Reduce selector specificity in current Special:ReadingLists CSS
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Description

Background

Inherited from before REx was established, the specificity of the Special:ReadingLists page CSS is too high. Perhaps through a lack of information about nesting side-effects.

Goal

Limit specificity of .client-js rule only to the JavaScript enablement warning message.

Acceptance criteria for done

Reducing overall specificity –following CSS authoring best practices– for special page selectors, keep nesting with client-js only to JS message.

Details

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	styles: Reduce selector specificity in ReadingLists special page	mediawiki/extensions/ReadingLists	master	+165 -165

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Related Objects

Mentioned In: T408655: Verify 1.45.0-wmf.25 deployment
Mentioned Here: T407516: Bring Reading Lists sub-grid in certain viewport ranges and item combos (1, 2 or 3 items) to design

Event Timeline

Volker_E created this task.Oct 21 2025, 5:29 AM

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Change #1197382 had a related patch set uploaded (by VolkerE; author: VolkerE):

[mediawiki/extensions/ReadingLists@master] styles: Reduce selector specificity in ReadingLists special page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1197382

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 21 2025, 5:32 AM

Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)Oct 21 2025, 4:05 PM

Jdlrobson-WMF moved this task from Incoming to Needs refinement on the Reader Experience Team board.Oct 21 2025, 5:24 PM

Change #1197382 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/ReadingLists@master] styles: Reduce selector specificity in ReadingLists special page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1197382

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 22 2025, 6:31 PM

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.45-notes (1.45.0-wmf.25; 2025-10-28).Oct 22 2025, 7:00 PM

Volker_E triaged this task as Medium priority.Oct 22 2025, 9:35 PM

Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)

Volker_E edited projects, added Reader Experience Team (REx Sprint 8 [Q2 Oct 21-Nov 3]); removed Reader Experience Team.

Volker_E moved this task from Ready to Sign-off on the Reader Experience Team (REx Sprint 8 [Q2 Oct 21-Nov 3]) board.

For completion, this makes ~~life~~ dev experience in debugging sub-grid T407516 simpler apart from all the other benefits, like leaner code.

Volker_E set the point value for this task to 1.Oct 22 2025, 9:51 PM

Jdlrobson-WMF added a project: FY25-26 WE3.3.4 Reading List Experiment & Rollout.Oct 24 2025, 9:03 PM

Edtadros mentioned this in T408655: Verify 1.45.0-wmf.25 deployment.Oct 29 2025, 2:07 AM

Jdrewniak closed this task as Resolved.Nov 4 2025, 4:45 AM

Jdrewniak claimed this task.

Reduce selector specificity in current Special:ReadingLists CSSClosed, ResolvedPublic1 Estimated Story PointsActions