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Visual editor to create articles followed by Hotcat leads to error

  1. I create a new article using Visual Editor / (UPDATE - Just the use of Visual Editor followed by use of HotCat is enough)
  2. I save the article
  3. I try to add categories but when I save, I find the error that I am trying to edit an older version of the article.

A refresh of the page of course fixes things. The folks at the Visual Editor do not think it is an error in their code. Shyamal (talk) 16:49, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bug?

HotCat, seen on German Federal Archives

On all articles, HotCat suddenly looks like the above for me. Is anyone else seeing this? I've tried restarting my browser, to no effect. Does anyone know the cause, and how to fix it? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:25, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Pigsonthewing: This is pretty old, but did you get this figured out? It looks like you turned on "Show hidden categories" in Preferences > Appearance (unrelated to HotCat). If you got it, great. Putting this here in case anyone experiences something similar. -2pou (talk) 22:07, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I expect to see the hidden categories; I was referring to the absence of "+" and "-" icons, allowing editing. The issue has meanwhile resolved itself. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:14, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Top category suggestion getting hidden by tabs

On redirect pages, when I try to add or modify a category, the top suggestion gets tucked behind the edit source and view history tabs, and is all or mostly invisible. For example at List of presidents of the People's Chamber (German Democratic Republic), select the + to add a category and start typing something in the field and you can't see the top suggestion. It's also blocked by the add-to-watchlist star.

It may have been like this for a while, but I just noticed it today. Should I also bring this up at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) as a possible Wikipedia:ITSTHURSDAY bug? --DB1729 (talk) 17:56, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Broken?

I'm not having luck with HotCat right now so I'm posting a message here. I'm just adding and removing categories manually but I was wondering if there was a problem. Liz Read! Talk! 18:52, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Liz. There doesn't seem to be many watching this page anymore. Apparently HotCat is maintained from commons village pump/technical, so I suppose you could try asking there. However, according to a post above by User:Matma Rex... well, no guarantees. --DB1729 (talk) 19:51, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, DB1729,
Thanks for letting me know. I'm still waiting on a fix for XFDCloser which has been broken since March 20th. It's difficult to adjust when tools you rely on break and the developers are no longer active on the platform. Liz Read! Talk! 20:25, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I hear ya. Best of luck. --DB1729 (talk) 22:01, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Enabling" auto saving?

Hi, I'm having a weird issue I can't find any information about. When I use hotcat, I am systematically directed to an edit window to confirm and publish my edits. What I would like is for the changes to be immediate, without having to go through the edit window. However, when I read the documentation, it seems like auto saving is supposed to be the default? Is there any reasons why it isn't default for me, and am I the only one with this issue? JBchrch talk 15:05, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In my experience, auto-saving only works when adding or modifying a single category. If more than one is added or changed, it treats it as if you were doing a large edit (like clicking the two + icon) and sends you to the edit window. -2pou (talk) 15:39, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@2pou Thanks for your answer. This seems consistent with what the docs say. The problem is that on my end autosave still doesn't work when I update only one category. JBchrch talk 15:49, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure; it just worked for me, and I’ve never changed any settings. You are using this icon (+) and not the (++) icon, right? And when making the entry, you are either hitting Enter or clicking an OK button? (The Save button sends you to the edit window). -2pou (talk) 16:01, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oooh I get it now, it doesn't work with removing cats, only adding them. Thanks for helping me troubleshoot! JBchrch talk 16:04, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]