Talk:WikiLove

See also Extension talk:WikiLove.

Cannot post WikiLove to subpages?

When trying to test out the WikiLove extentsion on the Protoype wiki, I had originally gone to "User talk:Avicennasis/test" to test out the templates. However, upon confirming my choice, it's automatically posted to the top page! In my opinion, no extension should modify PageB after you've told it to modify PageA. If I am trying to modify a subpage, let me do it. At the very least, a warning should be added in, either something like

• "Hey! You're modifying a subpage, and the user you're leaving a message for might not see it!", or
• "You're trying to modify a subpage - WikiLove notices should go on the user's main talk page - Do you want to post this on the user's main talk page? Yes/No"

I also scanned the preferences, and it seems there is no way to change from this default behavior.

I see that the WikiLove option is also shown on pages within the User namespace, as opposed to just the User talk namespace. I assume then that the edit redirect is so I can use WikiLove from a User's (sub)page(s), without having to go to the user's talk page. That's nice, I suppose - though common scripts for talkpage messages, like Friendly or Twinkle, only show their talkpage options on talkpages, so this is a little out of the ordinary.

Don't get me wrong - it's a great idea, and I love just about everything else about this. :-) -Avicennasis (SWMT) 01:29, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

This was debated a bit last week. The idea to have it appear on the main user page (in addition to the user talk page) is that apparently many newbies don't realize that you interact with users via their discussion page. This is really evident if you watch some of the usability test videos that we did. Hopefully, redirecting them to the discussion page will help them discover the user talk page and figure out how it works. Kaldari 06:29, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Must hit preview before saving?

I was leaving a barnstar and I chose the "No Spam" one. I'd never seen that before, so I left it blank and clicked preview to see what it looked like first. Well, I decided it was fine and then typed my message in, and hit the save/submit button without clicking preview again. Unfortunately, the barnstar that was saved was the blank one I previewed—before I actually added the message in it. I'm not sure if this was intentionally coded that way or not, but it was rather frustrating to have to manually re-type my message simply because I no longer needed a preview. Fetchcomms 02:27, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

That's a bug, and a very annoying one - thanks for finding it. Eloquence 02:14, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Make your own

I'm missing a short descrition about how to name the image I choose. With or without a prefix, with or without brackets? Lyzzy 08:36, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. This will be fixed in the final version that gets deployed later this week. Kaldari 06:56, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

First impressions of WikiLove

A couple of observations from someone seeing WikiLove for the very first time on Prototype.

1. I was at first surprised that adding WikiLove entry on someone's talk page made that entry a header, but after giving that some thought I guess that makes sense.
2. I tried adding WikiLove on my own talk page, and I could (My very own kitten). That seemed slightly odd to me but might be an edge case that people are adding badges on their own pages. :) VickyBC 05:22, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Localisation

Is it possible to help localise this extension at this point of time? Translatewiki? --Bencmq 09:21, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

The core messages are being localized in TW -- see TranslateWiki component "Wiki Love" and the current i18n file. Eloquence 02:26, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

No description of input fields in konqueror

While some constellations may be self-explaining in the „Make your own“ choice there is no hint what to fill in. It can only be found out by previewing which is rather bad. I have no idea why I don’t see any input field descs whatsoever … Giftpflanze 12:12, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

WikiLove - Custom template

Hi,

When I tried to create a custom appreciation, under "Image:" I was unsure as to whether to put Kitten.jpg or File:Kitten.jpg - the latter is the one I went for, which seemed to work. However, if you could default it as File: in the input box so people can insert a file name, or put in grey text on the right hand side (as done for "Enter a message" without a signature) that explains the format to use, this would be much better.

Hope this helps,

Thehelpfulone 01:20, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion. Either format (with or without prefix) is actually usable, but I agree it could be confusing. I've added some example text above the field as you suggested. Kaldari 06:53, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

WikiLove sometimes hangs, doesn't refresh or close after posting

I did a few test actions on Prototype, and found some weird behavior... the loading animation next to the "Send WikiLove" button just kept going and going, without closing or refreshing the page. When I closed the dialog and reopened it, the same message I had before loaded again (already previewed) with the animation still spinning. After manually refreshing the page, I found that a new message had been posted each time I pressed send.

