https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17554
Summary: Special:IMport should optionally set timestamp and
summary comment
Product: MediaWiki
Version: 1.13.4
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: Export/Import
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
The easiest way to search-and-replace in MediaWiki is to use Special:Export,
then edit the export dump file, then use Special:Import. Unfortunately, there
are two pieces missing from this method:
- All <timestamp> fields are wrong, because the import is happening NOW, not at
the time of the last revision
- All summary comments are wrong, because they don't mention the
search-and-replace operation.
To achieve this right now, we have to edit the dump file to change timestamps
and summary comments... but couldn't Special:Import do this for us, optionally?
(Or perhaps maintenance/importDump.php?)
I suggest adding two new fields to Special:Import:
1. A checkbox, "Set all import timestamps to NOW", defaulted to unchecked
2. A text input, "Override all summary comments", defaulted to empty
and/or modifying maintenance/importDump.php to add these features via command
line.
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