Extension:ParserFunctions

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ParserFunctions Release status: stable
Implementation	Parser function
Description	Enhances parser with logical and string functions
Author(s)	Tim Starlingtalk
Last version	1.5.1 (2013-01-06)
MediaWiki	1.7+
Database changes	No
License	GPLv2
Download	Download snapshot (Git master) Git [?]: repo summary tree code changes README
Parameters $wgPFStringLengthLimit $wgPFEnableStringFunctions
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit UnitTestsList
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The ParserFunctions extension enhances the wikitext parser with helpful functions, mostly related to logic and string-handling. Since MediaWiki 1.15, ParserFunctions has incorporated most (but not all) of the functions from the StringFunctions extension, which may be enabled or disabled (see install instructions hereafter).

Usage

For usage instructions, see the ParserFunctions help page, and the StringFunctions page.

Installation

This extension is bundled with MediaWiki 1.18 and above (to enable it skip directly to step 4 below). Steps 1 to 3 only apply to previous versions of MediaWiki.

1. Download the files from Git or download a snapshot. Choose the version that matches your version of MediaWiki.
2. Create a directory ParserFunctions in your $IP/extensions directory.
3. Extract the files to this $IP/extensions/ParserFunctions directory.
4. Add to the bottom of LocalSettings.php:

   require_once "$IP/extensions/ParserFunctions/ParserFunctions.php";
   

5. If you want to use the integrated string function functionality, add just after that line

   $wgPFEnableStringFunctions = true;
   

6. Installation can now be verified through Special:Version of your wiki.

Configuration

$wgPFEnableStringFunctions

Allows to activate the integrated string function functionality. The default value is false.

$wgPFStringLengthLimit

Defines the maximum length of a string that string functions are allowed to operate on. The default value is 1000.

See also

• ParserFunctions - extended
• Extension:Foxway