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If the copy you're looking at is the current copy, without the popups installation, then all should be well: if you shift-reload a page in Knowledge (XXG) then the popups should be gone. Otherwise, you have to shift-reload or perform some other ritual to get the javascript page to reflect the current
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There must be some sort of caching going on. Possibly your browser is caching the file and not telling you, or maybe the Knowledge (XXG) servers are being naughty. You could wait a day or two and see if it clears itself up. (Or if you're feeling impatient, just try the next
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or similar browser plugin installed? Since Knowledge (XXG) doesn't have ads, you can set the filter to not modify or affect Knowledge (XXG) pages. For example, in Adblock Plus for Firefox, add the rule
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functionality. (Page preview functionality provides more reader-focused popups that are presented to anonymous and new users by default. Logged-in users can enable page previews through their
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You have to somehow get your browser to forget about its cached copy of your user javascript file. While logged in and viewing a page on Knowledge (XXG), paste this into your address bar:
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version. (Adding details of what works here would be good if you succeed). Once you succeed, return to Knowledge (XXG), shift-reload a page and popups should be gone.
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Clear your browser cache and try again. If this doesn't work, repeat it until it does. Remember to clear the caches for each browser on each PC you use.
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except the popups installation and see if that helps. If it does then you can start adding things back piece by piece to see where the conflict lies.
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Hopefully you should now be looking at the source of some incarnation of your user javascript file (which may be blank if you're just blanked it).
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Try with a completely empty user javascript file. It helps to know that you're editing the correct page. You should be able to get there by pasting
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The combination of Adblock Plus and proxy server could also cause the script to stop working. Try connecting directly to the internet.
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When hovering over links near the bottom of the window, the popups are mostly hidden so I can't read them. What's the solution?
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If you have a lot of stuff in your user javascript file, it's possible that it's conflicting with the popups script. Remove
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You have to make sure that the latest version of your javascript file is being used, so clear your cache - see above.
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To install for all users, rather than include the above javascript in your user javascript file, include it in the
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Can you please disable popups in edit mode, as they actually seem to get very jumpy and annoying when editing?
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page. All users use the common javascript file, so it will be automatically enabled for all users and skins.
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Maybe it's a bug. However, some errors are known annoyances but are apparently harmless. Those of the form
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Maybe you've uncovered a bug. Please make a note of your browser, browser version and operating system and
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Disable all filters, (e.g. ad blockers like PithHelmet, AdBlock and so on) and browser extensions (such as
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Make sure that your script extension is .php (not .php5). The script doesn't appear to work without them.
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I installed the script according to the instructions, but nothing happens when I hover over links!
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instructions for installing the extension above still apply, except for enabling user javascript.
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Either shift-drag the popup upwards, or use your mouse scrollwheel to scroll the page downwards.
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Your browser may not be CSS-compliant enough. You probably want to give up on the menus and set
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for more details) To enable User Style, the following two settings have to be enabled through
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Reverting using popups: hover over a diff link or a link to an old revision and select revert
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into your browser's address bar while logged in and viewing a page on Knowledge (XXG).
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Delete the lines you added to your user javascript file and clear your browser cache.
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Install the script by adding these lines to your user javascript file on that wiki:
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Note that if you hover over a diff link, pressing revert will always revert to the
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can be safely ignored. If anyone can fix this, please drop a note on the talk page.
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Note that the script may conflict with itself if it is loaded twice.
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enabled on your mediawiki installation. API is enabled by default.
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How can I use the script on other mediawiki installations?
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The script should now work when you clear your cache.
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Enable user javascript and user css on the wiki (see
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I cleared my cache and the script still does nothing
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They should not be confused with 300:The script sort of works, but badly 248:Popups off the bottom of the screen 35: 203:Why don't the menus work for me? 115:Knowledge (XXG):Bypass your cache 106:How do I clear my browser cache? 87:Verify that you mean to be using 850: 485: 381:Using the script on other wikis 214:, or get a more modern browser. 151:. 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Index

Knowledge (XXG):Tools
Navigation popups
Knowledge (XXG):POPFAQ
Shortcut
WP:POPFAQ
Navigation popups
Page Previews
Navigation popup
Page Preview
reading preferences
Knowledge (XXG):Bypass your cache
Greasemonkey
#The script sort of works, but badly
null edit
submit a bug report
Adblock Plus
Knowledge (XXG):Tools/Navigation popups#Options

meta:Help:User style#General
LocalSettings.php
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$ wgAllowUserCss
mw:Manual:Short URL
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MediaWiki:Common.js
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