Hoi,
Would it be possible to trigger a function that might add statements to the
items for the articles involved ?
Thanks,
GerardM
On 2 April 2015 at 11:54, Kai Nissen <[email protected]> wrote:
> I already noticed the extension, but decided not to enhance it.
>
> As you already said, it hasn't been touched in a long time. In fact,
> there are some minor issues in the code that would need to be fixed.
>
> Apart from that, it's using a different hook (OnArticleSave) and a diff
> mechanism to determine the added/removed categories. It's also sending
> notification mails on its own instead of using Extension:Echo or the job
> queue.
>
> The feature for having personal categories (Category:Automatically
> watched by USER_NAME) seems quite useful for custom mediawiki
> installations, but shouldn't be available in Wikimedia projects.
>
> If we went ahead and changed all this, there wouldn't be much left of
> what it was. The extension would also depend on Echo, so people who are
> using it in their own mediawiki installations would need to install Echo
> in order to be able to upgrade.
>
> Cheers,
> Kai
>
>
> Am 30.03.2015 um 19:05 schrieb Aran:
> > The the CategoryWatch extension was created a few years ago for this,
> > but hasn't been updated in a long time so may need some minor fixes by
> now.
> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryWatch
> >
> > On 30/03/15 12:40, Kai Nissen wrote:
> >> Hi there,
> >>
> >> I created a Request for comments[1] and a corresponding Phabricator
> >> Task[2] regarding a feature that enables users to watch categories for
> >> page additions and removals.
> >>
> >> If you are interested in this topic or somehow involved in
> >> Extension:Echo or watchlist features, feel free to participate in the
> >> discussion.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Kai
> >>
> >>
> >> [1]:
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Watch_Categorylinks
> >> [2]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T94414
> >>
> >>
> >
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