This appears to be happening to many people, given the prevalence of duplicate posts on http://prototype.wikimedia.org/release-en/User_talk:Georgewiki

Also, the preview often takes much longer than it should to load, sometimes over 10 seconds. Ragesoss 13:57, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

There were several problems. First, the PHP thread ran out of memory, which we fixed by disabling the profiler, so this turned out not to be a WikiLove problem. Second, because of the large page, sometimes an edit conflict occurred. In any case, when something goes wrong, now an error message is displayed. Thanks for the report! — JanPaul123 15:38, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

WikiLove button

I see the linked "WikiLove" string appear sometimes in place of the heart icon for the button when I press the reload button too many times. TeleComNasSprVen 17:28, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, this is possible, but only when actually reloading all CSS files. In that case the search bar also jumps, and the navigation at the left side as well. Not much we can do about that. This doesn't happen when browsing normally, without forcing CSS files to reload. — JanPaul123 17:37, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I just heard that this is a ResourceLoader issue for which a fix is in SVN and will probably be deployed in a later stage. Thanks for the comment! — JanPaul123 18:37, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Should disabling the feature go both ways?

I would suggest that when the feature is disabled, I can't award or receive WikiLove. It seems fairly likely that the vast majority of editors who disable it don't want to receive WikiLove messages either. Thoughts? Eloquence 19:03, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

I wonder if that wouldn't be a confusing user experience for some people - especially people who don't know that it can be disabled.

You get used to the idea that the heart button is there for "people", and then, actually, you start to recognize "people" by the heart button. And then suddenly some people don't have hearts? That might be weird. Jorm (WMF) 19:07, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, it would be weird -- but we could make it obvious by having the heart icon in a disabled state, and a tooltip saying "this editor has disabled WikiLove" or something to that effect. Which might be a useful cue, in any event. Eloquence 19:11, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

I think either options have merit. However, at its most basic level, WikiLove is just an easier way to post something nice to someone's talk page. By that logic, you really shouldn't let people say "no, I don't want people to post to my talk page with this" anymore than they could stop people from posting barnstars to their talk page before. Does that make sense? That would just be going with the status quo though, you might decide that it's a better situation all around if people were able to disable it if they chose to. Cbrown1023 talk 03:09, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

It should go both ways, but as separate preferences. In fact, it may be more important to have an option not to receive wikilove, because there are some users who declared their userpages "barnstar-free zones". Amir E. Aharoni 08:18, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

I can think of a couple of scenarios where a user might want to opt out separately from either sending or receiving:

• A user only likes one WikiLove feature (e.g. "Make Your Own"), but dislikes most others and therefore doesn't want to receive WikiLove messages.
• A user dislikes the WikiLove submission interface, but doesn't mind receiving the appreciation from others.

I'm not sure either of those are common enough to justify two separate checkboxes. Are there others? Eloquence 21:03, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

I would prefer to have as few preferences as possible.

It seems to me that being able to give wikilove and yet not receive (or vice versa) is akin to having one's cake and eating it, too. Jorm (WMF) 21:14, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Fewer preferences is always a good thing. ^demon 12:06, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

I just disabled it. But that was because it was crowding my already large number of tabs. I am very much in favour of sending positive messages to people, and enjoy receiving positive messages. That someone disables the tab doesn't at all imply they are against either sending or receiving messages of support! While tab crowding may be one reason for disabling, another may be because the editor prefers to communicate via personal messages than by templates. We are all individuals, and our motives and pleasures are subtle and varied. SilkTork 08:42, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Use WikiLove on other Wikipedia other than enWiki?

Is there any way to use this feature outside the English Wikipedia? Hội Phượng Hoàng 04:45, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

It's currently in a beta/trial on English Wikipedia. Once the extension has been more developed and expanded to fully cover internationalization it will likely be either enabled on all wikis by default or on an opt-in basis via a simple bugzilla request. Afaik, right now no request are being taken during the trial. Krinkle 22:49, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Hội Phượng Hoàng 03:28, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Where do I go to give Wikilove to the makers of Wikilove?...

