| Tchanders | |
| Apr 7 2021, 3:55 PM |
| F34443256: action_block_log_entry.png | |
| May 6 2021, 9:39 AM |
| F34443266: action_block_log_entry_checkuser.png | |
| May 6 2021, 9:39 AM |
| F34443259: action_block_log_entry_simple.png | |
| May 6 2021, 9:39 AM |
When a user is blocked, a log entry is made. These logs are visible at Special:Log by filtering to the "Block log". Details of page/namespace blocks are included in these log entries; details of action blocks should be too.
Technical details
When a new DatabaseBlock is made, a log entry is created in BlockUser::log. Block parameters are added to the log entry in BlockUser::constructLogParams. We should add action block details here.
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow action blocks to be logged via block log parameters | mediawiki/core | master | +56 -7 |
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | • TThoabala | T279560 Allow action blocks to be logged via block log parameters | |||
| Resolved | Tchanders | T279556 Introduce infrastructure for making partial blocks against actions |
Change 684139 had a related patch set uploaded (by TsepoThoabala; author: TsepoThoabala):
[mediawiki/core@master] Allow action blocks to be logged via block log parameters
Change 684139 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/core@master] Allow action blocks to be logged via block log parameters
I tested how blocks look in Special:Log/block and action=query&list=logevents.
For example, in Special:Log:
Here's a more complicted example in Special:Log, a block with many different restrictions:
I also tested how log entries look in CheckUser's Special:Investigate/Timeline. They look very much the same as in Special:Log. For example:
Test Environments: