Wikiquote:Kuvendi/Arkivi 2
2016 WMF Strategy consultation
- Please help translate to your language
Hello, all.
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) has launched a consultation to help create and prioritize WMF strategy beginning July 2016 and for the 12 to 24 months thereafter. This consultation will be open, on Meta, from 18 January to 26 February, after which the Foundation will also use these ideas to help inform its Annual Plan. (More on our timeline can be found on that Meta page.)
Your input is welcome (and greatly desired) at the Meta discussion, 2016 Strategy/Community consultation.
Apologies for English, where this is posted on a non-English project. We thought it was more important to get the consultation translated as much as possible, and good headway has been made there in some languages. There is still much to do, however! We created m:2016 Strategy/Translations to try to help coordinate what needs translation and what progress is being made. :)
If you have questions, please reach out to me on my talk page or on the strategy consultation's talk page or by email to mdennis@wikimedia.org.
I hope you'll join us! Maggie Dennis via MediaWiki message delivery (diskutimet) 18 janar 2016 19:06 (UTC)
VisualEditor News #1—2016
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Did you know?
Among experienced editors, the visual editor's table editing is one of the most popular features.
If you select the top of a column or the end of a row, you can quickly insert and remove columns and rows.
Now, you can also rearrange columns and rows. Click "Move before" or "Move after" to swap the column or row with its neighbor.
You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Indic, and Han scripts, and improving the single edit tab interface.
Recent changes
You can switch from the wikitext editor to the visual editor after you start editing. This function is available to nearly all editors at most wikis except the Wiktionaries and Wikisources.
Many local feedback pages for the visual editor have been redirected to mw:VisualEditor/Feedback.
You can now re-arrange columns and rows in tables, as well as copying a row, column or any other selection of cells and pasting it in a new location.
The formula editor has two options: you can choose "Quick edit" to see and change only the LaTeX code, or "Edit" to use the full tool. The full tool offers immediate preview and an extensive list of symbols.
Future changes
The single edit tab project will combine the "Redakto" and "Redakto nëpërmjet kodit" tabs into a single "Redakto" tab. This is similar to the system already used on the mobile website. (T102398) Initially, the "Redakto" tab will open whichever editing environment you used last time. Your last editing choice will be stored as an account preference for logged-in editors, and as a cookie for logged-out users. Logged-in editors will have these options in the Redaktimi tab of Special:Preferences:
- Mbaj mend përpunuesin tim të fundit,
- Jepmë përherë përpunuesin pamor, nëse është e mundshme,
- Jepmë përherë përpunuesin e burimit, and
- Shfaqmi skedat e të dy përpunuesve. (This is the state for people using the visual editor now.)
The visual editor uses the same search engine as Special:Search to find links and files. This search will get better at detecting typos and spelling mistakes soon. These improvements to search will appear in the visual editor as well.
The visual editor will be offered to all editors at most "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next few months. This will affect the following languages, amongst others: Japanese, Korean, Urdu, Persian, Arabic, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Thai, Aramaic.
Let's work together
- Please try out the newest version of the single edit tab on test2.wikipedia.org. You may need to restore the default preferences (at the bottom of test2wiki:Special:Preferences) to see the initial prompt for options. Were you able to find a preference setting that will work for your own editing? Did you see the large preferences dialog box when you started editing an article there?
- Can you read and type in Korean, Arabic, Japanese, Indic, or Han scripts? Does typing in these languages feels natural in the visual editor? Language engineer David Chan needs to know. Please see the instructions at mw:VisualEditor/IME Testing#What to test if you can help. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org.
- Learn how to improve the "automagical" citoid referencing system in the visual editor, by creating Zotero translators for popular sources in your language! Join the Tech Talk about "Automated citations in Wikipedia: Citoid and the technology behind it" with Sebastian Karcher on 29 February 2016.
If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Ju faleminderit!
Elitre (WMF), 26 shkurt 2016 20:21 (UTC)
Open Call for Individual Engagement Grants
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Greetings! The Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program is accepting proposals until April 12th to fund new tools, research, outreach efforts, and other experiments that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers. Whether you need a small or large amount of funds (up to $30,000 USD), IEGs can support you and your team’s project development time in addition to project expenses such as materials, travel, and rental space.
- Submit a grant request or draft your proposal in IdeaLab
- Get help with your proposal in an upcoming Hangout session
- Learn from examples of completed Individual Engagement Grants
With thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) 31 mars 2016 15:47 (UTC)
Server switch 2016
The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its newest data center in Dallas. This will make sure Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to conduct a planned test. This test will show whether they can reliably switch from one data center to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.
They will switch all traffic to the new data center on Tuesday, 19 April.
On Thursday, 21 April, they will switch back to the primary data center.
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop during those two switches. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
- You will not be able to edit for approximately 15 to 30 minutes on Tuesday, 19 April and Thursday, 21 April, starting at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT).
If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
Other effects:
- Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped.
Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
- There will be a code freeze for the week of 18 April.
No non-essential code deployments will take place.
This test was originally planned to take place on March 22. April 19th and 21st are the new dates. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. They will post any changes on that schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community. /User:Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 17 prill 2016 21:07 (UTC)
Compact Links coming soon to this wiki
Please help translate to your language
Hello, I wanted to give a heads up about an upcoming feature for this wiki, which you may already seen in the latest issue of Tech News. Compact Language Links has been available as a beta-feature on all Wikimedia wikis since 2014. With compact language links enabled, users are shown a much shorter list of languages on the interlanguage link section of an article (see image). This will be enabled as a feature in the coming week for all users, which can be turned on or off using a preference setting. We look forward to your feedback and please do let us know if you have any questions. Details about Compact Language Links can be read in the project documentation.