I love Wikilove! This is an awesome idea! Where do I go to Wikilove the Wikilovers? Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:38, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Well.. you could look at the log of changes to the code of WikiLove and search the same usernames on English Wikipedia ;-) Helder 01:56, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

The WikiLove team is listed on the project's homepage, in the box in the upper right. Though the usernames link to MediaWiki.org user pages. Jorm (WMF) 04:09, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

We could enable it on mw.org as well :) ^demon 12:06, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Make it so! Jorm (WMF) 17:13, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

<logmsgbot> !log reedy synchronized php-1.17/wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php 'Enable wikilove on mediawikiwiki' ^demon 19:19, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

OK, now we do have to fix LQT integration. :P Eloquence 20:17, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Heh.. this seems to answer my question at Extension talk:WikiLove#c-He7d3r-2011-07-02T21:36:00.000Z-WikiLove_and_LQT =) Helder 00:05, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Was this fixed/reported on bugzilla? Helder 14:18, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Now, can we have it auto-enabled for everyone? I had to set the preference bit. Jorm (WMF) 01:15, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Bugs?

Two (possible) bugs I noticed: one, when on the secure server, the link to Commons in the make-your-own-barnstar section still goes to the regular server. If someone is already on secure, then they probably don't want to log in on the regular server. (On a related note, it would be nice to have a mini-Commons-search directly inside the WikiLove interface.)

Also, the WikiLove appears on user subpages--not just subpages of user talk pages, but all subpages. I don't need or want WikiLove on my article drafts!

Cheers, Fetchcomms 19:09, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Regarding the last item: WikiLove is shown on all User-related pages (just like "User contributions" in the Toolbox is), however they are send to the root user talk page not to the sub page. If this is malfunctioning (please try), then please report a bug to bugzilla:. Krinkle 18:09, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Oh, that makes much more sense. It does work for me just how you explained it, so no bug needs to be filed :). Just a little confusing at first, is all. Fetchcomms 03:43, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

One of the (secondary) goals with this project is to start training people to think about "users" as whole entities (including sub-pages and actions regarding them). The heart will only appear on "user" pages of any kind (thus leading the viewer to know that they are dealing with a human and not an article, policy, or other specialized discussion). Jorm (WMF) 03:45, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Graphic Designer's Barnstar

Hello. I was wondering if maybe there was an error (or conscious decision) in using the Rosetta Barnstar (en:File:Rosetta_Barnstar_Hires.png) for the Graphic Designer's option, when perhaps it was meant to be en:File:GDBarnstar1.png, as seen at en:Template:Graphic_Designer's_Barnstar. Don't get me wrong, the Rosetta Barnstar is a beautiful one, and having just received one (which was why I investigated its odd appearance), I'm not about to let it go—and why shouldn't barnstars be interchangeable? But just in case it was an honest mistake, I thought I'd point it out. Thanks! Keraunoscopia 04:33, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I was wondering about this too. I think it was a mistake. 207.194.185.72 06:23, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

if you interested about graphic design, you can visit http://onlinegraphicdesign.info

in there, you will learn graphic design more. Budypiasa (talk) 13:21, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

WikiLove should follow redirects

If User_talk:Foo redirects to User_talk:Bar, WikiLove templates and messages are still automatically deployed directly underneath the #REDIRECT [[User_talk:Bar]] string, which can give a headache for trying to show wikilove to recently renamed users and cluttering up Special:WhatLinksHere, among other issues. TeleComNasSprVen 15:09, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

• (bug 29722) WikiLove should follow redirects Krinkle 19:40, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Am I the only hater?

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If I wanted this kind of intrusive nonsense on my page this post would be on Facebook.

IMNSHO this cutesy rubbish has no place here. Wikimedia projets are serious work, not for social networking.

This stuff should be an opt-in extra, not an "on by default" feature.

I'm not an eight year old little girl who likes decorating her room with pink ponies! Yuck!

