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This is the documentation for configuring WPCleaner. Examples of configuration can be found for example on the French wiki (most options are used), on the English wiki, ...

Prerequisites

Before configuring WPCleaner for a specific wiki, you must check a few things:

• Optional: By default, WPCleaner relies on the disambiguation property to determine if a page is a disambiguation page, provided by the Disambiguator extension. If this extension is not active on your wiki, specific configuration is required, by setting the dab_use_disambig parameter to false and configuring an alternative way to determine if a page is a disambiguation page.

If no other configuration is done, WPCleaner will rely on MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage, which must contain internal links to each template that can be used to indicate that a page is a disambiguation page (Template:Disambig, …), and no internal links to other templates. See for example fr:MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage. Without a proper setup of this page, WPCleaner won't be able to find links to disambiguation pages.

Otherwise, you can also define the dab_categories parameter described in the following chapters.

• Optional: WPCleaner can also work with a list of disambiguations to focus on. This list must be maintained outside WPCleaner (usually with scripts parsing the last dump) in a page.

If your Wikipedia doesn't have such pages, you can ask for a script on projects that are already generating those lists (en:Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links, fr:Discussion Projet:Liens vers les pages d'homonymie, ...).

See also dab_list parameter in the following chapters.

• Optional: WPCleaner can also work with the Check Wikipedia project.

If your Wikipedia is not managed by Check Wiki, you can ask the project to add it.

You also need to create a project page (en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Check Wikipedia, fr:Projet:Correction syntaxique, …) and a translation page (en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Check Wikipedia/Translation, fr:Projet:Correction syntaxique/Traduction, …).

See also check_wiki_project_page and check_wiki_translation_page parameters in the following chapters.

• Optional: WPCleaner can also help fixing spelling and typography.

To activate this option, you need to do several things:

• Create a template (example on frwiki) that will be used to define each suggestion for fixing spelling or typography.
• Create a list of suggestions (example on frwiki).
• Set up WPCleaner for Check Wikipedia project and activate error n°501.

Instead of creating the template and the list of suggestions, you can also use a pre-existing list in AWB format.

See also general_suggestions and general_suggestions_typo parameters in the following chapters.

General syntax

Each wiki can configure WPCleaner by using the template as the base to create the page [[User:NicoV/WikiCleanerConfiguration]].

The configuration file has the following syntax :

• Each parameter is defined using the following format:

<parameter name>=<parameter value> END

• A parameter can be defined on several lines, for example for a multi-lines text or a list of values.
• A line starting with the character # is a comment.

Each user can also partially configure WPCleaner specifically for himself by creating the page [[User:UserName/WikiCleanerConfiguration]].

The parameters available to configure WPCleaner are described in the following chapters. The syntax of each parameter is described using the following syntax :

• A text surrounded by <…> indicates a value that needs to be configured. If the text contains the pipe character |, the text is a list of possible values.
• A text surrounded by […] indicates an optional value.

Help parameters

help_url

help_url = <full URL for help page> END

This parameter is used for displaying WPCleaner help page in a browser. If you don't have a help page for WPCleaner on your wiki, you can use a link to an other wiki.

If you want to use the English help page :

help_url = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WPCleaner/Help END

If you want to use the French help page :

help_url = http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipédia:WPCleaner/Aide END

help_page

help_page = <internal link for help page> END

This parameter is used as a link in comments, so it should be as short as possible. Using a redirect page can be a good idea (for example, on enwiki, there's the WP:CLEANER redirect). If you don't have a help page for WPCleaner on your Wiki, you can use a link to an other wiki.

If you want to use the link to the English wiki (:en:WP:CLEANER) :

help_page = :en:WP:CLEANER END

If you want to use the link to the French wiki (:fr:WP:WPC) :

help_page = :fr:WP:WPC END

General parameters

general_wpcleaner_tag

general_wpcleaner_tag = <tag> END

This parameter is used to tag WPCleaner edits, instead of putting the name of the program in the comment itself.

general_pipe_template

general_pipe_template = <template> END

This parameter is used when a | (pipe) character is needed inside a template, an internal link, …

For example, for enwiki, we can use the {{!}} template :

general_pipe_template = ! END

general_apostrophe_template

general_apostrophe_template = <template> END

This parameter is used when a ' (apostrophe) character is needed.

For example, for enwiki, we can use the {{'}} template :

general_apostrophe_template = ' END

general_encyclopedic_namespaces

general_encyclopedic_namespaces =
  <numeric id of namespace 1>
  …
  <numeric id of namespace n> END

This parameter contains a list of numeric identifiers of namespaces that are considered as encyclopedic. By default, the namespaces that are considered encyclopedic are 0 (Main), 6 (File), 10 (Template) and 14 (Category).

general_defaultsort

general_defaultsort = DEFAULTSORT: END

This parameter is used to define a replacement for DEFAULTSORT:.

general_edit_warning_templates

general_edit_warning_templates =
  <template 1>[|<message parameter>]
  …
  <template n>[|<message parameter>] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that can be used to warn editors when editing an article.

