Extension:ShortDescription

The ShortDescription extension allows wikis to add short descriptions to wikitext pages, similar to the implementation on Wikipedia and Wikibase. On top of that, it replaces the site tagline with short description on pages with short description.

Installation
Note that the latest version is located in the GitHub repo instead of Gerrit.

Features

 * Define short description on the page with the magic word, same as the implementation on Wikipedia
 * Retrieve short description on any wiki pages with the magic word
 * Add short description underneath the page title on most skins, if the skin supports site tagline
 * Note that the short description will replace the default site tagline message on pages with short description
 * Does not apply to Skin:Citizen and Skin:Minerva Neue, as they have native support
 * Allow short description to be accessed through the Action API
 * Provide description to the REST API search endpoint
 * Add short description to page information
 * Provide description for extensions such as MobileFrontend, RelatedArticles

Configurations
The extension works out of the box without any configurations. The config flags allow more customization on the specific features in the extension.

Add short description
To add  as short description, simply add   on the page.

Retrive short description on wikipage
To retrive the short description on the page, simply add   on the page. If you are retrieving the short description on the same page (e.g. getting the short description of  on the   page), simply add.

Retrieve short description through Action API
The short description can be called through the  property in   action in the Action API (e.g. ). It is also accessible through the   property inside.

Retrieve short description through REST API
The short description can be accessed through the  property in the search endpoint in the REST API.