Maniphest T419930

Remove the `vform` HTMLForm display format
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	Volker_E
	Mar 13 2026, 3:58 AM

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Background

T408126 deprecated VForm support from HTMLForm. Remaining HTMLForm display handling related to VForm is unused and can be removed as follow-up cleanup.

Goal

Remove the leftover VForm-related display format code from HTMLForm.

Acceptance Criteria for done

vform display format is removed from HTMLForm.

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Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Author	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	HTMLForm: Remove the 'vform' display format	VolkerE	mediawiki/core	master	+5 -209
	HTMLForm: Remove override for deprecated getVForm()	Bartosz Dziewoński	mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase	master	+0 -11

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open		Jdlrobson	T182050 Remove all mediawiki.ui components and libraries in favor of Codex
		Resolved		Volker_E	T419930 Remove the `vform` HTMLForm display format

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Volker_E created this task.Mar 13 2026, 3:58 AM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptMar 13 2026, 3:58 AM

Wikibase calls getVform in 'repo/includes/Specials/HTMLForm/HTMLAliasesField.php'.

GoogleLogin and an extension called XenForoAuth both use target vform still. Everything else is neglible, even a few outdated skins with vform class selectors.

Change #1251210 had a related patch set uploaded (by VolkerE; author: VolkerE):

[mediawiki/core@master] HTMLForm: Remove the 'vform' display format

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1251210

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 13 2026, 4:22 AM

Change #1251302 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński; author: Bartosz Dziewoński):

[mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase@master] HTMLForm: Remove override for deprecated getVForm()

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1251302

In T419930#11705099, @Volker_E wrote:

GoogleLogin and an extension called XenForoAuth both use target vform still.

They probably did that to match the normal login form, which used vform until https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/919361 (MW 1.41), and will probably be updated to use codex on newer MediaWiki versions one day.