Wikipedia:Gadget/evaluation

This page is an attempt to determine which existing user scripts could be added to the 'Gadgets' section of Special:Preferences as a gadget. You can help by writing comments explaining why a script should or should not be included.

The actual discussion to include a script as a gadget takes place at Wikipedia:Gadget/proposals.

Notes:

• Scripts that add, modify or otherwise use portlet links (via addPortletLink() or otherwise) will generally only work on the MonoBook-like skins (MonoBook, Simple, Chick, MySkin) and usually on Modern skin.
• Scripts that use "bodyContent" or other MonoBook-specific element IDs will also generally only work on the MonoBook-like skins; older skins use "content" while Modern skin uses "mw_content".

Scripts

Script	Gadgetability
Navigating to Edit page
Add edit section 0	probably redundant to the next script, which is designed as a more portable version It would be great to get this one more usable. It adds the edit link, not a tab, so it is more consistent. Prodego talk 00:47, 16 December 2007 (UTC) adds or modifies portlet links
Simplified edit section 0	no obvious problems (ais523: I'm happy for this to be moved to MediaWiki space, but remember to leave a script redirect in place (this can be done with {{subst:js}})!) There is some problem with the profusion of edit-top scripts around, though; clearly they shouldn't all be used. One obvious problem is the appearance of «0» when it shouldn't appear, e.g. in MediaWiki namespace for non-admins, or when the page has only one section anyway ∴ AlexSm 19:58, 4 December 2007 (UTC) adds or modifies portlet links
Edit Top
Gerbrant.edit.top
Universal EditTop
Randall Bart's Fiddle Edit Tab	adds or modifies portlet links
Talk page section tabs	adds or modifies portlet links
HighlightEditSections.js
Editing
wikEd	wikEd is already a gadget on the German, French, Hungarian, and Occitan Wikipedia as well as the Polish Wiktionary. It works currently only for Firefox and related browsers. I suggest to add it as a gadget on the English Wikipedia. Сасусlе 04:26, 15 January 2008 (UTC) Also at the Vietnamese Wikipedia and Vietnamese Wiktionary. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 20:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC) It is also added at the Macedonian Wikipedia.--MacedonianBoy (talk) 13:23, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
QuickEdit	adds or modifies portlet links
Inline section editor
Formatter	adds or modifies portlet links
Replace	adds or modifies portlet links
Gerbrant.edit.regexReplace	adds or modifies portlet links
Gerbrant.edit.autoReplace	possibly adds or modifies portlet links, can't really tell at a glance
XEB
qPreview
Quick Preview
defaultsort	adds or modifies portlet links
Force edit summary
Force edit summary alternative
qSig
sign.js
Sigdash
LinkFixr.js	adds or modifies portlet links
iwiki	adds or modifies portlet links
Page appearance
Duplicate tabs at bottom	adds or modifies portlet links
New message history
HistoryCount	adds or modifies portlet links
Time	adds or modifies portlet links
Color-coded contribs	uses "bodyContent" ID
Hide top contributions	adds or modifies portlet links, uses "bodyContent" ID
Set Book Source	Currently requires the user to edit the script, in order to change the default redirect URL. I could change this, if there was interest in making this a gadget.Lunchboxhero (talk) 01:09, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Sidebar translator	adds or modifies portlet links
Selfrefs as a tab	not reliable; adds or modifies portlet links
HighlightRedirects	adds or modifies portlet links
Discussions
!Vote symbols	Is it a good or bad idea to include this? It's a compromise that adds symbols to your own view rather than everyone's which has been useful in de-escalating the argument in the past, but it may encourage a 'voting mentality'. Scripts of this nature tend to place the vote symbols before ANY bold tag that contains the word. —Random832 19:31, 4 December 2007 (UTC) Any bold tag outside article space, but yes, I agree that that can be a problem. --ais523 10:02, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Username highlighter	not portable; uses "bodyContent" ID
Username highlighter 2	portable version of previous script (ais523: I'm happy for this to be moved to userspace; no problems I know of, unless you happen to have a username that's a common English word) uses "bodyContent" ID
Admin highlighter	relies on changing the imported code; uses "bodyContent" ID
Highlight your comments	requires configuration other than importing the script
