Dear Wikibase Community,

We're excited to release a new major release for Wikibase Suite that includes a MediaWiki update to 1.46, new documentation for Wikibase Suite, Wikimedia Logins, and an easier way to install Wikibase Suite! MediaWiki upgrade

This release includes the latest MediaWiki version 1.46. We now have the docker image for OpenSearch https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/tree/main/development/images/opensearchinstead of ElasticSearch. Login with Wikimedia

Now you can sign in to your Wikibase with the Wikimedia account you already have! Login with Wikimedia lets members of the Wikimedia community use the same login they use on Wikidata, Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia projects, with no new password to create or manage.

The first time someone signs in this way, Wikibase Suite (WBS) automatically creates a matching local account for them. We will also ship user tracking with WBS only.

You can find relevant documentation for this here https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/blob/main/docs/configure/enable-login-with-wikimedia.md . New Documentation and Repository

We have updated the structure of our documentation and renamed our GitHub repository https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/tree/main to make it easier to find and navigate. You can find all the relevant documentation under the folder docs https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/tree/main/docs. New way to install Wikibase Suite

We are very excited to share a new and easier way to install Wikibase Suite via a web-based installer! You can read more about the process in our documentation https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/blob/main/docs/install/installer.md . InstallationNew installation

To install Wikibase Suite, follow the instructions in our documentation https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/tree/main/docs/install. Updating from earlier versions of Wikibase Suite

Since this upgrade comes with a repository change, we request you to carefully follow the instructions in our upgrading information from 7 to 8 https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/blob/main/docs/operate/migration-guides/wbs-7-to-8.md .

For information on how to upgrade from earlier versions of Wikibase Suite Deploy, check out our upgrading documentation https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/blob/main/docs/operate/upgrade.md. Got feedback or questions?

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Best,

Deepesha, on behalf of the WMDE Wikibase Suite team -- Developer Advocate

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