Extension:Springboard

MediaWiki extensions manual

Springboard Release status: stable
Implementation	Special page
Description	Springboard is an extension to MediaWiki that allows user to manage, install, enable and disable MediaWiki extensions and skins.
Author(s)	Jayanth Vikash Saminathan, Naresh Kumar Babu, Sanjay Thiyagarajan (Techwizzietalk)
Maintainer(s)	Techwizzie, TechieNK, Yaron_Koren
Latest version	1.0.1 (2025-12-04)
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.41+
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball
Parameters $wgSpringboardURL
Added rights springboard
Hooks used AdminLinks
Translate the Springboard extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
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Springboard is an extension to MediaWiki that allows user to manage, install, enable and disable MediaWiki extensions and skins. It allows those with the springboard right to perform actions like installing and uninstalling skins and extensions in the wiki.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted Springboard folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:

  cd extensions/
  git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/Springboard
  

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'Springboard' );
  

• Also, add the following line in LocalSettings.php:

require_once(__DIR__ . '/extensions/Springboard/includes/CustomLoader.php');

• Make sure to provide necessary permissions for the files and directories inside Springboard.

chmod -R a+rwx *

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

User rights

springboard

Allows users to use the "Springboard" page action to add or remove extensions and skins for the wiki. Defaults to:

$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['springboard'] = true;

Configuration

$wgSpringboardURL

Source link to the YML file from where the curated extensions and skins-related information can be pulled from.

$wgSpringboardURL = "https://your-custom-list-url";

Defaults to https://github.com/CanastaWiki/RecommendedRevisions/commits/main/1.43.yaml (can be taken as an example too)

Version history

• 0.1 - 26 April 2025 - Initial version
• 1.0 - 29 August 2025 - Many improvements to code and functionality
• 1.0.1 - 4 December 2025 - Updated to latest version of MW 1.43 Recommended Revisions, with many extension and skin updates; code improvements

See also

• Extension:ManageWiki
• Extension:PermissionManager