When special page name is normalized url params are lost
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	liangent
	Jan 29 2011, 10:16 AM

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Assume the normalized name of Special:A is Special:B

When I'm requesting index.php?title=Special:A&param I'm redirected to index.php?title=Special:B. &param is lost.

Version: 1.16.x
Severity: enhancement

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Reference: bz27028

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 21 2014, 11:17 PM

• bzimport added a project: MediaWiki-Special-pages.

• bzimport set Reference to bz27028.

• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).

liangent created this task.Jan 29 2011, 10:16 AM

The param are checked for validation and only valid params are there after the redirect. Example:

index.php?title=Special:Ipblocklist&ip=username

index.php?title=Special:BlockList&ip=username

Closing as WONTFIX since the described behavior is as designed.

The fact is that A is provided in an extension and B is its localized name in a certain language. When no validation is specified by the extension author I guess we should assume all params are useful.

btw. How to write validation code in an extension?

duplicatebug unsubscribed.Dec 13 2014, 11:46 AM

• Reguyla moved this task from To triage to SpecialPage system on the MediaWiki-Special-pages board.May 26 2015, 12:45 PM

Aklapper changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".Feb 4 2022, 12:24 PM

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When special page name is normalized url params are lost
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