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How to enable side preview?
I would like to enable the small preview button on the top right of WikiEditor on my wiki:



How can I do this? 09:36, 18 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Found it, it was hidden but I accessed the WikiEditor extension settings. Open Special:ManageWiki/settings and check the Editing tab. Turned on the Realtime Preview beta feature.  15:14, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Sporadic image load issues
The other day it seams that the server/image issue were resolved, and for a brief moment, all the images were loading once again (as well as my custom web fonts I have upload to my wiki loading properly). But now I am having some limited image load issues (for instance my site logo is now missing entirely (not even a broken image link icon) and my custom fonts are back to not loading. Is this still a result fo the server/image issue not being full resolved? Or is this some other new issue? – Mitchell Gore (talk) 23:32, 18 April 2023 (UTC) Mitchell Gore (talk) 23:32, 18 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Managed to fix the issue. It had to do with my changing the wiki to a private wiki the other day, which broke all the static url paths that previously worked fine for my uploaded custom web font files and the site logo. After changing the wiki to a private one, apparently those URL paths were no longer valid, so I had to go to each of the webfont and site logo file pages, and copy the new URL path for the file assets and then paste them into the css page (for the web fonts) and the Special/ManageWiki/Settings page for the site logo. – Mitchell Gore (talk) 01:04, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Making Extension:NewSignupPage global
Would there be any objections to making mw:Extension:NewSignupPage a global extension (i.e. hardcoded in to the software, not opt-outable in ManageWiki). This extension requires users to check the box saying that they agree to the TOU and Privacy Policy before creating a new account. Will anyone actually read all of that? Probably not. But, if we require users to acknowledge both policies, and then they breach them, it would completely absolve the stewards/sysadmins of any wrongdoing or even allegation of wrongdoing when issuing blocks or bans for such breaches ("You explicitly agreed to follow these policies when you created your account. If you didn't actually read them it's your own fault".) The extension does come with a bypass right, which can allow users to get around the checkbox requirement, IMO this right should be assigned to nobody (and honestly should be blacklisted) so that everyone must acknowledge the TOU before signing up.

If there is consensus for this, I could submit the patch myself once I get back into my GitHub account (I'm currently locked out of it because I changed email providers). – AmandaCath  ( talk ) 15:41, 19 April 2023 (UTC)


 * This seems reasonable to me. A very minor change in practice, but not harmful and I see the benefit as long as there aren't technical drawbacks I'm missing. --Raidarr (talk) 01:08, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Seeing how there was no opposition in several days, I've created the code patch today, but I'm not marking it as "ready" just yet in case there are other comments. – AmandaCath  ( talk ) 19:16, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Upload a .xlsx .docx .txt .htm .html ecc... file
I would like to know if is possible and how to upload file different fron the allowed file extensions.

I dont wont publish any video or superheavy files, just upload .xlsx .docx .txt .htm .html ecc... files

Many thanks Gianalberto.chini (talk) 12:07, 20 April 2023 (UTC)


 * You can add additional extensions as permitted for upload on a wiki by going to Additional Settings >> Media, and updating the section titled 'file extensions'. --NotAracham (talk • contribs • global) 17:03, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

New 2FA method available: WebAuthn
Just letting everyone know that Extension:WebAuthn has been added to all wikis as an alternative 2FA method (T10700). Instead of codes on an authenticator app, this method relies on hardware-based authenticators, for example USB security keys. I'd also like to note that unlike other websites such as GitHub you can only have either TOTP or WebAuthn enabled, you can't have both at the same time. You can change your 2FA method at Special:Preferences. OrangeStar (talk) 16:24, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Changing the interwiki due to errors for companyball wiki
(1) https://companyballwiki.miraheze.org ★ Commander Xiaochan ⚡ (Talk to me for fun) 03:14, 22 April 2023 (UTC)


 * @Hyebun This is ✅ --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   15:45, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

How do i use Quiz extension?
I do not know how to use the Quiz extension on Miraheze. I need it for my wiki since my wiki heavily depends on quizzes, but i have no clue how to use them. Can someone give me an explanation on how to add questions, mark answers as correct or incorrect, and any other features. Zhongwen (talk) 18:41, 23 April 2023 (UTC)


 * You must use the manage extensions tab on your wiki to install the social profile and quiz game extension. More information here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:QuizGame. Globe - (Talk • Contributions • CA) 14:26, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

Bug for DISPLAYTITLE and ShortDescription
Hi, I have a bug regarding DISPLAYTITLE and ShortDescription.

