Project:WikiProject Extensions/Projects

Following are ongoing projects of WikiProject Extensions. All (that includes you) are invited to participate in each of our ongoing projects.

Documentation
Update extension development related documentation on MediaWiki.org.

Current priorities

 * 1) Manual:Extensions
 * 2) Extensions FAQ
 * 3) Archive FAQs unrelated to supported releases.
 * 4) Improve use of MW version tags.
 * 5) Manual:Developing extensions
 * 6) Developer hub

Templates
Develop and maintain templates related to extensions.

Current tasks

 * Identify templates needing Template:Incompatible
 * Begin moving extensions from wiki code posting to repository commits
 * Templates to assist with merging extensions
 * Extension merger
 * Template:Extensions updating
 * Optional donate to developer button? (feedback from finlay)
 * Integration with w:Wikipedia:Bounty board
 * Duplicate on MW.org - link to/from enWP page (feedback from aude)
 * Check on WMF policy/stance, post-Holiday

Current ideas

 * Encourage developers to "pledge" to update an extension for a current or upcoming release
 * "Archive related" templates for extensions using defunct services unrelated to MediaWiki
 * Model page or complete page template for extensions
 * Release notes you can subscribe to
 * Consistency amongst sections
 * Coordinate volunteers to sweep extensions for updates/improvements?

Review
Assist developers in reviewing their extensions for use on production sites.

2012 Q1 Extension Page Review Drive
Several extension pages are long overdue for review. Many are lacking the appropriate tags, both header and within the extensions, which cause confusion for other developers and sysadmins. In addition to time wasted on bad installations, there is also time wasted by other developers providing tech support to these bad installations. This will also help with future drives reviewing actual code of extensions (although you're welcome to do thorough code review during this drive if you'd like) and moving extensions based in wikicode to the code repository.

Current ideas

 * Identify group interested in reviewing extension's code before "stable" releases of the extension
 * Process and templates to support effort
 * Work with Wikimedia Labs to develop tools for extension developers
 * Ability to test on "dummy installations" of multiple versions of MediaWiki
 * Development of merging extensions policy
 * Extension merger
 * Create checklist for new extensions or before moving to code repository
 * Example (sort of): Writing an extension for deployment

Recovery
Identify and recover obsolete, incompatible or abandoned extensions still in demand or being requested.

Current candidates

 * Extension:Google Maps
 * /Recovery/Candidate1