git master browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) commit history repository contributors (GitHub) code review readme
Hooks used LocalUserCreated WikibaseHandleChange ChangesListSpecialPageStructuredFilters UnitTestsList OldChangesListRecentChangesLine EnhancedChangesListModifyLineData EnhancedChangesListModifyBlockLineData OutputPageParserOutput SkinTemplateGetLanguageLink ContentAlterParserOutput SidebarBeforeOutput ParserFirstCallInit SpecialMovepageAfterMove GetPreferences BeforePageDisplay ScribuntoExternalLibraries InfoAction EditPage::showStandardInputs:options SkinAfterPortlet ArticleDeleteAfterSuccess ParserLimitReportPrepare FormatAutocomments ParserClearState AbortEmailNotification SearchDataForIndex SearchIndexFields CirrusSearchAddQueryFeatures SkinAfterBottomScripts BeforeCreateEchoEvent EchoGetBundleRules LinksUpdateComplete ArticleDeleteComplete ParserCacheSaveComplete PageMoveComplete ChangesListSpecialPageQuery MagicWordwgVariableIDs ParserGetVariableValueSwitch ResourceLoaderJqueryMsgModuleMagicWords LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates wgQueryPages SearchResultProvideDescription
Hooks provided WikibaseClientDataTypes WikibaseClientEntityTypes WikibaseClientOtherProjectsSidebar WikibaseHandleChange WikibaseHandleChanges WikibaseClientSiteLinksForItem
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Installation

Features & Usage

Available hooks

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