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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 changes
- There was sometimes a problem when saving a page in VisualEditor. It is now fixed on all wikis. [1]
- VisualEditor sometimes showed empty warnings for wikis using Flagged Revisions. This is now fixed on all wikis. [2]
- You can get the new version of the Wikipedia app for iOS. With it you can share facts with your friends. [3]
- If you write JavaScript, you should stop using importScript and importStylesheet. [4]
Problems
- There was a problem with Labs on Monday. [5]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 15. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 21. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 22 (calendar).
- Developers are renaming 1.5 million accounts. After that all accounts will be unique and will work on all wikis. [6] [7] [8]
- If your wiki has the auto-fill tool for citations, you can now use it when you edit a reference. [9]
- You can now give examples for template options in TemplateData. [10]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 22 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
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