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mediawiki/semantic-glossary
===========================

A terminology markup extension with a Semantic MediaWiki back-end

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Semantic Glossary
=================

[](#semantic-glossary)

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The [Semantic Glossary](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Glossary) (a.k.a SG) is a [Semantic MediaWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_MediaWiki) extension where terms and abbreviations can be defined using semantic properties.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.1 or later
- MediaWiki 1.43 or later
- [Semantic MediaWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_MediaWiki) 6.0 or later
- [Lingo](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Lingo) 3.2.3 or later

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Note that the Semantic MediaWiki and Lingo extensions need to be installed first. Moreover they need to be invoked earlier than this extension.

The way to install this extension is by using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Just add the following to the MediaWiki "composer.local.json" file and run the `php composer.phar install/update mediawiki/semantic-glossary` command.

```
{
	"require": {
		"mediawiki/semantic-glossary": "~6.0"
	}
}
```

Then add the following line to your "LocalSettings.php" file:

```
wfLoadExtension( 'SemanticGlossary' );
```

Contribution and support
------------------------

[](#contribution-and-support)

If you want to contribute work to the project, please subscribe to the developers' mailing list and have a look at the contribution guideline.

- Ask a question on [the mailing list](https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Mailing_list)

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

This extension provides unit and integration tests that are run by a [continuous integration platform](https://www.travis-ci.com/github/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticGlossary)but can also be executed using `composer phpunit` from the extension base directory.

License
-------

[](#license)

[GNU General Public License 2.0](https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) or later.

###  Health Score

56

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance66

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity36

Limited adoption so far

Community28

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity80

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~366 days

Recently: every ~803 days

Total

13

Last Release

66d ago

Major Versions

1.1.2 → 2.0.02016-03-09

2.2.0 → 3.0.02018-10-09

3.0.0 → 4.0.02021-07-09

4.0.0 → 5.0.12025-03-12

5.0.1 → 6.0.02026-03-13

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6.0.0PHP &gt;=8.1

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