https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/MW/browse/master/RELEASE-NOTES-…
* User::isBot() method for checking if an account is a bot role account.
* Added a new hook, 'UserIsBot', to aid in
determining if a user is a bot.
Sounds great! We have been waiting for it for a long time.
Will that work with a time parameter? Can I know somehow that the user WAS
a bot in the time of an edit?
Other question: release notes say, "1.28 has several database changes since
1.27, and will not work without schema
updates."
If I want to install a private wiki for private purposes on my own laptop
(on user, offline work, no access from outside), which is better choice:
stable version or 1.28 alpha to avoid database changes later?
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