$smwgOnDeleteAction

Configuration parameter details:
Name	$smwgOnDeleteAction
Description	Moves the update process for when a page / property and its value assignments are deleted to the job queue.
Default setting	See below
Software	Semantic MediaWiki
Since version	1.9.0.1
Until version	2.3.1
Configuration	Installation
Keyword	performance · job queue

$smwgOnDeleteAction is a configuration parameter that is used to move the update process for when a page / property and its value assignments are deleted to the job queue and thus to improve it. The configuration parameter was introduced in Semantic MediaWiki 1.9.0.1Released on 3 January 2014 and compatible with MW 1.19.0 - 1.22.x.. It was removed in Semantic MediaWiki 2.4.0Released on 9 July 2016 and compatible with MW 1.19.0 - 1.27.x. in favor of configuration parameter $smwgEnabledDeferredUpdateSets that updates to pages are queued and executed after edits.1

Default setting

$smwgOnDeleteAction = array(
	'smwgDeleteSubjectAsDeferredJob' => false,
	'smwgDeleteSubjectWithAssociatesRefresh' => false
);

The default setting represents the legacy behaviour of Semantic MediaWiki 1.8.0Released on 2 December 2012 and compatible with MW 1.17.0 - 1.22.x
(except 1.22.1). and lower where a subject is directly deleted when "action=delete" is executed.

Available options

• smwgDeleteSubjectAsDeferredJob - Defers the deletion process to a background job.
• smwgDeleteSubjectWithAssociatesRefresh - Allows to refresh entities that are connected to a deleted subject.

Changing the default setting

To modify the setting to this configuration parameter, add one of the following lines to your "LocalSettings.php" file after the enableSemantics() call:

$smwgOnDeleteAction = array(
	'smwgDeleteSubjectAsDeferredJob' => true,
	'smwgDeleteSubjectWithAssociatesRefresh' => true
);

Due to performance implications it is advisable that in case smwgDeleteSubjectWithAssociatesRefresh is enabled the deletion process is being handled as a deferred background job with smwgDeleteSubjectAsDeferredJob enabled, too.

Notes

• If configuration parameter $smwgEnableUpdateJobsDefers some tasks until after a page was edited by using the job queue. is disabled (not default) then the deletion process will always run directly even though smwgDeleteSubjectAsDeferredJob (see above) is enabled.
• In case the deletion is executed as deferred job it is further suggested that the job queue is being run repeatedly within a narrow time frame to avoid an increased backlog.

See also

• Task T61204 about the rationale for this configuration parameter