Team Fortress Wiki:Technical requests

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Extensions

A few suggestions regarding extensions on the wiki:

  • The current extension we use for embedding videos seems to be out of date. EmbedVideo 1.0 embeds videos inline so we can align them in the center, unlike how the current one works (i.e. forcing you to choose left or right and adding a stupid thumbnail description below it). It also supports HD videos which is even better for videos that support it (like the Meet the Team videos).
  • CategoryTree will most definitely come in handy in organising other language pages & categories. It's used on most Wikimedia wikis as well.

seb26 (talk) 21:30, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

The "newer" version of EmbedVideo is not from the same author -- it's a re-write. We tested it and found it had some issues that made it not a good replacement. --JeffLane 21:10, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
The CategoryTree extension can be added.
--JeffLane 21:10, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
  • Using this extension, Page Notice, will allow us to better manage other language translation pages by automatically transcluding {{languages}} onto every page. seb26 (talk) 20:54, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
Seems reasonable. We'll look into this. --JeffLane 21:10, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Update: this extension may no longer necessary as we have found a way to provide better accessibility to translated articles through links placed in the sidebar. seb26 [talk] 11:19, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Semantic MediaWiki

Semantic MediaWiki (on MediaWiki.org) is an elaborate but well known, documented and supported extension that will allow us to have a central location for weapon damage values (and other stats). Defining a property and value for weapon base damage, such as [[base damage::6]] for the Scattergun, will allow us to query that value on other pages. This will primarily increase the accuracy of such values and remove the need to update the values on multiple pages when patches hit, and secondarily assist in outside websites in parsing the information contained in the wiki.

In approaching the issue of increasing our data accuracy, this seemed like the best solution rather than using some sort of template/pseudo-namespace or the like to serve as a central space for these values. -- Pilk (talk) 09:05, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Interwiki table addition

seb26 [talk] 07:16, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Upgrade to MediaWiki version 1.16.0

Could we update to MediaWiki version 1.16.0, please? It contains a number of fixes and also, the new Vector skin which should help with usability. Thanks.  – Smashman (talk) 12:13, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

To elaborate further, the Vector skin included in this release was developed as apart of Wikimedia's Usability Initiative. As well as a new refreshed look for all pages (see Wikipedia), it also includes enhancements to the editing toolbar, assisting newer inexperienced users with editing and maintaining articles (see here for an example in further detail). We would really like to see this change implemented if it is possible. seb26 [talk] 11:17, 5 September 2010 (UTC)