Extension:Soundex

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Soundex Release status: Beta
Implementation	Tag
Description	Generates soundex codes with <soundex></soundex> tag
Author(s)	Kurt M. Weber (KmweberTalk)
Last version	0.1 (18 September 2008)
License	GPL
Download	Soundex.php
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This extension adds a <soundex></soundex> tag to enable generation of Soundex codes from within Mediawiki. It is essentially just a wrapper for PHP's built-in soundex() function.

Usage

To generate a soundex code, simply place the name between <soundex></soundex> tags. For instance,

<soundex>Kurt</soundex>

will generate

K630

Files

There is only one file, Soundex.php. Simply create a Soundex directory in your extensions directory and place the Soundex.php file there, then add the following to your LocalSettings.php:

require_once("extensions/Soundex/Soundex.php");