[R] [EXTERNAL] [BULK] Re: R integration for MediaWiki

[Spencer Graves]

Hi, Rich:


I would not recommend automatically updated plots in Wikipedia without 
an intermediate human check, though you might do it for, e.g., a 
corporate Wiki that uses the MediaWiki software.


However, you should be able to


git clone https://github.com/sigbertklinke/R


Then create your own version to do what you want and offer it as a 
replacement for 
"https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Extension:R&oldid=4384988".


Of course, if you are the only user, you may not want to invest the time 
required to do that.


sg


On 12/30/25 12:11, Evans, Richard K. (GRC-H000) wrote:
> Hi Spencer,
> 
> Thanks for the quick reply. Iiuc, what you are describing is the ability to document R code in MediaWiki pages with R specific syntax highlighting. This is provided by MediWiki's "SyntaxHighlight" extension, which provides that language specific syntax highlighting for many different programing languages, including R.
> 
> What I'm looking for, and info on anything people might still be using to do what the MediaWiki R Extension did way back when it was available. Specifically, it actually processed R code when the page is saved and delivered a limited type of output (presumably a single plot output) back to the wiki for viewing.
> 
> /Rich
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> Hi, Rich:
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> 
> I have NOT used that, but I have R Markdown code in appendices to article on Wikiversity under "Category:R Markdown vignettes".[1] In addition to ending with "[[Category:R Markdown vignettes]]", I set all code from vignettes between "<syntaxhighlight lang="text">" and "</syntaxhighlight>".
> 
> 
> I do not know if this is of interest to you or anyone else.
> 
> 
> Best Wishes, Spencer Graves
> 
> 
> p.s. I am actively developing "MaddisonData" and "WID" packages on GitHub,[2] which facilitate analysis of data from the Maddison Data Project and the World Inequality Database. I am NOT and economist and could use collaborators who could help get articles using these packages published in appropriate refereed academic journals, in exchange for joint authorship, of course.
> 
> 
> [1] Wikiversity, "Category:R Markdown vignettes":
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> https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Category:R_Markdown_vignettes
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> 
> [2] I'm "sbgraves237" on GitHub:
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> https://github.com/sbgraves237
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> 
> I'm especially interested in collaborators for "MaddisonData":
> 
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> https://github.com/sbgraves237/MaddisonData
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> 
> and "WID":
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> https://github.com/sbgraves237/WID
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> 
> On 12/30/25 07:13, Evans, Richard K. (GRC-H000) via R-help wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I am interested in finding out if there re any active projects that provide R integration to MediaWiki.  From 2006 to 2016 there was an extension for MediaWiki called "R".
>>
>> Ref:
>> https://www/.
>> mediawiki.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DExtension%3AR%26oldid%3D438498
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>> If anyone is still using this extension or knows of something similar. Please let me know.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> /Rich
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