https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45942
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Bug ID: 45942
Summary: "Magic links" RFC, PMID and ISBN should be gated by
configuration
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Parser
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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also see bug 10626, bug 13335 and bug 20832
(this part is about a bug)
Forcing magic links for RFC, ISBN and PMID without simple way to disable it
through configuration can't be seen as anything other than a bug.
it is clear that the changing the default behavior will create a serious
regression, so the default behavior should be exactly as today. however, not
allowing to disable these magic links through config is a bug. i might not want
my wiki to link to either of these external sites.
(this part is about enhancement)
moving it to configuration, if done correctly, will also allow sites to expand
to other magic words, such as bugzilla entries for the project this wiki is
used for, or patent#, or court ruling etc.
each of these may be more relevant or more appropriate in some specific wiki
than RFC or ISBN or PMID.
unfortunately i can't add a patch to this ticket (maybe i will, eventually, if
nobody else will), but the idea is to use something like $wgAutoMagicLinks
array that will receive a value in DefaultSettings.php that will create the
current behavior, and the user will be able to override in LocalSettings.php,
for both removing unwanted automagiclinks (some or all), and add new ones.
again, the ability to have new ones is "nice to have", but not being able to
suppress the hardcoded ones through config is nothing less than a bug.
peace.
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