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Contributing
Do I just wait for contributions? I have like 2 people but no new editing? Thanks. Sperosdurell (talk) 22:37, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Sperosdurell As I explained to you and (Iron Sword 23 also) previously, English Wikipedia fork wikis generally do not well because, well, they're a dime a dozen (that is to say, very plentiful). Plus, users can simply edit the more trafficked English Wikipedia, or they can request their own wiki. If you want to edit a wiki, you have to be prepared to edit your wiki as a solitary activity (that is to say, by yourself). Hope that helps. Dmehus (talk) 23:32, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * For posterity, there are two key ways you can develop contributions. One is advertising to the right people. Ie, both of my premises have audiences I can pitch to when I have the need for outside support in content. These are not Miraheze users and only a small fraction from each would ever edit, but a few is naturally better than 0. If you're serious about a project, have a few places like this on your shortlist that can be approached. Secondly, structure. Having a good volume of stuff to start with, even as a shell so people can drop in and work. This can include categories, a measured list of stub pages to 'give the idea' of a plan, an actual written out plan of action, and/or a subcommunity nexus (such as a Discord server) to informally build some comradery. I'm probably going to make a little essay on the subject since there's quite a lot more... then try to follow it myself with mixed success. --Raidarr (talk) 11:02, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Wiki backups cannot be imported
Good night, fine folks at Miraheze. (Just [re-]opened my wiki this afternoon.)

On the new version of my creative-venture wiki, I've begun the task of transferring what got saved from an earlier phase of its development at ByetHost (from October 2020). Minutes ago, I chose a backup XML to test it on and left everything alone, but after selecting "Upload file", an error message appeared:

