Wiki Embed
Wiki Embed lets you embed mediawiki pages in to your site, sites like Wikipedia
The facts
- Rating
- 3.8★ from 8
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
- Added
- Oct 2010
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 3.3.2
- Downloads
- 16,200
Our analysis
AI-assistedWiki Embed is a WordPress plugin that allows you to pull content from Media Wiki websites, such as Wikipedia, and embed it into your WordPress pages or posts. By using a shortcode, you can specify the URL of the wiki article and customize how the content is displayed, including options to hide certain elements or format the content with tabs or accordions.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their site by integrating external wiki content, allowing for a more dynamic and informative experience. It can be particularly useful for educational sites or knowledge bases that benefit from crowd-sourced information.
Best for: This plugin suits educational websites or knowledge bases looking to integrate external wiki content.
What it does well
- ✓Pulls content from Media Wiki websites
- ✓Customisable display options via shortcode
- ✓Updates automatically when wiki content changes
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Settings available for feature configuration
Where it falls short
- •Limited to Media Wiki content
- •Requires knowledge of shortcode usage
- •Data is missing on specific compatibility claims beyond WordPress 3.3.2
Verdict
Wiki Embed provides a straightforward way to incorporate wiki content into your WordPress site, though it may require some technical knowledge to use effectively.
From the developer
ctltwp's own description of Wiki Embed, lightly tidied.
This plugin will pull content from any Media Wiki website (Such as wikipedia.org).
It strips and reformats the content, allowing you to supply some arguments to dictate how this works.
How does it work?
On your WordPress page or post. You embed a shortcode, something like
[wiki-embed url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress' tabs no-contents no-infobox ]
Once you save the page you will have the content of the wiki embed into you page. Kind of like a youtube video.
Only the page will look like as if it is part of your site. Any changes that are made on the wiki will be reflected on your site, once the cache has expired and a new version of the page is requested from the wiki.
Why would you want to do that?
You can build a better navigation structure to your site, while crowd sourcing the content of the pages inside the wiki.
Win Win.
** Where can I get more info?**
Checkout our Support page http://support.cms.ubc.ca/cms-manual/adding-content/embedding-content-from-the-ubc-wiki/ that is using the wiki-embed plugin to grab content from our [wiki http://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:UBC_Content_Management_System/CLF_Theme/How_to_embed_content_from_the_UBC_Wiki
Usage
Wiki Embed is implemented using the shortcode [wiki-embed]. It accepts the following arguments:
* url: (required) the web address of the wiki article that you want to embed on this page.
* no-edit: Hide the “edit” links from the wiki.
* no-contents: Hide the page’s contents box.
* no-infobox: Hide any infobox that appears on the wiki for this page.
* tabs: Replaces the sections of the wiki article with tabs.
* accordion: Replaces the sections of the wiki article with an accordian. This option cannot be used as the same time as ‘tabs’.
Example;
[wiki-embed url=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Example” no-edit no-contents no-infobox accordion]
Configuration
Settings for the plugin can be found in ‘Wiki Embed’ -> ‘Settings’.
Here you can enable/disable various features, define shortcode defaults, and configure some global settings for the plugin.
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