$smwgBrowseShowInverse

Configuration parameter details:
Name	$smwgBrowseShowInverse
Description	Sets whether the browse view for incoming links on special page special page "Browse" should show the incoming links inverse to the reverse view
Default setting	false
(Other) available settings	true Allows to disable the inverse view of incoming links on special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page
Software	Semantic MediaWiki
Since version	1.3.0
Until version	still available
Configuration	Interface settings · Facts display
Keyword	interface settings

$smwgBrowseShowInverse is a configuration parameter that sets whether the browse view for incoming links on special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page should show the incoming links in an inverse view. 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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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 $smwgBrowseShowInverse 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 'show-inverse') in "LocalSettings.php".2

Default setting

$smwgBrowseShowInverse = false;

This means that incoming links will be shown in an inversed view on special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page.

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

$smwgBrowseShowInverse = true;

This means that incoming links will not be shown in an inversed view on special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page.

See also

• Help page on special page "Browse"Shows all properties and their values annotated to a page
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgBrowseShowAllSets whether the browse view for incoming links on special page special page "Browse" should show the incoming links
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgBrowseFeaturesSets the behaviour of the features provided by several browsing interfaces