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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf1) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since September 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on September 30, and on all Wikipedias on October 2 (calendar).
- Errors from Scribunto (Lua) are now shown on the page. Before, you had to click on "Script error" to see them. [4] [5]
- You can add an "autovalue" for a field in TemplateData. When users add the template to a page, the value will be added automatically. An example is when a clean-up template shows the date it was added. [6]
- If you change a user preference but don't save it, it now asks if you want to save it. [7] [8]
- The PDF export tool has changed. The new one has better language support but it doesn't offer ZIM and EPUB formats. [9]
Future changes
- You can watch a video showing Phabricator, the new tool to track bugs. You can also read more about the move from Bugzilla.
- JavaScript authors: Many old methods will be removed soon. Please check your scripts and gadgets and replace the old methods by the new ones if needed. [10]
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09:44, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf2) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since 2 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 7 October, and on all Wikipedias from 9 October (calendar).
- If you make a code mistake when editing a Lua script, you won't be able to save your edit. [18] [19]
- We fixed some more Internet Explorer bugs. If you use Internet Explorer 10, you will be able to use VisualEditor next week. Support for earlier versions is coming next. [20]
- On Thursday, the tool to edit TemplateData will come to 30 more wikis. [21] [22]
- You can help sort bugs in the Book and PDF export tool on October 8. [23]
- 1% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. [24]
Future changes
- You can look at the plan of the Mobile team for their future work. [25]
- More changes to Media Viewer are coming. It will be easier to disable it, and you will see the caption below the image. [26] [27]
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06:10, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
Problems
- 10% of Tool Labs was down on October 7. [30]
- Tool Labs was also broken on October 11. [31]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf3) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since 9 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 14 October, and on all Wikipedias from 16 October (calendar).
- 5% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. You can also test it as a Beta Feature. [32]
Meetings
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08:54, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for this as it has been a long time since I was able to create a redirect like that, Wikipedia:JimboWalesIsGodOnWikipedia. CBWeather, Talk, Seal meat for supper? 20:16, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
- Someone complained about the other signature. I'm kind of bored with this by now anyway and will probably change it later. CBWeather, Talk, Seal meat for supper? 20:12, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. You can read translations.
Recent changes
- You can test a new system to see math using MathML. Go to your display options and choose "⧼mw math mathml⧽".
- You can add badges in Wikidata for quality articles and featured lists. [36] [37]
File information cleanup
Problems
- Developers fixed a security problem. If you use Internet Explorer 6, you won't be able to log in any more. You should use a newer browser. [39]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf4) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 16. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 21, and on all Wikipedias from October 23 (calendar).
- 10% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. You can also test it as a Beta Feature. [40]
- If you add the same parameter twice in a template, it now puts the page in a tracking category. [41] [42]
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13:48, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
You may want to revisit your comment at ANI. To be honest, I have no real intention of re-prosecuting the case against Kkm who openly accepted he was in the wrong during the last discussion in order to try and avoid a block. It didn't work because at the same time he continued the same behaviour and started edit-warring elsewhere. To be clear, the information being added isn't "from Google" - type anything into google and hit search, copy-paste the URL for the search results themselves and then use it here as a "source", claiming it's a corporate annual report. That's what Kkm has been and is still doing. St★lwart111 11:27, 21 October 2014 (UTC)
- At this point, I'm not sure if you're trolling or genuinely confused about the issues. "The link shows a report on google finance for that company." Which link? Where? Google Finance doesn't publish reports, let alone Annual Reports. The data sheet linked to instead includes disclaimers specifically warning against using the raw data cited in the way that you would ordinarily use information from an official "report". It's as much a "report" as this link which is exactly how Kkm got his "Annual Report". If you haven't at least looked into the basic facts of the complaint, please leave it alone. St★lwart111 12:52, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Problems
- There was an issue with files from Commons on October 21. You could only see those with names between 140 and 159 characters by visiting Commons itself. [43]
- There was a problem with cut and paste in VisualEditor in Firefox. It was fixed quickly. [44]
- There was a problem with editing math in VisualEditor. It was fixed quickly. [45]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will now come to Wikipedia sites every Wednesday, instead of every Thursday. [46]
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf5) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 23. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 28, and on all Wikipedias from October 29 (calendar).
- VisualEditor now uses autovalues for templates if they are in TemplateData. [47] [48] [49]
- VisualEditor's menu items now show their shortcuts beside them. [50]
- VisualEditor now opens faster when you click "edit". [51]
- The rules for plurals in translations changed in some languages. Interface translations are currently not being updated from translatewiki.net; this process will start again on November 6. [52]
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05:20, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
Problems
- There was a bug in VisualEditor with Internet Explorer. It hid tools like the link editor when you opened them. The bug was fixed on Monday. [56]
- Issues with the new search tool caused geo data code to show up on pages on Monday and Friday. The mobile "nearby" tool was also broken. The problem is now fixed. [57] [58] [59]
- HHVM caused server issues on Thursday. They are now fixed.
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf5) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 29. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 4, and on all Wikipedias from November 5 (calendar).
- Some wikis have icons at the top of a page to show if it is protected or featured. Icons show up using CSS. You can now use the
<indicator> tag in these templates instead to add the icons. [60] [61]
- VisualEditor now tells you if you're editing a re-used reference. This helps you avoid changing it if you just want to add a new one. [62]
- The icons in VisualEditor's template editor tool for adding more fields are back, along with other fixes. [63] [64] [65] [66] [67]
- After November 6, all wikis will have the tool to edit TemplateData. [68] [69] [70]
Future changes
- The new search tool will come to the last wikis in the coming weeks. This includes Wikipedia in French, Chinese, German and English. [71]
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17:28, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- You may see a new tool on the mobile site of the English Wikipedia. It asks simple questions to make the article better. In the future, your answers will go to Wikidata. [72] [73]
- The MediaWiki API now shows information in a nice format. You can translate it in translatewiki.net. [74]
File information cleanup
Problems
- Wikimedia Labs was broken for a few hours on Thursday. It was due to a hardware problem. [75]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf7) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since November 5. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 11, and on all Wikipedias from November 12 (calendar).
- You can now use more editing tools for tables in VisualEditor. You can add rows and columns, merge cells, and edit table captions. [76] [77]
- The style and insert menus in the toolbar of VisualEditor now show fewer tools. This helps you see the most common tasks. You can see all items by clicking "More". [78]
- The way windows inside VisualEditor work has changed. VisualEditor should be faster and have fewer bugs. [79]
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15:00, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
