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MediaWiki:Common.js

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

// Sort categories alphabetically by the first character after the colon
$(function() {
    var $categories = $('.mw-normal-catlinks ul li');
    $categories.sort(function(a, b) {
        var textA = $(a).text().toUpperCase();
        var textB = $(b).text().toUpperCase();
        var charA = textA.match(/:(.)/)[1];
        var charB = textB.match(/:(.)/)[1];
        return (charA < charB) ? -1 : (charA > charB) ? 1 : 0;
    });
    $('.mw-normal-catlinks ul').empty().append($categories);
});