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Recent changes
- All Wikipedias now have
Page Previews
.
- The iOS and Android apps now have
synced reading lists
. This means you can save articles to a private list that can be seen on your other devices if you use the apps.
- The icons in the
2010 wikitext editor
have changed.
[1]
- The visual editor and the 2017 wikitext ask you to write an edit summary after you press
Publish
. This button now also shows an
ellipsis
. This is to show that pressing
Publish
is not the last step.
[2]
Changes later this week
The
new version
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 24 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 April. It will be on all wikis from 26 April (
calendar
).
Meetings
You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on
24 April at 18:30 (UTC)
. See
how to join
.
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on
25 April at 15:00 (UTC)
. See
how to join
.
Future changes
- <mapframe>
will come to most Wikipedias in May. This means that you can put interactive maps in the articles. Nine Wikipedias that use a strict version of
flagged revisions
will not get this feature in May.
[3]
- The rollback function could change. This was a
German community request
. All editors with rollback rights can
leave feedback
on the proposed solution. The last day to leave feedback is 4 May (UTC).
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