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I can't log in
When I log in, it just shows something about that action getting cancelled because of session hijacking. User:Lamborghini446

Cannot create new page from search
Normally to create a MediaWiki page, you can simply search for the article in your search box. If the page is not found, MediaWiki will prompt you to create the page. However, on my wiki, I am not prompted to create a new page. I can create a new page if I create a link of a word that does not have a page, but I don't get the link to create a new page from searching a page that does not exist. Is there any feature that must be enabled?

"Exception" error
Hello, and thank you again for your beautiful work!

My wiki is working well, but I have a problem when a new user has to set a new password at first access. The password input works, but after that I see a page which says (italian version):

Errore interno [6ed00020e037182f9468e092] 2020-01-16 10:55:53: Errore irreversibile di tipo "Exception"

Is it possible to fix it? (the best thing should be redirecting the user to a news page, like "Your account is ready, welcome and begin navigatioN"...

Why is new group in "Groups you cannot change" list?
I just created a new group (Editors2) to test. My current editors group members lost their ability to edit. I created a task on Maniphest (T5197). Meanwhile, I'm trying to set up a new group to see if it works better. But the group ended up in the column Groups you cannot change.

Database error Fatal exception of type "Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"
Hello,

I get the below Error when I try to confirm a new user

Unable to create account requests after review using "Extension:ConfirmAccount"

A database query error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software.

[XlqhX1j8TVgeQ-VWcDebrQAAAI8] 2020-02-29 17:37:35: Fatal exception of type "Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"

What do we do? -MeMeGuY

Can someone please give me a very basic and easy to follow guide to creating infoboxes and infobox templates to use on my wiki? Thank you
I mean the subject says it all- I've been trying for hours to figure out how to get an infobox to appear. I would like to create a template for an infobox for cities- so that when I use it for multiple pages, each one about a city, there will be an infobox with facts such as when it was founded, where it is located, who rules it, etc. Everything I have found is written by experts for other advanced users, and extreme absolute beginners like me can't understand a single word. Would somebody know what to do- how to get this result?

From what I've tried, I've received a template loop error, and now all it comes up with is "Template:Infobox" in red, not even "Template:Infobox city" like what I had written. I have a page called Templaet:Infobox city which has some code that looks (for example) like:

and on the page where I want the infobox to appear, I have something (once again, just an example) like:

The examples are just super basic and not actually what I use, but they're to the extent. If someone could please help me understand why the infobox is not appearing, instead saying there's a loop or plain red text, that would be much appreciated.

Side note, if I manage to understand how to get this up and running, having an image in the infobox would be much appreciated. I'm not sure if I'll be able to figure it out on my own, so if you want to explain how that works as well I won't be complaining :)

Thank you very much


 * Welcome to Miraheze! Basically, typing   into a page simply copies ("transcludes") the text of the specified template and inserts it at that point.  You've figured out how to pass parameters.  There is no secret to getting images to appear; the code of the template, after being transcluded with the parameters substituted, simply has to make sense at its new home.  If you are seeing "Template:Infobox" in red, it means that Template:Infobox doesn't exist on your wiki.  Naturally, as your examples suggest that you named it "Infobox city".  This part of the problem I suspect is the result of a simple typo.


 * MediaWiki's help page is here. Wikipedia and other wikis already have "Infobox city", as well as a generic template to build infoboxes for specific uses such as cities.  Our FAQ may help you import their templates.


 * Two general tips: Find a wiki that's already doing what you want to do, and steal the code.  Also, type what you want into the page without using a template, then transfer more and more of it into the template.  But first, solve the naming problem!   11:21 26-Mar-2020

I'm unfortunately back again with more infobox problems :/
Thank you for your message before, but I unfortunately couldn't figure out the problem. I read the wiki, FAQ and revised my Template pages, to no avail.