Due to the large scale enablement of this feature, we have had to use MassMessage for this announcement and as a result it is only written in English. We will really appreciate if this message can be translated for other users of this wiki. Thank you. On behalf of the Wikimedia Language team: Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF) (talk) 24 qershor 2016 14:01 (UTC)
Compact Language Links enabled in this wiki today
Please help translate to your language
Compact Language Links has been available as a beta-feature on all Wikimedia wikis since 2014. With compact language links enabled, users are shown a much shorter list of languages on the interlanguage link section of an article (see image). Based on several factors, this shorter list of languages is expected to be more relevant for them and valuable for finding similar content in a language known to them. More information about compact language links can be found in the documentation.
From today onwards, compact language links has been enabled as the default listing of interlanguage links on this wiki. However, using the button at the bottom, you will be able to see a longer list of all the languages the article has been written in. The setting for this compact list can be changed by using the checkbox under User Preferences -> Appearance -> Languages
The compact language links feature has been tested extensively by the Wikimedia Language team, which developed it. However, in case there are any problems or other feedback please let us know on the project talk page. It is to be noted that on some wikis the presence of an existing older gadget that was used for a similar purpose may cause an interference for compact language list. We would like to bring this to the attention of the admins of this wiki. Full details are on this phabricator ticket (in English).
Due to the large scale enablement of this feature, we have had to use MassMessage for this announcement and as a result it is only written in English. We will really appreciate if this message can be translated for other users of this wiki. Thank you. On behalf of the Wikimedia Language team: Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF) (talk)-28 qershor 2016 04:21 (UTC)
Editing News #2—2016
Lexo këtë në një gjuhë tjetër • Lista e abonimit për këtë buletin shumëgjuhësh
Është e lehtë dhe e shpejtë për të futur një listë të referencave.
Vendosni kursorin ku ju doni të shfaqet lista e referencave (zakonisht në fund të faqes). Hape menun "Futni" dhe kliko ikonën "Listë referencash" (tre libra).
Nëse jeni duke përdorur disa grupe të referencave, të cilat janë relativisht të rralla, ju do të keni mundësi të përcaktojë grupin.Nëse e bëni këtë, atëherë vetëm referencat që i përkasin grupit të caktuar do të shfaqet në këtë listë të referencave. Në fund, shtyp "Fute" në dialog për të futur Listë referencash. Kjo listë do të ndryshojë sapo ju të shtoni më shumë fusnota në faqe.
Ju mund të lexoni dhe ndihmoni të përktheni udhëzimet e përdoruesve, që ka më shumë informacione rreth përdorimit të editorit vizual.Që nga buletini i fundit, Ekipi i VisualEditor ka përmirësuar gabime/dobësi. Tabela punuese e tyre është e mundur në Phabricator. Prioritetet e tyre aktuale janë të përmirësojnë mbështetjen për alfabetet arabike dhe indike, dhe adaptimi i editorit vizual për të plotësuar nevojat e Wikivoyage dhe Wikisource.
Ndryshimet e fundit
Editori vizual është tani në dispozicion për të gjithë përdoruesit në shumicën e gjuhëve të Wikivoyage. Ai ishte aktivizuar edhe për të gjithë kontribuesit në Wikinews Frengjisht.
Veçoritë e menusë së vetme edituese kombinon elementet "Redakto" dhe "Redakto nëpërmjet kodit" në një element të vetëm si "Redakto". Ajo është vendosur në disa Wikipedia, duke përfshirë Wikipedian hungarisht, polonisht, anglisht dhe japonisht, si dhe në të gjithë gjuhët e Wikivoyage. Në këto wiki, ju mund të ndryshoni parametrat tuaj për këtë funksion në elementin "Redaktimi" në Special:Preferences. Ekipi tani është duke shqyrtuar reagimet dhe duke marrë parasysh mënyrat për të përmirësuar dizajnin para se ta lëshoj në përdorim atë për më shumë njerëz.
Ndryshimet e ardhëshme
Butoni "Ruaje faqen" do të ndryshohet në "Publiko faqen". Kjo do të ndikojë sistemet redaktuese vizual dhe wikitext. Më shumë informacione ka në dispozicion në Meta.
Editori visual do të ofrohet për të të gjithë redaktorët në Wikipediat e mbetura të "Fazës 6" gjatë muajve të ardhshme. Zhvilluesit duan të dinë nëse të shkruarit në gjuhën tuaj ndjehet e natyrshme në editorin visual. Ju lutem postoni komentet tuaja dhe gjuhën(t) në të cilat e testuat në faqen për reagime në mediawiki.org. Kjo do të ndikojë në disa gjuhë, duke përfshirë: Arabisht, Indisht, Tajlandisht, Tamilisht, Maratisht, Malajalame, Urdu, Persisht, Bengalisht, Asamezisht, Aramaisht dhe të tjera.
