Fix links to user creation log to include the excludetempacct parameter except when specifically accessing temp account log
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	Niharika
	Aug 26 2025, 8:50 AM

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Motivation

We added an option to exclude temporary accounts from the "user creation log" in T398423. This task is to make a couple of updates to when the checkbox appears checked based on Johannes' feedback:

In T398423#11072376, @Johannnes89 wrote:

While navigating from https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log to the user creation log works as expected (selecting "user creation log" in the menu opens https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=newusers&user=&page=&excludetempacct=1&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist&issubmitted=1), navigating from any other log (e.g. https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log/block) to "user creation log" opens a different link (https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=newusers&user=&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&subtype=&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist&issubmitted=1) without the excludetempacct parameter.

In T398423#11082161, @Johannnes89 wrote:

Another issue with the new checkbox: If you notice a temporary account without edits (e.g. https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/~2025-34552-3) and click "Logs" in the tools menu, the link https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log/~2025-34552-3 doesn't show any log entries, because "Exclude temporary account creations" is checked by default – this shouldn't be the case when visiting logs of temporary accounts.

Acceptance criteria

Navigating from any log to "user creation log" should launch the "user creation log" with the excludetempacct checked by default.
If a user is specifically navigating to logs for a given temporary account (for example by clicking "Logs" under the Tools menu), the excludetempacct checkbox should not appear checked.

Details

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Special:Log: Don't exclude temp. accounts if performer is temporary	mediawiki/core	master	+18 -11
	LogEventsList: Check excludetempacct by default if switching logs	mediawiki/core	master	+20 -10

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Related Objects

Mentioned In: T402257: Special:Log/(temp account) should show account creation by default
T398423: Temp Accounts: Special:Log/newusers is flooded with temp accounts making it harder to monitor abuse
Mentioned Here: T398423: Temp Accounts: Special:Log/newusers is flooded with temp accounts making it harder to monitor abuse

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OKryva-WMF edited projects, added Product Safety and Integrity (Sprint Apfel Strudel (Sep 29 - Oct 17)), Temporary accounts; removed Temporary accounts (Global wiki rollout).Oct 7 2025, 3:07 PM

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Niharika renamed this task from Fix links to user creation log to include the excludetempacct parameter to Fix links to user creation log to include the excludetempacct parameter except when specifically accessing temp account log.Nov 20 2025, 11:58 AM

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Niharika mentioned this in T402257: Special:Log/(temp account) should show account creation by default.Nov 20 2025, 12:02 PM

Niharika merged a task: T402257: Special:Log/(temp account) should show account creation by default.

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Change #1216554 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mszwarc; author: Mszwarc):

[mediawiki/core@master] LogEventsList: Check excludetempacct by default if switching logs

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216554

Change #1216555 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mszwarc; author: Mszwarc):

[mediawiki/core@master] Special:Log: Don't exclude temp. accounts if performer is temporary

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216555

mszwarc moved this task from In progress to Needs review on the Product Safety and Integrity (Sprint Mince Pie Dec 1 - Dec 12) board.Dec 8 2025, 1:48 PM

Change #1216554 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] LogEventsList: Check excludetempacct by default if switching logs

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216554

Change #1216555 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Special:Log: Don't exclude temp. accounts if performer is temporary

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216555

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@mszwarc I believe I have the latest version of media wiki. I tried to navigate from other logs then to "user creation logs" I still don't see the "Exclude temporary account creations" checkbox checked.

Let me know if I am missing something

In T402896#11450055, @EChukwukere-WMF wrote:

@mszwarc I believe I have the latest version of media wiki. I tried to navigate from other logs then to "user creation logs" I still don't see the "Exclude temporary account creations" checkbox checked.

Let me know if I am missing something

The patch hasn't been deployed yet to test wiki (it'll be on next Tuesday). You can test it locally or on beta cluster.

thanks for the confirmation @mszwarc

Test status: QA PASS

Going from any log to the user creation log will have the "Exclude temporary account creations" checkbox stays checked

Clicking logs on A temp account with no edits will have the "Exclude temporary account creations" unchecked

EChukwukere-WMF moved this task from Needs QA to Done on the Product Safety and Integrity (Sprint Mince Pie Dec 1 - Dec 12) board.Fri, Dec 19, 7:16 PM

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Fix links to user creation log to include the excludetempacct parameter except when specifically accessing temp account logOpen, In Progress, LowPublicActions