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| פריערדיקער | 2018, וואָך 17 (מאָנטיג 23 אַפּריל 2018) | נעקסטער |
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
לעצטיקע ענדערונגען
- אלע וויקיפעדיעס האבן יעצט Page Previews.
- The iOS and Android apps now have synced reading lists. This means you can save articles to a private list that can be seen on your other devices if you use the apps.
- The icons in the 2010 wikitext editor have changed. [1]
- The visual editor and the 2017 wikitext ask you to write an edit summary after you press
Publish. This button now also shows an ellipsis. This is to show that pressingPublishis not the last step. [2]
ענדערונגען די קומענדיקע וואך
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 24 אַפּריל. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 אַפּריל. It will be on all wikis from 26 אַפּריל (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 24 אַפּריל at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
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You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 25 אַפּריל at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
צוקונפטדיקע ענדערונגען
- <mapframe> וועט קומען צו רוב וויקיפעדיעס אין מיי. מיט דעם קענט איר אריינלייגן אינטעראקטיווע מאפעס אין ארטיקלען. Nine Wikipedias that use a strict version of flagged revisions will not get this feature in May. [3]
- The rollback function could change. This was a German community request. All editors with rollback rights can leave feedback on the proposed solution. The last day to leave feedback is 4 May (UTC).
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