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Create Patchdemo Documentation Page
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Description

A documentation page for patchdemo is needed, perhaps on wikitech.

Use case:
As a new developer, I have worked on some code changes.
I would like to know an easy way to do UAT on my code.
I know nothing about patchdemo.

Acceptance Criteria:

  • A page for patchdemo on mediawiki.org or wikitech.wikimedia.org
    • Explanation on how to create a wiki, select extensions, go to the wiki, etc
    • Explanation on common problems and what to do about them
    • FAQ
  • A link to the patchdemo documentation page from some documentation for new developers, such as How to become a MediaWiki hacker
  • A link to the patchdemo documentation page from patchdemo.wmcloud.org

Event Timeline

jeena renamed this task from Patchdemo documentation page to Create Patchdemo Documentation Page.Dec 6 2025, 12:40 AM

I think I would pick MediaWiki.org as the wiki to start the user facing docs on. Wikitech is a great place for service docs, runbooks, etc. MediaWiki.org is a more common home for developer facing documentation on things like how to use gerrit, Phabricator, and other DevEx tools.

The https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Patch_demo soft redirect page would be reasonable to replace with content.

The https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Patch_demo soft redirect page would be reasonable to replace with content.

We have content now! Now, we just need to link to it from elsewhere.

thcipriani triaged this task as Medium priority.
thcipriani moved this task from Backlog to In progress on the Catalyst (Luka Ijo Pimeja Jan) board.
thcipriani set the point value for this task to 3.Thu, Feb 19, 5:21 PM