Last modified: 2014-11-12 01:12:34 UTC
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.
hashar changed the classification from "bug" to "enhancement". although i agree that doing it in a way that will allow adding new "magic links", or even in a way that will allow controlling magic links individually may be considered "enhancement", i disagree that not being able to disable magic links in any manner can be considered anything other than "bug". the absolute minimum that's required in order for the implementation of this feature not to be considered a bug, is to create a single configuration variable that will be assigned the value "true" in DefaultSettings, and will gate the magic links expansion procedure. keeping legacy perversions for backward compatibility is the right thing to do. not providing for a way to disable those perversions (short of editing core) is plain and simple bug. maybe it's a low priority bug, but it's _not_ "enhancement". peace.
I 2nd the request from the title without reading the posts. These auto links are not useful for everyone. MediaWiki is not WikiPedia!
