Chabadpedia:Bots: Difference between revisions
Created page with "Here's the English translation of the provided Hebrew text: {{Bot/Start}} The '''bot''' program on Chabadpedia assists in performing maintenance operations that require changes to many pages on Chabadpedia by replacing text, thereby creating uniformity in the writing style of the articles for the reader's convenience. The operation of a bot can be done by users with bot permissions and does not necessarily require programming knowledge. It is possible to run a bot writ..." |
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A bot account will be a separate account from the main account and intended for this purpose only. In this account, it will place the template <nowiki>{{Bot|Username}}</nowiki>, which will serve as an emergency stop if necessary. | A bot account will be a separate account from the main account and intended for this purpose only. In this account, it will place the template <nowiki>{{Bot|Username}}</nowiki>, which will serve as an emergency stop if necessary. | ||
For the operation of a bot for a new purpose, one should first consult the [[Chabadpedia:Bot/Discussion Board|discussion board]]. | For the operation of a bot for a new purpose, one should first consult the [[Chabadpedia:Bot/Discussion Board|discussion board]]. | ||
===Attention=== | ===Attention=== | ||
Before operating a bot, the following advantages and disadvantages should be examined: | Before operating a bot, the following advantages and disadvantages should be examined: | ||
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Many times, a bot makes changes to many articles, which fill a significant part of the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes page]]. To focus on human edits, it is possible to request the hiding of bot edits on the recent changes page and the watchlist (but be careful, because if a human edit preceded the bot edit, it will not be displayed). | Many times, a bot makes changes to many articles, which fill a significant part of the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes page]]. To focus on human edits, it is possible to request the hiding of bot edits on the recent changes page and the watchlist (but be careful, because if a human edit preceded the bot edit, it will not be displayed). | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Replace_Text Instructions for using the Replace Text extension on MediaWiki] | [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Replace_Text Instructions for using the Replace Text extension on MediaWiki] | ||