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Default to searching for http and https external URLs
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Description

Feature summary (what you would like to be able to do and where):

In exturlusage, default to searching for http and https external URLs instead of only http when no protocol is specified

Use case(s) (list the steps that you performed to discover that problem, and describe the actual underlying problem which you want to solve. Do not describe only a solution):

for -weblink generator

Benefits (why should this be implemented?):

  • align with the exturlusage API and Special:LinkSearch default
  • not need to perform multiple searches to find all http(s) uses

Event Timeline

Change #1154384 had a related patch set uploaded (by JJMC89; author: JJMC89):

[pywikibot/core@master] [FEAT] exturlusage: search for http and https by default

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1154384

JJMC89 changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Jun 7 2025, 9:15 PM
JJMC89 claimed this task.

Change #1154384 merged by jenkins-bot:

[pywikibot/core@master] [FEAT] exturlusage: search for http and https by default

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1154384