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=== Minor extensions ===
 
=== Minor extensions ===
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree '''CategoryTree''']: Ajax-based category navigation. The recent update has brought a lot of new articles in multiple languages, complicating navigation further. This should assist in organising our content better.
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree '''CategoryTree''']: Ajax-based category navigation. The recent update has brought a lot of new articles in multiple languages, complicating navigation further. This should assist in organising our content better.
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PageNotice '''PageNotice''']: hooks a MediaWiki message page onto the top or bottom of all pages by namespace or by name. Using this we should be able to transclude a few categorization templates that we have been using to keep track of overall progress on language pages (see [[User:Seb26/Test|here]]).
 
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CharInsert '''CharInsert''']: enables the inserting of special characters or other predefined code using JS. At the moment we are using a method that requires only a JS script, however, the extension offers improved features and enables character insertion on upload pages as well.
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CharInsert '''CharInsert''']: enables the inserting of special characters or other predefined code using JS. At the moment we are using a method that requires only a JS script, however, the extension offers improved features and enables character insertion on upload pages as well.
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interwiki '''Interwiki table additions'''] for some of our 'sister' wikis: the [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Main_Page VDC], [http://left4dead.wikia.com/wiki/Left_4_Dead_Wiki L4D Wikia] and the [http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Combine OverWiki].
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interwiki '''Interwiki table additions'''] for some of our 'sister' wikis: the [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Main_Page VDC], [http://left4dead.wikia.com/wiki/Left_4_Dead_Wiki L4D Wikia] and the [http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Combine OverWiki].

Revision as of 08:48, 13 October 2010

Summary of requests: software enhancements

seb26 [talk] 08:18, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Minor extensions

  • CategoryTree: Ajax-based category navigation. The recent update has brought a lot of new articles in multiple languages, complicating navigation further. This should assist in organising our content better.
  • CharInsert: enables the inserting of special characters or other predefined code using JS. At the moment we are using a method that requires only a JS script, however, the extension offers improved features and enables character insertion on upload pages as well.
  • Interwiki table additions for some of our 'sister' wikis: the VDC, L4D Wikia and the Combine OverWiki.
  • Increasing the file size limit to 5MB: some ultra high-res images cannot be uploaded without comprimising file quality.

Long-term proposals

  • Access to data from the game's localization files would allow us to display achievement text, item names and other text in multiple languages with ease. However, at this point in time, we do not have a method to achieve this. Thus we would value your insight into whether it is technically feasible, and if so, the best means to go about it.
  • MediaWiki 1.16: the latest stable release of MediaWiki includes several enhancements and brings the new Vector skin, refreshing the look of the site overall. UsabilityInitiative extension improves on some aspects of the skin and introduces a new editing interface, which we should be able to expand on.

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