Firstly, I checked the page I want to infobox to appear on and it said that it was getting templates from both Template:Infobox and Template:Infobox city, even though I only had written in. The Template:Infobox page wasn't needed (or at least I hope not) so whatever I had been messing about in there, I deleted the page, clearing it. I left just Template:Infobox city, but the page where I wanted my infobox continued to say it was pulling templates from the two pages.

It seems like there are two types of templates- the template you have on the "Template:Infobox whatever" page that tells the wiki what parameter goes where, and how to build the infobox, and the template you put on the page where you want the infobox to go. I believe that my problems are with the first kind of template. SO I went to the FAQ to see if there was something about how to use these first kind of infoboxes.

Reading the FAQ I saw you had to import and export templates to get infoboxes to work. In that case, since I don't want a premade infobox template but a custom template to create a custom infobox, I went to Wikipedia and found Template:Infobox, the page I believed had the template to create templates- in specific, the first kind of templates I was talking about, the ones that go on the "Template:Infobox whatever" page. And now I found myself with even MORE problems as I couldn't get the Special:Import page to work.

I had copied the link of the Template:Infobox page from Wikipedia, and using Wikipedia's Special:Export page, I exported it as a XML file. From here, I went to my own wiki's Special:Import page, and placed the file in. Once I got it to work by some miracle, and it said it had imported some pages such as modules and stuff, things I didn't really want. But there it was- the Template page. I went there and... nothing at all. It was blank- even in the script editor. I had gone back to the page where the infobox should be to find nothing at all.

I went back to Wikipedia's Template:Infobox page to try and copy some of the syntax (I think that's what it's called?) of what looked like the template into my own Template:Infobox page. And yet, it read it as the second kind of template I was talking about, the template that draws upon the first. It called upon itself and created a template loop.

I'm going to read about Import and Export, and I would like to read about the first kind of template, but I haven't found any information that I can understand yet. It's like reading a dictionary, but all the definitions are made up of words you don't know the definitions of.

I'm also going to search other people's wiki's on Miraheze to try and find instances of infoboxes and see if I can figure out what they've done.

If you see anything I'm doing wrong, or anything I should be doing, please tell me- it'll be extremely appreciated. Thank you!


 * First of all, rules:
 * Post to talk pages by appending to the relevant section, or creating a new section.
 * Do not erase your previous posts to a talk page.
 * Especially do not erase my response. When you call up an edit box and type in new comments, that's what you're doing.
 * Sign and timestamp your post by typing  at the end of your final line.


 * I think the reason it tells you you are calling both Infobox city and Infobox is that the former calls the latter, because the former is built in terms of the latter. Most Infoboxes, if you try to view them as a page rather than transclude them, will show you instructions on their proper usage.  Typically this includes how to code images:  It may be that you have to type the complete   or even   syntax, or it may be that you just type the name of the image file.  This depends on how much of your parameter the template transcludes and how much the template adds on its own.


 * FAQ won't give you information anywhere this detailed on a specific template. Moreover, what we wrote at FAQ only described the case where you want to import complete templates from a wiki such as Wikipedia.  I use templates and would not want to deal with these complications.  Again I suggest that you get a page to appear the way you want it to, and only then think about using templates to automate the process to simplify creation of additional articles.   00:33 28-Mar-2020

Using chosen value from a field as a category for second field
Hey all, been running myself in circles trying to sort this one out, so hopefully someone has an idea or two I haven't thought of. I'm primarily using PageForms and trying to make a second field use the value of the first field as it's category, which I think needs to just be carried over as a string, though my knowledge sort of fizzles out beyond whats readily found on the internet and I might just be speaking gibberish. Anyway, this is a nonfunctional quasi-code snippet that I think represents what I'd -like- to do, but it seems not nearly as simple:

'System' field|System|mandatory|values from category=Systems|existing values only

'Planet' field|Planet|mandatory|values from category=value_chosen_in_System_field|existing values only

I can reference these fields on the following page of course, but not right on the form page itself. And I know the show on select option exists, but that requires adding all trees into the form manually, whereas I'd prefer it be dynamic as new data will be regularly added to all of the categories. I feel like I am overlooking something obvious, as I certainly can't be the first person to want to do this, and I appreciate any guidance!

