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
  • (E): These gadgets use code from external (third party) systems not subject to the WMF Privacy Policy
  • (S): These gadgets use code from WMF sister projects, managed by that project's administrators
  • (U): These gadgets use code maintained by a single user

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  • (D) Geonotice: display notices on your watchlist about events in your region  (View description | Export)
    Uses: Gadget-geonotice.js
    Requires the following right: purge.
    Enabled for everyone by default.
    The following right does not exist: purge
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-geonotice.js" does not exist.
  • Additional components used with the Geonotice gadget  (View description | Export)
    Uses: Gadget-geonotice-list.js, Gadget-geonotice-core.js, Gadget-geonotice-core.css
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-geonotice-list.js" does not exist.
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-geonotice-core.js" does not exist.
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-geonotice-core.css" does not exist.
  • (D) Display watchlist notices  (View description | Export)
    Uses: Gadget-watchlist-notice.js
    Requires the following right: purge.
    Enabled for everyone by default.
    The following right does not exist: purge
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-watchlist-notice.js" does not exist.
  • Components for the watchlist notice gadget  (View description | Export)
    Uses: Gadget-watchlist-notice-core.js
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-watchlist-notice-core.js" does not exist.
  • (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: purge.
    Available for the following skins: Vector legacy (2010), Vector (2022), MonoBook, Modern.
    Enabled for everyone by default.
    The following right does not exist: purge
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-WatchlistBase.css" does not exist.
  • (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: purge.
    Available for the following skins: Vector legacy (2010), Vector (2022).
    Enabled for everyone by default.
    Peer gadgets are ignored, because this is a styles-only gadget. Set type=general to override.
    The following right does not exist: purge
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-WatchlistGreenIndicators.css" does not exist.
  • (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: purge.
    Available for the following skins: MonoBook, Modern.
    Enabled for everyone by default.
    Peer gadgets are ignored, because this is a styles-only gadget. Set type=general to override.
    The following right does not exist: purge
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-WatchlistGreenIndicatorsMono.css" does not exist.
  • Display pages on your watchlist that have changed since your last visit in bold (see customizing watchlists for more options)  (View description | Export)
    Uses: WatchlistBase, Gadget-WatchlistChangesBold.css
    Peer gadgets are ignored, because this is a styles-only gadget. Set type=general to override.
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-WatchlistChangesBold.css" does not exist.
  • (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: purge.
    Available for the following skins: Vector legacy (2010), Vector (2022), MonoBook, Modern.
    Enabled for everyone by default.
    The following right does not exist: purge
    Page "MediaWiki:Gadget-SubtleUpdatemarker.css" does not exist.

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