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Tech News: 2024-20 edit
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
- On Wikisource there is a special page listing pages of works without corresponding scan images. Now you can use the new magic word
__EXPECTWITHOUTSCANS__
to exclude certain pages (list of editions or translations of works) from that list. [1] - If you use the user-preference "Show preview without reloading the page", then the template-page feature "Preview page with this template (what's this?)" will now also work without reloading the page. [2]
- Kartographer maps can now specify an alternative text via the
alt=
attribute. This is identical in usage to thealt=
attribute in the image and gallery syntax. An exception for this feature is wikis like Wikivoyage where the miniature maps are interactive. [3] - The old Guided Tour for the "New Filters for Edit Review" feature has been removed. It was created in 2017 to show people with older accounts how the interface had changed, and has now been seen by most of the intended people. [4]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 May. It will be on all wikis from 16 May (calendar). [5][6]
- The Special:Search results page will now use CSS flex attributes, for better accessibility, instead of a table. If you have a gadget or script that adjusts search results, you should update your script to the new HTML structure. [7]
Future changes
- In the Vector 2022 skin, main pages will be displayed at full width (like special pages). The goal is to keep the number of characters per line large enough. This is related to the coming changes to typography in Vector 2022. Learn more. [8]
- Two columns of the
pagelinks
database table (pl_namespace
andpl_title
) are being dropped soon. Users must use two columns of the newlinktarget
table instead (lt_namespace
andlt_title
). In your existing SQL queries:- Replace
JOIN pagelinks
withJOIN linktarget
andpl_
withlt_
in theON
statement - Below that add
JOIN pagelinks ON lt_id = pl_target_id
- See phab:T222224 for technical reasoning. [9][10]
- Replace
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:56, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
HaleBot edit
Hello, 0xDeadbeef,
I just noticed that Wikipedia:Database reports/Empty categories hasn't been generated by HaleBot since May 15th. Looking at the bot's contributions, it looks like things have become irregular in general. Luckily, I have that work-around solution that you and Legoktm provided but it seems like there are problems going on with the bot beyond my Empty Categories page. Liz Read! Talk! 20:22, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. Thanks for letting me know. I am very tired and mentally exhausted due to things IRL, so I don't know when I'll be able to hop on and investigate this issue. When I get better, I'll prioritize this. 0xDeadbeef→∞ (talk to me) 07:45, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm sorry to hear that and that Legoktm has been absent from the project for several months now. There is another discussion going on about HaleBot's health on the Database report Talk page that I thought you should know about. But take care of yourself, that's your top priority here. All the best to you. Liz Read! Talk! 17:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I found a bit more time today so I went ahead and fixed it. Surely I will have more time in the coming months to make it more robust.. By the way, I really enjoyed watching the stick figure GIF on your talk page. 0xDeadbeef→∞ (talk to me) 11:24, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- I'm sorry to hear that and that Legoktm has been absent from the project for several months now. There is another discussion going on about HaleBot's health on the Database report Talk page that I thought you should know about. But take care of yourself, that's your top priority here. All the best to you. Liz Read! Talk! 17:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Thank you very much![11] for fixing HaleBot!:) The database reports are updated now from what I see so far. (There were many that had stalled and I haven't checked them all yet) Not sure what we would do without editors like you; you're extremely valuable around here! There was a little panic starting to set in when both you and Lego were unresponsive. I sincerely hope things are looking better with the real-life issues you've been dealing with. Take care and have a great rest of your day. DB1729talk 10:14, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- You're welcome :) I usually don't handle compliments well, but this comment made me smile. Thanks for taking time to write this message. 0xDeadbeef→∞ (talk to me) 11:22, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-21 edit
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
- The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. [12]
- New changes have been made to the UploadWizard in Wikimedia Commons: the overall layout has been improved, by following new styling and spacing for the form and its fields; the headers and helper text for each of the fields was changed; the Caption field is now a required field, and there is an option for users to copy their caption into the media description. [13][14]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 May. It will be on all wikis from 23 May (calendar). [15][16]
- The HTML used to render all headings is being changed to improve accessibility. It will change on 22 May in some skins (Timeless, Modern, CologneBlue, Nostalgia, and Monobook). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and report any related problems so that they can be resolved before this change is made in all other skins. The developers are also considering the introduction of a Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:01, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-22 edit
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
- Several bugs related to the latest updates to the UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons have been fixed. For more information, see T365107 and T365119.
- In March 2024 a new addPortlet API was added to allow gadgets to create new portlets (menus) in the skin. In certain skins this can be used to create dropdowns. Gadget developers are invited to try it and give feedback.
- Some CSS in the Minerva skin has been removed to enable easier community configuration. Interface editors should check the rendering on mobile devices for aspects related to the classes:
.collapsible
,.multicol
,.reflist
,.coordinates
,.topicon
. Further details are available on replacement CSS if it is needed.
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 May. It will be on all wikis from 30 May (calendar). [17][18]
- When you visit a wiki where you don't yet have a local account, local rules such as edit filters can sometimes prevent your account from being created. Starting this week, MediaWiki takes your global rights into account when evaluating whether you can override such local rules. [19]
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MediaWiki message delivery 00:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-23 edit
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
- It is now possible for local administrators to add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without JavaScript. Documentation is available. [20]
- The message name for the definition of the tracking category of WikiHiero has changed from "
MediaWiki:Wikhiero-usage-tracking-category
" to "MediaWiki:Wikihiero-usage-tracking-category
". [21] - One new wiki has been created: a Wikipedia in Kadazandusun (
w:dtp:
) [22]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 June. It will be on all wikis from 6 June (calendar). [23][24]
Future changes
- Next week, on wikis with the Vector 2022 skin as the default, logged-out desktop users will be able to choose between different font sizes. The default font size will also be increased for them. This is to make Wikimedia projects easier to read. Learn more.
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MediaWiki message delivery 22:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2024 edit
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).
- Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.
- The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351
- The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
- The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.
- WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!