Community Configuration template/category exclusions autocompletes in wrong namespace
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	Pppery
	Jul 10 2026, 5:27 PM

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Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

Go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CommunityConfiguration/GrowthSuggestedEdits
type some text in "Articles containing categories defined here will not be shown to users as tasks for this task type" or "Articles containing templates defined here will not be shown to users as tasks for this task type"

What happens?:

Autocomplete shows mainspace pages

What should have happened instead?:

Autocomplete shows templates/categories

Software version (on Special:Version page; skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):

Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Author	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Filter autocomplete search by namespace in PageTitle(s) controls	Abhinavwikigerrit	mediawiki/extensions/CommunityConfiguration	master	+49 -5

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Change #1309875 had a related patch set uploaded (by Abhinavwikigerrit; author: Abhinavwikigerrit):

[mediawiki/extensions/CommunityConfiguration@master] Filter autocomplete search by namespace in PageTitle(s) controls

DMburugu moved this task from Inbox to Tracking on the Growth-Team board.