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Bundle Extension:TimedMediaHandler with MediaWiki core
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TimedMediaHandler is the "Handler for audio, video and timed text, with format support for WebM, Ogg Theora, Vorbis, srt"

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TimedMediaHandler

This is essential if a 3rd party wiki wants to use audio or video with playback.

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(note unticked items might need to be checked; they haven't because OP doesn't really understand their meanings).

  • Passed discussion or already Wikimedia deployed
  • Passed security review or already Wikimedia deployed
  • Voting CI structure tests
  • Runs MediaWiki-CodeSniffer
  • Runs phan
  • Supports MySQL, SQLite, and Postgres (if there are schema changes)
  • GPL v2 or later compatible license
  • Extension's default configuration provides optimal experience
  • Tested with web installer
  • Any relevant dependencies also bundled

(subtask of T333405)

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Bugreporter2 created this task.Apr 13 2025, 2:03 AM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptApr 13 2025, 2:03 AM
Bugreporter2 added a parent task: T333405: Expand the set of bundled extensions and skins in MediaWiki 1.44.Apr 13 2025, 2:03 AM
Bugreporter2 mentioned this in T333405: Expand the set of bundled extensions and skins in MediaWiki 1.44.
Bugreporter2 updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 13 2025, 2:08 AM
Bugreporter2 added projects: TimedMediaHandler, MediaWiki-Releasing.
Bugreporter2 triaged this task as Medium priority.Apr 13 2025, 2:23 AM
Aklapper lowered the priority of this task from Medium to Low.Apr 13 2025, 8:13 AM

This is essential if a 3rd party wiki wants to use audio or video with playback.

Sure, but how common is that? What makes this medium priority?

Bugreporter2 added a comment.Apr 13 2025, 11:23 AM

I think this should be core functionality. Third party wikis need to be able to play video, even if they only use it sparingly. This is from experience of running a 3rd party wiki.

Jdforrester-WMF mentioned this in T392080: Expand the set of bundled extensions and skins in MediaWiki 1.45.Apr 16 2025, 12:44 PM
Jdforrester-WMF edited parent tasks, added: T392080: Expand the set of bundled extensions and skins in MediaWiki 1.45; removed: T333405: Expand the set of bundled extensions and skins in MediaWiki 1.44.Apr 16 2025, 12:47 PM
Bugreporter2 awarded a token.May 15 2025, 9:26 AM
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egardner moved this task from To sort to Features on the TimedMediaHandler board.Apr 15 2026, 7:33 PM
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