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*Recent changes*
- There is a new user preference
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering-advancedrendering>
for "Always enable safe mode
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Safemode>". This setting will
make pages load without including any on-wiki JavaScript or on-wiki
stylesheet pages. It can be useful for debugging broken JavaScript gadgets.
[1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342347>
- Gadget definitions now have a new "contentModels" option
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets#Options>.
The option takes a list of page content models, like wikitext or css.
Gadgets that use this option will only load on pages with the given content
models.
*Changes later this week*
- The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.41/wmf.29>
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 3 October. It
will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 4 October. It will
be on all wikis from 5 October (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.41/Roadmap>).
*Future changes*
- The Vector 2022 skin will no longer use the custom styles and scripts
of Vector legacy (2010). The change will be made later this year or in
early 2024. See how to adjust the CSS and JS pages on your wiki
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements/Features/Loading_Vector_2010_scripts>.
[2] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331679>
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