Where add template?
I feel so clueless.

I just want to compile research, articles & photos to provide for leaders & others to reference as they're figuring out methods to deal with Coronavirus. Was hoping to do in basic format like this:

Main Title

Section Title Citation Summary of research  (& maybe photo in there somewhere)  ~Just text. No additional title needed Explanation of significance -Some little way to signify transition to new topic, by indent, italic or ??

with ability to add more sections.

Where do I make a template like this & will it automatically be inserted whenever I make a new page? I'm sorry to ask so many questions--I'm trying to learn but also get doing research faster. If you can help me figure out, thanks a TRILLION!!


 * I'm catching on some about formatting, but don't know where to make a template file that will appear on all pages.
 * I saw a reference to "local settings" (I think for css) but I am not able to find. Please help?

Update: I better not keep try to use another format to try to keep records in right now. This has turned out to be too high of a learning curve for me, lol!


 * You might look at my recommendations to someone else in Sec. 5 above.


 * The coding that might help you is a Wikitable:


 * Get the code to work first. Then transfer it to a template to mass-produce it!   22:34 11-Apr-2020

Lost ability to post comments and create pages on Terrible TV Shows Wiki
I was a autoconfirmed user on the wiki but for some reason, I lost the rights. I talked to an admin and he made me as a confirmed user but the problem still hasn't been resolved. How can I become a autoconfirmed user again? I have no issues on Crappy Games Wiki or Awful Movies Wiki where I am a autoconfirmed user. On Rotten Websites Wiki, I'm not an autoconfirmed user but I can still make edits and post comments.

'''Can someone solve my problem? Why are you answering the questions posted after me without answering mine?'''

I can't log in.
Every time I try to log in, it just says "There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Please resubmit the form." I even tried resetting my password, but that didn't work. Please help me. - InfinityDestroyer (not logged in)
 * We are aware of ongoing technical issues. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  14:20, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * This has now been resolved. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  14:29, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

I'm user: Sourav Halder Same problem. This problem is not yet fixed  16:13, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

I have the problem also, especially on Altcyclopedia (altcyclopedia.miraheze.org)! If that wasn't enough, I am automatically logged out every time I visit it! - ManiacACS (talk) 16:42, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I suggest logging out of the wiki and back in. Use Special:UserLogout. Paladox (talk) 19:33, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

To restore ability to login
'''Due to a change we deployed, to login go to login.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:UserLogout, then delete your cookies, then go to login.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:UserLogin. If that does not work please let us know!''' Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 17:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

