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action=globalpreferenceoverrides
- This module requires read rights.
- This module requires write rights.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Kilde: GlobalPreferences
- Licens: GPL-2.0-or-later
Change local overrides for global preferences for the current user.
Global values for affected preferences will be ignored.
- reset
Reset local overrides. Removes all, or, depending on the value of the
resetkinds
parameter, some types of local overrides and makes them global again.- Type: boolean (details)
- resetkinds
List of types of overrides to reset when the reset option is set.
- Values (separate with | or alternative): all, registered, registered-checkmatrix, registered-multiselect, special, unused, userjs
- Default: all
- change
List of changes, formatted name=value (e.g. skin=vector). If no value is given (not even an equals sign), e.g., preferencename|otherpreference|..., the override will be removed. If any value passed contains the pipe character (|), use the alternative multiple-value separator for correct operation.
- Separate values with | or alternative.
- Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for clients that are allowed higher limits).
- optionname
The name of the override that should be set to the value given by optionvalue.
- optionvalue
The value for the override specified by optionname.
- token
A "csrf" token retrieved from action=query&meta=tokens
- This parameter is required.
- Remove all local overrides.
- api.php?action=globalpreferenceoverrides&reset=&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]
- Set or change overrides for skin and hideminor preferences.
- api.php?action=globalpreferenceoverrides&change=skin=vector|hideminor=1&token=123ABC [open in sandbox]