Wiki Embed vs Wikipedia Preview

This plugin will pull content from any Media Wiki website (Such as wikipedia.org). It strips and reformats the content, allowing you to supply some arguments to dictate how this works. How does it work? On your WordPress page or post. You embed a shortcode, something like [wiki-embed url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress' tabs no-contents no-infobox ] Once you save the page you will have the content of the wiki embed into you page. Kind of like a youtube video. Only the page will look like as if it is part of your site. Any changes that are made on the wiki will be reflected on your site, once the cache has expired and a new version of the page is requested from the wiki. Why would you want to do that? You can build a better navigation structure to your site, while crowd sourcing the content of the pages inside the wiki. Win Win. ** Where can I get more info?** Checkout our Support page http://support.cms.ubc.ca/cms-manual/adding-content/embedding-content-from-the-ubc-wiki/ that is using the wiki-embed plugin to grab content from our [wiki http://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:UBC_Content_Management_System/CLF_Theme/How_to_embed_content_from_the_UBC_Wiki Usage Wiki Embed is implemented using the shortcode [wiki-embed]. It accepts the following arguments: * url: (required) the web address of the wiki article that you want to embed on this page. * no-edit: Hide the “edit” links from the wiki. * no-contents: Hide the page’s contents box. * no-infobox: Hide any infobox that appears on the wiki for this page. * tabs: Replaces the sections of the wiki article with tabs. * accordion: Replaces the sections of the wiki article with an accordian. This option cannot be used as the same time as ‘tabs’. Example; [wiki-embed url=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Example” no-edit no-contents no-infobox accordion] Configuration Settings for the plugin can be found in ‘Wiki Embed’ -> ‘Settings’. Here you can enable/disable various features, define shortcode defaults, and configure some global settings for the plugin.

Enhance your website with free knowledge straight from Wikipedia! Install Wikipedia Preview, the free add-on designed to better engage your visitors and improve the user experience on your website. The Wikipedia Preview plugin provides context to your site’s visitors with content directly from Wikipedia. It allows you to add links to your content so that when your visitors click or hover on them, they see a pop-up box with information and images straight from Wikipedia. With Wikipedia Preview your visitors gain context on a topic, without ever leaving your website. Wikipedia Preview is an official plug-in designed and developed by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. The plug-in is entirely free to download and use, in line with the Wikimedia Foundation’s mission to provide free knowledge for everyone. Benefits Rich-media content straight from Wikipedia, to give your site’s visitors the context they need, without ever having to leave your website. Always free. Available in 300 languages. Easy to set up. Adding Wikipedia Preview links is even easier than adding other hyperlinks. Leveraging the content and brand name of one of the most popular websites in the world. Features Can be set up using the same process you use to add hyperlinks to your articles or using the Gutenberg editor custom tool. Handles any link to a Wikipedia article regardless of language, lead image presence or length. Site owners can choose a specific section of an article as a preview, not limited to just the lead section. Supports dark mode option for improved readability. Works for Right-to-Left (RTL) and Left-To-Right (LTR) languages. Offers access to a built-in gallery to dive into article images. Can be disabled for any page using the post metadata sidebar. Uses Gutenberg editor custom tool to search for Wikipedia articles and visualize Wikipedia Preview for readers. How to add preview links to your site Option 1 – How to add Wikipedia Preview links using the Classic Editor: Add a Wikipedia article link to your site’s content using the same process you use to add hyperlinks to your articles. Option 2 – How to add Wikipedia Preview links using the Gutenberg/ Block Editor: Highlight the text you want to link to a Wikipedia article. Select ‘W’ – Wikipedia Preview icon from the menu. You will see a list of suggested articles. Select the one you want to link to. Wikipedia Preview will automatically turn the link into a preview of the relevant Wikipedia article. You can easily customize the preview content by selecting a specific section of the article.