TheCite extension allows a user to create references as footnotes on a page.It adds twoparser hooks to MediaWiki,<ref> and<references/>; these operate together to add citations to pages.
See the help page forusing the Cite extension for further information.
Cite folder to yourextensions/ directory.cdextensions/gitclonehttps://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/CitewfLoadExtension('Cite');
Done – Navigate toSpecial:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Vagrant installation:
vagrant roles enable cite --provision$wgCiteBookReferencingEnables an experimental feature for sub-references when set totrue, see thehelp page. Default value:false
$wgCiteResponsiveReferencesDefault setting for responsive display of references.When set totrue, the references section will be displayed in multiple columns.See theusage documentation.Default value:true
$wgCiteVisualEditorOtherGroupWhen set totrue, the Cite toolbar button can be moved under the Insert menu. This is used on Wikivoyage sites. See theoriginal feature request.Default value:false.
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