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Language switching

An interwiki language switch link is created by prefixing a page title with en:, de: or fr: in a regular link and placing it anywhere of the markup of a content page, resulting in the language switch appearing in the left column of the page in Desktop view while at the end of the page in Mobile view.

Examples:

• [[fr:Cholestéatome]] on Cholesteatoma leads to www.dr-pere.fr/entopedia/Cholestéatome.

• [[en:Cholesteatoma]] on www.dr-pere.fr/entopedia/Cholestéatome leads to Cholesteatoma.

Multi column lists

The Div col markup is used to create a multi-column list that automatically adjust its number of columns depending on screen widths.

Example:

{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

Result:

More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Div_col

HTML5video

Examples:

<HTML5video width="520" height="320" autoplay="false" loop="false">dragonfly</HTML5video>

<HTML5video type="youtube" width="400" height="300" autoplay="false">CBqevebIAME</HTML5video>

RSS

An RSS feed can be included on a page by the following syntax:

<rss max=4 highlight="BBC">http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml</rss>

'It was surreal': British couple describe having warning shots fired near them by Russian warship

The retired couple tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course in the English Channel before the shots were fired.

2026-06-17 00:25:39

Tehran selling deal with US as victory – but for Iranians it was necessity

For many Iranians, the question is not whether the deal means victory, but whether it lowers prices and reduces fear of another war.

2026-06-16 15:31:24

Watch: Why is Trump furious with Netanyahu over strikes on Lebanon?

The BBC's Tom Bateman looks at the US president's reaction to what he called "vicious" strikes.

2026-06-16 21:32:24

Social media has risks but has given us opportunities too, teens say

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the ban will give children more time, security and freedom to grow up. But how do under-16s feel?

2026-06-16 23:23:01

Google News feeds are a bit more tricky, as the summaries parts render HTML tags instead of descriptions. These descriptions can be removed by specifying a Google-feed template in the RSS tag:

<rss max=4 template="Google-feed">https://news.google.com/news?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&as_scoring=r&as_maxm=20&q=allintitle%3A+munich&as_qdr=a&as_drrb=q&as_mind=26&as_minm=9&cf=all&as_maxd=26&output=rss</rss>

Failed to load RSS feed from https://news.google.com/news?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&as_scoring=r&as_maxm=20&q=allintitle%3A+munich&as_qdr=a&as_drrb=q&as_mind=26&as_minm=9&cf=all&as_maxd=26&output=rss: Error parsing XML for RSS

For brevity the above feeds are set to maximum 4 articles by:

max=4

Configure as required. More details of configuration options at at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS

Google Maps

Google Maps can be included on a page by clicking on the map symbol to generate the markup.

Example:

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="48.150514" lon="11.545212" zoom="18" style="width:90%">
48.150321, 11.545233
Map test!
</googlemap>

Result:

Image galleries

Lightbox style galleries of uploaded images can easily be created using the <gallery>...</gallery> markup:

Example:

<gallery>
20160610_124100_DSC04914.jpg
20160610_124123_DSC04915.jpg
20160610_124129_DSC04916.jpg
20160610_124141_DSC04917.jpg
20160610_124154_DSC04918.jpg
20160610_124541_DSC04920.jpg
</gallery>

Result:

More photos at https://www.dr-pere.com/entopedia/Photos

Random image

A random image from the images uploaded on this server can be generated by the markup:

<randomimage float="left"></randomimage>

Result:

Batch imported media

For more configuration options and parameters, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RandomImage#Usage

Additional information/links

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.