Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- In the Wikipedia Android app it is now possible
to change the toolbar at the bottom so the tools you use more often are
easier to click on. The app now also has a focused reading mode. [1][2]
Problems
- There was a problem with the collection of some page-view data
from June 2021 to January 2022 on all wikis. This means the statistics
are incomplete. To help calculate which projects and regions were most
affected, relevant datasets are being retained for 30 extra days. You
can read more on Meta-wiki.
- There was a problem with the databases on March 10. All wikis were
unreachable for logged-in users for 12 minutes. Logged-out users could
read pages but could not edit or access uncached content then. [3]
Changes later this week
- The new version
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 15 March. It
will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 16 March. It
will be on all wikis from 17 March (calendar).
- When using
uselang=qqx
to find localisation messages, it will now show all possible message keys for navigation tabs such as "View history". [4] - Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have
deletelogentry
and deletedhistory
rights through their group memberships. Before, only those with the deleterevision
right could access this special page. [5] - On the Special:Undelete pages for diffs and revisions, there will be a link back to the main Undelete page with the list of revisions. [6]
Future changes
Events
- The Wikimedia Hackathon 2022
will take place as a hybrid event on 20-22 May 2022. The Hackathon will
be held online and there are grants available to support local
in-person meetups around the world. Grants can be requested until 20
March.
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