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Category:Reading roomarticle_namespace variable in edit filters
I've noticed that quite a few of the edit filters on this wiki use article_namespace, but it displays in red. The documentation page for the rules format for the AbuseFilter extension says that article_namespace has been deprecated, and page_namespace should be used instead. TTWIDEE (discuss • contribs) 21:05, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- I have already left a similar proposal on Wikibooks:Reading room/Proposals#Significant update requests to edit filters. Codename Noreste (discuss • contribs) 22:27, 30 May 2025 (UTC)
- @TTWIDEE: me and EggRoll97 (a global abuse filter maintainer) have done those filter changes accordingly. Codename Noreste (talk) 01:11, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
Review of filter 18
- Special:AbuseFilter/18 (private)
I am recommending a review of this filter; is this even necessary, given that it should be similar to global filter 363 (also private)? Please remember to not discuss this filter's specifics here. Codename Noreste (discuss • contribs) 17:20, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
- Referring this over to @JJPMaster, @MarcGarver, and @Leaderboard —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 02:18, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
- I'm OK with disabling the filter. While the global filter is a bit less restrictive, I do not think that is problematic. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 04:37, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
- No problem for me MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 08:12, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
- I'm OK with disabling the filter. While the global filter is a bit less restrictive, I do not think that is problematic. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 04:37, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
- Sorry for the major delay, but I
disabled the filter accordingly. Codename Noreste (talk) 01:09, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
accidental deletion of pages
In the wikibook I created https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=KPZ_Universality&stable=0, I included some pages but they were deleted and now I can't recover them. Can someone please include the pages as part of the book? I think I made a mistake on the type of pages I created. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tkojar (talk • contribs)
- Is there some admin that can handle this? It's hard to reach particular users. Tkojar (discuss • contribs) 21:53, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
- I'm confused – the deletion log indicates othing. //SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 23:46, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
- They're referring to the other pages they created. If I understand correctly, they made a few pages that they intended as subpages of the book, but didn't include them. JJPMaster (she/they) 00:59, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
- Ah, right – yeah feel free to undelete those. --SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 08:46, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
- The pages are still deleted. Can some admin undelete them?
- What is a good source to read on how to create subpages? Thank you Tkojar (discuss • contribs) 06:33, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- You can read Wikibooks:Naming policy. Codename Noreste (talk) 06:44, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
- They're referring to the other pages they created. If I understand correctly, they made a few pages that they intended as subpages of the book, but didn't include them. JJPMaster (she/they) 00:59, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Tkojar There are a few pages: Types of Initial data, Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process(ASEP), PushTASEP, Totally Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process(TASEP), Anisotropic KPZ and Two dimensional Turbulence. Do you want all of these pages back, as a subpage of KPZ Universality? Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 05:44, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
- I'm confused – the deletion log indicates othing. //SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 23:46, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
Open all pages in category?
