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changes. Not all changes will affect you.
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*Recent software changes*
- The latest version of MediaWiki
(
1.23wmf18<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/wmf18>)
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 <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/Roadmap>).
- You can now view smaller versions of PNG images bigger than 20
megapixels. [1] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117809/>
- You can now use the new search tool
(
CirrusSearch<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Search>)
on all
small<https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=small.dblist>…;wikis.
You can now enable it in your Beta
options<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsecti…es>.
[2] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/118482/>
[
3]<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/118638/>
- You can read a
summary<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_engi…
the Wikimedia technical report for February 2014.
[
4]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-Februa…
*VisualEditor news*
- Searching for template parameters in now case-insensitive.
[
5]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51673>
[6] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117305/>
- Required template parameters now have an asterisk (***) next to their
edit boxes. [7] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/117327/>
- Several template dialogs are now smaller, and their insert buttons
have changed wording.
[
8]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50998>
*Future software changes*
- You will soon see an error message if you try to log-in or register
with an invalid or taken username.
[
9]<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117437/>
- You can now test first version of a tool that includes
OpenStreetMap<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/en:OpenStreetMap>maps
inside the
UploadWizard <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizard>.
Comments<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:UploadWizard_OSM_map_embedd…
welcome.
[10] <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/design/2014-March/001665.html>
- You will soon be able to use the
Hovercards<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Beta_Features/Hovercards>to…
as a beta
feature<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsecti…es>.
[
11]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-March…
*Problems*
- VisualEditor was slow to load on March 13 because of an
API<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/en:API>issue;issue.
[
12]<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/20140313-…
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Guillaume Paumier (sending this announcement, but [[m:user:odder]] did all
the work on this issue. Props to him!)