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OutputPage::showPermissionsErrorPage should prompt temporary users to log in for certain actions
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OutputPage::showPermissionsErrorPage displays a login prompt for anonymous (IP) users who can't perform certain actions read, edit, create and upload), if it could be solved by logging in, e.g.:

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Temporary users encounter an error explaining that they are not in the correct groups, e.g.:

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However, temporary users cannot be added to groups (see T330816), so the login message would be more helpful.

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OutputPage: Prompt temporary users to log in for certain actionsTchandersmediawiki/coremaster+2 -2
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Event Timeline

Tchanders created this task.Jul 11 2023, 5:17 PM
Tchanders added a comment.Jul 11 2023, 5:21 PM

Thanks @Cparle for finding this.

@Niharika Perhaps we could even add some extra text for temporary users to explain that their account is temporary and they're not logged in?

gerritbot added a comment.Jul 11 2023, 5:26 PM

Change 937161 had a related patch set uploaded (by Tchanders; author: Tchanders):

[mediawiki/core@master] OutputPage: Prompt temporary users to log in for certain actions

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/937161

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Jul 11 2023, 5:26 PM
Cparle mentioned this in T340537: Update UploadWizard for IP Masking.Jul 12 2023, 9:59 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Jul 12 2023, 9:22 PM

Change 937161 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] OutputPage: Prompt temporary users to log in for certain actions

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/937161

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Jul 12 2023, 9:30 PM
ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.41-notes (1.41.0-wmf.18; 2023-07-18).Jul 12 2023, 10:00 PM
Tchanders closed this task as Resolved.Feb 5 2024, 1:25 PM
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