Category Intersection API

[Spartan1204]

It would be useful if the Category Intersection API was implemented into this wiki to make easy to find match ups for characters.

A demonstration of it being put into use:

http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Special:CategoryIntersectio

 

[Promestein]

I don't see how this would cause any issues so I'm fine with it, personally.

 

[Antvasima]

I personally wouldn't mind, as long as there are no negative side-effects, but Kavpeny has traditionally handled wiki programming issues, and he is not very active currently. I am not sure how to do so myself. A6colute might be able to help if you link to the script code page though.

 

[Antvasima]

I couldn't find the script when I searched for it. Perhaps contacting the Fandom staff might give some results.

 

[Antvasima]

Never mind. I found it:

https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryIntersectio

Nevertheless, it seems best if I ask the Fandom staff about the script first, given that it is unmaintained, so we do not get any negative side-effects.

 

[Amelia_Lonelyheart]

If I recall, FANDOM is a little finicky when it comes to adding new MediaWiki extensions and semantics to Wikia's (for example, Narutopedia has features that no other Wikia has since FANDOM installed them personally) so theirs a chance we wouldn't get approval for this.

That said, if we do, I have no qualms with it. In fact, it should be extremely helpful.

 

[Antvasima]

I have now asked Fandom about this.

 

[Antvasima]

The Fandom staff has now installed the category intersection script into the wiki:

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Special:CategoryIntersectio

 

[Antvasima]

I have tried, and the page does not seem to work at all in its current state.

Perhaps it would be best to remove the page again.

 

[Antvasima]

It seems like the page is working fine already after all. See here for an example:

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/S...:Marvel+Comics&limit=25&wpSubmit=Find+matches

 

[Spartan1204]

Nice thanks!

 

[Antvasima]

No problem.