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MediaWiki Testers Wiki

I would like to request the following extensions be set up on the MediaWiki Testers Wiki, with included requested variables for the LocalSettings.php file.

Also, in accordance with a suggestion offered by Kudu on the IRC channel, I would like te rename my wiki the MediaWiki Alphatest Wiki, with the URL redirected as appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arcane (talk • contribs) 19:07, 13 August 2013‎

I suggest submitting a pull request for these. Some of them might not be accepted however if they either aren't used on any trusted wikis like Wikimedia or Wikia or mess with global accounts like UserMerge. Kudu (talk) 19:21, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
I understand. almost all of these extensions are used on Wikimedia websites or I have personally tested and found free of outstanding issues, so I'll submit the appropriate pull requests ASAP, but User Merge And Delete is not essential, so any extensions that may interfere with the appropriate function of global accounts I will drop from my list of requests. Arcane (talk) 19:56, 13 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
I submitted a pull request for all extensions available from the Wikimedia Gerrit repository not already included in the Orain fork to be added. The other extensions are either available via Subversion only, as wikicode on MediaWiki.org, or available via third party downloads, so I was unsure what to do from there. Arcane (talk) 20:27, 13 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
I have to admit I don't know what I'm doing. My attempt to submit the pull request only ended up in doing the exact reverse of what I intended, and it was closed because it was sent to the Wikimedia repository instead of the Orain repository. If I can only get the extensions installed that are already in the Orain repository, I would be satisfied with that. Arcane (talk) 00:00, 14 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
No problem. You may find GitHub's help section to be helpful. Kudu (talk) 00:15, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
I can wait for these extensions to be installed eventually (at least the ones that don't cause problems for Orain at least), but I was wondering if someone could fix my wiki sitename to give the actual sitename instead of "Unconfigured" in the meantime. Also, I actually like the current name for my wiki upon reflection, please ignore the rename request. Arcane (talk) 09:47, 14 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
Sorry, I've now set up the site name. Kudu (talk) 18:21, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
doing all I'm doing all of the above extensions - will update you shortly. Dusti*Let's talk!* 19:27, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks guys, I've been able to start getting my wiki set up thanks to your hard work :). Unfortunately, I just noticed there is no ability to upload files at all, so that needs to be fixed as well. Arcane (talk) 23:33, 14 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
Noted - will fix Dusti*Let's talk!* 23:39, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi Arcane, did you consider using Commons instead? We usually encourage its use since it encourages cooperation between projects. Kudu talk 23:56, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
Actually, I plan to use Wikimedia Commons extensively, but I wanted to upload a custom site logo for my wiki. Arcane (talk) 01:07, 15 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
You're free to upload it to Commons - let us know the file name and we can set the logo for the wiki. Dusti*Let's talk!* 01:27, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
I understand. I'm still designing my logo, but when it's ready, I'll let you guys know. Arcane (talk) 03:34, 15 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
The logo for my wiki can be found here. Arcane (talk) 23:56, 15 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
Hi Arcane, the logo you submitted has a white background. While we can still set it as the logo for your wiki if you really want to, I strongly recommend making it transparent for aesthetic purposes. Kudu (talk) 14:47, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
I just submitted a transparent version (thanks for pointing that out). Also, I removed several of the extensions from the above list, as they would be nice but for now they aren't needed (and since I asked for quite a bit, I figured I'd be polite and pare the list down to the strict essentials), though the rest of them would be appreciated at your earliest convenience. And finally, what does it mean that LiquidThreads will be "opt-in"? Arcane (talk) 21:24, 16 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
Hi Arcane, I'll only be able to handle these in about 10-12 days, unfortunately. Would you prefer having to enable LQT per-page (opt-in) or have it enabled on all pages by default (opt-out)? I'd recommend opt-in for a testing wiki like yours. Kudu (talk) 22:08, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
I understand, please take all the time you need. As for LQT, I can live with the opt-in option (I only really planned to use it for our site forums and for some pages on MediaWiki discussions), and besides, after having looked up the documentation on MW.org, that seems like the best option in any case for my needs. Arcane (talk) 23:12, 16 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
Whenever possible, I request the following lines be added to my wiki's LocalSettings.php file:
#User permissions
$wgAllowUserJs = true;
$wgAllowUserCss = true;
Since my wiki is intended for the testing of various aspects of MediaWiki code, I wanted users to have the ability to have their own site specific CSS/JS style sheets if they so desire. Arcane (talk) 21:19, 17 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane

Creating a skin?

I request a feature be set up on ALL wikis: Special:CreateSkin

Allows an Admin on the wiki to create a new skin to customize much of the wiki's look and feel. They decide on the name for their skin, and are directed to a page where they can write the CSS, JavaScript, etc. that customizes it.

