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Trouble logging in
[edit]I have trouble logging in at SWViewer. Anyone else with this problem? Affe2011 (talk) 08:23, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
- It works now. Affe2011 (talk) 10:43, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Prototyperspective (talk) 15:34, 12 January 2026 (UTC) where report issue for visual editing cite button and tolerance for issue reporting
[edit]message shown when i tried to create citation using cite button in visual editing on meta:sandbox and en:wikipedia:sandbox is We couldn't make a citation for you. Try another source or create one manually. what is the appropriate place to report issues and do they tolerate level for filing legitimate issues without checking for existing issues. Kraaavdrasitnicinc (talk) 09:29, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
Cant verify Email address
[edit]I'm trying to verify my email address however when I click the link it always brings me to a page that says "Invalid confirmation code. The code may have expired". I'm clicking on the link as soon as it is in my inbox so I don't know why it would say this. Has anyone else experienced this and is there a way to fix it? Dtosic04 (talk) 17:09, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
Fixing a CSS template
[edit]I created the css User:Josedimaria/snowflakes.Sanitized css but it fails to display. I was told to change it to Sanitized css but it is not working.Josedimaria (talk) 19:14, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
- Content model changed by DreamRimmer. See also: RfH request. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 06:46, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 06:46, 2 February 2026 (UTC) Global watchlist
[edit]Hi , my global watchlist seems to get some issues. I have added all projects I want to track. But when a edit goes through, on my talk page for example, it is not shown in the global watchlist. On mobile it also says it gets API issue. How can I fix this API issue? I tried using mobil data as well, there was no difference. Wlaak (talk) 19:16, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
- It now seems that when something happens on the English Wikipedia in my Watchlist, it gets labeled as "sv.wikipedia.org" (Swedish) and the article gets auto translated to Swedish, but when I press it takes me to enWiki. Wlaak (talk) 11:37, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
the X is too small on mobile devices
[edit]I only like to make a small proposal: for all of the banners (I mostly know the ones appearing on German Wikipedia), the X that one can tap to close it is much too small. It almost never works to tap it, instead it usually clicks the text instead and then another page opens. I tried both iPhone with Safari and Android with Firefox. I mean banners like this one: MediaWiki:Centralnotice-template-WM2026Program banner. (If you know a better place for my proposal, you can move it to the correct destination.)--Vergänglichkeit (talk) 21:30, 20 February 2026 (UTC)
- I second that. Or a bigger clickable margin would make a big difference. - Erik Baas (talk) 09:32, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
Exclude a specific filter from the log?
[edit]I often patrol for vandalism and spam through Special:AbuseLog, and today I find the feed is overwhelmed with hits to filter 449 (archive.today tracking); I see there's an option to view only specific filters, but I don't see a way to invert the selection (i.e. to exclude filter 449). Does anyone know of a setting or user script that would resolve this? Thanks. lp0 on fire () 10:53, 21 February 2026 (UTC)