Forum:Move - additional extensions

This thread is for listing/discussing additional extensions which would be beneficial.

List of requested extensions
Yes = installed No = not installed yet


 * Yes Extension:CheckUser
 * Yes Extension:Renameuser
 * Yes Extension:User Merge and Delete
 * No Extension:TitleKey
 * Yes Extension:Vector

CheckUser, Renameuser, User Merge and Delete, Vector
I'll start off with a few which will be fairly uncontroversial:
 * Extension:CheckUser: Allows authorized users to check which IPs are used by a given username and which usernames are used by a given IP. Helps with finding sockpuppets. On Wikia, this was restricted to Wikia staff and helpers; we'd have to discuss which user (or groups) we'll grant it here.
 * Extension:Renameuser: Allows bureaucrats to rename accounts.
 * Extension:User Merge and Delete: Allows bureaucrats to merge user accounts, deleting one of them. I think this would be particularly useful for people who have trouble using the migration tool; with this extension they could simply register a new account here and we could then merge it with the old one.

Extensions which might require further discussion:
 * Extension:Vector: Usability improvements for the Vector (i.e. our standard) skin. I'm mostly interested in the features "CollapsibleLeftNav", "EditWarning" and "SectionEditLinks" ("SimpleSearch" as well but that doesn't require this extension, its just mentioned on the doc page).

Please leave comments and/or other suggestions below. -- Porter21 (talk) 23:32, 20 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I do believe that User Merge and Delete is already active and listed on the special page for b'crats. User avatar tag.gif Avatar talk.png 18:10, 22 November 2011 (UTC)


 * It wasn't listed on Special:Version until yesterday (i.e. one day after my post), but it's indeed active by now. I'll cross it out. -- Porter21 (talk) 19:25, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

The extensions have now been installed. Ausir 20:30, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

TitleKey
mw:Extension:TitleKey please :) This makes search suggestions case-insensitive and therefore drastically improves usability. -- Porter21 (talk) 10:24, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Not sure of the rules on this page, but that's the key problem with Curse for me. So, yes, please? κηδεμόνας  [~μιλώ~]  12:51, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed, it annoys the hell out of me having to use case in the search bar. User avatar tag.gif Avatar talk.png 17:10, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

LinkSuggest
I'd like to open discussion on whether Extension:QuickLink should be replaced with Extension:LinkSuggest. Simply put, both are extensions for auto-completing links when typing in the edit box.

QuickLink is currently installed; it inserts an extra input field at the top right of the edit box and the suggestions are displayed in a dropdown below that search box. LinkSuggest is what you may know from Wikia; the suggestions are displayed directly at the cursor.

I prefer LinkSuggest - but I realize this may just be a personal preference/matter of being used to it, so I'd like to hear what others think. -- Porter21 (talk) 19:12, 24 January 2012 (UTC)


 * I am defiantly behind this one, since now I have managed to get it to work (that was its first hurdle). Now I find that the suggestions are meaningless to me, plus it doesn't make suggestions for templates. This is the main thing I miss from Wikia and just makes it that little bit harder to edit without it. Unless anyone objects, I suggest we go ahead and get this installed. User avatar tag.gif Avatar talk.png 20:10, 24 January 2012 (UTC)