Bugzilla

The main page with documentation on Bugzilla is at mw:Bugzilla

Bug reports and feature requests related to the MediaWiki software which powers Wikimedia projects should be filed to Wikimedia's bugzilla. Bugzilla is a bug reporting tool and organization system used by many software projects.

For emergency problems on Wikipedia & sister projects, try to contact the developers by IRC (#wikimedia-tech on irc.freenode.net) or on the wikitech-l mailing list (please subscribe to ensure that your message gets through and you receive replies).

Useful queries

Lists of currently opened bugs (including feature requests):

• Wikimedia (Configuration issues and other issues specific to Wikimedia servers, Wikimedia websites (including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Commons, and the MediaZilla bugtracker) and other Wikimedia specific things)
• MediaWiki (The wiki software itself -- most issues about how the wiki works should go here)
• MediaWiki extensions (MediaWiki extensions, including EasyTimeline, CharInsert, Renameuser, Cite, etc.)
• Wikipedia Mobile (Wikimedia mobile project)

Feature requests are called "enhancements" in Bugzilla jargon:

• all MediaWiki feature requests
• Wikimedia feature requests

Search by votes:

• Reports by number of votes

Reminders for users

If you find yourself dissatisfied with the level of service you are receiving from developers, please take note of the following facts:

• Most developers are not paid.
• There are hundreds of unfulfilled feature requests, an ever growing number.
• There are thousands of users and only a small number of developers.
• Developers may, at any time, be doing one or more of the following non-MediaWiki-related activities: working for money, holidaying, sleeping, eating (a doughnut for example), shaving, having a mid-life crisis, showering, watching a movie, skydiving, changing nappies, baking a cake, having their eyebrows pierced, studying, or climbing a tree.
• There is no roster for developers to be on duty to answer questions.
• No developer has entered into a contract to perform any service for you.

See also

• Bugzilla on MediaWiki.org
• strategy:Category:Proposals with Bugzilla submissions