https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68827
Bug ID: 68827
Summary: nsToken URL parameter in search URLs is kinda ugly
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AS
earch&profile=advanced&search=search+box+focus&fulltex
t=Search&ns4=1&profile=advanced&nsToken=240fd45a30df79
3339a14af5766760a9%2B%5C
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Search
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Web browser: ---
Mobile Platform: ---
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&search=search+box+focus&fulltext=Search&ns4=1&profile=advanced&nsToken=240fd45a30df793339a14af5766760a9%2B%5C
The nsToken URL parameter in search URLs is a bit much. I'm not saying we
should never expose internal implementation details to users in URLs, but that
salted hash(?) is just garbage to over 99% of users. At minimum, we can
probably shorten the hash. But ideally we'd find a way to eliminate the URL
parameter, I think.
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