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Hi,

Ive installed the Mediawiki Package from synology on my Synology NAS.

Its Version 1.35.5-1050

The Visual Editor extension is included in this version and after reading this page Extension:VisualEditor#Installation it would appear that for basic operation there should be no further config required.

However i see no VisualEditor when i try to edit a page. Can anyone help me with diagnosing the problem - i contacted Synology Support and they just sent me here.

We do not provide support for Synology. We are unfamiliar with their packaging and setup, they choose to include it, they are a commercial company, they provide the service.

I had the same problem. When you set up Mediawiki, as part of its installation, on your Synology, make sure you click the options that engage VisualEditor. Then if the VE returns an error when you try to save the edited page, it means that there is another option which as to be set. For this go to: MainMenu (the four little boxes in the left corner of the Synology screen) / Web Station / on the left screen, click </> Script Language Settings / click MediaWiki and click Edit / click Extensions then at the very bottom of the list, click the zlib box.

Works like a charm! Thanks a lot for the hint!

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DSM 7.2

MediaWiki 1.39

Hey @Philipteyssier!

Same issue... And it worked! Thank u!

Thank you @Philipteyssier. I've added this to the Troubleshooting section.

Hey @Philipteyssier thank your for your reply!

I have the same issue as Roycruse.

I followed your instructions to enable the zlib extension for wikimedia in the web station. Unfortunately I still get the following error when trying to edit a page with the visual editor:

Error contacting the Parsoid/RESTBase server: (curl error: 6) Error

I restarted the web station and wikimedia, but the error remains.

Do you habe any other suggestions to fix the issue? Thanks!

Apple2207

Hey @Philipteyssier,

thank you for your answer which solved my problem. now I can save my articles just as expected.

Decu

BTW. I haven't used this tutorial myself, but this https://mariushosting.com/how-to-install-mediawiki-on-your-synology-nas/

describes how to run MediaWiki yourself in a docker container on Synology. That decouples you from the Synology packages. More control, but also more responsibility of course. Just wanted to give people more options.