MediaWiki-l October 2018

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Help making "wgRevisionId" a magic word
by Evans, Richard K. (GRC-H000) 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

Hello .. I'm using Extension:Approved Revisions [1] and I have a need to be able to display the revision ID of the page revision currently being viewed. From the MW Manual page on Javascript [2] I see that the variable "wgRevisionId" contains this information and is exposed to mediawiki for use, but it is not clear to me how to do so. I would like to create a "magic word" [3] called <code>{{VIEWEDREVID}}</code> that outputs the revision ID of the revision being viewed such that it can be used in other parser logic For example: <pre> {{#ifexpr:( {{VIEWEDREVID}} < {{APPROVEDREVID}} ) |if true |if false }} </pre> Can someone please help me identify the way to make a magic word that contains the value of "wgRevisionId"? Thank you! -Rich [[User:revansx]] [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Approved_Revs [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/JavaScript [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words

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API call to purge all pages in a specific category
by Evans, Richard K. (GRC-H000) 22 Oct '18

22 Oct '18

Folks, Quick MW 1.30 question regarding remote refreshing of pages needed by a SMW application. Can someone tell me how to write an API call that Purges all pages in a specific category? Background --- I have a semantic "Class" (a Form, Template, and Category set of pages that work together) called "MyTasks" that produces task tracking pages with a few date fields including one called "Property:has date needed by" (of type date)--- Within "Template:MyTasks", I have manually added an additional semantic property that is not used by the Form. It is called "Property:has days till due" (of type number). Also within the template I calculate the difference in the number of days between the current system time of the client where the page is being viewed and the "has date needed by" provided previously by the form. The goal is to be able to write a semantic query that show all tasks that are due in less than 10 days. For example: {{#ask:[[Category:MyTasks]][[has days till due::<10]]|format=ol}} The problem is ---- I need to refresh the wiki pages in Category:MyTasks every night so that the "has days till due" value gets updated each day. My thought is to have an API call that purge all files in a given category I can add that to a cURL command in a PHP file on the server that I can call nightly from a cron job. Thanks! -Rich

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MobileFrontend as default view
by Sigbert Klinke 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Hi, I like the view of a wiki page under MobileFrontend. Is is possible to make this the default view for any browser, even when it is running on a desktop? Thanks in advance Sigbert -- https://hu.berlin/sk https://hu.berlin/mmstat3

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New episode of Between the Brackets: Pau Giner
by Yaron Koren 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

Hi, A new episode of the MediaWiki podcast Between the Brackets has been released - this one features an interview with Pau Giner, who works for the Wikimedia Foundation as a user experience (UX) designer. You can listen to it here: http://betweenthebrackets.libsyn.com/episode-19-pau-giner -Yaron

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change stop words for one wiki
by Rowe (US), Dolores A 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

Dear Teammates, The users of one wiki on a multi-wiki server would like to change their search stop words. Can I do this for one wiki ? Is there a setting ? We use MW 1.29.1. Thank you, Lori

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SimpleBatchUpload 1.3.2 - Security release
by Stephan Gambke 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

I don't normally advertise new releases of this extension, much less minor ones, but this concerns a security issue, so here goes... I just released the SimpleBatchUpload extension version 1.3.2 which fixes an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability present in the Blueimp jQuery-File-Upload module used by this extension ([1], [2]). This vulnerability allows remote execution of code on the server. This vulnerability affects all versions of SimpleBatchUpload < 1.3.2 on MediaWiki < 1.27.4/1.28.3/1.29.2/1.30.0. Higher versions of MediaWiki block the /vendor directory for direct webaccess, so while the unauthorized upload of files is still possible, at least they cannot be used as remote entry points, so execution of code should not be possible. If you are using one of the affected versions, please upgrade SimpleBatchUpload as soon as possible. Stephan [1] https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9206 [2] http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=204

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Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 released
by [[kgh]] 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

