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नयाँ परिवर्तनहरू
- Filters on Special:RecentChangesLinked will get the new look similar to on the recent changes page. Special:RecentChangesLinked will also get some new features. [१][२]
समस्याहरू
- With the new OOUI look menus and popups can open upwards instead of downwards. This was meant to make long dropdown menus easier to use. Sometimes these menus have been overlapped by other things. This is now fixed. [३]
Changes later this week
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
मिटिङहरू
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on २५ जनवरी at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
भविष्य परिवर्तनहरू
irc.wikimedia.orgwill be rebooted on 22 February. Some bots use this to get the recent changes feed. They need to be able to reconnect automatically or they will not work until they have been fixed. Most bots can reconnect automatically. [४]
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