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"clearyourcache" message should only show information for the specific browser being used (instead of all browsers)
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https://translatewiki.net/wiki/MediaWiki:Clearyourcache/en

Could the clearyourcache message be changed based on what browser you're using, instead of showing how to clear the cache for every browser? It would make it less cluttered, especially for wikis (which?) that don't put it into a list and instead have it as a block of text.

For example, if you're using Firefox, the message would be

Note: After publishing, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes. You can do this in your browser by holding down the Shift key while clicking Reload (or by pressing Ctrl-Shift-R). For details and instructions about other browsers, see Wikipedia:Bypass your cache.

instead of (current default, as of 2024):

Note: After publishing, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes.

  • Firefox / Safari: Hold Shift while clicking Reload, or press either Ctrl-F5 or Ctrl-R (⌘-R on a Mac)
  • Google Chrome: Press Ctrl-Shift-R (⌘-Shift-R on a Mac)
  • Edge: Hold Ctrl while clicking Refresh, or press Ctrl-F5.

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Make clearyourcache i18n message browser basedmediawiki/coremaster+35 -7
Customize query in gerrit

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TerraCodes created this task.May 21 2018, 5:54 AM
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Aklapper renamed this task from clearyourcache changing based on browser to "clearyourcache" message should only show information for the specific browser being used (instead of all browsers).May 21 2018, 10:18 AM
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Change 471558 had a related patch set uploaded (by D3r1ck01; owner: Alangi Derick):
[mediawiki/core@master] Make clearyourcache i18n message browser based

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/471558

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Nov 4 2018, 5:55 PM
xSavitar added a comment.Nov 4 2018, 5:56 PM

I don't know if MediaWiki has a package that does browser detection, but as a POC, this can work well. I've used an external vendor to achieve this and it looks good but I'm not sure if external vendors are accepted.

So if there is a MW way of doing this, I'll be glad to amend the patch to use it. Thanks :)

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gerritbot added a comment.Apr 9 2019, 1:15 AM

Change 471558 abandoned by D3r1ck01:
Make clearyourcache i18n message browser based

Reason:
No longer working on this!

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/471558

Umherirrender removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 5 2022, 7:03 PM
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Bruhmanan claimed this task.Oct 3 2024, 11:16 AM

I am workin on this task as part of IIIT-Hyderabad wiki hackathon

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Nemoralis subscribed.Sat, Nov 16, 11:30 PM

@Bruhmanan are you still working on this?

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Aklapper added a comment.Mon, Nov 18, 10:52 AM

@Nemoralis: I doubt that this is so important for everyone out there that it justifies User-notice?

Nemoralis added a subscriber: Quiddity.Mon, Nov 18, 2:38 PM
In T195229#10330502, @Aklapper wrote:

@Nemoralis: I doubt that this is so important for everyone out there that it justifies User-notice?

I don't think so? @Quiddity what do you think about this?

Bugreporter2 subscribed.Tue, Nov 19, 5:52 AM

A magic word output of the user's browser would allow this. Would it impact caching?

Quiddity updated the task description. (Show Details)EditedWed, Nov 20, 11:04 PM
Quiddity removed a project: User-notice.

Re: User-notice - I agree this is probably not suitable for Tech News. (I.e. There are hundreds of regular improvements to MediaWiki which are great but are not worth distracting everyone with announcements about).

Re: The task itself - I think the Description was unclear, and I've attempted to clarify it a bit.
However, it's still not great, as the proposed replacement-message currently:

  • references a page that isn't available on most wikis (Wikipedia:Bypass your cache -- This is only on 18 wikis),
  • and it doesn't mention the OS-variant, e.g. for Firefox on Mac users.
    • Plus it's unclear whether this task would (or should) also include OS-detection (and string-customization) as well as Browser-detection.

Overall, I'd recommend just declining this task, and instead just replacing the current default message with the more concise version that is used in some wikis (e.g. Enwiki) that provides a single-command for all browsers/OSes. I.e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Clearyourcache -- (without the final sentence) -- Keep It Simple!

srishakatux mentioned this in T381064: Organize a "Getting started with Wikimedia language tech volunteering" session for WikiClub Tech India.Fri, Nov 29, 2:34 AM
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