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[[File:WP notification bar.600x59.gif | frame | right | Click on the suggestion buttons to see the corresponding page]] <big>If you've clicked on the notification bar before, you already know how to use Wikipedia+. While you browse Wikipedia as normal, the software checks for pages of interest that match the one you are at. If it detects any, a notification bar pops up to invite you to check them out.</big> ==Installation== [[File:WP_in_status_bar.jpg | frame | Wikipedia+ installs discretely to the status bar in the bottom right]] If you have '''[http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Firefox]''', you can {{install}} '''by [{{template:latest}} clicking here]'''. Then: # Click "Allow" on the security pop-up # Click "Install" on the confirmation box that pops up Once installed, the extension icon and status will be present on the browser status bar (bottom-right). ==Is It Working?== [[file:WP-installed.png|frame|right]] Wikipedia Plus works so silently that apart from its presence in the statusbar, you might not notice it is doing anything:-) To test that it is in fact working: [[file:WP-on.jpg|frame|right]] # Check it is installed and enabled (i.e. the statusbar text is green as shown on the right) # Browse to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fracking<!--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_World_Trade_Center--> and you should see notifications appear, as shown on the right. # If it's not working properly, check the lists of [[Open Bugs]] and [[Closed Bugs]]. If you have discovered a new bug, please [[Open Bugs |report it]] # If you have an idea how it could be improved, please file a [[Feature Suggestions | Feature Suggestion]] ==Setup== ''Main article: [[Preferences Dialog]]'' Once installed, the extension icon and status will be present on the browser status bar (bottom-right). *If the status bar is not visible, "Ctrl+/" will make it appear *Click the text to enable/disable Wikipedia+ *Click the icon to access the [[Preferences Dialog| Wikipedia+ Preferences dialog]]. ===Configuring <font face="courier"><u>W</u>ebsites</font>=== ''Main article: [[Website Configuration]]'' [[File:WP-configure-sites-0.7b1.png | 200px | left | The GUI for editing which sites you would like to check for matching pages]] Wikipedia+ comes preloaded with some alternative sites which you may wish to use to supplement your Wikipedia experience, but the choice is up to you. The <font face="courier"><u>W</u>ebsites</font> tab of the Options dialogue lists all the sites checked by Wikipedia+, with the highest priority sites (checked first) at the top. *Select a site and click on the pencil icon to the right (or just doubleclick the site) to bring up a dialog to edit it. *Select a site and click the up/down arrows to change site priority. *Use the plus button to add a new site and the cross button to delete one.
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