Remove CheckUserEnableSpecialInvestigate config
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Following the default value of the config CheckUserEnableSpecialInvestigate being set to true, Special:Investigate is now enabled on all installs unless specifically disabled. This config could be removed as no longer needed as there isn't a case where Special:Investigate needs to be disabled on a wiki.

To allow integration of Special:InvestigateBlock with Special:CheckUser 'get users' (T329493) it must not be possible to disable the use of Special:InvestigateBlock through a config. As such, removal this configuration blocks that task.

Acceptance criteria

Remove the CheckUserEnableSpecialInvestigate config, replacing relevant code to always enable Special:Investigate

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	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines /-
	Remove CheckUserEnableSpecialInvestigate config	mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser	master	52 -151

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Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
Open		None	T139810 RFC: Overhaul the CheckUser extension
Resolved		Dreamy_Jazz	T132892 CheckUser UI revamp
Resolved		Dreamy_Jazz	T69811 CheckUsers "Get users" design needs improvements
Resolved	Feature	Dreamy_Jazz	T18306 Allow user to specify block settings from CU form
Resolved	Feature	Dreamy_Jazz	T311375 Instead of not showing any results on too many results show the results to the truncation point with a pager that allows generation of more results
Resolved	Feature	Dreamy_Jazz	T314700 Restore the bottom paging links on 'Get users'
Resolved	Feature	Dreamy_Jazz	T313446 Make non-CUs linking users and IPs when CUs use block forms in CheckUser harder
Open		None	T364943 InvestigateBlock does not allow many custom options
Resolved	Feature	Dreamy_Jazz	T329493 Replace Special:CheckUser's 'get users' block form with a usage of Special:InvestigateBlock
Resolved		Dreamy_Jazz	T339914 Remove CheckUserEnableSpecialInvestigate config

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Dreamy_Jazz created this task.Jun 20 2023, 11:50 AM

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Dreamy_Jazz moved this task from General / Unsorted to Investigate on the CheckUser board.Jun 20 2023, 11:50 AM

Dreamy_Jazz added a parent task: T329493: Replace Special:CheckUser's 'get users' block form with a usage of Special:InvestigateBlock.

Dreamy_Jazz moved this task from Untriaged to CheckUser on the Anti-Harassment board.Jul 22 2023, 5:47 PM

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Dreamy_Jazz edited projects, added Trust and Safety Product Sprint (Sprint Tabla (1st - 14th April)), Trust and Safety Product Team; removed Anti-Harassment.Apr 15 2024, 1:40 PM

Dreamy_Jazz moved this task from Priority Backlog to In Progress on the Trust and Safety Product Sprint (Sprint Tabla (1st - 14th April)) board.

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Change #1019814 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser@master] Remove CheckUserEnableSpecialInvestigate config

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1019814

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 15 2024, 1:55 PM

Dreamy_Jazz moved this task from In Progress to Needs Review on the Trust and Safety Product Sprint (Sprint Tabla (1st - 14th April)) board.Apr 15 2024, 1:55 PM

Change #1019814 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser@master] Remove CheckUserEnableSpecialInvestigate config

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1019814

For QA I would suggest checking that Special:Investigate and Special:InvestigateBlock still work, and that a link from Special:CheckUser to Special:Investigate still exists that says Try out Special:Investigate.

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.43-notes (1.43.0-wmf.1; 2024-04-16).Apr 15 2024, 4:00 PM

In T339914#9714017, @Dreamy_Jazz wrote:

For QA I would suggest checking that Special:Investigate and Special:InvestigateBlock still work, and that a link from Special:CheckUser to Special:Investigate still exists that says Try out Special:Investigate.

I can confirm.

Dreamy_Jazz closed this task as Resolved.Apr 16 2024, 1:00 PM

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Apr 26 2024, 6:20 PM

Remove CheckUserEnableSpecialInvestigate configClosed, ResolvedPublic1 Estimated Story PointsActions