general_nobot_templates

general_nobot_templates =
  <modèle 1>
  …
  <modèle n> END

This parameter contains a list of templates that prevent modifying an article in bot mode.

general_references_templates

general_references_templates =
  <template 1>[|<group parameter 1>,...<group parameter n>[|<references parameter>]]
  …
  <template n>[|<group parameter 1>,...<group parameter n>[|<references parameter>]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that can be used instead of <references>...</references>.

general_todo_templates

general_todo_templates =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create a list of tasks. For example, on frwiki, you have {{todo}} and {{À faire}}.

general_todo_link_templates

general_todo_link_templates =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create a link to the list of tasks in a subpage. For example, on frwiki, you have {{Wikiprojet}}.

general_todo_subpage

general_todo_subpage = <subpage> END

This parameter contains the subpage title used for the list of tasks. For example, on frwiki, list of tasks are on a subpage named /À faire.

general_todo_subpage_delete

general_todo_subpage_delete = <text> END

This parameter contains the text used to request the deletion of the subpage used for the list of tasks. Don't forget to include this text inside tags <noinclude>...</noinclude> so that it's not transcluded inside the talk page.

general_todo_subpage_force

general_todo_subpage_force = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to force the use of a subpage for the list of tasks in the main namespace.

general_todo_subpage_force_other

general_todo_subpage_force_other = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to force the use of a subpage for the list of tasks in other namespaces.

general_suggestions

general_suggestions =
  <page 1>|<template 1>|<wrong syntax 1>|<suggestion 1>[|<comment 1>[|<parameter auto 1>|<value auto 1>]]
  …
  <page n>|<template n>|<wrong syntax n>|<suggestion n>[|<comment n>[|<parameter auto n>|<value auto n>]] END

This parameter is used to configure WPCleaner for fixing spelling and typography.

Example: WP:Suggestions|Suggestion|1|2|3|auto|yes means that page WP:Suggestions contains a list of suggestions. Each suggestion is defined in this page with {{Suggestion}}, its first parameter being the wrong syntax, its second parameter the suggestion itself and its third parameter an optional comment. If the parameter auto has yes as a value, then the suggestion can be applied automatically.

general_suggestions_typo

general_suggestions_typo =
  <page 1>
  …
  <page n> END

This parameter is used to configure WPCleaner for fixing spelling and typography. Each page in the list contains suggestions for fixing spelling and typography in AutoWikiBrowser format.

general_suggestions_ignore

general_suggestions_ignore =
  <page 1>#<chapter 1.1>
  …
  <page n>#<chapter n.x> END

This parameter is used to ignore some suggestion for fixing spelling and typography based on the page and chapter in which they are defined.

general_dab1l_templates

general_dab_1l_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]]
  …
  <template n>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create an internal link with one of its parameter.

Example: {{templateName|parameterName=parameterValue}} creates an internal link [[parameterValue|text]].

In the case of disambiguation, the parameter value can be replaced by <correct link>.

general_dab_1lt_templates

general_dab_1lt_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]]
  …
  <template n>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create an internal link directly with one of its parameter.

Example: {{templateName|parameterName=parameterValue}} creates an internal link [[parameterValue]].

In the case of disambiguation, the parameter value can be replaced by <correct link>{{general_pipe_template}}<text>.

general_dab_1l2t_templates

general_dab_1l2t_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter name 1>|<parameter name 2>[|<explanation>]
  …
  <template n>|<parameter name 1>|<parameter name 2>[|<explanation>] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create an internal link directly with one of its parameter.

Example: {{templateName|parameterName1=parameterValue}} creates an internal link [[parameterValue]].

In the case of disambiguation, it can be replaced by {{templateName|parameterName1=<correct link>|parameterName2=parameterValue}}.

general_good_1l_templates

general_good_1l_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]]
  …
  <template n>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create an internal link with one of its parameter.

Example: {{templateName|parameterName=parameterValue}} creates an internal link [[parameterValue|text]].

In the case of disambiguation, the created link is considered as normal.

general_good_1lt_templates

general_good_1lt_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]]
  …
  <template n>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create an internal link directly with one of its parameter.

Example: {{templateName|parameterName=parameterValue}} creates an internal link [[parameterValue]].

In the case of disambiguation, the created link is considered as normal.

general_help_1l_templates

general_help_1l_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]]
  …
  <template n>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create an internal link with one of its parameter.

Example: {{templateName|parameterName=parameterValue}} creates an internal link [[parameterValue|text]].

In the case of disambiguation, it means that help is requested for fixing the disambiguation link.

general_help_1lt_templates

general_help_1lt_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]]
  …
  <template n>|<parameter name>[|<explanation>[|<default value>[|<parameter needed>]]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that create an internal link directly with one of its parameter.

Example: {{templateName|parameterName=parameterValue}} creates an internal link [[parameterValue]].

