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TextMatchEditCheck: Add support for links in matchItem descriptions
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Description

In the on-wiki config for TextMatch, allow wikitext links to be included in the individual matchItem (rule) descriptions.

Requirements
A matchItem description that is configured with wikitext, such as { "message": "Learn [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style|more]]" }, renders as a link in the widget.

Event Timeline

Change #1236855 had a related patch set uploaded (by Medelius; author: Medelius):

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@master] TextMatch: allow links in descriptions

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1236855

Change #1236855 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@master] TextMatch: allow links in descriptions

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1236855

Change #1237333 had a related patch set uploaded (by DLynch; author: Medelius):

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@wmf/1.46.0-wmf.14] TextMatch: allow links in descriptions

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1237333

Change #1237333 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@wmf/1.46.0-wmf.14] TextMatch: allow links in descriptions

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1237333

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-02-05T21:46:57Z] <kemayo@deploy2002> Started scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1237329|EditCheck: Adjust copy of experimental checks]], [[gerrit:1237331|TextMatchEditCheck: Place 'dismiss' action last]], [[gerrit:1237333|TextMatch: allow links in descriptions (T416511)]]

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-02-05T21:48:51Z] <kemayo@deploy2002> kemayo: Backport for [[gerrit:1237329|EditCheck: Adjust copy of experimental checks]], [[gerrit:1237331|TextMatchEditCheck: Place 'dismiss' action last]], [[gerrit:1237333|TextMatch: allow links in descriptions (T416511)]] synced to the testservers (see https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mwdebug). Changes can now be verified there.

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-02-05T21:55:16Z] <kemayo@deploy2002> Finished scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1237329|EditCheck: Adjust copy of experimental checks]], [[gerrit:1237331|TextMatchEditCheck: Place 'dismiss' action last]], [[gerrit:1237333|TextMatch: allow links in descriptions (T416511)]] (duration: 08m 19s)

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