This is because the display title is not displayed and the short description is not displayed either. The template concerned:

https://bda.miraheze.org/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:Titre ValRaimond (talk) 10:57, 25 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Don't worry, it's not a bug; I get this all the time. The forced category says that it has an "ignored display title". That is because for some reason pages will only do DisplyTitle if the title matches the page name. Although I don't know how to fix it, I hope this helps! Commetia/Kazakhar (talk/Contact) 16:47, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Actually on bda.miraheze.org, I use numbers as a page name and force a display name...ValRaimond (talk) 16:51, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, I don't know what to do then. Try not using numbers for page names? Commetia/Kazakhar (talk/Contact) 16:56, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Except I use numbers to use the same page name for multiple pages...ValRaimond (talk) 17:00, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, then I don't know what to do. I hope someone else can help you! Commetia/Kazakhar (talk/Contact) 17:03, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks you!ValRaimond (talk) 17:06, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

No link in a navigation (Extension:StructuredNavigation)
How do I remove links that appear in navigation (Extension:StructuredNavigation)? ValRaimond (talk) 19:04, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Which wiki is this regarding? If you're referring to bda.miraheze.org, I don't see the StructuredNavigation extension enabled on that wiki, if it were, it would appear in bda.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Version. Are you perhaps referring to the regular MediaWiki navigation, located at: bda.miraheze.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Sidebar? If so, then this page may be helpful. | -- FrozenPlum   22:21, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It is indeed bda.miraheze.org, I had activated it to test but since the links appear while I do not want them to appear...
 * ValRaimond (talk) 07:56, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

DiscussionTools
This may seem like a stupid question, but I can't figure it out for the life of me.

On landarwiki, I enabled the DiscussionTools extension because I would like to use the reply tool, however I do not like the new design with the additional information and whitespace and lack of brackets. I cannot find any documentation on how to use the old design. For example: the 'old design' is used on this page. Please help. Bbbtest (talk | contribs | e-mail) 23:24, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Infobox Help
How do you move text next to an infobox rather than on top of it? I'm typing long paragraphs of text and it's moving the infobox down the screen Danny0800 (talk) 21:53, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I have closed the infobox which should fix the problem - PercyUK (talk) 22:18, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * a) Infobox should have  in its CSS to appear on the right side of the page and let other nearby content to appear on the left from it
 * b) Write text after infobox and it'll format beside it - if CSS is correct per a)
 * If you are aiming for what Wikipedia has - first paragraph appears before infobox in mobile version, that's achieved only by their overcomplicated infoboxes; I achieved similar effect w/ other infobox types but it requires some additional hoops in both template and styling.
 * KatozzKita (talk) 10:09, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Deletion Request: Terrapedia (terrapedia.miraheze.org)
I do not know why, but after reseting Terrapedia (my wiki) it doesn't work anymore, so i decided that i want to delete it (please take place that i am a beginner, thanks) Gabe the cat (talk) 06:51, 1 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Wiki deletion requests should be made on Stewards' noticeboard, however the fact that you get such error isn't okay and should be investigated (either here or on Phabricator; don't delete your post here).
 * How the reset was done exactly tho, by Miraheze steward/admin?
 * KatozzKita (talk) 10:14, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * This should be reported through Phabricator along with whatever you were doing to result in this. A Steward could action it, but a steward cannot drop a database to allow you to recreate it despite deleting it unless they are also an SRE member and able to troubleshoot how the wiki ended up like this, so it would be simpler just to go through SRE in the first place. --Raidarr (talk) 12:15, 2 May 2023 (UTC)