In the case of disambiguation, it means that help is requested for fixing the disambiguation link.

general_insert_texts

general_insert_texts =
  <theme 1>|<label 1>|<text 1>
  …
  <theme n>|<label n>|<text n> END

This parameter contains a list of texts that can be frequently inserted.

general_abbreviations

general_abbreviations =
  <abbreviation 1>|<meaning>|<replacement>
  …
  <abbreviation n>|<meaning>|<replacement> END

This parameter contains a list of abbreviations that can be replaced by a discreet abbreviation, a link, ...

general_search_engines_templates

general_search_engines_templates =
  <engine name 1>|<engine url>|<template name>|<parameter name>
  …
  <engine name n>|<engine url>|<template name>|<parameter name> END

This parameter contains a list of search engines.

Auto formatting parameters

auto_active

auto_active = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to active the automatic formatting of articles.

auto_space_around_title

auto_space_around_title = <minimum>[-<maximum>] END

This parameter is used to define the number of space characters around titles.

auto_cr_before_category

auto_cr_before_category = <minimum>[-<maximum>] END

This parameter is used to define the number of carriage returns before categories (or default sort).

auto_link_defaultsort_category

auto_link_defaultsort_category = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to ensure that default sort is just before categories.

auto_cr_defaultsort_category

auto_cr_defaultsort_category = <minimum>[-<maximum>] END

This parameter is used to define the number of carriage returns between default sort and categories.

auto_cr_between_category

auto_cr_between_category = <minimum>[-<maximum>] END

This parameter is used to define the number of carriage returns between each category.

auto_langlink_after_category

auto_langlink_after_category = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to place language links after categories.

Language parameters

lang_template

lang_template = <template>|<parameter for the language>|<parameter for the text> END

This parameter is used to define a template to mark text as being in a foreign language.

common_languages

common_languages =
  <language code 1>
  …
  <language code n> END

This parameter is used to define a list of frequently used language codes.

translation_comment

translation_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as comments for translations.

Redirect parameters

redirect_categories

redirect_categories =
  <category 1>
  …
  <category n> END

This parameter is used to define a list of categories that can be added to a redirect page.

redirect_categories_comment

redirect_categories_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used to define an automatic comment when categories are added to a redirect page.

redirect_templates

redirect_templates =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter is used to define a list of templates that can be added to a redirect page.

redirect_templates_comment

redirect_templates_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used to define an automatic comment when templates are added to a redirect page. If this parameter is empty, the value of redirect_categories_comment is used.

redirect_warning_before_replacement

redirect_warning_before_replacement = <warning> END

This parameter is used to display a warning before replacing a redirect link by a redirect link.

ISBN

general_isbn_templates

general_isbn_templates =
  <template 1>[|<isbn parameter name>[,<isbn parameter name>...][|<suggested>]]
  …
  <template n>[|<isbn parameter name>] END

This parameter contains a list of templates for writing an ISBN. For each template, there's the list of parameters that allow writing an ISBN and a flag (true or false) to know if the template should be suggested in the replacements.

general_isbn_help_needed_templates

general_help_isbn_help_needed_templates =
  <template 1>[|<isbn parameter name>[|<reason parameter name>[|<extra parameters>]]]
  …
  <template n>[|<isbn parameter name>[|<reason parameter name>[|<extra parameters>]]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that can be used to ask for help for an incorrect ISBN.

general_isbn_help_needed_comment

general_help_isbn_help_needed_comment = <comment> END

This parameter contains a comment that can be used to ask for help for an incorrect ISBN.

general_isbn_search_engines

general_isbn_search_engines =
  <engine name 1>|<engine url>
  …
  <engine name n>|<engine url> END

This parameter contains a list of search engines for ISBN.

general_isbn_search_engines_templates

general_isbn_search_engines_templates =
  <engine name 1>|<engine url>|<template name>|<parameter name>
  …
  <engine name n>|<engine url>|<template name>|<parameter name> END

This parameter contains a list of search engines for books. If possible, use general_search_engines_templates.

isbn_errors_categories

isbn_errors_categories =
  <category 1>
  …
  <category n> END

This parameter contains the categories for pages with ISBN errors.

isbn_errors_lists

isbn_errors_lists =
  <page 1>
  …
  <page n> END

This parameter contains lists of pages containing links to pages with ISBN errors

isbn_errors_page

isbn_errors_page = <page> END

This parameter contains the name of page with a synthesis of ISBN errors. This page can be updated automatically by WPCleaner (zone between <!-- BOT BEGIN --> and <!-- BOT END -->).

isbn_errors_page_comment

isbn_errors_page_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when update the page with the synthesis of ISBN errors.

isbn_ignore_templates

isbn_ignore_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter 1>|<value 1>
  …
  <template n>|<parameter n>|<value n> END

This parameter is used to ignore ISBN analysis for some templates when a parameter is set with a given value.

isbn_ignore_incorrect_templates

isbn_ignore_incorrect_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter 1>
  …
  <template n>|<parameter n> END

This parameter is used to ignore ISBN analysis in some templates' parameters.

isbn_warning_template

isbn_warning_template = <template> END

This parameter contains a template name used on talk pages to list the ISBN errors still present in the article. For example, on frwiki, this is done by {{Avertissement ISBN}}.

isbn_warning_template_comment

isbn_warning_template_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment with the above template.

isbn_warning_comment

isbn_warning_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when updating the ISBN warning. If the comment contains {0}, this part will be replaced by the number of ISBN errors that still need to be fixed.

isbn_warning_comment_1

isbn_warning_comment_1 = <comment> END

This parameter has the same purpose than isbn_warning_comment, but used when only one ISBN error still needs to be fixed.

isbn_warning_comment_done

isbn_warning_comment_done = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when removing the ISBN warning.

isbn_warning_section_0

isbn_warning_section_0 = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to remove the limit on the search for the ISBN warning in the first section of the talk page.

