Categorization depending on variables is not updated automatically
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	Jan 11 2015, 9:03 PM

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Conditional categorization (category tags used in conditional expressions) is not updated automatically. Especially some maintenance categories are affected.

Typically affected cases:
functions detected empty/non-empty categories

current-date functions

Category:Requested moves (7+ days)

Other possibly affected categories:

condicioned by ifexist function, variables substituded through templates/subpages etc.

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Mentioned In: T199635: Categorization fails and delays
T98940: graphoid fails if page_props is out of sync with parser cache, or on old revisions of a page
Mentioned Here: T132467: Change to template or module resulting in category change can take days to update the categories
T20478: Time-dependent conditionals (#ifeq, #switch, etc.) can leave link tables inconsistent

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SJu created this task.Jan 11 2015, 9:03 PM

SJu raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.

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SJu added projects: MediaWiki-Categories, ParserFunctions.

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For the current-date functions: T20478

Aklapper triaged this task as Low priority.Jan 12 2015, 9:03 PM

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Yurik mentioned this in T98940: graphoid fails if page_props is out of sync with parser cache, or on old revisions of a page.May 13 2015, 6:26 PM

SJu mentioned this in T199635: Categorization fails and delays.Jul 15 2018, 12:22 AM

Possibly the same as/related to T132467?

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