User:PerfektesChaos/js/redirectResolver

JavaScript gadget – explain target of redirect links and replace redirect page on source editing.

Please note that there are cases where it is better to keep the current link pointing to a redirect page since that target might be replaced by an advanced page in the future, or the final target might be updated.

Usage

If your project has registered this as a gadget, just activate on your Preferences page.
Otherwise include the following line into your common.js, global.js etc.:

mw.loader.load( "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:PerfektesChaos/js/redirectResolver/r.js&action=raw&maxage=86400&ctype=text/javascript" );

Functionality

On a rendered wikitext page, MediaWiki will equip with class mw-redirect all internal links pointing to a redirect page. Within rendered content ↪ will be appended to such links.

It is a button, opening a tiny popup.

To close that popup, click this button again, or click another similar button, or click X within the popup.

Wikipedia:SC
- Link target in effect on rendered page.
- Pointing here to redirect page without automatic forwarding (redirect=no).
- Will be opened in a new browser tab/window.
Wikipedia:Shortcut
- Target of redirect.
- Might appear after short delay, since MediaWiki server could need time to answer.

Symbols
X	Close
1.3	Version number Pointing to this page here, or translation. Will be opened in a new browser tab/window.
↯	Exchange this link in source text
...	Exchanging …
3	Number of successful changes, if any
0	No successful change

Exchanging

On source text editing, exchanging will be done on regular wikitext in double brackets [[ (may be titled with pipe |) and most usual syntax.

Templates, comments and any <> will prevent this particular link from changing.

Exchanging is in effect for syntax disabled by  comments or <nowiki> <pre> <syntaxhighlight> elements.

Opening but not closed [[ might hide a clickable link within.

Template parameter values cannot be identified as page names of a redirect page, nor results of template transclusion.

Please check via diff page whether result is matching your expectations.

Individual Configuration

CSS

All relevant elements have selectors prefixed by gadget-redirectresolver and may be subject to personal adaptions.

The following definition for class mw-redirect will give a pink background to all redirect links and this tool.

.mw-redirect {
   background-color: #FFC0CB ! important;
}

One common specification for redirect links only is this one:

a.mw-redirect {
   background-color: #F0E68C;
}

Internationalization

A translation of this page may be offered.

Codes

Source code	JavaScript – for load() human readable version
ResourceLoader	`ext.gadget.redirectResolver` for mw:Extension:Gadgets Dependencies: None required (self-completing) It may be offered, since expected on all `wikitext` pages: `mediawiki.Title` `mediawiki.util`
Namespaces	all
Actions	all
`mw.libs`	`redirectResolver` (reserved, but currently unused)
`mw.hook`	`redirectResolver.ready` When code has been loaded. Tells implementation metadata.
MediaWiki	MW 1.22
JavaScript	`1.5` (2000)