Hello! Does anyone know if there's a tool anywhere that allows you to open all pages in a category with one click? If so, it would be super helpful for some maintenance tasks I need to do. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 18:32, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
- There are a number of Firefox extensions that can do this, depending on the exact method you want. E.g. I have one where you can right-click, chose an area across the page, and then when you let go of the mouse button, all the links will open in new tabs. You can also generate a list with AWB, press Ctrl+A to select every entry, and then right click to open them all in your browser. Just a heads up that opening 200+ tabs in your browser all at once is probably a bad idea and may well crash your computer. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:47, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
- Duly noted—thank you! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 18:51, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
Edit request for MediaWiki:Common.css/search.css
Please change from
/* <source lang="css"> /* search styling */
.mw-search-results { margin:0em; }
.mw-search-results table { background: transparent; margin:0em; }
.mw-search-results li { padding: 0.5em 1em; border-bottom:1px solid #d3daed; background: #f6f8fc; margin:0em; }
.mw-search-results li:nth-child(odd) { background: #f6f8fc; }
.mw-search-results li:nth-child(even) { background: #fcfcfc; }
.mw-search-results .searchresult { width:100%; }
/* </source> */
to
/* <source lang="css"> /* search styling */
.mw-search-results { margin:0em; }
.mw-search-results table { background: transparent; margin:0em; }
.mw-search-results li { padding: 0.5em 1em; border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base, #a2a9b1); background: #f6f8fc; margin:0em; }
.mw-search-results li:nth-child(odd) { background: var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa); color: inherit; }
.mw-search-results li:nth-child(even) { background: var(--background-color-base, #fff); color: inherit; }
.mw-search-results .searchresult { width:100%; }
/* </source> */
This uses Codex tokens for dark mode compatibility. Matrix (discuss • contribs) 08:36, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
- Referring over to JJPMaster and Leaderboard. Codename Noreste (talk) 17:47, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
- @Matrix I'm getting a couple of warnings - is this expected? Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 18:25, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
- @Leaderboard:, yes, when using CSS variables some warnings can come on the side of the editor - this can be safely ignored. Matrix (discuss • contribs) 05:01, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
- Done Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 05:06, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
- @Leaderboard:, yes, when using CSS variables some warnings can come on the side of the editor - this can be safely ignored. Matrix (discuss • contribs) 05:01, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
{{TOC right|limit=3}} Template no longer rendering
G'day Guys
"My" Wikibook makes extensive use of the Table of Contents template eg {{TOC right|limit=3}}
Some months ago the template stopped rendering in Wikibooks. Has the syntax changed? or rendering suspended?
It is a very useful feature and it would be great to have it restored eg:
TIA Samuel.dellit (discuss • contribs) 22:45, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Samuel.dellit! I just went to the link you shared, as well as the template page, and the template seems to be rendering fine to me? Can you help guide me to the issue you're seeing? Cheers —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 00:48, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
- Hello Again @Kittycataclysm
- And thanks for the prompt response.
- The problem is simple: there is no Table of Contents displayed.
- Everything else is fine and as it was, except for this.
- Is there a personalised setting that I could have accidentally changed at some point?
- TIA
- Samuel.dellit (discuss • contribs) 20:49, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
- Gotcha—are you currently using the Vector 2022 skin for Wikibooks? I just switched to that, and the TOC stopped displaying like you said. I feel like Wikibooks switched to Vector 2022 as the default a few months ago, so that could be the cause of your issue. If so, I'm not quite sure how to fix it, and @Codename Noreste @Leaderboard @JJPMaster may be your best bets for help. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 20:57, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
- You can switch to Vector 2010 to see if that's the problem - it still works for me there. I'm not sure as to how the template can be fixed to make it Vector 2022-compartible, though. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 05:17, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
- G'day Guys
- Just switched to Vector Skin 2010 in preferences and magically my TOCs have reappeared, many thanks.
- I do hope that the TOC template can be fixed in the not to distant future, but at least I can continue with my content creation in the meantime.
- Really appreciate everyone's help in getting this far.
- Samuel.dellit (discuss • contribs) 19:52, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
- The Wikipedia equivalent, w:Template:TOC right, says this on its documentation:
- Since the Vector 2022 skin forces the table of contents into a sidebar or a pop-up menu, this template does not control the placement of the TOC in that skin.
- You can switch to Vector 2010 to see if that's the problem - it still works for me there. I'm not sure as to how the template can be fixed to make it Vector 2022-compartible, though. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 05:17, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
- Gotcha—are you currently using the Vector 2022 skin for Wikibooks? I just switched to that, and the TOC stopped displaying like you said. I feel like Wikibooks switched to Vector 2022 as the default a few months ago, so that could be the cause of your issue. If so, I'm not quite sure how to fix it, and @Codename Noreste @Leaderboard @JJPMaster may be your best bets for help. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 20:57, 3 August 2025 (UTC)