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Issue after importing
After importing a template from the english Wikipedia, all infoboxes in my wiki seem to have been affected. The template in question was "Template:Infobox monarchy". It seems there is some kind of conflict after changes in the "Module:Infobox". Any help is appreciated. IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 17:27, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 * a link to your wiki would it make easier to help you LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 09:45, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay. http://almanachdebauswic.miraheze.org. IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 17:22, 20 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Any idea about the issue, ? IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 18:45, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The wiki is private --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 08:10, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
 * IvanCastroTheFool To add to what Lily said above, you can add a user willing to help you to the  group, even setting an expiry date if you wish, without needing to change your wiki from a private wiki to a public wiki. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 13:29, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Done, Again, sorry for the delay. IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 18:17, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * A template "Template:Infobox monarchy" does not exist in your wiki --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 22:03, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It was deleted. IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 12:15, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Is the problem still present? How could anyone analyze the problem when the template has been deleted? Pls open a new thread with an exact description of the problem thank you --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki

The discussion tab on Great Characters Wiki has been broken for months.
I can't use the discussion tab on Great Characters Wiki anymore, because whenever I try to do so, all I get is a lengthy error code and a message that says something along the lines of "Fatal exception of type "Flow\Exception\UnknownWorkflowdException"". This problem has been going on for four months and it hasn't been fixed yet. Can this be fixed or is it broken beyond repair? SuperStreetKombat (talk) 02:47, 23 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Do you use StructuredDiscussions? Wiki JS   talk  18:01, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * They do InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:07, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Seems as of the wiki does, so we need a local bureaucrat,, or to remove the extension, as it seems to be related to that extension.  Wiki JS   talk  18:09, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't like flow. Disabling it is a good idea. InspecterAbdel (talk) 18:13, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * IMO, flow is a decent extension but is better for help pages, anything else should use DiscussionTools. Wiki JS   talk  18:24, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I believe this is likely related to a configuration issue on the wiki. For example, on that wiki, I believe, or perhaps a different wiki, I had to add the  to the   user group. Not saying that's the issue here, but it could be something like a namespace content model issue, potentially. StructuredDiscussions is actually a decent, fairly bug-free discussion extension. I do like it, and prefer it over the Comments or WikiForum extension. CommentStreams is also a good option, but the issue there is that it creates individual comment and thread pages, which can clutter things up when importing a wiki onto another platform. Dmehus (talk) 18:43, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You called me? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 21:26, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, on Great Characters Wiki, there is an error when users go on the discussion page. I get [Random Letters and Numbers] 2021-04-26 12:17:33: Fatal exception of type "Flow\Exception\UnknownWorkflowIdException". I suspect it is caused by the extension StructuredDiscussions, so disabling it might fix it. If not, you can re-enable it. Wiki JS   talk  12:19, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Protection
How do I protect pages so that custom-created user groups/non-protected priviledge can edit? On TestWiki, you can protect it so that only bureaucrats can edit it, but I don't know how you can do that, especially since that you can only protect it to only users, autoconfirmed users, or admins. InspecterAbdel (talk) 15:19, 23 April 2021 (UTC)


 * InspecterAbdel This requires a Phabricator request, though I can do it for you if you want, as it requires setting up restriction levels (which aren't configurable in ManageWiki) in  in the GitHub repository. What do you want for the name of the user right for the restriction level (i.e., like   for   users)? Dmehus (talk) 15:54, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I want 2 editstuffs: I want  and   InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:06, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Edit official is for Co-Creators and Edit Archive is for bots and Co-Creators InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:07, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * InspecterAbdel Okay, I'll try and add those restriction levels today or tomorrow for you. Which wikis? Once they've been created, you can assign that user right to whichever groups you want in Special:ManageWiki/permissions. Dmehus (talk) 16:20, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Today, on Naasgamelandwiki. InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:22, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks. I'll try working on that today. Dmehus (talk) 16:25, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * How long does it take to update the GitHub repository? InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:21, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, not too long, but I do have other requests and things to do today, but rest assured, I'll get to it today or tomorrow. Dmehus (talk) 16:25, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:51, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yay, replying works, but about Phab, I might not get my own account until I have my own Gmail. InspecterAbdel (talk) 16:56, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Did you add it now? InspecterAbdel (talk) 13:47, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * hello? InspecterAbdel (talk) 11:11, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll try and get to this today or tomorrow, but it is just an extra protection/restriction level, so not a high priority, as the existing protection/restriction levels do work well. This is more of a nice to have, but I will definitely get to it. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 13:12, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You're welcome :D InspecterAbdel (talk) 14:07, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * When you are done adding it, ping me. InspecterAbdel (talk) 14:32, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Will do. It's on my list of things to do today. Dmehus (talk) 14:40, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Did you do it yet? InspecterAbdel (talk) 14:30, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Not yet, been quite busy, but I will, and will ping you here when it's finished. Dmehus (talk) 14:34, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok, if you haven't done it now, why don't you go do it right away? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 14:35, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Pulling info from Wikidata
Is it possible to pull data from Wikidata into a Miraheze wiki? Like I want to on a page just add the Wikidata ID and pull some properties (if they exist). --Sabelöga (talk) 23:19, 25 April 2021 (UTC)


