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Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 November. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 November. It will be on all wikis from 30 November ( calendar ). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [1] [2]
• MediaWiki's JavaScript system will now allow async / await syntax in gadgets and user scripts. Gadget authors should remember that users' browsers may not support it, so it should be used appropriately. [3]
• The deployment of " Add a link " announced last week was postponed. It will resume this week.

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