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{{notice|Due to Wikimedia's move to [[Phabricator]] '''most of this page is outdated and only kept for historical reasons.'''}}
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Bug reports and feature requests related to the [[MediaWiki]] software which powers Wikimedia projects should be filed to '''[[phabricator:|Wikimedia's phabricator]]'''. Fabricator is a bug reporting tool and organization system used by many software projects.

For emergency problems on Wikipedia & sister projects, try to contact the developers by [[IRC]] {{irc|wikimedia-tech}} or on the [[mail:wikitech-l|wikitech-l mailing list]] (please subscribe to ensure that your message gets through and you receive replies).

You can easily link to bug reports on Phabricator by using the [[Interwiki map|interwiki link]] <nowiki>[[phabricator:X]]</nowiki>, where X is the bug number. For example, [[phabricator:T75914]].

==Useful queries==
Lists of currently opened bugs (including feature requests):
*[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikimedia-site-requests/ Wikimedia] (Configuration issues and other issues specific to Wikimedia servers, Wikimedia websites (including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Commons, and the BugZilla bugtracker) and other Wikimedia specific things)
*[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/mediawiki-general-or-unknown/ MediaWiki] (The wiki software itself -- most issues about how the wiki works should go here)
*[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/EkTgp15G0Gwf/#R MediaWiki extensions] (Requests regarding MediaWiki extensions that are labeled general or unknown.)

Feature requests are called "enhancements" in Bugzilla jargon. 2004–2014 lists:
*[https://old-bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&resolution=WONTFIX&resolution=LATER&resolution=---&bug_severity=enhancement&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= all MediaWiki feature requests]
*[https://old-bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Wikimedia&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&resolution=WONTFIX&resolution=LATER&resolution=---&bug_severity=enhancement&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Wikimedia feature requests]

Search by votes (2004–2014):
* [https://old-bugzilla.wikimedia.org/report.cgi?bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bugidtype=include&chfieldto=Now&emailassigned_to1=1&emailassigned_to2=1&emailcc2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailtype1=substring&emailtype2=substring&field0-0-0=noop&keywords_type=allwords&long_desc_type=substring&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&type0-0-0=noop&y_axis_field=votes&width=620&height=350&action=wrap&format=table Reports by number of votes]

==Reminders for users==
If you find yourself dissatisfied with the level of service you are receiving from developers, please take note of the following facts:
* Most developers are not paid.
* There are hundreds of unfulfilled feature requests, an [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/bsY8m5DzeErb/#R ever growing number].
* There are hundreds of thousands of users and only a small number of developers.
* Developers don't work 24 hours a day, plus there are different timezones on this world.
* Everyone wants to help, but no one has any obligation to fix all the bugs that you want fixed, or to answer all questions.
* The MediaWiki and MediaWiki extensions products are not the correct places to report Wikimedia-specific issues/requests such as site configuration changes.

==See also==
*'''[[mw:Phabricator|Phabricator on MediaWiki.org]]'''
*'''[[mw:Bugzilla|Bugzilla on MediaWiki.org]]'''


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Latest revision as of 18:09, 8 October 2021

The main page with documentation on Bugzilla is at mw:Bugzilla
See How to report a bug

Bug reports and feature requests related to the MediaWiki software which powers Wikimedia projects should be filed to Wikimedia's phabricator. Fabricator is a bug reporting tool and organization system used by many software projects.

For emergency problems on Wikipedia & sister projects, try to contact the developers by IRC #wikimedia-techconnect or on the wikitech-l mailing list (please subscribe to ensure that your message gets through and you receive replies).

You can easily link to bug reports on Phabricator by using the interwiki link [[phabricator:X]], where X is the bug number. For example, phabricator:T75914.

Useful queries[edit]

Lists of currently opened bugs (including feature requests):

  • Wikimedia (Configuration issues and other issues specific to Wikimedia servers, Wikimedia websites (including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Commons, and the BugZilla bugtracker) and other Wikimedia specific things)
  • MediaWiki (The wiki software itself -- most issues about how the wiki works should go here)
  • MediaWiki extensions (Requests regarding MediaWiki extensions that are labeled general or unknown.)

Feature requests are called "enhancements" in Bugzilla jargon. 2004–2014 lists:

Search by votes (2004–2014):

Reminders for users[edit]

If you find yourself dissatisfied with the level of service you are receiving from developers, please take note of the following facts:

  • Most developers are not paid.
  • There are hundreds of unfulfilled feature requests, an ever growing number.
  • There are hundreds of thousands of users and only a small number of developers.
  • Developers don't work 24 hours a day, plus there are different timezones on this world.
  • Everyone wants to help, but no one has any obligation to fix all the bugs that you want fixed, or to answer all questions.
  • The MediaWiki and MediaWiki extensions products are not the correct places to report Wikimedia-specific issues/requests such as site configuration changes.

See also[edit]