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*Updates for editors*

- Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on proposed future https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Product_and_Technology_Advisory_Council/Year1_Reflections_and_Proposed_Way_Forward_2026_Update of the Product and Technology Advisory Council https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Product_and_Technology_Advisory_Council until 28 February. - All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for two-factor authentication https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor_authentication (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the Account Security https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Product_Safety_and_Integrity/Account_Security project. - Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the "prevent this user from editing their own talk page" is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673 - View all 20 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently_resolved_community_tasks. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [2] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385

*Updates for technical contributors*

- A new AbuseFilter variable, account_type, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the createaccount and autocreateaccount actions. As part of this change, the variable accountname has been renamed to account_name, and accountname is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049 - Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to upload.wikimedia.org/… will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414805. - Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.46/wmf.13

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