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Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes.
Not all changes will affect you. Translations
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2015/10> are
available.
*Recent software changes*
- A Lua function to use Wikidata has changed. You need to update the pages
that use it <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/P272>. [1]
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata-l/2015-February/005450.html>
- You can use the Content Translation tool
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation> on Wikipedia in
Uzbek and Minangkabau. You need to enable it in your Beta options.
- You can now hide banners if you don't have an account. [2]
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2015-February/081024.html>
[3] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T59732>
*Software changes this week*
- The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.25/wmf19> of
MediaWiki has been on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org since February 25. It
will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 3. It will be on all Wikipedias
from March 4 (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.25/Roadmap>).
- You can use the Content Translation tool on Wikipedia in Punjabi and
Kyrgyz. You can ask for the tool
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation/FAQ#How_can_I_request_support_for_my_language.3F>
in
other languages.
- Editing the fake blank line in VisualEditor is now simpler. This
change also fixed a few bugs. [4]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T89192> [5]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T74494> [6]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85014> [7]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T67742>
- The TemplateData editor now warns you if a related page already has
TemplateData. [8] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T74062>
- The TemplateData table now tells you if a template doesn't take any
parameters. [9] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T53429>
*Meetings*
- You can read the notes
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2015-March/081050.html>
from
the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team.
During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most
important. The meeting will be on March 4 at 16:00 (UTC)
<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20150304T08&p1=224&ah=1>.
See how to join <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:VisualEditor/Portal>
.
- You can join technical meetings in France and Mexico this year. You
will be able to ask for help if you can't pay yourself. [10]
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2015-February/001111.html>
*Future changes*
- You will be able to get a direct link for a section of a page. [11]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T18691>
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