$realBodyAttribs = array( 'id' => 'mw-content-text' );
# Add a mw-content-ltr/rtl class to be able to style based on text direction
- # when the content is different from the UI language
- $pageLang = $title->getPageViewLanguage();
- $realBodyAttribs['lang'] = $pageLang->getHtmlCode();
- $realBodyAttribs['dir'] = $pageLang->getDir();
- $realBodyAttribs['class'] = 'mw-content-' . $pageLang->getDir();
+ # when the content is different from the UI language, i.e.:
+ # not for special pages or file pages AND only when viewing
+ if ( !in_array( $title->getNamespace(), array( NS_SPECIAL, NS_FILE ) ) &&
+ Action::getActionName( $this ) === 'view' ) {
+ $pageLang = $title->getPageViewLanguage();
+ $realBodyAttribs['lang'] = $pageLang->getHtmlCode();
+ $realBodyAttribs['dir'] = $pageLang->getDir();
+ $realBodyAttribs['class'] = 'mw-content-' . $pageLang->getDir();
+ }
$out->mBodytext = Html::rawElement( 'div', $realBodyAttribs, $out->mBodytext );
$tpl->setRef( 'bodytext', $out->mBodytext );