Extension:SecureLinkFixer/en

<translate> This {{<tvar name=1>#if:|{{{type}}}</tvar>|extension}} [[<tvar name=mwversion>Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki 1.35#Bundled extensions</tvar>|comes with MediaWiki <tvar name=mwversion2>1.35</tvar>]] and above.</translate> <translate> Thus you do not have to download it again.</translate> <translate> However, you still need to follow the other instructions provided.</translate>

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File:OOjs UI icon advanced-invert.svg SecureLinkFixer Release status: stable
Implementation	Parser extension
Description	Rewrites URLs to HTTPS if domain always requires HTTPS
Author(s)	Kunal Mehta (Legoktmtalk)
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
MediaWiki
License	No license specified
Download	<translate> Download extension</translate> <translate> Git</translate> [?]: <translate> Download Git master</translate> <translate> browse repository</translate> (Phabricator · GitHub) <translate> commit history</translate> <translate> repository contributors (GitHub)</translate> <translate> code review</translate> README
Quarterly downloads
Public wikis using
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The SecureLinkFixer extension automatically rewrites URLs to HTTPS if the domain always requires HTTPS. It uses the Mozilla HSTS preload list for the list of domains.

The rewrite is done on-the-fly as pages are parsed. No edits to the wiki are made, and the page source retains the original URL.

Installation

• <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/SecureLinkFixer/en</tvar>|Download]] and move the extracted <tvar name=name>SecureLinkFixer/en</tvar> folder to your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> directory.</translate>
  <translate> Developers and code contributors should install the extension [[<tvar name=git>Special:MyLanguage/Download from Git</tvar>|from Git]] instead, using:</translate>cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/SecureLinkFixer%2Fen
• <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>

  wfLoadExtension( 'SecureLinkFixer/en' );
  

• 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>

Notes

The list of domains is updated weekly by a script in the slf Toolforge tool.

Inspiration

• facebook.com: Upgrades to Facebook's link security
• twitter.com: ajhdock - tweet 970669975861153792