Good first bugs

This page is meant to be a curated list for bugs that the Bugmeister thinks should be relatively easy for a new MediaWiki coder to fix, as well as a good way to start familiarizing yourself with the MediaWiki code base.


 * New edit emails should offer a single-diff link
 * Look in.
 * Add a direct unwatch link to entries on Special:Watchlist
 * Join us in the #mediawiki channel on FreeNode IRC to talk about how to turn the JavaScript snippets mentioned here into a gadget!
 * See en:User:Js/watchlist.js
 * Upload wizard: Upload link not changing cursor to a hand
 * The CSS for the "Click here to upload a file" link might need fixing. Check the code for Extension:UploadWizard.
 * RDNS link in "checkuser-toollinks" message dead
 * In the CheckUser extension (source), look for the reference to  in CheckUser.i18n.php.
 * Add block-options to Special:CentralAuth
 * In the CentralAuth extension (source), figure out how to add the user's block options to section "Blocked status".
 * Document all configuration variables (usable in LocalSettings.php)
 * Look at the source.
 * Search box highlight in MobileFrontend extension
 * Check the Extension:MobileFrontend (source code).
 * Move the Article feedback tool to outside the div#content
 * Look in the ArticleFeedback extension source code.
 * Navigation headings should not be lower-cased in German (and other languages)
 * Include language name placeholder in message livetranslate-translate-to
 * Add PLURAL support for MediaWiki:Recordadmin-notset
 * "Bad title" error page returns HTTP 200 OK instead of an error code

You can also look at this Bugzilla query.

If you have any trouble or questions, please feel free to contact sumanah or ask for help via IRC.