Specific validation failure messages aren't displayed when editing translations using the legacy editor
Closed, ResolvedPublic1 Estimated Story PointsBUG REPORT
Actions

Assigned To

Authored By

	Pppery
	Nov 9 2025, 5:41 PM

Description

Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

Try to edit a translation manually (rather than by Tux)
Paste in some content that fails validation
Try to save.

What happens?

You get "the translation contains syntax errors".

What should have happened instead?:

The specific errors are shown

Software version (on Special:Version page; skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):

Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):

Split out from T409655

Details

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Don't throw away validation errors when using legacy editor	mediawiki/extensions/Translate	mleb-2026.01	+31 -9
	Don't throw away validation errors when using legacy editor	mediawiki/extensions/Translate	master	+31 -9

Customize query in gerrit

Related Objects

Mentioned In: T409655: PLURAL syntax validator gets confused by other uses of equals signs in the message, as seen at [[Wikimedia:Wikipedia-android-strings-year in review slide most read english articles body/de]]
Mentioned Here: T409655: PLURAL syntax validator gets confused by other uses of equals signs in the message, as seen at [[Wikimedia:Wikipedia-android-strings-year in review slide most read english articles body/de]]

Event Timeline

Pppery created this task.Nov 9 2025, 5:41 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptNov 9 2025, 5:41 PM

Pppery added a project: MediaWiki-extensions-Translate.Nov 9 2025, 5:42 PM

Tacsipacsi mentioned this in T409655: PLURAL syntax validator gets confused by other uses of equals signs in the message, as seen at [[Wikimedia:Wikipedia-android-strings-year in review slide most read english articles body/de]].Nov 10 2025, 3:11 PM

Ameisenigel subscribed.Nov 10 2025, 3:37 PM

Pppery claimed this task.Nov 21 2025, 9:28 PM

Change #1208456 had a related patch set uploaded (by Pppery; author: Pppery):

[mediawiki/extensions/Translate@master] Don't throw away validation errors when using legacy editor

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1208456

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Nov 21 2025, 9:28 PM

Nikerabbit added projects: LPL Essential (FY2025-26 Q2), LPL Projects (Other), Community-collaboration.Nov 22 2025, 7:54 AM

Nikerabbit moved this task from Backlog to Ready for dev on the LPL Essential (FY2025-26 Q2) board.Nov 25 2025, 9:23 AM

abi_ changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Dec 3 2025, 3:25 PM

abi_ triaged this task as Medium priority.

Nikerabbit set the point value for this task to 1.Dec 15 2025, 7:35 AM

Change #1208456 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Translate@master] Don't throw away validation errors when using legacy editor

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1208456

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 19 2025, 5:30 AM

Nikerabbit edited projects, added LPL Essential (FY2025-26 Q3); removed LPL Essential (FY2025-26 Q2).Jan 13 2026, 8:51 AM

Nikerabbit moved this task from Backlog to Ready for dev on the LPL Essential (FY2025-26 Q3) board.

Nikerabbit closed this task as Resolved.Wed, Feb 18, 8:16 AM

Nikerabbit moved this task from Ready for dev to Done on the LPL Essential (FY2025-26 Q3) board.

Nikerabbit moved this task from Backlog to translation aids on the MediaWiki-extensions-Translate board.

Change #1240598 had a related patch set uploaded (by Abijeet Patro; author: Pppery):

[mediawiki/extensions/Translate@mleb-2026.01] Don't throw away validation errors when using legacy editor

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1240598

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Thu, Feb 19, 8:10 AM

Change #1240598 merged by jenkins-bot: