When the current wiki is not the same as the target wiki, local customizations are not available.
Some wikis redefine contenttranslation-summary locally so they can show a message at the top of the CX dashboard intended for translators who are considering translating into that wiki. However, since it is possible to have the target language different than the current wiki, translators can be missing the intended notice.
Redirecting to the target wiki on target language change was introduced in T291552: Section Translation: Redirect to target wiki on target language change but changed in T386344: Redirect to the target wiki when accessing the editor
Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):
What happens?:
- The notice is about publishing requirements on Finish Wikipedia
What should have happened instead?:
- You should see the notice about publishing requirements on English Wikipedia since this is the current target language
Software version (on Special:Version page; skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):
Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):
Notes from 2025-10-30 team discussion
- contenttranslation-summary is currently used to inform translators about publishing restrictions.
- We think it would be better done by the software based on wgContentTranslationPublishRequirements similar to how it was done in the editor in T396142: ContentTranslation tool doesn't follow wgContentTranslationPublishRequirements setting
- To do so, we would have to implement an API that exposes CX configuration so that it can be retrieved when the user is currently on a different wiki