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Stop using unused columns in sites tables (🍂)
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Description

Simplify the future process of removing the sites table.

Deprecate public accessors for the following site attributes:

  • config
  • forward
  • internalId
  • source

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectAuthorRepoBranchLines +/-
Stop exporting deprecated Site columnsAwightmediawiki/coremaster+14 -36
Deprecate Site `forward` and `config`Awightmediawiki/coremaster+6 -0
Drop unused columns in sitesAwightmediawiki/coremaster+293 -92
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seanleong-WMDE created this task.Fri, Sep 11, 9:54 AM
seanleong-WMDE removed seanleong-WMDE as the assignee of this task.
gerritbot added a comment.Fri, Sep 11, 9:56 AM

Change #1339647 had a related patch set uploaded (by Awight; author: Awight):

[mediawiki/core@master] Stop maintaining unused columns in sites

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1339647

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Fri, Sep 11, 9:56 AM
Bugreporter mentioned this in T88226: Serialized PHP array in sites table should be replaced with JSON string.Fri, Sep 11, 10:23 AM
seanleong-WMDE renamed this task from Stop using unused columns in sites tables to Stop using unused columns in sites tables (🍂).Tue, Sep 15, 8:58 AM
seanleong-WMDE moved this task from In Preparation to In Review / Comms + AC Testing on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects (Goals Board) board.
awight moved this task from In Review / Comms + AC Testing to Blocked ( by peers / prod / ux/ comm ) on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects (Goals Board) board.Wed, Sep 16, 7:56 AM

I'm having second thoughts about this: the effort is high and benefit is low if we will drop the entire table soon.

gerritbot added a comment.Wed, Sep 16, 12:19 PM

Change #1342243 had a related patch set uploaded (by Awight; author: Awight):

[mediawiki/core@master] Deprecate Site `forward` and `config`

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1342243

Novem_Linguae unsubscribed.Wed, Sep 16, 12:22 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Wed, Sep 16, 1:18 PM

Change #1339647 abandoned by Awight:

[mediawiki/core@master] Drop unused columns in sites

Reason:

Waiting to drop the entire table, as mentioned in comments.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1339647

gerritbot added a comment.Wed, Sep 16, 1:33 PM

Change #1342243 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Deprecate Site `forward` and `config`

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1342243

awight moved this task from Blocked ( by peers / prod / ux/ comm ) to Done ( wit. set to "resolved" after prod / comm / ac testing) on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects (Goals Board) board.Wed, Sep 16, 1:56 PM

The spirit of this task became "deprecate accessors" which is done, we can close the task now.

awight updated the task description. (Show Details)Wed, Sep 16, 1:57 PM
ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.47-notes (1.47.0-wmf.21; 2026-09-22).Wed, Sep 16, 2:00 PM
Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Wed, Sep 16, 2:31 PM
seanleong-WMDE moved this task from Goals Board to Prioritized Backlog on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects board.Wed, Sep 23, 11:27 AM
seanleong-WMDE edited projects, added: Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects; removed: Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects (Goals Board).
seanleong-WMDE moved this task from Prioritized Backlog to Ready for refinement on the Wikidata Integration in Wikimedia projects board.Wed, Sep 23, 11:32 AM
awight closed this task as Resolved.Thu, Sep 24, 6:11 AM
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awight updated the task description. (Show Details)Thu, Sep 24, 6:56 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Thu, Sep 24, 6:57 AM

Change #1344534 had a related patch set uploaded (by Awight; author: Awight):

[mediawiki/core@master] Stop exporting deprecated Site columns

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1344534

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Thu, Sep 24, 6:57 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Tue, Oct 6, 8:34 AM

Change #1344534 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Stop exporting deprecated Site columns

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1344534

ReleaseTaggerBot edited projects, added: MW-1.47-notes (1.47.0-wmf.24; 2026-10-13); removed: MW-1.47-notes (1.47.0-wmf.21; 2026-09-22).Tue, Oct 6, 9:00 AM
Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Tue, Oct 6, 9:32 AM
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