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'''[[Special:ReplaceText|ReplaceText]]''' - Use this to perform useful find-and-replace operations: |
'''[[Special:ReplaceText|ReplaceText]]''' - Use this to perform useful find-and-replace operations: |
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* Page name corrections - Replace <nowiki>[[Page Name</nowiki> with <nowiki>[[ |
* Page name corrections - Replace "<code><nowiki>[[Page Name]]</nowiki></code>" with "<code><nowiki>[[New page name]]</nowiki></code>" to correct links to moved pages without needing redirects. Also may need to replace "<code><nowiki>[[Page Name|</nowiki></code>" with "<code><nowiki>[[New page name|</nowiki></code>" for completeness. |
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* URL changes - Replace "https://www.bookspace.world/" with "https://puzzles.mit.edu/2022/" when a hunt gets relocated |
* URL changes - Replace "https://www.bookspace.world/" with "https://puzzles.mit.edu/2022/" when a hunt gets relocated |
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* Only members of the "<code>sysop</code>" user group have access to Replace Text functionality, replacements are case-sensitive, and after pressing Continue, all matching replacements are presented to the user for review and manual unselection before confirmation to be queued for processing. |
* Only members of the "<code>sysop</code>" user group have access to Replace Text functionality, replacements are case-sensitive, and after pressing Continue, all matching replacements are presented to the user for review and manual unselection before confirmation to be queued for processing. |
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Revision as of 14:51, 24 February 2022
These page provides a list of enabled Wikimedia Extensions and how they can help with editing processes
ReplaceText - Use this to perform useful find-and-replace operations:
- Page name corrections - Replace "
[[Page Name]]" with "[[New page name]]" to correct links to moved pages without needing redirects. Also may need to replace "[[Page Name|" with "[[New page name|" for completeness. - URL changes - Replace "https://www.bookspace.world/" with "https://puzzles.mit.edu/2022/" when a hunt gets relocated
- Only members of the "
sysop" user group have access to Replace Text functionality, replacements are case-sensitive, and after pressing Continue, all matching replacements are presented to the user for review and manual unselection before confirmation to be queued for processing.