 * You can either import dumps of the items and properties from Wikidata or add Wikidata as an import source (should be requested on Phabricator) for your wiki which would add Wikidata to Special:Import allowing you to directly import items and properties directly without downloading dumps. Is that what you are looking for or do you want automation? 16:03, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Is there a list of Miraheze wikis?
Is there a list of Miraheze wikis?

That might be neat... to network between different wiki communities on here.

Thanks and cheers. MichaelTen (talk) 04:47, 26 April 2021 (UTC) MichaelTen (talk) 04:47, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I found a list Gazetteer of wikis. is that the best list? Cheers. MichaelTen (talk) 04:53, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Special:WikiDiscover seems to have the most complete list. Hope this helps! :) Turtle84375 (talk) 07:11, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * If you have really much time you can browse through the Farmer log where all requests and actions are documentated. --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 07:41, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * If you want a complete list (albeit without links), you can look at Special:WikiSets/1. — Arcversintalk 22:23, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Arcversin While that is definitely an option, yes, to the best of my knowledge, Special:WikiDiscover should actually be a complete list of Miraheze wikis, as even private and deleted wikis are included in that list. If your reason for suggesting Special:WikiSets/1 is because it includes one, comprehensive, alphabetically sorted list of all wikis within a single page, yes I'd agree with that and was the impetus for me creating this Phabricator feature request for the WikiDiscover extension. I wouldn't mind also an option to select the number of results per page (similar to Special:Log). Dmehus (talk) 02:02, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Extremely annoying file issue
How do you change the black in transparent backgrounds? Every single black color mixes in! mh:naasgameland:The Two Boys is what I'm talking about. InspecterAbdel (talk) 15:27, 26 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Can people please respond faster? InspecterAbdel (talk) 17:47, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Please be patient. We are all volunteers here and among other things have real life responsibilities. Someone will respond when they are able to. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 18:49, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * InspecterAbdel Hi, I'd try to help you, but I don't have access to your wiki, it looks like it's a private wiki, so you'd either need to read-whitelist the page temporarily, or have Steward/global sysop help you. Turtle84375 (talk) 19:26, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * They could, alternatively, temporarily grant you  permissions, too, if the problem occurs on more than a page or two. Dmehus (talk) 19:47, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I changed the image to non transparent, but I'll temporariily give you member. InspecterAbdel (talk) 11:06, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Do you still want it transparent, then, or are you fine with just non-transparent? Turtle84375 (talk) 00:46, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I am fine with transparent InspecterAbdel (talk) 02:47, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Glad I see that you worked it out! Turtle84375 (talk) 06:53, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Kindly Help Me
Please theres a little issue with one  missing in my wiki. for ensample the tag in this article in the  I believe that is supposed to be a separator. and i found out that its from mediawiki software. How do i get it?? Ugochimobi (talk) 21:17, 26 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Ugochimobi ✅. As a bit of a helpful telp, if ever you see  in curly braces, it is likely an undefined MediaWiki interface message. To find out which message it is, try searching for the first part of the message name (before the hyphen) in Special:AllMessages. Dmehus (talk) 21:52, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Can you imagine, I never thought of that 🤣 Thanks very much man Ugochimobi (talk) 07:17, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. :) Dmehus (talk) 13:13, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Synth DIY Wiki listed twice at WikiDiscover
At WikiDiscover the Synth DIY Wiki is listed twice, with the first link going to Miraheze.org. Please can this be fixed? Rob Kam (talk) 14:40, 27 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Rob Kam This is because the previous wiki is a deleted wiki, which will be ✅ the next time the wiki deletion script to drop deleted wiki database is run (likely to be done in the next couple weeks). Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 14:44, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that's fine. Rob Kam (talk) 15:15, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

