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Why isn't there a version of Mediawiki installer available with Visual Editor 'preinstalled'?

4 comments • 15:06, 27 February 2023 1 year ago

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Summary by Jdforrester (WMF)

There is, since 1.35.0

John Cummings (talkcontribs)

Hi

I would like to help set up a wiki for a charity and being a regular Wikipedia editor I know how useful Visual Editor is. However the instructions to install Visual Editor all kinds of complicated and scary compared to installed MediaWiki. Would it be possible/how much extra work would it be to providea version of the MediaWiki installer which included VE?

Thanks :)

19:45, 4 September 2019 4 years ago

Jdforrester (WMF) (talkcontribs)

The instructions are 'scary' because it is complicated. In a few years it might be simpler, but that is not likely any time soon, sorry.

20:11, 4 September 2019 4 years ago

2604:6000:1412:416C:181E:D417:7A7A:EB7E (talkcontribs)

That's a disappointing perspective. I'm sure if enough people are frustrated they will make downloading it simple. John Cummings, do you have/know a contact inside Wikipedia who could change the downloading process? It didn't download for me, either.

15:49, 4 December 2019 4 years ago

WhitWye (talkcontribs)

The instructions aren't just "scary," they're lacking, vague on specific steps necessary to get it all to work.

20:16, 24 January 2020 4 years ago