Extension:WikiTimeLine
 Release status: beta |
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| Implementation | Parser extension, Hook | ||
| Description | Graphical illustration of historic events | ||
| Author(s) | Markus Szumovski (DontPanictalk) | ||
| Last version | 1.0 (July 30, 2008) | ||
| MediaWiki | 1.5 or higher | ||
| License | GPL (version 2) | ||
| Download | Zip package WikiTimeLine.net |
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| Example | WikiTimeLine.net | ||
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| Check usage and version matrix | |||
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What can this extension do? [edit]
It will display historic events entered at MediaWiki with WikiTimeLine tags after clicking on their WikiTimeLine links. Since version 1.0 WikiTimeLine uses JavaScript to display these events on a timeline and can therefore also be used by heavy traffic wikis.
Because of this new client-side created JavaScript interface of WikiTimeLine it is now much more interactive too. Now you can change the visible window with this JavaScript interface in real-time as you like: Zoom in or out, move to the left or right. Also, you can now click on an event and see more information about it.
Usage [edit]
WikiTimeLine is a MediaWiki extension in cooperation with the WikiTimeScale website. The historic events or people are added with tags to the MediaWiki articles and afterwards can be displayed in an image as timelines by clicking onto their links (which are created out of the wtl and wikitimeline tags).
Download instructions [edit]
See Download instructions on the WikiTimeLine Website http://www.wikitimeline.net
Installation [edit]
To install this extension, add the following at the bottom of LocalSettings.php:
require_once("$IP/extensions/wikitimeline/wikitimeline.php");
Configuration parameters [edit]
Read comments in wikitimeline.setup.php to each parameter.
Tested Browsers [edit]
WikiTimeLine was tested successfully with the following browsers:
- Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8
- Firefox 2, 3
- Opera 8, 9.5 (partially functional with 7 and 7.5)
- Safari 3.1, 4
- Mozilla 1
- Netscape Navigator 8, 9 (partially functional with 6 and 7)