How can I change the background of my wiki?
How can I? SoyokoAnis  16:46, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You can enter in your MediaWiki:Common.css the following code: body { background-color: #ff0000 } read more about background CSS here; CSS background Property --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 17:06, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Here you can find a good expample for background: Common.css on crappygames --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 06:36, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Volunteers
Does anyone want to volunteer at mywikipedia.miraheze.org? Iron Sword 22 (talk) 13:24, 28 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Sure. SoyokoAnis  17:33, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * @Iron Sword 22 What will I do there? SoyokoAnis  17:35, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * It's like Wikipedia, but a newer version of it. Iron Sword 22 (talk) 17:37, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Also, I could make you a logo or favicon or both if you want? SoyokoAnis  17:37, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure. Iron Sword 22 (talk) 17:40, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * @Iron Sword 22 Let's discuss on the talk page of it then. SoyokoAnis  17:45, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Should you join King Cobra
King Cobra Studio(KCS) is a simple organization of 3. We create films and games Well you can join. KingCobraStudio (talk) 20:29, 28 April 2021 (UTC)


 * I don't think advertising is a good idea. SoyokoAnis  20:46, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * It's okay as it's community noticeboard and he's inviting users to join his wiki. That being said, his wiki has yet to be approved, so this is a bit premature. It would've been better to wait for the requested wiki to have been approved. Additionally, it would've been more helpful to include a specific request he's needing help with. If just listing a wiki to visit, we have Gazetteer of wikis and the automatically generated Special:WikiDiscover. Dmehus (talk) 20:48, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Should Caroline be PG
We all know that Caroline is a horrifying movie but should it be PG--KingCobraStudio (talk) 21:55, 28 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Welcome to Miraheze and to Meta Wiki. Please note that community noticeboard is meant for requesting help with specific questions or problems regarding your wiki, requesting interwiki changes on your wiki, having a pan-Miraheze community discussion, or limited other uses, and isn't rather a social network. This sort of thing would be better discussed in the channel on IRC or on your own Discord server. Thank you for understanding. Dmehus (talk) 21:58, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Could someone help?
Hey! On allpedia.miraheze.org I need a better Main Page and I was wondering if someone could recreate it to look like an interesting page. It should use all(or most) of the templates already on the page such as The Tea. And it should have a Featured and Fact of the Week section.

Please go to your userpage on the wiki and make a subpage sandbox to post what it would look like. I'll give credit and use the one I think is the best. Thank you! SoyokoAnis 02:48, 29 April 2021 (UTC)


 * I'll also give some WikiLove to all users on the Wiki and on Meta. SoyokoAnis  02:49, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I can do this for you :) Do you want something like Meta front page (in terms of design), just with customized sections like The Tea and Featured and Fact of the Week? Turtle84375 (talk) 06:33, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, thank you so much! SoyokoAnis  11:13, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll try. InspecterAbdel (talk) 14:32, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem, I should have it done by tonight (UCT-10). Turtle84375 (talk) 20:32, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you! SoyokoAnis  22:56, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * @Turtle84375 Did you ever finish? SoyokoAnis  23:09, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Apologies, I got busy. I will get it done as soon as I can, I'm working on customizing it. Turtle84375 (talk) 03:44, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

How to allow users to add topics on a page not a talk page? Like the community notice board.
How? SoyokoAnis 15:27, 29 April 2021 (UTC)


 * There is a __NEWSECTIONLINK__ magic word as well as the InputBox extension. 19:14, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Miraheze's Logo
I have been wondering this for a while now, but what does Miraheze's logo represent? I always thought it was a honeycomb, but then I looked at it and thought it was a flower. I have looked through the archives of the Community noticeboard but I couldn't really find anything about it. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 15:17, 1 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Blubabluba9990 Yep, you got it&mdash;the Miraheze logo is indeed a honeycomb. As to what inspired its design or who the original designer is, I'm not sure. If I had to guess, the centered honeycomb in the middle represents community, and the outer honeycomb represents locally-operated and -edited wikis, each coming together and forming the global community. Perhaps Reception123 knows. Dmehus (talk) 15:21, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I guess this is the Logo Miraheze-Logo.svg, I have tried to clean up the SVG code a little bit and reduce the white space Miraheze Logo draft 6.svg --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 15:45, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:56, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

