Dear wiki tech ambassadors,

As you may have noticed on the last Tech News issue, Collaboration team is please to announce that Cross-wiki notifications will be available as a Beta feature on all wikis by March 20th.

Cross-wiki notifications will help you know about some activity on another wiki. How does it work? Imagine someone thanks you on Commons - the next time you open a page on your local wiki, you'll see that notification from Commons! We hope this will help everyone who is active on multiple wikis. You will find more information in the documentation (translations still welcome).

Of course, it is a Beta Feature. We have tested many possible cases on test wikis, and then release that feature one month ago on MediaWiki.org, Commons, Wikidata, French and Hebrew wikis. That first release allowed us to solve encountered problems, but if you experience some bugs (and we are sorry about that), please report them on the dedicated page (in any language). That page is also dedicated to feedback and suggestions. 

To activate the feature, you will have to go on the 20th of March to your preferences, Beta tab, and select the "Enhanced notifications" checkbox (or the equivalent in your language). You will then receive Notifications when they happen on any other wiki. You will receive these notifications only on the wiki where you have activated the feature. If you do not activate it, nothing will change on your Notifications panel.

If you have any questions, please leave me a message on any wiki, I'll be notified with cross-wiki notifications.

Please spread the word! :)

Thanks,
Benoît

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