Extension:Update

The Update extension will display new releases of MediaWiki (stable) and new requirements for PHP and MySQL. In addition it will display new versions of installed extensions (that have MediaWiki pages). We hope to iterate and expand upon the functionality, please see the Roadmap for details and ideas.

Usage
Once installed, simply browse to the Special:Update page on your wiki. It should also appear in the list of special pages list, however on very old wikis you may need to browse to it directly.

Download instructions
You can download the extension from the author's website:
 * Extension website

You can consult the CHANGELOG for version history.

Installation
To install this extension, add the following to LocalSettings.php:

User rights
You can assign new rights in the following manner: Substituting bureaucrat with the desired group to gain the right.

Support
It's hoped that you will enjoy the extension, and if you do, consider purchasing it as a pay-what-you-want scheme on the author's website.

If you find a bug or wish to make a feature request, you can add to or start a topic on the talk page or contact the author.

Testing
It has been tested with:
 * MediaWiki trunk 2011-09-25 stable 1.18.0, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.15.5

For those of you who use older versions of MediaWiki. It does not work with:
 * MediaWiki 1.3.18

Also not working for newer versions
 * Mediawiki 1.23.6