Extension:WikiHiero

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
WikiHiero; Release status: stable
Implementation	Tag
Description	Enables the use of hieroglyphs with additional syntaxes
Author(s)	Guillaume Blanchard, Max Semenik and others
Latest version	continuous updates
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki	>= 1.35.0
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Download Git master; browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub); commit history; repository contributors (GitHub); code review; ; README
	Tags ‎<hiero>
	Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit;
Public wikis using	1,500 (Ranked 196th)
	Translate the WikiHiero extension if it is available at translatewiki.net
Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

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The WikiHiero extension allows the addition of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs from text written in accordance with the Hieroglyph coding manual syntax.

Usage[edit]

See the Hieroglyph coding manual for details. ^{[need link]}

In brief:

- - separator

: - subdivision

* - juxtaposition

! - end of line

\ - reverse an asymmetric character

V - rotate character [only a few are supported, e.g. Y1, Y1V]

Each hieroglyph is given a unique code:

A letter [A-Z + Aa] that represents the hieroglyph category (human, god, bird, etc.)
A number that represents the rank in this category [1-...]

This unique code is an extension of Gardiner's list of hieroglyphs.

The Hieroglyph coding manual allows the use of the more common phonemes as well as unique code.

For details, see WikiHiero's syntax .

Installation[edit]

Download and place the file(s) in a directory called wikihiero in your extensions/ folder.
Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php :
```
wfLoadExtension( 'wikihiero' );
```
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

To users running MediaWiki 1.26 or earlier:

The instructions above describe the new way of installing this extension using wfLoadExtension(). If you need to install this extension on these earlier versions (MediaWiki 1.26 and earlier), instead of wfLoadExtension( 'wikihiero' );, you need to use:

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

Testing[edit]

Test with some example wiki text.

The following code:

<hiero>A1</hiero>

should produce the following output:

License[edit]

Sources are copyrighted G. Blanchard and released under GNU Public License.
Hieroglyph pictures are copyrighted S. Rosmorduc, G. Watson and J. Hirst and released under GNU Free Documentation License.

See also[edit]

Manuel de Codage
Egyptopedia - the international Egyptology project
WikiHiero's syntax
WikiHiero test text

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.

This extension is included in the following packages and/or wiki farms:

This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.