MediaWiki-l February 2025

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Recent parser change regarding tildes in comments?
by Thomas Dalton 01 Mar '26

01 Mar '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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Magnolia677 deserved the death threats I made to her because she was attacking me and calling my edits stupid
by MidAtlanticBaby . 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

So apparently y'all care more about the people that hurt me than y'all care about me? So y'all are going to IGNORE THE FACT that Magnolia677 WENT OFF ON me because i was making a bunch of edits to Florida county articles that she and 3 other admins didnt like me making and then I got REPORTED by ANOTHER EDITOR to ANI for STANDING UP for myself against her ATTACKING me? And y'all are gonna ASSUME i made the death threats for no reason for my own fucking ENJOYMENT? Y'all are ALLOWED to be an asshole to me and im not supposed to be an asshole to you back? Do y'all not have any respect for other people or their emotions? Is that like y'all's GOAL, to MAKE people suffer for the rest of THEIR FUCKING LIFE when they get blocked on a wiki and they GET MAD about it and take it out RIGHTFULLY on the person that blocked them? Are y'all nothing but some sadistic ass racist ass motherfuckers who want everything to go THEIR WAY and who want to control OTHER PEOPLE'S emotions or how they feel about their block? Are y'all JUSTIFYING Magnolia's and Drmies' actions towards me because theyre white and I'M black?

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Recall: Configuring Mediawiki Extension "ExternalData"
by Rawan Abdu 17 Feb '25

17 Feb '25

rabdu(a)nhcholding.com would like to recall the message, "Configuring Mediawiki Extension "ExternalData"".

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Maintenance release: MediaWiki 1.42.5
by Sam Reed 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

I would like to announce the release of MediaWiki 1.42.5! Thia release primarily serves as a maintenance release for this branch. It is to fix a vendor issue, as reported in T382783. The version of Parsoid included in the vendor folder did not match the version in the composer.json file in MediaWiki core. Other maintenance bug fixes have also been backported, and will be included in point releases for other MediaWiki branches (1.39 and 1.43) in the next security and maintenance release due at the end of March 2025. The tarballs have already been uploaded as of this email, and the git tags have been pushed. Reports of bugs with PHP 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4 support are particularly welcome, and fixes will be back-ported when possible. Please see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/php_8.0_support/, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/php_8.1_support/, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/php_8.2_support/, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/php_8.3_support/ and https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/php_8.4_support/ for the relevant work boards. As a reminder, MediaWiki 1.35 became end of life (EOL) in December 2023, MediaWiki 1.40 became EOL in June 2024 and MediaWiki 1.41 became EOL in December 2024. It is strongly recommended to upgrade to either 1.42, which will be supported until June 2025, or to 1.43 (the next LTS after 1.39), which will be supported until December 2027. == Links to all mentioned tasks == * https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382783 == Release notes == Full release notes for 1.42.5: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/MW/browse/REL1_42/RELEASE-NOTES… https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.42 For information about how to upgrade, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading ********************************************************************** Download: https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-1.42.5.tar.gz https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-1.42.5.zip Download without bundled extensions: https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-core-1.42.5.tar.gz https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-core-1.42.5.zip Patch to previous version (1.42.4): https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-1.42.5.patch.gz https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-1.42.5.patch.zip GPG signatures: https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-core-1.42.5.tar.gz.… https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-core-1.42.5.zip.sig https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-1.42.5.tar.gz.sig https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-1.42.5.zip.sig https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-1.42.5.patch.gz.sig https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.42/mediawiki-1.42.5.patch.zip.sig Public keys: https://www.mediawiki.org/keys/keys.html

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mediawiki 1.43.0 | File and Directory Permissions | Arch Linux
by Stefanie Leisestreichler 02 Feb '25

02 Feb '25

Hi. I am using Arch Linux and did a fresh install of mediawiki-1.43.0.tar.gz in a fresh created directory (untar was done using user root). After copying my individual file to the fresh install, I set up my file permission according to these instructions at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Security - chapter "File permissions". I ended up with a non functional wiki because of wrong permissions. Then I started to walk to the error messages and did this: chgrp http mediawiki-1.43.0/includes/ chmod g+rx mediawiki-1.43.0/includes/ This raises the next error (composer needs access to vendor/autoload.php). I do not want walk through all the code and errors just to notice somewhen in production that I do not have access to x or y. Instead I want to be sure to start with the right and save setup. Internet search did not help a lot. Docs mentioned above have been missunderstood, are incomplete or wrong. My goal is to have a secure wiki with all permissions as low as needed for files and directories. What would you suggest? Does anyone have a link to a good and proven doc? Thanks, Steffi This is what I have so far: drwxr-x--- 14 root http 4096 1. Feb 13:19 ./ drwxrwx--- 9 root http 4096 1. Feb 13:08 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1511 5. Dez 16:41 api.php -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 352410 5. Dez 16:42 autoload.php drwx------ 2 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 cache/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 168 5. Dez 16:41 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 8358 5. Dez 16:42 composer.json -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 125 5. Dez 16:41 composer.local.json-sample -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 19421 5. Dez 16:41 COPYING -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 15957 5. Dez 16:42 CREDITS -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1762 20. Dez 19:45 docker-compose.yml drwx------ 5 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 docs/ drwx------ 35 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 extensions/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 95 5. Dez 16:41 FAQ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1639880 5. Dez 16:42 HISTORY drwx------ 23 http root 4096 1. Feb 13:18 images/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 2221 5. Dez 16:41 img_auth.php drwxr-x--- 96 root http 4096 1. Feb 13:08 includes/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 2213 5. Dez 16:41 index.php -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 3685 5. Dez 16:42 INSTALL -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1302 5. Dez 16:41 jsdoc.json drwx------ 5 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 languages/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1464 5. Dez 16:41 load.php -rw-r----- 1 root http 6838 1. Feb 13:19 LocalSettings.php drwx------ 11 root root 12288 1. Feb 13:08 maintenance/ drwx------ 4 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 mw-config/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1761 5. Dez 16:41 opensearch_desc.php -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1643 5. Dez 16:41 README.md -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 54673 20. Dez 19:45 RELEASE-NOTES-1.43 drwx------ 5 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 resources/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1239 5. Dez 16:41 rest.php -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 199 5. Dez 16:41 SECURITY drwx------ 6 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 skins/ drwx------ 11 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 tests/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1659 5. Dez 16:41 thumb_handler.php -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 1357 5. Dez 16:41 thumb.php -rw-r--r-- 1 root utmp 4394 5. Dez 16:41 UPGRADE drwx------ 21 root root 4096 1. Feb 13:08 vendor/

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