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Move "last modified" out of footer, closer to the top
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This has previously been done via JavaScript, which was not a durable solution but appeared to be rather uncontroversial and effective enough.
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LastModified
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Timestamp_position_modification
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Timestamp_position_modification

We can probably first just move the "last modified" bit as is.

The change is probably in contrast with the request to merge "last modified" and "print version" links (bug 3575), but is not with the merge to the permanent link (bug 64312). The main problem is that our skins deal with the footer in a less than clean way, I suppose...

Making the timestamp less verbose and/or a way to "advertise" action=history (as the extension in question did) would be a separate bug.

Version: 1.23.0
Severity: enhancement
See Also:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3575
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64312

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Low.Nov 22 2014, 3:14 AM
• bzimport added projects: MediaWiki-User-Interface, Design.
• bzimport set Reference to bz64327.
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Nemo_bis created this task.Apr 23 2014, 9:34 PM
Nemo_bis added a comment.May 3 2014, 8:44 AM

Apparently this was just done for MobileFrontend's skin: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/05/02/the-wikipedia-editors-behind-the-curtain/

TheDJ closed this task as Declined.Dec 21 2015, 3:32 PM
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And since moved back to the bottom again (on mobile). Therefor closing it as "declined" for now.

If still desired, will require a more exact and actionable problem description of how to do this, without upsetting others.. :)

He7d3r mentioned this in T66312: Move "Permanent link" out of the sidebar toolbox (behind "last modified" timestamp).Dec 22 2015, 1:17 PM
Nemo_bis added a comment.Mar 5 2016, 9:00 PM
In T66327#1894872, @TheDJ wrote:

If still desired, will require a more exact and actionable problem description

No idea how to be clearer.

of how to do this, without upsetting others.. :)

Who got upset at what?

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