Generate a Wikipedia citation from the current page, using reFill.
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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on
2023-03-31
By: Zhaofeng Li
Users: 100
Rating: 4.70
(10)
Creation date: 2015-03-08
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 103.42K
URLs: Website
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Extension summary
This extension adds a toolbar button that generates a Wikipedia citation from the current page. The URL of the the current page is sent to and accessed by the reFill tool hosted on Wikimedia Tool Labs.
User reviews
All Wikipedians should have this Chrome extension. The "|last1=|first1=" parameters should automatically be added. More options in formatting would be nice, like month-day-year dates, or <ref> tags.
A must when editing Wikipedia
Performance should be improved. Fix the performance by removing server exchanges and processing the citation on client side itself.
Extension safety
Risk impact
CiteGen may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
CiteGen may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
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