User talk:Skizzerz/LQT Archive 1

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Assistance with customizations
Hello Skizzerz, I am trying to figure out how to get the extended toolbar feature activated on my wiki. Also, I will need to add math functionality to my wiki. I tried reading the tech guide, but I can't figure out these 2 items. Can you please help with these issues(fee?)?

Thank you, JWhite
 * What extended toolbar? As for getting the math enabled, I'm afraid I cannot help you with that. My only advice is that you need to download and install something called texvc (use apt-get or yum or whatever package manager you got with your nix system. If you're using Windows you're SOL, as I do not believe it is possible to get texvc for windows, not entirely sure though). -- Skiz zerz  03:19, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Skizzrz, the toolbar is the one used to edit these pages. The default one doesn't seem to have all the features. I would like people to be able to upload pictures and I think one of the buttons on the toolbar does that.

About the math thing, how do I use apt-get or yum. Do I have to go into my PHP admin console to find it and "run" it?

Thanks, JWhite
 * No, you would run those in the shell (command line). -- Skiz zerz  04:14, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

I just contacted my web hosting company and they said they do not allow shell access. So I guess I'm out of luck, huh?

Thanks for your help.

AuthorProtect usage
Hello, I would like to implement an AuthorProtect extension but I don't understand how to use this extension.

Let say I'm a author of a page and I would like to protect my page for edit to all but allows to username John. How do I do that? I know about "author" right, but there is no possibility to assign a user to this right.

Thanks for explanation R.V.
 * The person who created a page is the "author." If you click the protect tab on a page that you create, you can prevent everyone but yourself (and sysops) from editing it. All of that is explained on the documentation page, so please read that before asking here. -- Skiz zerz  21:31, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

restriction of Export feature
Hello,

I permit to ask you a question : what's the best to do to get the Export Feature restricted ?

-> change a php file ? Which ?

-> other solutions ? define a permission ?

Note: you can answer here or on my talk page, I will answer back here. Thanks, almaghi 15:24, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You would need to modify the /includes/SpecialPage.php file (it might be in /includes/specials/SpecialPage.php). Find the array that defines all of the core special pages, and add in a right into the export line (just copy the examples from the import line for how). Then, the page should now be restricted. -- Skiz zerz  20:21, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your answer. Currently I've renammed /includes/Export.php to /includes/ExportNONVALIDE.php which disable the export feature. An ftp access is needed to enable it back. But your solution is much nicer, I will think of it. 'll be back. almaghi 20:38, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

about this wiki MediaWiki.org
There is not Archives of talk pages, to keep those readable. Is it just that nobody does it or is it not the usage to act as well ? (I ask cause I would have done much Archives if I was sure it was permitted). Thanks, (answer here or my talk), almaghi 15:30, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * You can archive your talk page if you wish, but there is no standard way of doing so. For example, some people make talk sub-pages and others just wipe the content and link to the old revision. It's entirely up to you. -- Skiz zerz  20:21, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I meant, what about the talk pages of other namespaces than the users' one ? The talk pages of extensions, help and manual pages are hawfull and they would gain of being cleaned up. Well, that's my view. I'm asking is my cleaning welcome ? (with archives linking to the old revision, of course) almaghi 20:35, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * If you think it is useful, go ahead. There are no policies or such on mediawiki.org that tell one way or another how discussion pages should/shouldn't be archived. -- Skiz zerz  01:08, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * OK thks. almaghi 11:01, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

heyy, why did you delete the Evening Horrors stuff I was just writing?

Managed to kill History tab on Mediawiki - how to restore to sysops only?
I've accidentally managed to kill the History tab for all users on my wiki running 1.15.0 -- I would like sysops to be able to access the history, but no one else, for now. . I can't find "view history" to even be listed in Manage Group Permissions anymore. Um... oops? Any suggestions?

What's especially odd is that if I type Sysops or Administrators into the "find group" box, I get a list of all-false permissions as if the user group doesn't exist. (Maybe I got the grop name wrong, but I can't see how...)

I'll check back here later.
 * The group name is "sysop". Anyway, go to Special:SortPermissions and add "history" as an available permission. That should make it reappear in the manager page. -- Skiz zerz  23:27, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

ForcePreview bug [s?]

 * 1) Force preview loses track of whether or not an edit has been previewed when you use the "show changes" button. I checked here and the 'example site', and was able to reproduce it in both places.
 * 2) It also seems to have the same issue with reCAPTCHA.
 * as seen here


 * Odd that it works here, but on on amtwiki.org. I wonder why.

Note: I'm not The Admin, just an admin. I can't twiddle the PHP, but I can pass things along.

--Mstorer3772 17:10, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * k. -- Skiz zerz  17:38, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

cloak confirmation
I confirm that I requested a mediawiki cloak on #mediawiki at freenode. -- Skiz zerz  01:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Add Section Tab
Hey, is there any way to get the Add Section tab to appear on all pages instead of just discussion pages? Specifically, in a way which gets the tab next to the edit tab.

Could you reply on my Talk page please? Thanks --Yodathedark 15:47, 4 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks man, appreciated. Works a treat. --└Yoda ┘&ensp; 19:49, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Link for those with similar queries

AuthorProtect with FlaggedRevs
Hi Skizzers I'm trying to run AuthorProtect with FlaggedRevs, so that Authors may not only protect their pages from editing but from reviewing as well. FlaggedRevs uses two additional user rights ("review" and "validate"). So what i want to do, is extend AuthorProtect by those two rights.

So far i found out, that i had to put those two into $wgRestrictionsTypes. So now i can set the restrictions in the protect-tab. The problem is, FlaggedRevs checks wether or not a user can review with isAllowed, which is afaik not hooked to AuthorProtect.

So i'm looking for a way to either alter FlaggedRevs permission check or add a hook to AuthorProtect. But i can't really figure out HOW AuthorProtect actually denies access to a page...

Please help!
 * If you change the permission check in FlaggedRevs from isAllowed to userCan (note that userCan is a member of the Title object, so you'll likely need to global $wgTitle and use that), it should work with AuthorProtect. AuthorProtect uses the normal page protection mechanism in order to add the restrictions. -- Skiz zerz  20:15, 14 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Thx! --Sidcom 14:49, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

MailChimpForms extension
Thanks for making the extension better! I'm sure that will save users some headaches. --Jamahr 15:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

AmazonPlus extension bug.
Please see my note on the AmazonPlus extension talk page. It's probably easiest to contact my by leaving a note on my talk page on MediaWiki.org. (My talk page on my own wiki is fine, too, if you care to create an account.) --Short Circuit 04:32, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

AuthorProtect Extension
Hi, I am trying to get AuthorProtect working on a MW 1.14 version. I added the line to LocalSettings.php, referring to the extension directory. Do I need to add a permission too?

A regular user does not have the protect tab on a page they create.

I added a group permission in the LocalSettings.php file, now I have a protect tab, however. To protect I have the 2 checkboxes, Expiration Time, Reason and Change Protection Levels button. I don't know what the format is for Expiration Time, and when I click the Change Protection Levels button, it locks up.

Thanks, Mike

PHP closing tags
Hi Skizzerz! Thank you for taking the time to explain on my user page the reason for omitting the PHP closing tags at the end of scripts. I wasn't aware of this practice and I've learned something new. Cheers! --Lorikeet 23:39, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

RegexFunction Error
please look here, i add some comment: Extension_talk:RegexFunctions, maybe you find a better solution for calling the *magic.php like in the Extension:ParserFunctions