It's very unfortunate that, according to you, MediaWiki's format will only allow a fix like this. Many of us use Miraheze under the assumption that it is the most resourceful, useful way to create wikis, so if this fix is going to become a regular thing then consider yourself at a severe disadvantage. There are options beyond Miraheze that don't require unreliable cookie deletion for account logins. User:3b9tLibrarian2
 * It is important to note that this is the first time ever we've required this (Miraheze has been around for almost 5 years), and this wasn't the result of a regular deployment - it was the result of a miscalculated deployment by a member of our team who did not fully understand the consequences of such a change. It has been clarified that such a change in the future should only ever be done under certain circumstances - ones we never hope to find ourselves in, one we've never found ourselves in the past and one no organisation ever hopes to find themselves in. To assume this would be a "regular" thing, when it has only happened once in 5 years and is the first time ever is a severe overestimation. John (talk) 18:36, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I am speaking of the present and future John, not the past 5 years. Once again, very unfortunate that your people have run into this issue. Perhaps I will have to find other options for my work, in places where apparent accidents haven't happened. Unless you have the means to fix this, of course. User:3b9tLibrarian2
 * If you know of an organisation which has never had an accident, I'd like to know of them too. In life, accidents happen - you are utilising a free service staffed entirely by volunteers - accidents are traditionally more likely to happen in such an environment but we pride ourselves on having the same level of response as that of organisations staffed by hundreds of paid full time staff members doing what our team of 6 do for free in our spare time. For reference - Google has accidents, Wikipedia (and Wikimedia, the developers of this software) have accidents, Microsoft have accidents. If Miraheze's model and volunteers are not to your liking, you are free to find another host which will either charge you for the same service or provide you less for free. John (talk) 19:44, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I chose Miraheze for all the reasons you have provided, however, you would do well to first correct this accident, instead of taking immediate issue with my dissatisfaction. This is a serious login problem; please don't start justifying yourself or your colleagues until we are able to log into our accounts without trouble. Thank you. User:3b9tLibrarian2
 * I am not justifying anyone's actions at all. We have provided all necessary steps for people to follow and are providing support to users who contact us and provide us additional details to support them. As volunteers, we are trying our best. I am not taking issue with your dissatisfaction - I am replying to your comments. You are implying there are services out there that have never made any mistakes in deployments or taken the wrong course of action - which is not true. John (talk) 20:12, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I am implying that there are services out there that have provided concrete resolutions to their mistakes in deployments or wrong courses of action; I never said 'never.' Will you be able to resolve this problem instead of requiring users to seek assistance whenever they attempt to login? User:3b9tLibrarian2
 * We have tried our best to resolve the problem without user-intervention, however, the software is not able to determine which encryption keys are used to encrypt the cookies and therefore we are not able to automate a solution without it affecting everyone all of the time. This is a limitation of the software we are not able to resolve and unfortunately requires user intervention to remove the cookies or wait until they expire. This isn't a reoccurring problem, users only need to delete their cookies once - there is no need to seek assistance except when the steps provided do not work. So far, all users who have followed the steps are able to login again and those who say the steps do not work, did not follow them correctly and we assisted them in more detail. John (talk) 20:32, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Much appreciate the clarification. Let's hope this solution is a lasting one. User:3b9tLibrarian2

Do I now have to oblige all my users to delete their cookies? That can not be true. I've never heard this from any other website. Unfortunately, I now have to consider saying goodbye to Miraheze. Is there really no other solution?

Not working. You are a liar, and you should be ashamed. User:KamafaDelgato021469
 * Please remember to be civil, the steps I've provided are the exact steps I took to regain login access. I did ask if it didnt work to let us know. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 19:31, 12 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I suggest that you speak in a civil manner despite your irritation, instead of coming off as ungrateful or antagonistic. If it isn't working then just simply say it isn't. WickyHoney (talk) 19:31, 12 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Totally agree, not sure why there is this unnecessary vitriol, certainly nothing done that warrants shame...

I've followed the steps, but every time I try to log in, it says something about hijacking. Cnels488
 * Did you delete your cookies? Paladox (talk) 20:00, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

I can’t log in. When will it be fixed - MeMeGuY April 12, 2020

How do you do that? Cnels488


 * See https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en or https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en-GB if you use chrome. Or if you use firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox. Paladox (talk) 20:16, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I use safari. Cnels488


 * Theres https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/safari-delete-cookies or https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/clear-safari-cache-3496193/. Paladox (talk) 20:21, 12 April 2020 (UTC) Okay, I've done that. Cnels488

I can't log in, I'm using Chrome on Android. -TanardoLoud

This isnt a real fix. You can't ask your users to have to all delete their cookies to log into your website. It did work, but this is not how a site fixes its login issues. -FireKahuna
 * Technically, you only have to delete cookies relating to Miraheze, and unfortunately with the way MediaWiki does sessions this is the only fix, so I have no idea where you got "this is not how a site fixes its login issues from", especially because every website handles logins differently. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 02:00, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

I deleted cookies to log in yesterday, and I had to delete cookies again to log in today. You should be ashamed. Shiromigi (talk) 01:09, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry that you've had do this. However, we ask that you please remain civil when making comments. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 02:00, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

I can log in but need to also restart device and yea multiple times of cookies clearing, that will do for me now. Good luck at finding and resolving the device guys Drgng (talk) 01:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

I am Disintegrated.to.pieces, and I can't log in either. I tried using the "advice" you gave us, but to no avail. - 24.102.97.196 01:51, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

I deleted cookies and i still can't login XCin3kk

I cannot log in either, even after removing cookie. The following error keep showing:

- There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Please resubmit the form.

