Maniphest T53942

Watchlist and recent changes usability issues (tracking)
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	matmarex
	Jul 24 2013, 9:48 AM

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Watchlist and recent changes are not exactly the pinnacles of great design in general, neither in code, in looks or in usability.

However, a great rewrite will likely never happen; this bug is for tracking incremental changes we can make with little disruption to the users to make them better.

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Declined		None	T53942 Watchlist and recent changes usability issues (tracking)
		Resolved		matmarex	T10844 Wrap Recent changes, Recent changes linked & Watchlist in <div class="mw-changeslist" />
		Declined		None	T44743 Watchlist preferences should link to the watchlist e-mail notification option
		Resolved		matmarex	T53749 jquery.makeCollapsible() on enhanced watchlist/recentchanges annoyingly slow
		Declined		None	T53895 List of users who edited the page in enhanced RC/watchlist is clutter and superfluous
		Resolved		matmarex	T53901 Enhanced watchlist needs a "view changes since my last visit" button
		Resolved		matmarex	T50615 Options form at the top of Special:Watchlist needs cleanup
		Resolved		None	T54005 Watchlist and recent changes should include a legend for the N, m, b, ± icons
		Declined		None	T29050 Special:RecentChanges - Add missing preferences for hide/show like for minor edits and patrolled edits
		Duplicate		None	T114555 Tag filter in Recent Changes should be invertable
		Duplicate		None	T187618 Add "since last visit" link for pages created on the same day

Event Timeline

• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 22 2014, 2:07 AM

• bzimport added projects: MediaWiki-General, Tracking-Neverending.

• bzimport set Reference to bz51942.

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

matmarex created this task.Jul 24 2013, 9:48 AM

Aklapper edited projects, added MediaWiki-Watchlist, MediaWiki-Recent-changes; removed MediaWiki-General.Feb 24 2015, 3:01 PM

Aklapper set Security to None.

Glaisher subscribed.May 2 2015, 10:13 AM

Quiddity added a subtask: T109103: Enhanced recent changes - add a method to Auto-expand all entries, without requiring user.js changes.Aug 14 2015, 5:43 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptAug 14 2015, 5:43 PM

matmarex closed subtask T50615: Options form at the top of Special:Watchlist needs cleanup as Resolved.Nov 11 2015, 10:26 PM

Scott added a subtask: T29050: Special:RecentChanges - Add missing preferences for hide/show like for minor edits and patrolled edits.Nov 19 2015, 2:08 PM

Quiddity removed a parent task: T4007: [DO NOT USE] Tracking bug [superseded by #Tracking].Jul 15 2016, 10:03 PM

matej_suchanek added a subtask: T114555: Tag filter in Recent Changes should be invertable.Jan 21 2017, 4:35 PM

matej_suchanek updated the task description. (Show Details)

matej_suchanek removed a subscriber: • wikibugs-l-list.

Ebe123 added a subtask: T171757: RecentChanges should display results in a tabular design.Jul 26 2017, 10:44 PM

Ebe123 mentioned this in T171757: RecentChanges should display results in a tabular design.

• jmatazzoni closed subtask T29050: Special:RecentChanges - Add missing preferences for hide/show like for minor edits and patrolled edits as Invalid.Oct 9 2017, 9:10 PM

-jem- reopened subtask T29050: Special:RecentChanges - Add missing preferences for hide/show like for minor edits and patrolled edits as Open.Oct 12 2017, 5:52 PM

Catrope closed subtask T29050: Special:RecentChanges - Add missing preferences for hide/show like for minor edits and patrolled edits as Declined.Oct 12 2017, 6:00 PM

Trizek-WMF added a subtask: T181664: Highlight an item on hover on recent changes and other cases.Nov 29 2017, 6:58 PM

Strainu added a subtask: T29436: Improve the marking of changes when using Advanced recent changes.Dec 8 2017, 9:55 PM

MGChecker subscribed.Feb 17 2018, 12:53 PM

Liuxinyu970226 subscribed.Feb 27 2018, 2:52 PM

• jmatazzoni closed subtask T53941: Merge "Recent changes" and "Watchlist" preferences tabs as Declined.Sep 24 2018, 6:03 PM

Restricted Application added a project: Growth-Team. · View Herald TranscriptSep 24 2018, 6:03 PM

SBisson moved this task from Inbox to Triaged but Future on the Growth-Team board.Sep 28 2018, 2:28 AM

Liuxinyu970226 moved this task from Tag to Should be Release or milestone instead on the Tracking-Neverending board.Dec 31 2018, 1:24 AM

Liuxinyu970226 moved this task from Should be Release or milestone instead to Tag on the Tracking-Neverending board.

thiemowmde closed subtask T44743: Watchlist preferences should link to the watchlist e-mail notification option as Declined.Jan 27 2020, 9:21 PM

Izno removed a subtask: T53941: Merge "Recent changes" and "Watchlist" preferences tabs.Sep 22 2020, 1:00 AM

Izno removed a subtask: T119084: Options form at the top of old Special:RecentChanges needs cleanup.

Izno removed a subtask: T171757: RecentChanges should display results in a tabular design.

Izno removed a subtask: T181664: Highlight an item on hover on recent changes and other cases.Sep 22 2020, 1:02 AM

Izno removed a subtask: T29436: Improve the marking of changes when using Advanced recent changes.

Izno closed this task as Declined.Sep 22 2020, 1:04 AM

Izno removed a subtask: T20524: Preferences: unify filter options of recent changes, new pages, watchlist, recent changes linked.

Izno removed a subtask: T53958: Watchlist and recent changes should be able to show diffs inline.

Izno removed a subtask: T53022: Preference 'usenewrc' should imply 'extendwatchlist'.

Izno removed a subtask: T109103: Enhanced recent changes - add a method to Auto-expand all entries, without requiring user.js changes.