User:WikiBayer/WBCatHelper

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The user script WikiBayerCatHelper (WBCH) is designed to categorize pages easily. The script adds OOUI elements to the category bar to manage categories.

When entering, existing categories are suggested, but it is also possible to add multiple categories at once by separating them with a comma, e.g. Category 1,Category 2,Category 3.

Features

Adding, removing and modifying categories
Suggestion function for non-existent category pages and subcategories
Case sensitivity
Automatic conversion of the first letter of the category to uppercase
Conversion of "_" to " " for newly added categories
Simple operation via a user interface
Detection of an edit conflict
Various keyboard shortcuts
Restore a removed category using a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl Shift Z)
Batch processing (adding and removing categories)
Automatic sorting by alphabet (optional)
Manual sorting using keyboard shortcut
Temporary marking of the category during editing
Generation of a web link to the category page
Caching and loading of translations using the Web Storage API (mw.storage) to avoid repeatedly loading the .json file

Keyboard Shortcuts

In this script, there are various keyboard shortcuts used in conjunction with specific interactions in the interface. Here are the relevant keyboard shortcuts:

Arrow keys (main category list):

Down arrow: Moves the selection to the next item in the list.
Up arrow: Moves the selection to the previous item in the list.
Enter: Selects the currently highlighted item.
Right arrow: Opens the subcategories of the currently highlighted item.
Arrow keys (subcategories):
Down arrow: Moves the selection to the next item in the subcategory list.
Up arrow: Moves the selection to the previous item in the subcategory list.
Left arrow: Exits the subcategory navigation and returns to the main list.
Enter: Selects the currently highlighted item from the subcategories.

Other keyboard shortcuts:

Escape: Closes both the category suggestion list and the subcategory list.
Tab/Enter: Adds a selected category to the list.
Ctrl Delete or Ctrl Shift Backspace: Removes a category item (in edit mode).
Ctrl Shift Z: Restores text of removed categories (only in the text box for adding categories).
Ctrl Down arrow: Moves the category down.
Ctrl Up arrow: Moves the category up.
Ctrl Right arrow: Moves the cursor.
Ctrl Left arrow: Moves the cursor.

Mouse (category fields):

Double-click (left mouse button): Selects the entire text of the text box.
Double-click (right mouse button): Selects the "Orange" category.

Languages

Currently, the following languages are supported:

German
English
Spanish _{(machine translation)}
Czech _{(machine translation)}
French _{(machine translation)}

Installation

The script can be added either through your own common.js or Special:MyPage/global.js. Interface administrators also have the option to set up the script as a gadget.

mw.loader.load('//meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:WikiBayer/WBCatHelper.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript');