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Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/28> are available. *Tech News updates* - We are looking for contributors <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News#contribute> to help write a new issue every week. If you would like to help, please contact us <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News>. *Recent software changes* - The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf12 <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.24/wmf12>) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on July 3. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on July 8, and to all Wikipedias on July 10 (calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.24/Roadmap>). - CirrusSearch <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Search> was enabled on July 1 as the primary search method on 36 new wikis, including the Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt) and Ukrainian (uk) Wikipedias. [1] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/142606/> - It is now possible to create Atom <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/en:Atom_(standard)> or RSS <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/en:RSS> feeds for Word of the Day, Word of the Week and similar entries on Wiktionary wikis. [2] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66015> [3] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/136316/> - You can now use a graphical interface <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/en:Graphical_user_interface> to edit TemplateData <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal/TemplateData> information on the English (en), French (fr) and Italian (it) Wikipedias. [4] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67376> [5] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/143360/> *VisualEditor news* - Saving an edit with VisualEditor will now be much faster. [6] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66914> [7] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/141678/> - You can now add a caption when you add a file to a page with VisualEditor. You can also change the file to a different one and keep the existing caption. [8] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51033> [9] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67170> [10] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/140813/> - When you switch to the *Edit source* tab, you are now asked to keep your changes. You no longer need to find the option in the menus. [11] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57462> [12] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/142064/> [13] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/143203/> - The reference tool that adds empty <ref></ref> tags is now at the bottom of the Cite menu, below references that use templates like {{Cite web}}. [14] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/143227/> - Context menus will no longer be shown over items that you can edit directly, for example formulæ. [15] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66542> [16] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67306> [17] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/143393/> *Future software changes* - Starting on July 9, it will be possible to globally rename global (SUL) users. The feature was first scheduled for July 1, but was delayed due to bugs. - A plan to enable CirrusSearch <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Search> as the primary search method on the 11 largest Wikimedia wikis has now been prepared. [18] <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2014-July/077375.html> - If you use references on a page, you will soon always see them at the bottom of the page, even if you forget to add the <references /> tag (or a template). [19] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66860> [20] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/141583/> - Black-and-white XCF <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/en:XCF_(file_format)> images will soon display correctly. [21] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66323> [22] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/138213/> - Description pages of SVG files will soon always show download links for multiple resolutions (example <http://commons.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/File:CC_some_rights_reserved.svg>). The links were previously shown only for SVG files in large original resolutions. [23] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6834> [24] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/134855/> *Problems* - Between July 2-3, there were problems with loading pages on multiple wikis due to a configuration issue. [25] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67420> [26] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/143494/> - For a few hours on July 1, there were problems with uploading new files on Wikimedia Commons due to a configuration error. [27] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67387> [28] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/143396/> *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/2014/28> • 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
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