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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- When you log in to your account you can choose to keep being logged in. This checkbox now works better than before on the mobile version for users without JavaScript. [1]
- Wikis that use Citoid can automatically generate citations for Swedish news sites. This only works in VisualEditor. This now works for Swedish public service radio. More will come. Others could use this to add news sites in other languages in the future. [2]
- Editors can do max 90 edits per minute. This is new since last month. This does not affect bots or administrators. [3]
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 24 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 July. It will be on all wikis from 26 July (calendar).
Meetings
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You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 25 July at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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