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Further explanation
You said you have experienced bugs with AutoEditPages script so what exactly are these problems? And why do you set limit for input length if the only users can use this script are sysops? Thanks Dai ca superman (talk) 04:14, February 6, 2017 (UTC)
- AutoEditPages occasionally fails to work for me for undetermined reasons. Initially, I set input lengths because I did not wish to place too much strain on Wikia's servers or give users the ability to copy/paste the contents of Shakespeare's collected works into articles. I may remove this restriction. CoH ☎ 16:17, February 6, 2017 (UTC)
- On a slightly similar note, what does the super-long regex here provide security from? If you're looking to validate page names, perhaps you can use the much simpler
wgLegalTitleCharsMediaWiki variable? - OneTwoThreeFall talk 18:38, February 6, 2017 (UTC)- I hadn't realized that existed (it ain't on this page) or even that some of those characters were permitted in page titles. That's incredibly useful to know. Thanks OTTF. CoH ☎ 18:59, February 6, 2017 (UTC)
- No problem! There's a few variables available not listed on that page; I suppose people add entries in as needed or if they find them useful, rather than the list being generated directly from the source. - OneTwoThreeFall talk 11:34, February 7, 2017 (UTC)
- I hadn't realized that existed (it ain't on this page) or even that some of those characters were permitted in page titles. That's incredibly useful to know. Thanks OTTF. CoH ☎ 18:59, February 6, 2017 (UTC)
- On a slightly similar note, what does the super-long regex here provide security from? If you're looking to validate page names, perhaps you can use the much simpler
Activation
How do you activate the mass edit? What's the point in sleeping when you're already dead inside. 21:33, February 6, 2017 (UTC)
- You follow the installation instructions, then clear your cache. The button will appear on your toolbar on the bottom of the screen (if your selected skin is Monobook, the option will appear in the "toolbox" on the left). CoH ☎ 22:20, February 6, 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for helping, but it was actually because you had to install it to the entire wiki's common.js for it to work. What's the point in sleeping when you're already dead inside. 17:56, February 7, 2017 (UTC)
Whatlinkshere
Hey, really great script here. I was just wondering if it was possible that this could be adapted to pull a list of articles from the Special:Whatlinkshere of a page, or from a category?--V Technobliterator TC 16:03, February 24, 2018 (UTC)
- At present, it cannot do that. But here's a trick for you: import MassNullEdit. It comes with an "Add Category Contents" button, which you can use and then copy and paste the results to MassEdit. It also auto-fills itself with pages on Whatlinkshere pages, so you do the same thing there. Hope that helps! Patrik 16:06, February 24, 2018 (UTC)
- Category support has been planned for a long time. I intend to include such an option in a future update. For now, you could use AutoEditPages to handle category contents. EIZEN (talk | contribs) 16:43, February 24, 2018 (UTC)
- Ahh, okay. AutoEditPages isn't really what I'm looking for as I need the find & replace function (and can't set up pywikibot on a Chromebook), but MassNullEdit will probably work.--V Technobliterator TC 22:36, February 24, 2018 (UTC)
No line break
Between the Examples in the placeholder box there is no line break. It says "Example 1Example 2Example 3". -- 
Barbar (talk) 18:25, March 13, 2018 (UTC)
- I'm guessing you're referring to this page or something similar. It's not a big deal, since the placeholder displays properly in the modal itself. EIZEN (talk | contribs) 00:12, March 14, 2018 (UTC)
Suggestion: Summary
Instead of having a set summary in the configurations for all edits, could another textarea be added, with a custom summary?—|| Grudgeholderr ||— 06:19, May 20, 2018 (UTC)
- That's not a bad idea. I'll implement that this week. EIZEN (talk • contribs) 15:52, May 20, 2018 (UTC)
Bug
Searching a namespace only returns the first 500 pages.—|| Grudgeholderr ||— 06:08, June 4, 2018 (UTC)
- That is not a bug, as stated on the doc page. EIZEN (Talk) 09:55, June 4, 2018 (UTC)
- Ah, sorry, didn't see that.—|| Grudgeholderr ||— 10:13, June 4, 2018 (UTC)
- Is there anyway to bypass this, or edit pages past the first 500?—|| Grudgeholderr ||— 03:57, September 19, 2018 (UTC)
- Import MassNullEdit and use its new "Add Pages" feature. Copy-paste the list you generate into MassEdit. Patrik 14:38, September 19, 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you very much!—|| Grudgeholderr ||— 05:21, September 21, 2018 (UTC)
- Import MassNullEdit and use its new "Add Pages" feature. Copy-paste the list you generate into MassEdit. Patrik 14:38, September 19, 2018 (UTC)
- Is there anyway to bypass this, or edit pages past the first 500?—|| Grudgeholderr ||— 03:57, September 19, 2018 (UTC)
- Ah, sorry, didn't see that.—|| Grudgeholderr ||— 10:13, June 4, 2018 (UTC)
NOT WORKING!!!
Mass Edit not working. Please fix. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan And Dan (talk • contribs) . Please sign your posts with ~~~~!
My Tools
Up until about a week or so ago, MassEdit was located under 'My Tools' on the tool bar. Now, it's just on the tool bar, and I'm not a fan of it. Is there any way I can configure it to go back under 'My Tools'? Killer kev (talk) 20:40, September 27, 2019 (UTC)