$smwgToolboxBrowseLink

Configuration parameter details:
Name	$smwgToolboxBrowseLink
Description	Sets whether the toolbox in the wiki's sidebar will show a link to special page special page "Browse"
Default setting	true
(Other) available settings	false Allows to disable showing a link to special page special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page in the wiki's sidebar
Software	Semantic MediaWiki
Since version	1.3.0
Until version	3.0.0
Configuration	Interface settings · Facts display
Keyword	interface settings

$smwgToolboxBrowseLink is a configuration parameter that sets whether the toolbox in the wiki's sidebar will show a link to special page special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page allowing for a more subtle way to access annotated properties than showing a factbox at the bottom of every page. The configuration parameter was introduced in Semantic MediaWiki 1.3.0Released on 7 September 2008 and compatible with MW 1.12.x - 1.15.x. and deprecated with Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0Released on 11 October 2018 and compatible with MW 1.27.0 - 1.31.x..1

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Loading... Screenshot showing a link to special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page in the toolbox section of the wiki's sidebar. (en)

No longer functional as of Semantic MediaWiki 7.0.0Released on 4 June 2026 and compatible with MW 1.43.x - 1.46.x.. The runtime shim that automatically translated $smwgToolboxBrowseLink to its replacement has been removed, so this setting is now silently ignored. Migrate to configuration parameter $smwgBrowseFeaturesSets the behaviour of the features provided by several browsing interfaces (option 'toolbox-link') in "LocalSettings.php". It was originally deprecated with Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0Released on 11 October 2018 and compatible with MW 1.27.0 - 1.31.x..2

Default setting

$smwgToolboxBrowseLink = true;

This means that a link to special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page will be shown in the wiki's sidebar.

Changing the default setting

To modify the setting to this configuration parameter, add one of the following lines to your "LocalSettings.php" file:

Disable the display of incoming links

$smwgToolboxBrowseLink = false;

This means that a link to special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page will not be shown in the wiki's sidebar.

See also

• Help page on special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgBrowseFeaturesSets the behaviour of the features provided by several browsing interfaces