Translations:New Developers/Introduction to the Wikimedia Technical Ecosystem/59/en

Gadgets are user-generated customizations that are available for installation on a wiki, via the Gadgets MediaWiki extension. Many gadgets originated as user scripts that became widely-used on their home wiki, and admins wanted to make them easier for everyone to find and use. Admins can configure which gadgets are available and enabled by default for an entire MediaWiki site or skin.