User:Zellfaze/Notes

This page just has my notes on it.

Things to ask for

This is a list of things that I would like to see the tech folks turn on here:

• Extension:Parse Functions
  • Required for so many templates to work properly that it blows my mind it isn't enabled
• $wgAllowUserJs
  • Allows advanced users like myself to write or use tools that make editing easier
• Change Autoconfirmed Users group to require 7 days and 10 edits
  • Makes this group actually useful
• Add a Confirmed Users group
  • For giving rights of Autoconfirmed to users who haven't hit the pre-reqs yet
• Give Autoconfirmed and Confirmed users skipcaptcha right
  • Make editing more streamlined for trusted users
• Update to newest version of Mediawiki
  • Bugfixes, security fixes, additional features. You should always stay current on this. Or at least stop at a Long-term Support release
• Enable Instant Commons ($wgUseInstantCommons)
  • Allows using images from Wikimedia Commons, which should help cut down on disk space usage for images
• Enable Gadgets (Extension:Gadgets)
  • Allows less advanced users to use pre-configured tools that help them edit more effectively
• Add HotCat gadget
  • Allows quickly recategorising pages
• Add Twinkle gadget
  • Helps with fighting vandlism
• Add Syntax highlighter gadget
  • Makes editing pages a lot easier
• Add Gadget-edittop.js gadget
  • Adds an edit button for just the lead section of a page
• Add Purge gadget
  • Allows purging of a page's cache without having to know you can add ?purge=true to the end of a page
• htaccess and modrewrite for pretty URLs
  • Gets rid of the index.php/ before page names
• Install Extension:CharInsert and CharInsert gadget
  • Allows quickly inserting characters not found on standard keyboards
• Sign up for announcements-l mailing list to ensure Mediawiki stays up to date
  • See Update to newest version of Mediawiki
• Allow edit page notices
  • Let us remind users of things when editing particular pages that are problematic, for example on Player pages we could remind users that there are special rules
• Add Extension:CheckUser
  • Lets admins see IP addresses used by editors. Helps fight vandalism and sockpuppetry
• Add Extension:Renameuser
  • Does exactly what it sounds like, lets admins rename users who request it
• Add Extension:AntiSpoof
  • Prevents users from registering usernames that look very similar to already registered usernames
• Add Extension:AbuseFilter
  • Anti-spam extension that blocks a lot of spam that might slip past the captcha
• Add Extension:SpamBlacklist
  • Allows preventing saving of pages that link to certain websites. Can be used if we blacklist a website for some reason, and also to stop persistent spammers
• Add Extension:CentralNotice
  • Allows displaying an announcement banner at the top of all pages
• Add Extension:Thanks
  • Lets you thank a user for their edit. Really just helps make people feel at home and appreciated
• Add Extension:WikiEditor
  • Way way better editor than the standard editor. This is what is used by Wikimedia Foundation projects