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MediaWiki wiki: How do I link to non-{Github,Gitlab,SourceForge,Bitbucket} git forges?
I've (very) recently created an extension (CustomSearchProfiles), and put it up on the MediaWiki wiki. However, I use a git forge that's not Github, Gitlab, SourceForge, or Bitbucket. What template would I use to link to the source code repository? BlankEclair (talk) 08:01, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- @BlankEclair: you should ask this at mediawiki.org's Village pump. Legoktm (talk) 14:56, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
new account disappeared
editI set up my first new account in GnuCash and I am so upset because after saving it several times, it deleted the entire account and I know have to start over. 136.175.74.84 17:09, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hi. You are in the wrong place. We have nothing to do with GnuCash. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 17:45, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
Full path to thumbnails in text
editMy site is version 1.40.1 and is in /var/www/html/site. Mediawiki and the images file is in /var/www/html/mediawiki-1.40.1. I have a symbolic link wiki->/var/www/html/mediawiki-1.40.1 in /var/www/html. My site httpd conf file includes the statement "Alias "/wiki" "/var/www/html/wiki"
When I upload an image the thumbnails are created properly under the images directory. When I try to display a thumbnail, using
the url for the image is given with the full file path: "https://site.org/var/www/html/wiki/images/thumb/4/45/Mass_6_12_2020.jpg/200px-Mass_6_12_2020.jpg"
I do not see why "/var/www/html" appears in this link? Without it I get the correct thumbnail. Any suggestions? Wbean43 (talk) 21:33, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
- Please see the notice at the top of this page. This page only provides support for issues related to a Wikimedia wiki. — JJMC89 (T·C) 22:11, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. Didn't understand the terms. Wbean43 (talk) 23:20, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
Change of license on WikiNews
editHi! I'm trying to coordinate that Wikinews upgrade license from cc-by-2.5 to cc-by-4.0 (n:Wikinews:Water_cooler/policy#Sum_up_per_march_2024). However, it is not easy to get other users involved and I think one reason is noone knows how to change.
So I hope it will be easier if I can tell each wiki that all they have to do is to edit these pages (and andd a list).
On English Wikinews I identified a number of pages to possibly change: n:Wikinews_talk:Copyright#Pages_to_update_when_license_is_updated_from_2.5_to_4.0. However on Polish Wikinews it seems that the setup is different per n:pl:Wikinews:Kawiarenka#Zmiana_licencji_-_Update_of_license_to_cc-by-4.0. (At the bottom it says "Content is available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 unless otherwise noted." meaning it is localized via TranslateWiki.
I also asked on wmf:Policy_talk:Terms_of_Use#Does_ToU_require_that_Wikiprojects_update_license? some time ago. But since deadline is getting near I try here too. MGA73 (talk) 07:16, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- What deadline? (This isn't quite a technical question. The technical part is rather easy, the policy/legal side less so.) Nemo 09:03, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- Nemo The suggested deadline is currently August 1, 2024. I'm happy to hear it is easy to change. I hope it will be easier for each community to decide if I can tell them how to make the change and show them that it is quite easy. --MGA73 (talk) 12:13, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- Nemo If you have time to explain what to edit it would be very helpful. --MGA73 (talk) 15:54, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
Does anyone know? --MGA73 (talk) 06:54, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
- @MGA73 It would require a configuration change in https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php$10828 and an edit to n:MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 02:04, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
- AntiCompositeNumber Thank you very much! --MGA73 (talk) 07:03, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
CAPTCHA
edit@Franvj . Ikusmen arazoak ditut eta ezindua naiz, ezin dut ondo ikusten CAPTCHA agertzen den testua eta ezin izan ditut hainbat edizio egin. Franvj (talk) 00:51, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
Skin Vector (2010)
editHi. What has happened to Section headings: Heading 3. It looks bigger and bolder as a while ago? Too big and too bold doesn't match the orher headings, imho.-- Htm (talk) 19:32, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Htm Hi, I believe this might be related to the 2nd entry in last week's Tech/News/2024/24, about heading changes. Please could you add a comment to phab:T13555 along with a specific example link? (An example will help people investigate which wiki/page you saw a problem at, and perhaps determine if the change you see is related to any local site-CSS/template-CSS that needs to be updated.) It might also help if you could check a page without any gadgets, to see if it looks the same, e.g. https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuu?useskin=vector&safemode=1 -- Thanks, and I hope that helps. Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 21:16, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, I'll follow your instructions. Thanks a lot!-- Htm (talk) 21:35, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
- Problem solved. Obviously local (=fiwiki) gadget "Pienoisohjelma poistaa 3.4.2014 typografiapäivityksessä tulleen kirjasintyypin muutoksen" ("gadget removes font change made in typography update 2014-04-03". Removed it. Our friendly and competent Stryn helped. -- Htm (talk) 08:12, 19 June 2024 (UTC)