Dodger67 16:54, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

No. I completely agree. It reminds of the stupid huggy Esperanza project (which got shut down). 86.181.132.33 17:21, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

I agree. The WikiLove comments are like spam. I don't want to receive such crap. Where is the opt-out setting? TMg 23:12, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

WikiLove are simply talk page edits assisted by a special interface. The only way to opt-out of talk page comments is to get your user talk page protected. Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 23:12, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I don't want to "opt-out of talk page comments". I never said that. I want to disable this tool for my talk page. Simple. TMg 19:47, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

The talk page messages that are added by WikiLove can still be added in other ways. The point of a tool like this is obviously to make things easier for new users, so having it disabled by default would defeat the purpose. You're free to delete unwelcome comments from your Talk page. The "social networking" comment is irrelevant. Thanking people for work they have done is not "social networking". It's just being nice and creating a welcoming atmosphere: something we seriously need to get sorted out in order to get help with all the serious work that needs doing. MartinPoulter (talk) 10:07, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Adding a "thank you" to my talk page is one thing. Throwing stupid kittens at me is an other thing. This is spam. I repeat: Where is the opt-out setting? At least let me disable the stupid images. Or simply redirect the people and help them add a new section to my talk page. Without the spam. Thank you. TMg 19:45, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

You're not the only one. At a *minimum*, the box itself needs to have a link that explains how to remove it. it's also a forum for endless argumentation: I hate goats, but love brownies and trout, but we're all different. I love cats and I love kittens, but not in a dropdown at an encyclopedia; this feature should be drowned in a well, or at best, it should be opt-in (as in: "click here to Enable WikiLove tab". The fact that there isn't a one-click "disable" button is ridiculous. Mathglot (talk) 19:19, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

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By default?

Can't this extension become a gadget, and possibly not enabled by default? As much as the concept is a nice idea (through the promotion of friendliness), I don't see why this should be forced on all users. In my opinion, it would also be easier if it could be disabled from the gadgets' section in preferences (which is where I assume most people would look; very easily missed at the bottom of 'editing'). -- Mentifisto 22:44, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, it started as a user script and then became a MW extension and, according to Extension:WikiLove#Installation, it can (technically) be disabled by default, but it would require community consensus for that (and likely WMF approval for that too, since this is an experiment which is being used to collect data which may help "to understand whether its usage actually affects new editor activity"). Helder 13:41, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Still useless.

I have come to the conclusion that this feature does not seem at all to help with the intended problem and seems to only exacerbate it. It seems to push for an even stronger inward looking community with distrust of outsiders. I don't know whose idea it was, but it was a pretty awful one. 162.111.235.34 21:16, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

WikiSelfLove

Why does this feature let you love yourself? Isn't it for showing appreciation to others? G Clark 01:07, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

It is, but we felt that allowing users to experiment with the tool on their own user pages without modifying other talk pages was a good plan.

We are discarding "self love" instances in our analysis of the tool's impact, mind you. Jorm (WMF) 01:10, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Makes sense. Thanks G Clark 01:33, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Update instructions for disabling.

At the English Wikipedia, I am unable to locate the method for disabling this feature in my user preferences. Jc3s5h 11:54, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Several people hear ask about instructions for disabling. I also wanted to check this, and the instructions seem outdated because I see no "miscellaneous" tab in preferences.

Is this tool on by default for all users? Can it be turned off in preferences? Blue Rasberry (talk) 16:58, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Preferences, in the 3rd. tab Fabsouza1 (talk) 04:14, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

bugzilla:52757 moved it to the Editing tab. I've updated the explanation on the docs page. –Quiddity (talk) 19:45, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

WikiThanks Button

I would love to give some love to an editor for a particular action. For example I would love to give a quick "thanks" to a revision directly inside the history of the page.

For example, I made some changes yesterday on fr:Économie libre and someone corrected a typo error here by user Pom445. I would love to give him a quick "thank you" for that simple action.

I think that the WikiLove button is great, but it's more something for big actions. In real life, using the "Wikilove" button for a syntax error would be like buying flowers for someone who picked up a coin you lost in the street. Sebculture 15:19, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

I agree. I have felt that I wanted to thank people, but a cookie or a barnstar is a bit much sometimes. I've also even had newbies I welcomed tell me they couldn't possibly deserve a welcome for their "minor" edits. Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 18:48, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

This describes a feature I have wanted to build for a very, very long time - in fact, it's in the first drafts of my LiquidThreads designs. A simple "thanks" button. Something small. We could tie it to revisions.