Hello everyone, we are happy to announce the immediate availability of the Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 release: [0]. It is an epic release bringing a lot of new features and improvements as well as bug fixes. ## Version highlights – Rework of the list formats as well as the template format which is now called plainlist and used by default – Several user interface changes to make them more intuitive and mobile-friendly: = Special page "Ask". It also comes with an input assistance on input fields, a comprehensive input help (cheat sheets) and a compact view = Special page "Browse". It also allows for the grouping of properties = Special page "Types". The overview also includes brief datatype descriptions = Special page "SemanticMediaWiki". Additionally many feature pages are provided including a tabbed view and many additional feature pages = Property and Concept pages including a tabbed view – Integration in special page "Search" was extended including an input assistance on fields and the option of adaptable search profiles – Local-specific (ICU) sorting and collation is now possible for pages as well as values of datatype "Page" – Query syntax was extended in many ways by: = query markers (@deferred, @control, @annotation) = query conditions (+depth, in:, phrase:) = query printouts (+width=) – Possibility to restrict query execution of expensive inline queries whereas you may define what expensive means in your setup – The table format was enhanced by datatable classes – New create protection feature as part of the authority mode – New namespace "smw/schema" allowing to define schemas for several purposes including search profiles for special page "Search" – New API modules "smwbrowse" and "smwtask" were added and further API module improvements were made – ElasticStore introduced as an still experimental alternative backend – Several general performance improvements – New datatype "Keyword" See the release notes [1] for these changes and for much more information on the many features, enhancements, changes and fixes this release additionally brings to you. We recommend to allow some time to explore everything about this new release. Note that the documention on the Semantic MediaWiki is still work in progress. However all changes documented in the release notes are referenced to the respective pull requests which already contain consise information about the accompanying changes. ## Compatibility changes Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0 dropped support for PHP 5.5 and lower as well as MediaWiki 1.26 and lower. See also the compatibility notes [2] for detailed information. ## Installing and upgrading After backing up your database just update the version in your "composer.local.json" file to "~3.0" and run "composer update --no-dev". Remember to also update your database afterwards by running "update.php" due to schema changes and new database tables. This is followed by rebuilding the stored data by running "rebuildData.php". Note that running the schema update may take quite some time as well as rebuilding the stored data. If you would like to install Semantic MediaWiki you can follow the installation instructions: [3]. ## Contributors At this point we would like to thank all people involved for their incredible work making this release possible: James Hong Kong, translatewiki.net and the translator community, Karsten Hoffmeyer, Jeroen De Dauw, Stephan Gambke, Kumioko, Iván, Zoran Dori, James Montalvo, Máté Szabó, Jaider Andrade Ferreira, Josef Konrad, TK-999, Amir E. Aharoni, C. Scott Ananian, Kunal Mehta, Peter Grassberger, Prateek Saxena, Stephan, Thiemo Kreuz, Timo Tijhof, Toni Hermoso Pulido, ka7, matthew-a-thompson, salle, غلامحسین حق دوست. We also encourage your continued participation: [4]. A big thank you to all of you for using Semantic MediaWiki. We wish you a pleasant time and a lot of success doing so. - The SMW development team [0] https://bit.ly/smw-300-tg [1] https://bit.ly/smw-300-rn [2] https://bit.ly/smw-300-c [3] https://bit.ly/smw-300-i [4] https://bit.ly/smw-300-p

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Debian & Ubuntu packages of MediaWiki 1.31 now available
by Kunal Mehta 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

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Dynamic Parsoid configuration
by Robert Vogel 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Hello everybody! Some time ago, I asked this question on the Wikimedia Development Support forums [1], but unfortunately nobody answered. Mabye here on the mailing list someone can help me. I want to change the configuration of the Parsoid service dynamically, without modifying the `config.yaml`/`localsettings.js` and restarting the service. My use case is simple: I need _one_ Parsoid to serve multiple MediaWikis instances. And I need to be able to add new instances without the need to reconfigure/restart Parsoid everytime. The logic would be "If the calling MediaWiki instance sends 'ABC' as a prefix, the API url of that instance will be 'https://myserver/wikis/ABC/api.php'". I have the strong feeling that overriding the `parsoidConfig` object in `localsettings.js` will be the way to go. Am I on the right track? Your hints and suggestions are much appreciated. [1] https://discourse-mediawiki.wmflabs.org/t/dynamic-parsoid-configuration/775 -- Robert Vogel

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Publish Dialog Customization
by Emanuele D'Arrigo 03 Oct '18

03 Oct '18

Hi everybody, I am trying to customize the dialog that pops up after pressing the "Publish" button of the WikiEditor - see attached image. After searching in some places I thought logical, I tried grepping the whole "w" folder on the server but it didn't find any instance of the sentences: - (To be translated) Please note that all contributions to Schorenpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by anybody with access to it. - On the other hand, you can "watch" a page to be notified of any change to it and changes can always be reverted if necessary. Does anybody know where to find those so that I can translate them to German? Furthermore, does anybody knows why the {{SITENAME}} magic word isn't expanded to the name of the website? Do I have to manually set it somewhere? Kind regards, Manu

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