Wiki Updates

[pjk]

We have made some changes to the Speedsolving Wiki.

We were using a hack to integrate vBulletin and MediaWiki, which has now been removed. The hack basically allowed seamless browsing between the wiki and the forum (and the rest of the site), and also merged logins (such that if you were logged in on speedsolving.com [vB], you would already have an account and be logged into the wiki [MediaWiki]. However, this will no longer be the case.

Although this hack worked well, in general, it has also caused several issues. It stopped being developed, and has become uncompatible with the recent versions of vB and MedaWiki. Because of this, it makes sense to no longer use it, upgrade vB and Mediawiki, and continue to the develop both without worrying about a third party hack.

You may notice the Wiki link is not in the Navbar atm. I will get that back up soon once we ensure things are working okay.

Over the last couple days, we noticed a big influx in spam accounts on the wiki. Until we can fix this, I've disabled new registrations on the wiki. If you've had an account before, you should be able to login. Otherwise, please wait a couple days until we can resolve these issues.

If you notice any issues with the wiki, please let us know. We will be upgrading and improving the wiki in the near future. Stay tuned here for updates.

[rk960925]

Are you guys ever going to restore the lost functions later on with proper applications?

[Kirjava]

thanks for the work you put into fixing this <3

[theZcuber]

I noticed this yesterday. I tried to go to the wiki, and I looked in the navbar, and I was like...what? I thought it used to be there. then I found it under the "More". It looks really nice still, but I just hope that we can have the same account on both.

I sure hope that you guys can figure out a way to stop the spambot problem though