How to report a bug/sco

Thir guidelines explain hou tae screeb ae guid bug report or featur request (ae task) in Wikimedia's task tracker (see fer mair information). Well-wrutten tasks ar mair liklie tae be worked oan.

Quick recommendations

 * Be precise
 * Be clear: explain hou tae reproduce the proablem, step bi step, sae that ithers can reproduce the bug, or unnerstann the request
 * Incluid yinlie the ae proablem per report
 * Incluid onie reelevant airtins n exaumples

Can ye reproduce the issue?
Gie reproduicin yer bug ae shot uisin ae recynt version o the safware, tae see whither it haes awreadie been fixt. Gif the bug is oan ae wiki steid like Wikipædia, ye coud gie testin the latest saffware version ae shot oan test2.wikipedia.org.

Haes some ither bodie awreadie reported the issue?
Uise the rake kist o Wikimedia's bugtracker tae see gif yer bug haes awreadie been reportit, or the feature requested. Ye can perform mair advanced rakes oan the advanced rake page n aw.

Gif ye'r no sair gif ae bug haes awreadie been reportit, ye shid report it. It is better tae hae duplicate bugs than tae hae onreportit bugs.

Hae ye gien fixin the issue yersel ae shot?
Some proablems ar ae side effect o uisin uiser screepts n gadgets that need somm fixes. Thaur's wi steps aneat hou ye can identifie sic code, that coud fix yer issue sae that ye dinnae waste yer time reportin it.

Reportin ae new bug or featur request
Gif ye'v faced ae bug in ae recynt version n nae ither bodie appears tae'v reported it, than:
 * 1) Heid ower tae phabricator.wikimedia.org n clack "Tasks & bugs" in the side baur.
 * 2) Chuise "Creaut task" in the upper richt corner.
 * 3) Gf you have not already done so Ye'l be spiered tae log in (or register) (see "").
 * 4) Fil oot at least the follaein fields:
 * 5) * Title: Ae short yin-sentence ootline that explains the proablem (no yer suggested solution).
 * 6) ** Guid:
 * 7) ** Bad:
 * 8) * Assigned to: Ye shid ignore this field: Deveelopers wil set aen assignee whan thay plan tae work oan the task.
 * 9) * Descreeption: Ful details o the issue, giein aes muckle detail aes possible. This can incluid:
 * 10) ** Fer bugs:
 * 11) *** Steps tae Reproduce: Makit-smaaest, easie-tae-follae steps that will trigger the descreebed proablem. Incluid onie byordinair setup steps.
 * Exaumple:
 * 1) *** Actual Ootcomes: Whit the appleecation did efter performin the abuin steps.
 * Example:
 * 1) ***Expected Ootcomes: Whit the appleecation shid hae dun, gif thaur wis nae bug.
 * Example:
 * 1) ** For feature requests:
 * 2) *** A description of what you would like to achieve, and why. A user story is an effective way of conveying this.
 * Example:
 * 1) **Please provide onie ither information that micht be uissfu ava, like:
 * 2) ***the wab brousers, skins, or computer systems that ye'v seen the bug oan;
 * 3) ***links or diffs til yin or mair pages whaur ye encountered the bug; or
 * 4) ***whither the proablem kiths ilka time, yinlie occasionlie, yinlie oan certain pages, or yinlie in speceefeec circumstances.
 * 5) * Attachmant: Ye micht attach ae log file or (bit be sair that nae confidential data is incluidit or shawn).
 * 6) * Select the product whaur in ye'v foond the bug:
 * 7) **Projects are how developers find tasks to work on. To identify the right project(s), use the search function (in the top right) to find its description.
 * 8) ** This coud be fer example fer the wiki saffware itsel, or  fer confeeguration chynges o the Wikimedia wiki steids.
 * 9) * Subscribers: If you know specific users who will be interested in getting notified of this task you can add them here. Otherwise, ignore this field.
 * 1) ***the wab brousers, skins, or computer systems that ye'v seen the bug oan;
 * 2) ***links or diffs til yin or mair pages whaur ye encountered the bug; or
 * 3) ***whither the proablem kiths ilka time, yinlie occasionlie, yinlie oan certain pages, or yinlie in speceefeec circumstances.
 * 4) * Attachmant: Ye micht attach ae log file or (bit be sair that nae confidential data is incluidit or shawn).
 * 5) * Select the product whaur in ye'v foond the bug:
 * 6) **Projects are how developers find tasks to work on. To identify the right project(s), use the search function (in the top right) to find its description.
 * 7) ** This coud be fer example fer the wiki saffware itsel, or  fer confeeguration chynges o the Wikimedia wiki steids.
 * 8) * Subscribers: If you know specific users who will be interested in getting notified of this task you can add them here. Otherwise, ignore this field.

Check gif yer report is compleate, than press the "Create Task" button. Yer report will nou be in the database n somebodie will hopefulie tak ae luik at it suin.

The priority for the task will be set by developers who plan to work on the task (see Setting priorities).

That's it! Thanks fer yer heelp tae impruiv MediaWiki n Wikimedia waurks!

Reporting a JavaScript bug

 * See also: Help:Locating broken scripts

When you encounter a bug that may be related to JavaScript, do your best to identify error messages and copy them into the bug report.

It's especially important to provide all the information you have, because even the system administrators will have zero access to any error log. If you are unsure whether a feature you are using is based on JavaScript, try disabling JavaScript.

It's always helpful to include a screenshot with your report. It's often the easiest way to identify which feature you're talking about, and can often provide information which can help narrow down the error. Take care to hide any information you don't want to share, like other open browsers tabs or minimised chat windows.

If the problem is in the code of a user script or gadget itself, then Phabricator might not be the place where the problem will get handled. Someone might redirect you to the talk page of the script (if the problematic script is identified).

Reporting a connectivity issue
If you are having difficulties reaching a Wikimedia website at all (slow internet connection etc.), please follow Reporting a connectivity issue.

Reporting a login problem
If you are having problems logging into your account, please follow Manual:How to debug/Login problems.

See ava

 * Hou tae Report Bugs Effecteevelie bi Simon Tatham
 * How to get the developer community to solve your problem, by User:MSchottlender-WMF, July 2017
 * Phabricator etiquette
 * Bug management/Bug report life cycle
 * Writing a good bug report or feature request
 * How to create a good first Bug Report (outdated)
 * Wikipædia: Bug reports n featur requests