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A new extension this week: CopyCreds.
The CopyCreds extension registers two new tags <pw> and <un>, which make the text inside them visually distinctive, and allows for click-to-copy. The goal is to make life easier for those who document usernames and passwords in MediaWiki.
I like the idea of a simple click-to-copy system for a wiki, but I'm not sure it warrants two new tags. Personally I'd prefer something like <copy class='pwd'>foo</copy> or something like that, with a means to customize the colour etc. of the displayed value. Actually, maybe that's what Extension:CopyLink does. There used to be one called CopyToClipboard which also did something similar.
Maybe someone should write the Copyencabulator 2000, to unite them all…