MediaWiki:Common.js

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/* Any JavaScript here will be loaded for all users on every page load. */

/* Redirect Red Links to View/NoArticleText instead of Edit */
$( function () {
    // specific to MediaWiki: 'a.new' is the selector for red links
    $( 'a.new' ).each( function () {
        var $link = $( this );
        var href = $link.attr( 'href' );
        
        // Remove action=edit and redlink=1 from the URL
        if ( href ) {
            href = href.replace( /[?&]action=edit/, '' ).replace( /[?&]redlink=1/, '' );
            $link.attr( 'href', href );
        }
    } );
} );