Import failed: No interwiki prefix was supplied

From here, what else to do? (Not helped by the fact that the original Byet link expired some time ago, because funds weren't forthcoming--so there's no reference link to go by otherwise.) --Routhwick (talk) 03:20, 26 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Under the file selector on Special:Import, there is a field that reads "Interwiki prefix" which is used to correctly attribute edits to users, it creates a link to the wiki that the pages were exported from. You can enter any value in there (e.g. oldwiki, or the name of your wiki) which will cause the history page to list previous contributors as "oldwiki>User" (unless the user locally exists on the wiki, in which case you can select "Assign edits to local users" which will automatically fix that and link to an actual user). Adding an interwiki prefix should resolve your error, you can just enter whatever if you want to. The "oldwiki>User" link will not be clickable unless you ask an interwiki administrator to add an interwiki link to your wiki which will make the link clickable. Agent Isai (talk) 05:47, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Put in "byethost" as the prefix, ticked the "Assign edits" box...and it worked like a charm. Thanks for the help! --Routhwick (talk) 06:16, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Routhwick Did  exist in your wiki's local Special:Interwiki table? If not, you will not have Special:Contributions links to the source wiki and edits may not be locally assigned where the same user exists locally. That being said, this should be able to be resolved after the fact by requesting an interwiki administrator or steward to add a local interwiki prefix for you. I'd just need the source wiki URL. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 15:23, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * No. (byethost refers to constantnoble.byethost7.com, now already gone as already hinted at; only the backups remain.)
 * Speaking of interwiki linkage...there are a few others I would soon like to add. Among them: foundation for foundation.wikimedia.org, as found in the import for mh:constantnoble:Project:MediaWiki. --Routhwick (talk) 15:33, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Routhwick Ah, okay, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying! Regarding the  interwiki prefix, we have   in the global interwiki table on Meta. Will that suffice? If you prefer the , let me know, and I can add it locally. Thank you. Dmehus (talk) 18:57, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Definitely! And while we're at it, feel free to add the traditional WMF shortcuts:
 * b (en.wikibooks.org/wiki/$1) (Wikibooks)
 * q (en.wikiquote.org/wiki/$1) (Wikiquote)
 * s (en.wikisource.org/wiki/$1) (Wikisource)
 * as well as:
 * mhm (meta.miraheze.org/wiki/$1) (this very site, which takes the m prefix here on this network--leading to...)
 * wmm (meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/$1) (Wikimedia Meta)
 * rdtr (reddit.com/r/$1) (Reddit subs)
 * rdtu (reddit.com/u/$1) (Reddit userpages)
 * Thanks! --Routhwick (talk) 22:30, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Routhwick Sure thing, no problem! These are now ✅. I've not enabled the transclude flags on any of them, as you (a) didn't request it and (b) in all but one case, the transclude flag was not set globally. Similarly, I've also not set the forward flag as you (a) didn't request it and (b) in most cases, it was also not set globally. You really only need the forward flag set if you want your users to be able to set up hard interwiki redirects (i.e.,, or you want certain bots (i.e., IRC or other bots) to follow your interwiki wikilinks. Also, you may be interested to know that you can request local   permission on your wiki, but it requires holding a local election somewhere on your wiki (i.e., a permissions request page of some sort). After between seven (7) calendar days or so, you then request at stewards' noticeboard for a Steward to assess your local permission request. Note that your account must also meet the local or global prerequisites, as defined here. Dmehus (talk) 22:56, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * One more interwiki request for now: wmphab (phabricator.wikimedia.org/$1), different from Miraheze's. Thanks! --Routhwick (talk) 04:04, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Routhwick ✅. Also, I like that you added custom fonts, weights, and sizes to the section header text on special pages like Special:Interwiki. Looks good! :) Dmehus (talk) 12:00, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * For which you can thank mh:test3:MediaWiki:Common.css on Miraheze Test3.
 * And,
 * Just as I launched a new namespace on my wiki this morning, I just remembered an interwiki that'll go well along with it: species, short for species.wikimedia.org.
 * As for my, voy (en.wikivoyage.org) wouldn't look out of place either.
 * With that, the IW requests of this contributor are ended--for now. --Routhwick (talk) 13:20, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Routhwick ✅ (#1 and #2). Dmehus (talk) 16:45, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks a dozen--and enjoy your 4th of July! --Routhwick (talk) 18:00, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Routhwick Thanks, though for me, my "4th of July" equivalent is July 1, so today, in fact, but I will enjoy it. :) Dmehus (talk) 18:24, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ...Oops. Just remembered one more thing: species as an IW is ultimately in conflict with the local namespace that got there first, hence its red-linking when I tried it out. (I should've known hours ago!) I know, we all make mistakes sometimes, and I pretty much got carried away during this week's inaugural setup...
 * Anyway, can you please change the species IW into wspc (to match the template I just launched for it)? Dearest apologies. --Routhwick (talk) 18:52, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Routhwick Ah, yes, that's a very good point. An interwiki prefix should not be in conflict with an existing namespace. Incidentally, that is the case on this wiki, with ; however, deleting that prefix would break many links. Thus, in that case, my preference would probably be to change the name of project namespace to something other than "Meta," but that too would be a lot of work, as it'd mean updating all the backlinks to every page in the   namespace. Nevertheless, I digress, your request is now ✅ (#1 and #2). Note for the future, should you ever request and be granted local interwiki administrator on your wiki, while you can change an interwiki prefix's target URL or forward/transclude prefixes, you cannot change the prefix itself; you have to instead delete the prefix and add a new one (hence two log entries). Dmehus (talk) 19:40, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I strongly recommend you become a local interwiki administrator if you believe you will need more interwiki links in the future. Like that, you can set as many to your heart contents and it'll be quicker than waiting for a global interwiki administrator to set them. Agent Isai (talk) 15:03, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, definitely could be helpful down the road. Unfortunately, currently, Routhwick doesn't meet either the global (1,000 global edits and a minimum of two months account age) or local prerequisites (500 local edits and a minimum of two weeks account age). Note that by established convention of Stewards in terms of policy interpretation, one can qualify for local interwiki administrator if they meet the global edit and/or account age requirement(s) because, after all, it wouldn't make sense to prohibit a user from requesting local administrator if they qualify globally. I'm in the process of developing an omnibus interwiki administration RfC, but likely will be delayed to the early fall (early September, likely). Among other things, it would seek to lower the local edit requirement from 500 edits to 100 edits and also require that the user only hold at least, but where they are not a bureaucrat, their local election must be first endorsed by a local bureaucrat prior to a Steward effecting it. Dmehus (talk) 16:22, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

A question about private wikis
How do I make my wiki private but still readable by anyone. I know that most private wikis are not readable by anyone, but somehow Horrible TV Show Episodes Wiki and Marvelous TV Show Episodes Wiki are still readable despite being private. How would I make a wiki private but still readable, since I plan on making my wikis private so that they can't be adopted, but I still want people to be able to read them. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 18:54, 27 June 2021 (UTC)


