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DataVisualizer
Release status: unmaintained
Implementation Tag
Description Lets you create graph-style visualizations from data in your wiki.
Author(s) Nischay Nahata (Nischayn22talk)
Latest version 0.1 beta (May 2014)
MediaWiki 1.19+
PHP 5.2+
Database changes No
License MIT License
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README

The DataVisualizer extension lets you create graph-style visualizations from data in your wiki. It is also a library that could be used by other extensions like Semantic Results Formats to render visualizations.

Authors

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DataVisualizer was originally written by Nischay Nahata, as WikiWorks consultant.

Installation

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  • Download and place the file(s) in a directory called DataVisualizer in your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
    require_once "$IP/extensions/DataVisualizer/DataVisualizer.php";
    
  • Yes Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage

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The extension could be used as a tag or by other extensions to generate visuals

An example usage is

<dv_d3_tree name="Wikimedia Projects" size=5>name=Wikipedia|size=5,name=Wikidata|size=1,name=Wiktionary|size=2</dv_d3_tree>


The graphics will look like: