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| edellinen | 2015, viikko 36 (maanantai 31 elokuu 2015) | seuraava |
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Tuoreet muutokset
- VisualEditor will now automatically create a link when you type in or paste an ISBN, PMID, or RFC. [1][2]
- The link editor in VisualEditor is now a bit wider. It's now the same width as the automatic citation tool. [3]
- VisualEditor gadget authors can no longer use the backwards-compatibility module
ext.visualEditor.viewPageTarget.init. Useext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.initinstead. [4] - Gadget writers can now use mediawiki.ForeignApi to communicate between different Wikimedia wikis. [5]
Muutokset tällä viikolla
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from September 1. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from September 2. It will be on all Wikipedias from September 3 (calendar).
Tapaamiset
- You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on September 1 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Tulevia muutoksia
- The Wikidata API will be updated with breaking changes. This will probably happen on September 9. [6]
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