Ekipi është duke punuar me zhvilluesit vullnetarë të cilët e shtyjnë Wikisource të ofrojë editorin visual atje, vetëm për ato që duan të testojnë tani ndërsa më vonë për të gjithë përdoruesit. (T138966)
Ekipi është duke punuar në një editor moderne wikitext. Ajo do të duket si editori visual, dhe do të jetë në gjendje të përdorë shërbimin citoid dhe mjete të tjera moderne. Ky sistem i ri i redaktimit mund të jetë në dispozicion si Beta në pajisjet desktop rreth shtatorit të vitit 2016. Ju mund të lexoni për këtë projekt në përditësimin e statusit të përgjithshëm në mailing listën e Wikimedias.
Le të punojmë së bashku
- A i mësoni redaktorët e rinj si të përdorin editorin vizual? A keni ndihmuar vendosjen e veçorive të referencave automatike Citoid për wikin tuaj? A keni shkruar apo importuar TemplateData për stampat e citimeve më të rëndësishme? A jeni të gatshëm për të ndihmuar redaktorët e rinj dhe komunitetet e vogla me editorin vizual? Ju lutem regjistrohuni në VisualEditor Community Taskforce.
- Mësoni se si të përmirësoni sistemin e referencave "automagical" citoid në editorin vizual, duke krijuar përkthyes Zotero për burimet më të famshme në gjuhën tuaj! Shihe Tech Talk by Sebastian Karcher për më shumë informacione.
Nëse ju nuk e lexoni këtë në gjuhën tuaj të preferuar, atëherë na ndihmoni me përkthime! Abonhu në Translators mailing list ose contact us drejtpërdrejt, në mënyrë që tju njoftojmë kur lëshimi i ardhshëm është gati. Ju faleminderit!
m:User:Elitre (WMF), 3 korrik 2016 17:20 (UTC)
Ndryshimi i Logos
Përshëndetje, kam kërkuar ndryshimin e Logos sq.wikiquote.org, nga kjo në një version më të ri File:Wikiquote-logo-sq.svg. Nëse jeni kundër lirisht shfaqni mundimin tuaj. Për këtë edhe kam dërguar një kërkesë në phabricator, të cilët presin mendimin e komunitetit.--Liridon (diskutimet) 3 korrik 2016 21:20 (UTC)
PRO --Olsi (diskutimet) 5 korrik 2016 20:00 (UTC)
Privilegje te Administratorit
Përshëndetje,
Do të kërkoj nga meta(Steward requests/Permissions) privilegje të përkohshme administruese, nëse keni kundër lirisht shprehuni.--Liridon (diskutimet) 12 korrik 2016 10:10 (UTC)
Save/Publish
Ekipi i Redaktimit është duke planifikuar të ndryshojë emrin e butonit “Ruaje faqen” në “Publiko faqen” dhe “Publiko ndryshimet”. “Publiko faqen” do të përdoret kur ju do krijoni një faqe të re. “Publiko ndryshimet” do të përdoret kur ju do të redaktoni një faqe ekzistuese. Emrat do të jenë në përputhje me të gjitha mjediset e redaktimit.[1][2]
Ky ndryshim do të ndodhë me siguri gjatë javës së 30 gusht 2016. Ndryshimi do të shpallet në Lajmet Teknologjike kur do të ndodhë.
Nëse flisni rrjedhshëm në një gjuhë tjetër përveç anglishtes, ju lutem kontrolloni statusin e përkthimeve në translatewiki.net për “Publiko faqen” dhe “Publiko ndryshimet”.
Arsyeja kryesore për këtë ndryshim është për të shmangur ngatërrimin për redaktorët e rinj. Studimet hulumtuese të përsëritura për përdoruesit me redaktorët e rinj kanë treguar se disa redaktorë të rinj kanë besuar se “Ruaje faqen” do të ruaj një kopje private të një faqeje të re në llogarinë e tyre, dhe jo se përfundimisht do të publikojnë ndryshimet e tyre në web. Është e rëndësishme që kjo pjesë e ndërfaqes së përdoruesit të jetë e qartë, pasi është e vështirë ta largosh informacionin publik pas publikimit. Ne besojmë se konfuzioni i shkaktuar nga butoni “Ruaje faqen” rrit ngarkesën e punës për redaktorët me përvojë, të cilët duhet të pastrojnë informacionet të cilat njerëzit pa dashje i kanë nxjerrë, dhe ti raportojnë ato tek mbikqyrësit dhe administratorë për ti hequr ato. Qartësimi se çfarë butoni bën do të zvogëlojë këtë problem.
Beyond that, the goal is to make all the wikis and languages more consistent, and some wikis made this change many years ago. The Legal team at the Wikimedia Foundation supports this change. Making the edit interface easier to understand will make it easier to handle licensing and privacy questions that may arise.
Any help pages or other basic documentation about how to edit pages will also need to be updated, on-wiki and elsewhere. On wiki pages, you can use the wikitext codes {{int:Publishpage}}
and {{int:Publishchanges}}
to display the new labels in the user's preferred language. Për cilësimet e gjuhës në parapëlqimet e llogarisë tuaj, ky kod wikitext prodhon “Publiko faqen” dhe “Publiko ndryshimet”.
Ju lutemi ndajeni këtë lajm me anëtarët e komunitetit të cilët mësojnë redaktorët e rinj dhe me të tjerët të cilët mund të jenë të interesuar.
Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 9 gusht 2016 18:03 (UTC)
RevisionSlider
Birgit Müller (WMDE) 12 shtator 2016 15:08 (UTC)
Grants to improve your project
Please help translate to your language:
Greetings! The Project Grants program is currently accepting proposals for funding. There is just over a week left to submit before the October 11 deadline. If you have ideas for software, offline outreach, research, online community organizing, or other projects that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers, start your proposal today! Please encourage others who have great ideas to apply as well. Support is available if you want help turning your idea into a grant request.
- Submit a grant request
- Get help: In IdeaLab or an upcoming Hangout session
- Learn from examples of completed Individual Engagement Grants or Project and Event Grants
I JethroBT (WMF) (talk) 30 shtator 2016 20:11 (UTC)
Creative Commons 4.0
Hello! I'm writing from the Wikimedia Foundation to invite you to give your feedback on a proposed move from CC BY-SA 3.0 to a CC BY-SA 4.0 license across all Wikimedia projects. The consultation will run from October 5 to November 8, and we hope to receive a wide range of viewpoints and opinions. Please, if you are interested, take part in the discussion on Meta-Wiki.
Apologies that this message is only in English. This message can be read and translated in more languages here. Joe Sutherland (talk) 6 tetor 2016 01:34 (UTC)
Editing News #3—2016
Lexo këtë në një gjuhë tjetër • Lista e abonimit për këtë buletin shumëgjuhësh
Zgjidh një qeli në kolonë ose rresht që dëshiron ta lëvizësh. Shtyp në shenjën në fillim të atij rreshti ose kolone për të hapur menynë rënëse të opsioneve. Zgjidh ose "Lëvize para" ose "Lëvize pas" për të lëvizur kolonat, ose "Lëvize mbi" ose "Lëvize nën" për të lëvizur rreshtat.
Ju mund të lexoni dhe ndihmoni të përktheni udhëzimet për përdoruesit, që ka më shumë informacione rreth përdorimit të editorit vizual.
Që nga buletini i fundit, Ekipi i VisualEditor ka punuar kryesisht në një editor të ri të wikitekstit. Ato gjithashtu kanë lëshuar disa funksionalitete të vogla dhe mjete të reja për redaktimin e hartave. Tabela punuese e tyre është në dispozicion në Phabricator. Ju mund të gjeni lidhjet për te lista e punëve të përfunduara çdo javë në mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Prioritetet aktuale të tyre janë zgjidhja e problemeve/gabimeve, lëshimi i editorit të wikitekstit 2017 si një funksionalitet beta, dhe përmirësimin e mbështetjes për gjuhët.
Ndryshimet e fundit
- Ju tani mund të përcaktoni tekstin si të vogël apo të madh.[3]
- Stampat e padukshme janë treguar me një ikonë "puzzle". Tani, emri i stampës të padukshme shfaqet afër ikonës "puzzle".[4] Një tipar i ngjashëm do të shfaq pjesën e parë të komenteve të fshehura HTML.[5]
- Kategoritë janë shfaqur në fund të secilës faqe. Nëse ju klikoni në kategoritë, dritarja për redaktim të kategorive do të hapet.[6]
- Në shumë wiki, ju tani mund të shtoni harta në faqe. Shko në meny tek Vendos, dhe zgjidh "Hartë". Departamenti i Zbulimit është duke shtuar më shumë funksionalitete për këtë fushë, siç janë gjeo-format.
Ju mund të lexoni më shumë në mediawiki.org.[7]
- Butoni "Kryej ndryshime" tani shfaqet si "Kryej ndryshime" kur krijon një faqe, dhe "Save changes" kur ju redaktoni një faqe ekzistuese.[8] Në të ardhmen, butoni "Ruaje faqen" do të shfaqet si "Publiko faqen". Kjo do të ndikoj të dy sistemet e redaktimit, vizual dhe wikitext. Më shumë nformacione ka në dispozicion në Meta.
- Galeritë e fotografive tani përdorin një mënyrë vizuale për përpunim. Ju mund të shihni thumbnails të imazheve, shtoni fotografi të reja, hiqni imazhet e padëshiruar, korrigjoni imazhet duke tërhequr dhe lëshuar (drag & drop), dhe të shtoni tituj për çdo imazh. Përdorni "Opsionet" për të përcaktuar mënyrën e paraqitjes së galerisë, madhësinë e imazheve, dhe të shtoni një titull për galerinë[9]
Ndryshimet e ardhshme
Editori vizuale do të ofrohet për të gjithë përdoruesit nga 10 10 Wikipediat e mbetura të "Fazës 6", gjatë muajit të ardhshëm. Zhvilluesit duan të dinë nëse të shkruarit në gjuhën tuaj ndjehet e natyrshme në editorin vizual. Ju lutem postoni komentet dhe gjuhën(t) në të cilat e keni testuar në the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. Kjo do të ndikojë në disa gjuhë, duke përfshirë Tai, Burmese dhe Aramaik.
Ekipi është duke punuar në një editor modern të wikitekstit. Editori i wikitekstit 2017 do të duket si editori vizuale dhe do të jetë në gjendje të përdorë shërbimin citoid dhe mjete të tjera moderne. Ky sistem i ri i redaktimi mund të jetë në dispozicion si një funksionalitet beta në pajisjet desktop në tetor 2016. Ju mund të lexoni për këtë projekt në përditësim e statusit të përgjithshëm në mailing-listën e Wikimedias.