Maybe I'll pull up a design this weekend. Jorm (WMF) 01:54, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

that would be really great ! thanks ;-) Sebculture 08:49, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

+1 Helder 16:30, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Errm… what's the problem about just saying "thanks" to the one? Kronf 20:53, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

A WikiHiFive perhaps ;) SarahStierch 22:07, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

You mean just saying "thanks" on the discussion page ?

First, the receiver of the "thanks" should quickly be able to know for what contributions he got the "thanks". Of course you could do everything by yourself by

1. Visiting discussion page of the User
2. Copy URL of his contribution
3. Edit page / Create new section
4. Write '"thanks" and paste contribution URL
5. Save changes

But this would be way to long for a spontanious and quick "hey thanks".

A quick "Thanks" button could automate this process, and thus give a fast, precise and satisfying feedback.

"thanks" = "hey I saw your change, I validate it, I think it's improvement, and thank you for this !" Sebculture 16:48, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, this is closer to the logic I'm thinking about. Jorm (WMF) 19:02, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Note: steps 3 and 4 are actullay only one step, because there is the "new section" link on talk pages. Helder 13:02, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

thanks ;-) I updated my message Sebculture 13:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Problems with Commons WikiLove

Hi everyone. This weekend the WikiLove button has been a bit wonky on Commons. I hit "preview" and it previews, and then I hit "Send WikiLove" and it just sits there, and acts like it's updating. Minutes go by and the update never takes place. So, I exit the WikiLove window, refresh the screen, and the template has been added. No problems with WL on En.Wikipedia. Thanks for making such a lovely little application. I still need to change my red heart black on Commons. :) SarahStierch 03:15, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi Sarah,

I've not been able to reproduce this with a quick test. It may be intermittent, or it may be browser-specific. Could you provide you browser/operating system for debugging purposes?

Thanks! Eloquence 17:05, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Should be fixed per bugzilla:31180. Eloquence 19:42, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi there. It's also happening to me on en.wikipedia now. I'm using the latest version of Firefox for Mac. I also just tested it on Chrome, and it's doing the same thing on en.wikipedia. I'm using a MacBook Pro 10.7.1, Intel. :) SarahStierch 20:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

How do we enable?

There is a paragraph about how to disable WikiLove, but no obvious instructions about how to enable this feature. How about right before the "How to Disable" section? 96.228.49.22 02:45, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

See Extension:WikiLove for installation and configuration instructions. Reach Out to the Truth 03:18, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Where is this paragraph on turning it off? And if you're looking to install the extension on your Wiki the appropriate instructions are right here. Johnduhart 03:19, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Wine

I tried to add Wine to food and drink but was unable to do so. Here is the image I tried to add: File:Wiki Wine bottle.svg. Regards, --Nevit 11:57, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Proposal: Make the WikiLove tab visible only after a user has made 10 edits

There is a general view amongst Wikipedia admins that excessive templating/boiler plate text on user pages is poor practice. I frequently use an initial (customized) welcome template for new users and do use standard user warning templates for vandalism, though not for "regulars". However these standard boilerplates are not available to brand new users as tools such as Twinkle will only be discovered after an editor has had a chance to learn the basics.

Wikilove has been implemented differently as a user sees the tab as another early toy to play with and we now see a lot of new users trying it out on their own talk pages as their first edit. At the moment Wikilove works on an opt-out basis rather than an opt-in basis.

PROPOSAL: Let's change the Wikilove tab to only be visible to users after their first 10 edits. Before this point, it is unlikely that new users will be able to use these tools in a meaningful way and this would also help to keep the interface simple for the first few edits made and targeted on article content rather than user page decoration and social fluff. Fæ 07:23, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

I don't think that adding this restriction would be of much value. I actually think it would operate antithetically to the entire philosophy behind the tool. Requiring "autoconfirmed" statues (which your suggestion effectively does) to anything is normally a bad idea if one is trying to increase the overall atmosphere of inclusion.