I'm on Firefox. Please note that I already remove cookie on Firefox. It works only when I turn in private mode, but what's the point? Animaniax
 * Make sure you've deleted all cookies for the following domains:


 * meta.miraheze.org
 * login.miraheze.org
 * miraheze.org
 * and the wiki you are trying to log in on
 * These steps should not be necessary and a postmortem is taking place to prevent this situation occurring in the future. John (talk) 12:45, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * It works! Magic! Anyway, you should change the instruction above. I guess many people only delete for meta.miraheze.org


 * Yes, technically it is only necessary to delete Miraheze-related cookies. However, in practice on the deliberately dumbed-down Android "smart" phone, your choice is do nothing and stay logged-out, or log out of every other service you ever logged into.  I was able to find a third option by defining, and then removing, a special rule with the Forget Me Not add-on.  It took 4 tries; to add insult to injury, the fourth try didn't warn me about hijacking but scolded me that I was already logged in.


 * This was an easily avoided botch, and users who say so ought not get a scolding to be "civil."  16:45 13-Apr-2020


 * Dude, One should ALWAYS be civil. Being behind a screen doesn't change anything.


 * Dude, you know things are bad when Spike is siding with users. Cg098 (talk) 13:12, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Please remain civil. We still have a Code of Conduct and I will issue (partial) blocks against users that can't participate in discussions politely. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  13:21, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * RhinosF1, can you please clarify who this comment is directed at? Cg098 (talk) 15:57, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

I followed the step and the success was only temporary. It worked fine on a desktop but not on my phone. The second time I regained access, I was only able to view and couldn't perform. I only got my identity back that was it. I repeatedly redone the steps and irrespective of how much I try going as far to delete all my cookies and chache, it no longer works. Will Miraheze ever revert back to its original state where it operated fine with cookies??? Because frankly I'm severely unsatisfied with this change and I'm definitely not alone on this.


 * Naturally. Cookies are files stored on your device to make it easier for Miraheze to figure out who you are whenever the device sends anything (a request for a page or the text of an edit).  Deleting cookies and re-creating them by logging on will have to be done on each device.  Preferences are stored at Miraheze, thankfully, and were not lost when you deleted the cookies!   00:02 14-Apr-2020


 * Deleting the cookies for the wiki I was trying to log in to worked; I did not need to delete the other cookies you mentioned. --Zzo38 (talk) 06:30, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

This didn't work. 100.6.74.184 02:08, 14 April 2020 (UTC) Robert Sterbal 412-977-3526

I removed the cookies, and the good news is, IT FINALLY works! :)

Thanks to you! - Stephenfisher2001

Hi! I followed the instructions and have been able to log back in, only problem is, the content of my wiki now appears to be gone. Any idea where it went? Even with Special:AllPages. Maybe I'm just being dim.
 * Ah don't worry, I found my wiki's old content.

Cant log in even after deleting cookies - Unbelievable. :(

This did work on my Chromebook but not on my phone. When I cleared the cookies on the latter, I still got the same error. However, I managed to solve this error by using Incognito mode. So if it doesn't work for you guys, use Incognito mode, unless it's blocked. -- Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 01:16, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

I, Disintegrated.to.pieces, use Explorer on my computer and Samsung Internet on my phone so I don't know how to get back in AT ALL.


