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available.
*Recent changes*
- [image: Octicons-tools.svg] You can use ccnorm_contains_any when you
create an abuse filter. This can be used to look for multiple words or
phrases within a string. It will find words where some characters have been
replaced. You can read more in the documentation
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format>. [1]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177711>
*Changes later this week*
- When you search in some languages the search function could use
specific other languages if the first language didn't work. This is called
a fallback language. This didn't work properly and created bad searches.
The search index is being fixed to work better. [2]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177871>
- [image: Octicons-sync.svg] The new version
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.31/wmf.5> of MediaWiki will
be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 24 October. It will be on
non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 October. It will be on all
wikis from 26 October (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.31/Roadmap>).
*Meetings*
- [image: Octicons-sync.svg] You can join the next meeting with the
Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you
think are the most important. The meeting will be on 24 October at 18:30
(UTC)
<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=18&min=30&sec=0&day=24&month=10&year=2017>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Editing_team/Weekly_triage_meetings>.
- [image: Octicons-tools.svg] You can join the technical advice meeting
on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The
meeting will be on 25 October at 15:00 (UTC)
<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=15&min=00&sec=0&day=25&month=10&year=2017>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>.
*Future changes*
- There is a Structured Commons community focus group
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Community_focus_group>
for
Commons and Wikidata contributors who want to give input on structured data
on Wikimedia Commons. You can sign up
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Structured_Commons_focus_group>
to
join it. [3] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174142>
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