Set image in different languages on miraheze.org
This is just a small piece of advice, set images in different languages on different localized versions of miraheze.org, please. 列维劳德 (talk) 06:16, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Gadgets not working
On naasgamelandwiki, HotCat and Edittools don't work. I've copied and pasted them from other wikis that HotCat and Edittools work there, but doesn't work for naasgamelandwiki. InspecterAbdel (talk) 14:45, 3 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I also notice that there is no gadgets section (in preferences) in my wiki, even though my other wiki (First Class Restaurants and Foods Wiki) has the gadgets section working fine. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 14:51, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * If you have local bureaucrat, go to Special:ManageWiki/extensions, install Gadgets, and go to MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition to add your gadget. — Mario Mario  456  16:28, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, and parser function tag. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 03:56, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Now it seems like it works, yet nothing happens when i click one of the buttons. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 14:34, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hola, InspecterAbdel.  funciona bien. Por lo menos aquí funciona correctamente: . Saludos cordiales. Hugo Ar (talk) 21:40, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Translated by Google Translator
 * Hello. InspecterAbdel,  works fine. At least here it works correctly: . Best regards. Hugo Ar (talk) 21:40, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It doesn't work in my wiki. Just the buttons look like it works. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 16:23, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Do you have a CharInsert extension? Anton (talk) 16:40, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Anton They said they do above, but I haven't checked it to be sure. Dmehus (talk) 17:31, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay. I can't check it because access to the wiki is restricted. Anton (talk) 17:41, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * InspecterAbdel. Activate the charinsert extension. In your wiki you should go to  →   →   Hugo Ar (talk) 17:46, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I already did that. But Charinsert only makes buttons that don't do anything. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:14, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * InspecterAbdel. On the page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CharInsert it says:
 * These links are usually used in MediaWiki:Edittools (example on this wiki) system message.
 * Use or  . Anton (talk) 15:14, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm admin in Mockupedia but I can't edit pages like the login/create account/preferences page, so how I can do that? I mean, if I have to edit a CSS or JS page for that, if that is how I can do that, so which CSS/JS page and which code I have to add? (Sorry if my English is awful) FtosorciM (talk) 15:26, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * MediaWiki:Common.css. You can edit it. All styles and layouts of your wiki can be customized on the Common.css page. What do you want to customize? Say it, so I can better help you know what code you need to add. Anton (talk) 15:50, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It's possibly a restriction on MediaWiki. MarioMario456 (talk) 16:21, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * So, CSS and JS are restricted on special pages for mainly security reasons. On Special:CreateAccount and Special:UserLogin, specifically, the concern is for potential security vulnerabilities on special pages used to authenticate users. So, unfortunately, this won't be possible. If you mean how come some wikis have custom CSS and JS on their special pages, that is because some skins, like the Cosmos skin, have hard-coded this into the skin, and the skin has undergone a security review. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 03:44, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Mywikipedia
Need more contributors for mywikipedia.miraheze.org. Who's interested? --Iron Sword 22 (talk) 19:12, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , what is it about? Flarehot (talk) 08:23, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It's like wikipedia. Iron Sword 22 (talk) 13:52, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Can't sign in to any other wikis
I am having issues with signing into all of the wikis. I have cleared my cookies from the last 7 days and i still get the "login cancelled" error. I don't want to wipe my all time cookies because it deletes my saved passwords. Tkgaynor (talk) 19:33, 3 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Tkgaynor You shouldn't need to delete all your cookies. Rather, you just need to search your saved cookies for, then delete those. Additionally, check your global accounts for any wikis you've visited that have custom domains, and search for those custom domains in your cookies, deleting those as well. Then, in a new web browser window in incognito or private browsing mode, go to Special:UserLogin on Loginwiki and login, followed by Special:UserLogout. Once that's done, then return to regular web browser mode, and go to Special:UserLogin and login again. Dmehus (talk) 03:53, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

A question
How do I make certain logs appear in recent changes? (Like avatar upload, abuse filter, and page creation) InspecterAbdel (NLW) 15:05, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Not sure if it's on ManageWiki. If it isn't, ask on Miraheze Phabricator. — Mario Mario  456  15:46, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * AbuseFilter or AbuseLog will not be visible for recent changes. Anton (talk) 15:52, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * InspecterAbdel Abuse filter changes and abuse logs will not appear in RC, as far as I'm aware. I personally wish they did, but this would need an upstream Wikimedia Phabricator feature request. Page creation logs can be enabled in Special:ManageWiki on your wiki. Not completely sure about the avatar upload log, but this should also be possible as well. If not, you'd probably need to file an upstream Wikimedia Phabricator feature request for the SocialProfile extension. Dmehus (talk) 15:51, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 * As for the abuse logs and abuse filter changes, you can just check Special:AbuseLog and Special:Log/abusefilter on-wiki on regular basis. Perhaps add it to your calendar as a recurring event item? Dmehus (talk) 15:51, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