Emilyr25 (talk) 22:13, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi Emily, thanks for your suggestion. I don't think that creating a skin from scratch is something that's done often enough for it to warrant the development of an extension. If anyone creates a new skin, they're more than welcome to request that we (manually) add it to the site. Kudu (talk) 22:26, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Declined per the reasoning above. Dusti*Let's talk!* 05:24, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Global

Could you please globally add a couple of very useful extensions? These are mw:Extension:Variables and mw:Extension:SyntaxHighlight. Beyond being necessary for my bot, the former is a required dependency for a lot of other common templates, as it provides the missing ability to define and use local variables. AugurNZ (talk) 02:38, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

I support both being added globally, especially the second extension, as it would be especially useful for my wiki, and it would be useful for anyone wanting to submit coding additions to Orain wiki style sheets or JS files. I have used both extensions, and they are quite stable and worth adding for a multitude of purposes. Arcane (talk) 03:36, 20 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
Support --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 16:29, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
I'd like to start setting up the pages for my bot No8WiredBot here on Orain, similar to the pages that support my test bot AbotTOIR. I mentioned on IRC that I intend to make a bigger and better bot here, but I'm going to need some tools to do that, particularly the Variables extension. Any idea if/when this is likely to happen? AugurNZ ✐⌕ 09:58, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Approved A sysadmin may add the values in a push. Dusti*Let's talk!* 05:23, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Global (2)

mw:Extension:Interwiki with $wgInterwikiViewOnly = True -- to view the Interwiki table. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 16:29, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Support This is something I use a lot. Maybe the Special:SiteMatrix pages could be included in it as well? AugurNZ ✐⌕ 19:42, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Approved A sysadmin may add this value globally. Dusti*Let's talk!* 05:23, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

BotWiki

Custom Namespaces

Could someone please add some custom namespaces to BotWiki. I would like to add the following custom namespaces...

  • Bot:
  • Bot_talk:
  • Script:
  • Script_talk:
  • Framework: (possibly as an alias of the predefined Project: namespace)
  • Framework_talk: (possibly as an alias of the predefined Project_talk: namespace)

I have no preferences for the other index numbers. AugurNZ ✐⌕ 06:56, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Approved: A sysadmin should add the following in a push:

$wgExtraNamespaces[500] = "Bot"; $wgExtraNamespaces[501] = "Bot_talk"; $wgExtraNamespaces[502] = "Script"; $wgExtraNamespaces[503] = "Script_talk"; $wgExtraNamespaces[504] = "Framework"; $wgExtraNamespaces[505] = "Framework_talk";

Subpages

Could someone please enable subpages for BotWiki on the custom namespaces listed in the section above along with the Main namespace, and the following additional namespaces...

  • Category:
  • Category_talk:
  • Template:
  • Template_talk:

This will allow me to, for instance, have a {{Documentation}} template that transcludes in a template's documentation from its /doc subpage. BotWiki really needs subpages to be enabled. I understand from reading the MediaWiki wiki that many namespaces have subpages enabled by default. AugurNZ ✐⌕ 01:18, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Approved a sysadmin may add these values to the values immediately above in a push. Dusti*Let's talk!* 05:25, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Sitename

I think many default features have not yet been configured for BotWiki because of the way it was initially created. When Dusti created this wiki, it was only intended to be used for simple bot testing, and not as a full-blown wiki. Now that I'm trying to use it as a regular wiki, like any other wiki in the Orain wiki farm, I'm finding that there are things missing. For one thing, the $wgSitename is still set to Unconfigured. Could someone please go through and check all the default settings for the BotWiki wiki, against the proposal? Thanks. AugurNZ ✐⌕ 02:46, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Approved The $wgSiteName will be set in the next push. Dusti*Let's talk!* 05:25, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Foodopedia

Could you please remove the "List of Orain Wikis" and "AbuseFilter" special pages from my wiki? Thanks! Emilyr25 (talk) 04:32, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

  • Declined - Unfortunately, as all wikis are within the network - The list of wikis needs to stay. This helps users find other wikis that may also be of interest to them. Also, as we utilize SSO and CentralAuth - if they click on those links their account is auto-created on the wiki locally, which aids with user interest. AbuseFilter is needed as we have global filters to help filter and prevent spam. Dusti*Let's talk!* 05:18, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Comment Box

Can you please install the PostComment extension on http://foodopedia.orain.org/wiki/Home. Thanks Emilyr25 (talk) 04:40, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

  • On hold A sysadmin will need to review the coding for security issues and stabilization issues. They will comment here after they've reviewed it. Dusti*Let's talk!* 05:28, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
If I may, I'd like to suggest an alternative extension, namely the Comments extension. It offers more features, has been more extensively tested for stability and is much more frequently updated. Arcane (talk) 10:48, 26 August 2013 (UTC)Arcane
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