 * Do you know how to get on Incognito mode on Internet Explorer? - Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 17:48, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you Miraheze community. I was able to follow your instructions and have been able to log in to my FREE wikis. What an amazing community here. Solidarity, MarkDilley

Yes, I JUST did that and it's still not working. -Wage

Samsung internet
Gaining access to the menu (3 vertical dots in upper-right corner) and selecting Settings, I see: It's simple to download and install Firefox or Fennec on a phone so you don't have to use the built-in browser. 20:45 17-Apr-2020
 * Under Advanced, there is "Manage website data" and you can select various Miraheze sites you have visited. Delete is the only operation. I presume this deletes history and cookies.
 * Under Privacy, there is "Delete personal data". You can delete only cookies, but this would delete all cookies (logging you out everywhere!).

I think I got it
I got rid of the cookies and it still didn't work. I couldn't log out as I was already out. I tried a different browser and it works. This should work for now. Good luck folks. :D  DMBFFF (talk) 06:29, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

I can't log in
User:OishiLover75: I'm having trouble logging in. Technical problems are not restored. What should I do? Why don't the instructions above work for me.

Only the Edit Source option is available when trying to update my sandbox plus previous issue still not solved.
I want to update my sandbox on Awful Movies Wiki but it's only letting me edit the source only and not edit the page itself. That's very inconvenient for me because it's much faster to edit as the page should be displayed unless I'm uploading videos.

And I still haven't gotten a reply with the previous issue that I posted last week that I'm having on Terrible TV Shows Wiki. Can someone please let me know what's going on and why Miraheze is becoming worse to use with each passing day?

This is getting ridiculous. Once again, the users who posted after me are getting help from the staff but I get ignored. Can you at least post something so I know what the reason is?

"Meta namespace" settings gone and reverted
Recently I found that $wgMetaNamespace on my wiki (silentblue) has been reverted to default. I tried to change it again in ManageWiki, only to find that it's now nowhere to be found. --Jack980517 (talk) 06:14, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Difficulties to use math extension
I have tried to active the math extension on my wiki but it does not seem to work. Latex formula on the main page seem to work properly, see for instance this page. But the same content cannot display correctly on my page here. Many thanks in advance.

Gamebm (talk) 03:46, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * It appears to be working correctly on both pages for me. It may have been that the extension needed a little bit of time before it started completely working on your Wiki. Elaeagnifolia (talk) 06:24, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * yep, it works! Thanks! For some reason I have waited for more than 24 hrs, but it works now:) Gamebm (talk) 07:25, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

How to use templates, infoboxes, etc?
Hello, I am fairly new to Wiki editing beyond simple formatting and edits on the English Wikipedia, and have no experience with any sort of code or the like. I want to use Infoboxes on my wiki, but can't seem to find a coherent tutorial that describes how to do so. The wording of the only tutorial I found suggested that a package of standard MediaWiki templates should be installed on all Miraheze wikis by default, however, I can't seem to find any of those, or figure out how to use them. Any help would be appreciated! Greyboxing (talk) 05:26, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * The FAQ has a section regarding infoboxes that you can look over and see if it helps. Alternatively, I've also seen this infobox template recommended as it's a simplified version designed to work across Wikis with less nested dependencies and Lua modules imported to work. Since you mentioned you're fairly new to Wiki editing, I'd also recommend checking out the MediaWiki Help pages, and specifically since you're getting involved with infobox templates, then the page regarding templates might also be useful. Elaeagnifolia (talk) 06:16, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! I'll look into all of these. Greyboxing (talk) 07:27, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Unexpectedly logged out; tried to log in but I can't; database error.
This is AudioAnimatronic1874, but I can't log in with that username. Tried to delete Miraheze cookies, and tried to log in but got this instead:

'''Sorry! This site is experiencing technical difficulties.''' Try waiting a few minutes and reloading. For more information on this error please check out our twitter page (Twitter.com/Miraheze) or contact the system administrators by connecting to #miraheze on irc.freenode.net

(Cannot access the database: Cannot access the database: Unknown error (db7.miraheze.org))