Comment localization	uses "bodyContent" ID
Signature contraction
Watchlist / Recent Changes
Watchlist since
AJAX Unwatch	superseded by User:Js/watchlist (following comments refer to that script) uses "bodyContent" ID, but appears to have a fallback for other skins
User watchlist	doesn't always work for everyone; adds or modifies portlet links
Category watchlist	requires configuration other than importing the script
Watchlist sorter
Watchlist notifier	(ais523: happy for this to be moved to MediaWiki space, I don't know of any problems that might prevent it being included) uses "bodyContent" ID
All diffs above here
New Page Patroller	adds or modifies portlet links
Recent Changes Patroller	adds or modifies portlet links
Special Pages
wikEdDiff
Single column diffs
histComb
logPage
Deletion and other processes
Easy db	adds or modifies portlet links
Easy prod	adds or modifies portlet links
AutoAFD	adds or modifies portlet links
CloseAFD	not useful for non-established users; adds or modifies portlet links
afd helper	uses "bodyContent" ID
afc helper	uses "bodyContent" ID
Autocopyvio	adds or modifies portlet links
AIV Helper	adds or modifies portlet links
CommonsHelper Helper
CSD AutoReason	only works for administrators; script blanked, obsoleted by new MediaWiki features and/or site-wide JS
MotD closure script	adds or modifies portlet links (using an obsolete helper script)
delsort.js	adds or modifies portlet links
AFDsort	adds or modifies portlet links
Tagging
Quick wikify	adds or modifies portlet links
Unreferenced tool	adds or modifies portlet links
CleanupTab	adds or modifies portlet links
test-n	test-n templates are no longer commonly used; adds or modifies portlet links
test-enchanced	adds or modifies portlet links
Tag unverified image	adds or modifies portlet links
Revert tools	uses "contentSub" ID
quickimgdelete	adds or modifies portlet links
welcome new user	adds or modifies portlet links
Tags	adds or modifies portlet links
Shortcuts for commands
Add purge to tabs	adds or modifies portlet links
Changes since I last edited	adds or modifies portlet links
Show last diff	adds or modifies portlet links
External editor	adds or modifies portlet links
User tabs	adds or modifies portlet links
User Contribs Tabs	adds or modifies portlet links
Six tabs	adds or modifies portlet links
Compact Navigation	adds or modifies portlet links
Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation popups	already added to gadgets
Navigation shortcuts	adds or modifies portlet links (curiously, talk page gives installation instructions for all skins)
godmode-light.js from Sam Hocevar	script not stored on Wikipedia
Logs link	adds or modifies portlet links
Compare link
Autolink	uses "bodyContent" ID
View source	adds or modifies portlet links
RBL check	adds or modifies portlet links
WP cactions	adds or modifies portlet links (curiously, claims to work in any skin)
What links here watchlist	adds or modifies portlet links
Gerbrant.edit.linksInDiff	uses "bodyContent" ID, but only as a fallback
Barticus88/WhatLinksHere.js	adds or modifies portlet links
EcceNux/replylinks.js	uses "bodyContent" ID
User:Ais523/stubtagtab.js	adds or modifies portlet links
Searching
Google search	relies on external website
Google link	relies on external website; adds or modifies portlet links
Multi-NS search	Adds a drop-down menu to the search box to choose the namespace to search in Known issue: Has no effect when the "Go" button (as opposed to "Search") is clicked. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 18:09, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Google search	relies on external website
Administrative
ubergodmode.js from Sam Hocevar	admin-only script
Article assessment script	requires configuration other than importing the script; uses "siteSub"/"contentSub" ID, searches for portlet links
Protection js	only useful for admins; adds or modifies portlet links
Personal
Status switcher	adds or modifies portlet links
Wikibreak Enforcer	requires configuration other than installing the script
Edit count tab	adds or modifies portlet links
Live edit counter
Miscellaneous
User:Voice of All/Useful	multiple scripts
A collection of some useful scripts	multiple scripts
Wikipedia Bilingual
Remove Access Keys	uses "column-one" ID
last.fm widget	relies on external site
scriptpackage.js	multiple scripts
Wikidudeman's Hodgepodge	multiple scripts
RenderBoard	adds or modifies portlet links
Sidebar link translator (Image at File:Sidebartrans.jpg)|
Meta-scripts These are scripts that help develop or use other scripts. Section removed, because it's only useful to people installing via monobook.js anyway.