Extension:MediaFunctions

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MediaFunctions Release status: stable
Implementation	Parser function
Description	Provides various parser functions to obtain properties of media files
Author(s)	Rob Church (Robchurchtalk)
Last version	1.2.1 (2010-06-01)
MediaWiki	1.11+
Database changes	no
License	BSD
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Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
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The MediaFunctions extension adds several parser functions to MediaWiki which provide access to properties and metadata of various media files in both local and remote repositories.

Installation

1. Download the extension and place them in a MediaFunctions subdirectory within your MediaWiki extensions directory
2. Add the line require_once( "{$IP}/extensions/MediaFunctions/MediaFunctions.php" ); to your LocalSettings.php file

Installation can now be verified through the Special:Version page on the wiki.

Functions

Function	Syntax	Description
mediamime	{{#mediamime:Image:Filename.ext}}	Returns the MIME type of the file
mediasize	{{#mediasize:Image:Filename.ext}}	Returns the size of the file
mediaheight	{{#mediaheight:Image:Filename.ext}}	Returns the height of the file, if it is an image
mediawidth	{{#mediawidth:Image:Filename.ext}}	Returns the width of the file, if it is an image
mediadimensions	{{#mediadimensions:Image:Filename.ext}}	Returns a formatted dimensions string for the image
mediapages	{{#mediapages:Image:Filename.ext}}	Returns the number of pages for paged media
mediaexif	{{#mediaexif:Image:Filename.ext|exif field name|optional index for field}} {{#mediaexif:Image:Filename.jpg|Artist}}	Returns one of the exif metadata fields. For array fields, takes a third parameter for the index of the field (Defaults to 0 if unspecified).