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*Recent changes*
- You can now use more advanced editing tools
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Advanced_mobile_contributions>
on
the mobile web. You can turn them on and off in your preferences in the
mobile version. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233612>
*Changes later this week*
- [image: Recurrent item] The new version
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.35/wmf.2> of MediaWiki will
be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 15 October. It will be on
non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 16 October. It will be on all
wikis from 17 October (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.34/Roadmap>).
*Meetings*
- [image: Recurrent item] [image: Advanced item] You can join the
technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers
can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 16 October at 15:00 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20191016T15>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>.
*Future changes*
- Internet Explorer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Internet_Explorer> 6
and 7 are no longer supported
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Compatibility>. This means the browsers
might start looking a bit weird. They will not get security
support. You can't
read <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/HTTPS/Browser_Recommendations>
Wikimedia
wikis in Internet Explorer on Windows XP or Windows versions that are older
than Windows XP. This is because almost no one uses the browsers anymore.
Supporting them made the wikis less secure for everyone else. [2]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232563>
- In the future section headings might have a share link. This is to
make it easier to link to the section. You can read more and discuss
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T18691>.
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