HRWiki:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.6
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| - | == What's new in 1.6 == | + | ==What's new in 1.6== |
'''User interface:''' | '''User interface:''' | ||
| - | * The account creation form has been separated from the user login form. | + | *The account creation form has been separated from the user login form. |
| - | * Page protection/unprotection uses a new, expanded form | + | *Page protection/unprotection uses a new, expanded form |
| - | * The user preferences have been redesigned. | + | *The user preferences have been redesigned. |
'''Templates:''' | '''Templates:''' | ||
| - | * Categories and "what links here" now update as expected when adding or removing links in a template. | + | *Categories and "what links here" now update as expected when adding or removing links in a template. |
| - | * Template parameters can now have default values, as <nowiki>{{{name|default value}}}</nowiki> | + | *Template parameters can now have default values, as <nowiki>{{{name|default value}}}</nowiki> |
'''Uploads:''' | '''Uploads:''' | ||
| - | * Optional support for rasterizing SVG images to PNG for inline display | + | *Optional support for rasterizing SVG images to PNG for inline display |
'''Feeds:''' | '''Feeds:''' | ||
| - | * Feed generation upgraded to Atom 1.0 | + | *Feed generation upgraded to Atom 1.0 |
| - | * Diffs in RSS and Atom feeds are now colored for improved readability. | + | *Diffs in RSS and Atom feeds are now colored for improved readability. |
'''Database:''' | '''Database:''' | ||
| - | * MySQL 3.23.x support dropped; 4.0 or later required | + | *MySQL 3.23.x support dropped; 4.0 or later required |
| - | * Experimental support for Unicode mode of MySQL 4.1/5.0 (moderately tested) | + | *Experimental support for Unicode mode of MySQL 4.1/5.0 (moderately tested) |
| - | * Experimental Oracle support (not well tested!) | + | *Experimental Oracle support (not well tested!) |
'''Anti-spam extension support:''' | '''Anti-spam extension support:''' | ||
| - | * [[meta:SpamBlacklist extension|SpamBlacklist extension]] now has support for automated cleanup. | + | *[[meta:SpamBlacklist extension|SpamBlacklist extension]] now has support for automated cleanup. |
| - | * Support for a [[meta:ConfirmEdit extension|captcha extension]] to restrict automated spam edits. | + | *Support for a [[meta:ConfirmEdit extension|captcha extension]] to restrict automated spam edits. |
'''New special pages:''' | '''New special pages:''' | ||
| - | * [[Special:Mostcategories]] - Articles with the most categories | + | *[[Special:Mostcategories]] - Articles with the most categories |
| - | * [[Special:Mostrevisions]] - Articles with the most revisions (edits) | + | *[[Special:Mostrevisions]] - Articles with the most revisions (edits) |
| - | * [[Special:Listredirects]] - A list of redirects | + | *[[Special:Listredirects]] - A list of redirects |
| - | * [[Special:MIMEsearch]] - Search uploaded files by MIME type | + | *[[Special:MIMEsearch]] - Search uploaded files by MIME type |
| - | * [[Special:Mostlinkedcategories]] - Most used categories | + | *[[Special:Mostlinkedcategories]] - Most used categories |
| - | * [[Special:Mostimages]] - Most used images | + | *[[Special:Mostimages]] - Most used images |
| - | * [[Special:Prefixindex]] - A simplified version of [[Special:Allpages]] | + | *[[Special:Prefixindex]] - A simplified version of [[Special:Allpages]] |
| - | * [[Special:Wantedcategories]] - Categories that are used but don't exist | + | *[[Special:Wantedcategories]] - Categories that are used but don't exist |
| - | * [[Special:Unwatchedpages]] - ''(sysop only)'' Pages that don't have anybody watching them. | + | *[[Special:Unwatchedpages]] - ''(sysop only)'' Pages that don't have anybody watching them. |
Numerous bug fixes and other behind-the-scenes changes have been made. | Numerous bug fixes and other behind-the-scenes changes have been made. | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 21 June 2006
What's new in 1.6
User interface:
- The account creation form has been separated from the user login form.
- Page protection/unprotection uses a new, expanded form
- The user preferences have been redesigned.
Templates:
- Categories and "what links here" now update as expected when adding or removing links in a template.
- Template parameters can now have default values, as {{{name|default value}}}
Uploads:
- Optional support for rasterizing SVG images to PNG for inline display
Feeds:
- Feed generation upgraded to Atom 1.0
- Diffs in RSS and Atom feeds are now colored for improved readability.
Database:
- MySQL 3.23.x support dropped; 4.0 or later required
- Experimental support for Unicode mode of MySQL 4.1/5.0 (moderately tested)
- Experimental Oracle support (not well tested!)
Anti-spam extension support:
- SpamBlacklist extension now has support for automated cleanup.
- Support for a captcha extension to restrict automated spam edits.
New special pages:
- Special:Mostcategories - Articles with the most categories
- Special:Mostrevisions - Articles with the most revisions (edits)
- Special:Listredirects - A list of redirects
- Special:MIMEsearch - Search uploaded files by MIME type
- Special:Mostlinkedcategories - Most used categories
- Special:Mostimages - Most used images
- Special:Prefixindex - A simplified version of Special:Allpages
- Special:Wantedcategories - Categories that are used but don't exist
- Special:Unwatchedpages - (sysop only) Pages that don't have anybody watching them.
Numerous bug fixes and other behind-the-scenes changes have been made.