Please fix it!
 * Hi, We've had a few issues this morning and are currently working to establish the cause & confirm they are resolved. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  09:03, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Issues with popups and MediaViewer
A few days ago I noticed some issues occurring on my wiki, namely Popups, MediaViewer and Beta features in my preferences. For some reason my popups have just stopped worked even though they are turned on in the 'Styling' tab of 'Manage this wiki's additional settings.' The MediaViewer says 'Sorry, the file cannot be displayed. There seems to be a technical issue' etc. etc. And the Beta features tab in my preferences is empty. Can anyone shed some light as to why this may have happened? I use the popups extensively and so not having them any more is a little frustrating and my MediaWiever is just hit and miss. I am wondering if it has anything to do with not being able to display really large images (some are 2000+ x 4000+) in size. 13:15, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * There is definitely something odd going on. Although popups (Page Previews) is installed and checked in ManageWiki it does not show up as an option to enable/disable in the Appearance tab in Preferences. I have double-checked and it has also done the same on my other wiki too. MediaViewer is having a hissy fit and most of my image don't work in it any more. Is there a bug somewhere or have some technically minded staff made some changes somewhere that are affecting certain extensions? 23:47, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Hundred Thousand!
Congrats everyone!

We've done it! After 1727 days, 90,854 registered accounts & countless IP addresses have now made over 100,000 page edits to 21,060 pages with 138 uploaded files. Thank you to every single one of you, you made meta! Here’s to the next 100,000!
 * ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c - 13:44, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Edit 100,000 was . Congrats Examknow ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  13:52, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yayy. Here's to many more thousands. Thank you to all those who help Miraheze both on the technical and on the wiki side! -EK ● 📝 ● 🌎 13:57, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Nice job! 100,000 edits is quite an achievement! Aeonia Rose (talk) 14:13, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * After almost 5 years of Meta being around it's great to see :) Proud to be the author of 6.6% of those edits. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 14:17, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

I thought about the template for Meta: Sandbox. Could you please help me?
I thought about the template for Meta: Sandbox. Could you please help me?Please　see User:松/Template:Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading).--松 (talk) 16:41, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Maybe copy the raw code from that page onto your template and see if you can get the template to look right that way? Aeonia Rose (talk) 17:20, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  09:14, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you.--松 (talk) 09:29, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

krebswiki: interwiki link links to nonexistent wiki
We have a krebswiki: interwiki prefix which links to a non-existent wiki. We should delete it - 06:57, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Where can i find FTP configuration of my wiki?
I want to edit LocalSettings.php, but forget my FTP credentials Want to add these settings on my wiki https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:3D
 * You can turn Extension:3D on via Special:ManageWiki/Extensions on your wiki. Our LS.php file can though be found at github:miraheze/mw-config. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  06:50, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of rights during my sanction
Is it okay for me to nominate other people for advanced rights during my 3-year long sanction? (Hint: i’m nominating somebody for a steward) OwenFung87 10:30, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Your restrictions only apply to RfCs not RfSs. They are also indefinite. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  11:34, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Would it mean that I'm not allowed to appeal it when you said the restriction is going to be "indefinite"? OwenFung87 12:49, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
 * They are no restrictions on appeals. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  12:52, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

languages
Hey. How can I infer the available languages?

I want to infer the available languages ​​from the left. How it's done here on this wiki https://nonciclopedia.org/wiki/Pagina_principale
 * It's done by adding interwiki links at the bottom of the page, which is special links that only contain a language code, such as for english. Only stewards can create new interwiki links, tough, those not existing on the "table" won't work.--Wedhro (talk) 11:30, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