IP Editing
I have added the writeapi and createpage permissions to the  group and IPs still can't create nor edit pages in FAMEPedia. Please help Ugochimobi (talk) 08:25, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Is  permission enabled? Writeapi has nothing to do with editing or creating pages. Have you also verified that the codes you added are not in the $wgRevokePermissions variable? --Anton (talk) 09:02, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I have the  permissions enabled and how can I know which permission is revoked? Ugochimobi (talk) 10:32, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I checked your wiki settings (ListGroupRights) and there were no revoke permissions. They would have been pulled over ( this way ). However, I logged out, and at least I would have been able to create a new page on your wiki. Anton (talk) 13:20, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh. Ugochimobi (talk) 15:22, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Do you have  set to , or the EditSubpages extension enabled on your wiki? Both of those  either (a) preclude anonymous users from editing or (b) cause a conflict that precludes anonymous user editing. Dmehus (talk) 14:11, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know if  is set to true and I don't have the EditSubpages extension enabled. Ugochimobi (talk) 15:24, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Go to Special:ManageWiki/permissions/* and add "edit" and "create". — Mario Mario  456  14:12, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I have that already and it's still not working tho Ugochimobi (talk) 15:25, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ugochimobi I can edit logged out on this page (if I wanted to). So I'm not sure why you can't. It seems to be either a page-specific protection issue. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 15:28, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ugochimobi Oh no, nevermind, I can't, per, "You must confirm your email address before editing pages. Please set and validate your email address through your user preferences." So, yes, you'll need to either (a) disable  in Special:ManageWiki/settings, or (b) just effectively disallow anonymous user editing. Dmehus (talk) 15:30, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Exactly. Okay I'll do that now Ugochimobi (talk) 15:40, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, sounds good. Dmehus (talk) 15:45, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

CSS
Can anyone tell me what elements the tabs (Page, Discussion, Read, Edit, etc.) use in CSS, and how to color them? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 16:22, 5 May 2021 (UTC)


 * So you want to change the background color of the page or just some tabs/sections? Or do you mean what you see at the top of each page before the content starts (Project Page, Talk, Edit, Edit source, Move)? Anton (talk) 16:38, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * The tabs. The ones that says edit, history, etc. I don't want them white, I want them to be colored as #A0522D InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:16, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay. Then copy this code:
 * Thanks. Anton (talk) 18:32, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Doesn't work for some reason. This is what my MW:Common.css page looks like:
 * Is there something wrong with it? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 19:02, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Also the colons were added as a result of this reply. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 19:04, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * NVM, it works, but how do I (sorry) change the color of the link in the tabs? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 19:13, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete colons. It not works. What link you mean? Anton (talk) 19:51, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * When you click "edit", it's a link. The colons were because of the reply link, not the original page. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 19:54, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I removed those colons for you. Turtle84375 (talk) 20:28, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I removed those colons for you. Turtle84375 (talk) 20:28, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Sorry
I would like to apologize for getting carried away.--Iron Sword 23 (talk) 22:58, 5 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Iron Sword 23 ✅! Yeah, it's probably best if you post one thread promoting your wiki on community noticeboard, add your wiki to Gazetteer of wikis, then join us on IRC, ideally in but also, and Discord to ask for specific help on your wiki. As a helpful tip, rather than proposing to create an English Wikipedia fork wiki, why not propose to create a wiki on a topic of particular interest to you, and, ideally, one of interest to others? Since there's, well, English Wikipedia, it's very difficult to attract interest from other editors to an English Wikipedia fork wiki. Dmehus (talk) 23:06, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Wiki
Does a comic book template wiki sound interesting --Iron Sword 23 (talk) 23:18, 5 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Iron Sword 23 It does, but it needs more detail. Do you mean comic book wiki templates, in  namespace for writing wiki comics? If not, what do you mean? Can you describe this in approximately 2-3 sentences? Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 23:21, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I just hope I don't get carried away with talk pages this time around. --Iron Sword 23 (talk) 01:22, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Iron Sword 23 I mean, you could try telling yourself that you won't discuss your wiki on other users' user talk pages on Meta Wiki, unless they specifically ask you about your wiki, of course? Dmehus (talk) 02:02, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

