Extension:MatchByPrefix

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MatchByPrefix Release status: unmaintained
Implementation	User interface
Description	Redirects by page prefix
Author(s)	Vitaliy Filippov (VitaliyFilippovtalk)
Latest version	2011-12-16
MediaWiki	1.14.0+
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history Note: No localisation updates are provided by translatewiki.net .
Hooks used InitializeArticleMaybeRedirect

Usage

The extension redirects user to a page having prefix equal to the one specified in URL, if the URL itself does not point to a page and if only one matching page exists

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called MatchByPrefix in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php :

  require_once "$IP/extensions/MatchByPrefix/MatchByPrefix.php";
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.