Okay thank you On Mon, 9 Mar 2026, 20:53 Sandister Tei via Wikitech-ambassadors, < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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/2026/11> are > available. > > *Weekly highlight* > > - All wikis will be read-only > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch> for > a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC > <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800>. This is for the > datacenter server switchover backup tests, which happen twice a year > <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar>. > During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one > primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and > prevent service disruption even in emergencies. > - Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended > unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security > incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent > re-occurrences. For current information please see the post on the > Stewards' noticeboard > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward%27s_noticeboard#Statement_on_Meta_about_today's_user_script_security_incident> > (translations > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation/Product_and_Technology/Product_Safety_and_Integrity/March_2026_User_Script_Incident> > ). > > *Updates for editors* > > - Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for > each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them > understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the > issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as iCloud > Private Relay > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Apple_iCloud_Private_Relay>) > will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing > again. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118> > - Later this week, Suggestion Mode > > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion_Mode> > will > become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all > Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that > people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about > related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be > locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at > Special:EditChecks <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EditChecks> and > there are instructions for how administrators can customize > > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion_mode#For_administrators_%E2%80%93_local_customization> > the > links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to Edit > check > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit_check> which > suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, > the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers > through a controlled experiment. [2] > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600> > - View all 23 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently_resolved_community_tasks>. > For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of > CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to > read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who > defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with > DiscussionTools. [3] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793> > > *Updates for technical contributors* > > - API rate limiting update: To help ensure fair use of infrastructure > > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_Product_Insights/Responsible_Reuse>, > global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a > compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to > unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be > applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or > with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. > However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For > more information, see Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits > > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_APIs/Rate_limits> > . > - The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a > flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service > (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and > efficient data access. Try it out and give feedback > > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikibase_GraphQL#Feedback_and_development>. > You can also sign up for usability tests > <https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply>. > - The PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Product_and_Technology_Advisory_Council/Unsupported_Tools_Working_Group> > continued > improvements to Video2Commons > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons> > in > February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, > task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing > in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. > Read this update > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Product_and_Technology_Advisory_Council/Unsupported_Tools_Working_Group#February_2026> > to > learn more. > - Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.46/wmf.19> > > *In depth* > > - The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from > selected pilot wikis > > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Article_guidance/Pilot_wikis_and_collaborators#Collaborators> > and > interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this > questionnaire which is available in English > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform> > , Arabic > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header> > , Bengali > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header> > , Japanese > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header> > , Portuguese > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header> > , Persian > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header>, > and Turkish > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header>. > Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced > editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating > an article. Learn more on the project page > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Article_guidance>. > > *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_delivery> > • Contribute > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • > Translate > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/11> • 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>.* > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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