Talk:MediaWikiBacklink

Is the API request needed?
It seems like unnecessary overhead, especially for those with slow connections. If a main namespace article doesn't exist for a particular code page, does it really matter if a link is shown anyway?

For what it's worth, I've been using a modified version of this script in my common.js page without the API check for some time (it also adds the link directly to the page title, rather than as a subtitle - seems neater to me), and it's been fine. - OneTwoThreeFall talk 07:55, June 22, 2017 (UTC)