Last modified: 2013-08-09 19:58:20 UTC
When a user sets the "secret" Token for Watchlist RSS Feed on https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spezial:Einstellungen&success#mw-prefsection-watchlist , I suggest that the text should immediately indicate the correct Feed Url with this token, or give at least the information, how the RSS Url looks like. Such an information is missing. We can also add a link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Syndication#Watchlist_feed_with_token (must be localised), but I prefer the first solution (add the resulting Feed Url) The current text is "Filling in this field with a secret key will generate an RSS feed for your watchlist. Anyone who knows the key in this field will be able to read your watchlist, so choose a secure value. Here's a randomly generated value you can use: aaa .... zzzz" change to "Filling in this field with a secret key will generate an RSS feed for your watchlist. Anyone who knows the key in this field will be able to read your watchlist, so choose a secure value. Here's a randomly generated value you can use: aaa .... zzzz. Your Watch list feed url is then //en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedwatchlist&wlowner=USERNAME&wltoken=TOKEN&feedformat=atom or feedformat=rss USERNAME and TOKEN replaced by the current values, of course.
That section has been completely redone per bug 21912 and I don't think this request is valid anymore. :)
No. it is not solved. THIS bugzilla aims to have the fully specified url in the preferences (ready for copy and paste into a Feedreader or Browser like Firefox who can render a feed). Rationale: not everyone know, what to do with token alone ! Solution: The new token is fine, but render it as the complete link !
Why would you want this in Preferences? It's present on Special:Watchlist.
(In reply to comment #3) > Why would you want this in Preferences? It's present on Special:Watchlist. Uh. *this* was not clear to me. I suggest to present the whole Url in the preferences, otherwise the display of the token does not make sense either, for the same argument, that the token is shown on Special:Watchlist (as part of the link).
or, as an alternative on the PREFERENCE tab https://www.opteryx.org/phase3/index.php/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist to copy the code from /includes/specials/SpecialWatchlist.php and to show the RSS icon in the sidebar: if ( $wlToken ) { $this->addFeedLinks( array( 'action' => 'feedwatchlist', 'allrev' => 'allrev', 'wlowner' => $user->getName(), 'wltoken' => $wlToken ) ); }