Le të punojmë së bashku
- A i mësoni redaktorët e rinj si të përdorin editorin vizual? A keni ndihmuar vendosjen e veçorive të referencave automatike Citoid për wikin tuaj? A keni shkruar apo importuar TemplateData për stampat e citimeve më të rëndësishme? A jeni të gatshëm për të ndihmuar redaktorët e rinj dhe komunitetet e vogla me editorin vizual? Ju lutem regjistrohuni në VisualEditor Community Taskforce.
- Nëse ju nuk e lexoni këtë në gjuhën tuaj të preferuar, atëherë na ndihmoni me përkthime! Abonhu në Translators mailing list ose contact us drejtpërdrejt, në mënyrë që tju njoftojmë kur lëshimi i ardhshëm është gati. $thanks
15 tetor 2016 17:49 (UTC)
Password reset
I apologise that this message is in English. ⧼Centralnotice-shared-help-translate⧽
We are having a problem with attackers taking over wiki accounts with privileged user rights (for example, admins, bureaucrats, oversighters, checkusers). It appears that this may be because of weak or reused passwords.
Community members are working along with members of multiple teams at the Wikimedia Foundation to address this issue.
In the meantime, we ask that everyone takes a look at the passwords they have chosen for their wiki accounts. If you know that you've chosen a weak password, or if you've chosen a password that you are using somewhere else, please change those passwords.
Select strong passwords – eight or more characters long, and containing letters, numbers, and punctuation. Joe Sutherland (diskuto) / MediaWiki message delivery (diskutimet) 13 nëntor 2016 23:59 (UTC)
Adding to the above section (Password reset)
Please accept my apologies - that first line should read "Help with translations!". Joe Sutherland (WMF) (talk) / MediaWiki message delivery (diskutimet) 14 nëntor 2016 00:11 (UTC)
New way to edit wikitext
Summary: There's a new opt-in Beta Feature of a wikitext mode for the visual editor. Please go try it out.
We in the Wikimedia Foundation's Editing department are responsible for making editing better for all our editors, new and experienced alike. We've been slowly improving the visual editor based on feedback, user tests, and feature requests. However, that doesn't work for all our user needs: whether you need to edit a wikitext talk page, create a template, or fix some broken reference syntax, sometimes you need to use wikitext, and many experienced editors prefer it.
Consequently, we've planned a "wikitext mode" for the visual editor for a long time. It provides as much of the visual editor's features as possible, for those times that you need or want wikitext. It has the same user interface as the visual editor, including the same toolbar across the top with the same buttons. It provides access to the citoid service for formatting citations, integrated search options for inserting images, and the ability to add new templates in a simple dialog. Like in the visual editor, if you paste in formatted text copied from another page, then formatting (such as bolding) will automatically be converted into wikitext.
All wikis now have access to this mode as a Beta Feature. When enabled, it replaces your existing wikitext editor everywhere. If you don't like it, you can reverse this at any time by turning off the Beta Feature in your preferences. We don't want to surprise anyone, so it's strictly an opt-in-only Beta Feature. It won't switch on automatically for anyone, even if you have previously checked the box to "Automatically enable most beta features".
The new wikitext edit mode is based on the visual editor, so it requires JavaScript (as does the current wikitext editor). It doesn't work with gadgets that have only been designed for the older one (and vice versa), so some users will miss gadgets they find important. We're happy to work with gadget authors to help them update their code to work with both editors. We're not planning to get rid of the current main wikitext editor on desktop in the foreseeable future. We're also not going to remove the existing ability to edit plain wikitext without JavaScript. Finally, though it should go without saying, if you prefer to continue using the current wikitext editor, then you may so do.
This is an early version, and we'd love to know what you think so we can make it better. Please leave feedback about the new mode on the feedback page. You may write comments in any language. Thank you.
James Forrester (Product Manager, Editing department, Wikimedia Foundation) --14 dhjetor 2016 19:32 (UTC)
Review of initial updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process
Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. Message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.
The Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. For 15 years, Wikimedians have worked together to build the largest free knowledge resource in human history. During this time, we've grown from a small group of editors to a diverse network of editors, developers, affiliates, readers, donors, and partners. Today, we are more than a group of websites. We are a movement rooted in values and a powerful vision: all knowledge for all people. As a movement, we have an opportunity to decide where we go from here.
This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve. We hope to design an inclusive process that makes space for everyone: editors, community leaders, affiliates, developers, readers, donors, technology platforms, institutional partners, and people we have yet to reach. There will be multiple ways to participate including on-wiki, in private spaces, and in-person meetings. You are warmly invited to join and make your voice heard.
The immediate goal is to have a strategic direction by Wikimania 2017 to help frame a discussion on how we work together toward that strategic direction.
Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list, and posted on Meta-Wiki. Beginning with this message, monthly reviews of these updates will be sent to this page as well. Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page.
Here is a review of the updates that have been sent so far:
- Update 1 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (15 December 2016)
- Introduction to process and information about budget spending resolution to support it
- Update 2 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (23 December 2016)
- Start of search for Lead Architect for movement strategy process
- Update 3 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (8 January 2017)
- Plans for strategy sessions at upcoming Wikimedia Conference 2017
- Update 4 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (11 January 2017)
- Introduction of williamsworks
- Update 5 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (2 February 2017)
- The core movement strategy team, team tracks being developed, introduction of the Community Process Steering Committee, discussions at WikiIndaba conference 2017 and the Wikimedia movement affiliates executive directors gathering in Switzerland
- Update 6 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (10 February 2017)
- Tracks A & B process prototypes and providing feedback, updates on development of all four Tracks
More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal.
