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NearbyPages Release status: stable
Description	Provides Special:Nearby
Latest version	1.40
MediaWiki	1.39
Database changes	No
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Parameters $wgNearbyPagesNamespaces $wgNearbyRandomButton $wgNearbyRange $wgNearbyPagesWikidataCompatibility $wgNearbyPagesUrl
1.39
Quarterly downloads	17 (Ranked 153rd)
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The NearbyPages extension provides location based articles via Special:Nearby special page. It was previously part of Extension:MobileFrontend but decoupled and rewritten with Vue.js . The extension can also be deployed as a static web app that is demoed as a standalone app for Wikipedia and Wikidata.

Special:Nearby

The page Special:Nearby lists articles that are geotagged nearest to the user's current location, as provided by their browser. Due to the limit of the geosearch API, only articles within a 10 km radius are listed by default, although this can be changed using the $wgMaxGeoSearchRadius and $wgNearbyRange variables.

It is also possible to manually specify a location by including its latitude and longitude as URL parameters. For example, this URL will generate a list of articles near the w:Statue of Liberty in New York City, US:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby#/coord/40.69,-74.04

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called NearbyPages in your extensions/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'NearbyPages' );
  

•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Miraheze WikiForge WikiTide This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.