Wikitech-ambassadors November 2018

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Tech News (2018, week 45)

by Johan Jönsson

Hi, The latest technical newsletter is now available at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/45>. Below is the English version. You can help write the next newsletter: whenever you see information about Wikimedia technology that you think should be distributed more broadly, you can add it to the next newsletter at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Next>. More information on how to contribute is available at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News#contribute>. You can also contact me directly. As always, feedback (on- or off-list) is appreciated and encouraged. ——————————————————————————— Other languages: Bikol Central • ‎Deutsch • ‎English • ‎Tiếng Việt • ‎dansk • ‎français • ‎polski • ‎suomi • ‎svenska • ‎русский • ‎українська • ‎עברית • ‎العربية • ‎فارسی • ‎مصرى • ‎हिन्दी • ‎মেইতেই লোন্ • ‎中文 • ‎日本語 • ‎한국어 Latest *tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News>* from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/45> are available. *Recent changes* - You can now use TemplateWizard <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:TemplateWi…> to edit templates. This works only with the 2010 wikitext editor <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikiEditor> and not in the visual editor or the 2017 wikitext editor <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/2017_wikitext_editor>. If you click on [image: Puzzle icon]you can enter the information in a pop-up. You can turn on TemplateWizard in your beta feature preferences. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202545> *Changes later this week* - You can choose to see edit conflicts in a two-column view. This is a beta feature. You can find it in your preferences. The interface for the two-column edit conflict will change. You can read more <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Edit_Conflicts#Soluti…> . - When you edit with the visual editor you can use the "Automatic" citation tab. This helps you generate citations. You will now be able to write plain text citations or the title of a journal article or a book in this tab. This will search the Crossref <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Crossref> and WorldCat <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:WorldCat> databases and add the top result. [2] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198567> - [image: Recurrent item] The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.33/wmf.3> of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 November. It will be on all wikis from 8 November (calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.33/Roadmap>). *Meetings* - [image: Recurrent item] [image: Advanced item] You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 7 November at 16:00 (UTC) <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20181107T15>. See how to join <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>. *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by Tech News writers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and posted by bot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_d…> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/45> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambass…>.* //Johan Jönsson

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