Special pages that are designed to modify the database should check edit permissions and read only mode before showing a form. If editing is not possible for some reason, an appropriate message should be shown instead of the input form.
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Severity: normal
Whiteboard: u=dev c=backend p=0 papercut
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T96040 Wikibase special pages (tracking) | |||
| Resolved | Lydia_Pintscher | T45024 Special pages should check permissions and read-only mode before showing a form |
To clarify: at the moment, permissions are checked after the user submits the form. That is frustrating and confusing.
Is that still the case? When doing https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/194532/, I got the feeling that the special pages would not show up without correct permissions.