Allpedia Sysop Elections
Allpedia is hosting Sysop Elections! Go to Allpedia to participate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SoyokoAnis (talk • contribs) 14:49, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello
How is everyone doing on meta.miraheze.org today? --Iron Sword 23 (talk) 15:33, 6 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm doing great! How are you doing on this beautiful day? Wiki JS   talk  15:35, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Good. Iron Sword 23 (talk) 15:36, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

MediaWiki interface question
How do you change the text when you use "More" I found MediaWiki:Delete, MediaWiki:Protect, MediaWiki:Move, but they don't do anything. I even tried to test it using my now-locked AppleCrunchy sock back in September 2020, and it still didn't work. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 15:45, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Add &uselang=qqx to the url of the page and you will see the names of the system messages. You can edit them when you have admin rights, --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 22:15, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * What do you mean exactly? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:05, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Did you follow the link and read the online documentation of system messages? --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 08:39, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * The name of the messages is vector-action-move etc. depending on your skin, so MediaWiki:Move has no effect on the text of the dropdown-menu "More" --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 08:49, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh ok, but what does MW:Move even do? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 22:40, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I have no clue where this system message is used in the Mediawiki software, I am still looking in the documentation but I could not find a list which system message is used where, maybe you are lucky, --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 05:23, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello
Just letting everyone know I'm off to a good start with dcmarvelcomics.miraheze.org--Iron Sword 23 (talk) 20:36, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

Is there a way to hide the "Add as foe" button on SocialProfiles?
They can't be disabled due to limitations, but I question if there is a way to hide the link because they're forbidden on many of my wikis. — Mario Mario  456  21:17, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * You can hide the button via CSS in the MediaWiki:Common.css e.g.  but be very careful when editing the MediaWiki:Common.css, maybe you try first   first to check if the right parts are affected,   is a very dangerous action in the MediaWiki:Common.css, if you enter this without selector your wiki is gone for good unless a global steward helps you out --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 22:12, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Lily Interesting, but when you say "your wiki is gone for good," in what way? I don't doubt that, as you're quite knowledgeable when it comes to CSS and JS, but I'm just wondering if it would be a technical issue that require system administrators to handle with a maintenance script or database edit. Dmehus (talk) 22:27, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It would result in the entire wiki interface being hidden, which would make it impossible to edit without either using the API or just disabling the styles using the browser devtools. Nothing that would require sysadmin intervention to fix. — Arcversintalk 02:54, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I accidentally added following code to the common.css, which resulted in a blank page when I accessed the wiki. Is there a way to deactivate the common.css? I had to rename the common.css in the database to get my wiki working again (not on Miraheze), maybe there was an easier way, I would appreciate it to hear from that, thank you, --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 10:24, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It's possible to use the browser developer tools (through the inspector) to disable specific css rules until a reload, which would let you edit the common.css in order to fix it. — Arcversintalk 18:14, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, thanks for clarifying. I was having trouble visualizing what the solution would be, so in that case, it may not even need a Steward; rather, it just needs someone with the necessary local permissions to edit via the API or just first disabling their web browser's CSS/JS. Dmehus (talk) 13:36, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I did not know this browser extension, I am glad that there is a simpler solution than manipulating the database if one has messed up the commons.css oder any other CSS-Page of the wiki, --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 08:41, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I found a way to hide it, just blank MediaWiki:User-add-foe InspecterAbdel (NLW) 13:35, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * This is definitely the best way, which wiki are you talking of? --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 14:47, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * What do you mean by "Which wiki"? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 15:00, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * There is only one minor issue with blanking the MW page, it gives you a weird "| |" in social profile. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 15:13, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Wiki Ideas?
Hey all, I'd like to start a public wiki, as a balance-out to my current private wiki (it doesn't have to have anything to do with TurtleWiki though), but I thought I'd get your guys' ideas for what would be a common interest that people would actually enjoy editing on. I tried with a previous public wiki, but it didn't really hit off, so I've closed it and will likely let it go dormant, but I still want to experience both ends in terms of running a wiki. So, any topic/scope ideas? Thanks, much appreciated! Turtle84375 (talk) 04:20, 7 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Do you use scratch? Maybe Scratchwiki is a good idea (scratch.miraheze.org) InspecterAbdel (NLW) 14:13, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hmm, the only problem with that is that Scratch already has its own wiki lol, but I do have an account. Turtle84375 (talk) 17:36, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * That wiki is bad. We can make a better one here on Miraheze. InspecterAbdel (NLW) 17:43, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I just don't want it to seem like it's a content fork. Turtle84375 (talk) 17:51, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Also, I'm curious, how is it bad? Turtle84375 (talk) 17:51, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * The pages seem to praise the scratch team, and the pages about the moderation seem to defend themselves, making an account there is very hard (I tried before), It has a bad layout, and the april fools pages are not funny. (I haven't been there in a while, since June 2020, but I didn't like the wiki) InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:09, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Well... yeah, they're trying to keep their spotless reputation intact, not an easy thing to do in the digital world for as long as they have, so they (unfortunatly) have to control, control, control. I'm just concerned that making a new Scratch Wiki could potentially cause some conflict/would be essentially a fork. Turtle84375 (talk) 18:15, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Maybe a source wiki, like GitHub? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:27, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * That might be interesting. Turtle84375 (talk) 18:46, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Wiki
What wiki ideas should I come up with in the future?--Iron Sword 23 (talk) 15:18, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Copyright Trolls on All The Tropes
This is a general heads-up to the Miraheze Community. According to Matomo Analytics, All The Tropes has been visited multiple times in the last week-plus by Higbee & Associates, a noted "copyright troll". Although we're certainly the largest target, there's no reason to assume we are the only wiki at Miraheze they have visited or plan to visit. You may want to ensure that your content is not likely to net you a "pay up or else" letter from them. Looney Toons (talk) 18:12, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Why am I not the bureaucrat and admin of my own wiki?
Hi, I made a wiki called New Super Mario Bros. 2 and it says I'm not a bureaucrat or admin. How come? -Zai- (talk) 18:16, 7 May 2021 (UTC)


