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<DynamicPageList>
) are now only allowed to run for 10 seconds and error if they take longer. This is in response to multiple outages where long-running queries caused an outage on all wikis.
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oauth_consumer
variable has been added to the
AbuseFilter to enable identifying changes made by specific tools.
[3]|actions=edit,history
will load a gadget only while editing and on history pages.
[5]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 (
documentation).
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oversight
will be renamed suppress
. This is for
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
in Phabricator if you have objections. As usual, these labels can be translated on translatewiki (
direct links are available) or by administrators on your wiki.Events
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vector
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
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technical reasons. You may need to update any local references to the old name, e.g. gadgets, links to Special:Listusers, or uses of
NUMBERINGROUP.Problems
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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".
[31]deletelogentry
and deletedhistory
rights through their group memberships. Before, only those with the deleterevision
right could access this special page.
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<DynamicPageList>
) are now only allowed to run for 10 seconds and error if they take longer. This is in response to multiple outages where long-running queries caused an outage on all wikis.
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Recent changes
oauth_consumer
variable has been added to the
AbuseFilter to enable identifying changes made by specific tools.
[3]|actions=edit,history
will load a gadget only while editing and on history pages.
[5]withgadget
URL parameter. This can be used to replace
an earlier snippet that typically looks like withJS
or withCSS
.
[6]Changes later this week
Events
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Recent changes
?withgadget
URL parameter that was
announced 3 weeks ago, then it must now also specify supportsUrlLoad
in the gadget definition (
documentation).
[13]Changes later this week
Future changes
oversight
will be renamed suppress
. This is for
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
in Phabricator if you have objections. As usual, these labels can be translated on translatewiki (
direct links are available) or by administrators on your wiki.Events
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vector
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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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
oversight
was renamed suppress
. This is for
technical reasons. You may need to update any local references to the old name, e.g. gadgets, links to Special:Listusers, or uses of
NUMBERINGROUP.Problems
Changes later this week
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successbox, messagebox, errorbox, warningbox
), please note that these classes and associated CSS will soon be removed from MediaWiki core. This is to prevent problems when the same class-names are also used on a wiki. Please let us know by commenting at
phab:T300314 if you think you might be affected.Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.
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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
Problems
Changes later this week
uselang=qqx
to find localisation messages, it will now show all possible message keys for navigation tabs such as "View history".
[31]deletelogentry
and deletedhistory
rights through their group memberships. Before, only those with the deleterevision
right could access this special page.
[32]Future changes
Events
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New code release schedule for this week
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