BoyWiki:Agora/14 November 2015

Agora/14 November 2015

Where do I see file uploads?

On wikis, I am used to being able to keep tab on files being uploaded via Recent changes. Here I cannot find any overview showing files being uploaded. Where must I look? __meco (talk) 20:06, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

https://www.boywiki.org/media/Special:RecentChanges --Etenne (talk) 20:10, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Appreciated. Would I have been able to find this page through any of the wiki's pages/menus? __meco (talk) 20:12, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Sort of. Under tools on the side bar, hit upload a file and that takes you to boywiki.org/media --Etenne (talk) 20:20, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Nah, that's what you get. I get: Permission error - You do not have permission to upload this file, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Administrators, uploader. I propose you add this view to somewhere, perhaps the community portal. In any case, you need to provide the link to the files after fulfilling an upload request. __meco (talk) 20:46, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

There's also https://www.boywiki.org/media/Special:NewFiles By the way, why do we bother having an upload link on the sidebar, given that hardly anyone has access to use it? Lysander (talk) 21:30, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Because I find it useful. --Etenne (talk) 21:56, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

I agree with Lysander, it should go. __meco (talk) 21:58, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your input and I will take it under consideration :) --Etenne (talk) 22:08, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Hmm, there may be some way to make it only show up for authorized uploaders. It could require some custom coding, though, and might interfere with caching (if BoyWiki uses caching). We could warn people off by making it say "Upload file (sysops only)". Lysander (talk) 22:41, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

I have a better idea, I am going to go get drunk and not think about it :)--Etenne (talk) 22:54, 14 November 2015 (UTC)