 * So, those wikis are not readable by anyone. They're only readable by users in either the  or   local user groups (and stewards, Trust and Safety, and system administrators, of course). So, you basically make your wiki private, but then manually add users to either of the two groups using Special:UserRights on your wiki. You can even use Special:ManageWiki/settings to whitelist a Request access page on your wiki. Hope that helps. Note, though, that private wikis can be adopted by users in the   or   group, provided they were in those groups prior to the wiki being inactive and later closed per Dormancy Policy. Why are you trying to preclude users from adopting your wiki on a community-run, locally-controlled wiki farm, though? It seems counter to the very ethos of Miraheze, if you ask me. :) Dmehus (talk) 18:59, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Well the thing is I want to keep my wikis. Even though I would like people to contribute, I do not want people to think I don’t care about my wikis because I do care about them, I just want to keep my adminship. I also want to prevent my wikis from falling into the wrong hands. It seems like nobody wants to contribute to my wikis anyway. I have other things to do than constantly be updating my wikis all the time. I really wish there were no restrictions on dormancy policy exemption. The problem is that if I abandon my wikis, they end up getting closed. And if someone adopts them, then they are no longer my wikis. And if they fall into the wrong hands it could be disastrous. Also, there really isn't any point in sysops adopting a wiki if they already have sysop privileges. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 19:05, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, you can establish rules on your wiki governing how users are desysopped. If the removals are later done in contravention of those rules, the rights can, and have, in the past, been re-added by Stewards. Dmehus (talk) 19:08, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok. I do already have a sitenotice on two of the three wikis saying that the wikis are not up for adoption since I will most likely continue to work on them at some point. Right now though I have to help out with the rest of the Qualitipedia rebrand and also my idea about neutral Qualitipedia wikis which I posted on the talk page of Greatest Movies Wiki, which can be done after the current phase of the rebrand (redesigning the main pages of Delightful Music & Songs Wiki and Magnificent Literature Wiki, adopting Horrible Music & Songs Wiki and redesigning that wiki, and renaming the URLs of Terrible Shows & Episodes Wiki, Best Shows & Episodes Wiki, Incredible Characters Wiki, Dreadful Literature Wiki, and Magnificent Literature wiki so that their URLs match their proper names). So there is a lot of work to be done. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 20:49, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Horrible/Marvelous TV Show Episodes Wikis can be read despite being private, because I set it so that registered users can read it. It is impossible to change unregistered users' read permissions on a private wiki. —Mario Mario 456 18:45, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Kawipedia
Hello, can anyone help me fix this page on my wiki, kawipedia. Mazzaz (talk) 16:04, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I need to change the content model then only it works. ~ Mazzaz (talk) 03:17, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Could you elaborate on your request to make sure we understood everything? Thank you! Agent Isai (talk) 06:10, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * , css pages like this and others appear as they are simple wikitext pages which they shouldn't. I need to change the content model of every css page into sanitized css then only they work. ~ Mazzaz (talk) 06:56, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Personally, I've had success in copying the contents of a page that's incorrectly formatted as wikitext, deleting the page, and recreating the page and pasting the text back to the article. After doing so, CodeEditor is typically triggered and it santizies the CSS. I know that you can manually trigger CodeEditor into sanitizing the CSS but frankly, I haven't been able to, so that's my little anecdote. Agent Isai (talk) 14:58, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I often see that admins import templates from commons or other wikis without understanding what they are doing, honestly, I don't either. I see in the template's error messages several missing extensions, greetings --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 06:50, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Question about importing pages from Wikipedia:
If I was to import templates onto some of my wikis, what would I have to do in order to not get an error? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:47, 29 June 2021 (UTC)


 * As you probably may know, you have to import all templates and modules referenced by the template. What I've seen some do is Special:Export the template they want and also click on "Include templates" on Special:Export and then import the xml dump to their wiki. This also sometimes includes extra templates so be careful. Agent Isai (talk) 20:28, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * But the question is, how would I do that? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:50, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Question about auto given roles and overall permissions
Hello, I have a question about the user permission management Miraheze uses. Can the "Member" role only be given or is it automatically given to someone that actively is on my wiki? Because I would prefer it if only I or someone with "give role" permission can give someone that role since I wanna use it for who can creator or edit pages that aren't protected.

