MediaWiki talk:Gadgets-definition

Suggesting a gadget TOC
At MediaWiki talk:Gadgets-definition/Archive 1 I suggested to add a TOC to Special:Preferences. It didn't appear practical at the time but MediaWiki makes id's at the sections now. I suggest to add this TOC to MediaWiki:Gadgets-prefstext which is displayed at top of the gadgets tab:




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With a TOC like this we may be less concerned about "cluttering" the page with useful gadgets.

A version with Special:Preferences added to the links so it works here for testing:




 * Special:Preferences
 * Special:Preferences
 * Special:Preferences
 * Special:Preferences
 * Special:Preferences
 * Special:Preferences
 * Special:Preferences
 * Special:Preferences

It works for me even though it also has to switch tab. The links need updating if we change sections at MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition but that's rare. I chose a single-line TOC but it could also be multi-line. Similar code is used in MediaWiki:Pageinfo-header which adds a TOC to page information like https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Example&uselang=en&action=info. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:02, 25 December 2023 (UTC)


 * @PrimeHunter I must be confused, this is about displaying a table of contents on the page MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition correct? That page already has a TOC. — xaosflux  Talk 17:17, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * No, this is about displaying a TOC at Special:Preferences. Special pages don't have talk pages so I made the suggestion here. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:23, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I have filed T217606 already for this. Izno (talk) 17:27, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, in 2019 with no signs it's happening. The other tabs are much shorter and most wikis probably also have a short gadgets tab. I doubt MediaWiki will ever add it. If it does, we can just remove our own version. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:38, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Shrug. I don't think it's worth doing. The list of gadgets is not so long as to be totally unwieldy. Izno (talk) 18:14, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * One related thing to note, the pref searcher works with the gadget desciptors now. — xaosflux  Talk 18:34, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't think that we need a phab ticket to amend MediaWiki:Gadgets-prefstext. -- Red rose64 &#x1F98C; (talk) 18:37, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * We do not, which is the mechanism PrimeHunter is proposing to insert the table of contents. Izno (talk) 19:26, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding to MediaWiki:Gadgets-prefstext seems fine enough to just try, put it under the big warning please. — xaosflux  Talk 20:10, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I have added the above TOC except with centering since it's displayed below a centered box. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:55, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Remove MakeMobileCollapsible gadget
Minerva has been updated to load collapsing code, example, so I believe this gadget can be removed. 🐸 Jdlrobson (talk) 02:24, 7 June 2024 (UTC)


 * any concerns? — xaosflux  Talk 12:17, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Don't think so. Izno (talk) 15:32, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ removed, haven't deleted the files in case there are any issues that need this back. — xaosflux  Talk 15:34, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Edit request 17 June 2024
Remove vector-2022 from the list of skins supported by responsiveContent in the Appearance section:

responsiveContent [ResourceLoader |type=general |skins=vector, vector-2022 |peers=responsiveContentBase] |responsiveContent.js -> responsiveContent [ResourceLoader |type=general |skins=vector |peers=responsiveContentBase] |responsiveContent.js

It seems not to be functioning of late, and TBH I don't know why it was enabled to begin with since it wasn't designed for the skin. See also T367646.

Izno (talk) 15:51, 17 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Also, responsiveContentBase currently in Browsing for both Vector and Timeless probably should be living in the proximity of responsiveContent. Don't really care if that's in Appearance or Browsing. (Why do we have section names that are almost exactly the same in intent?) Izno (talk) 15:52, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ It looks like when Vector 2022 was new somebody copied all Vector gadgets to Vector 2022, and nobody noticed this since. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:05, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 13 July 2024
Please delete the sentence Please add an entry for any new gadget to the table at Gadget to make maintenance easier. at the top. The referenced table doesn't exist since 2021 per archived discussion. —⁠andrybak (talk) 13:15, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 17:47, 13 July 2024 (UTC)