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Add map domains for ruwiki to the list of externallinks-excluded domains (wgExternalLinksIgnoreDomains)
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Via T405005: Implement mechanism to exclude a domain from externallinks database (LinkSearch), please, add next 4 domains to the list of excluded domains in ruwiki:

  • geohack.toolforge.org
  • maps.google.com
  • yandex.ru //yandex has no subdomain for maps
  • www.openstreetmap.org

Local discussion: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Википедия:Форум/Общий#Исключить_домены_картосервисов_из_таблицы_внешних_ссылок

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Setting project to Wikimedia-Site-requests, as this request is about settings / configuration of a Wikimedia website. In the future, please follow https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requesting_wiki_configuration_changes when requesting such site configuration changes. Thanks!

Aklapper renamed this task from Add map domains to the list of externallinks-excluded domains for ruwiki to Add map domains for ruwiki to the list of externallinks-excluded domains (wgExternalLinksIgnoreDomains).Feb 2 2026, 2:48 PM
Seawolf35 triaged this task as Medium priority.

@MBH I don't quite see a clear consensus to exclude yandex.ru. The other three domains should be fine though.

Change #1236361 had a related patch set uploaded (by Seawolf35gerrit; author: Seawolf35gerrit):

[operations/mediawiki-config@master] Add map domains for ruwiki to the list of externallinks-excluded domains

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1236361

Pppery changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Mar 24 2026, 8:09 PM

Change #1236361 merged by jenkins-bot:

[operations/mediawiki-config@master] Add map domains for ruwiki to the list of externallinks-excluded domains

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1236361

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-04-30T20:21:47Z] <jhuneidi@deploy1003> Started scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1274928|ukwiki: Remove the patroller user group and adjust various user rights (T423461)]], [[gerrit:1279477|nlwiki: Modify autoconfirmed requirements for nlwiki (T424898)]], [[gerrit:1247186|dewiki: Add abusefilter group (T418815)]], [[gerrit:1236361|Add map domains for ruwiki to the list of externallinks-excluded domains (T416174)]], [[gerrit:128044

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-04-30T20:36:40Z] <jhuneidi@deploy1003> Finished scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1274928|ukwiki: Remove the patroller user group and adjust various user rights (T423461)]], [[gerrit:1279477|nlwiki: Modify autoconfirmed requirements for nlwiki (T424898)]], [[gerrit:1247186|dewiki: Add abusefilter group (T418815)]], [[gerrit:1236361|Add map domains for ruwiki to the list of externallinks-excluded domains (T416174)]], [[gerrit:12804