MediaWiki-l January 2022

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Recent parser change regarding tildes in comments?
by Thomas Dalton 28 Feb '26

28 Feb '26

Has the parser just been changed with regards to tildes (~~~~) inside HTML comments? It appears they used to be ignored, and are now suddenly being replaced en masse the next time someone edits the page (and can't be easily reverted - it just changes the sig to the reverter's instead). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/2006-06-02-ear… for an example.

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RE: [Mediawiki-l] Re: How to create a new Special page
by Bart Q. Simon 26 Nov '25

26 Nov '25

I distinctly remember there was a way to add a title to a special page simply by entering in a URL, then adding the title to the wiki edit field, and then saving. The new "writing a new special page" how-to is very confusing - and it wants me to write PHP to get the title to show up. There was an easier way... I can't find this how-to anywhere- though I'm sure it used to exist. FX can you walk me through how you've added a wiki page title to a special page? Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)Wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Rick DeNatale Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:33 PM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Re: How to create a new Special page On 5/13/05, FxParlant <f-x.p(a)laposte.net> wrote: > Hello; > There is a paragraph on how to create a special page in the FAQ > > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:FAQ#How_do_I_add_my_own_dynamic_cont ent_to_MediaWiki.3F > > It's not so difficult. At the end,it says you have to create a simple > page and write the name of your special page in it. If you forget this > the title of your special page will have < and > around. I haven't > got a clue why creating a page with the name in it solves this, but it works That page seems to have changed, it now just has a pointer to an article about writing an extension which really doesn't seem to build a special page. I just figured out how to build a new special page which is like the Uncategorized pages page, but looks at the Image namespace. I wrote it up at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Writing_a_new_special_page _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)Wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

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Are there any good resources for writing scripts and gadgets
by Arcane 21 25 Nov '25

25 Nov '25

I'm currently trying to adapt several gadgets that are meant for wikis using the Monobook/Vector skins to the Monaco skin, and so far, I've managed to successfully port over the UTC Clock gadget and Sandbox page gadget to Monaco, but aside from those I've been having trouble since, frankly, my knowledge of Javascript/JQuery is slim and I'm not familiar with all the variables used in writing user scripts. I've fairly decent with CSS style sheets, but I still need help with Javascript, so does anyone know of some good resources I could look into, preferably tailored for writing scripts on MediaWiki? Also, if anyone wants to see what I have done so far (and have released publicly), the wiki I have been testing my live gadget/user script code on is here: https://mediawikitesters.orain.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Lis tes messages avant qu'ils ne soient effacés!
by Badoo 31 Dec '23

31 Dec '23

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MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle 2022.01
by Kartik Mistry 27 Jan '22

27 Jan '22

Hello all, I would like to announce the release of MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle 2022.01. This bundle is compatible with '''MediaWiki 1.36''' or above and requires '''PHP 7.3.19''' or above. Next MLEB is expected to be released in 3 months. If there are very important bug fixes, we will do an intermediate release. Please give us your feedback at [[Talk:MLEB|https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:MLEB]]. * Download: https://translatewiki.net/mleb/MediaWikiLanguageExtensionBundle-2022.01.tar… * sha256sum: 0cb434980b399f7bac42a92c9f171b6c9041cb998e3b2b0fcf16daf58c43fe61 * Signature: https://translatewiki.net/mleb/MediaWikiLanguageExtensionBundle-2022.01.tar… Quick links: * Installation instructions are at: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MLEB * Announcements of new releases will be posted to a mailing list: https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-i18n.lists.wikimedia.… * Report bugs to: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/1464/ Release notes for each extension are below. -- Kartik Mistry == Highlights == * '''MLEB now requires MediaWiki 1.36 and PHP 7.3.19''' == Babel, cldr, CleanChanges and LocalisationUpdate == * Localisation and maintenance updates. == Translate == * Fix Special:PageMigration - Page search suggestion does not work ({{phab|T217726}}) * Fix UI issue: the page moves from bottom to top when new messages are loaded in List tab ({{phab|T295655}}, {{gerrit|738587}}) * Migrate tables to an abstract schema ({{phab|T268576}}, {{gerrit|735613}}) * Improve UX on Special:AggregateGroups and add collapsibility ({{phab|T90511}}) * Feature: Special:Translate: Make the target language visible in the translation UI ({{phab|T296987}}, {{gerrit|743383}}) * Feature: Special:Translate: Make the target language selector a bit more prominent ({{phab|T296986}}, {{gerrit|743397}}) * Performance: Special:ActiveLanguages should not perform slow queries if results are cached ({{phab|T285314}}, {{gerrit|747122}}) * Feature: Add a new Javascript hook, <code>mw.translate.translationView.stateChange</code>, fired when the state is updated ({{phab|T297129}}, {{gerrit|745997}}) * Remove unused Configure extension integration ({{gerrit|751382}}) * Feature: Add reason dropdown on PageTranslationDeletePage ({{phab|T153542}}, {{gerrit|754490}}) * Add filters to <code>meta=messagegroupstats</code> API ({{phab|T298736}}, {{gerrit|752000}}) * Allow exporting AggregateMessageGroups in offline format via CLI ({{phab|T299493}}, {{phab|T263268}}, {{gerrit|755356}}) === Breaking changes === * Remove backward compatibility for MW <= 1.35 ({{phab|T298788}}, {{gerrit|752166}}) == UniversalLanguageSelector == * Remove backward compatibility for MW <= 1.35 * Localisation and maintenance updates. === Font updates === * Add Awami Nastaliq font ({{phab|T290510}}, {{gerrit|737206}}) * Update OpenDyslexic ({{gerrit|737207}}) * Update GentiumPlus font ({{phab|T298613}}, {{gerrit|737206}}) -- Kartik Mistry | કાર્તિક મિસ્ત્રી kartikm.wordpress.com

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Heads-up: Release branch cut for REL1_38 in two months
by Markus Glaser 25 Jan '22

25 Jan '22

Hello everyone, This is a reminder that we will be starting the release process for MediaWiki 1.38 in mid-March. By then, in about 8 weeks from now, a new branch REL1_38 will be cut from the development branch. If you are an extension developer or otherwise dependent on MediaWiki releases with your code, now it is time to check and fix your compatibility with the development branch, so that by the time the branch is cut, we have a working version of your code in its REL1_38 branch. If you hope to land a breaking change into MediaWiki core for this release, please make sure to do so soon so that extension developers have the time to make their adjustments. Regards, Markus User:Mglaser MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group

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magic variable {{LOGGED-IN}} or similar?
by Patrick Schleizer 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

Is there a magic variable {{LOGGED-IN}} or a similar mechanism that could be used to detected from within the wiki markup, CSS or Extension:Widgets? Background: Creating menus / content which is different for anonymous visitors and logged in users (mostly wiki administrators). Cheers, Patrick

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Move wiki to subfolder
by Marcus Buss 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

Hello! Maybe someone has a hint for this problem I have: I'd like to move an existing wiki to another place in my filestructure. Used to be: /pages/wiki /pages/mainsite (is entry point for 'domain.de') Should be changed to /pages/mainsite/wiki My goal: calling the wiki through 'domain.de/wiki' Mediawiki Version is 1.31.5. I copied files and directories to the subdirectory. Copied Database Tables to a new Database. Changed the IP path and database variables in localsettings. I executed update.php on the new copy. Now when I use the new url path 'domain.de/wiki' the browser will change the url to http://www.domain.de/index.php?title=Hauptseite <http://www.domain.de/index.php?title=Hauptseite> (removing the subfolder 'wiki' from the path), and show an error message: "The requested URL was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request." I then created a new subdomain 'wikinew.domain.de' aiming at the path 'domain.de/wiki' Now when using this subdomain, the copied wiki opens without error, everything looks fine, login works, page editing works, images are correctly displayed. Maybe someone can explain the behavior when calling domain.de/wiki? Did I forget some kind of configuration? Thanks for your help, Marcus

