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'''Welcome to the Wikiversity School of Economics!'''

At Wikiversity the roles of teachers and learners often merge, since teaching is often the best way to learn. Please read this page for information about learning projects and for ideas on how you might like to contribute. 

If you are currently procrastinating, you can spend the time here doing something constructive. The Wikiversity School of Economics is an asylum run by its inmates, so just go crazy and contribute to the [[Wikipedia:Public good|public good]]. 

The Wikiversity School of Economics has started a project to provide students and teachers with links to Wikipedia entries and other learning materials that support the [[Syllabus of Economics | economics syllabus]] and to establish sets of questions and answers that students can use to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of economics. Your help with this project would be great.

Wikiversity emphasizes the value of learning by doing. If you would like to incorporate this principle into your own classroom, why not learn about the use of classroom experiments? Follow this link to a comprehensive archive of [[Economic Classroom Experiments | Economics Classroom Experiments]].
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Just edit the text below using the link at the right-hand side of the page and replace the text below with your question/s, include the name of your course or topic, and someone might answer it for you. (It is assumed that all questions start with &quot;Given some assumptions ...&quot; and end with &quot;..., ''ceteris paribus''&quot;). 

If you need help writing mathematical formulae please read [[Help:Formula | Help:Formula]].

Questions and answers will be archived on the Economics [[/Q &amp; A/]] page and could be added to the testbank of questions and answers in the economics syllabus project. 


=====Please help answer this question:=====

what is productive efficiency and how do you calculate production efficiency?

Wikiversity does not currently have a resource on [[productive efficiency]]. There is an entry in Wikipedia on [[w:Productive efficiency|productive efficiency]] which is not well-documented but may be of help. Please feel free to start a resource here on this topic. Please also feel free to end your contributions with four ~ marks. Thank you for asking and we hope you will open a Wikiversity account and contribute to the school of [[economics]]. --[[User:Marshallsumter|Marshallsumter]] ([[User talk:Marshallsumter|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Marshallsumter|contribs]]) 15:00, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

If the prices are expected to decrease, it is expected that consumers will suspend current consumption?

If the current price is the optimal price, then a decrease in price will lower sales. Other factors such as gains in economies of scale can lower costs. If producers pass some of this on to consumers, prices drop and current consumption can increase. Prices usually arise from a balance between supply and demand. --[[User:Marshallsumter|Marshallsumter]] ([[User talk:Marshallsumter|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Marshallsumter|contribs]]) 14:04, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
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2. Add links to relevant Wikipedia entries and other learning materials.

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==New project - Wikiversity School of Economics syllabus==
[[File:London School of Economics Statistics Machine Room 1964.jpg|right|330px|thumb|London School of Economics Statistics Machine Room 1964]]
A new project has been started to establish a [[Syllabus of Economics | Wikiversity School of Economics syllabus]]. The long term goal is to construct a syllabus for an entire economics degree. The short term goal is to construct a syllabus for first year university or principles level course called [[Syllabus of Economics | Introductory Microeconomics]]. This project aims to organize links to relevant Wikipedia entries, other learning materials, and to provide teachers and students with an organized test bank of exam questions and answers online. Via collaboration on Wikiversity, this project aims to describe the set of questions and answers that test a student's knowledge of the topics in the economics syllabus and serve as the basis for the economics university curriculum. 

By answering sets of questions that are designed to rigorously test their knowledge and understanding, students will be able to build confidence in their mastery of the economics syllabus. Once a critical mass of questions and answers has been compiled online, the help of anyone with the skills to create new pages that translate these questions and answers into the interactive form made possible by the [[Help:Quiz | Wikiversity quiz extension]] will be greatly appreciated. Questions and answers in an interactive format are themselves useful learning materials. 

Students often study by asking each other questions and helping each other learn by correcting wrong answers and congratulating each other when they answer correctly. The Wikiversity School of Economics syllabus/testbank project provides an opportunity for students around the world to encourage each other to learn. We've crunched the numbers and there are 100s of 1000s of students around the world taking almost identical courses to you right now - you can help each other by putting questions and answers online.

====Rationale====
This project aims to help direct efforts in the Wikiversity School of Economics to creating organized sets of questions and answers, rather than recreating Wikipedia-type entries on the School of Economics pages. Establishing a syllabus and sets of exams will allow students to test their knowledge and demonstrate their achievements. With an emphasis on assessment tasks in many university courses, the tests used to assess students' knowledge and understanding of a subject tend to become the ''de facto'' syllabus of a course and the learning activities that enable a student to complete assessement tasks successfully tend to become the ''de facto'' curriculum. Improving the quality of tests then provides one way to improve the quality of a course.
Establishing a set of questions and answers that embodies the economics syllabus might also help identify the types of learning materials and experiences that will best help students to learn economics. 

Tests measure student performance but they also indirectly measure the quality of learning materials and teaching methods. Sets of questions and answers that embody the syllabus can be used as a yardstick for measuring the effectiveness of alternative learning materials and methods of learning in order to design new learning materials and thereby improve educational outcomes. The learning materials that are currently available can be used to create sets of questions and answers that test students' knowledge of the syllabus, which in turn can be used to help test and develop the next generation of learning materials. 

Additionally, by investigating the possible limits for questions and answers to embody the economics syllabus and curriculum, this project will also help identify other academic skills and learning experiences that are important for a university education in economics. It is possible that tests of these additional components of a university education generally take the form of tests of participation and records of attendance in classes, ultimately depending on the reputation, status and branding of a university institution. However, alternative hypotheses include the possibility that answering appropriate questions under exam conditions can be a sufficient test of a student's knowledge and understanding and the possibility that other forms of participation in learning activities, online or in person, can serve the same purpose as a conventional enrolment.

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18191589 This BBC News article includes some discussion of the &quot;tricky question&quot; of accreditation and online courses]. This Wikiversity School of Economics project will investigate the degree to which online education will need to test participation using homework assignments with regular deadlines (the model currently being tested by edX) versus the degree to which freely available online questions and answers can serve as the basis of assessment (albeit by subsequently testing students' knowledge and understanding under conventional exam conditions).

Wikiversity itself does not seek to provide accredited qualifications. Instead, students can use sets of questions and answers to test their own knowledge of the syllabus. They can also use their performance on tests to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding to others. It is, however, possible for other university institutions to adopt any examinations developed by the Wikiversity School of Economics as the basis of their own processes of assessment. One aim is to establish a set of questions and answers that a teacher would feel comfortable using for the purposes of assessment, even though students will have had access to this set of questions and answers before they are asked to answer the questions under exam conditions. For examples of the kind of question that might satisfy this criterion please visit [[Syllabus of Economics/Authoring Questions and Answers | Authoring Questions and Answers for the Economics Syllabus]].

One interesting possibility if the syllabus and examination questions compiled by the Wikiversity School of Economics reach a sufficiently high level of quality and academic standard, is that they could be then adopted by the [http://wikieducator.org/OER_university/Home OER University]. The syllabus of [[Syllabus of Economics | Introductory Microeconomics]] could become part of the OER University inaugural Bachelor of General Studies degree, which will be accredited by participating universities around the world. A completed Wikiversity School of Economics syllabus could even eventually serve as the basis for a Bachelor of Economics, accredited by the OER university partners. A compatible syllabus of economics adopted by many universities around the world would give students the opportunity to study in different locations at different stages of their coursework, whilst seeing the world.

====Progress so far====

So far, a page has been created for the economics syllabus, by starting with a syllabus for a first year university or principles level microeconomics course called &quot;Introductory Microeconomics&quot;. If you'd like to help with this project please visit the [[Syllabus of Economics | syllabus pages]], and either add links to Wikipedia entries and other learning materials or add questions and answers to the relevant pages. 

Alternatively, if your area of interest is not introductory microeconomics, it could be a good idea to start creating pages for other common university courses, e.g. introductory macroeconomics, introductory mathematical economics, intermediate microeconomics, and so on, and to start compiling lists of topics for syllabus modules and associated test banks of questions and answers. For something different, consider putting together a syllabus for a course/s based on John Quiggin's book Zombie Economics. What would the prerequisites be?

====What's the next task?====
[[File:Unemployed men queued outside a depression soup kitchen opened in Chicago by Al Capone, 02-1931 - NARA - 541927.jpg|right|330px|thumb|Unemployed men queued outside a depression soup kitchen opened in Chicago by Al Capone 1931]]
The next task is to add links to relevant Wikipedia entries and other learning materials and to add questions and answers to the syllabus of [[Syllabus of Economics | Introductory Microeconomics]]. 

Work has started by creating links to the best online videos available that seek to teach elements of the Introductory Microeconomics syllabus. Why should students listen to different people present half-baked explanations of the same concepts when everyone could learn from the best?

The best found so far are the  [http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/ Economists Do It With Models] online videos and the [http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm MIT Open Courseware]. Links need to be added to the videos that match the topics listed in each module of the syllabus. Then, questions and answers related to these videos needed to be created on the Q &amp; A pages. 

This project does not aim to replicate the great work of Jodie Beggs, MIT, the UK Open University, Coursera, or edX. Instead, it will provide links to this material and contribute by compiling sets of questions and answers. This will serve the aim of describing the economics curriculum in question and answer form, which could become the basis of new learning activities once questions and answers begin to be translated into an interactive form using the [[Help:Quiz | Wikiversity quiz extension]].

(The structure needs to be changed so there is one page, called &quot;Introductory Microeconomics learning materials&quot; for the collection of links to Wikipedia entries and other learning materials pages but retaining the multiple pages for the corresponding Q &amp; A pages.)

*If anyone is currently revising for an introductory microeconomics course, they might like to watch the [http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/ Economists Do It With Models] videos and the [http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm MIT Open Courseware] videos and other learning materials and make up relevant questions and answers for the [[Syllabus of Economics | Introductory Microeconomics]] Q &amp; A pages as part of their study.

*If anyone is currently preparing questions and answers for an introductory microeconomics practice exam or final exam, please consider sharing these questions and answers on Wikiversity (before or after) the actual exam.

*Tutors, please consider asking your students to write questions and answers to test each others' knowledge and understanding of introductory microeconomics. One half of a group could write questions to test the other half. These questions and answers could then be added online to the relevant Q &amp; A pages.

Advice about creating good economics questions and answers can be found on [[Syllabus of Economics/Authoring Questions and Answers | Authoring Questions and Answers for the Economics Syllabus]].

== Goals of the School of Economics ==

These are the current goals of the School of Economics.

===Long-term===
*Develop a syllabus for the School of Economics
*Develop the world's best online guide to writing test questions for economics courses at [[Syllabus of Economics/Authoring Questions and Answers]]. Meeting this goal will encourage participation in the Wikiversity School of Economics and visitors to the site who are writing exam questions and answers might also contribute their efforts to the Syllabus of Economics testbank project.
*Encourage the OER University to adopt the Wikiversity School of Economics syllabus

=== Short-term ===

*Develop a syllabus for [[Syllabus of Economics | Introductory Microeconomics]] 
*Find the best recorded lectures and videos online that explain elements of the Introductory Microeconomics syllabus. List the links to these videos in order of rank from &quot;Number 1. Best in the World&quot;, and so on down the rankings.
*Provide the best set of lecture slides and handouts for an introductory microeconomics course in the world for anyone to use.
*Encourage the OER University to adopt the Wikiversity School of Economics [[Syllabus of Economics | Introductory Microeconomics]] syllabus
*Encourage participation in the School of Economics
*Make the Wikiversity School of Economics the best School on Wikiversity. (Why not? Economists like competition).
*Improve the quality of the test questions used to assess introductory micreconomics courses around the world
*Either improve the Wikiversium grade by measuring up to its obscure standards or deleting the symbol from the top right of the page since it seems to be based on rather arbitrary criteria and imposes a negative vibe.

== To Do List ==

We need your help! This is a list of tasks you could help with.

*Develop the long-term goals of the school
*Develop the short-term goals of the school
*Create an [[Portal:Economics|economics portal]] to help people navigate Economics pages on Wikiversity
*Add questions and answers to the syllabus of [[Syllabus of Economics | Introductory Microeconomics]]
*Add links from the topic modules in the Introductory Microeconomics syllabus to relevant learning materials. Start with links to the [http://www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com/ Economists Do It With Models] online videos. Then, create questions and answers for each module based on the content of these videos.
*Establish a series of lectures with slides and handouts for each module in the [[Syllabus of Economics | Introductory Microeconomics]] syllabus. These slides and handouts will be freely available teaching materials for introductory microeconomics courses around the world. These learning materials can also act as a guide for creating new questions and answers for each module based on the content of this series of lectures. 
*Add examples of questions of different kinds that help people write new questions and answers for the syllabus. Example questions and approaches for creating good economics questions and answers can be added to this page: [[Syllabus of Economics/Authoring Questions and Answers]]
*Create new pages that translate questions and answers compiled as a text format to an interactive format using the Wikiversity quiz extension
*Organize lesson plans and list topics for lessons plans plus provide links to open education resources that can be used with these lessson plans, including teaching slides, videos, descriptions of activities, and worksheets.
*Encourage participation in the Wikiversity School of Economics by improving the appearance and design of its pages.

== Other projects under development ==

These are some other learning resources related to economics. These pages are under heavy development and should not yet be considered ready for classroom use.

* [[Monetary Circuit Model]]
* [[Overview of economic schools of thought]]
* [[Economic learning resources]]

== Page Inventory ==
This is an inventory of pages in the [[:Category:Economics|economics category]]. Pages in the &quot;Content&quot; section likely have educational content which may be of value. They should be expanded or have their contents added to an active project. Pages in the &quot;No Content&quot; section are complete stubs or otherwise do not have anything useful. They should be expanded or removed. Pages that are part of actively developed projects or are good quality should go in the appropriate sections above.

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'''Content'''
* [[10 Principles of Economics]]
* [[Arab oil and economy]]
* [[Austrian School/Application of Austrian School]]
* [[Austrian School/Simple economic theory]]
* [[BEE3028 Economic Issues: homework]]
* [[Basic economics]]
* [[Building the demand curve]]
* [[Capital markets]]
* [[Characteristics of developing economies]]
* [[Chinese Finance]]
* [[Topic:Ecological economics]]
* [[Dominant group/Economics]]
* [[Econometrics]]
* [[Draft:Economics|Economics]] - began contributing on 19 June 2014‎! --[[User:Marshallsumter|Marshallsumter]] ([[User talk:Marshallsumter|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Marshallsumter|contribs]]) 04:42, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
* [[Economics hall of fame]]
* [[Economics of climate adaptation]]
* [[Topic:Economics text development]]
* [[Elasticity, Consumers, Producers, and Market Efficiency]]
* [[Game Theory]]
* [[Draft:Gift economy|Gift economy]] - began contributing on 25 January 2012‎! --[[User:Marshallsumter|Marshallsumter]] ([[User talk:Marshallsumter|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Marshallsumter|contribs]]) 04:42, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
* [[Indifference Curves and Budget Lines]]
* [[Introduction to Economics]]
* [[Introduction to Microeconomics]]
* [[Managerial Economics]]
* [[Measuring economic development]]
* [[Draft:Mining geology|Mining geology]] - began contributing on 11 January 2015‎! --[[User:Marshallsumter|Marshallsumter]] ([[User talk:Marshallsumter|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Marshallsumter|contribs]]) 04:42, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
* [[Draft:Monopolistic practices|Monopolistic practices]] - began contributing on 9 June 2014‎! --[[User:Marshallsumter|Marshallsumter]] ([[User talk:Marshallsumter|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Marshallsumter|contribs]]) 04:42, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
* [[Topic:Political economy]]
* [[Planning economic development]]
* [[Principles of Economics]]
* [[QuantLib]]
* [[QuantLib/Developer pool]]
* [[QuantLib/Projects]]
* [[QuantLib/VtkIntegration]]
* [[Service econosystem]]
* [[Supply Demand and Equilibrium]]
* [[Syllabus of Economics]]
* [[Toward a theory of corporate governance in China's socialist market economy]]
* [[Valuation of Renminbi options using a flucutation-dissipation model]]
* [[Valuation of options using lottery ticket securities]]
 
'''Debatable'''
* [[Topic:Behavioral economics]]
* [[Topic:Free Market Economics]]
* [[Fruit and its importance]]
* [[Topic:Economic research]]
* [[School:Economics/Game theory]]
* [[Topic:Institutional economics]]
* [[Karl Marx]]
* [[Topic:Labour economics]]
* [[Money]]
* [[Paducah2020]]
* [[Politics and Economics]]
* [[Topic:Positive economics]]
* [[Statistical economics]]

'''No Content'''
* [[Capital budgeting]]
* [[Chidambaram]]
* [[Debt and money markets]]
* [[Developmental economics]]
* [[Economic indicators]]
* [[Free Market Economics]]
* [[Hedonic modelling archive]]
* [[International economics]]
* [[Introduction to Macroeconomics]]
* [[Introduction to econometrics]]
* [[Introduction to mathematical economics]]
* [[Topic:Mathematical economics]]
* [[US Public Economics]]
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== Online Resources ==
This project aims to collect links to good online resources for students and teachers. Resources can include textbooks, data sources, lectures, etc.

* Julie Nelson, &quot;[http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue58/Nelson58.pdf A problem-centered and student-centered approach to teaching pluralist economics]&quot; (paper about teaching economics)
* R. Preston McAfee, &quot;[http://www.introecon.com Introduction to Economic Analysis]&quot; (Orthodox microeconomics textbook)
* Yoram Bauman, &quot;[http://www.smallparty.org/yoram/quantum/ Quantum Microeconomics]&quot;
* [http://www.sfu.ca/~dandolfa/ David Andolfatto], &quot;[http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6403/1/MPRA_paper_6403.pdf Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (2e)]&quot;
* [http://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/ Economics in one lesson] (Austrian school)
* Thomas Taylor, &quot;[http://mises.org/austecon.asp Introduction to Austrian Economics]&quot; (Austrian)
* Gene Callahan, &quot;[http://mises.org/resources/2031 Economics for Real People]&quot; (Austrian)
* [[w:Lorie_Tarshis|Lorie Tarshis]], &quot;[http://www.archive.org/details/elementsofeconom030865mbp The Elements of Economics (ebook)]&quot; (Keynesian)
* The Economics Network [http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/teaching/text.htm Online Text and Notes]
* [http://www.tradingeconomics.com/ TradingEconomics] data
* United States economic [http://www.esa.doc.gov/about-economic-indicators data]
* UC Berkeley [http://webcast.berkeley.edu/series.html#c,d,Economics webcasts]
* MIT [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/economics/ OpenCourseWare]
* [https://www.core-econ.org/ COREECON], Economics for a changing world. [https://core-econ.org/the-economy/?lang=en The Economy], a free, open access text for introductory undergraduate courses.
* [https://econfip.org/ Economics for inclusive prosperity].
* [https://philosophy-science-humanities-controversies.com/listview-economics-politics.php Economics Dictionary of Arguments (A synopsis of theories and counter positions)]

== Blogroll ==
The Blogroll project aims to collect links to blogs of professional economists and organizations of economists, broadly sorted by school of thought.

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'''New Keynesian School:'''
* [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/ Paul Krugman]
* [http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/ Greg Mankiw]
* [http://delong.typepad.com/ Brad DeLong]
* [http://worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_canadian_initi/ Nick Rowe]

''' Post Keynesian School:'''
* [http://www.debtdeflation.com/blogs/ Steve Keen]
* [http://rwer.wordpress.com/ Real-World Economics Review]
* [http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/ University of Missouri Kansas City]
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== ''This Month in GLAM'': January 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: We came, we saw, we conquered!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Basque Country report|Basque Country report]]: Books, librarians, encounters and borrowed data
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: #1Lib1Ref, Côte d'Ivoire participates for the 2nd time
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: Fonds André Cros; #1lib1ref; Library of Dinan; LATMOS
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: sustainability beyond metrics
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Digitizing the letters from Dewantara Kirti Griya Museum Yogyakarta continues
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Seventeen: let's talk and celebrate!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: Importance of digitization in 21 century
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Local heritage made available through Wikimedia &amp; 3rd Wikicafé Tilburg
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Image collection from Armenia and Sami bibliography
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: #1lib1ref first time in Serbia: 786 references added!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: #1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Photos, 3D and training with the National Heritage Board
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Tunisia report|Tunisia report]]: Upload Book
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Oxford Wikidata project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: Libraries at the Forefront of Running All-Out Action for Ukrainian Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikipedia Day
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Our constraint reports won't constrain you!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Call for case studies, #1lib1ref, Structured Commons and more
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: February's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': February 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Photo contest Wiki Loves Public Space
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Starting new GLAM partnerships
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Bulgaria report|Bulgaria report]]: The first Bulgarian wikitown presented at an International Tourist Fair in Sofia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: Editing with more librarians as we expanded #1Lib1Ref campaign
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Finland's First Wikimedian in Residence to Kansallisarkisto
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: GLAM in galleries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Boosting collaborations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: Startup of the WikiIndustry project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Intern program for library students
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: WiR at The National Museums of World Culture
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Scotland's Public Libraries move toward first edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: February made me shiver
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Pattypan 18.02: The uploading tool now includes STL support
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Cool Tools
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Structured Data on Commons, Wikidata Workshop materials, and Spring Travel
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: March's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': March 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Regional GLAM workshops and Art+Feminism
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: GenderGap edit-a-thon; GLAM at Open Belgium
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Brazilian user group and Portuguese chapter join forces for Women’s International Month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: Reflecting upon #1Lib1Ref impact, upcoming collaborations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Second edit-a-thon in Slaný and new cooperation with Institut of Bohuslav Martinů
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Paintings and photographers' biographies to Wikidata, translation of Rightsstatements.org, rephotography app
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Combining coding, learning and culture
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: CNES, Musée Bourdelle
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Presentation &quot;70. Westfälischer Archivtag&quot;
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/India report|India report]]: Impact of Odisha Government content donation on Wikimedia Projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Ireland report|Ireland report]]: Art+Feminism boom in Ireland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Women's month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: Startup of the WikiBeer project &amp; &quot;Bitalon&quot; - The Hackaton of Bitola
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Edit-a-thons and digitazation of books
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Wikipedia courses in libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: National Museums of World Culture; Air Force Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: Article Contest for Libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women's History Month 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: GLAM WIKI Conference in Tel Aviv, November 2018
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Family Favourites
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Structured Data on Commons; Upcoming events and travel
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: April's GLAM events
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== ''This Month in GLAM'': April 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: HerStory in Alice Springs and Australasian Open Access Strategy
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Everybody WIKI
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Labs to introduce Wikidata and its potentialities in Brazil
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Catalan areas report|Catalan areas report]]: Event: Role of Wikimedia in the era of Open Science
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: City of Grenoble
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Libraries in the spotlight
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: Macedonian Wikiexpeditions exhibition and workshops with Wiki Clubs members
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: 325,000 images from Dutch photo archives uploaded by Mr.Nostalgic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Philippines report|Philippines report]]: First Wikipedian in Residence in the Philippines
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Partnerships, GLAMs &amp; Art+feminism
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Strong support from the Ministry of culture and information of Republic of Serbia: Financing the three WIR programs and realizing GLAM seminars 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: National museum of world Culture; Sounds and pronunciations; Nordic Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Tunisia report|Tunisia report]]: Upload Book
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: National Library of Wales and Oxford University
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: April showers
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: April Love
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Wikipedians in Residence and Travel
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: May's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': May 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: GLAM meetings and collaborations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: GLAM Peak having impact &amp; International Museum Day edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Public domain month celebration; Edit-a-thon Amnesty International Vlaanderen; Upcoming photo contest: Wiki Loves Heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: New milestones for Brazilian GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: Bibliothèque universitaire de la Sorbonne; Laboratoire Latmos; Study day on photographic as heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Two fantastic weekends with science fiction literature and the history of mining made audible
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Ireland report|Ireland report]]: First Irish GLAM upload to Wikimedia Commons; Hunt Museum is first Irish GLAM to donate images to Wikimedia Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Contests, webinair and meetings
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: GLAM activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Women Tech Storm, GWToolset workshop and Wiki goes Caribbean
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Bodil Biørn and human rights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: FEM's GLAM and Guinea-Bissau
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Russia report|Russia report]]: GLAM in Russia: need more contests
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikipedian in residence in the Museum of Yugoslavia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Democracy; Museum of World Culture
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Scottish Library and Information Council
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: AfroCROWD Wikipedia Editor's Article on Doria Ragland Tops Wiki Search List For UK Royal Wedding: Libraries Key in her Wikipedian Journey
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: EuropeanaTech conference, Lexicographical data, plus all your usual news 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Recent travels; Structured Data on Commons updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: June's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': June 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/From the team|From the team]]: New look; Promotion: flyer
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Museums workers experiencing Wikidata power
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Wikipedia Making Public Histories
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: A GLAMWiki on the Belgian Heritage in Brazil
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: Archaeology day in Toulouse; Institut National d'Histoire de l'art; Palais des beaux-arts de Lille
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Cornerstone ceremony MiQua
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: From Eastern Indonesia on Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Wiki Weekend in Trentino; Fortezza delle Verrucole edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: Wiki Tour in the City Library, WWI editing days &amp; WikiGap Skopje
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Wiki writing sprint Open Science
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: A New Zealand Wikipedian at Large
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Russia report|Russia report]]: ''All Russia'' under a free license
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAM Seminar, WIR and GLAM/Edu camp
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: SMVK upload; Swedish National Archives; Wikidata connects Swedish people / archives using Wikidata tool hub; Topographical register at the Swedish National Archives; LIBRIS XL - Bibframe 2.0 and open linked data
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Wikidata at Oxford
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wiki Loves Pride 2018 + Bootcamp
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Concordance, Cloud, Citations &amp; Commons 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Wikimania report|Wikimania report]]: GLAM at Wikimania 2018
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Wikimedia and Libraries User Group|Wikimedia and Libraries User Group]]: Poll to direct activities 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Structured Data on Commons and Wikimania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: July's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': July 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Collaborating with GLAM Structure: Armenian Content Replenished in 45 Wikipedias
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: A land of ragged mountains
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Rare cartographic collection uploaded by Brazilian GLAM 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: Wikidata workshop around heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: The European Cultural Heritage Summit in Berlin and two visits in Potsdam
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Monuments and minorities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: The month of Festivals covered on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Matching the GTAA thesaurus with Wikidata; Hands-on Pattypan training
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Seminar at The National Archives of Norway and Sami music and culture festivals
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikipedian in Residence at the Museum of Yugoslavia: History of Yugoslavia on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: National Library of Sweden
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Oxford GLAMs and Celtic Knot 2018
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Summer in July
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Commons transcription tool
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes–Issue 29, June–July 2018
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: News from Cape Town, Aberystwyth, Berlin, Milan and Everywhere 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: August's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': August 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Museums workers experiencing Wikidata power
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: WikiTourAU and Researchers Week
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Brazilian Wikimedians develop tools for mass contributions: Mbabel and Import-500px
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: Ceramics and monuments
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Wikipedia meets antiquity in Xanten
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Ireland report|Ireland report]]: Stories and Connections: Editing workshop in National Gallery of Ireland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: First WoALUG contribution to this newsletter
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: WikiCity tour in Kočani and Vinica
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Malaysia report|Malaysia report]]: World Library and Information Congress 2018
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: GLAMifying the National Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Republic of Korea report|Republic of Korea report]]: Launch of GLAM Newsletter on Repupublic of Korea
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikimedians in residence at two Serbian museums
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: FindingGLAMs; National Library of Sweden; Crowdsourcing Structured Data on Commons for GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Sum of All Astrolabes; Exploring Collections with Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wiknics and Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Upcoming conferences, and more 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Wikimania, Wikimedians in Residence, Structured Data on Commons, and upcoming conferences
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: September's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': September 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Collections of Museums in Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: GLAM+Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: WikiTour AU
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Developing tGLAM: a landing-page generator for GLAM initiatives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: European Heritage Days; Linked data for archaeology; Paris: Edit-a-thon at Mobilier National
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: History of Women and Democracy, Wikipedia-Culture-Ambassadors and two GLAM-on-Tour-stations in just four weeks
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: Wiki camps in Macedonia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Malaysia report|Malaysia report]]: Wikipedia for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Mexico report|Mexico report]]: Open GLAM Mexico 2018
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: &gt;20,000 press photographs 1940-1990 uploaded, GLAM Wiki Meeting, Aerial Photographs, GLAM-Wiki Manual &amp; Wikipedia Course for Historical Societies
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Women in Red; Researhers Days 2018; The 2019 edition of #wikinobel
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Archival photographs and literary knowledge enrich Polish Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Impact of GLAM seminars: Decentralization of GLAM activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Wikidata P3595 Biografiskt lexikon för Finland; Student Project at the Nordic Museum; Learning about sources on Swedish Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Botanical illustrations and Wiki Loves Monuments in Scotland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Back to school
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes–Issue 30, August–September 2018
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Wikidata Tour Down Under 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: October's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': October 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Erbstuecke edit-a-thon; Women in Tech edit-a-thon; Wiki Club Brussels; Wikidata workshop + party
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: &quot;There is no reason not to participate in a GLAM-Wiki initiative&quot;: an interview with the director of the Museum of Veterinary Anatomy
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Estonian art and geoscience collections finding their way to Commons 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: (RE)Photographic autumn
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: GLAMWiki 2018 Tel Aviv; City of Grenoble
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: GLAMorous Conferences
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: ‘More Gelders Heritage available via Wikimedia’ by Erfgoed Gelderland; Writing week Friesland; Wiki Techstorm
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Wiki Loves Monuments and wikinobel
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Heirlooms - locally and internationally
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: The growing GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Roundtripping Project, Books Import and Wikidata Imported to SOCH
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Built heritage conservation on Commons; les sans pagEs at a Modern art museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Wikidata in Oxford
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikiconference North America Culture Crawl
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Documentation survey, Structured Data on Commons consultations, blog posts and conferences
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: November's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': November 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wiki Photo Walk Albania 2018; Wiki Loves Monuments Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Singing Wikipedia; Photographs by Vahan Kochar
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Diverse milestones for the Brazilian community
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Denmark report|Denmark report]]: Intercontinental digitisation efforts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Making contacts both internationally and in Estonia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Art and edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/France report|France report]]: Bibliothèque publique d’information; 3D museum collections on Wikimedia Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Conserving and digitizing texts in West Sumatra
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: Wiki Training at National and University Library &quot;St. Clement of Ohrid&quot;
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Equity, Wikidata, and the New York Times
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Collaboration with The National Archives of Norway
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Philippines report|Philippines report]]: Wiki Loves Art
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Archival image uploads, student collaborations and international projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Photo finish of the WIR's
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: The Swedish Performing Arts Agency; Library data starts to take shape; Learning Wikipedia at the Archives; Wikimedia Commons Data Roundtripping
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Sum of All Astrolabes
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikidata Workshop at Pratt School of Information; Wikidata Presentation for the New York Technical Services Librarians; Wikipedia Asian Month; Cleveland Park Wikipedia Edit-a-thon; Historic Ivy Hill Cemetery Workshop
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes–Issue 31, October–November 2018
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Welcoming Satdeep Gill; Structured Data on Commons; WikiCite
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: December's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2018 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Cooperation with Yerevan Drama Theatre Named After Hrachia Ghaplanian; Singing Wikipedia (continuation); Photographs by Vahan Kochar (continuation)
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: 2019 Australia's Year of the Public Domain
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Writing weeks German-speaking Community; End of year drink; Wiki Loves Heritage photo contest
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Google Art and GLAM initiatives in Brazil 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/India report|India report]]: Collaboration with RJVD Municipal Public Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Challenges and alliances with libraries, WLM and more
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: Exhibition:&quot;Poland through photographs&quot; &amp; Wikipedia lectures with children in social risk
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Malaysia report|Malaysia report]]: Technology Talk and Update on Wikipedia @ National Library of Malaysia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Glam Days '18 at the National Library of Portugal
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Hats 🎩🧢👒🎓
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Oxford
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Holiday gatherings and visit to Internet Archive
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Wikidata reports
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons: pilot projects and multilingual captions
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2018/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': January 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Photographs by Vahan Kochar (continuation)
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Public domain day edit-a-thon; Hack The Gender Gap edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: GLAM Wiki at the Digital Collections Conference and new partnership with Casa de Rui Barbosa
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: First report from GLAM in Wikimedia Colombia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Prachatice Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/France report|France report]]: #1lib1ref; Museum of Brittany
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Indonesian Wikisource meetup; more documents from Museum Tamansiswa
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Celebrating Wikipedia and remembering the Holocaust
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Diversity in Glam projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAM Winter in Serbia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Hackathon with the National Library of Sweden
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Wales and Oxford
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Snowdays/Shutdowns but Lots of Open Access
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: New year, new newsletter format 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: February's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': February 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Gjirokastra reads about Musinenë
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: International Digital Curation Conference 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Wiki Loves Heritage; Wikipedian in Residence at the King Baudouin Foundation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: &quot;Our experience with Wikimedians has brought collaborative principles of Wikipedia to our work with archival curation&quot;: an interview with the coordinator of the GLAM-Wiki initiative with the Brazilian National Archives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: Canada report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: Improving 135 articles during #1Lib1Ref at the Goethe-Institut
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Denmark report|Denmark report]]: Mass uploading and educational materials
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/France report|France report]]: Cinémathèque de Grenoble
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Regional coordinators and Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Mexico report|Mexico report]]: Wiki Loves Mexico, Editathon at Museo Nacional de Historia and Art and Feminism
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: January - February 2019 activities: Public Domain Day, Wiki Goes Caribbean, Wiki Fridays, Wikimedians in Residence
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Art, feminism, rituals and historical portraits
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Domination of librarians
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: More Library cooperation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Professional day «GLAM &amp; Wikimedia: review of projects in Switzerland and perspectives with Wikidata (2019)»
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Teaching SPARQL with Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Black History Month, Wikidata Game &amp; Women's History Month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Wikimedia Commons Data Roundtripping
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes–Issue 32, January–February 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Wired for Sound 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report|Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report]]: Steering committee election 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Structured Data on Commons: GLAM pilots; Wikimania 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: March's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': March 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: WikiFilmat SQ - new articles about the Albanian movie industry!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Art+Feminism+GLAM, Collaboration with Hovhannes Toumanian museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Art+Feminism 2019 in Australia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: The GLAM at USP Museum of Veterinary Anatomy: a history of learnings and improvements
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Moving GLAM institutions inside and outside Colombia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Edit-a-thon Prachatice
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/France report|France report]]: Wiki day at the Institut national d'histoire de l'art; Age of wiki at the Musée Saint-Raymond
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/India report|India report]]: Gujarat Vishw Kosh Trust content donation to Wikimedia 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Italian librarians in Milan
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Macedonia report|Macedonia report]]: WikiLeague: Edit-a-thon on German Literature
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: WikiconNL, International Womens Day and working together with Amnesty, Field study Dutch Libraries and Wikimedia 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Spring residences and a wiki competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: UNESCO; Working life museums; Swedish Performing Arts Agency shares historic music; Upload of glass plates photographs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Wiki-people and Wiki-museum-data
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women's History Month and The Met has two Wikimedians in the house
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Go Siobhan! 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons; Bengali Wikisource case study
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: April's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': April 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Museum of Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Collaboration with Hovhannes Toumanian museum; Art+Feminism+GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Research activity and GLAM-Wiki initiatives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: Edit-a-thon with 15 librarians and ICT professionals, and a new Wikiclub
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/France report|France report]]: Nancy Museums
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Wikisource meetup and letter translations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: All over Italy
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: The Near East: from Leiden to Wikipedia; Wikipedia Workshop at Zeeuws Museum; Wiki Goes Caribbean
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Oslo Freedom Forum, Riddu Riđđu, and Márkomeannu 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Outcomes of A+F, new uploads, GLAM conference
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Serbian Ministry of Culture supporting GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Edit-a-thons in Madrid and Brasilia, Wiki Loves Falles and Club Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: FindingGLAMs; Sheet music from Musikverket; The first pilot of the Wikimedia Commons Data Roundtripping project is out!; Digikult
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Wikidata and Oxford GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women's History
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Upcoming releases, and GLAM pilot projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Just call us u4
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Wikimania report|Wikimania report]]: Updates on the Wikimania conference in Stockholm (Aug 14–18)
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: OpenGLAM Principles, ARL and Wikidata, CC Summit
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: May's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': May 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/From the team|From the team]]: Your help is needed
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Cooperation with Central Bank of Armenia 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Festivals of history, heritage and #1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Full catalog of Impressionist painter Eliseu Visconti into Wikidata and Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: New partnership with Library and Archives Canada, and a GLAM Wiki Summit in Toronto
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Free Software Festival
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Starting to work with the Saami languages
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: More Kajawen on Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Open air, artistic and historical edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: WikiScout
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: 30 years on: Free elections, free market
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikipedian in Residence at Serbian National Theatre
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: International Museum Day and FESABID19
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Runic Recordings
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Data Week and Data Joy
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Asian Pacific American History Month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Updates on development; GLAM pilot projects; Wikimania Hackathon with GLAM focus are
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes–Issue 33, March–April 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Library of Congress recognition; Hackathon results
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report|Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report]]: Hangout with Wikimedia and Libraries User Group
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Creative Commons Global Summit 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: June's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': June 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Third round of cooperation with Hovhannes Toumanian Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Toodyaypedia, City of Canning, WoW2019, and the Pilbara
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Partnership with Football Museum brings visibility to entries about women’s soccer on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: #1Lib1Ref edit-athons and restrospective of +190 articles improved
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/France report|France report]]: Regular workshops
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Introduction to Wikimedia Commons and Structured data
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Mexico report|Mexico report]]: Wiki Loves Mexico
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Image donation; Wiki goes Caribbean meeting on slavery and plantations in Suriname; Dutch open public library data; Field study collaboration Wikimedia and Libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: The International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Documentary photographs from National Archives and WikiPlato
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Continuation of residences
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Wikidata imports; Data roundtripping project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Oxford and Coventry Updates 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: LGBTQ+ Pride
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Development updates; GLAM focus area at the Wikimania Hackathon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Want new tools? We've got 'em! 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: July's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': July 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Members of the National Assembly of Armenia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Staying warm over winter
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Heidelberg symposium 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Cultural Gardener Summer Project in Indonesia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Ireland report|Ireland report]]: Collaboration with the PhotoIreland Foundation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Archeology in alpine valleys
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Sámi place names – collaboration with the Sámi Várdobáiki Language Center
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: More bibliographic data on Wikidata; National Library of Sweden; GLAM activities Wikimania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Oxford and Coventry Updates 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Uganda report|Uganda report]]: #1Lib1Ref Uganda 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Summer meetups and Picnics
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Map the GLAM report|Map the GLAM report]]: Visualising the status and the spread of a cultural collection in Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Other statements; Wikimania; blog posts on SDC
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes–Issue 34, May–June 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: I ain't no square with my corkscrew hair 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: OpenGLAM, Wikimania and Structured Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: August's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': August 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: Strategic salon around GLAM perspectives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Continuing our work with the Saami communities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Digitization of banknotes and introduction to structured data on Commons (continued)
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Wikidata map making workshop 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Women in Red: collaboration with The National Library in Norway and Oslo Metropolitan University
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: GLAM communities of practice; Problematic data
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: New and old collaborations 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikimania 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Wikimania GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Recent presentations, workshops and blog posts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Work for us, or just tell us what you think of us
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Updates on OpenGLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: September's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': September 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: The GLAM team from Wikimedia Colombia in OpenConLatAm
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Photographs and events
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/France report|France report]]: European Heritage Days
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Image donation by Indonesian Air Force
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Wikimedia Italia Summer School
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Open cultural heritage; More libraries in Africa on Wikidata; Global MIL Week 2019 Feature Conference; Kulturhistoria som gymnasiearbete; Wiki Loves Monuments
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Oxford, Khalili Collections and Endangered Archives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Hispanic Heritage and Disability Awareness Month 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Help the Movement Learn about Content Campaigns &amp; Supporting newcomers in Wikidata training courses!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Tie a knot in your handkerchief 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: GLAM Manager Role Announced!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: October's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': October 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: WikiD at the Design Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Wikimedia Colombia in Argentinean event
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Wikipedia Week of Libraries in Broumov
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Nordic cooperation + Wikisource + library information 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Collaborative histories
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/France report|France report]]: GLAM working group at WMFr; Partnership with AAF
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Numismatic items from Sumatran Numismatic Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Malaysia report|Malaysia report]]: Wikipedia Penang Meetup 2 @ Tuanku Fauziah Museum and Gallery, University of Science Malaysia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Share Your Data master classes for GLAMs; New project manager WMNL; Images from Africa
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Radio Cinema at the National Library in Oslo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Nordic Museum publications on Wikidata and Commons; Wikipedia training in Härnösand; Open cultural heritage data in focus in Visby
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili; Museums + Tech; Oxford WIR placement ends
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Spooky Autumn meetups
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: #WikiForHumanRights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Getting started, Tool highlights, Blog posts and presentations about SDC
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes–Issue 35, July–August 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: We Are Seven 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report|Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report]]: October 16th meeting minutes
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Wikisource report|Wikisource report]]: Community Wishlist Survey 2020 and Wiki Advanced Training 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: 1Lib1Ref, Wikimedia Sweden Research and other updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: November's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': November 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Wiki Loves Monuments
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Combining the old and the new
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/France report|France report]]: Wikimedia training workshops; Conference in the city of Arles
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: IHLIA starts monthly Wikipedia writing sessions, Wiki Techstorm 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Wellington talks and edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Transgressing the boundaries of internal academic discourse
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Minor grants and Library training
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: A busy conference season, a new Caribbean community and introducing a tool for adding artwork metadata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Continued development, documentation, and blog posts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Books &amp; Bytes-Issue 36, September–October 2019
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Research published 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Wikisource report|Wikisource report]]: Results of Community Wishlist Survey 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: December's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2019 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: GLAM+Wikidata Collaboration between Armenia and Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Edit-a-thon Prachatice 2
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Transitional Justice edit-a-thon held in Prishtina
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: A Wikipedian in Residence and a Wikipedian writes
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Plaintext Wikipedia dumps for the National Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Swedish Performing Arts Agency; Bibliographic data about Swedish periodicals
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: White Elephant; WikiWednesday Salon; Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: New blog posts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Job vacancies and item 80 million 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Mapping GLAM-Wiki collaborations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2019/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': January 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Burning
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Wikiviews from Benin: Wikipedia in the Tower of Babel
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: Paris musées; Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: 1st PD Day in Indonesia; visitation to GLAM institutions
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Brand new and old faithful wikimedian in residence!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Macrons and museums
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Sámi cultural heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: FindingGLAMs Challenge; Art by Edvard Munch from the Thiel Gallery; More European archives on Wikidata; OpenGLAM now! – watch the presentations; Wikipedia in Libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Wikidata for Libraries Hackday Series
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Knowledge Graphs and Meetups
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: New Book
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: February's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': February 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Wiki project on Museums with My Armenia 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Moreira Salles Institute GLAM initiative in Brazil
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: The Helsinki then and now exhibition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: GLAM related blogposts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Proposing collaboration with museums in Bali; First Wikisource training in the region
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Students write articles about Media artists, Public Domain Day 2020, Wiki Goes Caribbean, WikiFridays at Ihlia - Wikimedia Nederland in January &amp; February 2020 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Wikipedia editing workshop with the Norwegian Network for Museums
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Great dedication of librarians
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Historic photos; Support for international Wikimedia community; Library training tour; Many GLAMs improved on Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Kimonos and Khalili
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: Winning photos Wiki Loves Monuments shown in different cities; Libraries Lead an All-Ukrainian Challenge
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Black History Month and Open Access Anniversaries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Summary of pilot projects, and what's next
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Leap into Wikidata! 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: New Team Leadership, GLAM-Focused Grants Review, OpenGLAM Declaration Research
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: March's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': March 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Know My Name; Public libraries of Queensland join Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Gender gap, Wikipedia and Libraries from the GLAM team
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: WikiGoths; WikiTopia Archives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Volunteers' meet-up; Wiki Cinta Budaya 2020 structured data edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Ireland report|Ireland report]]: Video tutorials; Celtic Knot Conference 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: WoALUG and NGO Germin call Albanian Diaspora to contribute to Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen contributes to Wikimedia Commons again; Student research on GLAM-Wiki at Erasmus University Rotterdam
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: March Highlights - Everything is postponed
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: FindingGLAMs; Wikipedia in libraries; Art from the Thiel Gallery Collections; Kulturhistoria som gymnasiearbete
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Colourful Kimonos from Khalili
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women &amp; Editing in the time of virus
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: COVID-19
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Lockdown Levellings 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Mapping GLAM-Wiki collaborations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: April's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': April 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: GLAMce at Museu Paulista: making things machine-readable
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: WikiGap 2020 in Czech Republic; International event; support for Wikimedia community; edit-a-thon run with the US embassy and the Swedish Embassy
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: Association des Archivistes Francais; Palladia, a museum collection portal based on Wikimedia resources
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Wikisource Competition 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Ireland report|Ireland report]]: Hunt Museum image donation; Livesteaming and video demonstrations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Archivio Ricordi, webinars and videos
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: One Village, One Article for each village in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Photo collections Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden; meetup and media donations for Wiki goes Caribbean; first online WikiFriday
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Skrivstuga (edit-a-thon) online – Wikipedia in libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: More women on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Japanese silk and Spanish iron
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Earth Day
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Seven Million People Can't Be Wrong 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: May's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': May 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Edit-a-thon dedicated to International Museum Day
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: A #1Lib1Ref to close the gender gap
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: #1Lib1Ref 2020 from 26 to 28 May in Côte d'Ivoire
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: WikiArchives; IMD 2020: Cross-Chapter Collaboration
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Wikisource Competition 2020 recap; International Museum Day 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: New collaborations and contents!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Analysis of Dutch GLAM-Wiki projects in relation to the Dutch Digital Heritage Reference Architecture, Content donation from Utrecht Archives, Detecting Wikipedia articles strongly based on single library collections and Collection highlights of the KB
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Free music on Wikipedia; NHB webinars; Wikipedia in libraries – Projekt HBTQI
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: International Museum Day 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Japanese art
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Workshops &amp; COVID-19 Symposium 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Content partnership category - your help is needed
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: GLAM metadata standards and Wikimedia projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: June's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': June 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikigap 2020 in Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Taking training online
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wikimedia in Brazil in times of pandemics
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: Association des archivistes français
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Mexico report|Mexico report]]: México free and diverse representation 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Wiki goes Caribbean meetup and media donation &amp; Making references to Dutch newspapers in Wikipedia more sustainable
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: More than 130 new articles about insects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: June Highlights - Let’s make new agreements
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Free music on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Diversity in GLAM Program 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Taiwan report|Taiwan report]]: Research Case of the White Paper Cooperation Writing Between Taiwan Gallery and Wikidata Taiwan
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: New project on Islamic art
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Juneteenth2020 +Pride
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Creative Commons invites Open GLAM stories from underrepresented communities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Departure of Sandra Fauconnier
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: July's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': July 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikimedia CEE Spring 2020 in Albania and Kosova
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: New WikiClub and Australian GLAM Research
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Important records of Brazilian history: images, metadata and edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Rephotography walks during the pandemic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Hacking the Arts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: October history month East-West, Pictures as a legacy to the world &amp; Photos of Mali 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikimedia Serbia is working on new activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: More Swedish music – of all sorts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Uganda report|Uganda report]]: Sensitisation of GLAM institutions in Uganda 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: The effect of a Commons Picture of the Day
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: AfroCROWD, AAPB, Philadelphia, Smithsonian
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: August's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': August 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikivoyage edit-a-thon - Editing Albania and Kosovo’s travel destinations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Open innovation and dissemination activities: wrapping up great achievements on a major GLAM in Brazil
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: First Prague Wiki Editathon held in Prague
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Virtual exhibition about Polish-Estonian relations. Rephotography and cultural heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: KulTour in Swabia and 8000 documents new online
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/India report|India report]]: Utilising Occasion for Content donation: A story
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: WMIN &amp; WMNL collaboration &amp; Japanese propaganda films 

* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Enriching Wiki projects in different ways
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Free music and new recordings of songs in the public domain; Autumn in the libraries; Yes, you can hack the heritage this year – online!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Uganda report|Uganda report]]: Participating in the African Librarians Week (24-30 May 2020) 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Spanish metal and ... 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wiknic &amp; Black Artists Matter &amp; Respect Her Crank
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Wikipedia Library, new WikiCite grant programs, and GLAM office hours
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: September's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': September 2020 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wikidata birthday celebrations, Wiki Loves Monuments, new partnerships and more!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: GLAM and virtual education
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: AAF training course; Workshops in Strasbourg; European Heritage Days: Rennes; Wiki Loves Monuments
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Ahoy! Wikipedians set sail to document the reality of modern seafaring
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: New GLAM partnerships on data donation; Commons structured data edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: Students taking on GLAM Wiki women in red
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Musikverket: more folk music and photos; Hack for Heritage 2020; Wiki Loves Monuments; Wikipedia in the libraries; Digital Book Fair on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: National Lottery; Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Virtual events MetFashion, 19SuffrageStories, WikiCari Festival and more
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/Open Access report|Open Access report]]: New publication about access to digitised cultural heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Launching Wikisource Pagelist Widget
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: ctober's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': October 2020 ==

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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; text-align:center;&quot;&gt;[[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020|&lt;span style=&quot;color:darkslategray;&quot;&gt;This Month in GLAM – Volume X, Issue X, October 2020&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;
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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report|AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report]]: Wikipedia in African Libraries Project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Abre-te Código hackathon, Wikidata related events and news from our partners
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Postponed Hack4FI GLAM hackathon turned into an online global Hack4OpenGLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/France report|France report]]: Partnership with BNU Strasbourg
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Coding da Vinci cultural data hackathon heads to Lower Saxony
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/India report|India report]]: Mapping GLAM in Maharashtra, India
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Bulan Sejarah Indonesia 2.0; Structured data edit-a-thon; Proofreading mini contest
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: National History Month: East to West, Dutch libraries and Wikipedia 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: West Coast Wikipedian at Large
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Norway report|Norway report]]: The Sámi Languages on wiki
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Many activities are in our way
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Librarians learn about Wikidata; More Swedish literature on Wikidata; Online Edit-a-thon Dalarna; Applications to the Swedish Innovation Agency; Kulturhistoria som gymnasiearbete; Librarians and Projekt HBTQI; GLAM Statistical Tool
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Enamels of the World
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: American Archive of Public Broadcasting; Smithsonian Women in Finance Edit-a-thon; Black Lunch Table; San Diego/October 2020; WikiWednesday Salon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: November's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': November 2020 ==

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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; text-align:center;&quot;&gt;[[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020|&lt;span style=&quot;color:darkslategray;&quot;&gt;This Month in GLAM – Volume X, Issue XI, November 2020&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;
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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report|AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report]]: Launch of Wikipedia in African Libraries Project Pilot Cohort
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Accessibility through audio descriptions, GLAM tutorials, WikidataCon 2021 and more updates on Brazilian GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: Taking a tour of CAPACOA workshops and some recent example sets from commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: German symphony orchestra releases audio samples under free license
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/India report|India report]]: Re-licensing of content on water &amp; rivers in India
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: #WikiSejarah WPWP Campaign 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Wikipedia and Education, Funding granted for two projects in 2021, KB completes collection highlights project 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAM in Serbia makes important steps in the digitization of cultural heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Edit-a-thons on women scientists and painters
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Music, UNESCO and Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Hundreds of Khalili images
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Black Lunch Table &amp; Museum Computer Network
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: December's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2020 ==

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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; text-align:center;&quot;&gt;[[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020|&lt;span style=&quot;color:darkslategray;&quot;&gt;This Month in GLAM – Volume X, Issue XII, December 2020&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;
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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report|AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report]]: Wrap up of the Wikipedia in African Libraries project pilot cohort
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: Branding Toolkit released by the Canadian Museums Association for GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Hundreds of thousands of new photos released
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: The Karl-Preusker-Medal 2020 goes to Wikimedia Deutschland e. V.
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Documentation of workflows for the ingestion of bibliographic data into Wikidata; Wikipedia &amp; Africa: Why contributing to Wikipedia matters
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Māori Women Weavers Edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAMorous end of 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Wiki Loves Monuments submissions livestreamed; Nordiska museet uploads; Sjung med oss, Mamma!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Wales, Women in Leeds, and the Hajj
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: WikiConference North America and Salons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: The GLAM &amp; Culture office hours
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2020 ==

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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; text-align:center;&quot;&gt;[[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020|&lt;span style=&quot;color:darkslategray;&quot;&gt;This Month in GLAM – Volume X, Issue XII, December 2020&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;
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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report|AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report]]: Wrap up of the Wikipedia in African Libraries project pilot cohort
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: Branding Toolkit released by the Canadian Museums Association for GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Hundreds of thousands of new photos released
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: The Karl-Preusker-Medal 2020 goes to Wikimedia Deutschland e. V.
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Documentation of workflows for the ingestion of bibliographic data into Wikidata; Wikipedia &amp; Africa: Why contributing to Wikipedia matters
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Māori Women Weavers Edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAMorous end of 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Wiki Loves Monuments submissions livestreamed; Nordiska museet uploads; Sjung med oss, Mamma!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Wales, Women in Leeds, and the Hajj
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: WikiConference North America and Salons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: The GLAM &amp; Culture office hours
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': January 2021 ==

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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; text-align:center;&quot;&gt;[[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021|&lt;span style=&quot;color:darkslategray;&quot;&gt;This Month in GLAM – Volume XI, Issue I, January 2021&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;
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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: The Public Domain Tool; Data Donations; Wiki Loves Heritage Belgium 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Heading 2021 with new (and renewed!) GLAM-Wiki projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Public domain day in Colombia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: AvoinGLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/France report|France report]]: #1lib1ref; Training courses; What's next ?; Wikidata and archaeology vocabulary
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Coding da Vinci Niedersachsen wraps up
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: A month in the spirit of references
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Record numbers of digital museum visits
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Protests &amp; Suffragettes - Wikipedia work in 2020; Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wiki 20
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Digital Public Library of America makes an impact in 2020
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: February's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': February 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Recruiting two PMs; Budget Report 2020; Wikipedia 20th Bday
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Who do we think we are?
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: New GLAM tutorials in Portuguese
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: WikiMuseum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Focus on learning
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: PD Day 2021 in Indonesia, #1lib1ref, Wikisource workshop
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Historical Maps; Share your Data on colonial heritage; Knowledge platform for heritage institutions 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Amazing results of the January #1Lib1Ref campaign
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Medieval ballads; Project HBTQI
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: 50 Years Women's Suffrage in Switzerland &amp; More
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Black History Month and Smithsonian anniversary
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Project Grants, Analytics for GLAMs, and Shared Citations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: March's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': March 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report|AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report]]: Wikipedia in African Libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wiki Loves Folklore 2021; I edit Wikipedia 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: The Brazilian House is the theme of new GLAM dissemination activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Enriching indigenous items in Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: A virtual exhibition on 20 years of Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Wikimedians in Residence for Media Art Project LIMA, Wikimedia and libraries, Wikimedia training related to shared heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: GLAM in Sweden in March
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Leeds Museums &amp; Galleries, the British Library and the Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women's History Month in the US
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Media Search, Image Suggestion API, and Project Grants
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: April's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': April 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: WikiGap 2021; Workshop “When State Security was engaged in Science”; Women in STEM; International Roma Day Edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: A Wealth of Wiki Women
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Projects by Wikimedia Belgium
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Festa da Wiki-Lusofonia celebrates Wikipedia 20
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: WikiGap 2021 report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/DRCongo report|DRCongo report]]: WMDRC - UG report: Wikipedia in library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Finding new ways of making art visible + 360° panoramas of Estonian museums
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Saami place names
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/France report|France report]]: Journée Wikimédia Culture et numérique 2021; French open content report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Northern Exposure for cultural heritage data
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/India report|India report]]: Proofread competition on Bengali Wikisource in collaboration with British Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Wikisource Competition 2021; Museum Daerah Deli Serdang is now on Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: A Wikipedian in residence at the Civic Museum of Modena: report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: WikiVrijdagen with Atria and IHLIA, Wikimedians in Residence will increase the visibility of media art on Wikipedia, Wikimedia training: shared heritage, Papiamentu and Papiamento: Wikipedia is up and ready to go! 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: West Coast WikiCon and Performing Arts Aotearoa
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Great impact of cooperations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: New partnerships
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: More music; Enriching GLAM photos with SDC; Swedish GLAM survey
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: GLAMhack 2021 &amp; more
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: University of Edinburgh Library Wikimedia Community of Interest; Khalili Collections; British Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: The Met, Smithsonian, and a busy Edit-a-thon season
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Wikipedia Library report|Wikipedia Library report]]: Fostering Connections: Wikimedia and Libraries Global Meetup
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report|Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report]]: Extended Date Time Format for Wikibase
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Wikimedia Hackathon, Product Updates, and Office Hours
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: May's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': May 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report|AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report]]: A busy month at AfLIA
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Museum, Archives and Libraries on May
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Presence of Museums in Wiki Projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Librarians unite across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand for 1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wiki Loves Bahia: 2021 is the year of Bahia on Wikipedia in Portuguese
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: Glam-wiki 2021 29 May in Côte d'Ivoire
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/India report|India report]]: Collaboration continues with British Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: #1lib1ref in Indonesia; Online talk show with Wikimedia Nederland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Conference, webinar and projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: National Gallery of Kosovo Collection now on Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Over 15,000 images available from Elsinga Collection, 1.9 million records on slavery and slave trade digitally accessible
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: A busy month in Aotearoa
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: GLAM activities of GLAM Macedonia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: A month in the sign of edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Viquiprojecte:Muixeranga 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Working with UN Human Rights; Aftermath to the fiddler competition; Music manuscripts from the 18th century; Digital visions; Should museums work with Wikipedia?; Wikidata project with museums has results
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Strengthening GLAM Partnerships
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Uganda report|Uganda report]]: Wikipedia for Museums in Uganda
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: British Library, Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Hackathon outputs, data roundtripping and Asian American heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Wikimedia Hackathon report: Upgrading GLAM tech tools and PAWS
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Wikisource report|Wikisource report]]: Indic Wikisource community online gathering
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Grants and conferences
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Wiki World Heritage UG report|Wiki World Heritage User Group report]]: May's report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: June's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': June 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report|AfLIA Wikipedia in African Libraries report]]: African Librarians Week 2021
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: CEE Spring Campaign in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: A course on opening cultural collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Edit-a-thons with Wiki Women Design
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: A metadata roundtripping model for museums
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/France report|France report]]: European Archaeology Days; Edit-a-thon in Romanity Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Guinea report|Guinea report]]: GLAM with Harmattan Guinée 15 June 2021 in Conakry
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Festival and edit-a-thon dedicated to the world of archives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Training at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam; training for Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean has concluded
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Making artists visible
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikidata development and culture of Rudnik and Takovo region
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Museums writing challenge and Viquimarató Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Free music; Kulturarv som gymnasiearbete; Statistics Sweden – now as open data; KTH library training
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Diversity in GLAM Program
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Uganda report|Uganda report]]: Wikipedia for Museums in Uganda
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: British Library and Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: #1Lib1Ref in Ukrainian Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Meetup/CCCCWI; Vaccine Safety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon; WikiWednesday Salon; San Diego Wiknic; Black Lunch Table / Black visual artists
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Play, experiment and cross borders at Hack4OpenGLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: OpenRefine starts Structured Data on Commons development and is searching for two developers
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Conferences and Structured data modeling
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: July's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': July 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Collaboration with the New Vision Organization in Tirana; Summer of Wikivoyage Campaign 2021
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Representation and erasure: opportunities and risks that Wikipedia presents for First Nations knowledges
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: A wikicontest to celebrate and make visible the state of Bahia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/India report|India report]]: Rabimas proofread contest ends on Bengali Wikisource
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: New Zealand holds its second Wikimedia conference, and a performing arts Wikiproject gathers steam
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: New chances for GLAM success
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Photos of Childrens theatre
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: A Thousand Images of Islam, British Library Updates 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Smithsonian Wiki Focus: Black Women in Food History; San Diego 73; Black Lunch Table Black artists
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: A conversation about depicts and Structured Data on Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: August's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': August 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) Campaign in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: How Australian libraries are turning to Wikipedia during the global pandemic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Transbordados: WikidataCon's preconference for Latin America discusses GLAM and decolonization
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: Glam-wiki 2021 10 Juillet en Côte d'Ivoire
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/France report|France report]]: Wikimedian in residence; Some projects for this autumn
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/India report|India report]]: Second proofread competition starts on Bengali Wikisource in collaboration with the British Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Summer school in July and two new WiR in August
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: 50 cool new things you can now do with KB’s collection highlights, and New old photographs of Algeria, Mali and Morocco by Angeline van Achterberg
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: A Wikimedian at New Zealand Opera
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Villas and castles of Serbia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: History, history and future
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections reaches 30 articles
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wiki salons and Kearny Mesa
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Hack4OpenGLAM is ready to start
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: OpenRefine starts SDC development
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: GLAM conversations and feedbacks for a better Wikimedia movement
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: September's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': September 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Diaspora Edits Wikipedia Campaign 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: New parnership agreements and more training!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Preserving paralympic history
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Wikimedia Belgium GLAM report September 2021
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: WikidataCon's right around the corner: find out how to participate
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/France report|France report]]: Wikidata training in Musée de Grenoble
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Call for Italian museums, archives and libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Diaspora Edits Wikipedia Campaign 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: GLAM at WikiconNL2021, ISA-campaign Tag the species Naturalis en Rijksmuseum 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: New WiR and presentation of our activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Women Gastronomes Edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Kulturhistoria som gymnasiearbete; Uploads from museums in Göteborg; Wiki Loves Monuments; LGBTQIA+ edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: British Library and Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: New page patrol not assuming good faith towards workshop editors
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Working towards a thematic hub on content partnerships
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: First steps for Wikimedia Commons reconciliation service
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Updates on grant-funded technical projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: October's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': October 2021 ==

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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; text-align:center;&quot;&gt;[[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021|&lt;span style=&quot;color:darkslategray;&quot;&gt;This Month in GLAM – Volume XI, Issue X, October 2021&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;
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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Open access as Australia reopens
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Wikimedia Belgium GLAM report October 2021
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Wikipedia Art Month + Heritage Days
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Collaborations and partnership
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: How Wikipedia helped to create a Serbian stamp; Many GLAM-related presentations planned at WikiconNL
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Outreach by members of the Aotearoa New Zealand Wikimedia User Group 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Nigeria report|Nigeria report]]: Wikidata for Libraries and notable Librarians in Nigeria
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: A good start to GLAM Fall
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Women Writers Month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: The Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk; More museum data on Wikidata; LGBT edit-a-thon; Local business history in Nyköping; Stockholm City Museum ♥ Wikipedia; Writing about fashion at Nordiska museet
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: British Library and Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikiconference North America + Workshops
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Needs assessment interviews; Cultural heritage on Wikidata – thousands of monuments in Norway; Structured Data uploads continue
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: A Wikimedia Commons Reconciliation Service, You Say?
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: GLAM office hours, GLAM newsletter moving to Meta-wiki, and more
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: November's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': November 2021 ==