ISSN

general_issn_templates

general_issn_templates =
  <template 1>[|<issn parameter name>[,<issn parameter name>...][|<suggested>]]
  …
  <template n>[|<issn parameter name>] END

This parameter contains a list of templates for writing an ISSN. For each template, there's the list of parameters that allow writing an ISSN and a flag (true or false) to know if the template should be suggested in the replacements.

issn_ignore_templates

issn_ignore_templates =
  <template 1>[|<parameter>[|<value>]]
  …
  <template n>[|<parameter>[|<value>]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates to ignore in certain conditions: for example, on frwiki, Infobox Presse écrite|rechercher ISSN|non allows to ignore parameters ISSN and ISSN électronique in template Infobox Presse écrite when the parameter rechercher ISSN has the value non.

general_issn_help_needed_templates

general_help_issn_help_needed_templates =
  <template 1>[|<issn parameter name>[|<reason parameter name>[|<extra parameters>]]]
  …
  <template n>[|<issn parameter name>[|<reason parameter name>[|<extra parameters>]]] END

This parameter contains a list of templates that can be used to ask for help for an incorrect ISSN.

general_issn_help_needed_comment

general_help_issn_help_needed_comment = <comment> END

This parameter contains a comment that can be used to ask for help for an incorrect ISSN.

general_issn_search_engines

general_issn_search_engines =
  <engine name 1>|<engine url>
  …
  <engine name n>|<engine url> END

This parameter contains a list of search engines for ISSN.

general_issn_search_engines_templates

general_issn_search_engines_templates =
  <engine name 1>|<engine url>|<template name>|<parameter name>
  …
  <engine name n>|<engine url>|<template name>|<parameter name> END

This parameter contains a list of search engines for books. If possible, use general_search_engines_templates.

issn_errors_categories

issn_errors_categories =
  <category 1>
  …
  <category n> END

This parameter contains the categories for pages with ISSN errors.

issn_errors_lists

issn_errors_lists =
  <page 1>
  …
  <page n> END

This parameter contains lists of pages containing links to pages with ISSN errors

issn_errors_page

issn_errors_page = <page> END

This parameter contains the name of page with a synthesis of ISSN errors. This page can be updated automatically by WPCleaner (zone between <!-- BOT BEGIN --> and <!-- BOT END -->).

issn_errors_page_comment

issn_errors_page_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when update the page with the synthesis of ISSN errors.

issn_warning_template

issn_warning_template = <template> END

This parameter contains a template name used on talk pages to list the ISSN errors still present in the article. For example, on frwiki, this is done by {{Avertissement ISSN}}.

issn_warning_template_comment

issn_warning_template_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment with the above template.

issn_warning_comment

issn_warning_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when updating the ISSN warning. If the comment contains {0}, this part will be replaced by the number of ISSN errors that still need to be fixed.

issn_warning_comment_1

issn_warning_comment_1 = <comment> END

This parameter has the same purpose than issn_warning_comment, but used when only one ISSN error still needs to be fixed.

issn_warning_comment_done

issn_warning_comment_done = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when removing the ISSN warning.

issn_warning_section_0

issn_warning_section_0 = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to remove the limit on the search for the ISSN warning in the first section of the talk page.

Duplicate arguments

duplicate_args_warning_template

duplicate_args_warning_template = <template> END

This parameter contains a template name used on talk pages to list the duplicate arguments errors still present in the article. For example, on frwiki, this is done by {{Avertissement Argument dupliqué}}.

duplicate_args_warning_template_comment

duplicate_args_warning_template_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment with the above template.

duplicate_args_warning_comment

duplicate_args_warning_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when updating the duplicate arguments warning. If the comment contains {0}, this part will be replaced by the number of duplicate arguments errors that still need to be fixed.

duplicate_args_warning_comment_1

duplicate_args_warning_comment_1 = <comment> END

This parameter has the same purpose than duplicate_args_warning_comment, but used when only one duplicate arguments error still needs to be fixed.

duplicate_args_warning_comment_done

duplicate_args_warning_comment_done = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when removing the duplicate arguments warning.

duplicate_args_warning_section_0

duplicate_args_warning_section_0 = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to remove the limit on the search for the duplicate arguments warning in the first section of the talk page.

Disambiguation parameters

dab_use_disambig

dab_use_disambig = <true|false> END

This parameter lets you decide if the property disambiguation should be used to determine if a page is a disambiguation page or not.

