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You can use the <tvar|interwiki1><code>phab:</code></> and <tvar|interwiki2><code>phabricator:</code></> interwikis to link to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org.</translate> [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T454] [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-October/000962.html] |
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Some wikis have a [[<tvar|link2>m:d:Q4481730#sitelinks-wikipedia</>|template]] to track bugs in Bugzilla. You should update it to work with Phabricator. You can look at the one [[<tvar|link>mw:Template:Tracked</>|on mediawiki.org]] to see how.</translate> [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177] [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-October/000962.html] |
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You can look at [[Special:MediaStatistics]] to see what kind of files are on your wiki.</translate> [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/150131/] |
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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
- You can use the
phab:andphabricator:interwikis to link to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org. [1] [2] - Some wikis have a template to track bugs in Bugzilla. You should update it to work with Phabricator. You can look at the one on mediawiki.org to see how. [3] [4]
- You can look at Special:MediaStatistics to see what kind of files are on your wiki. [5]
- A new tool can now create thumbnails of large TIFF images. This concerns files larger than 50 megapixels. These thumbnails are also sharpened. You can comment on Commons. [6]
- The Media Viewer tool has a clearer link to the file page. It also has buttons to download, share and embed the file. You can enlarge images by clicking on them. [7]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf2) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since 2 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 7 October, and on all Wikipedias from 9 October (calendar).
- If you make a code mistake when editing a Lua script, you won't be able to save your edit. [8] [9]
- On Thursday, the tool to edit TemplateData will come to 30 more wikis. [10] [11]
- You can help sort bugs in the Book and PDF export tool on October 8. [12]
Future changes
- You can look at the plan of the Mobile team for their future work. [13]
- More changes to Media Viewer are coming. It will be easier to disable it, and you will see the caption below the image. [14]
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