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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; text-align:center;&quot;&gt;[[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021|&lt;span style=&quot;color:darkslategray;&quot;&gt;This Month in GLAM – Volume XI, Issue XI, November 2021&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;
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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/From the team|From the team]]: Migration from Outreach to Meta: your opinion is needed
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/France report|France report]]: Study day on open content; Open content GLAM report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/India report|India report]]: Second proofread competition ended on Bengali Wikisource in collaboration with the British Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Traing course and conference in November
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAMorous November
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Art, design and history from the museums of Göteborg; Maps in the National Archives of Sweden
* [[outreach:outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: Aricle contest for librarians «Local cultural heritage and prominent people»
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Smithsonian demos new Wiki API Connector tool and other meetups
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: We continue building for the hub; SDC for fun and profit: detecting bad coordinates; Needs assessment – video recorded interviews; Improving ISA
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Wikisource birthday celebration, Community Tech Wishlist, and upcoming conversation about courses for GLAM professionals
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: December's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Writing The Record: the Australian Music Wikipedia project launches
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: We were editing about Bogotan writers
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: Ab ovo. Towards future reports... 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: The New Zealand Wikidata thesis project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Safeguarding the heritage of a community
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Commons project with Göteborg museums was a success; Digital humaniora meets Wikidata; HBTQI, Europeana and WiR
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: 2021 in Review
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Smithsonian Institution Training
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Adding more Structured Data on Commons statements
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Some structured data developments
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2021 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Writing The Record: the Australian Music Wikipedia project launches
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: We were editing about Bogotan writers
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: Ab ovo. Towards future reports... 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: The New Zealand Wikidata thesis project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Safeguarding the heritage of a community
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Commons project with Göteborg museums was a success; Digital humaniora meets Wikidata; HBTQI, Europeana and WiR
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: 2021 in Review
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Smithsonian Institution Training
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Adding more Structured Data on Commons statements
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Some structured data developments
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2021/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': January 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Belgium report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: A portable museum experience to digitize and share collections online
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Let's celebrate the Public domain day with Wikisource
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Mobile Photo Studio + New Cooperations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Photowalks in Helsinki, autumn 2021
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/France report|France report]]: Training course for Musée de l'armée staff members; Journée Wikimédia Culture et numérique 2022; Wikiway
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: GLAM Indonesia wrap-up; Public Domain Day 2022 in Indonesia; #1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Collaborations and new projects in January
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Romania report|Romania report]]: About #1lib1ref activities in Romania (and Moldova)
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Successful end of the Old and even more successful beginning of the New year
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: BiBat Museum and libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Uploads of photographs taken by Swedish missionaries in China; Sörmlands museum's first contributions
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections and British Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Report from DPLA
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Hello, world!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Results and summaries; Helping with getting Pattypan back on track; Working with partners to make content available 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: February 22: Meetup about SDC support in OpenRefine
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Wikimedia campaigns for librarians and museum workers; Community Wishlist Survey; and Wikimedia query services
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: February's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': February 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Traditional Food Photography
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Shakespeare is dead - Contemporary playwriting festival; Public Domain Day Belgium 2022 (10/02) report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: An examples of a visual storytelling – two virtual exhibitions
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/France report|France report]]: Wikimedian in Residence in Clermont Auvergne
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: New agreement for Wiki Loves Monument Italy 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Traditional Food Photography
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: New photo collections of Alkmaar, Wiki goes Caribbean meeting, contemporary art Wikidata import and knowledge platform for GLAMS
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: National Digital Forum and Editing in a Time of COVID
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Nigeria report|Nigeria report]]: 1Lib1Ref 2022 Kwara
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: New GLAM-Wiki partnerships and cooperations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: A month in the sign of 1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Additional photos from Swedish missionairies; Historical maps of Ukraine
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: Stand with Ukraine!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women's History Month activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: February in AvoinGLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Encyclopaedia of Life release their 2 million species descriptions under CC0
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Editing SDC with OpenRefine; Monthly OpenRefine and Wikimedia office hours
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: March's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': March 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Visual culture, human rights and digitization 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Australia grows gender equity for International Women's Day
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Collaboration with GLAM institutes in Belgium
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Pills of GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: ...starting bottom-up in indie archive! 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Glass, Books and Paintings
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/France report|France report]]: Mooc Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/India report|India report]]: Wikimedian-in-Residence program initiated at the Research Institute of World's Ancient Traditions, Cultures and Heritage in Arunachal Pradesh
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: The growth of sharing on Wikimedia projects 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Letters from Sierra Leone: the Sjoerd Hofstra photo collection in a new light
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Forming Wikimedia Aotearoa and the Aotearoa New Zealand Theses Project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: News in Wikipedian in residence projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: WikiToro
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: The Unique Historical Kalmar County project continues ...; WikiGap x 3; Students writing articles
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Uruguay report|Uruguay report]]: GLAM Activities by Wikimedia Uruguay
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women's History Month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: UN Environment Programme sharing their knowledge on Wikipedia. Logo competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: OpenRefine: survey for Structured Data on Commons features
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Commons APP calls, Bophana documentaries, and Image Description Week
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: April's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': April 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Growing the record of Australian Music
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: About African Pagnes and Belgian music
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Brazil wins the first place in WLM 2021
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/France report|France report]]: French GLAM meeting
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Work with GLAMs on Wikisourse and Wikimedia Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Mexico report|Mexico report]]: GLAM professionals add an image and become Wikipedians; Edificio Carolino Edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: People in Paleontology, Digikult, and copyright term extension for New Zealand
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Nigeria report|Nigeria report]]: Wikidata for Nigerian Novelist and Novel
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Wikiresidence in progress and workshop Evolution in GLAM in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Important activities within the GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Training at the National Archives of Sweden; Training at the Stockholm City Museum; Training at the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology; Improved images from Swedish Performing Arts Agency
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Wikidata Coffee Breaks
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Uruguay report|Uruguay report]]: Wikimedistas de Uruguay report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: WVU Libraries; Earth Day-2022-SWC; Wiki-Gap
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Open Access vs NFT, GLAM School, Saami language, family trees
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Enter our logo competition; IGO/INGO; Needs assessments research results; Wrapping up some ISA-things
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: 1Lib1Ref, Image Description Week, Commons calls, and the Add an image events
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: May's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': May 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Summer of Wikivoyage 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Face-to-face and virtual events on May
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Over 1000 references added in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand for #1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: New Wikidata Property
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wiki Loves Espírito Santo is a sucess
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: From university to library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Photowalks in Southern Finland, spring 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/France report|France report]]: International Museum Day 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/India report|India report]]: Digitization of Tibetan Buddhist canons, The International Museum Day 2022 Wikidata Competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: May in and for museums
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Cooperation with the National Gallery of Kosova and Summer of Wikivoyage 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Malaysia report|Malaysia report]]: WikiGap Malaysia 2022 @ Kuala Lumpur Library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Pacific Arts Aotearoa Wikiproject, Auckland Museum's Exploratory Study and Report back on #1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Wikipedian in residence in the National Museum in Cracow; Training at the Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection; How can we make GLAM’s digital resources more reusable in education?; The International Museum Day 2022 Wikidata Competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: New GLAM brochure and Wikilive 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Rembrandt and others – drawings from the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm; Stockholm Museum of Women’s History; The map book of Heinrich Thome; Sörmland Museum; Wikidata competition – International Museum Day 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Diversity in GLAM Program
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Uruguay report|Uruguay report]]: Wikimedistas de Uruguay report: 1bib1ref, Museum of Natural History, and more!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Hackathons and Edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: International Energy Agency share their knowledge and graphics on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons with OpenRefine: looking for test uploads!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Results from 1Lib1Ref May 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: June's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': June 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: CEE Spring 2022 in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: In the middle of new projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: A celebration, a commitment, an edit-a-thon: Know My Name returns for 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Heritage and Wikimedian in Residence
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: FIRST WikiCon Brazil &amp; Three States of GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: Network(ing) effect(s) 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/France report|France report]]: French open content report promotion
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Opening and closing projects in June
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Edit-a-thon with Kino Lumbardhi; DokuTech; CEE Spring 2022 in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: West Coast Wikipedian at Large and Auckland Museum updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Wikipedian in residence in the National Museum in Cracow; The next online meeting within the cycle of monthly editing GLAM meetings; Steps to communicate GLAM partnerships better and involve the Wikimedian community
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: 100 000 memories from the Nordic Museum; Report from the Swedish National Archives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Diversity in GLAM Program
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Featured images and cultural diversity
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Fifty Women Sculptors; Juneteenth Edit-a-thon; Juneteenth Photobooths 2022; Wiknic June 2022; New York Botanical Garden June 2022; LGBT Pride Month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Structured data on Commons editing now possible with OpenRefine 3.6; file uploading with 3.7
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: July's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': July 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Provinces: our main characters
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Brazil holds its National Wiki Conference, and many GLAM partners join
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: A very busy July for Colombian libraries / Un Julio bastante movido para las bibliotecas colombianas 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/France report|France report]]: Wikimedian in residence in Clermont-Ferrand
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: News from Auckland Museum, the West Coast, and New Zealand's thesis repositories
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Edit-a-thon in the National Museum in Cracow, GLAM editing contest on the collection of artworks
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Portugal’s first GLAM-Wiki open access museum project is launched!!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Presentation of GLAM activities at Edu Wiki Camp
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Collections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: GLAM for the Masses
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Wikimania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Wikimania activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: What next for 1Lib1Ref?
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: August's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': August 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign in Albania and Kosovo in 2022 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Introducing Wikidata to the City of Sydney
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: In-person and online activities hosted by Brazil during Wikimania 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Summer in WMEE - from collecting professors´ portraits to new potential co-operations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Coins and paintings by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: 4 Islands Outreach; Digital Clippings; Balinese Wikisource Competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Italian institutions ever closer to Wiki Loves Monuments
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign and Wikivoyage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: West Africa in the Van der Kraaij Photo Collection 1972-1987
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: A Wikipedian at Large
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: The summary of GLAM editing contest and the end of residency at the National Museum in Cracow; Cooperation with Wawel Royal Castle; Hack(art)hon for Zachęta
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Linking Portuguese culture to Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Contemporary Art Edit-a-thon and Wikipedian in residence at the Historical Archive of Negotin
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: 100 000 Bildminnen; Uniforms, images from New Sweden, colonial officers, the map book of Fryderyk Getkant, and more!; Swedish general election 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Culturally diversifying Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Uruguay report|Uruguay report]]: Wikimuseos &amp; editing clubs in Uruguay
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikimania, Meetups and More
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Crisis &amp; GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Tools; Helpdesk; IGO/INGO
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: New tool in development utilizing Structured Data
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Capacity building for Bophana Center
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: September's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': September 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wiki Loves EuroPride in Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Behind the scenes with Australia's Wiki Loves Earth 2022 winner
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Austria report|Austria report]]: A Börthday present for Wikidata - the DACH Culture Contest
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Reopening of Museu Paulista and other news
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/France report|France report]]: Meeting with Prime minister cultural adviser; Residence at the Brittany Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/India report|India report]]: Digitisation of O Bharat, a bilingual biweekly published in Goa from 1912 to 1949
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: GLAM Socialization; Wikistories for GLAM Competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: September month of results and planning
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Wiki Loves Monuments Suriname first edition: 554 photos
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: New Zealand Thesis Project and Te Papa Forget-me-nots
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: The results of GLAM editing contest; GLAM Coordinators Meeting
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: External projects, great results and high level of independence
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Bookfair back on site; Cultural history in High Schools; More identifiers from National Historical Museums of Sweden on Wikidata; Swedish general election 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programm
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Islamic art and global art
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Advocacy and Invention; New Smithsonian WiR; Called to Create; DC Statehood and Home Rule; Annual meeting; Wikipedian in Residence Opportunity at the Pérez Art Museum Miami
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Workshops on tool prioritization and helpdesk
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: View it! tool development update
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: October's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': October 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikimedian in Residence in Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Celebrating Wikidata, and over 400 new Wikipedia pages
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: WLM Brazil, HR &amp; Environment Wikicontest, and GLAM with Atlantic Forest National Institut
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: Chuvash people in WMEE and Photo contest
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: GLAM Talk; Javanese Wikisource Workshop
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Touring Club Italiano: updates and uploads
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: About the Dutch Wiki Loves Fashion 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: TDWG2022 and Molluscs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 selection process in progress; GLAM online meeting on evaluation of ten editions Wiki Loves Monuments in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAMorous October; Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade; CEE Meeting
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Women and architechture
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Program
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Foundation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Asian American Edit-a-thons and More
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: First batch upload; list of tools
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: View it! tool: now with Commons category search!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: AfLIA Wikisource webinar, Wiki Rescues Manuscripts &amp; European GLAMwiki Coordinators meeting
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: November's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': November 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Africa report|Africa report]]: Wiki Loves Africa 2022 Winners &amp; 2022 ISA Drive
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: An event at the National History Museum in Tirana 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: WLM tool, Wiki Takes, New WMB's Strategy, and 2 new GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/India report|India report]]: Two Open Culture films on India's Odia language, made with volunteer labour
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Open GLAM Conference; Sundanese Wikisource Workshop; Minangkabau books digitization
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Video and photo to share the beauty of Italy's heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Linking heritage data at HackaLOD
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Integrating with the BHL, loading natural science specimens and data
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: How Wiki helps to explore and enjoy art &amp; culture; Wiki workshop for the National Museum in Krakow; GLAM online meeting on ideas for 2023; Wiki Loves Monuments 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikipedian in residence at Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade and National Museum of Zrenjanin
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Wikipedian in Residence at Musikverket; Women and architecture; Gymnasiearbete; New uploads from the Swedish National Archives; WLM winners; Images of Äpplet
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Program
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Foundation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Uruguay report|Uruguay report]]: Let's GLAM Together in Uruguay: Help us organize the GLAM Wiki Conference 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: WikiConference North America 2022; Punk Wikipedia Edit-a-thon; Kensho Technologies Impact-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: We need your opinion: GLAM Wiki Conference 2023 &amp; Your Favorite Tools
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Survey: your favorite tools
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: December's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2022 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Ongoing projects with open culture
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: A YEAR in REarVIEW! 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Denmark report|Denmark report]]: Edit-a-thon on contemporary Danish artists from the former Yugoslavia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/India report|India report]]: CIS-A2K launches GLAM projects in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Digitalization in Deli Serdang and Yogyakarta; #1Lib1Ref Workshop; Structured Data Marathon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Museo Egizio - collection import
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: The Great Macron War, Critter of the Week, and West Couast Wikisource
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Nigeria report|Nigeria report]]: WikiLovesLibraries Nigeria:An initiative beyond 1Lib1Ref for Librarians in Nigeria
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: The first European GLAM Coordinators online meet-up; New articles on the collection of Wawel Royal Castle; Results of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Wikibase in social sciences and Public Domain Day celebrations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Wikidata Birthday and ongoing projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Musikverket; Media literacy graphics; Reports for project and to project partners
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme: look back to 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Uganda report|Uganda report]]: GLAM in Uganda 2022
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili project year in review
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: International Volunteer Day; ICP x Art + Feminism
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Introducing Wiki Loves Living Heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Helpdesk; IGO/INGO
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: View it!: New FULL version is ready to launch
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: GLAM-Wiki Con 2023, DPLA's new Sloan Foundation funding, and more
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2022/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': January 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikipedia Birthday in Tirana, Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: DESINGEL arts centre and Wikimedia platforms
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Open Midiateca: Licensing and analysis of collections of Midiateca Capixaba
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Let's celebrate public domain day 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Photo walks for Wiki Loves Monuments and rephotography
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Public Domain Day in Indonesia; #1Lib1Ref Campaign and Workshop
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Wikimedia Italy's calls for free knowledge
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Opening old books at Maastricht University
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: GLAM stepping into 2023; New “did you know” articles on the collection of Wawel Royal Castle
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: #1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Tekniska museet makes 3000 polar images available on Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: National Trust and cultural diversity
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Effie Kapsalis remembered; Mathematicians + Wikipedia; Wikipedia Day 2023; San Diego meetup
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Report of survey about Wikimedia content partnerships tools
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: View it! Editing Functionality: Final Update!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: February's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': February 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: I Edit Wikipedia Online Campaign 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Public Domain Day Belgium 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: GLAM-Wiki initiatives in Brazil spark academic investigation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: Activities during first two months of 2023 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Launching of Wikisource Loves Manuscripts; Bincang GLAM continues
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: New project and collaboration in February
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: I Edit Wikipedia Online Campaign 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Wikidata and the Biodiversity Heritage Library, Wellington WikiCon 2023 and Auckland Museum local suburb project funding
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: The European GLAM Coordinators online meet-up; GLAM-Wiki workshop at the Wawel Royal Castle State Art Collection; Wikimedians-in-residence online meet up
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: 100 000 Bildminnen; Report from The Association of Swedish Museums; Wikipedia for all of Sweden; ArkDes edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: In Memoriam Jo Pugh / Cultural Diversity
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Black History Month and More
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: Wiki Loves Living Heritage launches 17 March 1pm UTC
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Gender, language, and living heritage events in collaboration with affiliates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: March's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': March 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: WikiGap Tirana 2023, Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Starting the year at WMAR
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Know My Name edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Australia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wiki Loves Pará, Women's month and a huge upload for biologists
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Estonia report|Estonia report]]: From Ruhnu to Vääna a.k.a. Winterspring in WMEE
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/France report|France report]]: Residency at the Brittany Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Javanese Wikisource Competition; 5 More Bincang GLAMs; GLAM Socialization to University of Sriwijaya
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: GLAM Spring
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon in Istog
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Auckland War Memorial Museum Local Suburb Project updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: GLAM meet-ups, Wikiresidencies and GLAM partners contributiong to editing contest
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAM in March
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Photo memories from three industrial towns; Update from the archives; ArkDes edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Khalili Foundation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Projects and activities in March
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Mismatch Finder: Resolving Mismatches in Wikidata’s 100 Million Items
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: The Ethics of Open Sharing
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: April's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': April 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: International Roma Day Edit-a-thon in Albania, 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: &quot;Every Book its Public&quot; Campaign and Strategic Committee on Libraries
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: What's new at GLAM in the Czech Republic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: GLAM Mini Grants; Structured Data Marathon VIII; Wikisource Online Workshop
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Bridges between Wikimedia and culture
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: BHL Whitepaper and outreach for Citizen Science Month and WeDigBio, Auckland Museum suburbs project update, New Zealand Women in Architecture Wikidata Project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Another meeting of EU GLAM Coordinators; Guided tours for Wikipedians in museums in Krakow; Presentation on Art in Wikipedia; Online training on the basics of copyright law; Polish monuments among the top winners of WLM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: ISOF workshop; More articles from students; SAAB veterans shared their knowledge during metadata edit-a-thon; ArkDes edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Democratising knowledge and cultural diversity
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Into the Wikiverse; Earth Day 2023 Bushwick
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Wikipedia day pitches by FAO and IEA
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: Activities are starting!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Biodiversity Heritage Library whitepaper and the #1Lib1Ref campaign
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: May's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': May 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/From the team|From the team]]: E-mail account issue
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Summer of Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon in Shëngjin, Albania, 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Improving Wikipedia pages about Australian women filmmakers at ACMI
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: First GLAM-Wiki partnership from Pará
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Adding authority control templates with Pywikibot
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/India report|India report]]: Digitization of Behar Herald starts in Patna
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Wikisource Workshop in Madura; Outreach to Bandung; Indonesian Wikisource Competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Open access from North to South
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Summer of Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon and Auckland suburb updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Philippines report|Philippines report]]: Wikisource promotion at UNC Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Air travel and city streets
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Uganda report|Uganda report]]: These last few months in Uganda
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Promoting cultural diversity on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: A Spotlight on Black Women Birders; DC Nobel Solution Sessions; Women of Color in the Renwick Gallery; Anthropology and Community Connections; SAGE edit-a-thon; WikiWednesday Salon; Into the Wikiverse: AANHPIs in Science Fiction and Pop Culture; Queering Wikipedia 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Help Wikimedia Map Your Efforts to Improve Copyright!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/GLAM Wiki conference report|GLAM Wiki conference report]]: GLAM Wiki Conference 2023: Announcing the venue &amp; scholarship application process open
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: Photo contests
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: WILMA, DPLA + SDAW, and BHL whitepaper updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: June's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': June 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: CEE Spring Campaign 2023, Albania and Kosovo 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Asia report|Asia report]]: Donation of images from the National Centre for Biological Sciences
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Native Brazilian photographer wins Wiki Loves Folklore Brazil 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: Half done in 2023 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Museum tour, WLM, handouts and image donation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/India report|India report]]: Wiki Exploration Programme GLAM activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Conclusion of Mini Grants; Second #1Lib1Ref Campaign; Wikisource Workshop in Bali
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: TCI and Turin Academy of Science
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: CEE Spring Campaign 2023, Albania and Kosovo 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: A new book, new Wikipedia articles, videos and further images on Africa
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Report on the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Conference 2023 and Auckland suburb updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Philippines report|Philippines report]]: GLAM outreach activity at University of Nueva Caceres: Digitization, workshops and proofread-a-thons as future collaboration
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: GLAM-Wiki workshops for the Czartoryski Library; Work on the GLAM-Wiki Project Page Continues; End of Internship within the &quot;Praktykuj w Kulturze&quot; Program
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Knowledge overview; Almedalen week
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programm
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Cultural diversity
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: WikiWednesday returns to Manhattan; Wikimedia NYC and Art+Feminism; WikiConference North America 2023; GLAM Wiki 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Flickr Foundation and Wikimedia Foundation partner to build Flickypedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/GLAM Wiki conference report|GLAM Wiki conference report]]: The call for proposals is now open for the GLAM Wiki Conference
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: July's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': July 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wiki Photowalk Albania and Kosovo, 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: First batch of a big upload
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Where's The Source? Adding Citations to Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Two new GLAM-wiki partnerships and Three large uploads
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/France report|France report]]: New milestone reached: already 500 portraits of geographers uploaded on Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/India report|India report]]: Open Knowledge Fellowship by Heritage Lab and Wikibase set foot in India
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Videos and filmmakers of Africa, Open Churches Photochallenge and Wiki goes Caribbean meet-up in Dutch National Archive
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: EU GLAM Coordinators; WikiMatejko; Polona; internship program 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikipedian in residence raises the standards
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Roads, Kingdoms and Assassins
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: WikiWednesday Salon; New York Botanical Garden; Meetup San Diego
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: Join Wiki Loves Living Heritage at Wikimania!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: WiLMa updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: August's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': August 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Highlights on Wikimania 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Armenia report|Armenia report]]: Wikimedia Armenia GLAM projects in August
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Activities in Belgium September-December 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: 4 new GLAM-Wiki partnerships and uploads from several institutions
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: Wiki-Wednesdays: Digital Literacy for GLAM workers 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Summer does not stop the wiki collaborations
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: The Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos in Albania and Kosovo; Wiki Loves Earth in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Public sculpture photo trail: documenting Auckland sculptures in Wikidata; Aotearoa's Wikimedia Laureate
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Presentation for school librarians at Wikiteka, Ongoing projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: A month in the shine of Wikidata and new cooperation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Showcasing collaboration with the Nordic Museum at Wikimania 2023; Working with Swedish folk high schools
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programm
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Islamic art exhibitions and heritage innovation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Great North American Wiknic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Wikidocumentaries to import images from the web to Structured Data on Commons – a Google Summer of Code project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Hub updates at Wikimania 2023; Supporting Wiki Loves Monuments teams
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Open call: OpenRefine-Wikimedia train-the-trainer course, November 2023-April 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: Looking back, looking ahead
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/WREN at Wikimania report|WREN at Wikimania report]]: Wikimedians in Residence Exchange Network at Wikimania Singapore
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: September's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': September 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Disseminating open culture
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Amazonia on Wiki
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Wikidata and the editing of Ibero-American scientific journals
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/France report|France report]]: Celebrating Rugby Herstory and History in Toulouse; Les Lorraines sans pages
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/India report|India report]]: Wikimedia Commons Contest connects Pune citizens with the rivers Mula &amp; Mutha
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: 10,000 institutions on the Wikimedia projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: West Coast Wikipedian at Large
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: GLAM-Wiki educational activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: With multiple events, September was a busy month for Wikimedia Portugal 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Wikipedia in education; Continuation at Swedish folk high schools; Wikipedians at the Bookfair
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: A new WIR and a very old book
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikimedia New York City Election 2023; San Diego/September 2023; Climate Change and Food Safety
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: OpenRefine and Wikimedia Commons: train the trainer course participants and two surveys
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: European photo contest finalists, Local Contexts Wikiproject at GLAMhack
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Wikisource Loves Manuscripts, ICOM outreach, Flickr Foundation partnership, OpenRefine adoption, new sources in The Wikipedia Library, Image Description Month events, and the GLAM Wiki Conference
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: October's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': October 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Celebrating Wikipedia's 20th Birthday in Albanian Language
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Content, resources and platforms for open access!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: October Report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wiki Loves Monuments Brasil 2023 and Open Midiateca
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Open Access Week and Wikidata; Opening Culture and Heritage training
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Côte d'Ivoire report|Côte d'Ivoire report]]: Wikimedia Côte d'Ivoire and Apsid-ci collaboration for Glam
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: Looong summer is over 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Great first results in State Regional Archives and Wikiresident Group coworking
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Ireland report|Ireland report]]: Wikimedia Community Ireland Host WikiWomen Partner Meeting at Dublin's historical Port
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Results of funded projects within Call GLAM 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Wiki Loves Fashion in the Netherlands
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Biodiversity Information Standards Conference 2023 (TDWG2023) and the Entomological Collection Network Meeting (ECN2023) 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: WikiMatejko, Internships, Open Heritage, folk costumes
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Open Access Week celebrations and an edit-a-thon to increase the visibility of black lusophone communities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Dynamic October in Serbia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/South Africa report|South Africa report]]: Edit-a-thon for Librarians at the annual Library and Information Association of South Africa 2023 Conference
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Wikipedia for all of Sweden; Museums and Wikidata – why and how?; Photo memories from Stockholm and Rome; Negotiating Knowledge on Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programm
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Good omens for a rosy future
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women in Environmental Justice; October WikiSalon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: AvoinGLAM joins the long-awaited GLAM Wiki 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Let's Connect
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: Learning and sharing
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report|Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report]]: The Wikimedia and Libraries AI Salons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: November's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': November 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Three-months of Wikimedian in Residence at the Qemal Baholli Public Library in Albania 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: New partners in Rio and GLAM WikiCon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: WCNA 2023: an key event for North American users
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Wiki GLAM Conf and Bogotá Libraries Meeting
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/France report|France report]]: Edit-a-thon Le retour de la momie
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Record edition of Wiki Loves Monuments in Italy
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Share your Data course, history month, REBOOT! and Dutch Public Domain Day event
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Summer students at Auckland Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: GLAM-Wiki Conference, WikiMatejko
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Catalan culture and showcasing Wikimedia on both side of the Atlantic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikipedians in Residence, GLAM Wiki Conference
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: National Historical Museums of Sweden contributions; Photo memories from all over the world engage the community; Museum of medieval photo safari
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Fifty article milestone
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: AvoinGLAM at GLAM Wiki 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: 3,000 medical images on Wikimedia Commons through the Helpdesk
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: 2023 Living Heritage elements are added to Wiki Loves Living Heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: December's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2023 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wiki Loves EuroPride in Albania 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina report|Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina report]]: A year in review ...
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: 2023 in review 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Wiki-residents establishing meeting took place in December
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Go-ahead for Wikidata Project of GLAM institutions from Baden-Württemberg
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: WLM Local winners and funds for 2024 GLAM projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Auckland Museum summer updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: Intense end to a year of GLAM-Wiki activities in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Photo memories project concludes; Sörmlands museum passes 1000 uploads to Wikimedia Commons; Wikimedian in Residence supports an upload of music content; Subject terms from Queerlit; Wikidata for authority control: 3 years of work
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Program
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: 2023 in Review
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: WikiConference North America 2023; TSU and USF; Philadelphia WikiSalon; Wikimedia DC Annual Membership Meeting; Wikipedia Editing 101 for All; NYC Hacking Night; Upstate NY workshop; Wikiquote She Said Project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Wiki Loves Living Heritage report|Wiki Loves Living Heritage report]]: Thank you for making Wiki Loves Living Heritage happen!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Updates and invitation to test the Commons Impact Metrics prototype 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2023/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': January 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikipedia Day in Albania 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: First international public domain day celebration in Europe coming up on March 7
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: A legal infrastructure for sharing public collections in Brazil: the case of Midiateca Capixaba
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: January '24: Institute of Physics photos and Free culture discussion
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Finland report|Finland report]]: Photographing at the second half of 2023
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/India report|India report]]: Documenting ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) Museums in Bihar
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Public Domain Day &amp; Monumental Moments
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large, and Auckland Museum updates
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: An update on the Wikimatejko editing action and an invitation to the international community to join the action
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Unveiling Catrapilha: A ReacTive approach to GLAM content import
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Freedom of Panorama in Sweden
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Indonesian praise for an Ottoman photograph of Arabia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikipedia Day 2024; edit-a-thon; meetups
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Events! Events!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: New OpenRefine documentation for Wikimedia Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: WiLMa Updates, OpenRefine training, Biodiversity, and Librarians
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: February's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': February 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: One village, One article in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: On tour
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: News from Rio de Janeiro
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/France report|France report]]: Open Content Observatory letter
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Antarctic Writing Month and GLAM call
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: One Village, One Article Campaign
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: WikiProject Te Papa Research Expeditions, wrapping up the Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau local histories project, and the Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: WikiMatejko editing action; The eighth European GLAM Wiki coordinators meet up
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: SMALL GLAM SLAM Pilot 1 Rapid Grant
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: Working life museums
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: National Trust, Leeds 2023, and Khalili Foundation
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Hacking Night; Seattle Meetups; Denver Huddle; Wikipedia Day LA; San Diego/February 2024; Supreme Court visit
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group February Monthly Highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Working with catalogues: a Wikidata volunteer’s perspective
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Updates on OpenRefine training and Wikisource Loves manuscripts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: March's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': March 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: WikiGap Tirana 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Art+Feminism in Australia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Belgian Public domain day and Wiki Loves Heritage awards on March 7
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: A GLAM focus on Rio de Janeiro; Archivos en vigília
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Making the public domain visible on Wikidata; In Colombia Women are historical
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: GLAM call winner projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: GLAMorousToHTML - a tool to list Wikipedia articles that include images from a given Commons category
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Update on Wikidata:WikiProject Te Papa research expeditions and the Wikipedian at Large
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland in March
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: More photo memories – and the community is helping out; Yearly student project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: A small problem with the Ottoman Empire
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: GLAM CSI and WikiPortraits launch and more meetups
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group March monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: GLAMorousToHTML - a tool to list Wikipedia articles that include images from a given Commons category
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: WikiLearn course for OpenRefine on Wikimedia Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Learn to upload to Commons with OpenRefine and get up to date on the International Museum Day, GLAM CSI, WiLMa Network, and WikiWorkshop
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: April's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': April 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: International Roma Day Editathon in Albania and Kosovo, 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: New images from Central Australia on Wikimedia Commons, Library Science WikiProject students edit Wikipedia &amp; 1Lib1Ref in Australia and New Zealand 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wiki Library Month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: 2023 became a promissing year for wiki-residents and partnerships in CR
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: International Roma Day Editathon in Albania and Kosovo, 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Informal GLAM hack session
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Te Papa research expeditions and the Wikipedian at Large 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: Climate Changes and GLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland in April
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: SMALL GLAM SLAM
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Sweden report|Sweden report]]: 100 000 bildminnen; Metabase
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Heaven on Earth at last?
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group April monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: AI Sauna quick reflection
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: OpenRefine online courses in more languages, and certified trainers
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: OpenRefine course in three more languages and International Museum Day challenges
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: May's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': May 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Summer of Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon in Kruja; Traditional Albanian food photography competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Open licensing guide from Midiateca Capixaba; Activities in Rio de Janeiro; First batch from LabDOC; New batch from NeuroMat; Hercule Florence photowalk
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: International discussion on the role of media and new GLAM partnership on the horizon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/India report|India report]]: Digitization concludes for Behar Herald and a digitization workshop held for libraries in Maharashtra
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Summer of Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon in Kruja &amp; Traditional Albanian food photography competition
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: WikiconNL 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon, Wikidata Te Papa research expeditions project and 1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland in May
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: The Search for the Lost Manuscripts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Our first Igbo language article
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: Article campaigns for Ukrainian librarians, partnership with a national library
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: WikiPortraits &amp; Edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group May monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/GLAM Wiki Meta pages revamp|GLAM Wiki Meta pages revamp]]: GLAM Wiki Meta pages kicking off the Working Group
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Introducing Alice Kibombo, a new dataset, and more
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: June's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': June 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wiki Loves Living Heritage in Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Partner Project between Wikimedia Australia, the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI) and the School of Information and Communication Studies at Charles Sturt University (CSU SICS)
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wiki Loves Mato Grosso
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: GLAM digital with the August Bebel Institute - &quot;Wiki Loves Democracy Part III&quot; and new GLAM-on-Tour-Film released
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: 2024 Half-a-year in Review
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Open science conference and Wikimedians in Sicily
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Wiki Loves Earth in Albania &amp; Kosovo, 2024 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: WikiProject Te Papa Research Expeditions and WikiProject IBC 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: Climate Changes Edit-a-thons by Wikimedia MKD
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland in June
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: News in GLAM Serbia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Using Wikipedia in interfaith education
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: GLAM CSI user stories feedback requested and US events
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group June monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Bridging Digital Art Practices with Institutional Archives: professional knowledge exchange on digital art archiving
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: 20th Century Press Archives – history in newspaper clippings, made accessible by ZBW and Wikimedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: July's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': July 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: For what matters most for your community 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Mid-term digitization update
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Structuring Wiki Loves Monuments through a Wikidata portal
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: CCA Hosts Inaugural Wiki Edit-a-Thon 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: The flight over the &quot;Rosinenbomber&quot; - drone deployment for Free Knowledge; Kicking off a German-language community of practice for building cultural heritage linked open data with the wikimedia projects
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/India report|India report]]: GLAM partner ventures into 'Digitisation Plus' programs with Wikimedians
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Prompting what's most important - our community in Albania and Kosovo
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: WikiProject International Botanical Congress 2024, a presentation to the Natural History Museum, London &amp; Kew Gardens staff and a Research expeditions edit-a-thon 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Translations galore
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikicurious WikiNYC Civic Hall; San Diego 111; #5WomenArtists campaign
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group July monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: GLAM GLobal meetup &amp; GLAM Global Calls
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/July 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: August's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': August 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Aruba report|Aruba report]]: Vacancy Wikimedian in Residence for Wikipedia on Aruba - Aruba on Wikipedia project
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Technology and biodiversity: “Amazonian Knowledge on Wiki”
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: Colombia in Wikimania Mood
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Cooperation between National Library and Wikimedia CR was presented at Wikimania 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/India report|India report]]: Wikimedians-in-residence assigned to add lexicographical data of 5 endangered languages of West Bengal
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: 10 reasons why the National Library of the Netherlands moved its Wikimedia-related publications from SlideShare to Zenodo, and keeps them on Wikimedia Commons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Looking for Aotearoa's next roving Wikipedian, a Wikidata Te Papa research expeditions publication &amp; the Wikidata WikiProject IBC follow-up workshop 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: An insight of Wkikimedia MKD's 2024 GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Indonesian Featured Article award
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikimania report and meetups
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group August monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Global GLAM Wiki Meetup - Future meetings and outcomes
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: AvoinGLAM at Wikimania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Content Partnerships Hub report|Content Partnerships Hub report]]: Content Partnerships Hub at Wikimania; The Helpdesk; Metabase; UN collaboration day
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/WMF GLAM report|WMF GLAM report]]: Commons Impact Metrics, WikiLibCon25, and WikiConference North America
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/August 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: September's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': September 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikimedian in Residence at Elbasan’s Ethnographic Museum in Albania
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: GLAM and communities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Artbank's edit-a-thon for gender equity in Australian visual arts
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Project 'Belgian distilleries as Linked Open Data' completed
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Photowalks for Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 at five corners of Brazil
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/France report|France report]]: 4th edition of the Label Culture Libre
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/India report|India report]]: Digitization at the Museum of Santal Culture, Federation Hall Society Library and Cultural Heritage and Literature in Meghalaya
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Report on the Wikidata WikiProject International Botanical 2024, Conference report for SPNHC-TDWG 2024 and the upcoming New Zealand species edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Wiki Takes Rural Archaeology
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Wiki content in interfaith education
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Banned books and more
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group September monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Global GLAM calls from November: short survey, and register!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: October's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': October 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wiki Loves Monuments in Albania and Kosovo, 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Amazon holotypes: how the species were discovered
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: FIMS Graduate Library Wiki Club Lunch &amp; Learn
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Colombia report|Colombia report]]: ¿Por qué y para qué usar Wikidata en Colombia? / Why and for what purpose should Wikidata be used in Colombia?
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Empowering Italian GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Edit-a-thon at the City Museum of Mitrovica
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Latvia report|Latvia report]]: Wikidata Workshop 2024: National Library of Latvia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Highlights from the Third Wiki Loves Fashion Campaign in the Netherlands
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Auckland Museum Wikimedian in Residence, Te Maori edit-a-thons &amp; NZ Species edit-a-thons
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: WIKIMEDIA MKD's successful GLAM programme!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: General Archive of the Palace
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Memory of the World baseline
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: October meetups
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group October monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: European encounters
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Memory of the World report|Memory of the World report]]: Baseline report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Wikidata's 12th birthday celebration
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: November's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': November 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Minigrant and Photowalk Projects in Albania 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Winners of WLM 2024 Brazil
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Canada report|Canada report]]: WikiConvention francophone 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: deGrowth in N0vember
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: Visual memory presented with collections of East Bohemia Museum in Hradec Kralove
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/India report|India report]]: Digitization starts at Rammohun Library and Free Reading Room
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Wrap up the nine projects funded by 2024 GLAM call and Italian Wikidata Days
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: NZ Species Editathon, OEGlobal 2024 and Auckland Museum's Summer Students
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Summary of Wikidata Days 2024: Librarians don’t need hammers, they need Wikidata
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/UAE report|UAE report]]: Highlighting the Impact of Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 in UAE
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Wikimedia UAE and Librarians report|Wikimedia UAE and Librarians report]]: Empowering Knowledge: Librarians and Wikimedia at DILC 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Middle-Eastern history and interfaith education
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: November meetings
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group November monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Winter Festival
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Memory of the World report|Memory of the World report]]: Wikidata and Wikipedia improvements
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/November 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: December's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': December 2024 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: The Patrolling Edit-a-thon in Albania and Kosovo, 2024 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Last activities of 2024
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Catrapilha in action: Uploading the Porto Alegre image feed
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/India report|India report]]: Living GLAM project on Santali culture continues in West Bengal
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: From SlideShare to Zenodo &amp; How Dutch Wikipedia uses the Digital Library for Dutch Literature
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Wikdata module, Auckland Museum student progress, and the Wikipedian at Large
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Nigeria report|Nigeria report]]: Digitization of Heritage Archives in Nigeria
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: Conference for GLAM employees in Skopje
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Wikimedia Portugal and Wiki Editoras Lx Collaborate on a Wiki GLAM, Culture, and Heritage Conference for 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: 2024 in review
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: December meetings
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Public Domain Day report|Public Domain Day report]]: Public Domain Day 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group December monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Memory of the World report|Memory of the World report]]: Ways forward
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2024/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: January's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': January 2025 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Africa report|Africa report]]: Guinea-Bissau Heritage from Commons to the World
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikimedian in Residence at the Qemal Baholli Public Library in Elbasan (October - December 2024)
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Aruba report|Aruba report]]: Wikipedia on Aruba project has officially begun!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wiki Loves Maranhão
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: Exploring Wikidata &amp; Building Community for Cultural Heritage Professionals
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: Celebrating Public Domain Day 2025 in Indonesia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: New Wikimedia Italia Grant for GLAMs
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: 3 Million Dutch Cultural Heritage Images in Commons &amp; 400,000 RCE images now in higher resolution &amp; Usage of DBNL in Dutch Wikipedia articles
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Student led Edit-a-thon
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: GLAM-Wiki 2024 in Poland: Achievements, Collaborations, and Impact
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Wikimedia Serbia: Advancing GLAM collaborations and digital heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Cairo Geniza
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Wikipedia Day
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group January monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Special story|Special story]]: Join the Global GLAM Call – Tuesday, February 11th, 13:30 UTC!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Memory of the World report|Memory of the World report]]: To the front page!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Wikidata at WikiLibCon 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/January 2025/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: February's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': February 2025 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Celebrating the English Wikipedia’s Birthday in Albania!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Belgium Public Domain Day and Dance Heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Wiki and COP30 in the Amazon rainforest
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Germany report|Germany report]]: GLAM digital and seminar on Jewish life 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: GLAM call and Progetto cultura
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: [GLAM metrics] Usage of Delpher in Dutch Wikipedia articles
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Wikipedia podcast episode, Trilepidea newsletter article, and the Wikipedian at Large 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: Wikimedia MKD GLAM program for 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Swiss GLAM Programme
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Islamic and Jewish history
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: GLAM news from Ukraine – events for libraries, #1Lib1Ref, launch of a larger GLAM product 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: February meetings
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group February monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/AvoinGLAM report|AvoinGLAM report]]: Connecting Media Art Archives
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Memory of the World report|Memory of the World report]]: 5.1 million image views
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Wikidata report|Wikidata report]]: Wikidata event: Data Reuse Days 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Wikisource report|Wikisource report]]: Wikisource Conference 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report|Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report]]: Wikimedia + Libraries International Convention 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2025/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: March's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': March 2025 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: WikiGap in Albania 2025, and essential initiatives for free knowledge
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Argentina report|Argentina report]]: Archives and Human Rights activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: International Women's Day, Wikipedia officially recognised as Digital Public Good and invitation for the General Assembly
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Every Book Its Reader is coming
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: New Horizons of Czech GLAM Partnerships in 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/France report|France report]]: Archivist Forum 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Ten winners of Wikimedia Italia 2025 GLAM call
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: International Womensday; New Wikimedian in Residence at Maastricht University
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: What's on at Auckland Museum, and International Women's Day at University of Otago 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Nigeria report|Nigeria report]]: GLAM in Africa, a Nigerian narrative in knowledge decolonization a case study of Benin City
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: Switzerland report
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Gold in Bengali and Diversity in Arabic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: Women's History month
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group March monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Memory of the World report|Memory of the World report]]: Manuscripts of Mali
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report|Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report]]: Creating an OpenRefine Wikimedia Group
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: April's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': April 2025 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Wikipedia Event for International Roma Day 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Australia report|Australia report]]: Highlighting Feminist and women's histories and a Wiki Day at the South Australian Museum
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Catalan areas report|Catalan areas report]]: Campaign to document the 2025 Falla monuments in Valencia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: Wikidata and Research
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Netherlands report|Netherlands report]]: Open Collection Highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Women in Architecture, BHL, and the Commons Workflow
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Nigeria report|Nigeria report]]: Strengthening Cultural Heritage through Partnerships and Knowledge Sharing: Insights from World Heritage Day in Nigeria
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Macedonia report|North Macedonia report]]: Wikimedia MKD's new GLAM collaborations and activities 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Portugal report|Portugal report]]: Scholarships and Call for Sessions Proposals for GLAM Wiki 2025 will open soon: Stay tuned!
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: GLAM Highlights from Serbia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: FemNetzCon 2025; GLAM Meeting Biel/Bienne; Digi Archive
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: Mapping Museums / Art in Arabic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: April meetings
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group April monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Memory of the World report|Memory of the World report]]: Surging forward in Spanish and Arabic
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2025/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: May's GLAM events

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== ''This Month in GLAM'': May 2025 ==

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* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Albania report|Albania report]]: Enhancing the LGBTQ+ content in Albanian Wikipedia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Belgium report|Belgium report]]: Belgium Public Domain Day and Dance Heritage
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Brazil report|Brazil report]]: Video resource on Wikimedia Brasil and Casa de Oswaldo Cruz Partnership Released
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Croatia report|Croatia report]]: SPRINGing back activities
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Czech Republic report|Czech Republic report]]: National Library of the CR events and important guests
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Europe report|Europe report]]: DARIAH DHwiki WG coming activity 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/India report|India report]]: GLAM project starts with Nanda Talukdar Foundation at Jorhat, Assam
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Indonesia report|Indonesia report]]: GLAM Wiki Month 2025 in Indonesia
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Italy report|Italy report]]: From charts to concrete
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Kosovo report|Kosovo report]]: Traditional Albanian Food Photography Competition 2025
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/New Zealand report|New Zealand report]]: Update from Auckland Museum; Let the Wikifying Commence; Listful Thinking 
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Nigeria report|Nigeria report]]: Architectural Folklore Campaign Series
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Poland report|Poland report]]: What's up in GLAM in Poland
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Serbia report|Serbia report]]: Celebrating Museums and strengthening #1Lib1Ref connections
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Spain report|Spain report]]: Some news from Spain
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Switzerland report|Switzerland report]]: International Museum Day 2025; CoCreation PTT-Archive; Scoring Girls
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/UK report|UK report]]: The 18th language
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Ukraine report|Ukraine report]]: Spring GLAM news from Ukraine – first major survey for GLAM institutions &amp; yet another successful #1Lib1Ref
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/USA report|USA report]]: May meetings
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Biodiversity Heritage Library report|Biodiversity Heritage Library report]]: BHL-Wiki Working Group May monthly highlights
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Memory of the World report|Memory of the World report]]: Preparing the data upload
* [[outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/May 2025/Contents/Events|Calendar]]: June's GLAM events

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== Tech News: 2023-02 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/02|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* You can use tags to filter edits in the recent changes feed or on your watchlist. You can now use tags to filter out edits you don't want to see. Previously you could only use tags to focus on the edits with those tags. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174349]
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere|Special:WhatLinksHere]] shows all pages that link to a specific page. There is now a [https://wlh.toolforge.org prototype] for how to sort those pages alphabetically. You can see the discussion in the [[phab:T4306|Phabricator ticket]].
* You can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Thanks|thanks]] function on your watchlist and the user contribution page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T51541]
* A wiki page can be moved to give it a new name. You can now get a dropdown menu with common reasons when you move a page. This is so you don't have to write the explanation every time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T325257]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Matrix.org|Matrix]] is a chat tool. You can now use &lt;code&gt;matrix:&lt;/code&gt; to create Matrix links on wiki pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326021]
* You can filter out translations when you look at the recent changes on multilingual wikis. This didn't hide translation pages. You can now also hide subpages which are translation pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233493]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|Realtime preview for wikitext]] is a tool which lets editors preview the page when they edit wikitext. It will be enabled for all users of the 2010 wikitext editor. You will find it in the editor toolbar.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2023-01-10|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s5.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2023-01-12|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s6.dblist targeted wikis]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-10|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-11|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-12|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|Tech news]]''' prepared by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers|Tech News writers]] and posted by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|bot]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute|Contribute]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/02|Translate]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Tech|Get help]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Talk:Tech/News|Give feedback]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Tech ambassadors|Subscribe or unsubscribe]].''
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== Tech News: 2023-03 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The URLs in &quot;{{int:last}}&quot; links on page history now contain &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;diff=prev&amp;oldid=[revision ID]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in place of &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;diff=[revision ID]&amp;oldid=[revision ID]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. This is to fix a problem with links pointing to incorrect diffs when history was filtered by a tag. Some user scripts may break as a result of this change. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T243569]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-17|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-18|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-19|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Some [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability|changes to the appearance of talk pages]] have only been available on &lt;code&gt;{{ns:1}}:&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;{{ns:3}}:&lt;/code&gt; namespaces.  These will be extended to other talk namespaces, such as &lt;code&gt;{{ns:5}}:&lt;/code&gt;.  They will continue to be unavailable in non-talk namespaces, including &lt;code&gt;{{ns:4}}:&lt;/code&gt; pages (e.g., at the Village Pump).  You can [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|change your preferences]] ([[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]]). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T325417]
*On Wikisources, when an image is zoomed or panned in the Page: namespace, the same zoom and pan settings will be remembered for all Page: namespace pages that are linked to a particular Index: namespace page. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/ProofreadPage/+/868841]
* The Vector 2022 skin will become the default for the English Wikipedia desktop users. The change will take place on January 18 at 15:00 UTC. [[:en:w:Wikipedia:Vector 2022|Learn more]].

'''Future changes'''
* The 2023 edition of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023|Community Wishlist Survey]], which invites contributors to make technical proposals and vote for tools and improvements, starts next week on 23 January 2023 at 18:00 UTC. You can start drafting your proposals in [[m:Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|the CWS sandbox]].

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== Tech News: 2023-04 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, for ~15 minutes, all wikis were unreachable for logged-in users and non-cached pages. This was caused by a timing issue. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-01-17_MediaWiki]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.20|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-24|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-25|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-26|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* If you have the Beta Feature for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project|DiscussionTools]] enabled, the appearance of talk pages will add more information about discussion activity. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/Usability#Status][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T317907]
* The 2023 edition of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023|Community Wishlist Survey]] (CWS), which invites contributors to make technical proposals and vote for tools and improvements, starts on Monday 23 January 2023 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1674496814 18:00 UTC]. 

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== Tech News: 2023-05 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, for ~15 minutes, some users were unable to log in or edit pages. This was caused by a problem with session storage. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-01-24_sessionstore_quorum_issues]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.21|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-31|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Wikis that use localized numbering schemes for references need to add new CSS. This will help to show citation numbers the same way in all reading and editing modes. If your wiki would prefer to do it yourselves, please see the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Cite CSS|details and example CSS to copy from]], and also add your wiki to the list. Otherwise, the developers will directly help out starting the week of February 5.

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== Tech News: 2023-06 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* In the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Vector 2022 skin]], logged-out users using the full-width toggle will be able to see the setting of their choice even after refreshing pages or opening new ones. This only applies to wikis where Vector 2022 is the default. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321498]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.22|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Previously, we announced when some wikis would be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. These switches will not be announced any more, as the read-only time has become non-significant. Switches will continue to happen at 7AM UTC on Tuesdays and Thursdays. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T292543#8568433]
* Across all the wikis, in the Vector 2022 skin, logged-in users will see the page-related links such as &quot;What links here&quot; in a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements/Features/Page_tools|new side menu]]. It will be displayed on the other side of the screen. This change had previously been made on Czech, English, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328692]
*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023|Community Wishlist Survey 2023]] will stop receiving new proposals on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1675706431 Monday, 6 February 2023, at 18:00 UTC]. Proposers should complete any edits by then, to give time for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey/Help_us|translations]] and review. Voting will begin on Friday, 10 February.

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadgets and user scripts will be changing to load on desktop and mobile sites. Previously they would only load on the desktop site. It is recommended that wiki administrators audit the [[MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition|gadget definitions]] prior to this change, and add &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;skins=…&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for any gadgets which should not load on mobile. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328610 More details are available].

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== Tech News: 2023-07 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* On wikis where patrolled edits are enabled, changes made to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Communities/How to configure the mentors' list|mentor list]] by autopatrolled mentors are not correctly marked as patrolled. It will be fixed later this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328444]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The Reply tool and other parts of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Mobile|DiscussionTools]] will be deployed for all editors using the mobile site.  You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/Mobile#Status_Updates|read more about this decision]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298060]

'''Future changes'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 1. This is planned for [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1677679222 14:00 UTC]. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328287][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327920][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments]

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== Tech News: 2023-08 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, during planned maintenance of Cloud Services, unforeseen complications forced the team to turn off all tools for 2–3 hours to prevent data corruption. Work is ongoing to prevent similar problems in the future. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329535] 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-21|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-22|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-23|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
*The voting phase for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023|Community Wishlist Survey 2023]] ends on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1677261621 24 February at 18:00 UTC]. The results of the survey will be announced on 28 February.

'''Future changes'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 1. This is planned for [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1677679222 14:00 UTC]. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328287][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327920][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments]

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== Tech News: 2023-09 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, in some areas of the world, there were problems with loading pages for 20 minutes and saving edits for 55 minutes. These issues were caused by a problem with our caching servers due to unforseen events during a routine maintenance task. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-02-22_wiki_outage][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-02-22_read_only] 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 1. This is planned for [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1677679222 14:00 UTC]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch]

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== Tech News: 2023-10 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The Community Wishlist Survey 2023 edition has been concluded. Community Tech has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Results|published the results]] of the survey and will provide an update on what is next in April 2023.
* On wikis which use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Writing_systems|LanguageConverter]] to handle multiple writing systems, articles which used custom conversion rules in the wikitext (primarily on Chinese Wikipedia) would have these rules applied inconsistently in the table of contents, especially in the Vector 2022 skin. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306862]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* A search system has been added to the [[Special:Preferences|Preferences screen]]. This will let you find different options more easily. Making it work on mobile devices will happen soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313804]

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== Tech News: 2023-11 ==

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'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.27|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-cbk_zamwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cdowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cebwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-chwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-chrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-chywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ckbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-csbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cuwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-itwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304542][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304550] 

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== Tech News: 2023-12 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, some users experienced issues loading image thumbnails. This was due to incorrectly cached images. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331820]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.1|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-21|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-22|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-23|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] A link to the user's [[{{#special:CentralAuth}}]] page will appear on [[{{#special:Contributions}}]] — some user scripts which previously added this link may cause conflicts. This feature request was [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Admins and patrollers/Add link to CentralAuth on Special:Contributions|voted #17 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]].
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The [[{{#special:AbuseFilter}}]] edit window will be resizable and larger by default. This feature request was [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Anti-harassment/Make the AbuseFilter edit window resizable and larger by default|voted #80 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]].
* There will be a new option for Administrators when they are unblocking a user, to add the unblocked user’s user page to their watchlist. This will work both via [[{{#special:Unblock}}]] and via the API. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T257662]

'''Meetings'''
* You can join the next meeting with the Wikipedia mobile apps teams. During the meeting, we will discuss the current features and future roadmap. The meeting will be on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1679677204 24 March at 17:00 (UTC)]. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Office Hours|details and how to join]].

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== Tech News: 2023-13 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]] condition limit was increased from 1000 to 2000. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T309609]
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global AbuseFilter#Locally disabled actions|Some Global AbuseFilter]] actions will no longer apply to local projects. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332521]
* Desktop users are now able to subscribe to talk pages by clicking on the {{int:discussiontools-newtopicssubscription-button-subscribe-label}} link in the {{int:toolbox}} menu. If you subscribe to a talk page, you receive [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications|notifications]] when new topics are started on that talk page. This is separate from putting the page on your watchlist or subscribing to a single discussion. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263821]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.2|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-29|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-30|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* You will be able to choose [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Diffs|visual diffs]] on all [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Page history|history pages]] at the Wiktionaries and Wikipedias. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314588]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The legacy [[mw:Mobile Content Service|Mobile Content Service]] is going away in July 2023. Developers are encouraged to switch to Parsoid or another API before then to ensure service continuity. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/4MVQQTONJT7FJAXNVOFV3WWVVMCHRINE/]

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== Tech News: 2023-14 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The system for automatically creating categories for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Babel|Babel]] extension has had several important changes and fixes. One of them allows you to insert templates for automatic category descriptions on creation, allowing you to categorize the new categories. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T211665][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64714][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170654][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184941][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T33074]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-04|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-05|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-06|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Some older [[w:en:Web browser|Web browsers]] will stop being able to use [[w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] on Wikimedia wikis from this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11. If you have an old web browser on your computer you can try to upgrade to a newer version. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178356]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The deprecated &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;jquery.hoverIntent&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; module has been removed. This module could be used by gadgets and user scripts, to create an artificial delay in how JavaScript responds to a hover event. Gadgets and user scripts should now use jQuery &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;hover()&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; or &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;on()&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; instead. Examples can be found in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/ResourceLoader/Migration_guide_(users)#jquery.hoverIntent|migration guide]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T311194]
* Some of the links in [[{{#special:SpecialPages}}]] will be re-arranged. There will be a clearer separation between links that relate to all users, and links related to your own user account. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333242]
* You will be able to hide the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Replying|Reply button]] in archived discussion pages with a new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__ARCHIVEDTALK__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; magic word.  There will also be a new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.mw-archivedtalk&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; CSS class for hiding the Reply button in individual sections on a page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T249293][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T295553][https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools/+/738221]

'''Future changes'''
* The Vega software that creates data visualizations in pages, such as graphs, will be upgraded to the newest version in the future. Graphs that still use the very old version 1.5 syntax may stop working properly. Most existing uses have been found and updated, but you can help to check, and to update any local documentation. [[phab:T260542|Examples of how to find and fix these graphs are available]]. 

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== Tech News: 2023-15 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] In the visual editor, it is now possible to edit captions of images in galleries without opening the gallery dialog. This feature request was [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Editing/Editable gallery captions in Visual Editor|voted #61 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190224]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] You can now receive notifications when another user edits your user page. See the &quot;{{int:Echo-category-title-edit-user-page}}&quot; option in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo|your Preferences]]. This feature request was [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Anti-harassment/Notifications for user page edits|voted #3 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T3876]

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem with all types of CentralNotice banners still being shown to logged-in users even if they had [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-centralnotice-banners|turned off]] specific banner types. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331671]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-arywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-dawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-dinwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-dsbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-eewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-elwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-emlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-eowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-etwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-euwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-extwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tumwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ffwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fiu_vrowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fjwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-frpwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-frrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-furwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gcrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-glwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-glkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gomwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gotwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-guwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gvwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304551][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308133]

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== Tech News: 2023-16 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* You can now see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer#Show_nearby_articles|nearby articles on a Kartographer map]] with the button for the new feature &quot;{{int:Kartographer-sidebar-nearbybutton}}&quot;. Six wikis have been testing this feature since October. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation/Nearby_articles#Implementation][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334079]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Special:GlobalWatchlist]] page now has links for &quot;{{int:globalwatchlist-markpageseen}}&quot; for each entry. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Notifications, Watchlists and Talk Pages/Button to mark a single change as read in the global watch list|voted #161 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334246]

'''Problems'''
* At Wikimedia Commons, some thumbnails have not been getting replaced correctly after a new version of the image is uploaded. This should be fixed later this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331138][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333042]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] For the last few weeks, some external tools had inconsistent problems with logging-in with OAuth. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332650]

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== Tech News: 2023-17 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The date-selection menu on pages such as [[{{#special:Contributions}}]] will now show year-ranges that are in the current and past decade, instead of the current and future decade. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Miscellaneous/Change year range shown in date selection popup|voted #145 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]].  [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334316]

'''Problems'''
* Due to security issues with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph|Graph extension]], graphs have been disabled in all Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Foundation teams are working to respond to these vulnerabilities. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940]
* For a few days, it was not possible to save some kinds of edits on the mobile version of a wiki. This has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334797][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334799][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334794]

'''Changes later this week'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on April 26. This is planned for [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1682517653 14:00 UTC]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The Editing team plans an A/B test for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability|a usability analysis of the Talk page project]]. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Analysis|planned measurements are available]]. Your wiki [[phab:T332946|may be invited to participate]]. Please suggest improvements to the measurement plan at [[mw:Talk:Talk pages project/Usability|the discussion page]].
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2023-2024|The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input]] until May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023 on Meta-wiki.

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== Tech News: 2023-18 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The content attribution tools [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Who Wrote That?|Who Wrote That?]], [[xtools:authorship|XTools Authorship]], and [[xtools:blame|XTools Blame]] now support the French and Italian Wikipedias. More languages will be added in the near future. This is part of the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Reading/Extend &quot;Who Wrote That?&quot; tool to more wikis|#7 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T243711][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270490][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334891]
* The [[:commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons|Video2commons]] tool has been updated. This fixed several bugs related to YouTube uploads. [https://github.com/toolforge/video2commons/pull/162/commits]
* The [[{{#special:Preferences}}]] page has been redesigned on mobile web. The new design makes it easier to browse the different categories and settings at low screen widths. You can also now access the page via a link in the Settings menu in the mobile web sidebar. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Moderator_Tools/Content_moderation_on_mobile_web/Preferences]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-19 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] When you close an image that is displayed via MediaViewer, it will now return to the wiki page instead of going back in your browser history. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Reading/Return to the article when closing the MediaViewer|voted #65 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T236591]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight|SyntaxHighlight]] extension now supports &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wikitext&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; as a selected language. Old alternatives that were used to highlight wikitext, such as &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;html5&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;moin&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;html+handlebars&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, can now be replaced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T29828]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Creating pages with preloaded text|Preloading text to new pages/sections]] now supports preloading from localized MediaWiki interface messages. [https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Martin_Urbanec_(WMF)?action=edit&amp;section=new&amp;preload=MediaWiki:July Here is an example] at the {{int:project-localized-name-cswiki/en}} that uses &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;preload=MediaWiki:July&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T330337]

'''Problems'''
* Graph Extension update: Foundation developers have completed upgrading the visualization software to Vega5. Existing community graphs based on Vega2 are no longer compatible. Communities need to update local graphs and templates, and shared lua modules like &lt;bdi lang=&quot;de&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[w:de:Modul:Graph]]&lt;/bdi&gt;. The [https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/porting-guide/ Vega Porting guide] provides the most comprehensive detail on migration from Vega2 and [https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Graph:PageViews&amp;action=history here is an example migration]. Vega5 has currently just been enabled on mediawiki.org to provide a test environment for communities. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940#8813922]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.8|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Until now, all new OAuth apps went through manual review. Starting this week, apps using identification-only or basic authorizations will not require review. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T67750]

'''Future changes'''
* During the next year, MediaWiki will stop using IP addresses to identify logged-out users, and will start automatically assigning unique temporary usernames. Read more at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Updates|IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Updates]]. You can [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#What should it look like?|join the discussion]] about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Updates#What will temporary usernames look like?|format of the temporary usernames]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332805]
* There will be an [[:w:en:A/B testing|A/B test]] on 10 Wikipedias where the Vector 2022 skin is the default skin. Half of logged-in desktop users will see an interface where the different parts of the page are more clearly separated. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/2023-05 Zebra9 A/B test|read more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333180][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335972]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] &lt;code&gt;jquery.tipsy&lt;/code&gt; will be removed from the MediaWiki core. This will affect some user scripts. Many lines with &lt;code&gt;.tipsy(&lt;/code&gt; can be commented out. &lt;code&gt;OO.ui.PopupWidget&lt;/code&gt; can be used to keep things working like they are now. You can [[phab:T336019|read more]] and [[:mw:Help:Locating broken scripts|read about how to find broken scripts]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336019]

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== Tech News: 2023-20 ==

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'''Problems'''
* Citations that are automatically generated based on [[d:Q33057|ISBN]] are currently broken. This affects citations made with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide/Citations-Full#Automatic|VisualEditor Automatic tab]], and the use of the citoid API in gadgets and user scripts. Work is ongoing to restore this feature. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336298] 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-gorwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hakwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hawwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hifwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hsbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-htwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-igwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ilowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-inhwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iuwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-jamwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-jvwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308134] 

'''Future changes'''
* There is a recently formed team at the Wikimedia Foundation which will be focusing on experimenting with new tools. Currently they are building [[m:Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Future_Audiences#FA2.2_Conversational_AI|a prototype ChatGPT plugin that allows information generated by ChatGPT to be properly attributed]] to the Wikimedia projects.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadget and userscript developers should replace &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;jquery.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mediawiki.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;jquery.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; library will be removed in ~1 month, and staff developers will run a script to replace any remaining uses at that time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336018]

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== Tech News: 2023-21 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The &quot;recent edits&quot; time period for page watchers is now 30 days. It used to be 180 days. This was a [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Notifications, Watchlists and Talk Pages/Change information about the number of watchers on a page|Community Wishlist Survey proposal]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336250]

'''Changes later this week'''
* An [[mw:special:MyLanguage/Growth/Positive reinforcement#Impact|improved impact module]] will be available at Wikipedias. The impact module is a feature available to newcomers [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature summary#Newcomer homepage|at their personal homepage]]. It will show their number of edits, how many readers their edited pages have, how many thanks they have received and similar things. It is also accessible by accessing Special:Impact. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336203]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.10|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-22 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/22|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Citations can once again be added automatically from ISBNs, thanks to Zotero's ISBN searches. The current data sources are the Library of Congress (United States), the Bibliothèque nationale de France (French National Library), and K10plus ISBN (German repository). Additional data source searches can be [[mw:Citoid/Creating Zotero translators|proposed to Zotero]]. The ISBN labels in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide/Citations-Full#Automatic|VisualEditor Automatic tab]] will reappear later this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336298#8859917]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The page [[{{#special:EditWatchlist}}]] now has &quot;{{int:watchlistedit-normal-check-all}}&quot; options to select all the pages within a namespace. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Notifications, Watchlists and Talk Pages/Watchlist edit - &quot;check all&quot; checkbox|voted #161 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334252]	

'''Problems'''
* For a few days earlier this month, the &quot;Add interlanguage link&quot; item in the Tools menu did not work properly. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337081]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.11|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-31|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* VisualEditor will be switched to a new backend on [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/dblists/small.dblist small] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/dblists/medium.dblist medium] wikis this week. Large wikis will follow in the coming weeks. This is part of the effort to move Parsoid into MediaWiki core. The change should have no noticeable effect on users, but if you experience any slow loading or other strangeness when using VisualEditor, please report it on the phabricator ticket linked here. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320529]

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== Tech News: 2023-23 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:RealMe|RealMe]] extension allows you to mark URLs on your user page as verified for Mastodon and similar software.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] Citation and footnote editing can now be started from the reference list when using the visual editor. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Citations/Allow citations to be edited in the references section with VisualEditor|voted #2 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T54750]
* Previously, clicking on someone else's link to Recent Changes with filters applied within the URL could unintentionally change your preference for &quot;{{int:Rcfilters-group-results-by-page}}&quot;. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202916#8874081]

'''Problems'''
* For a few days last week, some tools and bots returned outdated information due to database replication problems, and may have been down entirely while it was being fixed. These issues have now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337446]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.12|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-06|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-07|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-08|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Bots will no longer be prevented from making edits because of URLs that match the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SpamBlacklist|spam blacklist]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313107]

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== Tech News: 2023-24 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/24|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The content attribution tools [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Who Wrote That?|Who Wrote That?]], [[xtools:authorship|XTools Authorship]], and [[xtools:blame|XTools Blame]] now support the Dutch, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Polish and Portuguese Wikipedias. This was the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Reading/Extend &quot;Who Wrote That?&quot; tool to more wikis|#7 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334891]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Data Across Wikimedia/Search Improvements#Search Preview panel|Search Preview panel]] has been deployed on four Wikipedias (Catalan, Dutch, Hungarian and Norwegian). The panel will show an image related to the article (if existing), the top sections of the article, related images (coming from MediaSearch on Commons), and eventually the sister projects associated with the article. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306341]
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:RealMe#Verifying_a_link_on_non-user_pages|RealMe]] extension now allows administrators to verify URLs for any page, for Mastodon and similar software. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T324937]
* The default project license [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimediaannounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7G6XPWZPQFLZ2JANN3ZX6RT4DVUI3HZQ/ has been officially upgraded] to CC BY-SA 4.0. The software interface messages have been updated. Communities should feel free to start updating any mentions of the old CC BY-SA 3.0 licensing within policies and related documentation pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T319064]

'''Problems'''
* For three days last month, some Wikipedia pages edited with VisualEditor or DiscussionTools had an unintended &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__TOC__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; (or its localized form) added during an edit. There is [[mw:Parsoid/Deployments/T336101_followup|a listing of affected pages sorted by wiki]], that may still need to be fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336101]
* Currently, the &quot;{{int:Visualeditor-dialog-meta-categories-defaultsort-label}}&quot; feature in VisualEditor is broken. Existing &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:...}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; keywords incorrectly appear as missing templates in VisualEditor. Developers are exploring how to fix this. In the meantime, those wishing to edit the default sortkey of a page are advised to switch to source editing. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337398]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Last week, an update to the delete form may have broken some gadgets or user scripts. If you need to manipulate (empty) the reason field, replace &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;#wpReason&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;#wpReason &gt; input&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. See [https://cs.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3AGadget-CleanDeleteReasons.js&amp;diff=22859956&amp;oldid=12794189 an example fix]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337809]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.13|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-13|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-14|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-15|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* VisualEditor will be switched to a new backend on English Wikipedia on Monday, and all other [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/dblists/large.dblist large] wikis on Thursday. The change should have no noticeable effect on users, but if you experience any slow loading or other strangeness when using VisualEditor, please report it on the phabricator ticket linked here. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320529]

'''Future changes'''
* From 5 June to 17 July, the Foundation's [[:mw:Wikimedia Security Team|Security team]] is holding a consultation with contributors regarding a draft policy to govern the use of third-party resources in volunteer-developed gadgets and scripts. Feedback and suggestions are warmly welcome at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Third-party resources policy|Third-party resources policy]] on meta-wiki.

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== Tech News: 2023-25 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Flame graphs are now available in WikimediaDebug. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/JXNQD3EHG5V5QW5UXFDPSHQG4MJ3FWJQ/][https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2023/06/08/flame-graphs-arrive-in-wikimediadebug/]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
* There is now a toolbar search popup in the visual editor. You can trigger it by typing &lt;code&gt;\&lt;/code&gt; or pressing &lt;code&gt;ctrl + shift + p&lt;/code&gt;. It can help you quickly access most tools in the editor. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visual_editor_toolbar_search_feature.png][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T66905]

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== Tech News: 2023-26 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/26|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Action API modules and Special:LinkSearch will now add a trailing &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;/&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to all &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;prop=extlinks&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; responses for bare domains. This is part of the work to remove duplication in the &lt;code&gt;externallinks&lt;/code&gt; database table. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337994]

'''Problems'''
* Last week, search was broken on Commons and Wikidata for 23 hours. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T339810][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-06-18_search_broken_on_wikidata_and_commons]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.15|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-27|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-28|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-29|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Minerva skin now applies more predefined styles to the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.mbox-text&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; CSS class. This enables support for mbox templates that use divs instead of tables. Please make sure that the new styles won't affect other templates in your wiki. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/skins/MinervaNeue/+/930901/][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T339040]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadgets will now load on both desktop and mobile by default. Previously, gadgets loaded only on desktop by default. Changing this default using the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;|targets=&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; parameter is also deprecated and should not be used. You should make gadgets work on mobile or disable them based on the skin (with the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;|skins=&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; parameter in &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition&lt;/bdi&gt;) rather than whether the user uses the mobile or the desktop website. Popular gadgets that create errors on mobile will be disabled by developers on the Minerva skin as a temporary solution. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T127268]
* All namespace tabs now have the same browser [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Keyboard_shortcuts|access key]] by default. Previously, custom and extension-defined namespaces would have to have their access keys set manually on-wiki, but that is no longer necessary. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T22126]
* The review form of the Flagged Revisions extension now uses the standardized [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|user interface components]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191156]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] How media is structured in the parser's HTML output will change in the coming weeks at [[:wikitech:Deployments/Train#Thursday|group2 wikis]]. This change improves the accessibility of content. You may need to update your site-CSS, or userscripts and gadgets. There are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser_Unification/Media_structure/FAQ|details on what code to check, how to update the code, and where to report any related problems]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314318]

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== Tech News: 2023-27 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] As part of the rolling out of the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Multimedia and Commons/Audio links that play on click|audio links that play on click]] wishlist proposal, [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/small.dblist small wikis] will now be able to use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Phonos#Inline audio player mode|inline audio player]] that is implemented by the [[mw:Extension:Phonos|Phonos]] extension. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336763]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] From this week all gadgets automatically load on mobile and desktop sites. If you see any problems with gadgets on your wikis, please adjust the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets#Options|gadget options]] in your gadget definitions file. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328610]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.16|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-04|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-05|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-06|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-28 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Data Across Wikimedia/Section-level Image Suggestions|Section-level Image Suggestions feature]] has been deployed on seven Wikipedias (Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Catalan, Hungarian, Finnish and Norwegian Bokmål). The feature recommends images for articles on contributors' watchlists that are a good match for individual sections of those articles.
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global AbuseFilter|Global abuse filters]] have been enabled on all Wikimedia projects, except English and Japanese Wikipedias (who opted out). This change was made following a [[:m:Requests for comment/Make global abuse filters opt-out|global request for comments]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341159]
* [[{{#special:BlockedExternalDomains}}]] is a new tool for administrators to help fight spam. It provides a clearer interface for blocking plain domains (and their subdomains), is more easily searchable, and is faster for the software to process for each edit on the wiki. It does not support regex (for complex cases), nor URL path-matching, nor the [[MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist|MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist]], but otherwise it replaces most of the functionalities of the existing [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist|MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. There is a Python script to help migrate all simple domains into this tool, and more feature details, within [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:BlockedExternalDomains|the tool's documentation]]. It is available at all wikis except for Meta-wiki, Commons, and Wikidata. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337431]
* The WikiEditor extension was updated. It includes some of the most frequently used features of wikitext editing. In the past, many of its messages could only be translated by administrators, but now all regular translators on translatewiki can translate them. Please check [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:MessageGroupStats?group=ext-wikieditor&amp;messages=&amp;x=D#sortable:0=asc the state of WikiEditor localization into your language], and if the &quot;Completion&quot; for your language shows anything less than 100%, please complete the translation. See [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-ambassadors@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/D4YELU2DXMZ75PGELUOKXXMFF3FH45XA/ a more detailed explanation].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.17|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The default protocol of [[{{#special:LinkSearch}}]] and API counterparts has changed from http to both http and https. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T14810]
* [[{{#special:LinkSearch}}]] and its API counterparts will now search for all of the URL provided in the query. It used to be only the first 60 characters. This feature was requested fifteen years ago. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T17218]

'''Future changes'''
* There is an experiment with a [[:w:en:ChatGPT|ChatGPT]] plugin. This is to show users where the information is coming from when they read information from Wikipedia. It has been tested by Wikimedia Foundation staff and other Wikimedians. Soon all ChatGPT plugin users can use the Wikipedia plugin. This is the same plugin which was mentioned in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/20|Tech News 2023/20]]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Future_Audiences#FA2.2_Conversational_AI]
* There is an ongoing discussion on a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Third-party resources policy|proposed Third-party resources policy]]. The proposal will impact the use of third-party resources in gadgets and userscripts. Based on the ideas received so far, policy includes some of the risks related to user scripts and gadgets loading third-party resources, some best practices and exemption requirements such as code transparency and inspectability. Your feedback and suggestions are warmly welcome until July 17, 2023 on [[m:Talk:Third-party resources policy|on the policy talk page]].

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== Tech News: 2023-29 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/29|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] We are now serving 1% of all global user traffic from [[w:en:Kubernetes|Kubernetes]] (you can [[wikitech:MediaWiki On Kubernetes|read more technical details]]). We are planning to increment this percentage regularly. You can [[phab:T290536|follow the progress of this work]]. 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-18|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-19|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-20|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:System_message|system messages]] will now look for available local fallbacks, instead of always using the default fallback defined by software. This means wikis no longer need to override each language on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback_languages|fallback chain]] separately. For example, English Wikipedia doesn't have to create &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;en-ca&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;en-gb&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; subpages with a transclusion of the base pages anymore. This makes it easier to maintain local overrides. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229992]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;action=growthsetmentorstatus&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; API will be deprecated with the new MediaWiki version. Bots or scripts calling that API should use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;action=growthmanagementorlist&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; API now. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321503]

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== Tech News: 2023-30 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]]   On July 18, the Wikimedia Foundation launched a survey about the [[:mw:Technical_decision_making|technical decision making process]] for people who do technical work that relies on software that is maintained by the Foundation or affiliates. If this applies to you, [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/885471 please take part in the survey]. The survey will be open for three weeks, until August 7. You can find more information in [[listarchive:list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/Q7DUCFA75DXG3G2KHTO7CEWMLCYTSDB2/|the announcement e-mail on wikitech-l]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-31 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Synchronizer|Synchronizer]] tool is now available to keep Lua modules synced across Wikimedia wikis, along with [[mw:Multilingual Templates and Modules|updated documentation]] to develop global Lua modules and templates.
* The tag filter on [[{{#special:NewPages}}]] and revision history pages can now be inverted. For example, you can hide edits that were made using an automated tool. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334337][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334338]
* The Wikipedia [[:w:en:ChatGPT|ChatGPT]] plugin experiment can now be used by ChatGPT users who can use plugins. You can participate in a [[:m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Future Audiences#Announcing monthly Future Audiences open &quot;office hours&quot;|video call]] if you want to talk about this experiment or similar work. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Future_Audiences#FA2.2_Conversational_AI]

'''Problems'''
* It was not possible to generate a PDF for pages with non-Latin characters in the title, for the last two weeks. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342442]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.20|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-01|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-02|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-03|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Tuesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-kawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kaawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kabwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kbdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kbpwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-knwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kshwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kuwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kwwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308135] 

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== Tech News: 2023-32 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/32|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Mobile Web editors can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Advanced_mobile_contributions#August_1,_2023_-_Full-page_editing_added_on_mobile|edit a whole page at once]]. To use this feature, turn on &quot;{{int:Mobile-frontend-mobile-option-amc}}&quot; in your settings and use the &quot;{{int:Minerva-page-actions-editfull}}&quot; button in the &quot;{{int:Minerva-page-actions-overflow}}&quot; menu. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203151]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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== Tech News: 2023-33 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The Content translation system is no longer using Youdao's [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Content_translation/Translating/Initial_machine_translation|machine translation service]]. The service was in place for several years, but due to no usage, and availability of alternatives, it was deprecated to reduce maintenance overheads. Other services which cover the same languages are still available. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329137]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.22|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-15|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-16|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-17|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-lawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ladwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lbewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lezwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lfnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-liwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lijwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lmowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ltgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-maiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-map_bmswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mdfwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kywiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308136] &lt;!-- TODO replace wiki codes --&gt;

'''Future changes'''
* A few gadgets/user scripts which add icons to the Minerva skin need to have their CSS updated. There are more details available including a [[phab:T344067|search for all existing instances and how to update them]].

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== Tech News: 2023-34 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/34|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [https://gdrive-to-commons.toolforge.org/ GDrive to Commons Uploader] tool is now available. It enables [[m:Special:MyLanguage/GDrive to Commons Uploader|securely selecting and uploading files]] from your Google Drive directly to Wikimedia Commons. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267868]
* From now on, we will announce new Wikimedia wikis in Tech News, so you can update any tools or pages.
** Since the last edition, two new wikis have been created:
*** a Wiktionary in [[d:Q7121294|Pa'O]] ([[wikt:blk:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:blk:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343540]
*** a Wikisource in [[d:Q34002|Sundanese]] ([[s:su:|&lt;code&gt;s:su:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343539]
** To catch up, the next most recent six wikis are:
*** Wikifunctions ([[f:|&lt;code&gt;f:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275945]
*** a Wiktionary in [[d:Q2891049|Mandailing]] ([[wikt:btm:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:btm:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335216]
*** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q5555465|Ghanaian Pidgin]] ([[w:gpe:|&lt;code&gt;w:gpe:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335969]
*** a Wikinews in [[d:Q3111668|Gungbe]] ([[n:guw:|&lt;code&gt;n:guw:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334394]
*** a Wiktionary in [[d:Q33522|Kabardian]] ([[wikt:kbd:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:kbd:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333266]
*** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q35570|Fante]] ([[w:fat:|&lt;code&gt;w:fat:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335016]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-22|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-23|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-24|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] There is an existing [[mw:Stable interface policy|stable interface policy]] for MediaWiki backend code. There is a [[mw:User:Jdlrobson/Stable interface policy/frontend|proposed stable interface policy for frontend code]]. This is relevant for anyone who works on gadgets or Wikimedia frontend code. You can read it, discuss it, and let the proposer know if there are any problems. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344079]

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== Tech News: 2023-35 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/35|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] As part of the changes for the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Better diff handling of paragraph splits|better diff handling of paragraph splits]], improved detection of splits is being rolled out. Over the last two weeks, we deployed this support to [[wikitech:Deployments/Train#Groups|group0]] and group1 wikis. This week it will be deployed to group2 wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341754]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] All [[{{#special:Contributions}}]] pages now show the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T324166]
* Wikisource users can now use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;prpbengalicurrency&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; label to denote Bengali currency characters as page numbers inside the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;pagelist&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; tag.  [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268932]
* Two preferences have been relocated. The preference &quot;{{int:visualeditor-preference-visualeditor}}&quot; is now shown on the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|&quot;{{int:prefs-editing}}&quot; tab]] at all wikis. Previously it was shown on the &quot;{{int:prefs-betafeatures}}&quot; tab at some wikis. The preference &quot;{{int:visualeditor-preference-newwikitexteditor-enable}}&quot; is now also shown on the &quot;{{int:prefs-editing}}&quot; tab at all wikis, instead of the &quot;{{int:prefs-betafeatures}}&quot; tab. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335056][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344158]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.24|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-29|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-30|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-31|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] New signups for a Wikimedia developer account will start being pushed towards &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://idm.wikimedia.org/ idm.wikimedia.org]&lt;/bdi&gt;, rather than going via Wikitech. [[wikitech:IDM|Further information about the new system is available]].
* All right-to-left language wikis, plus Korean, Armenian, Ukrainian, Russian, and Bulgarian Wikipedias, will have a link in the sidebar that provides a short URL of that page, using the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|Wikimedia URL Shortener]]. This feature will come to more wikis in future weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267921]

'''Future changes'''
* The removal of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DoubleWiki|DoubleWiki extension]] is being discussed. This extension currently allows Wikisource users to view articles from multiple language versions side by side when the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;=&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; symbol next to a specific language edition is selected. Comments on this are welcomed at [[phab:T344544|the phabricator task]].
* A proposal has been made to merge the second hidden-categories list (which appears below the wikitext editing form) with the main list of categories (which is further down the page). [[phab:T340606|More information is available on Phabricator]]; feedback is welcome!

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== Tech News: 2023-36 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/36|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[m:Wikisource_EditInSequence|EditInSequence]], a feature that allows users to edit pages faster on Wikisource has been moved to a Beta Feature based on community feedback. To enable it, you can navigate to the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta features tab in Preferences]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308098]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] As part of the changes for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Generate Audio for IPA|Generate Audio for IPA]] and [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Multimedia and Commons/Audio links that play on click|Audio links that play on click]] wishlist proposals, the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Phonos#Inline_audio_player_mode|inline audio player mode]] of [[mw:Extension:Phonos|Phonos]] has been deployed to all projects. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336763]
* There is a new option for Administrators when they are changing the usergroups for a user, to add the user’s user page to their watchlist. This works both via [[{{#special:UserRights}}]] and via the API. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272294]
* One new wiki has been created:
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q34318|Talysh]] ([[w:tly:|&lt;code&gt;w:tly:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345166]
'''Problems'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:LoginNotify|LoginNotify extension]] was not sending notifications since January. It has now been fixed, so going forward, you may see notifications for failed login attempts, and successful login attempts from a new device. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344785]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-05|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-06|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-07|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-mhrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-miwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-minwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mrjwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mtwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mwlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-myvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mznwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nahwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-napwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ndswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nds_nlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-newiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-newwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-novwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nqowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nrmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nsowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ocwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-olowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-omwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-orwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-oswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pagwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pamwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-papwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pcdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pdcwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pflwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pihwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pmswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pnbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pntwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pswiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308137][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308138]

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== Tech News: 2023-37 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/37|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/ORES|ORES]], the revision evaluation service, is now using a new open-source infrastructure on all wikis except for English Wikipedia and Wikidata. These two will follow this week. If you notice any unusual results from the Recent Changes filters that are related to ORES (for example, &quot;{{int:ores-rcfilters-damaging-title}}&quot; and &quot;{{int:ores-rcfilters-goodfaith-title}}&quot;), please [[mw:Talk:Machine Learning|report them]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342115]
* When you are logged in on one Wikimedia wiki and visit a different Wikimedia wiki, the system tries to log you in there automatically. This has been unreliable for a long time. You can now visit the login page to make the system try extra hard. If you feel that made logging in better or worse than it used to be, your feedback is appreciated. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326281]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Technical decision making|Technical Decision-Making Forum Retrospective]] team invites anyone involved in the technical field of Wikimedia projects to signup to and join [[mw:Technical decision making/Listening Sessions|one of their listening sessions]] on 13 September. Another date will be scheduled later. The goal is to improve the technical decision-making processes.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] As part of the changes for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Better diff handling of paragraph splits|Better diff handling of paragraph splits]] wishlist proposal, the inline switch widget in diff pages is being rolled out this week to all wikis. The inline switch will allow viewers to toggle between a unified inline or two-column diff wikitext format. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336716]

'''Future changes'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on 20 September. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|This is planned at 14:00 UTC.]] More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345263]
* The Enterprise API is launching a new feature called &quot;[http://breakingnews-beta.enterprise.wikimedia.com/ breaking news]&quot;. Currently in BETA, this attempts to identify likely &quot;newsworthy&quot; topics as they are currently being written about in any Wikipedia. Your help is requested to improve the accuracy of its detection model, especially on smaller language editions, by recommending templates or identifiable editing patterns. See more information at [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise/Breaking news|the documentation page]] on MediaWiki or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise/FAQ#What is Breaking News|the FAQ]] on Meta.

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== Tech News: 2023-38 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/38|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] MediaWiki now has a [[mw:Stable interface policy/frontend|stable interface policy for frontend code]] that more clearly defines how we deprecate MediaWiki code and wiki-based code (e.g. gadgets and user scripts). Thank you to everyone who contributed to the content and discussions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T346467][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344079]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.27|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on September 20. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|This is planned at 14:00 UTC.]] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345263]
* All wikis will have a link in the sidebar that provides a short URL of that page, using the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|Wikimedia URL Shortener]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267921]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The team investigating the Graph Extension posted [[mw:Extension:Graph/Plans#Proposal|a proposal for reenabling it]] and they need your input.

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== Tech News: 2023-39 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The Vector 2022 skin will now remember the pinned/unpinned status for the Table of Contents for all logged-out users. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316060]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.28|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-26|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-27|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-28|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; modules are now deprecated as part of the move to Vue.js and Codex. There is a [[mw:Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. More [[phab:T346468|details are available in the task]] and your questions are welcome there.
* Gadget definitions will have a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets#Options|new &quot;namespaces&quot; option]]. The option takes a list of namespace IDs. Gadgets that use this option will only load on pages in the given namespaces.

'''Future changes'''
* New variables will be added to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]]: &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;global_account_groups&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;global_account_editcount&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. They are available only when an account is being created. You can use them to prevent blocking automatic creation of accounts when users with many edits elsewhere visit your wiki for the first time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345632][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format]

'''Meetings'''
* You can join the next meeting with the Wikipedia mobile apps teams. During the meeting, we will discuss the current features and future roadmap. The meeting will be on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1698426015 27 October at 17:00 (UTC)]. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Office_Hours#October_2023|details and how to join]].

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== Tech News: 2023-40 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/40|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There is a new [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering-advancedrendering|user preference]] for &quot;{{int:tog-forcesafemode}}&quot;. This setting will make pages load without including any on-wiki JavaScript or on-wiki stylesheet pages. It can be useful for debugging broken JavaScript gadgets. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342347]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadget definitions now have a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets#Options|new &quot;&lt;var&gt;contentModels&lt;/var&gt;&quot; option]]. The option takes a list of page content models, like &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;wikitext&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;css&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. Gadgets that use this option will only load on pages with the given content models.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.29|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-03|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-04|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-05|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Vector 2022 skin will no longer use the custom styles and scripts of Vector legacy (2010). The change will be made later this year or in early 2024. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Loading Vector 2010 scripts|how to adjust the CSS and JS pages on your wiki]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331679]

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'''Recent changes'''
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q33291|Fon]] ([[w:fon:|&lt;code&gt;w:fon:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347935]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.30|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-10|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-11|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-12|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-swwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-wawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-warwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-wowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-xalwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-xhwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-xmfwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-yiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-yowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zeawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zh_min_nanwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zuwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308139]
* At some wikis, newcomers are suggested images from Commons to add to articles without any images. Starting on Tuesday, newcomers at these wikis will be able to add images to unillustrated article sections. The specific wikis are listed under &quot;Images recommendations&quot; [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Deployment table|at the Growth team deployment table]]. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add an image|learn more about this feature.]] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345940]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] In the mobile web skin (Minerva) the CSS ID &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#page-actions&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will be replaced with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#p-views&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. This change is to make it consistent with other skins and to improve support for gadgets and extensions in the mobile skin. A few gadgets may need to be updated; there are [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348267 details and search-links in the task].

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== Tech News: 2023-42 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/42|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Unified login|Unified login]] system's edge login should now be fixed for some browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera). This means that if you visit a new sister project wiki, you should be logged in automatically without the need to click &quot;Log in&quot; or reload the page. Feedback on whether it's working for you is welcome. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347889]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Interface/Edit_notice|Edit notices]] are now available within the MobileFrontend/Minerva skin. This feature was inspired by [[w:en:Wikipedia:EditNoticesOnMobile|the gadget on English Wikipedia]]. See more details in [[phab:T316178|T316178]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.1|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-17|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-18|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-19|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* In 3 weeks, in the Vector 2022 skin, code related to &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;addPortletLink&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#p-namespaces&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; that was deprecated one year ago will be removed. If you notice tools that should appear next to the &quot;Discussion&quot; tab are then missing, please tell the gadget's maintainers to see [[phab:T347907|instructions in the Phabricator task]].

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== Tech News: 2023-43 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* There is a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language engineering/Newsletter/2023/October|Language and internationalization newsletter]], written quarterly. It contains updates on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects, and related support work.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Source map support has been enabled on all wikis. When you open the debugger in your browser's developer tools, you should be able to see the unminified JavaScript source code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T47514]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.2|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-24|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-25|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-26|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-44 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The Structured Content team, as part of its project of [[:commons:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Upload Wizard Improvements|improving UploadWizard on Commons]], made some UX improvements to the upload step of choosing own vs not own work ([[phab:T347590|T347590]]), as well as to the licensing step for own work ([[phab:T347756|T347756]]).
* The Design Systems team has released version 1.0.0 of [[wmdoc:codex/latest/|Codex]], the new design system for Wikimedia. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Design_Systems_Team/Announcing_Codex_1.0|full announcement about the release of Codex 1.0.0]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-31|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Listings on category pages are sorted on each wiki for that language using a [[:w:en:International Components for Unicode|library]]. For a brief period on 2 November, changes to categories will not be sorted correctly for many languages. This is because the developers are upgrading to a new version of the library. They will then use a script to fix the existing categories. This will take a few hours or a few days depending on how big the wiki is. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Technical Operations/ICU announcement|read more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345561][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267145] 
* Starting November 1, the impact module (Special:Impact) will be upgraded by the Growth team. The new impact module shows newcomers more data regarding their impact on the wiki. It was tested by a few wikis during the last few months. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336203]

'''Future changes'''
* There is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph/Plans#Roadmap|a proposed plan]] for re-enabling the Graph Extension. You can help by reviewing this proposal and [[mw:Extension_talk:Graph/Plans#c-PPelberg_(WMF)-20231020221600-Update:_20_October|sharing what you think about it]].
* The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community_configuration_2.0|edit MediaWiki configuration directly]]. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. [[phab:T349757|A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.]] 

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== Tech News: 2023-45 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* In the Vector 2022 skin, the default font-size of a number of navigational elements (tagline, tools menu, navigational links, and more) has been increased slightly to match the font size used in page content. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T346062]

'''Problems'''
* Last week, there was a problem displaying some recent edits on [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s5.dblist a few wikis], for 1-6 hours. The edits were saved but not immediately shown. This was due to a database problem. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350443]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The Growth team will reassign newcomers from former mentors to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Structured mentor list|the currently active mentors]]. They have also changed the notification language to be more user-friendly. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T330071][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327493]

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== Tech News: 2023-46 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/46|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Four new wikis have been created:
** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q7598268|Moroccan Amazigh]] ([[w:zgh:|&lt;code&gt;w:zgh:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350216]
** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q35159|Dagaare]] ([[w:dga:|&lt;code&gt;w:dga:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350218]
** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q33017|Toba Batak]] ([[w:bbc:|&lt;code&gt;w:bbc:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350320]
** a Wikiquote in [[d:Q33151|Banjar]] ([[q:bjn:|&lt;code&gt;q:bjn:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350217]

'''Problems'''
* Last week, users who previously visited Meta-Wiki or Wikimedia Commons and then became logged out on those wikis could not log in again. The problem is now resolved. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350695]
* Last week, some pop-up dialogs and menus were shown with the wrong font size. The problem is now resolved. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350544]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* Reference Previews are coming to many wikis as a default feature. They are popups for references, similar to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Page Previews|PagePreviews feature]]. [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#Opt-out feature|You can opt out]] of seeing them. If you are [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|using the gadgets]] Reference Tooltips or Navigation Popups, you won’t see Reference Previews. [[phab:T282999|Deployment]] is planned for November 22, 2023. 
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Canary (also known as heartbeat) events will be produced into [https://stream.wikimedia.org/?doc#/streams Wikimedia event streams] from December 11. Streams users are advised to filter out these events, by discarding all events where &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;meta.domain == &quot;canary&quot;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. Updates to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot|Pywikibot]] or [https://github.com/ChlodAlejandro/wikimedia-streams wikimedia-streams] will discard these events by default. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T266798]

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== Tech News: 2023-47 ==

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'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-quwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rmywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-roa_rupwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-roa_tarawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ruewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rwwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sahwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-satwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-scwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-scnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-scowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-shwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-siwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-skwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-slwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-smwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sqwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-srwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-srnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-stwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-stqwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-suwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-szlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tcywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tetwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-thwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-towiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tpiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-trwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ttwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-twwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tyvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-udmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ugwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-uzwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vecwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vepwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vlswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vowiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308141][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308142][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308143] 
* The Vector 2022 skin will have some minor visual changes to drop-down menus, column widths, and more. These changes were added to four Wikipedias last week. If no issues are found, these changes will proceed to all wikis this week. These changes will make it possible to add new menus for readability and dark mode. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements/Updates#November_2023:_Visual_changes,_more_deployments,_and_shifting_focus|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347711]

'''Future changes'''
* There is [[mw:Extension talk:Graph/Plans#Update: 15 November|an update on re-enabling the Graph Extension]]. To speed up the process, Vega 2 will not be supported and only [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335325 some protocols] will be available at launch. You can help by sharing what you think about the plan.

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== Tech News: 2023-48 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/48|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-29|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-30|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] MediaWiki's JavaScript system will now allow &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt;/&lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; syntax in gadgets and user scripts. Gadget authors should remember that users' browsers may not support it, so it should be used appropriately. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343499]
* The deployment of &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add_a_link|Add a link]]&quot; announced [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/47|last week]] was postponed. It will resume this week.

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== Tech News: 2023-49 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/49|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The spacing between paragraphs on Vector 2022 has been changed from 7px to 14px to match the size of the text. This will make it easier to distinguish paragraphs from sentences. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T351754]
* The &quot;{{int:Visualeditor-dialog-meta-categories-defaultsort-label}}&quot; feature in VisualEditor is working again. You no longer need to switch to source editing to edit &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:...}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; keywords. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337398]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* On 6 December, people who have the enabled the preference for &quot;{{int:Discussiontools-preference-visualenhancements}}&quot; will notice the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability|talk page usability improvements]] appear on pages that include the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__NEWSECTIONLINK__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; magic word. If you notice any issues, please [[phab:T352232|share them with the team on Phabricator]].

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Toolforge [[wikitech:News/Toolforge Grid Engine deprecation|Grid Engine shutdown process]] will start on December 14. Maintainers of [[toolforge:grid-deprecation|tools that still use this old system]] should plan to migrate to Kubernetes, or tell the team your plans on Phabricator in the task about your tool, before that date. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/VIWWQKMSQO2ED3TVUR7KPPWRTOBYBVOA/]
* Communities using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions|Structured Discussions]] are being contacted regarding [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation|the upcoming deprecation of Structured Discussions]]. You can read more about this project, and share your comments, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation|on the project's page]].

'''Events'''
* Registration &amp; Scholarship applications are now open for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2024|Wikimedia Hackathon 2024]] that will take place from 3–5 May in Tallinn, Estonia. Scholarship applications are open until 5 January 2024.

