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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/2018/19 are available.

*Recent changes*

- The Wikimedia Commons mobile app https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Mobile_app has a new version. It is now easier to find nearby places that need pictures. It helps you with direct uploads and title and category suggestions. The app only works on Android phones. [1] https://cookiesandcodeblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/21/commons-app-version-2-7-beta-release/

*Problems*

- [image: Advanced item] The abuse filters https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter had a problem with blocks where you had changed how long they last. It used the default length everywhere. This was in late April. Abuse filter users should make sure the right block length is used and change them if needed. This is only for filters where how long blocks last had been changed. [2] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T193324

*Changes later this week*

- The advanced search function beta feature https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:AdvancedSearch will be on all Wikimedia wikis. It makes it easier to use some of the special search functions that most editors don't know exist. [3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T193182 - [image: Recurrent item] The new version https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.32/wmf.3 of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 8 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 9 May. It will be on all wikis from 10 May ( calendar https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.31/Roadmap).

*Meetings*

- [image: Recurrent item] 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 8 May at 18:30 (UTC) https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180508T1830. See how to join https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Editing_team/Weekly_triage_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 9 May at 15:00 (UTC) https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180509T15. See how to join https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting.

*Future changes*

- [image: Advanced item] All wikis with fewer than 100 high-priority linter errors in the main namespace will switch to use the Remex parsing library https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/RemexHtml. This is to replace Tidy https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Parsing/Replacing_Tidy. It will happen on 16 May. Other wikis will switch soon when they have fixed the errors that must be fixed. Tidy will be removed on all wikis before July 2018. [4] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T193685[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Parsing/Replacing_Tidy/FAQ#What_will_editors_need_to_do.3F

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//Johan Jönsson --