Maniphest T220386

Have a way to import a list of languages or a list of wikis to target in CentralNotice
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	Trizek-WMF
	Apr 8 2019, 1:55 PM

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At the moment, Special:CentralNotice only allows a manual selection of languages or wikis.

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A nice addition would be to have a way to import a list of languages, defined in a certain format.

There is an example with T220080. This task is about creating a banner that would be displayed on 889 wikis. A list of languages and wikis is provided. For now, I have to manually select al the languages I need. So have a simpler way to import them to the CentralNotice system would be really great.

The current system works like this:

select a wiki (like, for instance, Wikinews)
select ar
select bg
select bs
select ca
select cs
select de
select el
select en
select eo
select es
select fa
select fi
select fr
select he
select hu
select it
select ja
select ko
select li
select nl
select no
select pl
select pt
select ro
select ru
select sd
select sq
select sr
select sv
select ta
select th
select tr
select uk
select zh
save

(It is a short list and I haven't counted scrolls in steps. 😛 )

The system after improvement would work like this:

select a wiki (like, for instance, Wikinews)
import a CSV list: ar, bg, bs, ca, cs, de, el, en, eo, es, fa, fi, fr, he, hu, it, ja, ko, li, nl, no, pl, pt, ro, ru, sd, sq, sr, sv, ta, th, tr, uk, zh
save

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Trizek-WMF created this task.Apr 8 2019, 1:55 PM

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• DStrine moved this task from Triage to Q4 FY21-22 on the Fundraising-Backlog board.Apr 8 2019, 4:11 PM

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Trizek-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 23 2019, 3:15 PM

Ciao @Jseddon, I asked Trizek to update the task description to explain better how cumbersome the process currently is. He's having to manually input hundreds wikis manually, and that's just insane.
I'd like to add, if that helps, that the Translate extension offers a system to select languages, when marking a page for translation, that may come handy - it's a box where you can simply add a comma-separated list of language codes.
Please LMK how we can help getting this prioritized or who I can talk to about it. TYVM!

The system on Extension:Translate:

• Elitre awarded a token.Oct 7 2019, 2:49 PM

(@JKatzWMF , this is one of the topics we discussed about today. Just an FYI since you were curious!)

As a quick win probably a simple userscript can be created providing such a feature.

In T220386#5607672, @Base wrote:

As a quick win probably a simple userscript can be created providing such a feature.

If you can help there, you are more than welcomed! :D

Here's a super hacky script you can use in the browser console, or base a userscript on. It won't update the control display, but it will change the languages when you click Submit.

var targetLangs = ['aa', 'cy', 'en'],
    select = document.getElementById('project_languages');

for ( var i = 0; i < select.options.length; i++ ) {
    if ( targetLangs.indexOf( select.options[i].value ) !== -1 ) {
        select.options[i].selected = true;
    } else {
        select.options[i].selected = false;
    }
}

Thank you, @Pcoombe! I'll try it soon.

XenoRyet moved this task from Q4 FY21-22 to Unscheduled on the Fundraising-Backlog board.Mar 14 2023, 10:01 PM

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Have a way to import a list of languages or a list of wikis to target in CentralNotice
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