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== Tech News: 2023-50 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/50|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* On Wikimedia Commons, there are some minor user-interface improvements for the &quot;choosing own vs not own work&quot; step in the UploadWizard. This is part of the Structured Content team's project of [[:commons:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Upload Wizard Improvements|improving UploadWizard on Commons]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352707][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352709]

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem showing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Personalized first day/Newcomer homepage|Newcomer homepage]] feature with the &quot;impact module&quot; and their page-view graphs, for a few days in early December. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352352][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352349]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=]] The [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/796964 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey] is seeking the opinions of the Wikimedia developer community. Please take the survey if you have any role in developing software for the Wikimedia ecosystem. The survey is open until 5 January 2024, and has an associated [[foundation:Legal:December_2023_Developer_Satisfaction_Survey|privacy statement]].

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== Tech News: 2023-51 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/51|Translations]] are available.

'''Tech News'''
* The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 8 January 2024 because of [[w:en:Christmas and holiday season|the holidays]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.10|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* 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 [[mw:Structured Discussions/Deprecation|Structured Discussions' deprecation work]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248309] 
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] There will be full support for redirects in the Module namespace. The &quot;Move Page&quot; 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 [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#Renaming or moving modules|manual redirects]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120794]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The MediaWiki JavaScript documentation is moving to a new format. During the move, you can read the old docs using [https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/REL1_41/js/ version 1.41]. Feedback about [https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/master/js/ the new site] is welcome on the [[mw:Talk:JSDoc_WMF_theme|project talk page]].
* The Wishathon is a new initiative that encourages collaboration across the Wikimedia community to develop solutions for wishes collected through the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:WishathonMarch2024|register for the event and read more]].

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== Tech News: 2024-02 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/02|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [https://mediawiki2latex.wmflabs.org/ mediawiki2latex] is a tool that converts wiki content into the formats of LaTeX, PDF, ODT, and EPUB. The code now runs many times faster due to recent improvements. There is also an optional Docker container you can [[b:de:Benutzer:Dirk_Hünniger/wb2pdf/install#Using_Docker|install]] on your local machine.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The way that Random pages are selected has been updated. This will slowly reduce the problem of some pages having a lower chance of appearing. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T309477]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.13|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

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== Tech News: 2024-03 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Pages that use the JSON [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:ContentHandler|contentmodel]] will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326065]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets]] and personal user scripts may now use JavaScript syntax introduced in ES6 (also known as &quot;ES2015&quot;) and ES7 (&quot;ES2016&quot;). MediaWiki validates the source code to protect other site functionality from syntax errors, and to ensure scripts are valid in all [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Compatibility#Browsers|supported browsers]]. Previously, Gadgets could use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;requiresES6&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; option. This option is no longer needed and will be removed in the future. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T75714]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Bot passwords|Bot passwords]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/OAuth/Owner-only consumers|owner-only OAuth consumers]] can now be restricted to allow editing only specific pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T349957]
* You can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Thanks|thank]] edits made by bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341388]
* An update on the status of the Community Wishlist Survey for 2024 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Future Of The Wishlist/January 4, 2024 Update|has been published]]. Please read and give your feedback.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.14|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Starting on January 17, it will not be possible to login to Wikimedia wikis from some specific old versions of the Chrome browser (versions 51–66, released between 2016 and 2018). Additionally, users of iOS 12, or Safari on Mac OS 10.14, may need to login to each wiki separately. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344791]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;jquery.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; module was deprecated and replaced with the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mediawiki.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; module last year. A script has now been run to replace any remaining uses, and this week the temporary alias will be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354966]

'''Future changes'''
* Wikimedia Deutschland is working to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Reusing references|make reusing references easier]]. They are looking for people who are interested in participating in [https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/User-research-into-Reusing-References-Sign-up-Form-2024/en/ individual video calls for user research in January and February].

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== Tech News: 2024-04 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* A bug in UploadWizard prevented linking to the userpage of the uploader when uploading. It has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354529]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.15|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

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== Tech News: 2024-05 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Starting Monday January 29, all talk pages messages' timestamps will become a link. This link is a permanent link to the comment. It allows users to find the comment they are looking for, even if this comment was moved elsewhere. This will affect all wikis except for the English Wikipedia. You can read more about this change [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/01/29/talk-page-permalinks-dont-lose-your-threads/ on Diff] or [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Talk_pages_permalinking|on Mediawiki.org]].&lt;!-- The Diff post will be published on Monday morning UTC--&gt; [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302011]
* There are some improvements to the CAPTCHA to make it harder for spam bots and scripts to bypass it. If you have feedback on this change, please comment on [[phab:T141490|the task]]. Staff are monitoring metrics related to the CAPTCHA, as well as secondary metrics such as account creations and edit counts.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.16|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-31|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] On February 1, a link will be added to the &quot;Tools&quot; menu to download a [[w:en:QR code|QR code]] that links to the page you are viewing. There will also be a new [[{{#special:QrCode}}]] page to create QR codes for any Wikimedia URL. This addresses the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Mobile and apps/Add ability to share QR code for a page in any Wikimedia project|#19 most-voted wish]] from the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Results|2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329973]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets]] which only work in some skins have sometimes used the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;targets&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; option to limit where you can use them. This will stop working this week. You should use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;skins&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; option instead. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328497]

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== Tech News: 2024-06 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
*The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. If you hear of any problems relating to mobile history usage please point them to [[phab:T353388|the phabricator task]].
*On most wikis, admins can now block users from making specific actions. These actions are: uploading files, creating new pages, moving (renaming) pages, and sending thanks. The goal of this feature is to allow admins to apply blocks that are adequate to the blocked users' activity. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community health initiative/Partial blocks#action-blocks|Learn more about &quot;action blocks&quot;]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T242541][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280531]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.17|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-06|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-07|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-08|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Talk pages permalinks that included diacritics and non-Latin script were malfunctioning. This issue is fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356199]

'''Future changes'''
* [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#24WPs|24 Wikipedias]] with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference_Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] as a default gadget are encouraged to remove that default flag. This would make [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference_Previews|Reference Previews]] the new default for reference popups, leading to a more consistent experience across wikis. For [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#46WPs|46 Wikipedias]] with less than 4 interface admins, the change is already scheduled for mid-February, [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#Reference Previews to become the default for previewing references on more wikis.|unless there are concerns]]. The older Reference Tooltips gadget will still remain usable and will override this feature, if it is available on your wiki and you have enabled it in your settings. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews#Reference_Previews_to_become_the_default_for_previewing_references_on_more_wikis][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355312]

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== Tech News: 2024-07 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
*  The [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS graph split|WDQS Graph Split experiment]] is working and loaded onto 3 test servers. The team in charge is testing the split's impact and requires feedback from WDQS users through the UI or programmatically in different channels. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_graph_split][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356773][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Sannita_(WMF)] Users' feedback will validate the impact of various use cases and workflows around the Wikidata Query service. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_update/October_2023_scaling_update][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikidata_Query_Service/User_Manual#Federation]

'''Problems'''
*There was a bug that affected the appearance of visited links when using mobile device to access wiki sites. It made the links appear black; [[phab:T356928|this issue]] is fixed.  

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-13|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-14|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-15|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] As work continues on the grid engine deprecation,[https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Toolforge_Grid_Engine_deprecation] tools on the grid engine will be stopped starting on February 14th, 2024. If you have tools actively migrating you can ask for an extension so they are not stopped. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Portal:Toolforge/About_Toolforge#Communication_and_support] 

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== Tech News: 2024-08 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* If you have the &quot;{{int:Tog-enotifwatchlistpages}}&quot; option enabled, edits by bot accounts no longer trigger notification emails. Previously, only minor edits would not trigger the notification emails. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356984]
* There are changes to how user and site scripts load for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector/2022| Vector 2022]] on specific wikis. The changes impacted the following Wikis: all projects with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector|Vector legacy]] as the default skin, Wikivoyage, and Wikibooks. Other wikis will be affected over the course of the next three months. Gadgets are not impacted. If you have been affected or want to minimize the impact on your project, see [[Phab:T357580| this ticket]]. Please coordinate and take action proactively.
*Newly auto-created accounts (the accounts you get when you visit a new wiki) now have the same local notification preferences as users who freshly register on that wiki. It is effected in four notification types listed in the [[phab:T353225|task's description]].
*The maximum file size when using [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Upload_Wizard|Upload Wizard]] is now 5 GiB. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191804]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-20|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-21|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-22|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Selected tools on the grid engine have been [[wikitech:News/Toolforge_Grid_Engine_deprecation|stopped]] as we prepare to shut down the grid on March 14th, 2024. The tool's code and data have not been deleted. If you are a maintainer and you want your tool re-enabled reach out to the [[wikitech:Portal:Toolforge/About_Toolforge#Communication_and_support|team]]. Only tools that have asked for extension are still running on the grid.
* The CSS &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/filter filter]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; property can now be used in HTML &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;style&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attributes in wikitext. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308160]

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== Tech News: 2024-09 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor_on_mobile|mobile visual editor]] is now the default editor for users who never edited before, at a small group of wikis. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor_on_mobile/VE_mobile_default#A/B_test_results| Research ]] shows that users using this editor are slightly more successful publishing the edits they started, and slightly less successful publishing non-reverted edits. Users who defined the wikitext editor as their default on desktop will get the wikitext editor on mobile for their first edit on mobile as well. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352127]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/ResourceLoader/Core modules#mw.config|mw.config]] value &lt;code&gt;wgGlobalGroups&lt;/code&gt; now only contains groups that are active in the wiki. Scripts no longer have to check whether the group is active on the wiki via an API request. A code example of the above is: &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;if (/globalgroupname/.test(mw.config.get(&quot;wgGlobalGroups&quot;)))&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356008]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.20|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-27|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-28|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-29|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* The right to change [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Tags|edit tags]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;changetags&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will be removed from users in Wikimedia sites, keeping it by default for admins and bots only. Your community can ask to retain the old configuration on your wiki before this change happens. Please indicate in [[phab:T355639|this ticket]] to keep it for your community before the end of March 2024.
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== Tech News: 2024-10 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/10|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Special:Book&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; page (as well as the associated &quot;Create a book&quot; functionality) provided by the old [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Collection|Collection extension]] has been removed from all Wikisource wikis, as it was broken. This does not affect the ability to download normal books, which is provided by the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Wikisource|Wikisource extension]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358437]
* [[m:Wikitech|Wikitech]] now uses the next-generation [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid|Parsoid]] wikitext parser by default to generate all pages in the Talk namespace.  Report any problems on the [[mw:Talk:Parsoid/Parser_Unification/Known_Issues|Known Issues discussion page]]. You can use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:ParserMigration|ParserMigration]] extension to control the use of Parsoid; see the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserMigration|ParserMigration help documentation]] for more details.
* Maintenance on [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org etherpad] is completed. If you encounter any issues, please indicate in [[phab:T316421|this ticket]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=| Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets]] allow interface admins to create custom features with CSS and JavaScript. The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Gadget&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Gadget_definition&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; namespaces and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;gadgets-definition-edit&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; user right were reserved for an experiment in 2015, but were never used. These were visible on Special:Search and Special:ListGroupRights. The unused namespaces and user rights are now removed. No pages are moved, and no changes need to be made. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T31272]
* A usability improvement to the &quot;Add a citation&quot; in Wikipedia workflow has been made, the insert button was moved to the popup header. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354847]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.21|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-05|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-06|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-07|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
*  All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358233]
* The HTML markup of headings and section edit links will be changed later this year to improve accessibility. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Heading_HTML_changes|Heading HTML changes]] for details. The new markup will be the same as in the new Parsoid wikitext parser. You can test your gadget or stylesheet with the new markup if you add &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;?useparsoid=1&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to your URL ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserMigration#Selecting_a_parser_using_a_URL_query_string|more info]]) or turn on Parsoid read views in your user options ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserMigration#Enabling_via_user_preference|more info]]).
*

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== Tech News: 2024-11 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.22|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* After consulting with various communities, the line height of the text on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva skin]] will be increased to its previous value of 1.65. Different options for typography can also be set using the options in the menu, as needed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358498]
*The active link color in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva]] will be changed to provide more consistency with our other platforms and best practices. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358516]
* [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Structured data|Structured data on Commons]] will no longer ask whether you want to leave the page without saving. This will prevent the “information you’ve entered may not be saved” popups from appearing when no information have been entered. It will also make file pages on Commons load faster in certain cases. However, the popups will be hidden even if information has indeed been entered. If you accidentally close the page before saving the structured data you entered, that data will be lost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T312315]

'''Future changes'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358233][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch]

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== Tech News: 2024-12 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The notice &quot;Language links are at the top of the page&quot; that appears in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector/2022|Vector 2022 skin]] main menu has been removed now that users have learned the new location of the Language switcher. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T353619]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP_Editing:_Privacy_Enhancement_and_Abuse_Mitigation/IP_Info_feature|IP info feature]] displays data from Spur, an IP addresses database. Previously, the only data source for this feature was MaxMind. Now, IP info is more useful for patrollers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341395]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Obsolete:Toolforge/Grid][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Toolforge_Grid_Engine_deprecation][https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/03/14/toolforge-and-grid-engine/]
* Communities can now customize the default reasons for undeleting a page by creating [[MediaWiki:Undelete-comment-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326746]

'''Problems'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider]] is an interface to interactively browse a page's history. Users in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:RevisionSlider/Developing_a_RTL-accessible_feature_in_MediaWiki_-_what_we%27ve_learned_while_creating_the_RevisionSlider|right-to-left]] languages reported RevisionSlider reacting wrong to mouse clicks. This should be fixed now. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352169]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1710943200 14:00 UTC]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358233][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch]

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== Tech News: 2024-13 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] An update was made on March 18th 2024 to how various projects load site, user JavaScript and CSS in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector/2022|Vector 2022 skin]]. A [[phab:T360384|checklist]] is provided for site admins to follow.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.24|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-26|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-27|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-28|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

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== Tech News: 2024-14 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading|reading accessibility]] beta feature will notice that the default line height for the standard and large text options has changed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359030]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has an annual plan. The annual plan decides what the Wikimedia Foundation will work on. You can now read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Product &amp; Technology OKRs#Draft Key Results|the draft key results]] for the Product and Technology department. They are suggestions for what results the Foundation wants from big technical changes from July 2024 to June 2025. You can [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|comment on the talk page]].

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== Tech News: 2024-15 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Web browsers can use tools called [[:w:en:Browser extension|extensions]]. There is now a Chrome extension called [[m:Future Audiences/Experiment:Citation Needed|Citation Needed]] which you can use to see if an online statement is supported by a Wikipedia article. This is a small experiment to see if Wikipedia can be used this way. Because it is a small experiment, it can only be used in Chrome in English.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] A new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit Recovery|Edit Recovery]] feature has been added to all wikis, available as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|user preference]]. Once you enable it, your in-progress edits will be stored in your web browser, and if you accidentally close an editing window or your browser or computer crashes, you will be prompted to recover the unpublished text. Please leave any feedback on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Edit-recovery feature|project talk page]]. This was the #8 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey.
* Initial results of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check|Edit check]] experiments [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit_check#4_April_2024|have been published]]. Edit Check is now deployed as a default feature at [[phab:T342930#9538364|the wikis that tested it]]. [[mw:Talk:Edit check|Let us know]] if you want your wiki to be part of the next deployment of Edit check. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342930][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361727]
* Readers using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva skin]] on mobile will notice there has been an improvement in the line height across all typography settings. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359029]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* New accounts and logged-out users will get the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor|visual editor]] as their default editor on mobile. This deployment is made at all wikis except for the English Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361134]

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== Tech News: 2024-16 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Between 2 April and 8 April, on wikis using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|Flagged Revisions]], the &quot;{{Int:tag-mw-reverted}}&quot; tag was not applied to undone edits. In addition, page moves, protections and imports were not autoreviewed. This problem is now fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361918][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361940]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.1|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#DEFAULTSORT|Default category sort keys]] will now affect categories added by templates placed in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Cite|footnotes]]. Previously footnotes used the page title as the default sort key even if a different default sort key was specified (category-specific sort keys already worked). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T40435]
* A new variable &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;page_last_edit_age&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will be added to [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]]. It tells how many seconds ago the last edit to a page was made. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T269769]

'''Future changes'''
* Volunteer developers are kindly asked to update the code of their tools and features to handle [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers/2024-04 CTA|Learn more]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Four database fields will be removed from database replicas (including [[quarry:|Quarry]]). This affects only the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;abuse_filter&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;abuse_filter_history&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; tables. Some queries might need to be updated. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361996]

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== Tech News: 2024-17 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Starting this week, newcomers editing Wikipedia [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Positive reinforcement#Leveling up 3|will be encouraged]] to try structured tasks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature summary#Newcomer tasks|Structured tasks]] have been shown to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Personalized first day/Structured tasks/Add a link/Experiment analysis, December 2021|improve newcomer activation and retention]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348086]
* You can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|nominate your favorite tools]] for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award. Nominations will be open until May 10. 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.2|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* This is the last warning that by the end of May 2024 the Vector 2022 skin will no longer share site and user scripts/styles with old Vector. For user-scripts that you want to keep using on Vector 2022, copy the contents of [[{{#special:MyPage}}/vector.js]] to [[{{#special:MyPage}}/vector-2022.js]]. There are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Loading Vector 2010 scripts|more technical details]] available. Interface administrators who foresee this leading to lots of technical support questions may wish to send a mass message to your community, as was done on French Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T362701]

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== Tech News: 2024-18 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''

[[File:Talk_pages_default_look_(April_2023).jpg|thumb|alt=Screenshot of the visual improvements made on talk pages|Example of a talk page with the new design, in French.]]
* The appearance of talk pages changed for the following wikis: {{int:project-localized-name-azwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-dewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-idwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ptwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-thwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-trwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ukwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-viwiki/en}}. These wikis participated to a test, where 50% of users got the new design, for one year. As this test [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Analysis|gave positive results]], the new design is deployed on these wikis as the default design. It is possible to opt-out these changes [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|in user preferences]] (&quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-visualenhancements}}&quot;). The deployment will happen at all wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341491]
* Seven new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q33014|Betawi]] ([[w:bew:|&lt;code&gt;w:bew:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357866]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35708|Kusaal]] ([[w:kus:|&lt;code&gt;w:kus:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359757]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35513|Igala]] ([[w:igl:|&lt;code&gt;w:igl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361644]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wiktionary}} in [[d:Q33541|Karakalpak]] ([[wikt:kaa:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:kaa:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T362135]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikisource}} in [[d:Q9228|Burmese]] ([[s:my:|&lt;code&gt;s:my:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361085]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikisource}} in [[d:Q9237|Malay]] ([[s:ms:|&lt;code&gt;s:ms:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363039]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikisource}} in [[d:Q8108|Georgian]] ([[s:ka:|&lt;code&gt;s:ka:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363085]
* You can now [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Support#Early_access:_Watch_Message_Groups_on_Translatewiki.net watch message groups/projects] on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/translatewiki.net|Translatewiki.net]]. Initially, this feature will notify you of added or deleted messages in these groups. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348501]
* Dark mode is now available on all wikis, on mobile web for logged-in users who opt into the [[Special:MobileOptions|advanced mode]]. This is the early release of the feature. Technical editors are invited to [https://night-mode-checker.wmcloud.org/ check for accessibility issues on wikis]. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Updates/2024-04|more detailed guidelines]].

'''Problems'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps can use an alternative visual style without labels, by using &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mapstyle=&quot;osm&quot;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. This wasn't working in previews, creating the wrong impression that it wasn't supported. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T362531]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

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== Tech News: 2024-19 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
[[File:Talk_pages_default_look_(April_2023).jpg|thumb|alt=Screenshot of the visual improvements made on talk pages|Example of a talk page with the new design, in French.]]
* The appearance of talk pages changed for all wikis, except for Commons, Wikidata and most Wikipedias ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/18|a few]] have already received this design change). You can read the detail of the changes [[diffblog:2024/05/02/making-talk-pages-better-for-everyone/|on ''Diff'']]. It is possible to opt-out these changes [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|in user preferences]] (&quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-visualenhancements}}&quot;). The deployment will happen at remaining wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352087][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T319146]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Interface admins now have greater control over the styling of article components on mobile with the introduction of the &lt;code&gt;SiteAdminHelper&lt;/code&gt;. More information on how styles can be disabled can be found [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikimediaMessages#Site_admin_helper|at the extension's page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363932]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise|Wikimedia Enterprise]] has added article body sections in JSON format and a curated short description field to the existing parsed Infobox. This expansion to the API is also available via Wikimedia Cloud Services. [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/article-sections-and-description/]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* When you look at the Special:Log page, the first view is labelled &quot;All public logs&quot;, but it only shows some logs. This label will now say &quot;Main public logs&quot;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T237729]

'''Future changes'''
* A new service will be built to replace [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph|Extension:Graph]]. Details can be found in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph/Plans|the latest update]] regarding this extension.
* Starting May 21, English Wikipedia and German Wikipedia will get the possibility to activate &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot;. This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to all Wikipedias]]. These communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|activate and configure the feature locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308144]

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== Tech News: 2024-20 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* On Wikisource there is a special page listing pages of works without corresponding scan images. Now you can use the new magic word &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;__EXPECTWITHOUTSCANS__&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to exclude certain pages (list of editions or translations of works) from that list. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344214]
* If you use the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|user-preference]] &quot;{{int:tog-uselivepreview}}&quot;, then the template-page feature &quot;{{int:Templatesandbox-editform-legend}}&quot; will now also work without reloading the page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T136907]
* [[mw:Special:Mylanguage/Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps can now specify an alternative text via the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;alt=&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute. This is identical in usage to the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;alt=&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Images#Syntax|image and gallery syntax]]. An exception for this feature is wikis like Wikivoyage where the miniature maps are interactive. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328137]
* The old [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GuidedTour|Guided Tour]] for the &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit Review Improvements/New filters for edit review|New Filters for Edit Review]]&quot; feature has been removed. It was created in 2017 to show people with older accounts how the interface had changed, and has now been seen by most of the intended people. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T217451]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The [[{{#special:search}}]] results page will now use CSS flex attributes, for better accessibility, instead of a table. If you have a gadget or script that adjusts search results, you should update your script to the new HTML structure. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320295]

'''Future changes'''
* In the Vector 2022 skin, main pages will be displayed at full width (like special pages). The goal is to keep the number of characters per line large enough. This is related to the coming changes to typography in Vector 2022. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Updates|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357706]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Two columns of the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:pagelinks table|pagelinks]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; database table (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;pl_namespace&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;pl_title&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) are being dropped soon. Users must use two columns of the new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:special:MyLanguage/Manual:linktarget table|linktarget]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table instead (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;lt_namespace&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;lt_title&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;). In your existing SQL queries:
*# Replace &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;JOIN pagelinks&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;JOIN linktarget&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;pl_&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;lt_&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;ON&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; statement
*# Below that add &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;JOIN pagelinks ON lt_id = pl_target_id&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;
** See &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[phab:T222224]]&lt;/bdi&gt; for technical reasoning. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222224][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T299947]

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== Tech News: 2024-21 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke|Nuke]] feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T43351]
* New changes have been made to the UploadWizard in Wikimedia Commons: the overall layout has been improved, by following new styling and spacing for the form and its fields; the headers and helper text for each of the fields was changed; the Caption field is now a required field, and there is an option for users to copy their caption into the media description. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WMF_support_for_Commons/Upload_Wizard_Improvements#Changes_to_%22Describe%22_workflow][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361049]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-21|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-22|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-23|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]]  The HTML used to render all headings [[mw:Heading_HTML_changes|is being changed to improve accessibility]]. It will change on 22 May in some skins (Timeless, Modern, CologneBlue, Nostalgia, and Monobook). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and [[phab:T13555|report any related problems]] so that they can be resolved before this change is made in all other skins. The developers are also considering the introduction of a [[phab:T337286|Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles]] if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.

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== Tech News: 2024-22 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/22|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Several bugs related to the latest updates to the UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons have been fixed. For more information, see [[:phab:T365107|T365107]] and [[:phab:T365119|T365119]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] In March 2024 a new [[mw:ResourceLoader/Core_modules#addPortlet|addPortlet]] API was added to allow gadgets to create new portlets (menus) in the skin. In certain skins this can be used to create dropdowns. Gadget developers are invited to try it and [[phab:T361661|give feedback]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Some CSS in the Minerva skin has been removed to enable easier community configuration. Interface editors should check the rendering on mobile devices for aspects related to the classes: &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.collapsible&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.multicol&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.reflist&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.coordinates&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.topicon&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [[phab:T361659|Further details are available on replacement CSS]] if it is needed.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-29|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-30|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* When you visit a wiki where you don't yet have a local account, local rules such as edit filters can sometimes prevent your account from being created. Starting this week, MediaWiki takes your global rights into account when evaluating whether you can override such local rules. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316303]

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== Tech News: 2024-23 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* It is now possible for local administrators to add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without JavaScript. [[mw:Manual:Interface/Sidebar#Add or remove toolbox sections|Documentation is available]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6086]
* The message name for the definition of the tracking category of WikiHiero has changed from &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MediaWiki:Wikhiero-usage-tracking-category&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot; to &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MediaWiki:Wikihiero-usage-tracking-category&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot;. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/wikihiero/+/1035855]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q5317225|Kadazandusun]] ([[w:dtp:|&lt;code&gt;w:dtp:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T365220]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.8|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-04|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-05|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-06|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* Next week, on wikis with the Vector 2022 skin as the default, logged-out desktop users will be able to choose between different font sizes. The default font size will also be increased for them. This is to make Wikimedia projects easier to read. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Updates/2024-06 deployments|Learn more]].

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== Tech News: 2024-24 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/24|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The software used to render SVG files has been updated to a new version, fixing many longstanding bugs in SVG rendering. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T265549]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The HTML used to render all headings [[mw:Heading HTML changes|is being changed to improve accessibility]]. It was changed last week in some skins (Vector legacy and Minerva). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and [[phab:T13555|report any related problems]] so that they can be resolved before this change is made in Vector-2022. The developers are still considering the introduction of a [[phab:T337286|Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles]] if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The HTML markup used for citations by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid|Parsoid]] changed last week. In places where Parsoid previously added the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw-reference-text&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; class, Parsoid now also adds the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;reference-text&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; class for better compatibility with the legacy parser. [[mw:Specs/HTML/2.8.0/Extensions/Cite/Announcement|More details are available]]. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1036705]

'''Problems'''
* There was a bug with the Content Translation interface that caused the tools menus to appear in the wrong location. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366374]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The new version of MediaWiki includes another change to the HTML markup used for citations: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid|Parsoid]] will now generate a &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-cite-backlink&quot;&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; wrapper for both named and unnamed references for better compatibility with the legacy parser. Interface administrators should verify that gadgets that interact with citations are compatible with the new markup. [[mw:Specs/HTML/2.8.0/Extensions/Cite/Announcement|More details are available]]. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1035809] 
* On multilingual wikis that use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; system, there is a feature that shows potentially-outdated translations with a pink background until they are updated or confirmed. From this week, confirming translations will be logged, and there is a new user-right that can be required for confirming translations if the community [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Requesting wiki configuration changes|requests it]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T49177]

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== Tech News: 2024-25 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/25|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* People who attempt to add an external link in the visual editor will now receive immediate feedback if they attempt to link to a domain that a project has decided to block. Please see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit_check#11_June_2024|Edit check]] for more details. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366751]
* The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CommunityConfiguration|Community Configuration extension]] is available [[testwiki:Special:CommunityConfiguration|on Test Wikipedia]]. This extension allows communities to customize specific features to meet their local needs. Currently only Growth features are configurable, but the extension will support other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community_configuration#Use_cases|Community Configuration use cases]] in the future. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T323811][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T360954]
* The dark mode [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]] is now available on category and help pages, as well as more special pages. There may be contrast issues. Please report bugs on the [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading|project talk page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366370]

'''Problems'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Cloud Services tools were not available for 25 minutes last week. This was caused by a faulty hardware cable in the data center. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2024-06-11_WMCS_Ceph]
* Last week, styling updates were made to the Vector 2022 skin. This caused unforeseen issues with templates, hatnotes, and images. Changes to templates and hatnotes were reverted. Most issues with images were fixed. If you still see any, [[phab:T367463|report them here]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T367480]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.10|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-18|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-19|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-20|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Starting June 18, the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#ref|Reference Edit Check]] will be deployed to [[phab:T361843|a new set of Wikipedias]]. This feature is intended to help newcomers and to assist edit-patrollers by inviting people who are adding new content to a Wikipedia article to add a citation when they do not do so themselves. During [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit_check#Reference_Check_A/B_Test|a test at 11 wikis]], the number of citations added [https://diff.wikimedia.org/?p=127553 more than doubled] when Reference Check was shown to people. Reference Check is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Configuration|community configurable]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361843]&lt;!-- NOTE: THE DIFF BLOG WILL BE PUBLISHED ON MONDAY --&gt;
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mailing_lists|Mailing lists]] will be unavailable for roughly two hours on Tuesday 10:00–12:00 UTC. This is to enable migration to a new server and upgrade its software. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T367521]

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== Tech News: 2024-26 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/26|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Editors will notice that there have been some changes to the background color of text in the diff view, and the color of the byte-change numbers, last week. These changes are intended to make text more readable in both light mode and dark mode, and are part of a larger effort to increase accessibility. You can share your comments or questions [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading|on the project talkpage]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361717]
* The text colors that are used for visited-links, hovered-links, and active-links, were also slightly changed last week to improve their accessibility in both light mode and dark mode. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366515]

'''Problems'''
* You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Talk pages permalinking|copy permanent links to talk page comments]] by clicking on a comment's timestamp. [[mw:Talk pages project/Permalinks|This feature]] did not always work when the topic title was very long and the link was used as a wikitext link. This has been fixed. Thanks to Lofhi for submitting the bug. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356196]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.11|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Starting 26 June, all talk pages messages' timestamps will become a link at English Wikipedia, making this feature available for you to use at all wikis. This link is a permanent link to the comment. It allows users to find the comment they were linked to, even if this comment has since been moved elsewhere. You can read more about this feature [[DiffBlog:/2024/01/29/talk-page-permalinks-dont-lose-your-threads/|on Diff]] or [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Talk pages permalinking|on Mediawiki.org]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T365974]

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== Tech News: 2024-27 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/27|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Over the next three weeks, dark mode will become available for all users, both logged-in and logged-out, starting with the mobile web version. This fulfils one of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2023/Reading/Dark_mode|top-requested community wishes]], and improves low-contrast reading and usage in low-light settings. As part of these changes, dark mode will also work on User-pages and Portals. There is more information in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading/Updates#June_2024:_Typography_and_dark_mode_deployments,_new_global_preferences|the latest Web team update]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366364]
* Logged-in users can now set [[m:Special:GlobalPreferences#mw-prefsection-rendering-skin-skin-prefs|global preferences for the text-size and dark-mode]], thanks to a combined effort across Foundation teams. This allows Wikimedians using multiple wikis to set up a consistent reading experience easily, for example by switching between light and dark mode only once for all wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341278] 
* If you use a very old web browser some features might not work on the Wikimedia wikis. This affects Internet Explorer 11 and versions of Chrome, Firefox and Safari older than 2016. This change makes it possible to use new [[d:Q46441|CSS]] features and to send less code to all readers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T288287][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin#Using_CSS_variables_for_supporting_different_themes_e.g._dark_mode]
* Wikipedia Admins can customize local wiki configuration options easily using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community Configuration|Community Configuration]]. Community Configuration was created to allow communities to customize how some features work, because each language wiki has unique needs. At the moment, admins can configure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature_summary|Growth features]] on their home wikis, in order to better recruit and retain new editors. More options will be provided in the coming months. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366458]
* Editors interested in language issues that are related to [[w:en:Unicode|Unicode standards]], can now discuss those topics at [[mw:Talk:WMF membership with Unicode Consortium|a new conversation space in MediaWiki.org]]. The Wikimedia Foundation is now a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/WMF membership with Unicode Consortium|member of the Unicode Consortium]], and the coordination group can collaboratively review the issues discussed and, where appropriate, bring them to the attention of the Unicode Consortium.
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q2891049|Mandailing]] ([[w:btm:|&lt;code&gt;w:btm:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368038] 

'''Problems'''
* Editors can once again click on links within the visual editor's citation-preview, thanks to a bug fix by the Editing Team. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368119]

'''Future changes'''
* Please [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/758713?lang=en help us to improve Tech News by taking this short survey]. The goal is to better meet the needs of the various types of people who read Tech News. The survey will be open for 2 weeks. The survey is covered by [https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Tech_News_Survey_2024_Privacy_Statement this privacy statement]. Some translations are available.

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== Tech News: 2024-28 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/28|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* At the Wikimedia Foundation a new task force was formed to replace the disabled Graph with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project|more secure, easy to use, and extensible Chart]]. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Newsletter:Chart Project|subscribe to the newsletter]] to get notified about new project updates and other news about Chart.
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents]] extension is now available on Meta-wiki, Igbo Wikipedia, and Swahili Wikipedia, and can be requested on your wiki. This extension helps in managing and making events more visible, giving Event organizers the ability to use tools like the Event registration tool. To learn more about the deployment status and how to request this extension for your wiki, visit the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment_status|CampaignEvents page on Meta-wiki]]. 
* Editors using the iOS Wikipedia app who have more than 50 edits can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits#Add an image|Add an Image]] feature. This feature presents opportunities for small but useful contributions to Wikipedia.
* Thank you to [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Contributor retention and growth/Celebration|all of the authors]] who have contributed to MediaWiki Core. As a result of these contributions, the [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Contributor retention and growth|percentage of authors contributing more than 5 patches has increased by 25% since last year]], which helps ensure the sustainability of the platform for the Wikimedia projects.

'''Problems'''
* A problem with the color of the talkpage tabs always showing as blue, even for non-existent pages which should have been red, affecting the Vector 2022 skin, [[phab:T367982|has been fixed]]. 

'''Future changes'''
* The Trust and Safety Product team wants to introduce [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] with as little disruption to tools and workflows as possible. Volunteer developers, including gadget and user-script maintainers, are kindly asked to update the code of their tools and features to handle temporary accounts. The team has [[mw:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|created documentation]] explaining how to do the update. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers/2024-04 CTA|Learn more]].

'''Tech News survey'''
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== Tech News: 2024-29 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/29|Translations]] are available.

'''Tech News survey'''
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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Wikimedia developers can now officially continue to use both [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit|Gerrit]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/GitLab|GitLab]], due to a June 24 decision by the Wikimedia Foundation to support software development on both platforms. Gerrit and GitLab are both code repositories used by developers to write, review, and deploy the software code that supports the MediaWiki software that the wiki projects are built on, as well as the tools used by editors to create and improve content. This decision will safeguard the productivity of our developers and prevent problems in code review from affecting our users. More details are available in the [[mw:GitLab/Migration status|Migration status]] page.
* The Wikimedia Foundation seeks applicants for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Proposal|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] (PTAC). This group will bring technical contributors and Wikimedia Foundation together to co-define a more resilient, future-proof technological platform. Council members will evaluate and consult on the movement's product and technical activities, so that we develop multi-generational projects. We are looking for a range of technical contributors across the globe, from a variety of Wikimedia projects. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Proposal#Joining the PTAC as a technical volunteer|Please apply here by August 10]].
* Editors with rollback user-rights who use the Wikipedia App for Android can use the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Anti Vandalism|Edit Patrol]] features. These features include a new feed of Recent Changes, related links such as Undo and Rollback, and the ability to create and save a personal library of user talk messages to use while patrolling. If your wiki wants to make these features available to users who do not have rollback rights but have reached a certain edit threshold, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android#Contact us|you can contact the team]]. You can [[diffblog:2024/07/10/ِaddressing-vandalism-with-a-tap-the-journey-of-introducing-the-patrolling-feature-in-the-mobile-app/|read more about this project on Diff blog]].
* Editors who have access to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/The_Wikipedia_Library|The Wikipedia Library]] can once again use non-open access content in SpringerLinks, after the Foundation [[phab:T368865|contacted]] them to restore access. You can read more about [[m:Tech/News/Recently_resolved_community_tasks|this and 21 other community-submitted tasks that were completed last week]]. 

'''Changes later this week'''
* This week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Updates/2024-07 deployments|dark mode will be available on a number of Wikipedias]], both desktop and mobile, for logged-in and logged-out users. Interface admins and user script maintainers are encouraged to check gadgets and user scripts in the dark mode, to find any hard-coded colors and fix them. There are some [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Recommendations for night mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis|recommendations for dark mode compatibility]] to help.

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Next week, functionaries, volunteers maintaining tools, and software development teams are invited to test the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] feature on testwiki. Temporary accounts is a feature that will help improve privacy on the wikis. No further temporary account deployments are scheduled yet. Please [[mw:Talk:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|share your opinions and questions on the project talk page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348895]
* Editors who upload files cross-wiki, or teach other people how to do so, may wish to join a Wikimedia Commons discussion. The Commons community is discussing limiting who can upload files through the cross-wiki upload/Upload dialog feature to users auto-confirmed on Wikimedia Commons. This is due to the large amount of copyright violations uploaded this way. There is a short summary at [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Cross-wiki upload|Commons:Cross-wiki upload]] and [[c:Commons:Village pump/Proposals#Deactivate cross-wiki uploads for new users|discussion at Commons:Village Pump]].

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== Tech News: 2024-30 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/30|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature News'''
* Stewards can now [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global_blocks|globally block]] accounts. Before [[phab:T17294|the change]] only IP addresses and IP ranges could be blocked globally. Global account blocks are useful when the blocked user should not be logged out. [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global_locks|Global locks]] (a similar tool logging the user out of their account) are unaffected by this change. The new global account block feature is related to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|Temporary Accounts]] project, which is a new type of user account that replaces IP addresses of unregistered editors that are no longer made public.
* Later this week, Wikimedia site users will notice that the Interface of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevs]] (also known as &quot;Pending Changes&quot;) is improved and consistent with the rest of the MediaWiki interface and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|Wikimedia's design system]]. The FlaggedRevs interface experience on mobile and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:MinervaNeue|Minerva skin]] was inconsistent before it was fixed and ported to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|Codex]] by the WMF Growth team and some volunteers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191156]
*  Wikimedia site users can now submit account vanishing requests via [[m:Special:GlobalVanishRequest|GlobalVanishRequest]]. This feature is used when a contributor wishes to stop editing forever. It helps you hide your past association and edit to protect your privacy. Once processed, the account will be locked and renamed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T367329]
* Have you tried monitoring and addressing vandalism in Wikipedia using your phone? [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/10/%d9%90addressing-vandalism-with-a-tap-the-journey-of-introducing-the-patrolling-feature-in-the-mobile-app/ A Diff blog post on Patrolling features in the Mobile App] highlights some of the new capabilities of the feature, including swiping through a feed of recent changes and a personal library of user talk messages for use when patrolling from your phone. 
* Wikimedia contributors and GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) organisations can now learn and measure the impact Wikimedia Commons is having towards creating quality encyclopedic content using the [https://doc.wikimedia.org/generated-data-platform/aqs/analytics-api/reference/commons.html Commons Impact Metrics] analytics dashboard. The dashboard offers organizations analytics on things like monthly edits in a category, the most viewed files, and which Wikimedia articles are using Commons images. As a result of these new data dumps, GLAM organisation can more reliably measure their return on investment for programs bringing content into the digital Commons. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/19/commons-impact-metrics-now-available-via-data-dumps-and-api/]

'''Project Updates'''
*  Come share your ideas for improving the wikis on the newly reopened [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist|Community Wishlist]]. The Community Wishlist is Wikimedia’s forum for volunteers to share ideas (called wishes) to improve how the wikis work. The new version of the wishlist is always open, works with both wikitext and Visual Editor, and allows wishes in any language.

