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<ul id="toc-Installation_on_another_wiki-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-For_individual_use" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#For_individual_use"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>For individual use</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-For_individual_use-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-As_a_gadget" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#As_a_gadget"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>As a gadget</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-As_a_gadget-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" 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contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-namespace">Wikipedia</span><span class="mw-page-title-separator">:</span><span class="mw-page-title-main">Shortdesc helper</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="This article exist only in this language. Add the article for other languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-0" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Add languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="uls-after-portlet-link"></span><span class="wb-langlinks-add wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q93567120#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Add interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Add links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-project" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper" title="View the project page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Project page</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Shortdesc_helper" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-viewsource" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper&action=edit" title="This page is protected.
You can view its source [e]" accesskey="e"><span>View source</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-viewsource" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper&action=edit"><span>View source</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper&oldid=1247583277" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWikipedia%3AShortdesc_helper"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWikipedia%3AShortdesc_helper"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Wikipedia%3AShortdesc_helper&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Shortdesc_helper&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q93567120" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r929790160">.mw-parser-output .mw-prefixindex-list li:nth-child(1){display:none}.mw-parser-output .mw-prefixindex-list a::before{content:"MediaWiki:"}.mw-parser-output .mw-prefixindex-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column-reverse}.mw-parser-output .script-installer-ibx{display:none}</style> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Gadget for managing short descriptions</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-user-script"><caption class="infobox-title">Shortdesc helper</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div style="background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;width:375px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:1px 0 0 1px"><div style="display:table;background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shortdesc_helper_screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2d/Shortdesc_helper_screenshot.png/375px-Shortdesc_helper_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="375" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2d/Shortdesc_helper_screenshot.png/563px-Shortdesc_helper_screenshot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/Shortdesc_helper_screenshot.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="260"/></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:black;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 1px 1px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shortdesc_helper_editing_screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Shortdesc_helper_editing_screenshot.png/375px-Shortdesc_helper_editing_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="375" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Shortdesc_helper_editing_screenshot.png/563px-Shortdesc_helper_editing_screenshot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Shortdesc_helper_editing_screenshot.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="280"/></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Description</th><td class="infobox-data">Allows easy changing and importing of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SHORTDESC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SHORTDESC">short descriptions</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Author(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/User:Galobtter" title="User:Galobtter">Galobtter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Stable</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Version</th><td class="infobox-data">3.5.3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Updated</th><td class="infobox-data">October 5, 2023; 13 months ago</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Skins</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><b><span style="color:green;" title="Green tick">✓</span></b> Vector</li> <li><b><span style="color:green;" title="Green tick">✓</span></b> Monobook</li> <li><b><span style="color:green;" title="Green tick">✓</span></b> Modern</li> <li><b><span style="color:green;" title="Green tick">✓</span></b> Timeless</li> <li><b><span style="color:red;" title="Red X">✗</span></b> MinervaNeue</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Source</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper.js" title="MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper.js">MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper.js</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper.css" title="MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper.css">MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper.css</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector.css" title="MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector.css">MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector.css</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-libSettings.js" title="MediaWiki:Gadget-libSettings.js">MediaWiki:Gadget-libSettings.js</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/galobtter/libSettings">libSettings</a> on <a href="/wiki/GitHub" title="GitHub">GitHub</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/GitHub" title="GitHub">GitHub</a> repository</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/wikimedia-gadgets/shortdesc-helper">shortdesc-helper</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:SDH"></span><span id="WP:SDHELPER"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SDH&redirect=no">WP:SDH</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SDHELPER&redirect=no">WP:SDHELPER</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><b>Shortdesc helper</b> (<b>SDH</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gadget" title="Wikipedia:Gadget">gadget</a> for adding, editing, and importing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SHORTDESC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SHORTDESC">short descriptions</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Enabling" data-mw-thread-id="h-Enabling"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Enabling"></span><span class="anchor" id="Installation"></span> Enabling<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Enabling"></span></h2></div> <ol><li>Navigate to the <a href="/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets" title="Special:Preferences">Gadgets tab</a> of your Preferences page.</li> <li>In the "Editing" section, Check the box next to "<i>Shortdesc helper: easily add and edit page short descriptions</i>".</li> <li>Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.</li></ol> <p>In the "Testing and development" section, the box next to "<i>Show page description beneath the page title</i>" should be Unchecked to avoid confusion. </p><p>This gadget may be used in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Metadata_gadget" title="Wikipedia:Metadata gadget">page assessments</a> or Xtools gadgets. </p><p>If you already have this script installed via the previous installation method, uninstall it first by removing the <code>importScript('User:Galobtter/Shortdesc helper.js');</code> line from your <a href="/wiki/Special:MyPage/common.js" title="Special:MyPage/common.js">Special:MyPage/common.js</a> or <a href="/wiki/Special:MyPage/skin.js" title="Special:MyPage/skin.js">Special:MyPage/skin.js</a> pages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Usage" data-mw-thread-id="h-Usage"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Usage"></span>Usage<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Usage"></span></h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Short_descriptions#Editing_using_Shortdesc_helper_gadget" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Short descriptions">Wikipedia:WikiProject Short descriptions § Editing using Shortdesc helper gadget</a></div> <p>When activated, the article's short description will be displayed on the page immediately under the line "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia", and edits may be made by clicking the buttons to the right of the short description (see image). An edit summary may be added using the "summary" button. </p><p>If there is no local short description but there is a Wikidata description, the gadget will instead show that in pink, with an option to import it to Wikipedia (capitalising the first letter). </p><p>By default, adding short descriptions to an article also adds the description to Wikidata if Wikidata has no description. This can be changed in the settings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Options" data-mw-thread-id="h-Options"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Options"></span>Options<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Options"></span></h2></div> <p>Shortdesc helper may be configured using the settings window that can be accessed when editing or adding a short description by clicking the gear-wheel button on the right. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shortdesc_helper_settings_screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Shortdesc_helper_settings_screenshot.png/391px-Shortdesc_helper_settings_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="391" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Shortdesc_helper_settings_screenshot.png/587px-Shortdesc_helper_settings_screenshot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Shortdesc_helper_settings_screenshot.png/782px-Shortdesc_helper_settings_screenshot.png 2x" data-file-width="1366" data-file-height="665"/></a><figcaption>Settings as of version 3.4.3</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Installation_on_another_wiki" data-mw-thread-id="h-Installation_on_another_wiki"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Installation_on_another_wiki"></span>Installation on another wiki<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Installation_on_another_wiki"></span></h2></div> <p>Shortdesc helper will automatically detect if it is loaded on another wiki, and allow viewing and editing of Wikidata descriptions on those wikis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="For_individual_use" data-mw-thread-id="h-For_individual_use-Installation_on_another_wiki"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-For_individual_use-Installation_on_another_wiki"></span>For individual use<span data-mw-comment-end="h-For_individual_use-Installation_on_another_wiki"></span></h3></div> <p>Add </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-js mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="nx">mw</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">loader</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">getScript</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/load.php?modules=ext.gadget.libSettings'</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">).</span><span class="nx">then</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kd">function</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">mw</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">loader</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">load</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/load.php?modules=ext.gadget.Shortdesc-helper'</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">);</span> <span class="p">})</span> </pre></div> <p>to <a href="/wiki/Special:MyPage/common.js" title="Special:MyPage/common.js">Special:MyPage/common.js</a> on that wiki to use the script on another wiki. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_gadget" data-mw-thread-id="h-As_a_gadget-Installation_on_another_wiki"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-As_a_gadget-Installation_on_another_wiki"></span>As a gadget<span data-mw-comment-end="h-As_a_gadget-Installation_on_another_wiki"></span></h3></div> <p>To install Shortdesc helper on another wiki, create a file named "MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper.js" with the content (comments there note how to localize): </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-js mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="nb">window</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">sdh</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{};</span> <span class="cm">/* These messages can be changed to localize Shortdesc helper for your wiki. </span> <span class="cm">** If that is not necessary, then this can be removed, and English-language messages will be used. */</span> <span class="nb">window</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">sdh</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">messages</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="cm">/** Uncomment the following to change messages used in settings dialog */</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="cm">/*</span> <span class="cm"> "libSettings-settings-title": "Settings",</span> <span class="cm"> "libSettings-save-label": "Save settings",</span> <span class="cm"> "libSettings-cancel-label": "Cancel",</span> <span class="cm"> "libSettings-showDefaults-label": "Show defaults",</span> <span class="cm"> "libSettings-showCurrentSettings-label": "Show current settings",</span> <span class="cm"> "libSettings-save-success-message": "Settings for $1 successfully saved.",</span> <span class="cm"> "libSettings-save-fail-message": "Could not save settings for $1.",</span> <span class="cm"> */</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="cm">/* Settings messages */</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-settingsDialog-title'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Settings for Shortdesc helper'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-header-general'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'General'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-header-appearance'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Appearance'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-AddToRedirect-label'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Allow additions of short descriptions to redirects'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-AddToRedirect-help'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'When checked, redirects will have an "add" button to add a short description. (default off)'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-InputWidth-label'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Width of editing input in characters (default 40)'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-FontSize-label'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Font size, as a percentage (default 100%)'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="cm">/* Initial view messages */</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-missing-description'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Missing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Short description">$1 description</a>'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="cm">/* Initial view buttons */</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-add-label'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Add'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-add-title'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Add short description'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-edit-label'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Edit'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-edit-title'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Edit short description'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="cm">/* Editing messages */</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-description-placeholder'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Short description'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-summary-placeholder'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Custom edit summary'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-save-label'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Save'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-save-title'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Save description'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-cancel-label'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Cancel'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-cancel-title'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Cancel editing'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-summary-label'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Summary'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-summary-title'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Show edit summary box'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-settings-title'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Settings'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="cm">/* Wikidata summary messages */</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-wd-summary'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'([[w:en:Wikipedia:Shortdesc helper|Shortdesc helper]])'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-wd-edit-failed'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'Saving the edit to Wikidata failed.'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'sdh-wd-edit-failed-prefix'</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'\n\nThe info given by Wikidata is that:\n\n'</span> <span class="p">};</span> <span class="nx">mw</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">loader</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">getScript</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/load.php?modules=ext.gadget.libSettings'</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">).</span><span class="nx">then</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kd">function</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span> <span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">mw</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">loader</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nx">load</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/load.php?modules=ext.gadget.Shortdesc-helper'</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">);</span> <span class="p">})</span> </pre></div> <p>and create a CSS file named "MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector.css" with the content of <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector.css" title="MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector.css">MediaWiki:Gadget-Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector.css</a>. </p><p>Then, add to <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition" title="MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition">MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition</a>: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>* Shortdesc-helper-loader[ResourceLoader|dependencies=mediawiki.api,mediawiki.notify,user.options,mediawiki.util|skins=vector,monobook,modern,timeless|peers=Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector]|Shortdesc-helper.js * Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector[hidden|skins=vector]|Shortdesc-helper-pagestyles-vector.css </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" 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