I agree that excessive boilerplating is bad practice. We know this to be true from various studies. However, we also know that early expressions of gratitude work well towards promoting new editor retention. This is not the same thing: a WikiLove message is, indeed, a template. However, these are nearly always personalized templates. And the research we have shows that the problem is not "templates" but rather "impersonal templates." Jorm (WMF) 23:06, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

I am not sure that your point entirely makes sense in this context. There would be nothing stopping the user receiving Wikilove messages which may well help with editor retention. The issue is whether it is helpful in the long term for users with less than 10 total edits to be sending out Wikilove messages, often before they have made any contribution to article space. I do not believe there has been any analysis of the behaviour of new contributors that demonstrates any clear benefit in this use case scenario. Fæ 14:09, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

If part of the problem is that new editors can't figure out talk pages and are using WikiLove as a GUI to leave messages, this problem might be solved by enabling QuickComments and putting a note about that in the WikiLove interface (e.g. "You can also just leave a quick comment.") Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 18:27, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Smiles

I'm actually very surprised to see w:Template:Smile is not included in the default configuration. It's got to be the oldest and most frequently used of the WikiLove templates on Wikipedia. Other than that, I think the WikiLove extension is a great addition and enjoy using it. OlEnglish 08:57, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Then a new category of WikiLove messages should be created, as it does not fit in Barnstars, not in Food and even people who did not pay attention to biology lessons, would see that w:Template:Smile is not a kitten. It's IMO a good idea to put a new category "others" in, in which admins can add new messages. TBloemink 14:16, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

I have another suggestion: why not add the birthday templates listed at w:en:Wikipedia:Birthday Committee? The calendar there shows that every day lists at least a couple users who have shared their birthdays or anniversaries. I'm sure wishing others a happy birthday is a great example of WikiLove. OlEnglish (talk) 06:31, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Nice idea, let me check that Birthday Committee out! TBloemink _talk 10:44, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

How can I prevent receiving wikilove posts?

I do not want to be on the receiving end of this extension. Does the extension have a way to tell users that I prefer they not use this extension in my user space? 76.23.245.128 18:09, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

That was one of the biggest things about this extension that irked me. There's no way to opt out. Jasper Deng (talk) 21:39, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Preview locks on signature tildes

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Just sent my first WikiLove and got an auto-reject because of adding the four tildes signature.

Suggestions > Either allow tildes, required most other place, or tell people not to use tildes before the preview, or ensure that, once removed, the preview button actually works.

As it is, I had to f5 refresh the page and paste the text back in (without tildes) to get the preview button to work again.

Oh, and I note that the format bar here is set to the "simple" option, but when I am actually editing something in Wikipedia content, I always get the dizzyingly "Advanced" view. Wonder if this is common to other editors, and whether it puts off newbies or non-techs like myself (a lifestyle, workstyle choice).

.... Avaiki 01:21, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Are the badges visible in profile?

Hi, I have a simple understanding question of the WikiLove principle: Are the achieved badges visible for everyone in the editors profile so the appreciation is visible? Theskm (talk) 21:35, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Not on the editor's userpage (User:<username>), but on the talk page (User talk:<username>). We generally don't use the word "profile" here because our wikis mainly aren't social networks. Jasper Deng (talk) 21:38, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

wouldn´t it be more appreciating to summarize the achieved badges instead of showing them in historical order in the talk page? In my understanding appreciation should be visible for others and not just be a private compliment to motivate people to participate. Theskm (talk) 23:15, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Users may manually add them to their userpage, but these aren't big "awards", per see, just minor compliments. Jasper Deng (talk) 23:27, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Creating new user namespaces with the functionality of user_talk pages.

Hi.