Disambiguator extension defines the new magic word __DISAMBIG__ which should be added to each disambiguation page (preferably through the disambiguation templates), and automatically adds the disambiguation property to every page containing the magic word __DISAMBIG__.

dab_categories

dab_categories =
  <category 1>
  …
  <category n> END

If set, this parameter is used to define a list of categories that will be used (instead of MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage) to decide if a page is a disambiguation page or not.

If this parameter is correctly defined and the list of categories is small (only one category is better), it's a more efficient way of working than using MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage.

For example, on frwiki all disambiguation pages are in the category Homonymie.

dab_categories = Catégorie:Homonymie END

For example, on enwiki all disambiguation pages are in the category All article disambiguation pages.

dab_categories = Category:All article disambiguation pages END

dab_comment

dab_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment for disambiguation links that have been fixed. If the comment contains {0}, this part will be replaced by the number of disambiguation links that have been fixed.

dab_comment_1

dab_comment_1 = <comment> END

This parameter has the same purpose than dab_comment, but used when only one disambiguation link has been fixed.

dab_comment_help

dab_comment_help = <commentaire> END

This parameter is used as a comment for disambiguation links that still need to be fixed. If the comment contains {0}, this part will be replaced by the number of disambiguation links that still need to be fixed.

dab_comment__help_1

dab_comment__help_1 = <commentaire> END

This parameter has the same function as dab_comment_help, but used when only one disambiguation link has been fixed.

dab_comment_todo

dab_comment_todo = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment for disambiguation links that still need to be fixed. If the comment contains {0}, this part will be replaced by the number of disambiguation links that still need to be fixed.

dab_comment_todo_1

dab_comment_todo_1 = <comment> END

This parameter has the same purpose than dab_comment_todo, but used when only one disambiguation link still needs to be fixed.

dab_list

dab_list =
  <page 1>
  …
  <page n> END

This parameter contains the list of pages with the current list of disambiguation pages to work on. These pages are usually generated by a script parsing the last dump. If your wiki doesn't have such pages, you should ask for a script on projects that are already generating lists:

• French: fr:Discussion Projet:Liens vers les pages d'homonymie
• English: en:Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links

most_dab_links

most_dab_links =
  <page 1>
  …
  <page n> END

Each value is a page containing a list of pages having many disambiguation links to be fixed. This page can be a category.

For example, on frwiki, 3 categories are used (1, 2 and 3) :

most_dab_links=
  Catégorie:Article contenant plus de 15 liens vers des pages d'homonymie
  Catégorie:Article contenant plus de 30 liens vers des pages d'homonymie
  Catégorie:Article contenant plus de 100 liens vers des pages d'homonymie END

dab_link_comments

dab_link_comments =
  <comment 1>
  …
  <comment n> END

This parameter contains the list of comments used after a link to indicate a normal link to a disambiguation page.

dab_link_templates

dab_link_templates =
  <template 1>[|<comment 1>]
  …
  <template n>[|<comment n>] END

This parameter contains the list of templates used to indicate a normal link to a disambiguation page.

dab_ignore_templates

dab_ignore_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameter 1>[|...|<parameter n>]
  …
  <template n>|<parameter 1>[|...|<parameter n>] END

This parameter contains the list of templates in which disambiguation links should be ignored.

dab_ok_template

dab_ok_template = <template> END

This parameter contains a template name used on talk pages to list the disambiguation links in the article that are to be considered as normal.

dab_warning_template

dab_warning_template = <template> END

This parameter contains a template name used on talk pages to list the disambiguation links still present in the article. For example, on frwiki, this is done by {{Avertissement Homonymie}}.

dab_warning_template_comment

dab_warning_template_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment with the above template.

dab_warning_comment

dab_warning_comment = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when updating the disambiguation warning. If the comment contains {0}, this part will be replaced by the number of disambiguation links that still need to be fixed.

dab_warning_comment_1

dab_warning_comment_1 = <comment> END

This parameter has the same purpose than dab_warning_comment, but used when only one disambiguation link still needs to be fixed.

dab_warning_comment_done

dab_warning_comment_done = <comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when removing the disambiguation warning.

dab_warning_section_0

dab_warning_section_0 = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to remove the limit on the search for the disambiguation warning in the first section of the talk page.

dab_ask_help_templates_after

dab_ask_help_templates_after =
  <template 1>[|<parameters>]
  …
  <template n>[|<parameters>] END

This parameter contains the list of templates that WPCleaner can suggest to add after a link to a disambiguation page to request help for fixing it. For example, dn|date={{safesubst:{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} {{safesubst:{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} will give a suggestion to add {{dn|date=November 2024}} after the disambiguation link.

dab_help_asked_templates_after

dab_help_asked_templates_after =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates that WPCleaner can detect after a link to a disambiguation page to tell that help has been requested for fixing it. This parameter should contain at least all the templates (without parameters) defined for dab_ask_help_templates_after.

needing_help_templates

needing_help_templates =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates used to indicate a link needing help to be fixed.

help_requested_templates

help_requested_templates =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates used to find pages where help is requested.

link_text_templates

link_text_templates =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates used to link text (to wiktionary for example).

wikt_interwiki

wikt_interwiki = <shortcut> END

This parameter contains the interwiki code for the wiktionary (usually wikt).

wikt_templates

wikt_templates =
  <template 1>|<parameters for template 1>|<default value for parameter>
  …
  <template n>|<parameters for template n>|<default value for parameter> END

This parameter contains the list of templates providing links to wiktionary ("see also").