How do you get Flow on discussion pages?
I have Flow (structured discussions) installed but I don't know how it is activated on the discussion pages. There is just the normal text editor. Anyone know how to activate this feature? 17:40, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ~ On Special:ManageWiki/namespace, select the name space, and in talk namespace you can enable it. Hispano76 (talk)
 * Thank you very much, that worked. 17:53, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Cannot log out now: badtoken
I'm glad the login issues are finally fixed. Alas, on my wiki, clicking "Log out" in the upper right corner gives Cannot log out now: badtoken Just wanted to let you know. (Solution: clear all cookies and try again.) Jidanni (talk) 04:29, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Skin set in Special:ManageWiki is only showing up to me and not visitors of the wiki
In my Wiki "Eld's Meta Universe Wiki", I changed the default skin in the Specials:ManageWiki page's styling tab. This updates the look of the wiki but only for me, visitors of the wiki get the default skin. This has been tested in Firefox, Chrome and Vivaldi browsers. The skin also doesn't show for me if I'm logged off. I have checked the skin in personal preferences and it's set to the same as the skin in Specials:ManageWiki without ability to change any setting there.

Eldirish (talk) 13:26, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for reporting this issue. We will look into it. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:37, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * A Phabricator task will be opened for this issue but for the time being please try to clear your cache for that wiki. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:56, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking into it. I can confirm that deleting the cookies for Miraheze on their browsers made the correct skin show for the visitors.

My wiki is disorganized
NOTICE '''THIS REQUEST HAS BEEN CANCELED. I ACTUALLY FOUND A NEW WAY TO DEAL WITH IT. THANKS! DONT DELETE ANY NAMESPACES THOUGH'''

This is going to be quite a long explanation. Hope you have a basic understanding of how NationStates works. So basically, in NationStates, I used to RP my own nation, the Crazybloxian Empire.

The wiki articles I wrote about it were very disorganized as I didn’t know how to do the categories right, I realized I had been writing articles in the wrong format, I realized I had been writing pages that weren’t encyclopedia style in mainspace, ones that should have been in other namespaces, and I also wrote this alone.

If you do your research, NationStates is divided into many groups called "regions". I moved to another region called the Commonwealth of Liberty, and now I intend to use my wiki to publish so-called "factbooks", but the old wiki is very disorganized, and using Special:Nuke hasn’t worked out for me, since most of the pages are a year old. I have done too much work importing the templates, and it’s a headache.

Additionally NationStates allows you to publish something called "dispatches" but they are very rudimentary and on every dispatch I made, I made sort of like a menu/type thing with links to go between dispatches, but they do not implement, so changing "menus" for HUNDREDS of "dispatches" can be very labor-intensive.

However on this MediaWiki software I can just make the "menu" a template and whenever I need to add a new link, just change the template.

Could I request mass deletion of ALL articles? Do not delete anything in the File, Storefront namespace, but DO delete everything in all other namespaces that I didn’t exempt. DO completely delete the Law, Executive Order and News namespaces (including talk namespaces), as they are clearly not needed.

The reason I am unable to do this myself is due to the fact that IRL I have time constraints, it’s not like I can spend 10 hours trying to delete stuff and organize my wiki. Thank you. Please respond to me, but do not do anything to my wiki yet until I have confirmed and gave you the greenlight to do so.

Thank you soo much. Also you should read the Wikipedia article about NationStates to actually get an understanding of the site. Bye!

Have a good day, wash your hands,

Sincerely, •• Fair0002 • Bureaucrat and Administrator of Crazybloxian Empire Wiki 03:53, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Search suggestions not available
This is Kouchu19. When I type something on search, the suggestions won't come up. Is it because of the extensions? What should I do?

Help with regex
Hi, I need to change the old markup used for images in my wiki because it's very outdated and not mobile-friendly. There's a ton of pages to edit and of course I need to automate it, too bad the only tool available is the MassEditRegex extension and I just can't wrap my head around the regex syntax; I used it multiple times for simple edits, but that's it.

What I need is to change any text matching  to. Thanks in advance. --Wedhro (talk) 11:26, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Just asking this
What the heck happened to the comments on most of the wikis? After the update, a whole bunch of them were deleted.

Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 16:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Which wiki and for which pages? Paladox (talk) 16:40, 1 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Almost every page on Atrocious YouTubers Wiki, Greatest Movies Wiki, the list goes on and on. Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 16:53, 1 May 2020 (UTC)