MediaWiki-l July 2025

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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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Recent parser change regarding tildes in comments?
by Thomas Dalton 17 Aug '25

17 Aug '25

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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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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Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2025 Program is Live!
by Butch Bustria 25 Jul '25

25 Jul '25

Hi Folks (both online and onsite) Please start marking your preferred Wikimania sessions (⭐/like) and mark to your mobile apps or calendars. Share this to your friends and fellow Wikimedians! If you are joining online to watch live stream and use the interactive features, please register on eventyay through wikimania.org If you are flying to Nairobi and already registered, I highly recommend you bring your user group, affiliate or local community sharable items like brochures, bookmarks, stickers, brochures etc. to promote your advocacies / campaigns, or perhaps you can just share sweets (please label them if it has allergens), magnets, coins and other small stuff. If you are on social media, you can follow Wikimania at handle @wikimania.conference (Facebook & Instagram), @wikimania (YouTube & X) for other updates. You can also chat on Telegram (https://t.me/wikimaniachat). For detailed information of this event, go to wikimania.org. We will celebrate the historic 20th anniversary of Wikimania this 5-9 August and we are eager to see you there! Sincerely, Butch Bustria ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is privileged and intended only for the recipients named. If the reader is not a representative of the intended recipient, any review, dissemination or copying of this message or the information it contains is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender, and delete the original message and attachments. Please consider the environment before printing this email. On Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 2:24 AM Wikimania <wikimania(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > We’re happy to announce that the full program for Wikimania 2025 > <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program?fbclid=IwY2xjawLkzE9leHRu…>is > now live! This year, we received a record number of submissions and want > to thank everyone who took the time to send one in – you helped shape the > programme. > > Our theme for this year is: “Wikimania@20: Inclusivity. Impact. > Sustainability.” Presenters will reflect on milestones and share > initiatives that move us towards a future that supports ongoing, > sustainable, open collaboration. The conference schedule contains over 100 > hours of programming which will be available online and in-person; > spearheaded by more than 400 presenters, with live interpretation into 5 > languages. > > In addition to the program, we have also published a Meetups page where > you can sign up for an in-person slot, as well as a page with the pre-conference > events happening on 5 August > <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Pre-Conference>, and a page > where we are adding tours and side events > <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Tours_and_Side_Events>on a > rolling basis. > > Take a moment to explore the program, get inspired, and start building > your own schedule by logging in to your eventyay account on the top right > of the screen and marking the sessions you don’t want to miss as favorites. > If you haven’t already, you can still register for the online experience > here <https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/tickets/wikimedia/wikimania2025/>. > > We look forward to connecting with you, in Nairobi or remotely, from > 5th-9th August 2025. > > Kind regards, > > Alice Kibombo > > Programme Lead - Wikimania 2025 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list -- wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimania-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >

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Consistency check
by Rainer Klier 24 Jul '25

24 Jul '25

Hi there, is there a script, which checks the consistency of the files in the filesystem an the database used? Found some php scripts which check things in the maintenance-directory, but I am not sure, whether there is a tool, which checks the whole installation. Using mw 1.39.12 Cheers Rainer

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MediaWiki Users & Developers Conference CfP
by Bernhard Krabina, KM-A 24 Jul '25

24 Jul '25

[Apologies for cross-posting] Hello everyone, The Fall 2025 MediaWiki Users & Developers Conference will be held on October 28-30th, and hosted by the TIB Leibniz Centre in Hanover, Germany. The conference location will be the Leibnizhaus Guest house<https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/universitaet/organisation/dezernate/technik/…>. https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conf… Everyone is encouraged to attend, to meet and discuss MediaWiki-related topics relating to both the Wikimedia world and uses within companies, organizations, etc. As the Program Chair, I would like to specifically encourage you all to consider giving a talk, on any topic related to MediaWiki usage, deployment or development, including the MediaWiki extension ecosystem (Wikibase, Semantic MediaWiki, etc). Talks can be given remotely, although priority will be given to in-person attendees if there's an overflow. To propose a talk for this conference, just fill out this form<https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:FormEdit/Talk?Talk%5BConfer…>. Please submit your contributions until September 5, so we can start to announce an interesting program early! Thank you, and I hope to see many of you in Hanover! Lozana Rossenova, on behalf of the whole conference organization team -- Dr. Lozana Rossenova Postdoc Researcher Open Science Lab TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library Welfengarten 1 B // 30167 Hannover lozana.rossenova(a)tib.eu<mailto:xxx.xxx@tib.eu> www.tib.eu<http://www.tib.eu/> ORCID: 0000-0002-5190-1867 TIB is a public-law foundation of the Federal State of Lower Saxony. In accordance with Section 1(1) of the "Gesetz über die Stiftung Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)" (TIBstiftG ND), its name is "Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)". TIB uses the terms "Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology" and "University Library" as additional designations.

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Scribunto Lua version not correct?
by Kelly Moores 24 Jul '25

24 Jul '25

I'm trying to resolve an error: Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "11". I've chased everything down and the only thing I can find is that Scribunto seems to include 5.3.4, not 5.1.5, which is required. When I run the lua command in the lua5_1_5_linux_64_generic directory that is included with the Scribunto extension, I get: 'Lua 5.3.4 Copyright (C) 1994-2017 Lua.org, PUC-Rio' So, 5.3.4, right? Not 5.1.5, like it should be? If I look at Special:Version, it does not show Lua under 'Installed software', even though I have in LocalSettings.php: $wgScribuntoDefaultEngine = 'luastandalone'; $wgScribuntoEngineConf['luastandalone']['luaPath'] = 'extensions/Scribunto/includes/Engines/LuaStandalone/binaries/lua5_1_5_linux_64_generic/lua'; My hosting provider says: if Scribunto had bundled a precompiled Lua 5.1.5 binary that is compatible with the server's architecture, it could potentially work on shared hosting, provided that the executable is self-contained and doesn't require system-level installation. But it doesn't appear that Scribunto has bundled a precompiled Lua 5.1.5 binary. I don't have permissions needed to compile and/or install a different version. My host provides Lua, but it is also not the correct version. I need the 5.1.5 executable that should've been provided in the lua5_1_5_linux_64_generic directory. I've gone back through the oldest versions of Scribunto that I still have on my laptop and none of them included 5.1.5. for Linux 64.

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Issue: Moving Templates to another name
by Rainer Klier 23 Jul '25

23 Jul '25

Hi, I had a template named "Jajang". I used this template in a page. Then I found a typo in the spelling. So I moved "Template:Jajang" to "Template:Jjajang" without a redirect. I then changed the usage in the page to {{Jjajang}} but the page keeps linking to the Template "Jajang". I rebuild all and ran all jobs, but the problem persists. Using MW 1.39.12. Any ideas? Thanx Rainer

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Forbid certain characters in real name field?
by Stip 22 Jul '25

22 Jul '25

Hi! I noticed that some users put their email-address into the "real name" field, so I'd like to be able to forbid certain characters like the "@" there, to prevent accidental as well as malicious publication of email addresses. Is there an easy way to do this? Greetings, Stip

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