On 8 November 2011 17:08, Andrew Gray andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk wrote:
On 8 November 2011 15:32, Carcharoth carcharothwp@googlemail.com wrote:
What I'm looking for is the ability to filter links to articles that are due to that template being transcluded on other pages, and links that actually come from the non-transcluded areas of articles. Preferably with the links from transclusions annotated with the name of the transcluded item generating the link.
I was going to suggest filing a bug, but it seems the problem's been in bugzilla for six years:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3241
Judging by the comments there, it looks like it's technically quite difficult to do.
Back to the drawing board... fixing whatlinkshere apparently won't work, and limiting the templates (by removing links or obfuscating them with redirects) will cause more problems than this one solves, so what's the third option? Can something be scripted on the toolserver as a stand-in?
Actually, the answer to the question is to deprecate such ridiculous templates and apply the appropriate categories. These enormous templates make articles difficult to open on slow or mobile connections, which encompasses a significant number of our users. This is a usability issue, and an inappropriate use of templates.
Risker/Anne