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*Feature news*

- [image: Advanced item] Administrators can now test the temporary accounts https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts feature on test2wiki. This was done to allow cross-wiki testing of temporary accounts, for when temporary accounts switch between projects. The feature was enabled on testwiki a few weeks ago. No further temporary account deployments are scheduled yet. Temporary Accounts is a project to create a new type of user account that replaces IP addresses of unregistered editors which are no longer made public. Please share your opinions and questions on the project talk page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts . - Later this week, editors at wikis that use FlaggedRevs https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs (also known as "Pending Changes") may notice that the indicators at the top of articles have changed. This change makes the system more consistent with the rest of the MediaWiki interface. [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191156

*Bugs status*

- Editors who use the 2010 wikitext editor, and use the Character Insert buttons, will no longer https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361465 experience problems with the buttons adding content into the edit-summary instead of the edit-window. You can read more about that, and 26 other community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Recently_resolved_community_tasks .

*Project updates*

- [image: Wishlist item] Please review and vote on Focus Areas https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist/Focus_areas, which are groups of wishes that share a problem. Focus Areas were created for the newly reopened Community Wishlist, which is now open year-round for submissions. The first batch of focus areas are specific to moderator workflows, around welcoming newcomers, minimizing repetitive tasks, and prioritizing tasks. Once volunteers have reviewed and voted on focus areas, the Foundation will then review and select focus areas for prioritization. - Do you have a project and are willing to provide a three (3) month mentorship for an intern? Outreachy https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Outreachy is a twice a year program for people to participate in a paid internship that will start in December 2024 and end in early March 2025, and they need mentors and projects to work on. Projects can be focused on coding or non-coding (design, documentation, translation, research). See the Outreachy page for more details, and a list of past projects since 2013.

*Learn more*

- If you're curious about the product and technology improvements made by the Wikimedia Foundation last year, read this recent highlights summary on Diff https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/08/21/wikimedia-foundation-product-technology-improving-the-user-experience/ . - To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out: - Community Configuration - Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2024_-_Ohrid_-_Day_2_-_Community_Configuration_-_Shaping_On-Wiki_Functionality_Together.webm (55 mins) - about the Community Configuration https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Community_Configuration project. - Future of MediaWiki. A sustainable platform to support a collaborative user base and billions of page views https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2024_-_Belgrade_-_Day_1_-_Future_of_MediaWiki._A_sustainable_platform_to_support_a_collaborative_user_base_and_billions_of_page_views.webm (30 mins) - an overview for both technical and non technical audiences, covering some of the challenges and open questions, related to the platform evolution, stewardship and developer experiences https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Product_Insights research.

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