Allow User: prefix in parameter to GENDER parser function

diff --git a/includes/parser/CoreParserFunctions.php b/includes/parser/CoreParserFunctions.php
index e57793f..495be85 100644 (file)
--- a/includes/parser/CoreParserFunctions.php
+++ b/includes/parser/CoreParserFunctions.php
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@ class CoreParserFunctions {
 
                // default
                $gender = User::getDefaultOption( 'gender' );
+               
+               // allow prefix.
+               $title = Title::newFromText( $user );
+               
+               if ($title->getNamespace == NS_USER)
+                       $user = $title->getText();
 
                // check parameter, or use $wgUser if in interface message
                $user = User::newFromName( $user );