Help:Bots/ru

A bot is a computer program that automatically retrieves or updates wiki pages when it is executed. In general, bots are used for repetitive maintenance tasks, whose volume and characteristics are too large to be performed manually by users.

Developing and executing bots is normally outside the role of normal users, requires programming experience and must be done in coordination with the wiki's admins.

By default, bot edits are hidden in    :.

Программная среда и интерфейсы для развития ботов
API MediaWiki — это удобный доступ к машиночитаемым данны

To access a wiki through the API a bot must have a user account, which has been granted 'bot' permissions.

pywikipediabot

 * Зачем это нужно? Например, для добавления некоторого текста ко всем страницам, находящимся в одной категории, для добавления или изменения определённых вики-ссылок , для архивации старых обсуждений и перемещения их на подстраницы , для редактирования категорий , для управления шаблонами.

wiki-java
wiki-java is a lightweight Java framework for bot/application development and can be used to perform various tasks, such as uploading files, adding text to articles, parsing templates, basic I/O, etc. The library also comes with simple, but powerful standalone bot methods that can be readily utilized by a programmer.

Extension alternatives

 * Extension:MassEditRegex provides an alternative way to perform mass edits using regular expressions, through a special page in the wiki. Only admins can normally use this extension.
 * Extension:ReplaceText is another option.