[Regression] Temp accounts banner overlay blocks content on mobile
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	kostajh
	Oct 16 2025, 6:59 PM

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Summary

The temporary accounts banner on mobile devices is behaving incorrectly when the source editor is opened, or when search results are shown:

Screenshot 2025-10-16 at 12.59.59 PM.png (428×672 px, 40 KB)

Requirement

Scope: Mobile web (Minerva skin).

The temporary accounts banner must not overlap or obscure any visible page elements on mobile.
This includes content, search results, and editing interfaces.
The banner must remain fixed and visible without blocking user interaction or viewable elements.

BDD

Feature: Prevent temp accounts banner from overlapping mobile content

  Scenario: Viewing any mobile interface
    Given I am using the Minerva skin on a mobile device
    When the temporary accounts banner is visible
    Then the banner does not overlap or obscure any page elements

Test Steps

Test Case 1: Verify banner placement on mobile

Open Wikipedia on a mobile device (Minerva skin) as a temporary account user.
Navigate through various pages, including search and edit modes.
AC1: The temporary accounts banner does not overlap or obscure any page elements.

QA Results - Prod

AC	Status	Details
1	✅	T407549#11287143

Acceptance criteria

Temp accounts banner does not block view of page contents

Details

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Author	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Temporary user banner should not have such a high z-index	Jdlrobson	mediawiki/skins/MinervaNeue	wmf/1.45.0-wmf.23	+11 -0
	Temporary user banner should not have such a high z-index	Jdlrobson	mediawiki/skins/MinervaNeue	master	+11 -0

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Related Objects

Mentioned In: T414802: z-index issue causes random page/home to be unusable as a temp account on MinervaNeue
T407535: Verify 1.45.0-wmf.23 deployment
Mentioned Here: T404122: Short term fix for temp accounts z-index blocker
rMWd654e437c87d: tempUserBanner: Set `relative` position to enable `z-index`

Event Timeline

kostajh created this task.Oct 16 2025, 6:59 PM

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kostajh added projects: MobileFrontend, MinervaNeue.Oct 16 2025, 7:16 PM

Jdlrobson edited projects, added: MobileFrontend (MobileFrontend (Editor)); removed: MobileFrontend.Oct 16 2025, 7:21 PM

Jdlrobson added a subscriber: Volker_E.

git bisect points to rMWd654e437c87d: tempUserBanner: Set `relative` position to enable `z-index`, added in T404122: Short term fix for temp accounts z-index blocker

@Volker_E @Jdlrobson-WMF fixing this is fairly urgent, given that the banner is interfering with the source editor. Would you all be able to look at fixing this?

DerHexer subscribed.Oct 16 2025, 7:43 PM

Jdlrobson-WMF edited projects, added: MinervaNeue; removed: MobileFrontend (MobileFrontend (Editor)).Oct 16 2025, 8:00 PM

Jdlrobson-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)

Change #1196748 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jdlrobson; author: Jdlrobson):

[mediawiki/skins/MinervaNeue@master] Temporary banner should not have such a high z-index in Minerva

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1196748

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 16 2025, 8:05 PM

Jdlrobson-WMF added a project: Reader Experience Team.Oct 16 2025, 8:07 PM

Change #1196760 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jdlrobson; author: Jdlrobson):

[mediawiki/skins/MinervaNeue@wmf/1.45.0-wmf.23] Temporary user banner should not have such a high z-index

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1196760

Johannnes89 subscribed.Oct 16 2025, 9:11 PM

Change #1196748 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/skins/MinervaNeue@master] Temporary user banner should not have such a high z-index

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1196748

Change #1196760 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/skins/MinervaNeue@wmf/1.45.0-wmf.23] Temporary user banner should not have such a high z-index

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1196760

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 16 2025, 9:30 PM

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2025-10-16T21:31:12Z] <jdlrobson@deploy2002> Started scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1196760|Temporary user banner should not have such a high z-index (T407549)]]

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2025-10-16T21:35:36Z] <jdlrobson@deploy2002> jdlrobson: Backport for [[gerrit:1196760|Temporary user banner should not have such a high z-index (T407549)]] synced to the testservers (see https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mwdebug). Changes can now be verified there.

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2025-10-16T21:46:33Z] <jdlrobson@deploy2002> Finished scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1196760|Temporary user banner should not have such a high z-index (T407549)]] (duration: 15m 21s)

Jdlrobson-WMF renamed this task from Temp accounts banner overlay blocks content on mobile to [Regression] Temp accounts banner overlay blocks content on mobile.Oct 16 2025, 9:49 PM

Jdlrobson-WMF edited projects, added: Regression, Unplanned-Sprint-Work, Readers Essential Work, Reader Experience Team (REx Sprint 7 [Q2 Oct 7-Oct 21 '25]); removed: Reader Experience Team.

Jdlrobson-WMF set the point value for this task to 1.

Jdlrobson-WMF moved this task from Ready to Needs QA on the Reader Experience Team (REx Sprint 7 [Q2 Oct 7-Oct 21 '25]) board.

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.45-notes (1.45.0-wmf.23; 2025-10-14).Oct 16 2025, 10:00 PM

In T407549#11282807, @kostajh wrote:

@Volker_E @Jdlrobson-WMF fixing this is fairly urgent, given that the banner is interfering with the source editor. Would you all be able to look at fixing this?

Thank you for your quick work on this!

Test Result - Prod

Status: ✅ PASS
Environment: testwiki
OS: macOS Tahoe 26.x
Browser: Chrome Canary (latest as of test date)
Device: iPhone 17 Pro Max

Test Case 1: Verify banner placement on mobile

Open Wikipedia on a mobile device (Minerva skin) as a temporary account user.
Navigate through various pages, including search and edit modes.
✅ AC1: The temporary accounts banner does not overlap or obscure any page elements.