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Translations<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2013/51>are available. *Recent software changes* - The latest version of MediaWiki (1.23wmf8<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/wmf8>) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on December 19. It will be enabled on non-Wikipedia wikis on December 31 and on all Wikipedia wikis on January 2, 2014 (calendar<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.23/Roadmap> ). - You can now test the new search tool ("CirrusSearch<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Search>") on all Wikisource, Wiktionary and Wikimedia chapter wikis hosted on Foundation servers. Enable "New search" in your Beta features preferences<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures>. [1]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-December/000528.html> - There was a bug where notifications<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Echo_%28Notifications%29>were not sent when the signature of the user leaving the message linked to a translated namespace. The problem was fixed in the software and will soon be fixed on Wikimedia sites. [2]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53132> [3] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/87477/> - You can now use the log-in system for external tools (OAuth<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OAuth>) on all Wikimedia wikis that use the unified login<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Unified_login>. [4] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55679> - If your wiki adds stars or other icons to interwiki links for featured articles in other languages, you may need to change the JavaScript code<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.js?diff=585965732>. [5]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-December/000527.html> - You can thank other users for their edits even if your browser does not have JavaScript. [6]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49161> [7] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/91549/> - All edits made through Flow<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Flow_Portal>, the new discussion system for MediaWiki, are now visible in user's contributions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions>. You can test it on the Flow talk page<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Flow_Portal>on MediaWiki.org. [8] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57868> [9]<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/99038/> - You can test a visual tool<http://cosmiclattes.github.io/wikireplay/player.html>that shows edits made to an article<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Replay_Edits>over time. It only works for English Wikipedia pages for now and is slow on long articles. [10]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/design/2013-December/001260.html> - You can test the first version of the new mobile Wikipedia app for Android and iOS. [11]<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mobile-l/2013-December/006381.html> - Translatewiki.net, the site where you can translate the MediaWiki software, now has a new main page <https://translatewiki.net> for users without an account. [12] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/100967/> *Future software changes* - There will be no technical changes this week (December 23 to December 29) due to end-of-year holidays. - When someone deletes, restores, uploads, or moves a file on Commons, pages on all wikis that use that file will be refreshed. [13]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22390> [14] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/101106/> - New users will soon have their user and talk pages added to their watchlist as soon as they create an account. [15]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49719> [16] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/95742/>. - The new search tool (CirrusSearch) will not show the text of versions of a page that have been hidden. [17]<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58366> [18] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/101447/> - You will soon be able to see the raw HTML created by some wikitext by using the Special:ExpandTemplates<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ExpandTemplates>tool. [19] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56694> [20]<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/102121/> *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by tech ambassadors <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors> and posted by MediaWiki message delivery <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2013/51> • 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_ambassadors>.* -- Guillaume Paumier Technical Communications Manager — Wikimedia Foundation
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