Request features/Archive 1

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)

per the reasoning above. D u s t i *Let's talk!* 05:24, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Variables and SyntaxHighlight
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
 * --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? Augur NZ &#x2710; &#x2315; 09:58, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

✅ A sysadmin may add the values in a push. D u s t i *Let's talk!* 05:23, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Any idea when this is going to happen? I don't mean to be pushy(pun intended) but my creativity is being stifled without the Variables extension. Much of what I do relies on the parser function. From there I tend to use a named variable, particularly when simplifying overly-complex templates. And I love to template things :-)  <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315;  19:39, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Addshore (talk) 08:29, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Global (2)
mw:Extension:Interwiki with $wgInterwikiViewOnly = True -- to view the Interwiki table. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 16:29, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
 * This is something I use a lot. Maybe the Special:SiteMatrix pages could be included in it as well? <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 19:42, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

✅ A sysadmin may add this value globally. <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *Let's talk!* 05:23, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Addshore (talk) 08:56, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * This isn't very useful right now since the Interwiki extension only displays interlanguage links on our site, of which there are currently none. Kudu (talk) 23:31, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm finding on the BotWiki that this extension is only returning the error message Error: The interwiki table is empty, or something else went wrong. Do I need to populate this myself, similar to the Gadgets issue below, or is this table populated at a global level by the Orain Stewards? <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315;  04:09, 2 September 2013 (EDT)
 * Same as TrainWiki too. and I am not sure, when my talk page changed, mail hasn't arrived. 레비 ReviDiscuss WMF wikis 04:14, 2 September 2013 (EDT)
 * To clarify what I said before, interwiki links are set globally at Special:Interwiki. On local wikis, Special:Interwiki is for interlanguage links. Kudu (talk) 23:29, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Labeled Section Transclusion
Would it be possible to add the Labeled Section Transclusion extension globally to all Orain wikis? This extension is extremely useful, allowing you to name and individually transcluded parts of a page into another page. This gives greater flexibility than any other inclusion control device, such as, , or even. Even if it isn't approved as a new global extension for all Orain wikis, please consider installing it at least on BotWiki. Thanks. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 20:07, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ for botwiki only (also I added a name to the site) Addshore (talk) 08:50, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Custom Namespaces
Could someone please add some custom namespaces to BotWiki. I would like to add the following custom namespaces... I have no preferences for the other index numbers. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 06:56, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
 * 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)

✅: 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";


 * Thanks, <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *Let's talk!* 05:22, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. Can I also add Run: and Run_talk: to that list please? One thing I learned from my experiences at The Test Wiki is that my Scripts page didn't actually contain scripts. A script, as will be found in the custom Script: namespace you approved above, is a module of a framework. What I was calling a script previously was actually a "bot run" which implements a particular script or scripts. So this time I'd like to clearly differentiate scripts from runs. Thanks. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 19:53, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *Let's talk!* 18:21, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Kudu (talk) 00:23, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

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... 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. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 01:18, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Category:
 * Category_talk:
 * Template:
 * Template_talk:

✅ a sysadmin may add these values to the values immediately above in a push. <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *Let's talk!* 05:25, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Kudu (talk) 00:23, 30 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. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 02:46, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

✅ The $wgSiteName will be set in the next push. <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *Let's talk!* 05:25, 26 August 2013 (UTC) ✅ <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *Let's talk!* 18:26, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Pages on the BotWiki that rely on the sitename are still showing as Unconfigured, such as the Community Portal link. I've tried  and also   but neither seem to help. I've also tried viewing the wiki from a totally different computer, but it stills shows as Unconfigured. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315;  19:27, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * That push hasn't been merged yet - the pull request is still pending. <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *Let's talk!* 19:57, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * There's only one thing I can say about that, and it needs to be said with a picture. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 22:16, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Kudu (talk) 00:23, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

Gadgets
Although the Gadgets extension is installed in BotWiki, it doesn't seem to be enabled as I don't have a "Gadgets" tab in my Special:Preferences. Could this be fixed in the next push too please? <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 19:30, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * You'll actually need to import gadgets - as I did with TestWiki. (See the RC feed). You'll need to create the specific gadgets you wish to have iirc. <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *Let's talk!* 09:31, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Tabber
I was setting up a reciprocal arrangement with MediaWikiTesters when I came across the Tabber extension (I can see this arrangement is going to be beneficial for me, learning about cool things like the Tabber extension). Could Tabber be added to the BotWiki during the next push please? It's not urgent, so just whenever the next push happens will be fine. Thanks. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 17:30, 2 September 2013 (EDT)
 * ❌ for now. As noted below, the Tabber extension hasn't been cleared for security yet. Kudu (talk) 22:21, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ per below.  ·addshore·  talk to me! 17:37, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

$wgLogo
Could someone please change the logo for the BotWiki to the file BotWiki logo.png. Thanks. <font color="#000" face="Times">Augur <font color="#33f" family="Arial">NZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710; <font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315; 20:15, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅, sorry for the delay. Kudu (talk) 22:21, 29 September 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)
 * - 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. <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *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)
 * A sysadmin will need to review the coding for security issues and stabilization issues. They will comment here after they've reviewed it. <font face="MV Boli"><font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i *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

I like the Comments box. Please install? Thanks! Emilyr25 (talk)
 * ✅ in . Kudu (talk) 00:16, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

Foodopedia Wiki
Hi again! Could you please remove the captcha for e-mail confirmed users, by adding this code to LocalSettings.php:

# Skip CAPTCHA for people who have confirmed emails $wgGroupPermissions['emailconfirmed']['skipcaptcha'] = true; $ceAllowConfirmedEmail = true;

Thanks, and have a great day :) Emilyr25 (talk) 23:55, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ globally in . Kudu (talk) 23:31, 29 August 2013 (UTC)