Extension:LinkAttributes

MediaWiki extensions manual

File:OOjs UI icon advanced-invert.svg Link Attributes Release status: stable
Implementation	Extended syntax
Description	Extends the link syntax to allow custom attributes, such as rel="author"
Author(s)	Leo Wallentin, Stano Lacko, Sincerly
Latest version	0.4 (2022-06-16)
MediaWiki	1.19+
Database changes	No
License	BSD 3-clause "Modified" License
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Hooks used LinkerMakeExternalLink HtmlPageLinkRendererEnd
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This extension is often confused with the similarly named Extension:Link_Attributes

The LinkAttributes extension extends the link syntax to allow custom attributes, such as rel="author".

Usage

Extra attributes are added at the end of a link, separated with a pipe (|) or a broken pipe (¦), like this:

 [http://www.twitter.com/me my Twitter account|rel=me]

or

 [[User:Me|my userpage|rel=me]]

Allowed properties are: rel, rev, charset, type, hreflang, itemprop, itemscope, media, title, accesskey and target.

In some places (such as inside templates with tables) the pipe can be hard to use, as it has special meanings to MediaWiki. Therefore a broken pipe (¦) will also work with this extension: Oranges¦itemprop=fruit. Note that the following will NOT add an attribute: [[User:James|rel=author]]. The extension has no way of knowing if rel=author is supposed to be an attribute or the actual text to be linked, so the link would have to be written like this: [[User:James|James|rel=author]]. Also note that after installing this extension, pipe characters will not work in link texts.

As itemscope is HTML attribute without value, link have to be written like this: [[Page|Name|itemscope=]].

Installation

• <translate> Download and place the file(s) in a directory called <tvar name=name>LinkAttributes</tvar> in your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> folder.</translate>
• <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>

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

• File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

See also

• T35886