'''Learn more'''
* Have you ever wondered how Wikimedia software works across over 300 languages? This is 253 languages more than the Google Chrome interface, and it's no accident. The Language and Product Localization Team at the Wikimedia Foundation supports your work by adapting all the tools and interfaces in the MediaWiki software so that contributors in our movement who translate pages and strings can translate them and have the sites in all languages. Read more about the team and their upcoming work on [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/17/building-towards-a-robust-multilingual-knowledge-ecosystem-for-the-wikimedia-movement/ Diff]. 
* How can Wikimedia build innovative and experimental products while maintaining such heavily used websites? A recent [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/09/on-the-value-of-experimentation/ blog post] by WMF staff Johan Jönsson highlights the work of the [[m:Future Audiences#Objectives and Key Results|WMF Future Audience initiative]], where the goal is not to build polished products but test out new ideas, such as a [[m:Future_Audiences/Experiments: conversational/generative AI|ChatGPT plugin]] and [[m:Future_Audiences/Experiment:Add a Fact|Add a Fact]], to help take Wikimedia into the future. 

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== Tech News: 2024-31 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/31|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature news'''
* Editors using the Visual Editor in languages that use non-Latin characters for numbers, such as Hindi, Manipuri and Eastern Arabic, may notice some changes in the formatting of reference numbers. This is a side effect of preparing a new sub-referencing feature, and will also allow fixing some general numbering issues in Visual Editor. If you notice any related problems on your wiki, please share details at the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|project talkpage]].

'''Bugs status'''
* Some logged-in editors were briefly unable to edit or load pages last week. [[phab:T370304|These errors]] were mainly due to the addition of new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Linter|linter]] rules which led to caching problems. Fixes have been applied and investigations are continuing.
* Editors can use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/IP Info|IP Information tool]] to get information about IP addresses. This tool is available as a Beta Feature in your preferences. The tool was not available for a few days last week, but is now working again. Thank you to Shizhao for filing the bug report. You can read about that, and [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks#2024-07-25|28 other community-submitted tasks]] that were resolved last week.

'''Project updates'''
* There are new features and improvements to Phabricator from the Release Engineering and Collaboration Services teams, and some volunteers, including: the search systems, the new task creation system, the login systems, the translation setup which has resulted in support for more languages (thanks to Pppery), and fixes for many edge-case errors. You can [[phab:phame/post/view/316/iterative_improvements/|read details about these and other improvements in this summary]].
* There is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|update on the Charts project]]. The team has decided which visualization library to use, which chart types to start focusing on, and where to store chart definitions.
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikivoyage}} in [[d:Q9056|Czech]] ([[voy:cs:|&lt;code&gt;voy:cs:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370905] 

'''Learn more'''
* There is a [[diffblog:2024/07/26/the-journey-to-open-our-first-data-center-in-south-america/|new Wikimedia Foundation data center]] in São Paulo, Brazil which helps to reduce load times.
* There is new [[diffblog:2024/07/22/the-perplexing-process-of-uploading-images-to-wikipedia/|user research]] on problems with the process of uploading images.
* Commons Impact Metrics are [[diffblog:2024/07/19/commons-impact-metrics-now-available-via-data-dumps-and-api/|now available]] via data dumps and API.
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Technical Community Newsletter/2024/July|Technical Community Newsletter]] is now available.

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== Tech News: 2024-32 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/32|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature news'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Two new parser functions will be available this week: &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words#dir|#dir]]&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words#bcp47|#bcp47]]&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. These will reduce the need for &lt;code&gt;Template:Dir&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Template:BCP47&lt;/code&gt; on Commons and allow us to [[phab:T343131|drop 100 million rows]] from the &quot;what links here&quot; database. Editors at any wiki that use these templates, can help by replacing the templates with these new functions. The templates at Commons will be updated during the Hackathon at Wikimania. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359761][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366623]
* Communities can request the activation of the visual editor on entire namespaces where discussions sometimes happen (for instance ''Wikipedia:'' or ''Wikisource:'' namespaces) if they understand the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ#WPNS|known limitations]]. For discussions, users can already use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] in these namespaces.
* The tracking category &quot;Pages using Timeline&quot; has been renamed to &quot;Pages using the EasyTimeline extension&quot; [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3ATimeline-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 in TranslateWiki]. Wikis that have created the category locally should rename their local creation to match.

'''Project updates'''
* Editors who help to organize WikiProjects and similar on-wiki collaborations, are invited to share ideas and examples of successful collaborations with the Campaigns and Programs teams. You can fill out [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Campaigns/WikiProjects|a brief survey]] or share your thoughts [[m:Talk:Campaigns/WikiProjects|on the talkpage]]. The teams are particularly looking for details about successful collaborations on non-English wikis.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The new parser is being rolled out on {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikivoyage}} wikis over the next few months. The {{int:project-localized-name-enwikivoyage}} and {{int:project-localized-name-hewikivoyage}} were [[phab:T365367|switched]] to Parsoid last week. For more information, see [[mw:Parsoid/Parser_Unification|Parsoid/Parser Unification]].

'''Learn more'''
* There will be more than 200 sessions at Wikimania this week. Here is a summary of some of the [[diffblog:2024/08/05/interested-in-product-and-tech-here-are-some-wikimania-sessions-you-dont-want-to-miss/|key sessions related to the product and technology area]].
* The latest [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin/2024/07-02|Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin]] is available.
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2024/July|Language and Internationalization newsletter]] is available. It includes: New design previews for Translatable pages; Updates about MinT for Wiki Readers; the release of Translation dumps; and more.
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Newsletters/31|Growth newsletter]] is available.
* The latest monthly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Reports/July 2024|MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter]] is available.

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== Tech News: 2024-33 ==

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'''Feature news'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]] editors and maintainers can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Actions#Show a CAPTCHA|make a CAPTCHA show if a filter matches an edit]]. This allows communities to quickly respond to spamming by automated bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T20110]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Stewards]] can now specify if global blocks should prevent account creation. Before [[phab:T17273|this change]] by the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product|Trust and Safety Product]] Team, all global blocks would prevent account creation. This will allow stewards to reduce the unintended side-effects of global blocks on IP addresses.

'''Project updates'''
* [[wikitech:Help talk:Toolforge/Toolforge standards committee#August_2024_committee_nominations|Nominations are open on Wikitech]] for new members to refresh the [[wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Toolforge standards committee|Toolforge standards committee]]. The committee oversees the Toolforge [[wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Right to fork policy|Right to fork policy]] and [[wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Abandoned tool policy|Abandoned tool policy]] among other duties. Nominations will remain open until at least 2024-08-26.
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q2880037|West Coast Bajau]] ([[w:bdr:|&lt;code&gt;w:bdr:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T371757]

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== Tech News: 2024-34 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/34|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature news'''
* Editors who want to re-use references but with different details such as page numbers, will be able to do so by the end of 2024, using a new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Sub-referencing in a nutshell|sub-referencing]] feature. You can read more [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|about the project]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Test|how to test the prototype]].
* Editors using tracking categories to identify which pages use specific extensions may notice that six of the categories have been renamed to make them more easily understood and consistent. These categories are automatically added to pages that use specialized MediaWiki extensions. The affected names are for: [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Aintersection-category&amp;namespace=8 DynamicPageList], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Akartographer-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 Kartographer], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Aphonos-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 Phonos], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Arss-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 RSS], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Ascore-use-category&amp;namespace=8 Score], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Awikihiero-usage-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 WikiHiero]. Wikis that have created the category locally should rename their local creation to match. Thanks to Pppery for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347324]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Technical volunteers who edit modules and want to get a list of the categories used on a page, can now do so using the &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;categories&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt; property of &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#Title objects|mw.title objects]]&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. This enables wikis to configure workflows such as category-specific edit notices. Thanks to SD001 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T50175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85372]

'''Bugs status'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Your help is needed to check if any pages need to be moved or deleted. A maintenance script was run to clean up unreachable pages (due to Unicode issues or introduction of new namespaces/namespace aliases). The script tried to find appropriate names for the pages (e.g. by following the Unicode changes or by moving pages whose titles on Wikipedia start with &lt;code&gt;Talk:WP:&lt;/code&gt; so that their titles start with &lt;code&gt;Wikipedia talk:&lt;/code&gt;), but it may have failed for some pages, and moved them to &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[Special:PrefixIndex/T195546/]]&lt;/bdi&gt; instead. Your community should check if any pages are listed there, and move them to the correct titles, or delete them if they are no longer needed. A full log (including pages for which appropriate names could be found) is available in [[phab:P67388]].
* Editors who volunteer as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Mentorship|mentors]] to newcomers on their wiki are once again able to access lists of potential mentees who they can connect with to offer help and guidance. This functionality was restored thanks to [[phab:T372164|a bug fix]]. Thank you to Mbch331 for filing the bug report. You can read about that, and 18 other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Project updates'''
* The application deadline for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Proposal|Product &amp; Technology Advisory Council]] (PTAC) has been extended to September 16. Members will help by providing advice to Foundation Product and Technology leadership on short and long term plans, on complex strategic problems, and help to get feedback from more contributors and technical communities. Selected members should expect to spend roughly 5 hours per month for the Council, during the one year pilot. Please consider applying, and spread the word to volunteers you think would make a positive contribution to the committee.

'''Learn more'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award#2024 Winners|2024 Coolest Tool Awards]] were awarded at Wikimania, in seven categories. For example, one award went to the ISA Tool, used for adding structured data to files on Commons, which was recently improved during the [[m:Event:Wiki Mentor Africa ISA Hackathon 2024|Wiki Mentor Africa Hackathon]]. You can see video demonstrations of each tool at the awards page. Congratulations to this year's recipients, and thank you to all tool creators and maintainers.
* The latest [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin/2024/08-01|Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin]] is available, and includes some highlights from Wikimania, an upcoming Language community meeting, and other news from the movement.

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== Tech News: 2024-35 ==

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'''Feature news'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Administrators can now test the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] feature on test2wiki. This was done to allow cross-wiki testing of temporary accounts, for when temporary accounts switch between projects. The feature was enabled on testwiki a few weeks ago. No further temporary account deployments are scheduled yet. Temporary Accounts is a project to create a new type of user account that replaces IP addresses of unregistered editors which are no longer made public. Please [[mw:Talk:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|share your opinions and questions on the project talk page]].
* Later this week, editors at wikis that use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevs]] (also known as &quot;Pending Changes&quot;) may notice that the indicators at the top of articles have changed. This change makes the system more consistent with the rest of the MediaWiki interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191156]

'''Bugs status'''
* Editors who use the 2010 wikitext editor, and use the Character Insert buttons, will [[phab:T361465|no longer]] experience problems with the buttons adding content into the edit-summary instead of the edit-window. You can read more about that, and 26 other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Project updates'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Please review and vote on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Focus areas|Focus Areas]], which are groups of wishes that share a problem. Focus Areas were created for the newly reopened Community Wishlist, which is now open year-round for submissions. The first batch of focus areas are specific to moderator workflows, around welcoming newcomers, minimizing repetitive tasks, and prioritizing tasks. Once volunteers have reviewed and voted on focus areas, the Foundation will then review and select focus areas for prioritization.
* Do you have a project and are willing to provide a three (3) month mentorship for an intern? [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Outreachy|Outreachy]] is a twice a year program for people to participate in a paid internship that will start in December 2024 and end in early March 2025, and they need mentors and projects to work on. Projects can be focused on coding or non-coding (design, documentation, translation, research). See the Outreachy page for more details, and a list of past projects since 2013.

'''Learn more'''
* If you're curious about the product and technology improvements made by the Wikimedia Foundation last year, read [[diffblog:2024/08/21/wikimedia-foundation-product-technology-improving-the-user-experience/|this recent highlights summary on Diff]].
* To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out:
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Ohrid - Day 2 - Community Configuration - Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together.webm|Community Configuration - Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together]] (55 mins) - about the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community Configuration|Community Configuration]] project.
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Belgrade - Day 1 - Future of MediaWiki. A sustainable platform to support a collaborative user base and billions of page views.webm|Future of MediaWiki. A sustainable platform to support a collaborative user base and billions of page views]] (30 mins) - an overview for both technical and non technical audiences, covering some of the challenges and open questions, related to the [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights|platform evolution, stewardship and developer experiences]] research.

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== Tech News: 2024-36 ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Editors and volunteer developers interested in data visualisation can now test the new software for charts. Its early version is available on beta Commons and beta Wikipedia. This is an important milestone before making charts available on regular wikis. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|read more about this project update]] and help to test the charts.

'''Feature news'''
* Editors who use the [[{{#special:Unusedtemplates}}]] page can now filter out pages which are expected to be there permanently, such as sandboxes, test-cases, and templates that are always substituted. Editors can add the new magic word [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE|&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;]] to a template page to hide it from the listing. Thanks to Sophivorus and DannyS712 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184633]
* Editors who use the New Topic tool on discussion pages, will [[phab:T334163|now be reminded]] to add a section header, which should help reduce the quantity of newcomers who add sections without a header. You can read more about that, and {{formatnum:28}} other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].
* Last week, some Toolforge tools had occasional connection problems. The cause is still being investigated, but the problems have been resolved for now. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373243]
* Translation administrators at multilingual wikis, when editing multiple translation units, can now easily mark which changes require updates to the translation. This is possible with the [[phab:T298852#10087288|new dropdown menu]].

'''Project updates'''
* A new draft text of a policy discussing the use of Wikimedia's APIs [[m:Special:MyLanguage/API Policy Update 2024|has been published on Meta-Wiki]]. The draft text does not reflect a change in policy around the APIs; instead, it is an attempt to codify existing API rules. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome on [[m:Talk:API Policy Update 2024|the proposed update’s talk page]] until September 13 or until those discussions have concluded.

'''Learn more'''
* To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out:
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Ohrid - Day 2 - Charts, the successor of Graphs - A secure and extensible tool for data visualization.webm|Charts, the successor of Graphs - A secure and extensible tool for data visualization]] (25 mins) – about the above-mentioned Charts project.
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Ohrid - Day 3 - State of Language Technology and Onboarding at Wikimedia.webm|State of Language Technology and Onboarding at Wikimedia]] (90 mins) – about some of the language tools that support Wikimedia sites, such as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation|Content]]/[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation|Section Translation]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MinT|MinT]], and LanguageConverter; also the current state and future of languages onboarding. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368772]

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== Tech News: 2024-37 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/37|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature news'''
* Starting this week, the standard [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|syntax highlighter]] will receive new colors that make them compatible in dark mode. This is the first of many changes to come as part of a major upgrade to syntax highlighting. You can learn more about what's to come on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|help page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T365311][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Editors of wikis using Wikidata will now be notified of only relevant Wikidata changes in their watchlist. This is because the Lua functions &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;entity:getSitelink()&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw.wikibase.getSitelink(qid)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will have their logic unified for tracking different aspects of sitelinks to reduce junk notifications from [[m:Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects/Projects/Watchlist Wikidata Sitelinks Tracking|inconsistent sitelinks tracking]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T295356]

'''Project updates'''
*  Users of all Wikis will have access to Wikimedia sites as read-only for a few minutes on September 25, starting at 15:00 UTC. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370962]
* Contributors of [[phab:T363538#10123348|11 Wikipedias]], including English will have a new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MOS&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; namespace added to their Wikipedias. This improvement ensures that links beginning with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MOS:&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; (usually shortcuts to the [[w:en:Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]) are not broken by [[w:en:Mooré|Mooré]] Wikipedia (language code &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mos&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363538]

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== Tech News: 2024-38 ==

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'''Improvements and Maintenance'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Editors interested in templates can help by reading the latest Wishlist focus area, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Focus areas/Template recall and discovery|Template recall and discovery]], and share your feedback on the talkpage. This input helps the Community Tech team to decide the right technical approach to build. Everyone is also encouraged to continue adding [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist|new wishes]].
* The new automated [[{{#special:NamespaceInfo}}]] page helps editors understand which [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Namespaces|namespaces]] exist on each wiki, and some details about how they are configured. Thanks to DannyS712 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263513]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Reference check|References Check]] is a feature that encourages editors to add a citation when they add a new paragraph to a Wikipedia article. For a short time, the corresponding tag &quot;Edit Check (references) activated&quot; was erroneously being applied to some edits outside of the main namespace. This has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373692]
* It is now possible for a wiki community to change the order in which a page’s categories are displayed on their wiki. By default, categories are displayed in the order they appear in the wikitext. Now, wikis with a consensus to do so can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Requesting wiki configuration changes|request]] a configuration change to display them in alphabetical order. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373480]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Tool authors can now access ToolsDB's [[wikitech:Portal:Data Services#ToolsDB|public databases]] from both [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Quarry|Quarry]] and [[wikitech:Superset|Superset]]. Those databases have always been accessible to every [[wikitech:Portal:Toolforge|Toolforge]] user, but they are now more broadly accessible, as Quarry can be accessed by anyone with a Wikimedia account. In addition, Quarry's internal database can now be [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Quarry#Querying Quarry's own database|queried from Quarry itself]]. This database contains information about all queries that are being run and starred by users in Quarry. This information was already public through the web interface, but you can now query it using SQL. You can read more about that, and {{formatnum:20}} other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].
* Any pages or tools that still use the very old CSS classes &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw-message-box&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; need to be updated. These old classes will be removed next week or soon afterwards. Editors can use a [https://global-search.toolforge.org/?q=mw-message-box&amp;regex=1&amp;namespaces=&amp;title= global-search] to determine what needs to be changed. It is possible to use the newer &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;cdx-message&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; group of classes as a replacement (see [https://doc.wikimedia.org/codex/latest/components/demos/message.html#css-only-version the relevant Codex documentation], and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tech/Header&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=27449042 an example update]), but using locally defined onwiki classes would be best. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374499]

'''Technical project updates'''
* Next week, all Wikimedia wikis will be read-only for a few minutes. This will start on September 25 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1727276400 15:00 UTC]. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|This maintenance process also targets other services.]] The previous switchover took 3 minutes, and the Site Reliability Engineering teams use many tools to make sure that this essential maintenance work happens as quickly as possible. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370962]

'''Tech in depth'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The latest monthly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Reports/August 2024|MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter]] is available. This edition includes details about: research about [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Hooks|hook]] handlers to help simplify development, research about performance improvements, work to improve the REST API for end-users, and more.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out: 
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Auditorium Kyiv - Day 4 - Hackathon Showcase.webm|Hackathon Showcase]] (45 mins) - 19 short presentations by some of the Hackathon participants, describing some of the projects they worked on, such as automated testing of maintenance scripts, a video-cutting command line tool, and interface improvements for various tools. There are [[phab:T369234|more details and links available]] in the Phabricator task.
** [[c:File:Co-Creating a Sustainable Future for the Toolforge Ecosystem.webm|Co-Creating a Sustainable Future for the Toolforge Ecosystem]] (40 mins) - a roundtable discussion for tool-maintainers, users, and supporters of Toolforge about how to make the platform sustainable and how to evaluate the tools available there.

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== Tech News: 2024-39 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/39|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* All wikis will be [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday September 25 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1727276400 15:00 UTC]. Reading the wikis will not be interrupted, but editing will be paused. These twice-yearly processes allow WMF's site reliability engineering teams to remain prepared to keep the wikis functioning even in the event of a major interruption to one of our data centers.

'''Updates for editors'''
[[File:Add alt text from a halfsheet, with the article behind.png|thumb|A screenshot of the interface for the Alt Text suggested-edit feature]]
* Editors who use the iOS Wikipedia app in Spanish, Portuguese, French, or Chinese, may see the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits project/Alt Text Experiment|Alt Text suggested-edit experiment]] after editing an article, or completing a suggested edit using &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits project#Hypothesis 2 Add an Image Suggested Edit|Add an image]]&quot;. Alt-text helps people with visual impairments to read Wikipedia articles. The team aims to learn if adding alt-text to images is a task that editors can be successful with. Please share any feedback on [[mw:Talk:Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits project/Alt Text Experiment|the discussion page]].
* The Codex color palette has been updated with new and revised colors for the MediaWiki user interfaces. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Design System Team/Color/Design documentation#Updates|most noticeable changes]] for editors include updates for: dark mode colors for Links and for quiet Buttons (progressive and destructive), visited Link colors for both light and dark modes, and background colors for system-messages in both light and dark modes.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] It is now possible to include clickable wikilinks and external links inside code blocks. This includes links that are used within &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;syntaxhighlight&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; tags and on code pages (JavaScript, CSS, Scribunto and Sanitized CSS). Uses of template syntax &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{…}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; are also linked to the template page. Thanks to SD0001 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368166]
* Two bugs were fixed in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Account vanishing|GlobalVanishRequest]] system by improving the logging and by removing an incorrect placeholder message. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370595][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T372223]
* View all {{formatnum:25}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:25|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] From [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise|Wikimedia Enterprise]]: 
** The API now enables 5,000 on-demand API requests per month and twice-monthly HTML snapshots freely (gratis and libre). More information on the updates and also improvements to the software development kits (SDK) are explained on [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/enhanced-free-api/ the project's blog post]. While Wikimedia Enterprise APIs are designed for high-volume commercial reusers, this change enables many more community use-cases to be built on the service too.
** The Snapshot API (html dumps) have added beta Structured Contents endpoints ([https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/structured-contents-snapshot-api/ blog post on that]) as well as released two beta datasets (English and French Wikipedia) from that endpoint to Hugging Face for public use and feedback ([https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/hugging-face-dataset/ blog post on that]). These pre-parsed data sets enable new options for researchers, developers, and data scientists to use and study the content.

'''In depth'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) is used to get answers to questions using the Wikidata data set. As Wikidata grows, we had to make a major architectural change so that WDQS could remain performant. As part of the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS graph split|WDQS Graph Split project]], we have new SPARQL endpoints available for serving the &quot;[https://query-scholarly.wikidata.org scholarly]&quot; and &quot;[https://query-main.wikidata.org main]&quot; subgraphs of Wikidata. The [http://query.wikidata.org query.wikidata.org endpoint] will continue to serve the full Wikidata graph until March 2025. After this date, it will only serve the main graph. For more information, please see [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/September 2024 scaling update|the announcement on Wikidata]].

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== Tech News: 2024-40 ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Readers of [[phab:T375401|42 more wikis]] can now use Dark Mode. If the option is not yet available for logged-out users of your wiki, this is likely because many templates do not yet display well in Dark Mode. Please use the [https://night-mode-checker.wmcloud.org/ night-mode-checker tool] if you are interested in helping to reduce the number of issues. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Recommendations for night mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis|recommendations page]] provides guidance on this. Dark Mode is enabled on additional wikis once per month.
* Editors using the 2010 wikitext editor as their default can access features from the 2017 wikitext editor by adding &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;?veaction=editsource&lt;/code&gt; to the URL. If you would like to enable the 2017 wikitext editor as your default, it can be set in [[Special:Preferences#mw-input-wpvisualeditor-newwikitext|your preferences]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239796]
* For logged-out readers using the Vector 2022 skin, the &quot;donate&quot; link has been moved from a collapsible menu next to the content area into a more prominent top menu, next to &quot;Create an account&quot;. This restores the link to the level of prominence it had in the Vector 2010 skin. [[mw:Readers/2024 Reader and Donor Experiences#Donor Experiences (Key Result WE 3.2 and the related hypotheses)|Learn more]] about the changes related to donor experiences. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373585]
* The CampaignEvents extension provides tools for organizers to more easily manage events, communicate with participants, and promote their events on the wikis. The extension has been [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status|enabled]] on Arabic Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia, Swahili Wikipedia, and Meta-Wiki. [[w:zh:Wikipedia:互助客栈/其他#引進CampaignEvents擴充功能|Chinese Wikipedia has decided]] to enable the extension, and discussions on the extension are in progress [[w:es:Wikipedia:Votaciones/2024/Sobre la política de Organizadores de Eventos|on Spanish Wikipedia]] and [[d:Wikidata:Project chat#Enabling the CampaignEvents Extention on Wikidata|on Wikidata]]. To learn how to enable the extension on your wiki, you can visit [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents|the CampaignEvents page on Meta-Wiki]].
* View all {{formatnum:22}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:22|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Developers with an account on Wikitech-wiki should [[wikitech:Wikitech/SUL-migration|check if any action is required]] for their accounts. The wiki is being changed to use the single-user-login (SUL) system, and other configuration changes. This change will help reduce the overall complexity for the weekly software updates across all our wikis.

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|server switch]] was completed successfully last week with a read-only time of [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Past Switches|only 2 minutes 46 seconds]]. This periodic process makes sure that engineers can switch data centers and keep all of the wikis available for readers, even if there are major technical issues. It also gives engineers a chance to do maintenance and upgrades on systems that normally run 24 hours a day, and often helps to reveal weaknesses in the infrastructure. The process involves dozens of software services and hundreds of hardware servers, and requires multiple teams working together. Work over the past few years has reduced the time from 17 minutes down to 2–3 minutes. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/66ZW7B2MG63AESQVTXDIFQBDBS766JGW/]

'''Meetings and events'''
* October 4–6: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WikiIndaba conference 2024|WikiIndaba Conference's Hackathon]] in Johannesburg, South Africa
* November 4–6: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024]] in Vienna, Austria

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== Tech News: 2024-41 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/41|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Communities can now request installation of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Automoderator|Automoderator]] on their wiki. Automoderator is an automated anti-vandalism tool that reverts bad edits based on scores from the new &quot;Revert Risk&quot; machine learning model. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AutoModerator/Deploying|read details about the necessary steps]] for installation and configuration. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336934]

'''Updates for editors'''
* Translators in wikis where [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation#Try the tool|the mobile experience of Content Translation is available]], can now customize their articles suggestion list from 41 filtering options when using the tool. This topic-based article suggestion feature makes it easy for translators to self-discover relevant articles based on their area of interest and translate them. You can [https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;active-list=suggestions try it with your mobile device]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368422]
* View all {{formatnum:12}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:12|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* It is now possible for &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;syntaxhighlight&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; code blocks to offer readers a &quot;Copy&quot; button if the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;copy=1&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight#copy|set on the tag]]. Thanks to SD0001 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T40932]
* Customized copyright footer messages on all wikis will be updated. The new versions will use wikitext markup instead of requiring editing raw HTML. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375789]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Later this month, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] will be rolled out on several pilot wikis. The final list of the wikis will be published in the second half of the month. If you maintain any tools, bots, or gadgets on [[phab:T376499|these 11 wikis]], and your software is using data about IP addresses or is available for logged-out users, please check if it needs to be updated to work with temporary accounts. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|Guidance on how to update the code is available]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Rate limiting has been enabled for the code review tools [[Wikitech:Gerrit|Gerrit]] and [[Wikitech:GitLab|GitLab]] to address ongoing issues caused by malicious traffic and scraping. Clients that open too many concurrent connections will be restricted for a few minutes. This rate limiting is managed through [[Wikitech:nftables|nftables]] firewall rules. For more details, see Wikitech's pages on [[Wikitech:Firewall#Throttling with nftables|Firewall]], [[Wikitech:GitLab/Abuse and rate limiting|GitLab limits]] and [[Wikitech:Gerrit/Operations#Throttling IPs|Gerrit operations]].
* Five new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q49224|Komering]] ([[w:kge:|&lt;code&gt;w:kge:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374813]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q36096|Mooré]] ([[m:mos:|&lt;code&gt;m:mos:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374641]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wiktionary}} in [[d:Q36213|Madurese]] ([[wikt:mad:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:mad:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374968]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikiquote}} in [[d:Q2501174|Gorontalo]] ([[q:gor:|&lt;code&gt;q:gor:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375088]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikinews}} in [[d:Q56482|Shan]] ([[n:shn:|&lt;code&gt;n:shn:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375430]

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== Tech News: 2024-42 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/42|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow) is starting to be removed. This extension is unmaintained and causes issues. It will be replaced by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]], which is used on any regular talk page. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Discussions/Deprecation#Deprecation timeline|A first set of wikis]] are being contacted. These wikis are invited to stop using Flow, and to move all Flow boards to sub-pages, as archives. At these wikis, a script will move all Flow pages that aren't a sub-page to a sub-page automatically, starting on 22 October 2024. On 28 October 2024, all Flow boards at these wikis will be set in read-only mode. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370722]
* WMF's Search Platform team is working on making it easier for readers to perform text searches in their language. A [[phab:T332342|change last week]] on over 30 languages makes it easier to find words with accents and other diacritics. This applies to both full-text search and to types of advanced search such as the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;''hastemplate''&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;''incategory''&lt;/bdi&gt; keywords. More technical details (including a few other minor search upgrades) are available. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:TJones_%28WMF%29/Notes/Language_Analyzer_Harmonization_Notes#ASCII-folding/ICU-folding_%28T332342%29]
* View all {{formatnum:20}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:20|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|EditCheck]] was installed at Russian Wikipedia, and fixes were made for some missing user interface styles.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Editors who use the Toolforge tool [[toolforge:copyvios|Earwig's Copyright Violation Detector]] will now be required to log in with their Wikimedia account before running checks using the &quot;search engine&quot; option. This change is needed to help prevent external bots from misusing the system. Thanks to Chlod for these improvements. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers#Authentication_is_now_required_for_search_engine_checks_on_Earwig's_Copyvio_Tool]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator|Phabricator]] users can create tickets and add comments on existing tickets via Email again. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator/Help#Using email|Sending email to Phabricator]] has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356077]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Some HTML elements in the interface are now wrapped with a &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;bdi&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; element, to make our HTML output more aligned with Web standards. More changes like this will be coming in future weeks. This change might break some tools that rely on the previous HTML structure of the interface. Note that relying on the HTML structure of the interface is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Stable interface policy/Frontend#What is not stable?|not recommended]] and might break at any time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375975]

'''In depth'''
* The latest monthly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Reports/September 2024|MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter]] is available. This edition includes: updates on Wikimedia's authentication system, research to simplify feature development in the MediaWiki platform, updates on Parser Unification and MathML rollout, and more.
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Technical Community Newsletter/2024/October|Technical Community Newsletter]] is now available. This edition include: research about improving topic suggestions related to countries, improvements to PHPUnit tests, and more.

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== Tech News: 2024-43 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/43|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Mobile Apps team has released an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Navigation Refresh#Phase 1: Creating a user Profile Menu (T373714)|update]] to the iOS app's navigation, and it is now available in the latest App store version. The team added a new Profile menu that allows for easy access to editor features like Notifications and Watchlist from the Article view, and brings the &quot;Donate&quot; button into a more accessible place for users who are reading an article. This is the first phase of a larger planned [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Navigation Refresh|navigation refresh]] to help the iOS app transition from a primarily reader-focused app, to an app that fully supports reading and editing. The Wikimedia Foundation has added more editing features and support for on-wiki communication based on volunteer requests in recent years.
[[File:IOS App Navigation refresh first phase 05.png|thumb|iOS Wikipedia App's profile menu and contents]]

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikipedia readers can now download a browser extension to experiment with some early ideas on potential features that recommend articles for further reading, automatically summarize articles, and improve search functionality. For more details and to stay updated, check out the Web team's [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Content Discovery Experiments|Content Discovery Experiments page]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Newsletter:Web team's projects|subscribe to their newsletter]].
* Later this month, logged-out editors of [[phab:T376499|these 12 wikis]] will start to have [[mw:Special:Mylanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] created. The list may slightly change - some wikis may be removed but none will be added. Temporary account is a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/User account types|type of user account]]. It enhances the logged-out editors' privacy and makes it easier for community members to communicate with them. If you maintain any tools, bots, or gadgets on these 12 wikis, and your software is using data about IP addresses or is available for logged-out users, please check if it needs to be updated to work with temporary accounts. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|Guidance on how to update the code is available]]. Read more about the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/Updates|deployment plan across all wikis]].
* View all {{formatnum:33}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:33|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the [[w:nr:Main Page|South Ndebele]], [[w:rsk:Главни бок|Pannonian Rusyn]], [[w:ann:Uwu|Obolo]], [[w:iba:Lambar Keterubah|Iban]] and [[w:tdd:ᥞᥨᥝᥴ ᥘᥣᥲ ᥖᥥᥰ|Tai Nüa]] Wikipedia languages were created last week. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36785][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35660][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36614][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33424][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36556]
* It is now possible to create functions on Wikifunctions using Wikidata lexemes, through the new [[f:Z6005|Wikidata lexeme type]] launched last week. When you go to one of these functions, the user interface provides a lexeme selector that helps you pick a lexeme from Wikidata that matches the word you type. After hitting run, your selected lexeme is retrieved from Wikidata, transformed into a Wikidata lexeme type, and passed into the selected function. Read more about this in [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2024-10-17#Function of the Week: select representation from lexeme|the latest Wikifunctions newsletter]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Users of the Wikimedia sites can now format dates more easily in different languages with the new &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;{{[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions##timef|#timef]]:…}}&lt;/code&gt; parser function. For example, &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#timef:now|date|en}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will show as &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;{{#timef:now|date|en}}&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot;. Previously, &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#time:…}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; could be used to format dates, but this required knowledge of the order of the time and date components and their intervening punctuation. &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#timef&lt;/code&gt; (or &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#timefl&lt;/code&gt; for local time) provides access to the standard date formats that MediaWiki uses in its user interface. This may help to simplify some templates on multi-lingual wikis like Commons and Meta. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T223772][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions##timef]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Commons and Meta users can now efficiently [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#Localization|retrieve the user's language]] using &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{USERLANGUAGE}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; instead of using &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{int:lang}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T4085]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Tech Advisory Council]] (PTAC) now has its pilot members with representation across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. They will work to address the [[Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Technology Council|Movement Strategy's Technology Council]] initiative of having a co-defined and more resilient technological platform. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Technology_Council]

'''In depth'''
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Newsletters/32|Growth newsletter]] is available. It includes: an upcoming Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module, new Community Configuration options, and details on new projects.
* The Wikimedia Foundation is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Security Team#CNA Partnership|now an official partner of the CVE program]], which is an international effort to catalog publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. This partnership will allow the Security Team to instantly publish [[w:en:Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures|common vulnerabilities and exposures]] (CVE) records that are affecting MediaWiki core, extensions, and skins, along with any other code the Foundation is a steward of.
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist|Community Wishlist]] is now [[m:Community Wishlist/Updates#October 16, 2024: Conversations Made Easier: Machine-Translated Wishes Are Here!|testing machine translations]] for Wishlist content. Volunteers can now read machine-translated versions of wishes and dive into discussions even before translators arrive to translate content.

'''Meetings and events'''
* 24 October - Wiki Education Speaker Series Webinar - [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/N4XTB4G55BUY3M3PNGUAKQWJ7A4UOPAK/ Open Source Tech: Building the Wiki Education Dashboard], featuring Wikimedia interns and a Web developer in the panel.
* 20–22 December 2024 - [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024|Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024]] in Odisha, India. A hackathon for community members, including developers, designers and content editors, to build technical solutions that improve contributors' experiences.

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== Tech News: 2024-44 ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Later in November, the Charts extension will be deployed to the test wikis in order to help identify and fix any issue. A security review is underway to then enable deployment to pilot wikis for broader testing. You can read [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates#October 2024: Working towards production deployment|the October project update]] and see the [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Charts latest documentation and examples on Beta Wikipedia].
* View all {{formatnum:32}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:32|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, [[w:en:PediaPress|Pediapress.com]], an external service that creates books from Wikipedia, can now use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Maps|Wikimedia Maps]] to include existing pre-rendered infobox map images in their printed books on Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375761]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Wikis can use [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GuidedTour|the Guided Tour extension]] to help newcomers understand how to edit. The Guided Tours extension now works with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Dark mode|dark mode]]. Guided Tour maintainers can check their tours to see that nothing looks odd. They can also set &lt;code&gt;emitTransitionOnStep&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;true&lt;/code&gt; to fix an old bug. They can use the new flag &lt;code&gt;allowAutomaticBack&lt;/code&gt; to avoid back-buttons they don't want. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T73927#10241528]
*  Administrators in the Wikimedia projects who use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Nuke|Nuke Extension]] will notice that mass deletions done with this tool have the &quot;Nuke&quot; tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366068]

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/45|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Stewards can now make [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global blocks|global account blocks]] cause global [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Autoblock|autoblocks]]. This will assist stewards in preventing abuse from users who have been globally blocked. This includes preventing globally blocked temporary accounts from exiting their session or switching browsers to make subsequent edits for 24 hours. Previously, temporary accounts could exit their current session or switch browsers to continue editing. This is an anti-abuse tool improvement for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|Temporary Accounts]] project. You can read more about the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/Updates|progress on key features for temporary accounts]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368949]
* Wikis that have the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status|CampaignEvents extension enabled]] can now use the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Campaigns/Foundation Product Team/Event list#October 29, 2024: Collaboration List launched|Collaboration List]] feature. This list provides a new, easy way for contributors to learn about WikiProjects on their wikis. Thanks to the Campaign team for this work that is part of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Product %26 Technology OKRs#WE KRs|the 2024/25 annual plan]]. If you are interested in bringing the CampaignEvents extension to your wiki, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status#How to Request the CampaignEvents Extension for your wiki|follow these steps]] or you can reach out to User:Udehb-WMF for help.
* The text color for red links will be slightly changed later this week to improve their contrast in light mode. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370446]
* View all {{formatnum:32}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:32|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, on multilingual wikis, users [[phab:T216368|can now]] hide translations from the WhatLinksHere special page.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* XML [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Data dumps|data dumps]] have been temporarily paused whilst a bug is investigated. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/xmldatadumps-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/BXWJDPO5QI2QMBCY7HO36ELDCRO6HRM4/]

'''In depth'''
* Temporary Accounts have been deployed to six wikis; thanks to the Trust and Safety Product team for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|this work]], you can read about [[phab:T340001|the deployment plans]]. Beginning next week, Temporary Accounts will also be enabled on [[phab:T378336|seven other projects]]. If you are active on these wikis and need help migrating your tools, please reach out to [[m:User:Udehb-WMF|User:Udehb-WMF]] for assistance.
*  The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2024/October|Language and Internationalization newsletter]] is available.  It includes: New languages supported in translatewiki or in MediaWiki; New keyboard input methods for some languages; details about recent and upcoming meetings, and more.

'''Meetings and events'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024]] is happening in Vienna, Austria and online from 4 to 6 November 2024. The conference will feature discussions around the usage of MediaWiki software by and within companies in different industries and will inspire and onboard new users.

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/46|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* On wikis with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Translate|Translate extension]] enabled, users will notice that the FuzzyBot will now automatically create translated versions of categories used on translated pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285463]
* View all {{formatnum:29}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:29|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the submitted task to use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SecurePoll|SecurePoll extension]] for English Wikipedia's special [[w:en:Wikipedia:Administrator elections|administrator election]] was resolved on time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T371454] 

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] In &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mw:MediaWiki_1.44/wmf.2|1.44.0-wmf-2]]&lt;/code&gt;, the logic of Wikibase function &lt;code&gt;getAllStatements&lt;/code&gt; changed to behave like &lt;code&gt;getBestStatements&lt;/code&gt;. Invoking the function now returns a copy of values which are immutable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270851]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/ Wikimedia REST API] users, such as bot operators and tool maintainers, may be affected by ongoing upgrades. The API will be rerouting some page content endpoints from RESTbase to the newer [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API|MediaWiki REST API]] endpoints. The [[phab:T374683|impacted endpoints]] include getting page/revision metadata and rendered HTML content. These changes will be available on testwiki later this week, with other projects to follow. This change should not affect existing functionality, but active users of the impacted endpoints should verify behavior on testwiki, and raise any concerns on the related [[phab:T374683|Phabricator ticket]].

