Extension:MarkdownExtraGeshiSyntax

What can this extension do?
This extension adds support for markdown extra syntax with GeSHi support. Regular markdown syntax works fine, too. Code blocks within the markdown syntax are syntax highlighted with GeSHi (Generic Syntax Highlighter).

Writing documents in markdown increases their portability (many wiki syntaxes differ) and readability (many wiki syntaxes are harder to read).

Usage
Wrap markdown syntax with  tags:

To specify the language of code snippets use  as the first line in the code snippet:

Download instructions
Download the MediaWiki extension from and extract it into. Note: $IP stands for the root directory of your MediaWiki installation, the same directory that holds LocalSettings.php.

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