I don't want literally every user being able to edit or create pages or being able to do it after getting the "Autoconfirmed Users" role. Smashidachi (talk) 12:18, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The  group is only, typically, added to private wikis, and it includes only the   user right by default. You can assign it to anyone, typically, who requests access to your private wiki, and you can even whitelist said page for requesting access in Special:ManageWiki/settings, so non-members can can request access to view on-wiki. Hope this helps. Dmehus (talk) 12:28, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * oh alright. Yes that pretty much answered my question thank you ^^ Smashidachi (talk) 12:35, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. Happy to have helped! :) Dmehus (talk) 12:36, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Grand Theft Auto
Is there one? If not I can't request right now so requesting it for someone to create. Thanks. Sperosdurell (talk) 15:01, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Grand theft Auto wiki Sperosdurell (talk) 15:02, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * From the looks of it, there is not, however, why can't you currently request one? Agent Isai (talk) 15:17, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I already have requested tons... Sorry. Sperosdurell (talk) 15:21, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Really, there's no limit per se of wikis you can request, however, wiki creators will attempt to assess whether you can maintain all your wikis or not. Even if someone else creates it for you, you should determine whether you can maintain all your wikis. If you can, then I see no reason why you can't request another. Agent Isai (talk) 15:51, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Well Doug might say different, I been blocked before under another username. Apologies. Sperosdurell (talk) 15:56, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I have various wikis on Miraheze, some of them have even been approved by Doug himself. I think what really matters to the wiki creators is whether or not you can maintain the wiki. However, if you've previously been blocked under a different username, I suggest you appeal the block and try to get unbanned as making an additional account is considered ban evasion and could lead to a more severe ban. Agent Isai (talk) 16:54, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I told Doug who I was. Sperosdurell (talk) 16:59, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Agent Isai Yeah, I suspected Sperosdurell was Hrvcfr based on the overwhelming behavioural evidence, and they confirmed recently that they were indeed the same user. Fortunately, Hrvcfr's editing restriction on Meta Wiki had lapsed as they were improving. Sperosdurell has requested a number of recent wikis, including an adoption request, so while I'm still satisfied of their improvement, I would just remind them that it doesn't make sense to try and run and build, say, a dozen or more wikis with few edits on each as they will invariably wind up going dormant according to Dormancy Policy and to being eventually deleted. Dmehus (talk) 16:32, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry for not editing enough. Sperosdurell (talk) 11:25, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * If I may attempt constructive criticism, I think the problem is less 'not editing enough' so much as creating, lightly advertising, but not committing to a large handful of broadly-scoped wikis that already have editing audiences and scale outside Miraheze. Especially if you're going into already taken territory, it's prudent to come in with a plan. Anyone can be an editor, but a creator/bureaucrat (anyone can be that too of course) implies a level of vision for a wiki's growth beyond making a shell, a page or two and the rest just being dormant. A single editor cannot fully build a ton of wikis on their own, and at the very least looking at structure building would help give people a place to start if they happen upon the wiki but only see 1-2 pages made without more apparent thought into its growth. So perhaps focus on the ones you have, get someone on your team to help develop and design them, and ensure the wikis not just exist, but have a future. --Raidarr (talk) 12:34, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Raidarr. ^ to be honest. Sperosdurell, perhaps you may also want to review the similar advice I gave you at the user talk page of your former account. Dmehus (talk) 14:40, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Blogs?
We could use blogs for wiki discovery, throwing it out there. Sperosdurell (talk) 15:39, 30 June 2021 (UTC)


 * , but I don’t feel like it’s needed. —Bu kk it 21:32, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Agree, but let's not completely rule it out. Maybe a admin should know about this. Iron Sword 23 (talk) 21:45, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * What is the function that proper use/advertising/improvement of the Gazetteer of wikis would not serve in its place? I do think there's a gap as far as 'timely' request for contribution to contents, or as far as advertising wikis that have an active desire to get new stuff now vs wikis that are technically active but stagnant in the aforementioned link. --Raidarr (talk) 22:33, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Vote? Sperosdurell (talk) 18:24, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * No, not necessary. Dmehus (talk) 02:29, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, sorry. Sperosdurell (talk) 02:33, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. It's just a vague idea, not really clear on what the idea is. Dmehus (talk) 02:35, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

