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Below is a list of special gadgets users can enable on their preferences page, as defined by the definitions. This overview provides easy access to the system message pages that define each gadget's description and code.
Interface [View description]
- Preview Size: Makes preview area scroll in-box and allows you to resize it. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-previewSize.css - Purge Link: Adds a "Purge" link to the top of each page. When clicked, the server cache of the current page is cleared and refreshed. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-linkPurge.js - UTC Live Clock: Displays the UTC time, making easier to check the time when editing related templates. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-UTCLiveClock.js
Editing [View description]
- HotCat: Easily add or remove categories from pages via Ajax. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-hotCat.js - Syntax Highlighter: Provides syntax color-coding while editing pages. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-syntaxHighlight.js - Wikiplus - A Wikitext quick editing gadget for skilled users, developed by 妹空酱. (enabling this gadget will automatically send requests to external sites for you)' (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-Wikiplus.js, Gadget-Wikiplus.cssRequires the following right:
edit
- Real-Time Recent Changes(RTRC): Easier patrolling for recent changes. (This gadget has the longer loading time.) (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-RTRC.js, Gadget-RTRC.cssRequires the following right:
edit
Moderation [View description]
- Live Diff Link: Provides live-updated diff links as you select revisions on history pages, to aid advanced research of page histories. Also allows middle-clicking the diff link for opening diffs in new tabs, rather than having to activate the usual form button that replaces the current page. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-liveDiffLink.js
Default Gadgets [View description]
- Preview Tab: Re-adds the Wikitext/Preview/Changes tabs to editor that were removed in the MediaWiki 1.31 upgrade. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-previewTab.js, Gadget-previewTab.css
Enabled for everyone by default. - Reference Tooltips: Mousing over a reference footnote displays the reference in a hovering tooltip beside the mouse cursor, along with clickable links. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-referenceTooltips.js, Gadget-referenceTooltips.css
Enabled for everyone by default. - Flash Anchored: When clicking a link with an anchor (links that auto-scroll to a point on the resulting page), this will attempt to make the anchored element more noticeable by highlighting it. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-flashAnchored.js, Gadget-flashAnchored.css
Enabled for everyone by default. - Allow uploading multiple files on Special:Upload. (View description | Export)
Uses: Gadget-UploadMultipleFiles.js
Enabled for everyone by default.