MediaWiki:Common.js

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/* Any JavaScript here will be loaded for all users on every page load. */

// Fix VisualEditor tab to use pretty URL with ?veaction=edit
$(function() {
    var $veTab = $('#ca-ve-edit a');
    if ($veTab.length) {
        var currentHref = $veTab.attr('href');
        if (currentHref.includes('index.php') && currentHref.includes('veaction=edit')) {
            // Extract title from ugly URL
            var titleMatch = currentHref.match(/title=([^&]+)/);
            if (titleMatch) {
                var title = decodeURIComponent(titleMatch[1].replace(/_/g, ' '));
                // Build pretty base (assuming your $wgArticlePath is /$1 )
                var prettyBase = '/' + encodeURIComponent(title).replace(/%20/g, '_');
                $veTab.attr('href', prettyBase + '?veaction=edit');
            }
        }
    }
});