I've made a mistake!
I have made a mistake. I was trying to translate Asking questions correctly to Urdu but somehow the language wasn't switched and I wrote Urdu translations in the French version here. I am sorry for errors caused. What should be done now? Can any user who knows French, fix it. ~ Mazzaz (talk) 06:54, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, I manually reverted the changes, and imported the text you translated to the Urdu version. It's a mistake, don't sweat about it! Agent Isai (talk) 06:56, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I saw you fixing the page just after I posted the above message here. I would say: thanks for correcting that error. ~ Mazzaz (talk) 07:01, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Monobook Dark Mode without extension
Probably a little confusing question but pretty simple. I want to make Monobook dark mode on default so i can use stuff like lower opacity plus the extension reacts lowkey broken with the skin. I already tried multiple attempts like changing colors, manually putting in the code that the Dark Mode extension executes and more. Sadly no success the overall theme always stayed light/white. In case its impossible thats okay but i would like to know before i spend more and more hours into something that is impossible lol. Smashidachi (talk) 10:13, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * In this case a link may help so we see what you're attempting within the CSS and where. Manually setting colors may not be an elegant solution if you want it swappable, but there's no reason it can't apply to everyone unless you are doing it to a personal CSS only by accident or something is off when you're attempting it on the 'global' CSS for users. Either common.css or the skin specific CSS should work just fine, in both cases ensuring it's for the wiki as a whole (ie, not doing it within the preferences page). --Raidarr (talk) 13:51, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I did it within the Common.css and later on switched to the Monobook.css so it doesn't do problems on other skins. I also don't really want it to be swappable. I can't share a link currently since my wiki is still on private for preparation but this is how Monobook.css is looking right now:
 * /* All CSS here will be loaded for users of the MonoBook skin */
 * body {
 * background-color: #00003f;
 * background-image: url("");
 * background-repeat: no-repeat;
 * background-attachment: fixed;
 * background-position: top;
 * opacity: 0.95;
 * }
 * Originally i also had "color: #00003f" in it but it apparently had no effect. Oh also Common.css is holding the same Common.css as Miraheze's Template wiki not sure if that maybe is related? Smashidachi (talk) 14:16, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I have pasted your CSS into a test user skin + the Common file and the background does what it should. Naturally however, the body alone cannot control most of the elements on the wiki. This is where my response forks:
 * If it's no response at all, ensure you are applying to MediaWiki:Common.css. Preview should show you something, something is wrong if you do not get immediate feedback.
 * If it's a piecemeal success then I'm afraid it's a game of element select whack-a-mole. I did use both body and #column-one to get a more complete background job. The opacity (not sure why it's on the very back of the page) causes weird background behavior.
 * Please advise as to where this leads; for posterity, CSS sections in plain text should probably go to a pastebin link or other 'linkable' object to avoid making this page too long with such things. Good luck! --Raidarr (talk) 10:44, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay. I was honestly not aware that the preview button allows you to see the changes. I thought its like with articles where you just see how the end results of the text looks. Really would have made everything easier ^^". Smashidachi (talk) 11:12, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Update: Yep, doing it with Previewing it works a lot better in fact. Thanks for informing about this I am still pretty new to this lol Smashidachi (talk) 11:21, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Excellent; no trouble at all. Is it all working out, then? --Raidarr (talk) 12:41, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
 * More or less. It's fully working but obviously there are a few bugs. But clearly I was fully helped with my issue. Smashidachi (talk) 15:15, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Outlook.com email delivery
Hi all,

MediaWiki Engineering are aware of issues with the delivery of emails to outlook.com - If you are affected, please be patient. We will work on a solution soon to allow affected users to confirm manually or change their emails if we do not get anywhere with Outlook support or log searching.

In the meantime, please avoid creating accounts with outlook/hotmail/other Microsoft/office related service as we can not guarantee it will work.

Thanks ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  14:00, 1 July 2021 (UTC)


 * So this isn't really a new issue, but as far as I'm aware, has been resolved. Are you saying the issue has reoccurred, and that is the issue now? If so, what's the cause? As far as I know, Microsoft had whitelisted our domain on the given OVH IPs identified in spam blacklists. Dmehus (talk) 16:51, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It's reoccurred. We're not showing as blocked and according to outlook so far they have no idea but I can send email fine if I reply to an existing thread just not new emails to outlook. Seems a very strange issue but so far very little indication on why. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  16:56, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, thanks for the update. Is there a new Phabricator ticket opened, or have we reopened an existing ticket, that we can link here? Dmehus (talk) 17:36, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * T7573 ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  17:50, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * These issues are supposed to resolve within the next ~48 hours. I am still seeing them at the moment and I can't really see any useful stats from outlook in their portal. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  11:47, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Donkey Hodie wiki

