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Editing interwiki shortcuts should use internal wikilink editor, not external wikilink editor
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Novem_Linguae
Oct 31 2022, 5:32 AM
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Description

Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

  • enwiki
  • Edit a sandbox using visual editor
  • Type mw:Extension:PageTriage
  • Select and wikilink it using ctrl-k
  • Save the edit
  • Edit the page again using visual editor
  • Click on mw:Extension:PageTriage
  • Type ctrl-k to edit it

What happens?:

  • It opens external link editor

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What should have happened instead?:

  • It should open internal link (wikilink) editor and pre-fill it with mw:Extension:PageTriage. If you examine the wikicode, this is how it is stored ([[mw:Extension:PageTriage]])

Software version (skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):

Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):