 * -Zai- This is likely due to a persistent bug when usernames begin with a hyphen, the CreateWiki extension is not able to grant  and   permissions, as it's happened on more than one occasion prior to this with the exact same circumstances. Anyway, this is now ✅. Universal Omega, please make sure you are checking the requesting user's CentralAuth after wikis are created, so we can catch instances like this and make the appropriate request to Stewards to manually grant the user rights. I do try and patrol the farmer log, but hadn't yet reviewed the last several wiki creations. Dmehus (talk) 18:25, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * -Zai- To add to what I said above, I would personally strongly recommend you request a global rename, to remove the problematic initial hyphen character from your username, otherwise you will continue to experience technical issues with the MediaWiki software on Miraheze. Dmehus (talk) 18:26, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

The Monaco Skin
Why doesn't Miraheze have the Monaco skin. It is a skin that was used by Wikia for a short period of time and is now used by ShoutWiki. If you were on FANDOM in 2010 you might remember the whole “Monaco vs Oasis” debacle. Since Miraheze made a custom version of Oasis (Cosmos), I think that they should use Monaco or make a custom version, as it is a very popular skin. Here is an example of what it looks like on a wiki that uses it: http://awa.shoutwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Anti-Wikia_Alliance&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop Blubabluba9990 (talk) 16:16, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi. Miraheze did actually have Monaco for a short period of time but it was removed as it is not compatible with the newest versions of MediaWiki and also unmaintained. The skin similar to Oasis called Cosmos was not technically made by Miraheze, but by a volunteer and former sysadmin, Universal Omega. Perhaps he might be interested in doing something similar for Monaco, but that's for him to say. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:26, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok. I would like to see a custom version of that skin for Miraheze, since it is a good skin and is used by ShoutWiki, who uses MediaWiki 1.34, which is just two steps behind (ShoutWiki has not been in active development for a while and seemed to be partially abandoned by staff, though staff has come back. ShoutWiki also has less SEO than Miraheze, and Miraheze seems to be more popular nowadays. Since ShoutWiki seems to be in a bit of a pickle now with their Wiki Creation broken and partial dormancy, it would be nice for Miraheze to adopt Monaco, since if ShoutWiki closes the Anti-Wikia Alliance would have to move here, and they would want to have the Monaco skin as it was the whole Monaco vs Oasis thing that started the Anti-Wikia Alliance. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 16:39, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Just to note now that you brought this up, I do plan to fork the Monaco skin and get it working and hopefully deployed on Miraheze soon. Thanks for bringing this up! 16:48, 8 May 2021 (UTC) ］ |
 * Blubabluba9990 thank you for raising this. Universal Omega, thank you for looking into forking this. Separately, would you mind fixing your signature, as it's incompatible with DiscussionTools? I believe the issue is your  tags need to be inside the wikilinks, not outside. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 16:50, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 16:53, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * hello, though I'd give you an update on this, I have successfully done some major cleanup to Monaco on my own fork of it, and successfully got it to work on MediaWiki 1.35 and MediaWiki 1.36. Once I finish a few additional testing I will open a task on Phabricator for deployment of the skin on Miraheze. Thanks again for bringing this up, as I also like the Monaco skin and it will be great to have deployed on Miraheze. 16:33, 9 May 2021 (UTC) ］ |

Hello
Just created a list of Avengers enemies on dcmarvelcomics.miraheze.org. --Iron Sword 23 (talk) 18:31, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Login error
Hi, I'm LucianoTheWindowsFan. I tried editing on the Crappy Games Wiki, but when I submitted it, it says that it cannot be done due to a session loss. I tried logging out of this wiki but it says invalid CSRF token. I tried logging out of the Dr. Mario World wiki and it worked, but when I logged back into not only the previous wiki but also the Miraheze meta itself, I get a "cancelled to prevent session hijacking" error. How can I fix this problem? LucianoTheWindowsFan 23:05, 8 May 2021 (UTC)


 * LucianoTheWindowsFan, can you please go to Special:UserLogin on Loginwiki in incognito mode, then go to Special:UserLogout on the same wiki and also in incognito mode. Once that's done, delete all your cookies for  and any custom domain wikis and return to regular web browser mode, going to Special:UserLogin again. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 23:11, 8 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I removed all the cookies in normal mode and Voilà! Now it works fine! LucianoTheWindowsFan (talk) 23:18, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * LucianoTheWindowsFan ✅. I've redacted your IP address. If you edited on any other wikis logged out and would like those redacted, too, please e-mail . Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 23:20, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

CSS
Hello, how do I customize my wiki sidebar? I want to add a background image. SecretSpyer (talk) 04:39, 9 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello, please add following lines to MediaWiki:Common.css:
 * Thanks. --Anton (talk) 07:08, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It didn't work. See this. SecretSpyer (talk) 15:55, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * SecretSpyer It might be helpful if you were to consider granting Anton  on your wiki, at least temporarily, as he might be better able to debug this for you that way. Dmehus (talk) 15:58, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. SecretSpyer (talk) 16:00, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. SecretSpyer (talk) 16:00, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Well, I just realize I can't grant a user who hasn't registered yet in my wiki. I tried, but the system failed me. SecretSpyer (talk) 16:05, 9 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Now you should be able to do it if you want. I’ll be happy to help you, and you can grant me the right one day to research it better on your wiki. Thanks. Anton (talk) 16:08, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I granted you, admin, and interface admin. SecretSpyer (talk) 16:17, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. The problem with what you said above when you didn’t make it work is that the image given above cannot be added. Probably because it lacks a file format. I saw the Miraheze logo with a file format (png) at the end. You have to take another picture and add it in the same way as I advised above. Also, MediaWiki:Sidebar was missing from your wiki (and then I didn't get anything visible), so I created it. I just posted a message on your talk page about the same thing. Currently, Sidebar does not have a background image, for the reason mentioned above. Anton (talk) 17:21, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Of course this is not working, and you need no admin rights to figure out . My first guess is always copy the url of the image to the browser address field and you will see the extension of the file is missig a "g" in the end, "jpg", not "jp" --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 05:28, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * . I know yes. I don't want instructions. --Anton (talk) 06:40, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * And this was not about that image. (IMac_Early_2021.jpg). Anton (talk) 06:42, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Sry, forget my post pls --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 06:53, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * and, problems solved, Is it possible to add a wiki background usng CSS? Thanks SecretSpyer (talk) 14:58, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, I can do it. Background color or image? Anton (talk) 15:21, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Just set the background color to space gray. SecretSpyer (talk) 15:26, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Question
Who likes fanfiction?--Iron Sword 23 (talk) 00:26, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Me! Wiki JS   talk  15:16, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Bots
How do you program bots? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 13:41, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * InspecterAbdel This is an advanced, broad question not ideally suited for community noticeboard. You would be better off joining us on IRC in the or  channel with specific questions related to this. To start you off, I would just refer you to Manual:Pywikibot on MediaWiki.org. Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 13:45, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Annoying error
I was importing templates from templatewiki, and I turned on TemplateStyles, but the template documentation gives me an error saying "Page Module:Documentation/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "plain text")." How do I fix this? InspecterAbdel (NLW) 18:36, 10 May 2021 (UTC)