Check Wiki parameters

check_wiki_force

check_wiki_force = true END

This parameter can be used if this wiki is available in the Check Wiki project, but doesn't have a project page or a translation page.

check_wiki_project_page

check_wiki_project_page = <Check Wiki project page> END

This parameter is used as a link in comments, so it should be as short as possible. Using a redirect page can be a good idea. For example, on enwiki, there's the WP:WCW redirect, and on frwiki, there's the P:CS redirect.

check_wiki_comment

check_wiki_comment = <Check Wiki comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment for fixing errors detected by Check Wiki. If this parameter is not specified, the comment is built using check_wiki_project_page. If this parameter contains a {0}, it's replaced by the list of errors that were fixed.

check_wiki_translation_page

check_wiki_translation_page = <Check Wiki translation page> END

This parameter is used to retrieve configuration informations (errors priorites, labels, descriptions, ...). This page contains the configuration used by the Check Wikipedia project. WPCleaner can also use special parameters in this file : they are listed in the Check Wiki window of WPCleaner for each error. A partial list is given at the end of this documentation. For example, on frwiki, the translation page can be found at fr:Projet:Correction syntaxique/Traduction.

check_wiki_whitelist_comment

check_wiki_whitelist_comment = <Comment> END

This parameter is used as a comment when updating a whitelist.

Check Wiki configuration

The translation file of the Check Wikipedia project may contain special configuration used by WPCleaner :

• To be able to detect more errors than the ones defined by Check Wikipedia :
  • Error 501 : Spelling and typography
  • Error 502 : Unnecessary Template: namespace (obsolete, replaced by error 001)
  • Error 503 : Internal link in title
  • Error 504 : Reference in title
  • Error 505 : Image without alternative description
  • Error 506 : Reference with a numeric name
  • Error 507 : Gallery without caption
  • Error 508 : Missing template
  • Error 509 : Internal link that could be compacted
  • Error 510 : Non working pipe trick
  • Error 511 : Internal link written as external link (obsolete, replaced by error 090)
  • Error 512 : Interwiki link written as external link (obsolete, replaced by error 091)
  • Error 513 : Internal link inside an external link
  • Error 514 : Missing named reference
  • Error 515 : Title linked in text through redirect link
  • Error 516 : Use of <br> tags in main namespace
  • Error 517 : Use of <strike> tags (obsolete, replaced by error 042)
  • Error 518 : Use of <nowiki> tags in main namespace
  • Error 519 : Use of <a> tags in main namespace (obsolete, replaced by error 004)
  • Error 520 : Use of strange characters (Visual Editor bug)
  • Error 521 : Date formats in templates
  • Error 522 : Empty title
  • Error 523 : Duplicated image
  • Error 524 : Template call with duplicated arguments
  • Error 525 : Useless <span> tags
  • Error 526 : Incorrect date links
  • Error 527 : References with different content
  • Error 528 : Obsolete magic links for PMID
  • Error 529 : Obsolete magic links for ISBN
  • Error 530 : Obsolete magic links for RFC
  • Error 531 : References inside references
  • Error 532 : Missing end tag
  • Error 533 : Multiple colon escape
  • Error 534 : Bogus image options
  • Error 535 : Tidy font bug
  • Error 536 : Tidy whitespace bug
  • Error 537 : Unclosed quotes in heading
• To provide more features to detect or fix the errors defined by Check Wikipedia. See the various parameters available below, either global for every errors or specific to one error.

Additional detections

Additional detections can also be configured in the translation file of the Check Wikipedia project or by each user in their own configuration page [[User:UserName/WikiCleanerConfiguration]].

Error 501

The error 501 has been added to detect and fix common errors in spelling and typography. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.
• Configure the general_suggestions parameter in WPCleaner configuration file.

Error 502

The error 502 has been added to detect and fix unnecessary Template: prefix in calls to templates, like {{Template:Main}}. Since then, this error has been added to Check Wiki project as error 001.

Error 503

The error 503 has been added to detect and fix internal links in titles. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 504

The error 504 has been added to detect and fix references in titles. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 505

The error 505 has been added to detect and fix images without alternative description. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 506

The error 506 has been added to detect and fix references with a numeric name. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 507

The error 507 has been added to detect <gallery> without caption. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 508

The error 508 has been added to detect missing templates. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 509

The error 509 has been added to detect internal links like [[Link|Text]]xxx. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 510

The error 510 has been added to detect non working pipe tricks, like internal links [[A:Link (x)|]] in references, and similar situations. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 511

The error 511 has been added to detect internal links written as external links like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link] , and similar situations. Since then, this error has been added to Check Wiki project as error 090.

Error 512

The error 512 has been added to detect interwiki links written as external links like [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lien] , and similar situations. Since then, this error has been added to Check Wiki project as error 091.