'''In depth'''
* Admins and users of the Wikimedia projects [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator_Tools/Automoderator#Usage|where Automoderator is enabled]] can now monitor and evaluate important metrics related to Automoderator's actions. [https://superset.wmcloud.org/superset/dashboard/unified-automoderator-activity-dashboard/ This Superset dashboard] calculates and aggregates metrics about Automoderator's behaviour on the projects in which it is deployed. Thanks to the Moderator Tools team for this Dashboard; you can visit [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Automoderator/Unified Activity Dashboard|the documentation page]] for more information about this work. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T369488]

'''Meetings and events'''
* 21 November 2024 ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 21 November 2024 8:00 UTC|8:00 UTC]] &amp; [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 21 November 2024 16:00 UTC|16:00 UTC]]) - [[c:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Commons community calls|Community call]] with Wikimedia Commons volunteers and stakeholders to help prioritize support efforts for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. The theme of this call is how content should be organised on Wikimedia Commons.
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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/47|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users of Wikimedia sites will now be warned when they create a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects|redirect]] to a page that doesn't exist. This will reduce the number of broken redirects to red links in our projects. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326057]
* View all {{formatnum:42}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:42|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot/Overview|Pywikibot]], which automates work on MediaWiki sites, was upgraded to 9.5.0 on Toolforge. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* On wikis that use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevs extension]], pages created or moved by users with the appropriate permissions are marked as flagged automatically. This feature has not been working recently, and changes fixing it should be deployed this week. Thanks to Daniel and Wargo for working on this. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379218][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368380]

'''In depth'''
* There is a new [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/11/05/say-hi-to-temporary-accounts-easier-collaboration-with-logged-out-editors-with-better-privacy-protection Diff post] about Temporary Accounts, available in more than 15 languages. Read it to learn about what Temporary Accounts are, their impact on different groups of users, and the plan to introduce the change on all wikis.

'''Meetings and events'''
* Technical volunteers can now register for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2025|2025 Wikimedia Hackathon]], which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. [https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/hackathon2025/ Application for travel and accommodation scholarships] is open from '''November 12 to December 10 2024'''. The registration for the event will close in mid-April 2025. The Wikimedia Hackathon is an annual gathering that unites the global technical community to collaborate on existing projects and explore new ideas.
* Join the [[C:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:WMF%20support%20for%20Commons/Commons%20community%20calls|Wikimedia Commons community calls]] this week to help prioritize support for Commons which will be planned for 2025–2026. The theme will be how content should be organised on Wikimedia Commons. This is an opportunity for volunteers who work on different things to come together and talk about what matters for the future of the project. The calls will take place '''November 21, 2024, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 21 November 2024 8:00 UTC|8:00 UTC]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 21 November 2024 16:00 UTC|16:00 UTC]]'''.
* A [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community meetings#29 November 2024|Language community meeting]] will take place '''November 29, 16:00 UTC''' to discuss updates and technical problem-solving.

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'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] A new version of the standard wikitext editor-mode [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|syntax highlighter]] will be available as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]] later this week. This brings many new features and bug fixes, including right-to-left support, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Template folding|template folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and an improved search panel. You can learn more on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|help page]].
* The 2010 wikitext editor now supports common keyboard shortcuts such &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ctrl&lt;/code&gt;+&lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for bold and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ctrl&lt;/code&gt;+&lt;code&gt;I&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for italics. A full [[mw:Help:Extension:WikiEditor#Keyboard shortcuts|list of all six shortcuts]] is available. Thanks to SD0001 for this improvement. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T62928]
* Starting November 28, Flow/Structured Discussions pages will be automatically archived and set to read-only at the following wikis: &lt;bdi&gt;bswiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;elwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;euwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;fawiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;fiwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwikiquote&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwikisource&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwikiversity&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwikivoyage&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;idwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;lvwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;plwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;ptwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;urwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;viwikisource&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;zhwikisource&lt;/bdi&gt;. This is done as part of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation|StructuredDiscussions deprecation work]]. If you need any assistance to archive your page in advance, please contact [[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]]. 
* View all {{formatnum:25}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:25|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a user creating a new AbuseFilter can now only set the filter to &quot;protected&quot; [[phab:T377765|if it includes a protected variable]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]], which can be used in JavaScript, CSS, JSON, and Lua pages, [[phab:T377663|now offers]] live autocompletion. Thanks to SD0001 for this improvement. The feature can be temporarily disabled on a page by pressing &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ctrl&lt;/code&gt;+&lt;code&gt;,&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and un-selecting &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Live Autocompletion&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot;.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Tool-maintainers who use the Graphite system for tracking metrics, need to migrate to the newer Prometheus system. They can check [https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/K6DEOo5Ik/grafana-graphite-datasource-utilization?orgId=1 this dashboard] and the list in the Description of the [[phab:T350592|task T350592]] to see if their tools are listed, and they should claim metrics and dashboards connected to their tools. They can then disable or migrate all existing metrics by following the instructions in the task. The Graphite service will become read-only in April. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/KLUV4IOLRYXPQFWD6WKKJUHMWE77BMSZ/]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/NewPP parser report|New PreProcessor parser performance report]] has been fixed to give an accurate count for the number of Wikibase entities accessed. It had previously been resetting after 400 entities. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279069]

'''Meetings and events'''
* A [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community meetings#29 November 2024|Language community meeting]] will take place November 29 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1732896000 16:00 UTC]. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Mooré Wikipedia, the language support track at [[m:Wiki Indaba|Wiki Indaba]], and a report from the Wayuunaiki community on their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community over the last 3 years. This meeting will be in English and will also have Spanish interpretation.

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Two new parser functions were added this week. The &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#interwikilink|#interwikilink]]&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; function adds an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Links#Interwiki links|interwiki link]] and the &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#interlanguagelink|#interlanguagelink]]&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; function adds an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Links#Interlanguage links|interlanguage link]]. These parser functions are useful on wikis where namespaces conflict with interwiki prefixes. For example, links beginning with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MOS:&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; on English Wikipedia [[phab:T363538|conflict with the &lt;code&gt;mos&lt;/code&gt; language code prefix of Mooré Wikipedia]].
* 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 [[wikitech:HTTPS/Browser_Recommendations|HTTPS Browser Recommendations page]] for more-detailed information. All modern operating systems and browsers are always able to reach Wikimedia projects. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/CTYEHVNSXUD3NFAAMG3BLZVTVQWJXJAH/]
* Starting December 16, Flow/Structured Discussions pages will be automatically archived and set to read-only at the following wikis: &lt;bdi&gt;arwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;cawiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;mediawikiwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;orwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;wawiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;wawiktionary&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;wikidatawiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;zhwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;. This is done as part of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation|StructuredDiscussions deprecation work]]. If you need any assistance to archive your page in advance, please contact [[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]]. [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 [[testwiki:Charts|on Testwiki]] and read [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|the November project update]] for more details.
* View all {{formatnum:23}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:23|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug with the &quot;Download as PDF&quot; system was fixed. [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 [[mw:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers/Impacted tools|this list]]. In addition, review the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|updated documentation]] to learn how to adjust the tools. Join the discussions on the [[mw:Talk:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|project talk page]] or in the [[discord:channels/221049808784326656/1227616742340034722|dedicated thread]] on the [[w:Wikipedia:Discord|Wikimedia Community Discord server (in English)]] for support and to share feedback. 

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== Tech News: 2024-50 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/50|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Technical documentation contributors can find updated resources, and new ways to connect with each other and the Wikimedia Technical Documentation Team, at the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Documentation|Documentation hub]] on MediaWiki.org. This page links to: resources for writing and improving documentation, a new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#wikimedia-techdocs&lt;/bdi&gt; IRC channel on libera.chat, a listing of past and upcoming documentation events, and ways to request a documentation consultation or review. If you have any feedback or ideas for improvements to the documentation ecosystem, please [[mw:Wikimedia Technical Documentation Team#Contact us|contact the Technical Documentation Team]].

'''Updates for editors'''
[[File:Edit Check on Desktop.png|thumb|Layout change for the Edit Check feature]]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check|Edit Check]] will be relocated to a sidebar on desktop. Edit check is the feature for new editors to help them follow policies and guidelines. This layout change creates space to present people with [[mw:Edit check#1 November 2024|new Checks]] that appear ''while'' they are typing. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check#Reference Check A/B Test|initial results]] show newcomers encountering Edit Check are 2.2 times more likely to publish a new content edit that includes a reference and is not reverted.
* The Chart extension, which enables editors to create data visualizations, was successfully made available on MediaWiki.org and three pilot wikis (Italian, Swedish, and Hebrew Wikipedias). You can see a working examples [[testwiki:Charts|on Testwiki]] and read [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|the November project update]] for more details.
* Translators in wikis where the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation#Try the tool|mobile experience of Content Translation is available]], can now discover articles in Wikiproject campaigns of their interest from the &quot;[https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;campaign=specialcx&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=collections&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=es&amp;to=en All collection]&quot; category in the articles suggestion feature. Wikiproject Campaign organizers can use this feature, to help translators to discover articles of interest, by adding the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;page-collection&gt; &lt;/page-collection&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; tag to their campaign article list page on Meta-wiki. This will make those articles discoverable in the Content Translation tool. For more detailed information on how to use the tool and tag, please refer to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Translation suggestions: Topic-based &amp; Community-defined lists/How to use the features|the step-by-step guide]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378958]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke|Nuke]] feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, now has a [[phab:T376379#10310998|multiselect filter for namespace selection]]. This enables users to select multiple specific namespaces, instead of only one or all, when fetching pages for deletion.
* The Nuke feature also now [[phab:T364225#10371365|provides links]] to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions. Thanks to Chlod and the Moderator Tools team for both of these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T364225#10371365]
* The Editing Team is working on making it easier to populate citations from archive.org using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|Citoid]] tool, the auto-filled citation generator. They are asking communities to add two parameters preemptively, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;archiveUrl&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;archiveDate&lt;/code&gt;, within the TemplateData for each citation template using Citoid. You can see an [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ACite_web%2Fdoc&amp;diff=1261320172&amp;oldid=1260788022 example of a change in a template], and a [https://global-search.toolforge.org/?namespaces=10&amp;q=%5C%22citoid%5C%22%3A%20%5C%7B&amp;regex=1&amp;title= list of all relevant templates]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374831]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikivoyage}} in [[d:Q9240|Indonesian]] ([[voy:id:|&lt;code&gt;voy:id:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380726]
* Last week, all wikis had problems serving pages to logged-in users and some logged-out users for 30–45 minutes. This was caused by a database problem, and investigation is ongoing. [https://www.wikimediastatus.net/incidents/3g2ckc7bp6l9]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:19}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:19|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add Link]] feature has been fixed. Previously, the list of sections which are excluded from Add Link was partially ignored in certain cases. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380455][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380329]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|Codex]], the design system for Wikimedia, now has an early-stage [[git:design/codex-php|implementation in PHP]]. It is available for general use in MediaWiki extensions and Toolforge apps through [https://packagist.org/packages/wikimedia/codex Composer], with use in MediaWiki core coming soon. More information is available in [[wmdoc:design-codex-php/main/index.html|the documentation]]. Thanks to Doğu for the inspiration and many contributions to the library. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379662]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/ Wikimedia REST API] users, such as bot operators and tool maintainers, may be affected by ongoing upgrades. On December 4, the MediaWiki Interfaces team began rerouting page/revision metadata and rendered HTML content endpoints on [[testwiki:|testwiki]] from RESTbase to comparable MediaWiki REST API endpoints. The team encourages active users of these endpoints to verify their tool's behavior on testwiki and raise any concerns on the related [[phab:T374683|Phabricator ticket]] before the end of the year, as they intend to roll out the same change across all Wikimedia projects in early January. These changes are part of the work to replace the outdated [[mw:RESTBase/deprecation|RESTBase]] system.
* The [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/986172 2024 Developer Satisfaction Survey] is seeking the opinions of the Wikimedia developer community. Please take the survey if you have any role in developing software for the Wikimedia ecosystem. The survey is open until 3 January 2025, and has an associated [[foundation:Legal:Developer Satisfaction Survey 2024 Privacy Statement|privacy statement]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The next meeting in the series of [[c:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Commons community calls|Wikimedia Foundation discussions with the Wikimedia Commons community]] will take place on [[m:Event:Commons community discussion - 12 December 2024 08:00 UTC|December 12 at 8:00 UTC]] and [[m:Event:Commons community discussion - 12_December 2024 16:00 UTC|at 16:00 UTC]]. The topic of this call is new media and new contributors. Contributors from all wikis are welcome to attend.

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== Tech News: 2024-51 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/51|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Interested in improving event management on your home wiki? The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] offers organizers features like event registration management, event/wikiproject promotion, finding potential participants, and more - all directly on-wiki. If you are an organizer or think your community would benefit from this extension, start a discussion to enable it on your wiki today. To learn more about how to enable this extension on your wiki, visit the [[m:CampaignEvents/Deployment status#How to Request the CampaignEvents Extension for your wiki|deployment status page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users of the iOS Wikipedia App in Italy and Mexico on the Italian, Spanish, and English Wikipedias, can see a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Personalized Wikipedia Year in Review|personalized Year in Review]] with insights based on their reading and editing history.
* Users of the Android Wikipedia App in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia can see the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Rabbit Holes|Rabbit Holes]] feature. This feature shows a suggested search term in the Search bar based on the current article being viewed, and a suggested reading list generated from the user’s last two visited articles.
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|global reminder bot]] is now active and running on nearly 800 wikis. This service reminds most users holding temporary rights when they are about to expire, so that they can renew should they want to. See [[m:Global reminder bot/Technical details|the technical details page]] for more information.
* The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 13 January 2025 because of the end of year holidays. Thank you to all of the translators, and people who submitted content or feedback, this year.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug was [[phab:T374988|fixed]] in the Android Wikipedia App which had caused translatable SVG images to show the wrong language when they were tapped.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version next week. The next deployments will start on 14 January. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar/2025] 

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== Tech News: 2025-03 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Single User Login system is being updated over the next few months. This is the system which allows users to fill out the login form on one Wikimedia site and get logged in on all others at the same time. It needs to be updated because of the ways that browsers are increasingly restricting cross-domain cookies. To accommodate these restrictions, login and account creation pages will move to a central domain, but it will still appear to the user as if they are on the originating wiki. The updated code will be enabled this week for users on test wikis. This change is planned to roll out to all users during February and March. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3#Deployment|the SUL3 project page]] for more details and a timeline.

'''Updates for editors'''
* On wikis with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:PageAssessments|PageAssessments]] installed, you can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:PageAssessments#Search|filter search results]] to pages in a given WikiProject by using the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;inproject:&lt;/code&gt; keyword. (These wikis: {{int:project-localized-name-arwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-enwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-enwikivoyage/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-frwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-huwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-newiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-trwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zhwiki/en}}) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378868] 
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q34129|Tigre]] ([[w:tig:|&lt;code&gt;w:tig:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381377]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:35}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:35|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, there was a bug with updating a user's edit-count after making a rollback edit, which is now fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382592]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Wikimedia REST API users, such as bot operators and tool maintainers, may be affected by ongoing upgrades. Starting the week of January 13, we will begin rerouting [[phab:T374683|some page content endpoints]] from RESTbase to the newer MediaWiki REST API endpoints for all wiki projects. This change was previously available on testwiki and should not affect existing functionality, but active users of the impacted endpoints may raise issues directly to the [[phab:project/view/6931/|MediaWiki Interfaces Team]] in Phabricator if they arise.
* Toolforge tool maintainers can now share their feedback on Toolforge UI, an initiative to provide a web platform that allows creating and managing Toolforge tools through a graphic interface, in addition to existing command-line workflows. This project aims to streamline active maintainers’ tasks, as well as make registration and deployment processes more accessible for new tool creators. The initiative is still at a very early stage, and the Cloud Services team is in the process of collecting feedback from the Toolforge community to help shape the solution to their needs. [[wikitech:Wikimedia Cloud Services team/EnhancementProposals/Toolforge UI|Read more and share your thoughts about Toolforge UI]]. 
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] For tool and library developers who use the OAuth system: The identity endpoint used for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/OAuth/For Developers#Identifying the user|OAuth 1]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/OAuth/For Developers#Identifying the user 2|OAuth 2]] returned a JSON object with an integer in its &lt;code&gt;sub&lt;/code&gt; field, which was incorrect (the field must always be a string). This has been fixed; the fix will be deployed to Wikimedia wikis on the week of January 13. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382139]
* Many wikis currently use [[:mw:Parsoid/Parser Unification/Cite CSS|Cite CSS]] to render custom footnote markers in Parsoid output. Starting January 20 these rules will be disabled, but the developers ask you to ''not'' clean up your &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Common.css]]&lt;/bdi&gt; until February 20 to avoid issues during the migration. Your wikis might experience some small changes to footnote markers in Visual Editor and when using experimental Parsoid read mode, but if there are changes these are expected to bring the rendering in line with the legacy parser output. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370027]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The next meeting in the series of [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:WMF support for Commons/Commons community calls|Wikimedia Foundation Community Conversations with the Wikimedia Commons community]] will take place on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 15 January 2025 08:00 UTC|January 15 at 8:00 UTC]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 15 January 2025 16:00 UTC|at 16:00 UTC]]. The topic of this call is defining the priorities in tool investment for Commons. Contributors from all wikis, especially users who are maintaining tools for Commons, are welcome to attend.

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== Tech News: 2025-04 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Administrators can mass-delete multiple pages created by a user or IP address using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke|Extension:Nuke]]. It previously only allowed deletion of pages created in the last 30 days. It can now delete pages from the last 90 days, provided it is targeting a specific user or IP address. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380846]
* On [[phab:P72148|wikis that use]] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Patrolled edits|Patrolled edits]] feature, when the rollback feature is used to revert an unpatrolled page revision, that revision will now be marked as &quot;manually patrolled&quot; instead of &quot;autopatrolled&quot;, which is more accurate. Some editors that use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:New filters for edit review/Filtering|filters]] on Recent Changes may need to update their filter settings. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302140]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow) is being progressively removed from the wikis. This extension is unmaintained and causes issues. It will be replaced by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]], which is used on any regular talk page. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Discussions/Deprecation#Deprecation timeline|The last group of wikis]] ({{int:project-localized-name-cawikiquote/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fiwikimedia/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gomwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kabwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ptwikibooks/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sewikimedia/en}}) will soon be contacted. If you have questions about this process, please ping [[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] at your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380912]
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Technical_Community_Newsletter/2025/January|Technical Community Newsletter]] is now available. This edition includes: updates about services from the Data Platform Engineering teams, information about Codex from the Design System team, and more.

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== Tech News: 2025-05 ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Patrollers and admins - what information or context about edits or users could help you to make patroller or admin decisions more quickly or easily? The Wikimedia Foundation wants to hear from you to help guide its upcoming annual plan. Please consider sharing your thoughts on this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|13 other questions]] to shape the technical direction for next year.

'''Updates for editors'''
* iOS Wikipedia App users worldwide can now access a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Personalized Wikipedia Year in Review/How your data is used|personalized Year in Review]] feature, which provides insights based on their reading and editing history on Wikipedia. This project is part of a broader effort to help welcome new readers as they discover and interact with encyclopedic content.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Edit patrollers now have a new feature available that can highlight potentially problematic new pages. When a page is created with the same title as a page which was previously deleted, a tag ('Recreated') will now be added, which users can filter for in [[{{#special:RecentChanges}}]] and [[{{#special:NewPages}}]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T56145]
* Later this week, there will be a new warning for editors if they attempt to create a redirect that links to another redirect (a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects#Double redirects|double redirect]]). The feature will recommend that they link directly to the second redirect's target page. Thanks to the user SomeRandomDeveloper for this improvement. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326056]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Wikimedia wikis allow [[w:en:WebAuthn|WebAuthn]]-based second factor checks (such as hardware tokens) during login, but the feature is [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Miscellaneous/Fix security key (WebAuthn) support|fragile]] and has very few users. The MediaWiki Platform team is temporarily disabling adding new WebAuthn keys, to avoid interfering with the rollout of [[mw:MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3|SUL3]] (single user login version 3). Existing keys are unaffected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378402]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''

* For developers that use the [[wikitech:Data Platform/Data Lake/Edits/MediaWiki history dumps|MediaWiki History dumps]]: The Data Platform Engineering team has added a couple of new fields to these dumps, to support the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|Temporary Accounts]] initiative. If you maintain software that reads those dumps, please review your code and the updated documentation, since the order of the fields in the row will change. There will also be one field rename: in the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mediawiki_user_history&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; dump, the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;anonymous&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; field will be renamed to &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;is_anonymous&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. The changes will take effect with the next release of the dumps in February. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LKMFDS62TXGDN6L56F4ABXYLN7CSCQDI/] 

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== Tech News: 2025-06 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Editors who use the &quot;Special characters&quot; editing-toolbar menu can now see the 32 special characters you have used most recently, across editing sessions on that wiki. This change should help make it easier to find the characters you use most often. The feature is in both the 2010 wikitext editor and VisualEditor. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T110722]
* Editors using the 2010 wikitext editor can now create sublists with correct indentation by selecting the line(s) you want to indent and then clicking the toolbar buttons.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380438] You can now also insert &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; tags using a new toolbar button.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383010] Thanks to user stjn for these improvements.
* Help is needed to ensure the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|citation generator]] works properly on each wiki.
** (1) Administrators should update the local versions of the page &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Citoid-template-type-map.json&lt;/code&gt; to include entries for &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;preprint&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;standard&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;dataset&lt;/code&gt;; Here are example diffs to replicate [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3ACitoid-template-type-map.json&amp;diff=1189164774&amp;oldid=1165783565 for 'preprint'] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3ACitoid-template-type-map.json&amp;diff=1270832208&amp;oldid=1270828390 for 'standard' and 'dataset'].
** (2.1) If the citoid map in the citation template used for these types of references is missing, [[mediawikiwiki:Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki#Step 2.a: Create a 'citoid' maps value for each citation template|one will need to be added]]. (2.2) If the citoid map does exist, the TemplateData will need to be updated to include new field names. Here are example updates [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ACitation%2Fdoc&amp;diff=1270829051&amp;oldid=1262470053 for 'preprint'] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ACitation%2Fdoc&amp;diff=1270831369&amp;oldid=1270829480 for 'standard' and 'dataset']. The new fields that may need to be supported are &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;archiveID&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;identifier&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;repository&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;organization&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;repositoryLocation&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;committee&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;versionNumber&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383666]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia/en}} in [[d:Q15637215|Central Kanuri]] ([[w:knc:|&lt;code&gt;w:knc:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385181]
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== Tech News: 2025-07 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''

* The Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/February 2025 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|a draft of their recommendations]] for the Wikimedia Foundation's Product and Technology department. They have recommended focusing on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/February 2025 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback/Mobile experiences|mobile experiences]], particularly contributions. They request community [[m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/February 2025 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|feedback at the talk page]] by 21 February.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;Special pages&quot; portlet link will be moved from the &quot;Toolbox&quot; into the &quot;Navigation&quot; section of the main menu's sidebar by default. This change is because the Toolbox is intended for tools relating to the current page, not tools relating to the site, so the link will be more logically and consistently located. To modify this behavior and update CSS styling, administrators can follow the instructions at [[phab:T385346|T385346]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333211]
* As part of this year's work around improving the ways readers discover content on the wikis, the Web team will be running an experiment with a small number of readers that displays some suggestions for related or interesting articles within the search bar. Please check out [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Content Discovery Experiments#Experiment 1: Display article recommendations in more prominent locations, search|the project page]] for more information.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Template editors who use TemplateStyles can now customize output for users with specific accessibility needs by using accessibility related media queries (&lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-reduced-motion prefers-reduced-motion]&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-reduced-transparency prefers-reduced-transparency]&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-contrast prefers-contrast]&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/forced-colors forced-colors]&lt;/code&gt;). Thanks to user Bawolff for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384175]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:22}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:22|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the global blocks log will now be shown directly on the {{#special:CentralAuth}} page, similarly to global locks, to simplify the workflows for stewards. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T377024]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Wikidata [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Default values for labels and aliases|now supports a special language as a &quot;default for all languages&quot;]] for labels and aliases. This is to avoid excessive duplication of the same information across many languages. If your Wikidata queries use labels, you may need to update them as some existing labels are getting removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T312511]
* The function &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;getDescription&lt;/code&gt; was invoked on every Wiki page read and accounts for ~2.5% of a page's total load time. The calculated value will now be cached, reducing load on Wikimedia servers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383660]
* As part of the RESTBase deprecation [[mw:RESTBase/deprecation|effort]], the &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;/page/related&lt;/code&gt; endpoint has been blocked as of February 6, 2025, and will be removed soon. This timeline was chosen to align with the deprecation schedules for older Android and iOS versions. The stable alternative is the &quot;&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;morelike&lt;/code&gt;&quot; action API in MediaWiki, and [[gerrit:c/mediawiki/services/mobileapps/+/982154/13/pagelib/src/transform/FooterReadMore.js|a migration example]] is available. The MediaWiki Interfaces team [[phab:T376297|can be contacted]] for any questions. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/GFC2IJO7L4BWO3YTM7C5HF4MCCBE2RJ2/]

'''In depth'''

* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January|Language and Internationalization newsletter]] is available. It includes: Updates about the &quot;Contribute&quot; menu; details on some of the newest language editions of Wikipedia; details on new languages supported by the MediaWiki interface; updates on the Community-defined lists feature; and more. 
* The latest [[mw:Extension:Chart/Project/Updates#January 2025: Better visibility into charts and tabular data usage|Chart Project newsletter]] is available. It includes updates on the progress towards bringing better visibility into global charts usage and support for categorizing pages in the Data namespace on Commons.

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== Tech News: 2025-08 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Communities using growth tools can now showcase one event on the &lt;code&gt;{{#special:Homepage}}&lt;/code&gt; for newcomers. This feature will help newcomers to be informed about editing activities they can participate in. Administrators can create a new event to showcase at &lt;code&gt;{{#special:CommunityConfiguration}}&lt;/code&gt;. To learn more about this feature, please read [[diffblog:2025/02/12/community-updates-module-connecting-newcomers-to-your-initiatives/|the Diff post]], have a look [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Community updates module|at the documentation]], or contact [[mw:Talk:Growth|the Growth team]].

'''Updates for editors'''
[[File:Page Frame Features on desktop.png|thumb|Highlighted talk pages improvements]]
* Starting next week, talk pages at these wikis – {{int:project-localized-name-eswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-frwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-itwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-jawiki/en}} – will get [[diffblog:2024/05/02/making-talk-pages-better-for-everyone/|a new design]]. This change was extensively tested as a Beta feature and is the last step of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Feature summary|talk pages improvements]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379102]
* You can now navigate to view a redirect page directly from its action pages, such as the history page. Previously, you were forced to first go to the redirect target. This change should help editors who work with redirects a lot. Thanks to user stjn for this improvement. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T5324]
* When a Cite reference is reused many times, wikis currently show either numbers like &quot;1.23&quot; or localized alphabetic markers like &quot;a b c&quot; in the reference list. Previously, if there were so many reuses that the alphabetic markers were all used, [[MediaWiki:Cite error references no backlink label|an error message]] was displayed.  As part of the work to [[phab:T383036|modernize Cite customization]], these errors will no longer be shown and instead the backlinks will fall back to showing numeric markers like &quot;1.23&quot; once the alphabetic markers are all used.
* The log entries for each change to an editor's user-groups are now clearer by specifying exactly what has changed, instead of the plain before and after listings. Translators can [[phab:T369466|help to update the localized versions]]. Thanks to user Msz2001 for these improvements.
* A new filter has been added to the [[{{#special:Nuke}}]] tool, which allows administrators to mass delete pages, to enable users to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378488]
* Non-administrators can now check which pages are able to be deleted using the [[{{#special:Nuke}}]] tool. Thanks to user MolecularPilot for this and the previous improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T376378]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:25}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:25|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug was fixed in the configuration for the AV1 video file format, which enables these files to play again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382193]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Parsoid Read Views is going to be rolling out to most Wiktionaries over the next few weeks, following the successful transition of Wikivoyage to Parsoid Read Views last year. For more information, see the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification|Parsoid/Parser Unification]] project page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385923][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T371640]
* Developers of tools that run on-wiki should note that &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.Uri&lt;/code&gt; is deprecated. Tools requiring &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.Uri&lt;/code&gt; must explicitly declare &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mediawiki.Uri&lt;/code&gt; as a ResourceLoader dependency, and should migrate to the browser native &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;URL&lt;/code&gt; API soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384515]

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== Tech News: 2025-09 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Administrators can now customize how the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User language|Babel feature]] creates categories using [[{{#special:CommunityConfiguration/Babel}}]]. They can rename language categories, choose whether they should be auto-created, and adjust other settings. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374348]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wikimedia.org/ wikimedia.org]&lt;/bdi&gt; portal has been updated – and is receiving some ongoing improvements – to modernize and improve the accessibility of our portal pages. It now has better support for mobile layouts, updated wording and links, and better language support. Additionally, all of the Wikimedia project portals, such as &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://wikibooks.org wikibooks.org]&lt;/bdi&gt;, now support dark mode when a reader is using that system setting. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373204][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368221][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Project_portals]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wiktionary/en}} in [[d:Q33965|Santali]] ([[wikt:sat:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:sat:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386619]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:30}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:30|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug was fixed that prevented clicking on search results in the web-interface for some Firefox for Android phone configurations. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381289]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The next Language Community Meeting is happening soon, February 28th at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1740751200 14:00 UTC]. This week's meeting will cover: highlights and technical updates on keyboard and tools for the Sámi languages, Translatewiki.net contributions from the Bahasa Lampung community in Indonesia, and technical Q&amp;A. If you'd like to join, simply [[mw:Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Community meetings#28 February 2025|sign up on the wiki page]].

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== Tech News: 2025-10 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/10|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* All logged-in editors using the mobile view can now edit a full page. The &quot;{{int:Minerva-page-actions-editfull}}&quot; link is accessible from the &quot;{{int:minerva-page-actions-overflow}}&quot; menu in the toolbar. This was previously only available to editors using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Advanced mobile contributions|Advanced mobile contributions]] setting. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387180]
* Interface administrators can now help to remove the deprecated Cite CSS code matching &quot;&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;mw-ref&lt;/code&gt;&quot; from their local &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Common.css]]&lt;/bdi&gt;. The list of wikis in need of cleanup, and the code to remove, [https://global-search.toolforge.org/?q=mw-ref%5B%5E-a-z%5D&amp;regex=1&amp;namespaces=8&amp;title=.*css can be found with this global search] and in [https://ace.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.css&amp;oldid=145662#L-139--L-144 this example], and you can learn more about how to help on the [[mw:Parsoid/Parser Unification/Cite CSS|CSS migration project page]]. The Cite footnote markers (&quot;&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/code&gt;&quot;) are now rendered by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid|Parsoid]], and the deprecated CSS is no longer needed. The CSS for backlinks (&quot;&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;mw:referencedBy&lt;/code&gt;&quot;) should remain in place for now. This cleanup is expected to cause no visible changes for readers. Please help to remove this code before March 20, after which the development team will do it for you.
* When editors embed a file (e.g. &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[File:MediaWiki.png]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;) on a page that is protected with cascading protection, the software will no longer restrict edits to the file description page, only to new file uploads.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T24521] In contrast, transcluding a file description page (e.g. &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{:File:MediaWiki.png}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;) will now restrict edits to the page.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T62109]
* When editors revert a file to an earlier version it will now require the same permissions as ordinarily uploading a new version of the file. The software now checks for 'reupload' or 'reupload-own' rights,[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304474] and respects cascading protection.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T140010]
* When administrators are listing pages for deletion with the Nuke tool, they can now also list associated talk pages and redirects for deletion, alongside pages created by the target, rather than needing to manually delete these pages afterwards. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T95797]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/03|previously noted]] update to Single User Login, which will accommodate browser restrictions on cross-domain cookies by moving login and account creation to a central domain, will now roll out to all users during March and April. The team plans to enable it for all new account creation on [[wikitech:Deployments/Train#Tuesday|Group0]] wikis this week. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3#Deployment|the SUL3 project page]] for more details and an updated timeline.
* Since last week there has been a bug that shows some interface icons as black squares until the page has fully loaded. It will be fixed this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387351]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia/en}} in [[d:Q2044560|Sylheti]] ([[w:syl:|&lt;code&gt;w:syl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386441]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

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== Tech News: 2025-11 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Editors who use password managers at multiple wikis may notice changes in the future. The way that our wikis provide information to password managers about reusing passwords across domains has recently been updated, so some password managers might now offer you login credentials that you saved for a different Wikimedia site. Some password managers already did this, and are now doing it for more Wikimedia domains. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3|SUL3 project]] which aims to improve how our unified login works, and to keep it compatible with ongoing changes to the web-browsers we use. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385520][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384844]
* The Wikipedia Apps Team is inviting interested users to help improve Wikipedia’s offline and limited internet use. After discussions in [[m:Afrika Baraza|Afrika Baraza]] and the last [[m:Special:MyLanguage/ESEAP Hub/Meetings|ESEAP call]], key challenges like search, editing, and offline access are being explored, with upcoming focus groups to dive deeper into these topics. All languages are welcome, and interpretation will be available. Want to share your thoughts? [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Improving Wikipedia Mobile Apps for Offline &amp; Limited Internet Use|Join the discussion]] or email &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;aramadan@wikimedia.org&lt;/bdi&gt;!
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 19. This is planned at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742392800 14:00 UTC]. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Newsletters/33|Growth newsletter]] is available. It includes: the launch of the Community Updates module, the most recent changes in Community Configuration, and the upcoming test of in-article suggestions for first-time editors.
* An old API that was previously used in the Android Wikipedia app is being removed at the end of March. There are no current software uses, but users of the app with a version that is older than 6 months by the time of removal (2025-03-31), will no longer have access to the Suggested Edits feature, until they update their app. You can [[diffblog:2025/02/24/sunset-of-wikimedia-recommendation-api/|read more details about this change]].

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== Tech News: 2025-12 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Twice a year, around the equinoxes, the Wikimedia Foundation's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team performs [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|a datacenter server switchover]], redirecting all traffic from one primary server to its backup. This provides reliability in case of a crisis, as we can always fall back on the other datacenter. [http://listen.hatnote.com/ Thanks to the Listen to Wikipedia] tool, you can hear the switchover take place: Before it begins, you'll hear the steady stream of edits; Then, as the system enters a brief read-only phase, the sound stops for a couple of minutes, before resuming after the switchover. You can [[diffblog:2025/03/12/hear-that-the-wikis-go-silent-twice-a-year/|read more about the background and details of this process on the Diff blog]]. If you want to keep an ear out for the next server switchover, listen to the wikis on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742392800 March 19 at 14:00 UTC].

'''Updates for editors'''

* The [https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=previous-edits&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=en&amp;to=es improved Content Translation tool dashboard] is now available in [[phab:T387820|10 Wikipedias]] and will be available for all Wikipedias [[phab:T387821|soon]]. With [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation#Improved translation experience|the unified dashboard]], desktop users can now: Translate new sections of an article; Discover and access topic-based [https://ig.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=en&amp;to=ig&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=previous-edits article suggestion filters] (initially available only for mobile device users); Discover and access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Translation suggestions: Topic-based &amp; Community-defined lists|Community-defined lists]] filter, also known as &quot;Collections&quot;, from wiki-projects and campaigns.
* On Wikimedia Commons, a [[c:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Upload Wizard Improvements#Improve category selection|new system to select the appropriate file categories]] has been introduced: if a category has one or more subcategories, users will be able to click on an arrow that will open the subcategories directly within the form, and choose the correct one. The parent category name will always be shown on top, and it will always be possible to come back to it. This should decrease the amount of work for volunteers in fixing/creating new categories. The change is also available on mobile. These changes are part of planned improvements to the UploadWizard.
* The Community Tech team is seeking wikis to join a pilot for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multiblocks|Multiblocks]] feature and a refreshed Special:Block page in late March. Multiblocks enables administrators to impose multiple different types of blocks on the same user at the same time. If you are an admin or steward and would like us to discuss joining the pilot with your community, please leave a message on the [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multiblocks|project talk page]].
* Starting March 25, the Editing team will test a new feature for Edit Check at [[phab:T384372|12 Wikipedias]]: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Multi-check|Multi-Check]]. Half of the newcomers on these wikis will see all [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#ref|Reference Checks]] during their edit session, while the other half will continue seeing only one. The goal of this test is to see if users are confused or discouraged when shown multiple Reference Checks (when relevant) within a single editing session. At these wikis, the tags used on edits that show References Check will be simplified, as multiple tags could be shown within a single edit. Changes to the tags are documented [[phab:T373949|on Phabricator]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379131]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]], which is a service for notifying users that their temporary user-rights are about to expire, now supports using the localized name of the user-rights group in the message heading. Translators can see the [[m:Global reminder bot/Translation|listing of existing translations and documentation]] to check if their language needs updating or creation.
* The [[Special:GlobalPreferences|GlobalPreferences]] gender setting, which is used for how the software should refer to you in interface messages, now works as expected by overriding the local defaults. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386584]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:26}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:26|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the Wikipedia App for Android had a bug fixed for when a user is browsing and searching in multiple languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379777]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Later this week, the way that Codex styles are loaded will be changing. There is a small risk that this may result in unstyled interface message boxes on certain pages. User generated content (e.g. templates) is not impacted. Gadgets may be impacted. If you see any issues [[phab:T388847|please report them]]. See the linked task for details, screenshots, and documentation on how to fix any affected gadgets.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

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== Tech News: 2025-13 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking your feedback on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|drafts of the objectives and key results that will shape the Foundation's Product and Technology priorities]] for the next fiscal year (starting in July). The objectives are broad high-level areas, and the key-results are measurable ways to track the success of their objectives. Please share your feedback on the talkpage, in any language, ideally before the end of April.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] will be released to multiple wikis (see [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status#Global Deployment Plan|deployment plan]] for details) in April 2025, and the team has begun the process of engaging communities on the identified wikis. The extension provides tools to organize, manage, and promote collaborative activities (like events, edit-a-thons, and WikiProjects) on the wikis. The extension has three tools: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event Center/Registration|Event Registration]], [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Collaboration list|Collaboration List]], and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Campaigns/Foundation Product Team/Invitation list|Invitation Lists]]. It is currently on 13 Wikipedias, including English Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, and Spanish Wikipedia, as well as Wikidata. Questions or requests can be directed to the [[mw:Help talk:Extension:CampaignEvents|extension talk page]] or in Phabricator (with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;#campaigns-product-team&lt;/bdi&gt; tag).
* Starting the week of March 31st, wikis will be able to set which user groups can view private registrants in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event Center/Registration|Event Registration]], as part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents]] extension. By default, event organizers and the local wiki admins will be able to see private registrants. This is a change from the current behavior, in which only event organizers can see private registrants. Wikis can change the default setup by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Requesting wiki configuration changes|requesting a configuration change]] in Phabricator (and adding the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;#campaigns-product-team&lt;/bdi&gt; tag). Participants of past events can cancel their registration at any time.
* Administrators at wikis that have a customized &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Sidebar]]&lt;/bdi&gt; should check that it contains an entry for the {{int:specialpages}} listing. If it does not, they should add it using &lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;* specialpages-url|specialpages&lt;/code&gt;. Wikis with a default sidebar will see the link moved from the page toolbox into the sidebar menu in April. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T388927]
* The Minerva skin (mobile web) combines both Notice and Alert notifications within the bell icon ([[File:OOjs UI icon bell.svg|16px|link=|class=skin-invert]]). There was a long-standing bug where an indication for new notifications was only shown if you had unseen Alerts. This bug is now fixed. In the future, Minerva users will notice a counter atop the bell icon when you have 1 or more unseen Notices and/or Alerts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344029]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:23}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:23|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* VisualEditor has introduced a [[mw:VisualEditor/Hooks|new client-side hook]] for developers to use when integrating with the VisualEditor target lifecycle. This hook should replace the existing lifecycle-related hooks, and be more consistent between different platforms. In addition, the new hook will apply to uses of VisualEditor outside of just full article editing, allowing gadgets to interact with the editor in DiscussionTools as well. The Editing Team intends to deprecate and eventually remove the old lifecycle hooks, so any use cases that this new hook does not cover would be of interest to them and can be [[phab:T355555|shared in the task]].
* Developers who use the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.Api&lt;/code&gt; JavaScript library, can now identify the tool using it with the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;userAgent&lt;/code&gt; parameter: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;var api = new mw.Api( { userAgent: 'GadgetNameHere/1.0.1' } );&lt;/code&gt;. If you maintain a gadget or user script, please set a user agent, because it helps with library and server maintenance and with differentiating between legitimate and illegitimate traffic. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373874][https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_User-Agent_Policy]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Tech News: 2025-14 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Editing team is working on a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit Check|Edit check]]: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check#26 March 2025|Peacock check]]. This check's goal is to identify non-neutral terms while a user is editing a wikipage, so that they can be informed that their edit should perhaps be changed before they publish it. This project is at the early stages, and the team is looking for communities' input: [[phab:T389445|in this Phabricator task]], they are gathering on-wiki policies, templates used to tag non-neutral articles, and the terms (jargon and keywords) used in edit summaries for the languages they are currently researching. You can participate by editing the table on Phabricator, commenting on the task, or directly messaging [[m:user:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3|Single User Login]] has now been updated on all wikis to move login and account creation to a central domain. This makes user login compatible with browser restrictions on cross-domain cookies, which have prevented users of some browsers from staying logged in.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:35}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:35|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting on March 31st, the MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin a limited release of generated OpenAPI specs and a SwaggerUI-based sandbox experience for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API|MediaWiki REST APIs]]. They invite developers from a limited group of non-English Wikipedia communities (Arabic, German, French, Hebrew, Interlingua, Dutch, Chinese) to review the documentation and experiment with the sandbox in their preferred language. In addition to these specific Wikipedia projects, the sandbox and OpenAPI spec will be available on the [[testwiki:Special:RestSandbox|on the test wiki REST Sandbox special page]] for developers with English as their preferred language. During the preview period, the MediaWiki Interfaces Team also invites developers to [[mw:MediaWiki Interfaces Team/Feature Feedback/REST Sandbox|share feedback about your experience]]. The preview will last for approximately 2 weeks, after which the sandbox and OpenAPI specs will be made available across all wiki projects.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* Sometimes a small, [[gerrit:c/operations/cookbooks/+/1129184|one line code change]] can have great significance: in this case, it means that for the first time in years we're able to run all of the stack serving &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[http://maps.wikimedia.org/ maps.wikimedia.org]&lt;/bdi&gt; - a host dedicated to serving our wikis and their multi-lingual maps needs - from a single core datacenter, something we test every time we perform a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|datacenter switchover]]. This is important because it means that in case one of our datacenters is affected by a catastrophe, we'll still be able to serve the site. This change is the result of [[phab:T216826|extensive work]] by two developers on porting the last component of the maps stack over to [[w:en:Kubernetes|kubernetes]], where we can allocate resources more efficiently than before, thus we're able to withstand more traffic in a single datacenter. This work involved a lot of complicated steps because this software, and the software libraries it uses, required many long overdue upgrades. This type of work makes the Wikimedia infrastructure more sustainable.

