== Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 21 ==

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News and updates associated with user scripts from the past four months (February through May 2021).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 21st issue of the Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:Scripts++|Scripts++ Newsletter]]:

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[[File:Farm-Fresh scripts text.png|20px|alt=Scripts]] '''Scripts''' <small>Submit your new/improved script [[Wikipedia talk:Scripts++|here]]</small>

:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=New scripts|New]] '''New scripts'''

* [[User:Alexander Davronov/HistoryHelper|Alexander Davronov's HistoryHelper]] helps to copy diff links from the history display of a page

* [[User:Aseleste/Scripts/Purger|Aseleste's Purger]] makes it easier to purge or null edit a page

* [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]]:

** [[User:Awesome Aasim/CatMan|CatMan]] adds a category manager to simplify interactions for adding and removing the categories of a page

** [[User:Awesome Aasim/redirectcreator|redirectcreator]] allows for easy creation of multiple redirects

* [[User:Bop34/Userscripts/EasyDesc|Bop34's EasyDesc]] adds a link to the top navigation bar which allows you to add a short description without opening the edit menu

* [[User:BrandonXLF/NullEdit|BrandonXLF's NullEdit]] adds a portlet link to perform a null edit on a page

* [[User:Chlod|Chlod]]:

** [[User:Chlod/Scripts/FoldArchives|FoldArchives]] collapses archived talk page threads in order to reduce screen space

** [[User:Chlod/Scripts/GoToTitle|GoToTitle]] converts the page title into an input field for navigating to other pages

** [[User:Chlod/Scripts/UserHighlighter|UserHighlighter]] adds highlighting to links to the userpages, talk pages, and contributions of administrators and other user groups as well as tooltips to indicate which groups a user is in

* [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]]:

** [[User:GhostInTheMachine/NoEditSummary|NoEditSummary]] adds a warning if an edit will be saved without an edit summary

** [[User:GhostInTheMachine/SortWhatLinksHere|SortWhatLinksHere]] sorts the links shows on [[Special:WhatLinksHere]]

** [[User:GhostInTheMachine/WatchlistTidy|WatchlistTidy]] moves the "new updates found" timestamp block from the bottom of the filter block to the top of the filter area on the watchlist

* [[User:GorillaWarfare/script/curlies|GorillaWarfare's curlies]] simplifies converting curly quotes to straight quotes while in the source editing mode

* [[User:Nardog|Nardog]]:

** [[User:Nardog/AutoSectionLink|AutoSectionLink]] corrects the <code>/* section link */</code> every time you hit "Show changes"

** [[User:Nardog/AutoTestcases|AutoTestcases]] autofills "Preview page with this template/module" with the most relevant /testcases page that exists

** [[User:Nardog/SortCentralAuthByEditCount|SortCentralAuthByEditCount]] sorts the list of local accounts on CentralAuth by edit count

* [[User:Novem Linguae|Novem Linguae]]:

** [[User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/CiteHighlighter|CiteHighlighter]] highlights 1800 sources green, yellow, or red depending on reliability.

** [[User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/NPPLinks|NPPLinks]] adds [[WP:BEFORE]] Google search links, copyvio check, duplicate article check, and other links to the left menu.

* [[User:Ritenerek/js/goce nav|Ritenerek's goce_nav]] adds a link to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors]] to the navigation menu

* [[User:Suffusion of Yellow|Suffusion of Yellow]]:

** [[User:Suffusion of Yellow/filterDiff|filterDiff]]: Adds a "Show changes" button to the filter editor.

** [[User:Suffusion of Yellow/filterNotes|filterNotes]]: Parses filter notes as wikitext (so links are clickable), and signs and dates new comments for you.

** [[User:Suffusion of Yellow/filterTest|filterTest]]: Adds a "Test changes" button. Opens [[Special:AbuseFilter/test]] with what's ''currently'' in the edit form, not with what's saved in the database, so you don't have to copy-paste your changes.

* [[User:Terasail/COI Request Tool|Terasail's COI Request Tool]] allows users to reply to, close or remove conflict of interest edit requests

:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=Updated scripts|Updated]] '''Updated scripts'''

*[[WP:TW|Twinkle]] has a number of improvements, including that most watchlist defaults now make use of the new [[meta:Community Tech/Watchlist Expiry|temporary watchlist]] feature. Other changes include rollbacks treating consecutive IPv6 editors in the same /64 range as the same user, adding a preview for shared IP tagging, a preference for watching users after CSD notification, and for sysops, the ability to [[WP:/64|block the /64]] and link to a [[WP:RfPP]] request, and new copyright blocks default to indefinite.

* [[Wikipedia:Shortdesc helper]] now v3.4.17, changes include minor fixes and preventing edits that don't change the description.

* [[User:BrandonXLF/CitationStyleMarker|BrandonXLF's CitationStyleMarker]] now recognizes [[WP:CSLSA]] and [[WP:CSVAN]] styles, in addition to [[WP:CS1]] and [[WP:CS2]]

* [[User:Joeytje50/JWB|Joeytje50's JWB]] now version 4.1.0, includes the ability to generate page lists from the search tool, major updates to the handling of regular expressions, the storing of user settings, the addition of upload protection, and an option to skip pages that belong to a specific category, among other changes. See [[User:Joeytje50/JWB/Changelog]] for a full list of recent changes.

* [[User:SD0001/deleted-metadata-link.js]] – updated to include a link to snippet of deleted content, instead of just metadata.

:[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''

* [[Wikipedia:User scripts/List]] has been revamped to make it easier to find scripts suited for your needs. If you know of a cool script that is missing on the list, or a script on the list that is no longer working, please edit the list or let us know on [[Wikipedia talk:User scripts|the talk page]].

:[[File:1009Clock.jpg|20px|alt=Pending requests]] '''Pending requests'''

* [[Wikipedia:User scripts/Requests#Script for admins posting "recent death" items to Template:In the news|A request]] for a script to help admins posting "recent death" items to [[Template:In the news]]

* [[Wikipedia:User scripts/Requests#Warn about syntax & template errors when saving|A request]] for a script to warn users about syntax and template errors

* ...and many more, all available at [[Wikipedia:User scripts/Requests]]

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My apologies for this long-overdue issue, and if I missed any scripts.<br />Hopefully going forward we can go back to monthly releases - any help would be appreciated. Thanks, --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 13:04, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

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