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Latest *tech news https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News* from the 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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