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Recent changes
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.
[1]Changes later this week
uciprange
parameter to get contributions from any IP range within
the limit.
[4]{{=}}
. 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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20:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
Books & Bytes
Issue 50, March – April 2022
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 12:53, 1 June 2022 (UTC) (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).
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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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02:45, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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16:57, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: our June Copy Editing Blitz, starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and requests from March, April and May 2022. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles. Election news: Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:39, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
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
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.
[14]Changes later this week
Future changes
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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20:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
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20:01, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
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proofreadpage_source_href
will be removed from
mw.config
and be replaced with the variable prpSourceIndexPage
.
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19:31, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).
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Interface administrator changes
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user_global_editcount
is a new variable that can be used in
abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (
T130439)
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19:23, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
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22:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
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19:26, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Books & Bytes
Issue 51, May – June 2022
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 16:46, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
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
Phantom
tags. This completes part of
the #59 wish of the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey.Changes later this week
Future changes
Future meetings
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21:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
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19:48, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
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21:07, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
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00:10, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
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23:03, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 | Archive 2 | Archive 3 | Archive 4 | Archive 5 | Archive 6 | → | Archive 10 |
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
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.
[1]Changes later this week
uciprange
parameter to get contributions from any IP range within
the limit.
[4]{{=}}
. 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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20:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
Books & Bytes
Issue 50, March – April 2022
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 12:53, 1 June 2022 (UTC) (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).
|
|
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Changes later this week
str_replace_regexp()
function can be used in
abuse filters to replace parts of text using a
regular expression.
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02:45, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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16:57, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here. Blitz: our June Copy Editing Blitz, starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and requests from March, April and May 2022. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles. Election news: Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
our mailing list.
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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:39, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
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
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.
[14]Changes later this week
Future changes
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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20:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
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20:01, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Changes later this week
proofreadpage_source_href
will be removed from
mw.config
and be replaced with the variable prpSourceIndexPage
.
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19:31, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).
|
Interface administrator changes
|
user_global_editcount
is a new variable that can be used in
abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (
T130439)
|
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
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19:23, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
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22:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
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19:26, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Books & Bytes
Issue 51, May – June 2022
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team -- 16:46, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
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
Phantom
tags. This completes part of
the #59 wish of the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey.Changes later this week
Future changes
Future meetings
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21:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).
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19:48, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
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21:07, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
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00:10, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
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23:03, 29 August 2022 (UTC)