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Latest comment: 10 years ago by MediaWiki message delivery in topic The Signpost: 26 March 2014

AIV HelperBot7 removed too much!

Latest comment: 10 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

[1] removed blocked user and my comment on previous entry.  Ronhjones  (Talk) 21:01, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Sometimes these little glitches happen, it's fine to just correct it and let the bot recover :) — JamesR (talk) 22:39, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Removing separate reports. 930913(Congratulate) 16:55, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 February 2014

Latest comment: 10 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Please protect Malaysia Airlines crash page. Constant vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thecodingproject (talk • contribs) 20:21, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

(test) The Signpost: 05 March 2014

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The Signpost: 12 March 2014

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Tech News: 2014-12

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf18) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 13. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 18, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 20 (calendar).
  • You can now view smaller versions of PNG images bigger than 20 megapixels. [2]
  • You can now use the new search tool (CirrusSearch) on all small wikis. You can now enable it in your Beta options. [3] [4]
  • You can read a summary of the Wikimedia technical report for February 2014. [5]

VisualEditor news

  • Searching for template parameters in now case-insensitive. [6] [7]
  • Required template parameters now have an asterisk (*) next to their edit boxes. [8]
  • Several template dialogs are now smaller, and their insert buttons have changed wording. [9]

Future software changes

Problems

  • VisualEditor was slow to load on March 13 because of an API issue. [13]

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07:14, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 19 March 2014

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Tech News: 2014-13

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf19) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 20. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 25, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 27 (calendar).

VisualEditor news

  • You can now double-click or press the ↲ Enter key on an image or template to change its settings. [14] [15]
  • Pages that don't exist will now show as red links in the edit mode. [16]
  • You will no longer be able to try to use VisualEditor on pages translated using the Translate extension, and you will see a warning if you try to edit pages marked for translation. [17]
  • You will now see a full warning, including the most recent log entry, when you try to edit protected pages with VisualEditor. [18]

Future software changes

  • Typography Refresh will be enabled for test wiki and MediaWiki.org users who use the Vector skin on March 27. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3. If you don't use Vector as your skin, you will not be affected.
  • You will be able to use the Hovercards tool as a beta feature on all wikis from March 26.
  • You will soon be able to include the Whatlinkshere special page in other pages. [19] [20]

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18:56, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 March 2014

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Tech News: 2014-14

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes

  • The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf20) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and all Wikipedia wikis on April 3 (calendar).
  • Typography Refresh was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. You'll only see it if you use the Vector skin. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3.
  • CirrusSearch, the new search tool, was enabled as a beta feature on over 30 new wikis on March 27. [21] [22]

VisualEditor news

  • Blocked users now see the same messages in VisualEditor as in the wikitext editor. [23] [24]
  • The search box for re-using a reference in VisualEditor is now cleared after each use. [25]
  • New links on sub-pages no longer point to the wrong location in VisualEditor. [26]
  • VisualEditor's media dialog no longer breaks when opening some types of images. [27]

Future software changes

  • You will not be able to use the Wikitech wiki for a short period around 16:00 UTC on April 1 due to a server change. [28]
  • CirrusSearch will become the main search engine for all non-Wikipedia wikis except Commons, Meta and Incubator on April 2.
  • You will soon be able to use a new special page listing duplicate files. [29]
  • Deleting a version of a file or a version of its description page will soon be shown differently in the logs. [30]

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09:20, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

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