Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes

• The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf18) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 13. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 18, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 20 (calendar).
• You can now view smaller versions of PNG images bigger than 20 megapixels. [2]
• You can now use the new search tool (CirrusSearch) on all small wikis. You can now enable it in your Beta options. [3] [4]
• You can read a summary of the Wikimedia technical report for February 2014. [5]

VisualEditor news

• Searching for template parameters in now case-insensitive. [6] [7]
• Required template parameters now have an asterisk (*) next to their edit boxes. [8]
• Several template dialogs are now smaller, and their insert buttons have changed wording. [9]

Future software changes

• You will soon see an error message if you try to log-in or register with an invalid or taken username. [10]
• You can now test first version of a tool that includes OpenStreetMap maps inside the UploadWizard. Comments are welcome. [11]
• You will soon be able to use the Hovercards tool as a beta feature. [12]

Problems

• VisualEditor was slow to load on March 13 because of an API issue. [13]

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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes

• The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf19) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 20. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 25, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 27 (calendar).

VisualEditor news

• You can now double-click or press the ↲ Enter key on an image or template to change its settings. [14] [15]
• Pages that don't exist will now show as red links in the edit mode. [16]
• You will no longer be able to try to use VisualEditor on pages translated using the Translate extension, and you will see a warning if you try to edit pages marked for translation. [17]
• You will now see a full warning, including the most recent log entry, when you try to edit protected pages with VisualEditor. [18]

Future software changes

• Typography Refresh will be enabled for test wiki and MediaWiki.org users who use the Vector skin on March 27. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3. If you don't use Vector as your skin, you will not be affected.
• You will be able to use the Hovercards tool as a beta feature on all wikis from March 26.
• You will soon be able to include the Whatlinkshere special page in other pages. [19] [20]

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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent software changes

• The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf20) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on April 1, and all Wikipedia wikis on April 3 (calendar).
• Typography Refresh was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 27. You'll only see it if you use the Vector skin. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3.
• CirrusSearch, the new search tool, was enabled as a beta feature on over 30 new wikis on March 27. [21] [22]

VisualEditor news

• Blocked users now see the same messages in VisualEditor as in the wikitext editor. [23] [24]
• The search box for re-using a reference in VisualEditor is now cleared after each use. [25]
• New links on sub-pages no longer point to the wrong location in VisualEditor. [26]
• VisualEditor's media dialog no longer breaks when opening some types of images. [27]

Future software changes

• You will not be able to use the Wikitech wiki for a short period around 16:00 UTC on April 1 due to a server change. [28]
• CirrusSearch will become the main search engine for all non-Wikipedia wikis except Commons, Meta and Incubator on April 2.
• You will soon be able to use a new special page listing duplicate files. [29]
• Deleting a version of a file or a version of its description page will soon be shown differently in the logs. [30]

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