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MediaWiki Extensions and Skins Security Release Supplement (1.35.5/1.36.3/1.37.1)
by Maryum Styles 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Greetings- With the security/maintenance release of MediaWiki 1.35.5/1.36.3/1.37.1 [0], we would also like to provide this supplementary announcement of MediaWiki extensions and skins with now-public Phabricator tasks, security patches and backports [1]: == Dynamic Page List 3/ DPL3 == + (T292351, CVE-2021-41118) - ReDOS in DPL3 https://github.com/Universal-Omega/DynamicPageList3/security/advisories/GHS… == CheckUser == + (T292795, CVE-2021-46150) - XSS Vulnerability in Special:CheckUserLog https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/If7cd112e627f47f9aca69b380dde1634bf55f789 == WikibaseMediaInfo == + (T293556, CVE-2021-46146) - Stored XSS via WikibaseMediaInfo caption fields https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I58d37fb59f998f5bec4a018bf9da96a777f8ff78 == UniversalLanguageSelector == + (T293749, CVE-2021-46149) - /w/api.php?action=languagesearch denial of service https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ide32704cca578b9aecbce34bdcc0ac25c2a09a4d == SecurePoll == + (T290808, CVE-2021-46148) - Users with no NDA can access confidential information https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ic7510be487a1bf9215de9ae6cf4a26fad96384c9 == Wikibase == + (T294693, CVE-2021-45473) - XSS on page information Wikibase central description https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I3cd080a1a7dacd7396d37ee0c98cff0b4e241f8d == FileImporter == + (T296605, CVE-2021-45474) - XSS in Special:ImportFile URL https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id1c8910aeac5b452fbabeddab70360765518223e == EntitySchema == + (T296578, CVE-2021-45471) - Globally blocked IPs can edit EntitySchema items https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Iac86cf63bd014ef99e83dccfce9b8942e15d2bf9, https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id9af124427bcd1e85301d2140a38bf47bbc5622c == Wikibase == + (T297570, CVE-2021-45472) - XSS in Wikibase using formatter URL https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I37ece1dfdc80d38055067c9c4fa73ba591acd8bd The Wikimedia Security Team recommends updating these extensions and/or skins to the current master branch or relevant, supported release branch [2] as soon as possible. Some of the referenced Phabricator tasks above _may_ still be private. Unfortunately, when security issues are reported, sometimes sensitive information is exposed and since Phabricator is historical, we cannot make these tasks public without exposing this sensitive information. If you have any additional questions or concerns regarding this update, please feel free to contact security(a)wikimedia.org or file a security task within Phabricator [3]. Note: The SecurePoll Extension had other enhancements that were related to the security bug [4] but did not address the security concerns directly. See Phabricator [5] for more information. [0] https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikime… [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T292236 [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Version_lifecycle [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reporting_security_bugs [4] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T290808 [5] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T277353

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Question DO YOU ADVISE FACEBOOK AND IG
by RaQuel Thomason 08 Jan '22

08 Jan '22

I have a maaajor issue minor ones sure ALWAYS W/ EVERYTHING I USE TO TESEAVH PIST TOOLS YEP I COULD NAME A DOZEN DAILY I COULD SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS TO… HOW DO I DO THUS EXACTLY?… BUT THE major ONE IM Ref. to, IF FIXED it will be conducive to ALL SOCIAL MEDIA USERS. Please RESPOND, I WILL THEN FURTHER ADDRESS, My Issue w/ The MetaVerse. * I ACTUALLY CAN PROVIDE MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO BOTH (FB AND IG) AS A DYAD TEAM AND SUGGESTIONS ADDIND OTHER APPs TO JOIN RELATED TO SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ITSELF. ~JUST A Question Waiting Patiently TO ASK. TY, RaQuelLynn “Amethyst 💜”

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