Gadgets

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. Gadget deployment statistics are available here.

Gadget legend:

  • (D): These gadgets are enabled by default
  • (M): These gadgets use code from MediaWiki or a WikiMedia Foundation project
  • (U): These gadgets use code maintained by a single user

Browsing[View description]

Watchlist[View description]

  • (D) (This loads the base style for the watchlist. Please do not disable this option.)  (View description | Export)
    Uses: Gadget-WatchlistBase.css
    Requires the following right: viewmywatchlist.
    Available for the following skins: Vector legacy (2010), Vector (2022), MonoBook, Modern.
    Limited to namespace Special.
    Enabled for everyone by default.
  • (D) Display green collapsible arrows and green bullets for changed pages in your watchlist, page history and recent changes (unavailable with the improved Watchlist user interface)  (View description | Export)
    Uses: WatchlistBase, Gadget-WatchlistGreenIndicators.css
    Requires the following right: viewmywatchlist.
    Available for the following skins: Vector legacy (2010), Vector (2022).
    Limited to namespace Special.
    Enabled for everyone by default.
    Peer gadgets are ignored, because this is a styles-only gadget. Set type=general to override.
  • (D) Display green collapsible arrows and green bullets for changed pages in your Watchlist, History and Recent changes (unavailable with the improved Watchlist user interface)  (View description | Export)
    Uses: WatchlistBase, Gadget-WatchlistGreenIndicatorsMono.css
    Requires the following right: viewmywatchlist.
    Available for the following skins: MonoBook, Modern.
    Limited to namespace Special.
    Enabled for everyone by default.
    Peer gadgets are ignored, because this is a styles-only gadget. Set type=general to override.
  • Display pages on your watchlist that have changed since your last visit in bold  (View description | Export)
    Uses: WatchlistBase, Gadget-WatchlistChangesBold.css
    Limited to namespace Special.
    Peer gadgets are ignored, because this is a styles-only gadget. Set type=general to override.
  • (D) Subtle update marker: Tone down the "Changed since last visit" indicator on history pages. (By default it renders as a green-filled bar, enabling this gadget changes it to green text.)  (View description | Export)
    Uses: Gadget-SubtleUpdatemarker.css
    Requires the following right: viewmywatchlist.
    Available for the following skins: Vector legacy (2010), Vector (2022), MonoBook, Modern.
    Enabled for everyone by default.

Editing[View description]

Appearance[View description]

Advanced[View description]

⧼gadget-section-maintenance⧽[View description]

Testing and development[View description]

Template gadgets[View description]

Utility modules[View description]