⚓ T395422 ContentTranslationEnableMT config parameter not taken into account for mobile translations
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ContentTranslationEnableMT config parameter not taken into account for mobile translations
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SBisson
Authored By
ngkountas
May 28 2025, 8:43 AM
2025-05-28 08:43:04 (UTC+0)
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LPL Hypothesis
(Product Signoff)
ContentTranslation
(Translation editor)
MW-1.45-notes (1.45.0-wmf.5; 2025-06-10)
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GMikesell-WMF
Johannnes89
ngkountas
Description
Steps to replicate the issue
(include links if applicable):
Try to translate an article from en to de on desktop.
You should notice that MT is not available - because
ContentTranslationEnableMT
is set to false for the
dewiki
in production
Try to translate an article from en to de on mobile (go all the way to the "Pick a sentence" step).
What happens?
MT is available.
What should have happened instead?
MT should not be available both on desktop
and
mobile for wikis that have
ContentTranslationEnableMT
set to false.
Derived Requirement
Ensure that the
ContentTranslationEnableMT
configuration parameter is respected on
both desktop and mobile
platforms. If machine translation (MT) is disabled for a target wiki (e.g.,
dewiki
), MT should
not be available
at any step of the translation workflow—regardless of device or skin.
Test Steps
Test Case 1: Verify MT is not available on desktop when
ContentTranslationEnableMT
is false
Open the Content Translation tool on desktop (
vector
or
desktop mode
).
Select a source language (e.g., English) and a target language where MT is disabled (e.g., German/dewiki).
Select any article and proceed to the translation interface.
✅❓❌⬜
AC1:
Confirm that machine translation is
not
offered as an option in the sidebar or under the source paragraph and the initial sentence or paragraph appears as unmodified source text (no MT prefill or suggestion)..
Test Case 2: Verify MT is not available on mobile when
ContentTranslationEnableMT
is false
Open the Content Translation tool on a mobile device or using responsive design emulation in Chrome DevTools (emulate Pixel 5 or iPhone 13).
Select source: English; target: German (dewiki).
Select an article and proceed through to the "Pick a sentence" step.
✅❓❌⬜
AC2:
Confirm that machine translation is
not
offered during sentence selection or in any UI element and the tool does not show any MT engine name (e.g., Google, Apertium, etc.) or prefilled translations.
QA Results - Test Wiki/Prod
AC
Status
Details
T395422#10906698
T395422#10906698
Details
Related Changes in Gerrit:
Subject
Repo
Branch
Lines +/-
CX3 Build 1.0.0+20250602
mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation
master
+3 K
-3 K
User notice when MT is disabled
mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation
master
+55
-3
Mobile editor: respect wgContentTranslationEnableMT
mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation
master
+28
-9
Customize query in gerrit
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T365964: SectionTranslation doesn't warn the user that page already exists, when existing target page title is given
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Change #1151733 had a related patch set uploaded (by Sbisson; author: Sbisson):
[mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation@master] Mobile editor: respect wgContentTranslationEnableMT
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Change #1151733
merged
by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation@master] Mobile editor: respect wgContentTranslationEnableMT
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Change #1152084 had a related patch set uploaded (by Sbisson; author: Sbisson):
[mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation@master] User notice when MT is disabled
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Second part: "user notice" is ready for code review
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Change #1152084
merged
by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation@master] User notice when MT is disabled
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Change #1152798 had a related patch set uploaded (by Sbisson; author: Sbisson):
[mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation@master] CX3 Build 1.0.0+20250602
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[mediawiki/extensions/ContentTranslation@master] CX3 Build 1.0.0+20250602
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Jun 6 2025, 12:52 PM
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GMikesell-WMF
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@SBisson
Confirmed that ContentTranslationEnableMT is false as seen in the screenshots for PROD but not Test Wiki. I will move this to Sign-off. Thanks for all your work!
Test Result - Test Wiki|Prod
Status:
✅ PASS
Environment:
Test Wiki/PROD
OS:
macOS Sequoia 15.5
Browser:
Chrome 136
Device:
MBA
Emulated Device:
NA
Test Artifact(s):
Test Steps
Test Case 1: Verify MT is not available on desktop when
ContentTranslationEnableMT
is false
Open the Content Translation tool on desktop (
vector
or
desktop mode
).
Select a source language (e.g., English) and a target language where MT is disabled (e.g., German/dewiki).
Select any article and proceed to the translation interface.
AC1:
Confirm that machine translation is
not
offered as an option in the sidebar or under the source paragraph and the initial sentence or paragraph appears as unmodified source text (no MT prefill or suggestion).
Test Wiki
PROD Desktop
Test Case 2: Verify MT is not available on mobile when
ContentTranslationEnableMT
is false
Open the Content Translation tool on a mobile device or using responsive design emulation in Chrome DevTools (emulate Pixel 5 or iPhone 13).
Select source: English; target: German (dewiki).
Select an article and proceed through to the "Pick a sentence" step.
AC2:
Confirm that machine translation is
not
offered during sentence selection or in any UI element and the tool does not show any MT engine name (e.g., Google, Apertium, etc.) or prefilled translations.
Test Wiki
Test Wiki 3 dot
PROD Mobile
PROD Mobile 3 dot
GMikesell-WMF
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