From https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DynamicPageList
The DynamicPageList extension allows wiki users to create a list of pages that are listed in a set of categories.
and from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Suggestions_for_extensions_to_be_integrated#DynamicPageList
[disablable] — a.k.a. DynamicPageList. — Preceding subst:unsigned comment added by VasilievVV (talk • contribs) 21:49, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
A nice feature for sure, but may not be something that would be useful as a bundled extension. Probably useful for mid-to-larger wikis. Rehman 06:04, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Following the ruwikinews disruption in 2021 (phab:T287362), and especially considering phab:T287380, it seems likely that DPL won't be going anywhere unless it receives a pretty substantive rewrite. 「ディノ奴千？！」☎ Dinoguy1000 15:53, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
Oppose Oppose The extension is in need of a full rewrite, it has caused multiple full site outages, and deployment to further WMF sites is currently banned per Phab:T14423. 86.23.109.101 22:46, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
But the extension is rewritten as DynamicPageList3, it's a fully rewritten version of DPL for newer versions. 190.190.134.118 20:35, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
Support I'm going to disagree with 86.23.109.101 here - the extension has caused outages only because WMF wikis are so huge. Most wikis installing MediaWiki are never going to be large enough to cause problems so this remains a useful feature in that context. * Pppery * it has begun 15:54, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
Checklist:
- 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