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AbuseFilter to enable identifying changes made by specific tools.
[1]|actions=edit,history
will load a gadget only while editing and on history pages.
[3]withgadget
URL parameter. This can be used to replace
an earlier snippet that typically looks like withJS
or withCSS
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?withgadget
URL parameter that was
announced 3 weeks ago, then it must now also specify supportsUrlLoad
in the gadget definition (
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oversight
will be renamed suppress
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technical reasons. This is the technical name. It doesn't affect what you call the editors with this user right on your wiki. This is planned to happen in three weeks. You can comment
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oversight
will be renamed suppress
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should be updated to also check for vector-2022
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rmspecials()
function has been updated so that it does not remove the "space" character. Wikis are advised to wrap all the uses of rmspecials()
with rmwhitespace()
wherever necessary to keep filters' behavior unchanged. You can use the search function on
Special:AbuseFilter to locate its usage.
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class=notpageimage
. For example, [[File:Example.png|class=notpageimage]]
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oversight
was renamed suppress
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successbox, messagebox, errorbox, warningbox
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uselang=qqx
to find localisation messages, it will now show all possible message keys for navigation tabs such as "View history".
[29]deletelogentry
and deletedhistory
rights through their group memberships. Before, only those with the deleterevision
right could access this special page.
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Tech News: 2022-14
anymore. It may affect some filters that have been set up by some communities.
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deletelogentry
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rights. This means that those in the
Researcher user group and
Checkusers who are not administrators can now access
Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (
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successbox
, errorbox
, warningbox
. The styles for those classes and messagebox
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ip_in_ranges()
function has been introduced to check if an IP is in any of the ranges. Wikis are advised to combine multiple ip_in_range()
expressions joined by |
into a single expression for better performance. You can use the search function on
Special:AbuseFilter to locate its usage.
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uciprange
parameter to get contributions from any IP range within
the limit.
[69]{{=}}
. It will replace existing templates named "=". It will insert an
equal sign. This can be used to escape the equal sign in the parameter values of templates.
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str_replace_regexp()
function can be used in
abuse filters to replace parts of text using a
regular expression.
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site_stats
at English Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata will need to be updated.
Read more.user_global_editcount
variable can be used in
abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users.
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typeof
attribute values, and instead use mw:File
for all types. Tool authors should adjust any code that expects: mw:Image
, mw:Audio
, or mw:Video
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proofreadpage_source_href
will be removed from
mw.config
and be replaced with the variable prpSourceIndexPage
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#p-namespaces
should be updated to use the
mw.util.addPortletLink
function instead. Gadgets that style this id should consider also targeting #p-associated-pages
, the new id for this row.
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templatelinks
table are now being dropped: tl_namespace
and tl_title
. Any queries that rely on these fields need to be changed to use the new normalization field called tl_target_id
. See
T299417 for more information. This is part of
normalization of links tables.
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.json
will be treated as JSON, just like they already are in the User and MediaWiki namespaces.
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scribunto-console
API module will require a
CSRF token. This module is documented as internal and use of it is not supported.
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mw.loadJsonData()
to load data from JSON pages.
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require( "strict" )
to add errors for some possible code problems. This replaces "
Module:No globals" on most wikis.
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cannot be used in new usernames, to make usernames work better with templates. Existing usernames are not affected.
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in place of diff=[revision ID]&oldid=[revision ID]
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Talk:
and User talk:
namespaces. These will be extended to other talk namespaces, such as Wikipedia talk:
. They will continue to be unavailable in non-talk namespaces, including Wikipedia:
pages (e.g., at the Village Pump). You can
change your preferences (
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jquery.hoverIntent
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or on()
instead. Examples can be found in the
migration guide.
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magic word. There will also be a new .mw-archivedtalk
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[280]action=growthsetmentorstatus
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linktarget
table instead (lt_namespace
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<span class="mw-cite-backlink">
wrapper for both named and unnamed references for better compatibility with the legacy parser. Interface administrators should verify that gadgets that interact with citations are compatible with the new markup.
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[1]|actions=edit,history
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wherever necessary to keep filters' behavior unchanged. You can use the search function on
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to find localisation messages, it will now show all possible message keys for navigation tabs such as "View history".
[29]deletelogentry
and deletedhistory
rights through their group memberships. Before, only those with the deleterevision
right could access this special page.
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anymore. It may affect some filters that have been set up by some communities.
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uciprange
parameter to get contributions from any IP range within
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[69]{{=}}
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typeof
attribute values, and instead use mw:File
for all types. Tool authors should adjust any code that expects: mw:Image
, mw:Audio
, or mw:Video
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proofreadpage_source_href
will be removed from
mw.config
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#p-namespaces
should be updated to use the
mw.util.addPortletLink
function instead. Gadgets that style this id should consider also targeting #p-associated-pages
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T299417 for more information. This is part of
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mw.loadJsonData()
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require( "strict" )
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Talk:
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namespaces. These will be extended to other talk namespaces, such as Wikipedia talk:
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change your preferences (
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[203]__ARCHIVEDTALK__
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[256]{{DEFAULTSORT:...}}
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[268]|targets=
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subpages with a transclusion of the base pages anymore. This makes it easier to maintain local overrides.
[280]action=growthsetmentorstatus
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meta.domain == "canary"
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module last year. A script has now been run to replace any remaining uses, and this week the temporary alias will be removed.
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Wikisource extension.
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abuse filters. It tells how many seconds ago the last edit to a page was made.
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MediaWiki message delivery 16:41, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
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__EXPECTWITHOUTSCANS__
to exclude certain pages (list of editions or translations of works) from that list.
[479]alt=
attribute. This is identical in usage to the alt=
attribute in the
image and gallery syntax. An exception for this feature is wikis like Wikivoyage where the miniature maps are interactive.
[481]Changes later this week
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pagelinks
database table (pl_namespace
and pl_title
) are being dropped soon. Users must use two columns of the new
linktarget
table instead (lt_namespace
and lt_title
). In your existing SQL queries:
JOIN pagelinks
with JOIN linktarget
and pl_
with lt_
in the ON
statementJOIN pagelinks ON lt_id = pl_target_id
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:56, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:02, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
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.collapsible
, .multicol
, .reflist
, .coordinates
, .topicon
.
Further details are available on replacement CSS if it is needed.Changes later this week
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MediaWiki message delivery 00:13, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki:Wikhiero-usage-tracking-category
" to "MediaWiki:Wikihiero-usage-tracking-category
".
[498]w:dtp:
)
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MediaWiki message delivery 22:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
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mw-reference-text
class, Parsoid now also adds the reference-text
class for better compatibility with the legacy parser.
More details are available.
[503]Problems
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<span class="mw-cite-backlink">
wrapper for both named and unnamed references for better compatibility with the legacy parser. Interface administrators should verify that gadgets that interact with citations are compatible with the new markup.
More details are available.
[507]<translate>
system, there is a feature that shows potentially-outdated translations with a pink background until they are updated or confirmed. From this week, confirming translations will be logged, and there is a new user-right that can be required for confirming translations if the community
requests it.
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MediaWiki message delivery 20:17, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:46, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
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w:btm:
)
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