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, 15 shkurt 2017 20:30 (UTC) • Please help translate to your language • Get help
Overview #2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process
Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.
As we mentioned last month, the Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve.
Regular updates are being sent to the Wikimedia-l mailing list, and posted on Meta-Wiki. Each month, we are sending overviews of these updates to this page as well. Sign up to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page.
Here is a overview of the updates that have been sent since our message last month:
- Update 7 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (16 February 2017)
- Development of documentation for Tracks A & B
- Update 8 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (24 February 2017)
- Introduction of Track Leads for all four audience tracks
- Update 9 on Wikimedia movement strategy process (2 March 2017)
- Seeking feedback on documents being used to help facilitate upcoming community discussions
More information about the movement strategy is available on the Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal.
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, 9 mars 2017 19:44 (UTC) • Please help translate to your language • Get help
We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)
- This message, "We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)", was sent through multiple channels by Gregory Varnum on 15 and 16 of March 2017 to village pumps, affiliate talk pages, movement mailing lists, and MassMessage groups. A similar message was sent by Nicole Ebber to organized groups and their mailing lists on 15 of March 2017. This version of the message is available for translation and documentation purposes
Dear Wikimedians/Wikipedians:
Today we are starting a broad discussion to define Wikimedia's future role in the world and develop a collaborative strategy to fulfill that role. You are warmly invited to join the conversation.
There are many ways to participate, by joining an existing conversation or starting your own:
Track A (organized groups): Discussions with your affiliate, committee or other organized group (these are groups that support the Wikimedia movement).
Track B (individual contributors): On Meta or your local language or project wiki.
This is the first of three conversations, and it will run between now and April 15. The purpose of cycle 1 is to discuss the future of the movement and generate major themes around potential directions. What do we want to build or achieve together over the next 15 years?
We welcome you, as we create this conversation together, and look forward to broad and diverse participation from all parts of our movement.
- Find out more about the movement strategy process
- Learn more about volunteering to be a Discussion Coordinator
Sincerely,
Nicole Ebber (Track A Lead), Jaime Anstee (Track B Lead), & the engagement support teams18 mars 2017 05:09 (UTC)
Please accept our apologies for cross-posting this message. This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections.
The Board of Trustees (Board) is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. More information about this role can be found on Meta-Wiki. Please read the letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates.
The candidacy submission phase will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April 20 (23:59 UTC).
We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to April 20. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki.
Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to beginning on April 21.
The goal of this process is to fill the three community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be used by the Board itself to select its new members.
The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.
- April 7 (00:00 UTC) – April 20 (23:59 UTC) – Board nominations
- April 7 – April 20 – Board candidates questions submission period
- April 21 – April 30 – Board candidates answer questions
- May 1 – May 14 – Board voting period
- May 15–19 – Board vote checking
- May 20 – Board result announcement goal
In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections for the following roles:
- Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)
- There are five positions being filled. More information about this election will be available on Meta-Wiki.
- Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson (Ombuds)
- One position is being filled. More information about this election will be available on Meta-Wiki.
Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held before the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the Board are explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as candidates to the FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board elections are announced.
More information on this year's elections can be found on Meta-Wiki. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the election talk page on Meta-Wiki, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-electionswikimedia.org.
On behalf of the Election Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation
Read-only mode for 20 to 30 minutes on 19 April and 3 May
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The Wikimedia Foundation will be testing its secondary data center in Dallas. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to conduct a planned test. This test will show whether they can reliably switch from one data center to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.
They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. On Wednesday, 3 May 2017, they will switch back to the primary data center.
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in MediaWiki, all editing must stop during those two switches. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
- You will not be able to edit for approximately 20 to 30 minutes on Wednesday, 19 April and Wednesday, 3 May. The test will start at 14:00 UTC (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Thursday 20 April and Thursday 4 May).
- If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
Other effects:
- Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
- There will be code freezes for the weeks of 17 April 2017 and 1 May 2017. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.
This project may be postponed if necessary. You can read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. Please share this information with your community. /User:Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk)
MediaWiki message delivery (diskutimet) 11 prill 2017 17:33 (UTC)
Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2017 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.
The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14. Click here to vote. More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2017 Board of Trustees election page on Meta-Wiki.
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation
3 maj 2017 19:14 (UTC)
Beta Feature Two Column Edit Conflict View
Birgit Müller (WMDE) 8 maj 2017 14:41 (UTC)
Editing News #1—2017
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Did you know that you can review your changes visually?
In visual mode, you will see additions, removals, new links, and formatting highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side.
Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs.
The wikitext diff is the same diff tool that is used in the wikitext editors and in the page history. You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.
Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has spent most of their time supporting the 2017 wikitext editor mode which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and adding the new visual diff tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor as a beta feature, and improving the visual diff tool.
Recent changes
- A new wikitext editing mode is available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices. The 2017 wikitext editor has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools. Go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures to enable the ⧼Visualeditor-preference-newwikitexteditor-label⧽.
