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The flash extension allows the display of flash movies within a wiki.

Syntax

Base Syntax

<flash>file=filename.swf|attribute=value|...</flash>

Attribute Reference

width=px or % (Modify the width of the object)
height=px or a% (Modify the height of the object)
play=true/false (Start playing the file or wait at first frame, default:true)
loop=true/false (Loop the animation, default:true)
quality=low/autolow/medium/high/autohigh/best (Predefine the quality)
devicefont=true/false (Change the look of the text used in flash file)
bgcolor=#?????? (? -> Hexadecimal integer: 1-9, A-F)
scale=showall/noborder/exactfit (Automatically adjust content to width and height)
menu=true/false (Show or hide the menu on right-click)

More (but untested) attributes here.

Examples

<flash>file=happy.swf|width=10%|height=30|quality=best</flash>
Shows the movie with the best quality with a width of 10% and a height of 30 pixels.

<flash>file=cool.swf|width=200|height=300|bgcolor=#FDE742|scale=exactfit</flash>
Shows the movie with a width of 200 and a height of 300. The background color is light-yellow (#FDE742). The content of the movie is stretched to the size of 200x300.

Code / Downloads

Flash v0.01
Flash v0.02 (latest)

Installation

Click on one of the versions above
Copy the code into a file (e.g. Flash.php)
Save the file in the extensions directory of your mediawiki folder
Add the line include('extensions/Flash.php'); to the LocalSettings.php file

Now you can use the extension with <flash>...</flash> in the wiki

Frequently Asked Questions

I can't upload Flash (*.swf) files!

If you cannot upload anything, then first enable uploads. Find the line #$wgDisableUploads = false; in LocalSettings.php and uncomment it. But by default, mediawiki still blocks many files from being uploaded for security reasons. Add this line your LocalSettings.php file: $wgFileExtensions[] = array( 'swf' );. This allows the upload flash files.

Known Bugs

Possible security issues with Javascript that are not tested yet

Untested Attributes

align
salign
base
wmode
SeamlessTabbing
flashvars
name (object-specific)
id (embed-specific)
movie (object-specific)
src (embed-specific)

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 === I can't upload Flash (*.swf) files! ===
 If you cannot upload anything, then first enable uploads. Find the line <code>#$wgDisableUploads = false;</code> in ''LocalSettings.php'' and uncomment it.
-But by default, mediawiki still blocks many files from being uploaded for security reasons. Add this line your ''LocalSettings.php'' file: <code>$wgFileExtensions = array( 'png', 'gif', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'swf' );</code>. This allows the upload of the most common image formats and flash files. Note that the extensions you don't list here cannot be uploaded.
+But by default, mediawiki still blocks many files from being uploaded for security reasons. Add this line your ''LocalSettings.php'' file: <code>$wgFileExtensions[] = array( 'swf' );</code>. This allows the upload flash files.