https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19872
Summary: Allow full range of characters in page titles
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: General/Unknown
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Currently, we have a significant number of articles whose titles cannot be
properly represented in MediaWiki because they use restricted characters. For
example, the article [[Benzo(a)pyrene]] is actually supposed to be under
"Benzo[a]pyrene", but MediaWiki doesn't permit brackets in titles.
I propose a proper escaping syntax for titles that would remove this
limitation. Just as the title "C++" may be linked to by [[C%2B%2B]],
"Benzo[a]pyrene" would be linkable by [[Benzo%5Ba%5Dpyrene]]. While editors
would have to be educated about percent-encoding, this solution would make sure
that the title shows up correctly in watchlists, logs, etc. Further, it would
not lend itself to the rampant abuses offered by disabling
$wgRestrictDisplayTitle.
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