On 2016-12-18 13:05, StefCT wrote:
In the section "Create new template based page with random name" within
my recipe "Template Markup Tricks" I show a way to create new PmWiki
pages with random names (using timestamps and random numbers):
http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/TemplateMarkupTricks#RandomPageName
However, I've noticed that this doesn't work (anymore) on
www.pmwiki.org
(while it still works fine with all my own PmWiki installations).
On pmwiki.org, whenever I reload the recipe page, I get a link to the
same random new page and not - as intended - to a new one (using a new
timestamp and a new random number).
I've noticed that the issue is fixed by deleting PmWiki's cookie
"imstime" from my browser. Therefore I guess this is due to the
variable
"$EnableIMSCaching" being enabled on pmwiki.org
(http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/DebugVariables#EnableIMSCaching).
Is this correct? In this case, I should probably add a note to my
recipe.
This appears correct.
You can request an unconditional page refresh (Ctrl+F5 or Ctrl+Shift+R
or Shift+Reload button on most browsers), or open the page with another
browser, or in incognito mode, you'll get another random number.
Is there any way to fix this with standard PmWiki markup (without
making
any changes to the server)?
No. Even if $EnableIMSCaching is not enabled in a standard, out of the
box, installation, it is documented in sample-config.php so it is safe
to assume it will eventually be enabled on many wikis.
Also, if any page on the website is modified between reloads, for
example if a user does create the random page, a subsequent reload will
no longer show the cached version. The fact that the random number is
cached by one browser session will not prevent the functionality you
need (creating randomly named pages).
Petko
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