I have wanted an extension that would give custom namespaces in mediawiki the same notification functionality of user_talk pages. Wikilove seems to pollute the users_talk pages. I think this is a good incentive to create said extension. I would do it myself but I don't know how. :(

207.47.18.254 17:49, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Add a new type

The code works great--but I couldn't get it to add a subtype. What does the code look like to add a subtype? I.e. how would I add "hedgehog" to say, food type? Lionelt (talk) 05:20, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

WikiLove not functional on widescreen laptop due to disabled scrolling

I'm using Chrome on Windows 7 on a modern-ish widescreen laptop. I can't use WikiLove on English Wikipedia because it disables vertical scrolling, so when I create and preview the message, the button to continue and post is below my (768 pixel high) screen and so I can't get to it. This makes for a very frustrating experience. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but it's not obvious what. I ended up just pasting in the barnstar the original way, but I can imagine a newcomer being very discouraged by what's supposed to be a simple transaction. Thanks in advance for any help, and in general for WikiLove which, when it works, is a good feature. MartinPoulter (talk) 09:34, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

I want to add the WikiLove extension

How do I add the WikiLove extension to my UserTalk page? Stmullin (talk) 22:14, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Which wiki is your home wiki?

Note that you cannot see the extension on your own talk page. You can see it on other user's talk pages, however. Jorm (WMF) (talk) 22:23, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Extension for developers, not users

The lede says

It was originally developed by Ryan Kaldari as a user script, and is now available as a MediaWiki extension.

To a non-developer, this can suggest that an ordinary wiki user can use the extension. I've added

that developers can add to their wikis

to the end of the sentence. Thnidu (talk) 11:54, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

I want more Kitten or so.

It has been raised adding more pictures like barnstars, kitten or so. but someone said 'I doubt whether such a thing is possible.' is that true? Yjs5497 (talk) 01:10, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Simple English Wikipedia

Can someone please tell me whether I'm on the right track with trying to understand how WikiLove might be deployed in the Simple English Wikipedia? I've been trying to follow various sets of instructions, and a discussion has started again in the Wiki that might lead to a consensus for requesting deployment (this has been discussed at some length before). Is the following correct?

Simple English has been started on translatewiki.net but isn't listed at MediaWiki.

(I'm able to select Simple English as a language, but there don't seem to be any translations with it on translatewiki.net.)

Simple English has not reached the 18%-translated point that is mentioned in the FAQ as a criterion for listing at MediaWiki.

Simple English may never reach that point because of its nature as a close relative of EN.

WikiLove cannot be deployed at Simple English until its WikiLove messages have been translated TranslateWiki, as mentioned on this page.

Therefore, the discussion should stop because WikiLove is not available to small projects like Simple English Wikipedia. Thanks for any advice, I'm quite lost here. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 18:13, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

The translatewiki page seemed to be empty/broken, but if I go to another language first, and then change to Simple English, the needed translations appeared: https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=ext-wikilove&filter=!translated&language=es&optional=1&action=translate Try selecting Simple English, from here? –Quiddity (talk) 19:56, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks very much. Now that I have an account, I was able to enter translations by that round-about route. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 20:05, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

If you insist on doing so, however, I'll delete them. I already told you not to. Nemo 09:45, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Wow, thank you, that gets me to the list! (However, I have so far been unable to make a signon for translatewiki.net because my translation record is non-existent, as it seems to be inevitable that it would be, since I don't have an account. I'll try again to make a signon.) Sminthopsis84 (talk) 20:17, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

Ah, yeah. That wiki is not part of the Wikimedia wiki-farm/family, so you'll need to create a new account there. (A frequently confusing step :) –Quiddity (talk) 15:33, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Indeed. :-( Some people have somehow managed to sign up, but all I get is email with "Thank you for applying as a translator at translatewiki.net. I regret to inform you that I have rejected your application, because the quality of your translations did not meet the requirements." Zero translations = inadequate quality, apparently. Of course, this is not the place to complain about that. Thank you for your reply. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 15:39, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

I was given an account, perhaps as a result of this discussion, so was able to proceed. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 20:07, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

As implied by bugzilla:70612#c1, the localisation requirement there doesn't apply to the Simple English Wikipedia. The wiki's locale is "en", from MediaWiki's perspective, so you're all set. Sorry for the confusion! Nemo 21:49, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Well, I'm completely lost and don't understand this at all. Now I have an angry message that I should not have proceeded with translating the messages. Clearly, translatewiki.net is beyond my comprehension. I'll see if I can find a way to have my account deleted. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 12:00, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

