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- The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 8 January 2024 because of
the holidays
.
Changes later this week
The
new version
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 December. It will be on all wikis from 21 December (
calendar
). There is no new MediaWiki version next week.
[1]
[2]
- Starting December 18, it won't be possible to activate Structured Discussions on a user's own talk page using the Beta feature. The Beta feature option remains available for users who want to deactivate Structured Discussions. This is part of
Structured Discussions' deprecation work
.
[3]
There will be full support for redirects in the Module namespace. The "Move Page" feature will leave an appropriate redirect behind, and such redirects will be appropriately recognized by the software (e.g. hidden from
Special:UnconnectedPages
). There will also be support for
manual redirects
.
[4]
Future changes
The MediaWiki JavaScript documentation is moving to a new format. During the move, you can read the old docs using
version 1.41
. Feedback about
the new site
is welcome on the
project talk page
.
- The Wishathon is a new initiative that encourages collaboration across the Wikimedia community to develop solutions for wishes collected through the
Community Wishlist Survey
. The first community Wishathon will take place from 15?17 March. If you are interested in a project proposal as a user, developer, designer, or product lead, you can
register for the event and read more
.
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