Wikibase Extensions
This page lists all publicly available, open source, ready-to-use Wikibase Extensions produced by members of the stakeholder group that are broadly applicable across disciplines and use cases.
Wikibase Local Media
Originally, Wikibase can only handle media from Wikimedia Commons, via the “Commons media file” data type. Wikibase Local Media adds the data type “Media file,” which allows to use Mediawiki’s local media repository and management.
- Commissioned by
- Rhizome
- Implemented by
- Professional Wiki
- License
- GPL 2.0
- Initial release
- 2020 - release announcement: Local Media Support for Wikibase
- Availability
- GitHub, Wikibase Docker distribution, ProWiki
Wikibase EDTF
Wikibase EDTF adds support for the Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) Specification to Wikibase via a new data type. EDFT can be used to express “unprecise” dates, intervals, and time spans in a single expression. Wikibase EDTF demo video.
- Commissioned by
- Luxembourg Ministry of Culture, via Digitaal Werktuig & IP Squared
- Implemented by
- Professional Wiki
- License
- GPL 2.0
- Initial release
- 2021 - release announcement: Extended Date Time Format for Wikibase
- Availability
- GitHub, Wikibase Docker distribution, ProWiki
Automated Values
Automated Values supports data curators to normalize the names items are represented across a data set. Based on an arbitrary ruleset, item labels and aliases are automatically generated based on item statements. Automated Values demo video.
- Commissioned by
- Luxembourg Ministry of Culture, via Digitaal Werktuig & IP Squared
- Implemented by
- Professional Wiki
- License
- GPL 2.0
- Initial release
- 2022 - release announcement: Automating Values in Wikibase
- Availability
- GitHub, ProWiki
Wikibase RDF
Wikibase RDF is a MediaWiki extension that allows defining RDF mappings for Wikibase Entities.
- Commissioned by
- Rhizome via the Wikibase Stakeholders Group
- Implemented by
- Professional Wiki
- License
- GPL 2.0
- Initial release
- 2022
- Availability
- GitHub, ProWiki
Wikibase Export
Wikibase Export is a MediaWiki extension that allows Wikibase data to be exported as CSV.
- Commissioned by
- UB Mannheim
- Implemented by
- Professional Wiki
- License
- GPL 2.0
- Initial release
- 2023 - Release announcement
- Availability
- GitHub, ProWiki