Error 513

The error 513 has been added to detect internal links inside external links like [http://example.org/ an [[internal link]] inside]. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 514

The error 514 has been added to detect named references that are not defined (<ref name="ref1" /> without <ref name="ref1">text</ref>). If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 515

The error 515 has been added to detect links to the article itself (same as error #48) but through redirect links. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 516

The error 516 has been added to detect <br> tags in main namespace. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 517

The error 517 has been added to detect <strike> tags. Since then, this error has been added to Check Wiki project as error 042.

Error 518

The error 518 has been added to detect <nowiki> tags in main namespace. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 519

The error 519 has been added to detect <a> tags in main namespace. Since then, this error has been added to Check Wiki project as error 004.

Error 520

The error 520 has been added to detect strange characters (♙, ☃), usually produced by Visual Editor. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 521

The error 521 has been added to verify date formats used in templates. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.
• Configure the specific parameters in Check Wiki translation page.

For more information on configuring this, see specific parameters chapter.

Error 522

The error 522 has been added to detect empty titles (like == <nowiki/> ==). If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 523

The error 523 has been added to detect duplicated images. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 524

The error 524 has been added to detect template calls with several arguments with the same name. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 525

The error 525 has been added to detect useless span tags. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 526

The error 526 has been added to detect incorrect date links, like [[1985|2005]]. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 527

The error 527 has been added to detect references with the same name but different content. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 528

The error 528 has been added to detect the use of the magic word PMID. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 529

The error 529 has been added to detect the use of the magic word ISBN. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 530

The error 530 has been added to detect the use of the magic word RFC. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 531

The error 531 has been added to detect the use of references inside references. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 532

The error 532 has been added to detect errors reported by Linter for Special:LintErrors/missing-end-tag. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 533

The error 533 has been added to detect errors reported by Linter for Special:LintErrors/multi-colon-escape. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 534

The error 534 has been added to detect errors reported by Linter for Special:LintErrors/bogus-image-options. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 535

The error 535 has been added to detect errors reported by Linter for Special:LintErrors/tidy-font-bug. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 536

The error 536 has been added to detect errors reported by Linter for Special:LintErrors/tidy-whitespace-bug. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Error 537

The error 537 has been added to detect errors reported by Linter for Special:LintErrors/unclosed-quotes-in-heading. If you want to activate this error, you need to :

• Configure the error in the Check Wiki translation page as you would do for any other error.

Global parameters

error_xxx_link

error_XXX_link_yywiki = <Page> END

This parameter contains the title of a page describing the error n°XXX on yywiki.

error_xxx_bot

error_XXX_bot_yywiki = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to consider that even if the error n°XXX has been deactivated on yywiki, it should still be detected by WPCleaner.

error_xxx_noauto

error_XXX_noauto_yywiki = <true|false> END

This parameter is used to deactivate automatic modifications for error n°XXX.

error_xxx_whitelistpage

error_XXX_whitelistpage_yywiki = <page> END

This parameter contains the title of a page having the list of false positives for error n°XXX on yywiki.

error_xxx_whitelist

error_XXX_whitelist_yywiki =
  <page 1>
  …
  <page n> END

This parameter contains the list of false positivies for error n°XXX on yywiki. Consider using error_xxx_whitelistpage_yywiki instead.

Specific parameters

Error 002

error_002_clear_all_yywiki = <replacement> END
error_002_clear_left_yywiki = <replacement> END
error_002_clear_right_yywiki = <replacement> END

This parameters allow to define replacements for <br /> with a clear parameter (which has been deprecated in HTML5).

Error 003

error_003_templates_yywiki =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates that can be used instead of <references /> for error n°003 on yywiki. It replaces parameter error_003_references_templates_yywiki which is obsolete.

Error 016

error_016_only_templates_yywiki = <true|false> END

This parameter can restrict the detection to template calls.

error_016_use_XXXX_yywiki = <true|false> END

This parameter allows to ignore the special character whose code is XXXX in hexadecimal (for example, to ignore non-breaking spaces, use XXXX=A0).

Error 028

error_028_templates_yywiki =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates that can be used instead of |} for error n°028 on yywiki.

Error 033

error_033_templates_yywiki =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates that can be used to replace <u>...</u> on yywiki.

Error 037

error_037_first_characters_yywiki = <size> END

This parameter contains the number of characters on which the test for special characters is done for error n°037 on yywiki.

error_037_templates_yywiki =
  <template 1>
  ...
  <template n> END

This parameter contains a list of templates that prevent this error to be fixed automatically when present in the article.

Error 059

error_059_templates_yywiki =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates that can be ignored for error n°059 on yywiki.

Error 061

error_061_separator_yywiki = <separator> END

This parameter contains the separator to be used between several consecutive <ref /> tags for error n°061 on yywiki.

error_061_templates_yywiki =
  <template 1>
  …
  <template n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates that can be used instead of <ref /> for error n°061 on yywiki.