- A new visual diff tool is available in VisualEditor's visual mode. You can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs. More features will be added to this later. In the future, this tool may be integrated into other MediaWiki components. [10]
- The team have added multi-column support for lists of footnotes. The
<references />
block can automatically display long lists of references in columns on wide screens. This makes footnotes easier to read. You can request multi-column support for your wiki. [11] - You can now use your web browser's function to switch typing direction in the new wikitext mode. This is particularly helpful for RTL language users like Urdu or Hebrew who have to write JavaScript or CSS. You can use Command+Shift+X or Control+Shift+X to trigger this. [12]
- The way to switch between the visual editing mode and the wikitext editing mode is now consistent. There is a drop-down menu that shows the two options. This is now the same in desktop and mobile web editing, and inside things that embed editing, such as Flow. [13]
- The Kategori item has been moved to the top of the Mundësi faqeje menu (from clicking on the "hamburger" icon) for quicker access. [14] There is also now a "Templates used on this page" feature there. [15]
- You can now create
<chem>
tags (sometimes used as<ce>
) for chemical formulas inside the visual editor. [16] - Tables can be set as collapsed or un-collapsed. [17]
- The Shenjë speciale menu now includes characters for Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics and angle quotation marks (‹› and ⟨⟩) . The team thanks the volunteer developer, Tpt. [18]
- A bug caused some section edit conflicts to blank the rest of the page. This has been fixed. The team are sorry for the disruption. [19]
- There is a new keyboard shortcut for citations:
Control
+Shift
+K
on a PC, orCommand
+Shift
+K
on a Mac. It is based on the keyboard shortcut for making links, which isControl
+K
orCommand
+K
respectively. [20]
Future changes
- The team is working on a syntax highlighting tool. It will highlight matching pairs of
<ref>
tags and other types of wikitext syntax. You will be able to turn it on and off. It will first become available in VisualEditor's built-in wikitext mode, maybe late in 2017. [21] - The kind of button used to Shfaq paraparje, Trego ndryshimet, and finish an edit will change in all WMF-supported wikitext editors. The new buttons will use OOjs UI. The buttons will be larger, brighter, and easier to read. The labels will remain the same. You can test the new button by editing a page and adding
&ooui=1
to the end of the URL, like this: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox?action=edit&ooui=1 The old appearance will no longer be possible, even with local CSS changes. [22] - The outdated 2006 wikitext editor will be removed later this year. It is used by approximately 0.03% of active editors. See a list of editing tools on mediawiki.org if you are uncertain which one you use. [23]
- If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Ju faleminderit!
12 maj 2017 18:06 (UTC)
RevisionSlider
Birgit Müller (WMDE) 16 maj 2017 14:44 (UTC)
The Wikimedia movement strategy core team and working groups have completed reviewing the more than 1800 thematic statements we received from the first discussion. They have identified 5 themes that were consistent across all the conversations - each with their own set of sub-themes. These are not the final themes, just an initial working draft of the core concepts.
You are invited to join the online and offline discussions taking place on these 5 themes. This round of discussions will take place between now and June 12th. You can discuss as many as you like; we ask you to participate in the ones that are most (or least) important to you.
Here are the five themes, each has a page on Meta-Wiki with more information about the theme and how to participate in that theme's discussion:
- Healthy, Inclusive Communities
- The Augmented Age
- A Truly Global Movement
- The Most Respected Source of Knowledge
- Engaging in the Knowledge Ecosystem
On the movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki, you can find more information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to participate.
Posted by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation • Please help translate to your language • Get help16 maj 2017 21:09 (UTC)
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, we are pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson elections. Please read the letter from the Wikimedia Foundation calling for candidates at on the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal.
Funds Dissemination Committee
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC elections page.
Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson
The Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees, and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this role can be found at the FDC Ombudsperson elections page.
The candidacy submission phase will last until May 28 (23:59 UTC).
We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates until May 28. You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki. Once the questions submission period has ended on May 28, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to.
The goal of this process is to fill the five community-selected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and the community-selected ombudsperson. The election results will be used by the Board itself to make the appointments.
The full schedule for the FDC elections is as follows. All dates are inclusive, that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.
- May 15 (00:00 UTC) – May 28 (23:59 UTC) – Nominations
- May 15 – May 28 – Candidates questions submission period
- May 29 – June 2 – Candidates answer questions
- June 3 – June 11 – Voting period
- June 12–14 – Vote checking
- June 15 – Goal date for announcing election results
More information on this year's elections can be found at the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal.
Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the talk page on Meta-Wiki, or sent to the election committee's mailing list, board-electionswikimedia.org.
On behalf of the Election Committee,
Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation
23 maj 2017 21:05 (UTC)
Columns for references
Hello,
At the request of Wikipedia editors, a new feature has been added to MediaWiki. Long lists of references (also called citations or footnotes) will automatically be displayed in columns. This will make it easier for most people to read the references, especially on narrow screens. Short lists of references will not be affected.
I plan to enable this new feature at this wiki on Monday, 24 July 2017. After that date, use the normal <references />
tag on any page with many references to see this feature. If you do not want columns used on that page, then use this wikitext code instead: <references responsive="0" />
17 korrik 2017 19:26 (UTC)
Accessible editing buttons
You can see and use the old and new versions now. Most editors will only notice that some buttons are slightly larger and have different colors.
- Comparison of old and new styles
-
Buttons before the change
-
Buttons after the change
However, this change also affects some user scripts and gadgets. Unfortunately, some of them may not work well in the new system. If you maintain any user scripts or gadgets that are used for editing, please see mw:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons for information on how to test and fix your scripts. Outdated scripts can be tested and fixed now.
