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Make "Category name" field on Special:CreateClass page as optional in Page Forms extension.
This task is about the MediaWiki's Page Forms extension.
Reaching the point of interest:
- Install the Page Forms extension.
- Try Special:CreateClass page to create a new template and a new form, you will find that "Category name" field is a required field.
Your task is to modify the extension's code in order to accept a blank "Category name" field and perform necessary changes in order to make it work.
Overview of steps you should take:
- Set up a development environment - see How to become a MediaWiki hacker page for instructions
- Assign Phabricator task T183996 to yourself
- In your development environment, install the extension from git.
- Upload the patch to gerrit and follow-up there with the feedback that you receive.
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Yifei He