Error 067

error_067_abbreviations_yywiki =
  <abbreviation 1>
  …
  <abbreviation n> END

This parameter contains the list of abbreviations that are valid before a <ref /> tag for error n°067 on yywiki.

error_067_separator_yywiki = <separator> END

This parameter contains the separator to use between several consecutive <ref /> tags for error n°067 on yywiki.

Error 068

error_068_template_yywiki =
  <template 1>|<param: local page title>|<param: language>|<param: page title>|<param: text>[|<order of parameters>]
  …
  <template n>|<param: local page title>|<param: language>|<param: page title>|<param: text>[|<order of parameters>] END

This parameter contains the list of templates that can replace a link to an other wiki for error n°068 on yywiki. This parameter is also used for error n°512.

Error 070

error_070_reason_yywiki = <reason> END

This parameter contains an explanation of error n°070. If the reason contains {0}, it will be replaced by the actual length.

Error 071

error_071_reason_yywiki = <reason> END

This parameter contains an explanation of error n°071.

Error 072

error_072_reason_yywiki = <reason> END

This parameter contains an explanation of error n°072. If the reason contains {0}, it will be replaced by the expected checksum, and {1} will be replaced by the actual checksum.

Error 073

error_073_reason_yywiki = <reason> END

This parameter contains an explanation of error n°073. If the reason contains {0}, it will be replaced by the expected checksum, and {1} will be replaced by the actual checksum.

Error 084

error_084_texts_yywiki =
  <text 1>
  …
  <text n> END

This parameter contains the list of texts that can be added to a section without section for error n°084 on yywiki.

Error 085

error_085_center_templates_yywiki =
  <template 1>|<parameter 1>
  …
  <template n>|<parameter n> END

This parameter contains the list of templates that can be used to replace a <center> tag.

Error 091

error_091_only_language_yywiki = <true|false> END

This parameter can restrict the detection to interwikis related to a language.

error_091_only_local_yywiki = <true|false> END

This parameter can restrict the detection to local interwikis.

Error 101

error_101_templates_yywiki =
  <abbreviation 1>
  …
  <abbreviation n> END

This parameter defines other ordinals than the English ones (nd, rd, st, th).

error_101_replacements_yywiki =
  <ordinal 1>=<text 1>
  …
  <ordinal n>=<text n> END

This parameter defines improved replacements depending on the detected ordinal.

Error 514

error_514_ref_by_template_yywiki =
  <template>|<reference name 1>|...|<reference name n>
  ...
  <template>|<reference name 1>|...|<reference name n> END

This parameter defines that some templates create named references that can be reused in the rest of the article.

Error 518

error_518_abuse_filter_yywiki = <identifier> END

This parameter defines the number of an abuse filter triggered by <nowiki> tags.

error_518_apostrophe_template_yywiki = <template> END

This parameter defines the name of template displaying an apostrophe, like {{'}}.

error_518_asterisk_template_yywiki = <template> END

This parameter defines the name of template displaying an asterisk, like {{asterisk}}.

error_518_open_sb_template_yywiki = <template> END

This parameter defines the name of template displaying an opening square bracket, like {{!(}}.

error_518_close_sb_template_yywiki = <template> END

This parameter defines the name of template displaying a closing square bracket, like {{)!}}.

error_518_open_dsb_template_yywiki = <template> END

This parameter defines the name of template displaying an opening double square bracket, like {{!((}}.

error_518_close_dsb_template_yywiki = <template> END

This parameter defines the name of template displaying a closing double square bracket, like {{))!}}.

Error 520

error_520_abuse_filter_yywiki = <identifier> END

This parameter defines the number of an abuse filter triggered by weird characters.

Error 521

error_521_templates_yywiki =
  <template 1>|<parameter 1>|<authorized format for parameter 1>|<authorized format for parameter 1>|…
  …
  <template n>|<parameter n>|<authorized format for parameter n>|<authorized format for parameter n>|… END

This parameter contains the list of authorized formats for each template parameter on yywiki. An authorized format is a string describing what format is authorized for the parameter value:

• d means a day number without a leading zero, dd with a leading zero.
• M means a month number without a leading zero, MM with a leading zero, MMM a month name.
• Y or YY means a year number on 2 digits, YYY (or other number of Y) a year number.
• {{templateName}} means that {{templateName}} can be used.
• Single quotes can be used to escape text ('dd' means 2 characters d), and a single quote must be doubled if needed ('' means a single quote).
• Other text is interpreted literally.

error_521_months_yywiki =
  <month name 1>
  …
  <month name n> END

This parameter contains the list of month names on yywiki.

Error 524

error_524_category_yywiki = <category> END

This parameter contains the name of the category for pages using duplicate arguments in template calls. By default, the value in MediaWiki:duplicate-args-category is used.

error_524_ignore_yywiki =
  <template 1>|<argument 1>|<value 1>[|…|<value n>]
  …
  <template n>|<argument n>|<value 1>[|…|<value n>] END

This parameter defines argument values that can be safely ignored.

Error 526

error_526_ask_help_yywiki =
  <label 1>|<text 1>
  …
  <label n>|<text n> END

This parameter defines labels that can be added after the problematic links to report them.