John McC wrote: > I'm having a problem with categories that are template-updated. The templates > are set to add a category at a certain > number of days after the template on the page is updated, which should then be picked up by DPL to keep a "to-do list" > up to date (it's supposed to track farm chores), but the category isn't > "visible" to the DPL unless the page the template > is used on recieves a null edit. Is there some way to force the categories to update as soon as the template kicks in? >Having to null-edit sort of defeats the purpose (it's supposed to remind you to check for weeds/germination/diseases >or do any number of other jobs, sometimes months after the reminder was set). > > We ran into the same problem on en.wikiversity a few months ago when trying > to do a category update for the "Bloom Clock", > which also uses a type of DPL. > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! > > -Johnny.
Dates aren't updated by the job queue. You can have all those categories include a "master" one, which would be the only one you would null edit everyday. Please note that this means a lot of work for the job queue, so make sure your sysadmin is OK with doing it. _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