 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * Out of scope. Dmehus (talk) 22:17, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Anyone willing to help me on this? PBS kids show. If interested leave a message. Thanks. Sperosdurell (talk) 15:22, 4 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Fandom won't even let me create it. So??? Sperosdurell (talk) 16:09, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, now I'm completely confused as this is Miraheze. I'd suggest posting this question here. Thanks. Dmehus (talk) 16:16, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Forget it, I'm sorry I'm mad at Fandom. Apologies. Sperosdurell (talk) 16:45, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, no problem. Dmehus (talk) 22:17, 4 July 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section

If possible, can I get a Miraheze site tracked by WikiApiary?
Looking into it in the next 1-2 months (as things start settling down on the relaunched version of my now-week-old creative-venture wiki). Not to mention that my site, I believe, is the only Miraheze outlet at this writing to actually take advantage of the Genealogy and Mermaid extensions (for its character profiles and family trees). Beyond that, the only Miraheze references to both are at T5005 (from late December 2019) and T5204 (from a couple of months after)--whose requesting wikis are no longer around. --Routhwick (talk) 13:35, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * To add your website to WikiApiary, you need to create an account on there. After confirming your email, all you need to do is go to Special:FormEdit/Website on there and add your wiki. Agent Isai (talk) 15:57, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Were you able to resolve this? Ugochimobi (talk) 08:11, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Cannot have recaptcha when creating account
When creating an account, no recaptcha is loaded. I had thought it was because it tries to connect google.com, but actually it connects to recaptcha.net directly.

I have tried out in Firefox (Windows) and the recaptcha is correctly loaded, while when using Edge (Windows), Firefox Android, or other browsers in Android, no recaptcha is loaded.

I have inspected the console and found that the error is: Refused to load the script 'https://www.gstatic.cn/recaptcha/releases/TbD3vPFlUWKZD-9L4ZxB0HJI/recaptcha__zh_cn.js' because it violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "default-src 'self' blob: data: *.miraheze.org *.wikimedia.org *.wikipedia.org *.wikibooks.org *.wiktionary.org *.wikiquote.org *.wikisource.org *.wikiversity.org *.wikinews.org *.wikivoyage.org *.mediawiki.org mediawiki.org *.wikidata.org wikidata.org *.wmflabs.org *.google.com *.gstatic.com *.addthis.com *.youtube.com *.youtube-nocookie.com maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com twitter.com *.creativecommons.org images.uncyc.org www.mikrodev.com *.reviservices.com *.twitter.com www.sciencedaily.com *.googleapis.com *.twimg.com discordapp.com *.openstreetmap.org *.libera.chat *.sorcery.net *.fontawesome.com *.a.wmflabs.org nenawiki.org *.cloudytheology.com i.imgur.com na.llnet.sims3store.cdn.ea.com cdn.discordapp.com m.media-amazon.com image.tmdb.org *.stripe.com *.twitch.tv *.fastly.net *.facebook.com *.shields.io *.bilibili.com *.163.com discord.com googleusercontent.com imgbox.com cdnjs.cloudflare.com cdn.jsdelivr.net reddit.com *.reddit.com redd.it *.redd.it redditmedia.com *.redditmedia.com dropbox.com *.dropbox.com dropboxstatic.com *.dropboxstatic.com *.nicovideo.jp lh3.googleusercontent.com db.onlinewebfonts.com wikiapiary.com *.vimeo.com *.googleusercontent.com *.imgbox.com www.gnu.org www.desmos.com www.recaptcha.net snap.berkeley.edu *.netease.com openlayers.org wikiplus-app.com minotar.net *.tile.openstreetmap.org live.staticflickr.com *.pixabay.com cdn.geogebra.org docs.blender.org scratchblocks.github.io 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'". Note that 'script-src-elem' was not explicitly set, so 'default-src' is used as a fallback. (anonymous) @ api.js?hl=zh-cn:formatted:28 (anonymous) @ api.js?hl=zh-cn:formatted:30

