Install the plugin using the Plugin Manager and the download URL above, which points to latest version of the plugin. Refer to Plugins on how to install plugins manually.

Meta file contents can be displayed individually; from the contents of an entire namespace; from the entire data/meta directory; from a search term for the page name, either from within a specific namespace of from the entire data/meta directory.

It can search the description fields for pages containing specified terms. However it has to be kept in mind that the description field is stripped down to a raw text abstract (250 to 500 chars) of the page and the table of contents and the table of contents. See the description of the metadata data structure.

Currently it can search pages which which contain links and media

As the plugin develops, it will add additional search fields

The plugin can also be used from the command line, as described in the cli plugin documentation:

• devel:cli_plugins
• cli#pluginphp

USAGE:
   metadisplay <OPTIONS>
  
   USAGE (from Command Line):
   php plugin.php metadisplay [-h] [--no-colors]  [--loglevel ] [[-n --namespace|.] [[-p -page] [-e --exact ]]]
    [[-b --before|-a --after] timestamp -d -dtype [modified|created]] [[-s --search|-f --fuzzy] [search-term]] 
    -c --cmdL 

   timestamp can be timestamp or numerical date of the form: Year-Month-Day                               


OPTIONS:
   -v, --version                           print version and exit

   -n, --namespace                         metadata namespace; the -n option with dot [.] 
                                           defaults to the top level.
                                           This option cannot be left blank if it is not followed by a page name

   -p, --page                              page name without namespace or extension, e.g. start

   -e, --exact                             set to "on"  for exact <b><u>page</u></b> match

   -c, --cmdL                              set automatically to "html" when accessing from admin.php

   -b, --before                            before timestamp

   -a, --after                             after timestamp

   -d, --dtype                             sets whether file's timestamp is read from "created" or "modified" field

   -h, --help                              Display this help screen and exit immediately.

   --no-colors                             Do not use any colors in output. Useful when piping output to other tools or files.

   --loglevel <level>                      Minimum level of messages to display. Default is info. Valid levels are: debug, info,
                                           notice, success, warning, error, critical, alert, emergency.