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* <translate>On [[<tvar|apps>m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps</>|the Wikipedia app]] for Android or iOS users can create [[<tvar|synced>m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Synced Reading Lists</>|reading lists]]. The reading lists can be seen on different devices if you are logged in to your account. There is now a browser extension so you can add pages to your reading list from a web browser. At the moment it works with Firefox and Chrome.</translate> [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Reading_list_browser_extension] |
* <translate>On [[<tvar|apps>m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps</>|the Wikipedia app]] for Android or iOS users can create [[<tvar|synced>m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Synced Reading Lists</>|reading lists]]. The reading lists can be seen on different devices if you are logged in to your account. There is now a browser extension so you can add pages to your reading list from a web browser. At the moment it works with Firefox and Chrome.</translate> [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Reading_list_browser_extension] |
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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
- On the Wikipedia app for Android or iOS users can create reading lists. The reading lists can be seen on different devices if you are logged in to your account. There is now a browser extension so you can add pages to your reading list from a web browser. At the moment it works with Firefox and Chrome. [1]
There is a new version of Pywikibot. Pywikibot is a tool to automate tasks on MediaWiki wikis. [2]
Problems
- The MonoBook skin was changed to make it work better for mobile users This caused some problems. The change was rolled back to fix them. The new version is now back on the wikis. MonoBook users can opt out from the new responsive design. [3]
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 June. It will be on all wikis from 14 June (calendar).
Meetings
- You can join the Readers Web team IRC office hour. There you can discuss tools to contribute on the mobile web for the existing MediaWiki skins. The meeting will be on 18 June at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- You will be able to move local wiki files to Commons and keep their original data intact. This is planned to come to the first wikis in June.
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