Should we move API:Main page to API:Action API

Since Action API is not the only API of MediaWiki. GZWDer (talk) 10:13, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

@GZWDer: That seems reasonable, though we of course have api.wikimedia.org as the main user-facing pages nowadays. I think this is something the MediaWiki Interfaces team owns, however, so I would want their opinion first. Jdforrester (WMF) (talk) 09:46, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Bump to prevent archival. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 15:17, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Pinging MWI product manager HCoplin-WMF per Jdforrester's comment above ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 09:13, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Bump. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 15:12, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Note that this move would require a sysadmin due to the translatable page containing more than 500 bits. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 01:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

(Restored. Would be great to get an answer on this.) Jdforrester (WMF) (talk) 10:31, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Fake future comment to stop archival. DoNotArchiveUntil (no talk) 12:00, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

I support moving it. —TheDJ (Not WMF) (talk • contribs) 13:39, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Should this discussion be moved to Phabricator; both so that it can be specifically tagged for the MW Interfaces team's attention, and also given that - in any event - a maintenance script run would be needed to move this page (per Pppery)? Best, ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 17:01, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

@A smart kitten: I don't think forking the conversation to Phab is necessary. I'll ping the team again about this. Jdforrester (WMF) (talk) 13:42, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Language codes in Page display title translations

There are a number of Page display title translations that contain just the page's name plus the translation's language code (e.g., Extension:UploadWizard/fr). (This search should hopefully be an okay heuristic for finding some of them, though it does contain a number of false positives.)

As far as I can see (please correct me if I'm wrong!), page-display-title translations shouldn't contain the language code (e.g. /fr) at the end like this; as it isn't part of a translation of a page's title, and as it causes {{Localized link }} to include that language code when linking from other pages in the same language.

Because of this, should these translation pages be deleted/be edited to have the language code removed (or, where a previous revision exists without the language code included in the text, reverted back to that)?

Best, ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 14:58, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Sounds like a question for a translation admin like @Shirayuki but I think faulty pages should be renamed. It doesn't look like a trivial task though, unless the number of badly named pages is very small. Tactica (talk) 13:07, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:Nate Oakman

• Nate Oakman (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Vandalism. special:diff/7730450 XReport --  — Jeff G. ツ 13:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 13:10, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:Ash Loren

• Ash Loren (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Spam XReport --MathXplore (talk) 14:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 16:15, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Semi protection for Help:Temporary accounts

Hello, could you please semi-protect Help:Temporary accounts permanently, as this page is linked to the notice where the unregistered user try to edit (i.e. Warning: You are not logged in. Once you make an edit, a temporary account will be created for you. Learn more.). Thanks. SCP-2000 (talk) 06:14, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 11:45, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Can you unprotect Template:DB?

This template was incorrectly protected, Despite the template being "This page is protected so it can only be edited by administrators", so can you use a special page to unprotect this? ~2025-145089 (talk) 17:09, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

The link is found here:

Template:DB?action=protect ~2025-145089 (talk) 17:14, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Why? And what exactly is incorrect? --Clump (talk) 17:14, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

It was the template Delete because (DB), it needs to be unprotected, It says "allow only administrators", It should be "allow all users". ~2025-145089 (talk) 17:16, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Again, why? It was protected due to ongoing vandalism. There's no need for all users to be able to edit it. --Clump (talk) 17:25, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Wait, It needs to be unprotected. ~2025-145089 (talk) 17:28, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Request declined. --Clump (talk) 17:33, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:~2025-24195-9

• ~2025-24195-9 (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --MathXplore (talk) 11:42, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 11:43, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:~2025-26937-0

• ~2025-26937-0 (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Long-term abuse. Please also block their IP. XReport --SCP-2000 (talk) 12:49, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

How is this "long-term abuse"? I'm not seeing it. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 05:56, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Página "Special:ExpandTemplates"

Nesta página:

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExpandTemplates

deve-se ler no título "Modelos" 'NÃO "Predefinições"

e no texto "... do analisador sintático, ..." deve ser "... do analisador, ..."

Obrigada

MS @Aamrs Mansil (talk) 12:14, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Why is an EN-5 writing in Portuguese here? :-P

If a translation is wrong you can fix it yourself. In the case of a Special: page, translations are usually done on translatewiki so you should raise the matter there. If the issue is a translation from a template expanded here by the special page, just fix the template (translation). Tactica (talk) 12:47, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Change content model to JSON

Hi! May someone change content model for Manual:Language/fallback-languages-list.json, please? :) Iniquity (talk) 18:03, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Done. Cheers :) –Quiddity (talk) 18:19, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Iniquity (talk) 18:21, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Global ban for Chealer

Hello, this message is to notify that Chealer has been nominated for a global ban at m:Requests for comment/Global ban for Chealer. You are receiving this notification as required per the global ban policy as they have made at least 1 edit on this wiki. Thanks, --SHB2000 (talk) 11:21, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Marking Skin:Lakeus for translation

Hello! Could I kindly ask if one of the translation admins could help me with marking Skin:Lakeus for translation? I think that maybe Shirayuki isn't around at the moment (they previously help me with this matter). Thanks in advance! -- Lakejason0 (talk) 12:58, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Done Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 20:40, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:~2025-26462-8

• ~2025-26462-8 (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --MathXplore (talk) 22:49, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 00:55, 30 July 2025 (UTC)