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Recent software changes
- Pages from Wikimedia sites now load faster in your browser thanks to
"module storage", a way for your browser to save data like JavaScript
and CSS on your computer to avoid downloading them again. See video. [1]
- The code used to show videos has changed. You should be able to play
the video on the page, with the play button on top of the video. If you
see the play button on the right of the video, or if clicking on the
video leads you to the original file, please file a bug or tell User:Bawolff. [2]
- The
Special:ActiveUsers
page will be removed because it's too slow. [3] - The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf11)
was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on January 16. It will be
added to non-Wikipedia wikis on January 28, and all Wikipedia wikis on
January 30 (calendar).
Problems
Future software changes
- You can give comments about the new version of "Winter", a proposal to have a fixed toolbar at the top of wiki pages. [5]
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