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*Updates for editors*
- Two new parser functions were added this week. The {{#interwikilink
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words#interwikilink>
}} function adds an interwiki link
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Links#Interwiki_links>
and the {{#interlanguagelink
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words#interlanguagelink>
}} function adds an interlanguage link
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Links#Interlanguage_links>.
These parser functions are useful on wikis where namespaces conflict with
interwiki prefixes. For example, links beginning with MOS: on English
Wikipedia conflict with the mos language code prefix of Mooré Wikipedia
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363538>.
- Starting this week, Wikimedia wikis no longer support connections
using old RSA-based HTTPS certificates, specifically rsa-2048. This change
is to improve security for all users. Some older, unsupported browser or
smartphone devices will be unable to connect; Instead, they will display a
connectivity error. See the HTTPS Browser Recommendations page
<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/HTTPS/Browser_Recommendations> for
more-detailed information. All modern operating systems and browsers are
always able to reach Wikimedia projects. [1]
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/CTYEHVNSXUD3NFAAMG3BLZVTVQWJXJAH/>
- Starting December 16, Flow/Structured Discussions pages will be
automatically archived and set to read-only at the following wikis: arwiki,
cawiki, frwiki, mediawikiwiki, orwiki, wawiki, wawiktionary, wikidatawiki,
zhwiki. This is done as part of StructuredDiscussions deprecation work
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation>.
If you need any assistance to archive your page in advance, please
contact Trizek
(WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Trizek_(WMF)>. [2]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380910>
- This month the Chart extension was deployed to production and is now
available on Commons and Testwiki. With the security review complete, pilot
wiki deployment is expected to start in the first week of December. You can
see a working version on Testwiki
<https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charts> and read the November project
update
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates>
for more details.
- View all 23 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently_resolved_community_tasks>.
For example, a bug with the "Download as PDF" system was fixed. [3]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T376438>
*Updates for technical contributors*
- In late February, temporary accounts will be rolled out on at least 10
large wikis. This deployment will have a significant effect on the
community-maintained code. This is about Toolforge tools, bots, gadgets,
and user scripts that use IP address data or that are available for
logged-out users. The Trust and Safety Product team wants to identify this
code, monitor it, and assist in updating it ahead of the deployment to
minimize disruption to workflows. The team asks technical editors and
volunteer developers to help identify such tools by adding them to this
list
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts/For_developers/Impacted_tools>.
In addition, review the updated documentation
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts/For_developers>
to learn how to adjust the tools. Join the discussions on the project
talk page
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts>
or in the dedicated thread
<https://discord.com/channels/221049808784326656/1227616742340034722> on
the Wikimedia Community Discord server (in English)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Discord> for support and to
share feedback.
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