Extension:MultimediaViewer

The MultimediaViewer extension gives the user of a wiki a slightly nicer interface for viewing full-size, or nearly full-size, images in their browser without extraneous page loads or confusing interstitial pages.

Installing MultimediaViewer
First, ensure that Extension:BetaFeatures is installed. MultimediaViewer uses the GetBetaFeaturePreferences hook, which is created and run from BetaFeatures.

Next, include the following line after the line that installs BetaFeatures in LocalSettings.php:

The extension should do the rest for you!

Using the extension
First thing, before testing, is to make sure you're logged in and you have the preference enabled: Log in to the wiki and go to Special:Preferences, then visit the "Beta features" tab and check the appropriate box.

Next, go to a page that has a thumbnail on it. Try clicking on the image or on the "expand" icon near it. The lightbox should pop up and give you a bigger view of the image.