In https://www.recaptcha.net/recaptcha/api.js, there is

According to my assumption, it's because "gstatic.cn", instead of "gstatic.com", was used, which is not in the CSP. I think that is a problem for users in China mainland. SolidBlock (talk) 13:43, 6 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Nice catch! Maybe a sysadmin can add it to the CSP. —Bu kk it 16:12, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I believe there is something more to it than that, based on my conversations with Reception123. Also, adding  is potentially quite problematic, given how much content Google hosts across its data centres (not all of it well intentioned). For the time being, ReCaptcha v. 3.0 has been delayed for deployment until the issues can be resolved. Dmehus (talk) 17:00, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you, again but... (I hope may this time be right)
Do you like Self-reference or It is basically x something = totally a bad idea? For instance: It is permitted under Creative Commons rights to develop and use/write materials concerning this particular Wiki, for Instance here like Mira... what was It? Miraheze(?), in some humorist context, when for "some" I for instance intend Self-reference, again? Thanks in advance because later is called "You are welcome!", yours.--Executive2 (talk) 17:59, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
 * If you just mean how the satire-like page you linked is written, I'm sure that would be fine. If it's in the spirit of the Content policy, Miraheze shouldn't mind if you poke fun or lend constructive criticism. --Raidarr (talk) 10:36, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks again, have a good Day/Night! (depending on your UTC) ;)--Executive2 (talk) 11:47, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Request to visit this wiki - 07/07/2021
Anyone to visit this wiki https://onibus.miraheze.org/ 'Bus Wiki', just go there or edit something there. We look forward to seeing you there! YellowFrogger (talk) 22:19, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * This wiki is in Portuegese --LilyLilyu - smile.svg talk and I will listen · Lilypond Wiki 06:55, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Help with spam
Hey, having issues with spam accounts being created who make a cookie-cutter user page and random article outside of the scope of the wiki on anglish wiki. Was wondering if a miraheze administrator could do something to block them and delete all of the articles. Thanks. TimeMaster (talk) 23:10, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeed, the Anglish Wiki seems to be experiencing extensive spambot attacks, Stewards and Global Sysops have been alerted and will assist shortly. Thank you for reporting it. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 00:12, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * In the meantime, while Stewards arrive and help, you should manually delete the articles and temporarily remove the "createpage" and "edit" permission from Users on mh:anglish:Special:ManageWiki/permissions/User. Additionally, you may be able to thwart users from being created locally by removing the "createaccount" permission from the * group at mh:anglish:Special:ManageWiki/permissions/*. Removing these permissions will not affect sysops or bureaucrats. Hope this helps! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:47, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * TimeMaster ✅ on . I briefly checked all pages in your userspace and mainspace and believe everything that was spam has been removed. In addition to, or as an alternative to what Agent Isai mentioned, you might also prefer simply to remove the   user right from the   user group on your wiki, particularly if most of your user creation log are spam only accounts. As a further alternative to either, you could also enable the Moderation extension and liberally grant the   user group to human editors who are clearly not there to spam or attempt to spam. Hope that helps. :) Dmehus (talk) 21:23, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Need help with removing white rectangle
Hi,

Could you please help us remove this white rectangle using CSS or some other way (https://worldsanskrit.net)? It seems to be sticking out and i've tried many different things, but not able to remove it.

Thanks!

https://postimg.cc/rRMZZvxh Haritosh (talk) 17:38, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * , hello there. I don't quite see the rectangle you mean. Has it been resolved? If not, please note the browser you use and I can check later more closely. --Raidarr (talk) 20:22, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I still see it in the top left corner, just right of the space where the logo is. Seeing it on Firefox, Edge, Chrome as well as other browsers that use the Chromium engine. I have marked it over here => https://postimg.cc/rRMZZvxh
 * Haritosh (talk) 21:45, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Found the issue. I raised it in the Miraheze discord, and the following code was suggested in response by a volunteer for CSS/JS. I'll use pastebin to give it - paste. I was informed that the 'background' code for #mw-panel should be removed as well. -- Raidarr (talk) 20:43, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Potential upload failure
I am aware that it can take some time until the cache reloads the images. Yet I feel like something went wrong when I uploaded a new version of my wiki logo. The old logo appears stretched because the new one has other dimensions. While the new logo appears in the version history when I click on it it still shows the old logo. I am unsure if this has to do with the fact that I went over the usual 135x135 rule for logos. If needed I can provide a screenshot. Smashidachi (talk) 17:26, 11 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello, this is usually caused because of an outdated local cache. Try clearing your cache and trying again. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 17:33, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Clearing the cache doesn't seem to fix it. I also used a browser without any cache history and there it didn't work either. Smashidachi (talk) 17:38, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Happens to me, you should just change the file name to something else —Bu kk it 19:48, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sometimes, it's also the servers cache. Try visiting again in an hour or two. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 19:51, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I assume it is both. Because yeah changing the file name (or simply uploading the new logo as new file) worked. I assume something in the server cache got stucked or something. Smashidachi (talk) 20:51, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

