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Remove 'mediawiki.ui' module
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T235961: Remove 'mediawiki.ui.anchor' module | T420674: Remove 'mediawiki.ui.radio' module

Background & Goal

Remove all blocking calls to use 'mediawiki.ui' module and remove the module itself. It has been deprecated since MediaWiki 1.41.'
It's basically just the mw-ui-label class with three properties in there.

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Developer notes

are loading the module too as of now

Acceptance criteria for done

  • Remove/replace usage blockers
  • Remove the module

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectRepoBranchLines +/-
Remove unused 'mediawiki.ui' modulemediawiki/coremaster+2 -27
View: Remove unused general 'mediawiki.ui' modulemediawiki/extensions/Flowmaster+0 -1
Flow should maintain a local version of MediaWiki UImediawiki/extensions/Flowmaster+454 -8
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Volker_E created this task.Mar 20 2026, 1:48 AM
Volker_E mentioned this in T420675: Remove 'mediawiki.ui.checkbox' module.
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)Mar 20 2026, 1:53 AM
Volker_E mentioned this in T420685: Remove 'mediawiki.ui.button' module and gracefully handle remaining template calls.Mar 20 2026, 2:25 AM
Volker_E mentioned this in T235937: Remove 'mediawiki.ui.icon' module.
Volker_E mentioned this in T235961: Remove 'mediawiki.ui.anchor' module.Mar 20 2026, 2:29 AM
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)
Volker_E mentioned this in T420125: Remove 'mediawiki.ui.input' module.Mar 20 2026, 2:51 AM
Volker_E mentioned this in T420674: Remove 'mediawiki.ui.radio' module.Mar 24 2026, 6:07 AM
Volker_E removed Jdlrobson as the assignee of this task.Mar 24 2026, 4:02 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Mar 24 2026, 4:06 PM

Change #987868 had a related patch set uploaded (by VolkerE; author: Jdlrobson):

[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] Flow should maintain a local version of MediaWiki UI

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/987868

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 24 2026, 4:06 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Mar 31 2026, 11:25 PM

Change #987868 abandoned by Jdlrobson:

[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] Flow should maintain a local version of MediaWiki UI

Reason:

Volker I don't have bandwidth for this any more - if you want to continue down this road would you mind re-posting it under your account?

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/987868

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Mar 31 2026, 11:31 PM
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 17 2026, 12:02 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Apr 17 2026, 12:10 AM

Change #1273027 had a related patch set uploaded (by VolkerE; author: VolkerE):

[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] View: Remove unused general 'mediawiki.ui' module

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1273027

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 17 2026, 12:10 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Apr 17 2026, 12:29 AM

Change #1273031 had a related patch set uploaded (by VolkerE; author: VolkerE):

[mediawiki/core@master] Remove unused 'mediawiki.ui' module

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1273031

gerritbot added a comment.Apr 17 2026, 2:17 AM

Change #1273027 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Flow@master] View: Remove unused general 'mediawiki.ui' module

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1273027

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.46-notes (1.46.0-wmf.26; 2026-04-28).Apr 17 2026, 3:01 AM
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)Apr 17 2026, 4:32 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Apr 17 2026, 4:38 AM

Change #1273031 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Remove unused 'mediawiki.ui' module

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1273031

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 17 2026, 5:30 AM
Volker_E closed this task as Resolved.Apr 17 2026, 4:08 PM
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Izno subscribed.May 5 2026, 8:09 PM

Was https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Stable_interface_policy/Frontend followed in regard to this removal?

Volker_E added a comment.EditedMay 5 2026, 9:41 PM

@Izno Indeed, please compare https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Stable_interface_policy/Frontend#Guidelines_for_providers_removing_ResourceLoader_modules
Has there been anything unclear to you?

Izno added a comment.May 5 2026, 10:33 PM

Was https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Stable_interface_policy/Frontend#Communication_of_changes_to_developers_of_wiki-hosted_code followed? I do not recall seeing anywhere a note in tech news that mediawiki.ui was being yoinked, but perhaps you know of one such.

And just to be clear about why I'm asking, please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Gadgets-definition#Protected_edit_request_on_5_May_2026 .

Nemoralis subscribed.May 7 2026, 2:33 AM

I just discovered that one of azwiki's most used gadgets is not working due to the removal of this module. I have replaced it with a more modern version, but if there had been an entry about it in Tech News, I would have known about it sooner.

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