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*Updates for editors* - The Translation Suggestions feature in the Content Translation tool <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Content_translation> now has another level of article filters added to the "... More <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&filter-type=automatic&filter-id=previous-edits&active-list=suggestions&from=en&to=fi#/>" category. Translators who use the Suggestions feature can now select and receive article suggestions that are customized to geographical locations of their interest using the new "Regions" filter. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113257> - Administrators can now limit "Add a Link" to newcomers. The "Add a Link" <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add_a_link> Structured Task helps new account holders start editing <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Constructive_activation_experimentation#Enwiki_A/B_test_&_"Add_a_Link"_Improvements_(Wiki_Experiences_1.2.11_&_1.2.16)>, but some communities have requested the ability to restrict it to its intended audience: newcomers. Administrators can configure this setting within the Community Configuration <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CommunityConfiguration/GrowthSuggestedEdits> feature. - [image: Recurrent item] View all 29 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently_resolved_community_tasks> . *Updates for technical contributors* - For AbuseFilter editors on some wikis <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T392144>, it is now possible to filter edits based on the RevertRisk score of the edit being attempted. It is only populated if the action being evaluated is an edit. For more information, please see the ORES/AbuseFilter variables <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:ORES/AbuseFilter_variables#What_variables_are_available_for_use> documentation. - The Beta Cluster <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Beta_Cluster> wikis have been moved <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/YDABPV75LADRQCXMJAFWUP256N4EQ25B/> from beta.wmflabs.org to beta.wmcloud.org. Users may need to update URLs in any tools, or in their password managers. Any related issues can be reported in the task <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289318>. - [image: Recurrent item] Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.45/wmf.11> *Meetings and events* - WikiCite 2025 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/WikiCite_2025> will take place from 29–31 August, both online and in-person in Bern, Switzerland. The event's goals are to reconnect communities, institutions, and individuals working with open citations, bibliographic data, and the Wikidata/Wikibase ecosystem. Registration is open and the call for proposals will be announced soon. [2] <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org/message/KQZUG3ETKLBWPBYSB2YAWZIRPWHS24TG/> *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by Tech News writers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and posted by bot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/30> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambassadors>.*
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