Extension:EmoticonsLite

This extension makes forum-style emoticon (smiley) replacements within MediaWiki. See the list of emoticons below.

This extension is derived from the Emoticons extension!

Install
1. Create the file: extensions/EmoticonsLite/EmoticonsLite.php

2. Add the following to the end of:

3. Create the page "MediaWiki:Emoticons"

4. Add one line to this page for each emoticon. Each line contains the text to be replaced followed by "//" followed by the text to replace it with.

Sample MediaWiki:Emoticons
Here is a sample list of emoticons:

:-D// :grin:// :)// :-)// :smile:// :(// :-(// :sad:// :o// :-o// :eek:// :shock:// :?// :-?// :???:// 8)// 8-)// :cool:// :lol:// :x// :-x// :mad:// :P// :-P// :razz:// :oops:// :cry:// :evil:// :twisted:// :roll:// :wink:// ;)// ;-)// :!:// :?:// :idea:// :arrow:// :|// :-|// :neutral:// :mrgreen://

Emoticons vs. EmoticonsLite
In general, Emoticons is better, because it has a parser for  tags! EmoticonsLite does not. If you have a very fast server and MediaWiki usually loads quickly, the Emoticons extension is recommended! Otherwise, use this extension.

More info...
For more info, see Extension:Emoticons !