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Latest *tech news https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News* from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translationshttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/15are available.
*Recent software changes*
- The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf21https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/wmf21) was scheduled to be deployed to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on April 3, however it was temporarily put on hold due to localization issues. ( calendar https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/Roadmap). - Typography Refreshhttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Typography_refreshwas enabled on non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and on all Wikipedias on April 3. You'll only see it if you use the Vectorhttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Vectorskin. - CirrusSearch https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Searchwas enabled as the primary search method on over 400 non-Wikipedia wikis on April 2. [1] https://https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/123246/
*Future software changes*
- A new special page (Special:TrackingCategories) will soon list all the tracking categorieshttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tracking_categorieson a wiki. [2] https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60333 [3]https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/112323/ - All Wikiquote projects will start using language links from Wikidata on April 8. [4]http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikiquote-l/2014-March/000157.html - The Hovercardshttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Beta_Features/Hovercardsfeature will soon work with right-to-left languages. [5] https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62970 [6]https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62970 - You will soon be able to download files directly from MediaViewerhttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:MultimediaViewer, the new multimedia tool. [7] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/120738/ - MediaViewerhttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:MultimediaViewerwill be enabled for all users on MediaWiki.org on April 10. Commentshttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Multimedia/About_Media_Viewerare welcome. - You can help check that users can read CAPTCHAshttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/en:CAPTCHAin your language. [8]http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-April/000643.html
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