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Tech News 2023, week 51
by Johan Jönsson 18 Dec '23

18 Dec '23

*Other languages*: Deutsch <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/de> Nederlands <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/nl> Tiếng Việt <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/vi> español <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/es> français <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/fr> italiano <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/it> norsk bokmål <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/nb> polski <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/pl> português <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/pt> português do Brasil <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/pt-br> svenska <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/sv> čeština <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/cs> български <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/bg> русский <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/ru> українська <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/uk> עברית <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/he> العربية <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/ar> فارسی <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/fa> हिन्दी <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/hi> বাংলা <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/bn> ಕನ್ನಡ <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/kn> ไทย <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/th> 中文 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/51/zh> Tech News: 2023-51 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/2023/51> are available. *Tech News* - The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 8 January 2024 because of the holidays <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Christmas_and_holiday_season>. *Changes later this week* - The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.42/wmf.10> of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 December. It will be on all wikis from 21 December (calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.42/Roadmap>). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [1] <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train>[2] <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar> - Starting December 18, it won't be possible to activate Structured Discussions on a user's own talk page using the Beta feature. The Beta feature option remains available for users who want to deactivate Structured Discussions. This is part of Structured Discussions' deprecation work <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation>. [3] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248309> - There will be full support for redirects in the Module namespace. The "Move Page" feature will leave an appropriate redirect behind, and such redirects will be appropriately recognized by the software (e.g. hidden from Special:UnconnectedPages <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UnconnectedPages>). There will also be support for manual redirects <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua_r…> . [4] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120794> *Future changes* - The MediaWiki JavaScript documentation is moving to a new format. During the move, you can read the old docs using version 1.41 <https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/REL1_41/js/>. Feedback about the new site <https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/master/js/> is welcome on the project talk page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:JSDoc_WMF_theme>. - The Wishathon is a new initiative that encourages collaboration across the Wikimedia community to develop solutions for wishes collected through the Community Wishlist Survey <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey>. The first community Wishathon will take place from 15–17 March. If you are interested in a project proposal as a user, developer, designer, or product lead, you can register for the event and read more <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Event:WishathonMarch2024> . *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by Tech News writers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and posted by bot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_d…> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/51> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambass…>.* Best, *Johan Jönsson*Manager, Product Ambassadors Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Tech News 2023, week 50
by Nick Wilson (Quiddity) 11 Dec '23

11 Dec '23

The latest technical newsletter is now available at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/50. Below is the English version. You can help write the next newsletter: Whenever you see information about Wikimedia technology that you think should be distributed more broadly, you can add it to the next newsletter at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Next . More information on how to contribute is available. You can also contact me directly. As always, feedback (on- or off-list) is appreciated and encouraged. —————————— Other languages: Bahasa Indonesia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/id>, Deutsch <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/de>, English, Hausa <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/ha>, Nederlands <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/nl>, Tiếng Việt <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/vi>, Tyap <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/kcg>, español <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/es>, français <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/fr>, italiano <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/it>, magyar <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/hu>, norsk bokmål <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/nb>, polski <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/pl>, português <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/pt>, português do Brasil <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/pt-br>, svenska <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/sv>, čeština <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/cs>, русский <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/ru>, українська <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/uk>, עברית <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/he>, العربية <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/ar>, ಕನ್ನಡ <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/kn>, 中文 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/zh>, 日本語 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/50/ja> 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/2023/50> are available. *Recent changes* - On Wikimedia Commons, there are some minor user-interface improvements for the "choosing own vs not own work" step in the UploadWizard. This is part of the Structured Content team's project of improving UploadWizard on Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WMF_support_for_Commons/Upload_W…>. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352707>[2] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352709> *Problems* - There was a problem showing the Newcomer homepage <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Personalized_first…> feature with the "impact module" and their page-view graphs, for a few days in early December. This has now been fixed. [3] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352352>[4] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352349> *Changes later this week* - The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.42/wmf.9> of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 December. It will be on all wikis from 14 December (calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.42/Roadmap>). [5] <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train>[6] <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar> *Future changes* - The 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey <https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/796964> is seeking the opinions of the Wikimedia developer community. Please take the survey if you have any role in developing software for the Wikimedia ecosystem. The survey is open until 5 January 2024, and has an associated privacy statement <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:December_2023_Developer_Satisfa…> . *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by Tech News writers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and posted by bot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_d…> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/50> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambass…>.*

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Tech News 2023, week 49
by Nick Wilson (Quiddity) 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

The latest technical newsletter is now available at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/49. Below is the English version. You can help write the next newsletter: Whenever you see information about Wikimedia technology that you think should be distributed more broadly, you can add it to the next newsletter at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Next . More information on how to contribute is available. You can also contact me directly. As always, feedback (on- or off-list) is appreciated and encouraged. —————————— Other languages:Bahasa Indonesia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/id>, Deutsch <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/de>, Dusun Bundu-liwan <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/dtp>, English, Tiếng Việt <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/vi>, español <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/es>, français <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/fr>, italiano <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/it>, norsk bokmål <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/nb>, polski <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/pl>, português <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/pt>, português do Brasil <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/pt-br>, svenska <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/sv>, čeština <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/cs>, русский <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/ru>, українська <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/uk>, עברית <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/he>, العربية <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/ar>, ಕನ್ನಡ <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/kn>, 中文 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/zh>, 日本語 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2023/49/ja> 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/2023/49> are available. *Recent changes* - The spacing between paragraphs on Vector 2022 has been changed from 7px to 14px to match the size of the text. This will make it easier to distinguish paragraphs from sentences. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T351754> - The "Sort this page by default as" feature in VisualEditor is working again. You no longer need to switch to source editing to edit {{DEFAULTSORT:...}} keywords. [2] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337398> *Changes later this week* - There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [3] <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train>[4] <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar> - On 6 December, people who have the enabled the preference for "Show discussion activity" will notice the talk page usability improvements <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/Usabil…> appear on pages that include the __NEWSECTIONLINK__ magic word. If you notice any issues, please share them with the team on Phabricator <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352232>. *Future changes* - The Toolforge Grid Engine shutdown process <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Toolforge_Grid_Engine_deprecation> will start on December 14. Maintainers of tools that still use this old system <https://iw.toolforge.org/grid-deprecation> should plan to migrate to Kubernetes, or tell the team your plans on Phabricator in the task about your tool, before that date. [5] <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/…> - Communities using Structured Discussions <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions> are being contacted regarding the upcoming deprecation of Structured Discussions <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/De…>. You can read more about this project, and share your comments, on the project's page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/De…> . *Events* - Registration & Scholarship applications are now open for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2024 <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2024> that will take place from 3–5 May in Tallinn, Estonia. Scholarship applications are open until 5 January 2024. *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by Tech News writers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and posted by bot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_d…> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/49> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambass…>.*

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