Forum:Template auto categories - needing a refresh

I've got a template on a few hundred pages, and based on parameters the template adds auto-categories to the pages it's used on. The pages don't actually show up in the category until you've done a null edit however.

Is there perhaps a way to make wikia scan and automatically refresh it's category content index, or should we do 500+ null edits?

Wiki: : Zurgat: 10:05, December 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * I typically do 500+ null edits. There's something borked with the caching for months now. -- 10:26, December 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * The category will be added to the pages eventually. I don't think that's a Wikia issue. It's more related to how MediaWiki handles category transculsion through templates. See this page for details. — Sovq 11:05, December 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * That's what i was hoping to hear. Is there any way to speed this up manually, aside null edits. Or what sort of delay could we expect to see currently? Zurgat - 11:35, December 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * Based on the last time I had to deal with it, maybe a week or two at least. IF it wakes up, that is... -- 12:43, December 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * I believe it depends on where the tasks are placed in the job queque and how busy the servers are. You could speed this up by running a bot instead of making null edits manually. — Sovq 16:00, December 25, 2011 (UTC)