What is this source editor?
I got some problem while trying to edit the Brawl Pass page for my brawlstarsvi wiki. I could still see and edit as usual, but not the source editor. Pisces (talk) 05:43, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I am able to access your source editor after a quick check, both directly and after switching to it from VE. I would suggest forcing reload and trying again, restarting your browser, and clearing your browser cache in that order to ensure your side is working normally. It may have been the wiki and/or your end getting confused temporarily. --Raidarr (talk) 12:51, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Nope, it doesn't work. Actually, the editor make all the text and code blanked out. I could still change the content of the page, but not in the source editor.
 * I guess I would make a ticket in Phabricator. Pisces (talk) 13:29, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I totally understand what you're facing and trust me, I've personally experienced it too. This could happen sometimes when you have an internet connection that is not too strong, because switching between both editors when already editing, sometimes, needs a good internet connection.
 * So you could try what said above or better-still, get a strong connection and try.
 * When that didn't work then you can create a phab ticket.
 * Hope that helps. Ugochimobi (talk) 13:34, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Nope, I got full-speed Wifi connection on my house so the problem with the internet speed was impossible.
 * So I would go with T7631 as my final solution. Thanks for your help,, but it's time to find for sysadmin's help. Pisces (talk) 14:23, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Your switching between VisualEditor and SourceEditor works absolutely well over here. I'm sure you should check your connection if the problem still persists. Ugochimobi (talk) 14:56, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Once again, my connections was still good. I got my latest speed test from Ookla.
 * PiscesMGR-diss-006.png Pisces (talk) 15:31, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Of course that I need to hide few things for my privacy. Pisces (talk) 15:33, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Then it would seem this is not a speed related issue, but it is likely still a local one. The next step is attempting another browser and seeing what that one does, ideally as different as possible (ie, firefox instead of chrome) to see if the behavior repeats. Local settings may have a factor to play, as well as plugins such as blockers. I'm afraid there is nothing a sysadmin can really do on their end since this appears to be an entirely local issue. -- Raidarr (talk) 20:35, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * In the meanwhile, while your issue is fixed: You can press the pen icon by the publish button to switch to the source editor or insert  at the end of the URL of any page you're trying to edit.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:34, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

My Logo is Zoomed In
Hey, so I just uploaded my new logo and switched out the default logo for the new one. The logo shows up fine on my bookmark list and in any tabs, but the corner logo on the actual wiki page is zoomed in. I figured that the problem might be because the image was too large, but even replacing the file with a significantly smaller version didn't change anything. Here's the wiki: https://charactercompendium.miraheze.org/wiki/Character_Compendium, and here's the file: https://charactercompendium.miraheze.org/wiki/File:CCLogo.png BenTable (talk) 03:31, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I was also facing this problem on my wiki (kawipedia) but later I requested the wiki to be deleted! ~ Mazzaz (talk) 05:06, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Subdomain Question
Hello. I am currently an admin of the SideM Wiki, which lists information on the two SideM games (one is an ongoing mobile game, the other is a defunct mobile game. Both are gacha-style games and are/were updated weekly with new information). A new SideM game will come out in a few months. It is another gacha mobile game that updates weekly. We are having trouble planning how to document all three games information on the same wiki as the new game appears to operate with a rebooted timeline separate from the first two. Keep in mind that the original game, which started seven years ago, is still running. It would be very confusing to have all of the information on the same wiki, so we decided to create a new wiki specifically for the third game.

Now, what I'm planning to do is something like this:

1. Get a domain name (e.g. www.sidem.wiki)

2. Assign the first wiki to mbga.sidem.wiki

3. Assign the second wiki to gs.sidem.wiki

4. Assign the main domain name to a free Wordpress account/other site to act as a 'hub' page between the two wikis

Would this be possible? Clay (talk) 13:20, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Completely, although it's a little more technical than just throwing one wiki on one domain. But there's no reason you can't attach a wiki to a subdomain and do whatever you want with the main one. The custom domains instructions apply mostly the same way (note the part on subdomains, like wiki.example.com), you just have to be careful to point each wiki in the right place and remember to set up your SSL certificate to subdomains as well, as they typically don't do that automatically. --Raidarr (talk) 13:56, 13 July 2021 (UTC)