This change will probably reach this wiki on Tuesday, 1 August 2017. Please leave a note at mw:Talk:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons if you need help.--Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 27 korrik 2017 16:56 (UTC)
New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers
New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers
The Readers web team will be deploying a new feature this week to make it easier to download PDF versions of articles on the mobile website.
Providing better offline functionality was one of the highlighted areas from the research done by the New Readers team in Mexico, Nigeria, and India. The teams created a prototype for mobile PDFs which was evaluated by user research and community feedback. The prototype evaluation received positive feedback and results, so development continued.
For the initial deployment, the feature will be available to Google Chrome browsers on Android. Support for other mobile browsers to come in the future. For Chrome, the feature will use the native Android print functionality. Users can choose to download a webpage as a PDF. Mobile print styles will be used for these PDFs to ensure optimal readability for smaller screens.
The feature is available starting Wednesday, Nov 15. For more information, see the project page on MediaWiki.org.
Ju faleminderit!
CKoerner (WMF) (talk) 20 nëntor 2017 22:07 (UTC)
Editing News #1—2018
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Did you know that you can now use the visual diff tool on any page?
Sometimes, it is hard to see important changes in a wikitext diff. This screenshot of a wikitext diff (click to enlarge) shows that the paragraphs have been rearranged, but it does not highlight the removal of a word or the addition of a new sentence.
If you enable the Beta Feature for "⧼visualeditor-preference-visualdiffpage-label⧽", you will have a new option. It will give you a new box at the top of every diff page. This box will let you choose either diff system on any edit.
Click the toggle button to switch between visual and wikitext diffs.
In the visual diff, additions, removals, new links, and formatting changes will be highlighted. Other changes, such as changing the size of an image, are described in notes on the side.
This screenshot shows the same edit as the wikitext diff. The visual diff highlights the removal of one word and the addition of a new sentence.
You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.
Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has spent most of their time supporting the 2017 wikitext editor mode, which is available inside the visual editor as a Beta Feature, and improving the visual diff tool. Their work board is available in Phabricator. You can find links to the work finished each week at mw:VisualEditor/Weekly triage meetings. Their current priorities are fixing bugs, supporting the 2017 wikitext editor, and improving the visual diff tool.
Recent changes
- The 2017 wikitext editor is available as a Beta Feature on desktop devices. It has the same toolbar as the visual editor and can use the citoid service and other modern tools. The team have been comparing the performance of different editing environments. They have studied how long it takes to open the page and start typing. The study uses data for more than one million edits during December and January. Some changes have been made to improve the speed of the 2017 wikitext editor and the visual editor. Recently, the 2017 wikitext editor opened fastest for most edits, and the 2010 WikiEditor was fastest for some edits. More information will be posted at mw:Contributors/Projects/Editing performance.
- The visual diff tool was developed for the visual editor. It is now available to all users of the visual editor and the 2017 wikitext editor. When you review your changes, you can toggle between wikitext and visual diffs. You can also enable the new Beta Feature for "Visual diffs". The Beta Feature lets you use the visual diff tool to view other people's edits on page histories and Special:RecentChanges. [24]
- Wikitext syntax highlighting is available as a Beta Feature for both the 2017 wikitext editor and the 2010 wikitext editor. [25]
- The citoid service automatically translates URLs, DOIs, ISBNs, and PubMed id numbers into wikitext citation templates. It is very popular and useful to editors, although it can be a bit tricky to set up. Your wiki can have this service. Please read the instructions. You can ask the team to help you enable citoid at your wiki.
Let's work together
- The team will talk about editing tools at an upcoming Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting.
- Wikibooks, Wikiversity, and other communities may have the visual editor made available by default to contributors. If your community wants this, then please contact Dan Garry.
- The
<references />
block can automatically display long lists of references in columns on wide screens. This makes footnotes easier to read. You can request multi-column support for your wiki. [26] - If you aren't reading this in your preferred language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly. We will notify you when the next issue is ready for translation. Ju faleminderit!
2 mars 2018 20:56 (UTC)
AdvancedSearch
Birgit Müller (WMDE) 7 maj 2018 14:53 (UTC)
Global preferences are available
Global preferences are now available, you can set them by visiting your new global preferences page. Visit mediawiki.org for information on how to use them and leave feedback. -- Keegan (WMF) (talk)
10 korrik 2018 19:19 (UTC)
New user group for editing sitewide CSS / JS
(Please help translate to your language)
Hi all!
To improve the security of our readers and editors, permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed. (These are pages like MediaWiki:Common.css
and MediaWiki:Vector.js
which contain code that is executed in the browsers of users of the site.)
A new user group, interface-admin
, has been created.
Starting four weeks from now, only members of this group will be able edit CSS/JS pages that they do not own (that is, any page ending with .css
or .js
that is either in the MediaWiki:
namespace or is another user's user subpage).
You can learn more about the motivation behind the change here.
Please add users who need to edit CSS/JS to the new group (this can be done the same way new administrators are added, by stewards or local bureaucrats). This is a dangerous permission; a malicious user or a hacker taking over the account of a careless interface-admin can abuse it in far worse ways than admin permissions could be abused. Please only assign it to users who need it, who are trusted by the community, and who follow common basic password and computer security practices (use strong passwords, do not reuse passwords, use two-factor authentication if possible, do not install software of questionable origin on your machine, use antivirus software if that's a standard thing in your environment).
Thanks!
Tgr (talk) 30 korrik 2018 17:45 (UTC) (via global message delivery)