I'll try to be clearer. Quiddity was wrong, you don't need to translate anything to get this extension on simple.wiki. Ok? Nemo 15:18, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

(My apologies for confusing things. >.< )

Sminthopsis84, I believe the next step (once you have local consensus at simple:) is to file a bug, per steps 2 and 3 at m:Requesting wiki configuration changes. You should just need a Summary ("Enable WikiLove at Simple Wikipedia") and a link to the onwiki discussion. Hopefully Nemo can confirm or correct me. –Quiddity (talk) 19:53, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

why i a blocked from creating my own college page

i have been blocked by supermarioman for unnecessary reson provide the page i was creating i own that college please help me to unblock me Mvj medical college (talk) 02:12, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

It is quite clearly explained at W:en:User talk:Mvj medical college#April_2016. Jasper Deng (talk) 02:34, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Adding feature to a new wiki

Apparently, Mediawiki pages cannot be created inside the Wikipedia themselves, how can we add the WikiLove feature to the Central Kurdish Wikipedia? Should we create a certain page from this site? Help would be much much appreciated. Thanks. Épine (talk) 14:20, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Localization of WikiLove Images

Hello, I want to know about localizing of WikiLove images. Like in WikiLove we can see kitten image and in sa.wiki, we want to use holy cow image. Similarly in place of bear we want to put other drink. I want to change each and every images of WikiLove, but I don't know how and where should I do it. Please help to localize images. Thank you. ~ NehalDaveND (talk) 07:31, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi, the section at Extension:WikiLove#Custom configuration should have all the details you need. :-) Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 16:46, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Creation of new types / Transcluding instead of substituting

Hello!

In SqWiki we just activated the extension and we want to tweak it to satisfy our community's needs. We want to create our own types of WikiLove we can share in and make it so it trancludes the templates instead of substituting them. How can we make that? The page only describes how to do it for a single user and that doesn't work for the entire Wiki (the code does nothing when put at WikiLove.js page). We've already removed the original types by using the details mentioned at Extension:WikiLove#Removing items but adding new types for the entire project is not explained anywhere. I've already emailed @Kaldari for this problem where I've explained in details how the situation is and what are the reasons we want transclusion instead of substitution but he seems to be busy these days so I thought I should also ask here, hoping someone else can help me in the meantime.

Thank you! :) Klein Muçi (talk) 15:49, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello.

I'm sorry, but I can not help you in that Անահիտ Բաղդասարյան (talk) 19:52, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Thank you!

Just wanted to say that it was a genius idea, it should be standard in WP! Thank you for creating and maintaining it! Signimu (talk) 02:09, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Thank you also Անահիտ Բաղդասարյան (talk) 13:40, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

Adding new barnstar

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Hello everyone, I want to add a new barnstar to the local wiki (tr), can you help a bit with this?

The template I want to add: Template:The Patrol's Barnstar

Thanks! Doğu (talk) 11:56, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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Outdated barnstar style

Hello! So I've been enjoying using the WikiLove extension. However, I noticed that the image for the barnstar in the extension uses the old and outdated design of the barnstar (which is still used by some people, but unselectable in the extension). Could this possibly be updated to the more recent barnstar design? Blaze Wolf (talk) 02:00, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Pop-up wording

I think it would be preferable if the pop-up (upon clicking the heart on someones user page) for unregistered users, rather than saying "Note: This user is not registered, he or she may not notice this message." just used the pronoun "they" for simplicity. 120.151.122.105 (talk) 17:20, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

How to add different barnstars?

I would like to add a wider range of barnstar options, but I find the code intimidating. Could anyone help me?

I would specifically like

The Barnstar of Liberty #2

Human Rights Barnstar #1 and #2

The Peace Barnstar #2

The Global Warming and Climate change barnstar 1 and 2

The Environmental Barnstar CT55555 (talk) 20:25, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

I'd also like to know! Could we get the scholarly barnstar in here? Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 02:52, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

See Extension:WikiLove#Custom configuration * Pppery * _{it has begun} 05:02, 29 August 2024 (UTC)