'''Meetings and events'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Workshop Spring 2025|MediaWiki Users and Developers Workshop Spring 2025]] is happening in Sandusky, USA, and online, from 14–16 May 2025. The workshop will feature discussions around the usage of MediaWiki software by and within companies in different industries and will inspire and onboard new users. Registration and presentation signup is now available at the workshop's website.

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== Tech News: 2025-15 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* From now on, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interface administrators|interface admins]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Central notice administrators|centralnotice admins]] are technically required to enable [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] before they can use their privileges. In the future this might be expanded to more groups with advanced user-rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T150898]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:20}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:20|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The Design System Team is preparing to release the next major version of Codex (v2.0.0) on April 29. Editors and developers who use CSS from Codex should see the [[mw:Codex/Release Timeline/2.0|2.0 overview documentation]], which includes guidance related to a few of the breaking changes such as &lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;font-size&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;line-height&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;size-icon&lt;/code&gt;.
* The results of the [[mw:Developer Satisfaction Survey/2025|Developer Satisfaction Survey (2025)]]  are now available. Thank you to all participants. These results help the Foundation decide what to work on next and to review what they recently worked on.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2025|2025 Wikimedia Hackathon]] will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, between 2–4 May. Registration for attending the in-person event will close on 13 April. Before registering, please note the potential need for a [https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkish-representations.en.mfa visa] or [https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa e-visa] to enter the country.

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== Tech News: 2025-16 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Later this week, the default thumbnail size will be increased from 220px to 250px. This changes how pages are shown in all wikis and has been requested by some communities for many years, but wasn't previously possible due to technical limitations. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355914]
* File thumbnails are now stored in discrete sizes. If a page specifies a thumbnail size that's not among the standard sizes (20, 40, 60, 120, 250, 330, 500, 960), then MediaWiki will pick the closest larger thumbnail size but will tell the browser to downscale it to the requested size. In these cases, nothing will change visually but users might load slightly larger images. If it doesn't matter which thumbnail size is used in a page, please pick one of the standard sizes to avoid the extra in-browser down-scaling step. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Images#Thumbnail_sizes][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355914]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation are working on a system called [[m:Edge Uniques|Edge Uniques]] which will enable [[:w:en:A/B testing|A/B testing]], help protect against [[:w:en:Denial-of-service attack|Distributed denial-of-service attacks]] (DDoS attacks), and make it easier to understand how many visitors the Wikimedia sites have. This is so that they can more efficiently build tools which help readers, and make it easier for readers to find what they are looking for.
* To improve security for users, a small percentage of logins will now require that the account owner input a one-time password [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:EmailAuth|emailed to their account]]. It is recommended that you [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal-email|check]] that the email address on your account is set correctly, and that it has been confirmed, and that you have an email set for this purpose. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T390662]
* &quot;Are you interested in taking a short survey to improve tools used for reviewing or reverting edits on your Wiki?&quot; This question will be [[phab:T389401|asked at 7 wikis starting next week]], on Recent Changes and Watchlist pages. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools|Moderator Tools team]] wants to know more about activities that involve looking at new edits made to your Wikimedia project, and determining whether they adhere to your project's policies.
* On April 15, the full Wikidata graph will no longer be supported on &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://query.wikidata.org/ query.wikidata.org]&lt;/bdi&gt;. After this date, scholarly articles will be available through &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[https://query-scholarly.wikidata.org/ query-scholarly.wikidata.org]&lt;/bdi&gt;, while the rest of the data hosted on Wikidata will be available through the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://query.wikidata.org/ query.wikidata.org]&lt;/bdi&gt; endpoint. This is part of the scheduled split of the Wikidata Graph, which was [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/September 2024 scaling update|announced in September 2024]]. More information is [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS graph split|available on Wikidata]].
* The latest quarterly [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter/First quarter of 2025|Wikimedia Apps Newsletter]] is now available. It covers updates, experiments, and improvements made to the Wikipedia mobile apps.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:30}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:30|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Technical Community Newsletter/2025/April|Technical Community Newsletter]] is now available. This edition includes: an invitation for tool maintainers to attend the Toolforge UI Community Feedback Session on April 15th; recent community metrics; and recent technical blog posts.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.25|MediaWiki]]

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== Tech News: 2025-17 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Main Page|Wikifunctions]] is now integrated with [[w:dag:Solɔɣu|Dagbani Wikipedia]] since April 15. It is the first project that will be able to call [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Introduction|functions from Wikifunctions]] and integrate them in articles. A function is something that takes one or more inputs and transforms them into a desired output, such as adding up two numbers, converting miles into metres, calculating how much time has passed since an event, or declining a word into a case. Wikifunctions will allow users to do that through a simple call of [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Catalogue|a stable and global function]], rather than via a local template. [https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status_updates/2025-04-16]
* A new type of lint error has been created: [[Special:LintErrors/empty-heading|{{int:linter-category-empty-heading}}]] ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Lint errors/empty-heading|documentation]]). The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Linter|Linter extension]]'s purpose is to identify wikitext patterns that must or can be fixed in pages and provide some guidance about what the problems are with those patterns and how to fix them. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368722]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:37}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:37|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Following its publication on HuggingFace, the &quot;Structured Contents&quot; dataset, developed by Wikimedia Enterprise, is [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/kaggle-dataset/ now also available on Kaggle]. This Beta initiative is focused on making Wikimedia data more machine-readable for high-volume reusers. They are releasing this beta version in a location that open dataset communities already use, in order to seek feedback, to help improve the product for a future wider release. You can read more about the overall [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/structured-contents-snapshot-api/#open-datasets Structured Contents project], and about the [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/structured-contents-wikipedia-infobox/ first release that's freely usable].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

'''Meetings and events'''
* The Editing and Machine Learning Teams invite interested volunteers to a video meeting to discuss [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Peacock check|Peacock check]], which is the latest [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check|Edit check]] that will detect &quot;peacock&quot; or &quot;overly-promotional&quot; or &quot;non-neutral&quot; language whilst an editor is typing. Editors who work with newcomers, or help to fix this kind of writing, or are interested in how we use artificial intelligence in our projects are encouraged to attend. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Editing team/Community Conversations#Next Conversation|meeting will be on April 28, 2025]] at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1745863200 18:00–19:00 UTC] and hosted on Zoom.

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== Tech News: 2025-18 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Event organizers who host collaborative activities on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status#Global Deployment Plan|multiple wikis]], including Bengali, Japanese, and Korean Wikipedias, will have access to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] this week. Also, admins in the Wikipedia where the extension is enabled will automatically be granted the event organizer right soon. They won't have to manually grant themselves the right before they can manage events as [[phab:T386861|requested by a community]].
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:19}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:19|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The release of the next major version of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|Codex]], the design system for Wikimedia, is scheduled for 29 April 2025. Technical editors will have access to the release by the week of 5 May 2025. This update will include a number of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Release_Timeline/2.0#Breaking_changes|breaking changes]] and minor [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Release_Timeline/2.0#Visual_changes|visual changes]]. Instructions on handling the breaking and visual changes are documented on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Release Timeline/2.0#|this page]]. Pre-release testing is reported in [[phab:T386298|T386298]], with post-release issues tracked in [[phab:T392379|T392379]] and [[phab:T392390|T392390]].
* Users of [[wikitech:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Wiki_Replicas|Wiki Replicas]] will notice that the database views of &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;ipblocks&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;ipblocks_ipindex&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;ipblocks_compat&lt;/code&gt; are [[phab:T390767|now deprecated]]. Users can query the &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block_table|block]]&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block_target_table|block_target]]&lt;/code&gt; new views that mirror the new tables in the production database instead. The deprecated views will be removed entirely from Wiki Replicas in June, 2025.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/April|Language and Internationalization Newsletter]] is now available. This edition includes an overview of the improved [https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;campaign=contributionsmenu&amp;to=es&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=previous-edits&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=en#/ Content Translation Dashboard Tool], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/April#Language Support for New and Existing Languages|support for new languages]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/April#Wiki Loves Ramadan Articles Made In Content Translation Mobile Workflow|highlights from the Wiki Loves Ramadan campaign]], [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Languages Onboarding Experiment 2024 - Executive Summary|results from the Language Onboarding Experiment]], an analysis of topic diversity in articles, and information on upcoming community meetings and events.

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect/Calendar|Let's Connect Learning Clinic]] will take place on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1745937000 April 29 at 14:30 UTC]. This edition will focus on &quot;Understanding and Navigating Conflict in Wikimedia Projects&quot;. You can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Learning Clinic %E2%80%93 Understanding and Navigating Conflict in Wikimedia Projects (Part_1)|register now]] to attend.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2025|2025 Wikimedia Hackathon]], which brings the global technical community together to connect, brainstorm, and hack existing projects, will take place from May 2 to 4th, 2025, at Istanbul, Turkey.

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== Tech News: 2025-19 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared the latest draft update to their [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026|annual plan]] for next year (July 2025–June 2026). This includes an [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026|executive summary]] (also on [[diffblog:2025/04/25/sharing-the-wikimedia-foundations-2025-2026-draft-annual-plan/|Diff]]), details about the three main [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Goals|goals]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Infrastructure]], [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Goals/Volunteer Support|Volunteer Support]], and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Goals/Effectiveness|Effectiveness]]), [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Global Trends|global trends]], and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Budget Overview|budget]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Financial Model|financial model]]. Feedback and questions are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026|talk page]] until the end of May.

'''Updates for editors'''
* For wikis that have the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status|CampaignEvents extension enabled]], two new feature improvements have been released:
** Admins can now choose which namespaces are permitted for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event Center/Registration|Event Registration]] via [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community Configuration|Community Configuration]] ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Permitted namespaces|documentation]]). The default setup is for event registration to be permitted in the Event namespace, but other namespaces (such as the project namespace or WikiProject namespace) can now be added. With this change, communities like WikiProjects can now more easily use Event Registration for their collaborative activities.
** Editors can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Transclusion|transclude]] the Collaboration List on a wiki page ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Collaboration list/Transclusion|documentation]]). The Collaboration List is an automated list of events and WikiProjects on the wikis, accessed via {{#special:AllEvents}} ([[w:en:Special:AllEvents|example]]). Now, the Collaboration List can be added to all sorts of wiki pages, such as: a wiki mainpage, a WikiProject page, an affiliate page, an event page, or even a user page.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Developers who use the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;moment&lt;/code&gt; library in gadgets and user scripts should revise their code to use alternatives like the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;Intl&lt;/code&gt; library or the new &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mediawiki.DateFormatter&lt;/code&gt; library. The &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;moment&lt;/code&gt; library has been deprecated and will begin to log messages in the developer console. You can see a global search for current uses, and [[phab:T392532|ask related questions in this Phabricator task]].
* Developers who maintain a tool that queries the Wikidata term store tables (&lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;wbt_*&lt;/code&gt;) need to update their code to connect to a separate database cluster. These tables are being split into a separate database cluster. Tools that query those tables via the wiki replicas must be adapted to connect to the new cluster instead. [[wikitech:News/2025 Wikidata term store database split|Documentation and related links are available]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T390954]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.28|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The latest [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|Chart Project newsletter]] is available. It includes updates on preparing to expand the deployment to additional wikis as soon as this week (starting May 6) and scaling up over the following weeks, plus exploring filtering and transforming source data.

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== Tech News: 2025-20 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|&quot;Get shortened URL&quot;]] link on the sidebar now includes a [[phab:T393309|QR code]]. Wikimedia site users can now use it by scanning or downloading it to quickly share and access shared content from Wikimedia sites, conveniently.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation is working on a system called [[m:Edge Uniques|Edge Uniques]], which will enable [[w:en:A/B testing|A/B testing]], help protect against [[w:en:Denial-of-service attack|distributed denial-of-service attacks]] (DDoS attacks), and make it easier to understand how many visitors the Wikimedia sites have. This is to help more efficiently build tools which help readers, and make it easier for readers to find what they are looking for. Tech News has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/16|previously written about this]]. The deployment will be gradual. Some might see the Edge Uniques cookie the week of 19 May. You can discuss this on the [[m:Talk:Edge Uniques|talk page]].
* Starting May 19, 2025, Event organisers in wikis with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] enabled can use [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event Center/Registration|Event Registration]] in the project namespace (e.g., Wikipedia namespace, Wikidata namespace). With this change, communities don't need admins to use the feature. However, wikis that don't want this change can remove and add the permitted namespaces at [[Special:CommunityConfiguration/CampaignEvents]].
* The Wikipedia project now has a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia/en}} in [[d:Q36720|Nupe]] ([[w:nup:|&lt;code&gt;w:nup:&lt;/code&gt;]]). This is a language primarily spoken in the North Central region of Nigeria. Speakers of this language are invited to contribute to [[w:nup:Tatacin feregi|new Wikipedia]].
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Developers can now access pre-parsed Dutch Wikipedia, amongst others (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese) through the [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/docs/snapshot/#structured-contents-snapshot-bundle-info-beta Structured Contents snapshots (beta)]. The content includes parsed Wikipedia abstracts, descriptions, main images, infoboxes, article sections, and references.
* The &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;/page/data-parsoid&lt;/code&gt; REST API endpoint is no longer in use and will be deprecated. It is [[phab:T393557|scheduled to be turned off]] on June 7, 2025.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.45/wmf.1|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/2025_Cloud_VPS_VXLAN_IPv6_migration IPv6 support] is a newly introduced Cloud virtual network that significantly boosts Wikimedia platforms' scalability, security, and readiness for the future. If you are a technical contributor eager to learn more, check out [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2025/05/06/wikimedia-cloud-vps-ipv6-support/ this blog post] for an in-depth look at the journey to IPv6.

'''Meetings and events'''
* The 2nd edition of 2025 of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Afrika Baraza|Afrika Baraza]], a virtual platform for African Wikimedians to connect, will take place on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1747328400 May 15 at 17:00 UTC]. This edition will focus on discussions regarding [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026|Wikimedia Annual planning and progress]].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/MENA Connect Community Call|MENA Connect Community Call]], a virtual meeting for [[w:en:Middle East and North Africa|MENA]] Wikimedians to connect, will take place on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1747501200 May 17 at 17:00 UTC]. You can [[m:Event:MENA Connect (Wiki_Diwan) APP Call|register now]] to attend.

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== Tech News: 2025-21 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Editing Team and the Machine Learning Team are working on a new check for newcomers: [[mw:Edit check/Peacock check|Peacock check]]. Using a prediction model, this check will encourage editors to improve the tone of their edits, using artificial intelligence. We invite volunteers to review the first version of the Peacock language model for the following languages: Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Japanese. Users from these wikis interested in reviewing this model are [[mw:Edit check/Peacock check/model test|invited to sign up at MediaWiki.org]]. The deadline to sign up is on May 23, which will be the start date of the test.

'''Updates for editors'''

* From May 20, 2025, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Oversight policy|oversighters]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Meta:CheckUsers|checkusers]] will need to have their accounts secured with two-factor authentication (2FA) to be able to use their advanced rights. All users who belong to these two groups and do not have 2FA enabled have been informed. In the future, this requirement may be extended to other users with advanced rights. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|Learn more]].
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]]  [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multiblocks|Multiblocks]] will begin mass deployment by the end of the month: all non-Wikipedia projects plus Catalan Wikipedia will adopt Multiblocks in the week of May 26, while all other Wikipedias will adopt it in the week of June 2. Please [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multiblocks|contact the team]] if you have concerns. Administrators can test the new user interface now on your own wiki by browsing to [{{fullurl:Special:Block|usecodex=1}} {{#special:Block}}?usecodex=1], and can test the full multiblocks functionality [[testwiki:Special:Block|on testwiki]]. Multiblocks is the feature that makes it possible for administrators to impose different types of blocks on the same user at the same time. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Manage blocks|help page]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T377121]
* Later this week, the [[{{#special:SpecialPages}}]] listing of almost all special pages will be updated with a new design. This page has been [[phab:T219543|redesigned]] to improve the user experience in a few ways, including: The ability to search for names and aliases of the special pages, sorting, more visible marking of restricted special pages, and a more mobile-friendly look. The new version can be [https://meta.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Special:SpecialPages previewed] at Beta Cluster now, and feedback shared in the task. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219543]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart|Chart extension]] is being enabled on more wikis. For a detailed list of when the extension will be enabled on your wiki, please read the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project#Deployment Timeline|deployment timeline]].
* [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Main Page|Wikifunctions]] will be deployed on May 27 on five Wiktionaries: [[wikt:ha:|Hausa]], [[wikt:ig:|Igbo]], [[wikt:bn:|Bengali]], [[wikt:ml:|Malayalam]], and [[wikt:dv:|Dhivehi/Maldivian]]. This is the second batch of deployment planned for the project. After deployment, the projects will be able to call [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Introduction|functions from Wikifunctions]] and integrate them in their pages. A function is something that takes one or more inputs and transforms them into a desired output, such as adding up two numbers, converting miles into metres, calculating how much time has passed since an event, or declining a word into a case. Wikifunctions will allow users to do that through a simple call of [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Catalogue|a stable and global function]], rather than via a local template.
* Later this week, the Wikimedia Foundation will publish a hub for [[diffblog:2024/07/09/on-the-value-of-experimentation/|experiments]]. This is to showcase and get user feedback on product experiments. The experiments help the Wikimedia movement [[diffblog:2023/07/13/exploring-paths-for-the-future-of-free-knowledge-new-wikipedia-chatgpt-plugin-leveraging-rich-media-social-apps-and-other-experiments/|understand new users]], how they interact with the internet and how it could affect the Wikimedia movement. Some examples are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Future Audiences/Generated Video|generated video]], the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Future Audiences/Roblox game|Wikipedia Roblox speedrun game]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Future Audiences/Discord bot|the Discord bot]].
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:29}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:29|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, there was a bug with creating an account using the API, which has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T390751]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Gadgets and user scripts that interact with [[{{#special:Block}}]] may need to be updated to work with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Manage blocks|manage blocks interface]]. Please review the [[mw:Help:Manage blocks/Developers|developer guide]] for more information. If you need help or are unable to adapt your script to the new interface, please let the team know on the [[mw:Help talk:Manage blocks/Developers|talk page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T377121]
* The &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.title&lt;/code&gt; object allows you to get information about a specific wiki page in the [[w:en:Wikipedia:Lua|Lua]] programming language. Starting this week, a new property will be added to the object, named &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;isDisambiguationPage&lt;/code&gt;. This property allows you to check if a page is a disambiguation page, without the need to write a custom function. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T71441]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] User script developers can use a [[toolforge:gitlab-content|new reverse proxy tool]] to load javascript and css from [[gitlab:|gitlab.wikimedia.org]] with &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.loader.load&lt;/code&gt;. The tool's author hopes this will enable collaborative development workflows for user scripts including linting, unit tests, code generation, and code review on &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;gitlab.wikimedia.org&lt;/bdi&gt; without a separate copy-and-paste step to publish scripts to a Wikimedia wiki for integration and acceptance testing. See [[wikitech:Tool:Gitlab-content|Tool:Gitlab-content on Wikitech]] for more information.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.45/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The 12th edition of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Workshop 2025|Wiki Workshop 2025]], a forum that brings together researchers that explore all aspects of Wikimedia projects, will be held virtually on 21-22 May. Researchers can [https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/wikiworkshop2025/ register now].

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== Tech News: 2025-22 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/22|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* A community-wide discussion about a very delicate issue for the development of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia|Abstract Wikipedia]] is now open on Meta: where to store the abstract content that will be developed through functions from Wikifunctions and data from Wikidata. The discussion is open until June 12 at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content|Abstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content]], and every opinion is welcomed. The decision will be made and communicated after the consultation period by the Foundation.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Since last week, on all wikis except [[phab:T388604|the largest 20]], people using the mobile visual editor will have [[phab:T385851|additional tools in the menu bar]], accessed using the new &lt;code&gt;+&lt;/code&gt; toolbar button. To start, the new menu will include options to add: citations, hieroglyphs, and code blocks. Deployment to the remaining wikis is [[phab:T388605|scheduled]] to happen in June.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions##ifexist|#ifexist]]&lt;/code&gt; parser function will no longer register a link to its target page. This will improve the usefulness of [[{{#special:WantedPages}}]], which will eventually only list pages that are the target of an actual red link. This change will happen gradually as the source pages are updated. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T14019]
* This week, the Moderator Tools team will launch [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2025 RecentChanges Language Agnostic Revert Risk Filtering|a new filter to Recent Changes]], starting at Indonesian Wikipedia. This new filter highlights edits that are likely to be reverted. The goal is to help Recent Changes patrollers identify potentially problematic edits. Other wikis will benefit from this filter in the future.
* Upon clicking an empty search bar, logged-out users will see suggestions of articles for further reading. The feature will be available on both desktop and mobile. Readers of Catalan, Hebrew, and Italian Wikipedias and some sister projects will receive the change between May 21 and mid-June. Readers of other wikis will receive the change later. The goal is to encourage users to read the wikis more. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Content Discovery Experiments/Search Suggestions|Learn more]].
* Some users of the Wikipedia Android app can use a new feature for readers, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/TrivaGame|WikiGames]], a daily trivia game based on real historical events. The release has started as an A/B test, available to 50% of users in the following languages: English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Turkish.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Newsletter|Newsletter extension]] that is available on MediaWiki.org allows the creation of [[mw:Special:Newsletters|various newsletters]] for global users. The extension can now publish new issues as section links on an existing page, instead of requiring a new page for each issue. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T393844]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:32}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:32|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The previously deprecated &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Ipblocks table|ipblocks]]&lt;/code&gt; views in [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|Wiki Replicas]] will be removed in the beginning of June. Users are encouraged to query the new &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block table|block]]&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block target table|block_target]]&lt;/code&gt; views instead.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.45/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Wikidata and Sister Projects|Wikidata and Sister Projects]] is a multi-day online event that will focus on how Wikidata is integrated to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. The event runs from May 29 – June 1. You can [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Wikidata and Sister Projects#Sessions|read the Program schedule]] and [[d:Special:RegisterForEvent/1291|register]].

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== Tech News: 2025-23 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart|Chart extension]] is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Editors can use this new extension to create interactive data visualizations like bar, line, area, and pie charts. Charts are designed to replace many of the uses of the legacy [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph|Graph extension]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* It is now easier to configure automatic citations for your wiki within the visual editor's [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|citation generator]]. Administrators can now set a default template by using the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;_default&lt;/code&gt; key in the local &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Citoid-template-type-map.json]]&lt;/bdi&gt; page ([[mw:Special:Diff/6969653/7646386|example diff]]). Setting this default will also help to future-proof your existing configurations when [[phab:T347823|new item types]] are added in the future. You can still set templates for individual item types as they will be preferred to the default template. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384709]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:20}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:20|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting the week of June 2, bots logging in using &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;action=login&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;action=clientlogin&lt;/code&gt; will fail more often. This is because of stronger protections against suspicious logins. Bots using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Bot passwords|bot passwords]] or using a loginless authentication method such as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/OAuth/Owner-only consumers|OAuth]] are not affected. If your bot is not using one of those, you should update it; using &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;action=login&lt;/code&gt; without a bot password was deprecated [[listarchive:list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/3EEMN7VQX5G7WMQI5K2GP5JC2336DPTD/|in 2016]]. For most bots, this only requires changing what password the bot uses. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T395205]
* From this week, Wikimedia wikis will allow ES2017 features in JavaScript code for official code, gadgets, and user scripts. The most visible feature of ES2017 is &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt;/&lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; syntax, allowing for easier-to-read code. Until this week, the platform only allowed up to ES2016, and a few months before that, up to ES2015. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381537]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.45/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* Scholarship applications to participate in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM Wiki 2025|GLAM Wiki Conference 2025]] are now open. The conference will take place from 30 October to 1 November, in Lisbon, Portugal. GLAM contributors who lack the means to support their participation can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM Wiki 2025/Scholarships|apply here]]. Scholarship applications close on June 7th.

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== Tech News: 2025-24 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/24|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product|Trust and Safety Product team]] is finalizing work needed to roll out [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] on large Wikipedias later this month. The team has worked with stewards and other users with extended rights to predict and address many use cases that may arise on larger wikis, so that community members can continue to effectively moderate and patrol temporary accounts. This will be the second of three phases of deployment – the last one will take place in September at the earliest. For more information about the recent developments on the project, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/Updates|see this update]]. If you have any comments or questions, write on the [[mw:Talk:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|talk page]], and [[m:Event:CEE Catch up Nr. 10 (June 2025)|join a CEE Catch Up]] this Tuesday.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist expiry|watchlist expiry]] feature allows editors to watch pages for a limited period of time. After that period, the page is automatically removed from your watchlist. Starting this week, you can set a preference for the default period of time to watch pages. The [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist-pageswatchlist|preferences]] also allow you to set different default watch periods for editing existing pages, pages you create, and when using rollback. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T265716]
[[File:Talk pages default look (April 2023).jpg|thumb|alt=Screenshot of the visual improvements made on talk pages|Example of a talk page with the new design, in French.]]
* The appearance of talk pages will change at almost all Wikipedias ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/19|some]] have already received this design change, [[phab:T379264|a few]] will get these changes later). You can read details about the changes [[diffblog:2024/05/02/making-talk-pages-better-for-everyone/|on ''Diff'']]. It is possible to opt out of these changes [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|in user preferences]] (&quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-visualenhancements}}&quot;). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T319146][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T392121]
* Users with specific extended rights (including administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, and stewards) can now have IP addresses of all temporary accounts [[phab:T358853|revealed automatically]] during time-limited periods where they need to combat high-speed account-hopping vandalism. This feature was requested by stewards. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386492]
* This week, the Moderator Tools and Machine Learning teams will continue the rollout of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2025 RecentChanges Language Agnostic Revert Risk Filtering|a new filter to Recent Changes]], releasing it to several more Wikipedias. This filter utilizes the Revert Risk model, which was created by the Research team, to highlight edits that are likely to be reverted and help Recent Changes patrollers identify potentially problematic contributions. The feature will be rolled out to the following Wikipedias: {{int:project-localized-name-afwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hawwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-simplewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-trwiki/en}}. The rollout will continue in the coming weeks to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2025 RecentChanges Language Agnostic Revert Risk Filtering|the rest of the Wikipedias in this project]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T391964]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* AbuseFilter editors active on Meta-Wiki and large Wikipedias are kindly asked to update AbuseFilter to make it compatible with temporary accounts. A link to the instructions and the private lists of filters needing verification are [[phab:T369611|available on Phabricator]].
* Lua modules now have access to the name of a page's associated thumbnail image, and on [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/operations/mediawiki-config/+/2e4ab14aa15bb95568f9c07dd777065901eb2126/wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php#10849 some wikis] to the WikiProject assessment information. This is possible using two new properties on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#added-by-extensions|mw.title objects]], named &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;pageImage&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;pageAssessments&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T131911][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380122]
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[[File:Scarecrow.jpg|thumbnail|right|A Scarecrow, commonly used by farmers to inspire fear in birds and motivate them to stay away]]
==Overview==
This chapter is set up using questions as headings for each section. The reason for this is so the chapter can be more engaging for the reader, they are questions to keep in mind when reading each section. By the end of this chapter the reader should understand what [[Wikipedia:Fear|fear]] is, why we feel fear and how it [[Wikipedia:Motivation|motivates]] us. Each question will go through theories and research that relates to it. A question to keep in mind while reading that will be answered at the end is ‘When is fear an acceptable motivator?’.&lt;br&gt;

Fear is an [[Wikipedia:Emotion|emotion]] and evolutionary advantage felt by humans and animals in response to a perceived threat. It is used to motivate a person or animal into engaging in a behaviour that is most likely to allow them to survive. In this book chapter fear will be discussed and will look at the ways in which it is involved in our everyday lives. It will go further in depth to explain what fear is and where it comes from.&lt;br&gt;

Fear is often considered to be a negative emotion, hopefully this chapter will offer a different perspective and show through research and examples both past and modern how fear can be useful in peoples lives. Fear is useful as a motivator as it is an emotion that occurs in response to a threat which requires action of some sort,{{grammar{{ it is a feeling that urges someone to react. This chapter will examine both negative and positive motivating effects fear can have and explain why certain behaviors occur when experiencing fear.&lt;br&gt;

Similar to, but not the same as, fear is anxiety which comes from the same {{which}}part of the brain. Anxiety induces feelings of fear and worry but it is not always known what is triggering it. This will also be discussed further on as it also has connections with fear and motivation and will look at the positives and negatives it has to offer.&lt;br&gt;

==What is fear?==
Fear is an emotional reaction that is caused by a perceived imminent {{missing}} of impending threat (Reeve, 2009). Fear causes a change in the body as a means of responding to the perceived threat,{{grammar}} this is known as the fight or flight response. Some of the behaviors that occur during the flight of fight response can include running away, hiding or in extreme cases of fear a freeze response.&lt;br&gt;

Fear is a learned response,{{grammar}} it can be learned through conscious or unconscious learning{{fact}}. It is believed that the amygdala plays a key role in forming the memories for learned fear reactions in both humans and animals (Davis, 1992). Fear can be considered either rational or irrational since it is a cognitive response. A rational fear is one that is appropriate for the situation.&lt;br&gt;

For example, being afraid of venomous snakes would be considered rational due to the threat they offer. An irrational fear is also known as a phobia, an example of a phobia would be a fear of all snakes, even the species of snakes that offer no real threat.

Motivation is is a construct to explain [[Wikipedia:Behavior|behaviour]],{{grammar}} fear in this chapter will be used as an explanation for many behaviours.

==Are anxiety and fear the same?==
[[Wikipedia:Anxiety|Anxiety]] is {{missing} common feeling for many people, they may feel it when they give a public speech, perform in front of a large audience, etc. But is anxiety the same as fear?

When we are afraid we generally know what we are afraid of,{{grammar}} anxiety is the presence of feelings of fear but usually without any idea of what is causing that feeling or when there is no real threat. Anxiety, like fear can be useful, for example, when driving in harsh conditions a person may feel anxious and are then motivated to slow down and drive in a way more suited to those conditions. However there can be unhealthy levels of anxiety that negatively influence a persons life{{fact}}.

Anxiety occurs in the same part of the brain as fear, the [[Wikipedia:Amygdala|amygdala]]. As such it produces the same response of fight or flight. Reasons behind a persons developing anxiety are not always clear but it is thought to be a result of a combination of genetics and the environment (Mercola (2013)).

Some research into pathological anxiety (Rosen, 1998) has found that when anxiety occurs in people the activation threshold for the neurons in the amygdala is reduced, this creates a state of constant vigilance and awareness in the person. Behavioral responses to stimuli that induce fear are also increased. Because of this state people who experience anxiety may be motivated to do certain things. For example, a person who suffers social anxiety, is motivated by feelings of fear and worry to not engage in social interaction or get involved in social situations. This is one of the negative motivations that anxiety can have on a person.

==Why and how do we experience fear?==
Humans and animals experience fear as part of an evolutionary response in order to survive. The [[Wikipedia:Fight-or-flight response|fight or flight]] response is to keep us out of danger by motivating us to react to a situation in a way so that we are more likely to survive. When we feel fear our body and mind changes, the body releases adrenaline and our heart pace quickens in order to prepare us to either fight or flee. The fight or flight response begins in the amygdala, the same part of the brain that is thought to be a key part in learning fear reactions (Knox, et al., 2010).

Much research has been done to study the amygdala in both humans and animals. Majority of research is done on animals as inducing fear in humans is more challenging in terms of logistics and ethics. The main problem with experiment{{spelling}} on animals is you can’t actually know if they are afraid or not because animals cant{{grammar}} answer if they are afraid or not (Weitan, 2010). Neuroimaging is a technique that has been used to identify when the amygdala is active during studies, however fear is not always present when the amygdala is active. Neuroimaging studies (Whalen, 1998) on humans have shown that the amygdala is active during times when humans experience fear, but it has also shown to be active when other stimuli not necessarily related to fear are present. One study found that the amygdala was active when a person was looking at photographs of different facial expressions. It is thought that the amygdala is active when looking at facial expressions due to the emotional response they create in a person which is partly processed by the amygdala{{fact}}.

==Is fear something we are born with or learn over time?==
[[File:Nelumbo nucifera 006.JPG|thumbnail|right|''Figure 1.'' A Lotus seed head, images of these are common triggers for people who suffer from Trypophobia.]]
Fear is a learned response to threats and situations (Olsson &amp; Phelps (2004)). A learning theory that is commonly used in research to teach animals fear is operant conditioning. In operant conditioning there is reinforcing and punishing stimulus{{grammar}} used in order to learn. Operant conditioning gives insight into how we can develop and learn fears.

A study (Dalla &amp; Shors (2009)) that involved rats used operant conditioning in order to fear condition them. Through operant conditioning the rats were exposed to electric shocks unless they pulled a lever to open a door to escape. They soon learned to pull the lever to avoid the shock. When the design was changed so that the lever no longer worked the rats started to show behaviour signs of fear. In this study the rats learned to fear and showed expressions of anxiety when they were in a situation where they were likely to be shocked.

However, new research has demonstrated that phobias may actually be inherited through genes (Dias &amp; Ressler, 2014). The study trained mice to fear the smell of a cherry blossom, subsequent generations also exhibited fear of the blossom despite having no prior contact with it. This research also provides evidence to how disorders such as anxiety are genetic and can be passed on.

Operant conditioning is the process by which a response is trained to be elicited from a stimulus{{clarify}}. In operant conditioning rewards and punishment are used to reinforce responses to stimulus. Rewards are used to strengthen responses, whereas punishments reduce responses (Weitan 2010). Operant conditioning provides insight into how fear is learned through experience. However we do not always have to experience a stimulus like punishment in operant conditioning to learn fear. A famous experiment known as the ‘Little Albert experiment’  conducted by John B. Watson  showed how fear can be learned through classical conditioning, the process by which a stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus to stimulate similar responses (Weitan, 2010). In the experiment Albert, a baby at the time was introduced to different objects and found that he showed no fear towards any of them. One of the items he was shown was a white rat. When he was shown the white rat again later on whenever he went to touch it a loud noise would occur which would shock and make albert afraid. After a few pairings of the rat and the noise albert soon became fearful whenever the rat was present. However the fear also spread across to some of the other items he had seen before and not been afraid of at the time such as cotton wool. While this experiment does have some faults such as being limited to only one child and having no control or that it was potentially harmful and unethical, it does help to provide insight into learned fears. The experiments results could also be used to explain how phobias and severe anxiety develop in people. &lt;br&gt;

A study into a common phobia, trypophobia (fear of holes), conducted spectral analysis on images that were more likely to trigger peoples phobias (Cole, G., Wilkins, A. (2013)). They found these images had a correlation with a range of potentially dangerous animals such as snakes and spiders. The study indicates that the similar characteristics the images and animals share create an association of the two and the fear that is normally felt from seeing those animals is associated unconsciously with holes. While this study did find an association between the pictures with spectral analysis it is not conclusive evidence that these mistaken associations are what actually causes phobias.

==How does fear motivate?==
The fight or flight response uses different behaviors to react to a situation, but how are those behaviors decided? Why do we fight in some circumstances but run away in others? Presented are two relevant theories of motivation that help to explain these questions.&lt;br&gt;

Protection motivation theory attempts to explain the motivation for a particular behaviour we receive based on the perceived threat.  The theory was first proposed by Ronald, W, Rogers in 1975 to help define fear appeals. A fear appeal is a message that tries to show a threat that someone is vulnerable to, creating fear and then suggesting a behaviour to avoid that threat. According to protection motivation theory there are four factors that our behaviour is based on.  These four factors are;&lt;br&gt;
#The perceived severity of a threat &lt;br&gt;
#Our belief/confidence in our abilities to react to the situation&lt;br&gt;
#Probability of threat occurring &lt;br&gt;
#The likelihood that a behaviour (Fight or flight) will work&lt;br&gt;

An example of this comes from a study on teachers use of fear appeals in the classroom to see if it motivated students and whether it contributed to students levels of worry, anxiety and fear of failure (Putwain &amp; Symes (2011)). The fear appeal in this case was the threat of failure for students who did not perform well. The severity of this was considered high as students were told of the educational and occupational hazards of not performing well. The students reactionary behaviour was to study in order to avoid failure. The results of this study found that fear appeals had both negative and positive consequences, while it did motivate students to study it also increased their anxiety and fear of failure.&lt;br&gt;

Fear can also be considered an extrinsic motivator since the motivation is created by environmental incentives and consequences, e.g. a threat. There are links between extrinsic motivation and operant conditioning as the themes of rewards and punishment are found in both. Fear is extrinsic because the cause of the fear is envrionmental, it requires something outside of us to activate.

==Which fears motivate us?==
The truth about fears is they all motivate in some shape or form, the difference is whether or not that motivation leads to positive or negative consequences in a persons life. A common fear experienced that motivates people is the fear of death{{fact}}. When people think of death they are afraid of it, in many cases this motivates people in a positive way. In some cases it motivates them to enjoy life more, a common phenomenon of this is called the mid life crisis. Measurements of death anxiety have shown that it is highest in people around the ages of 40-64 years (Castano, et al (2011)). During a mid-life crisis people are more open to trying new things and look to find fulfillment in life. &lt;br&gt;
 
Even anxiety which can sometimes occur without knowing what causes it may motivate a person in some way. For example a person with social anxiety is motivated by feelings of worry and fear to avoid social situations. Social anxiety affects 13% of the worlds population at some point in their life (Bandelow &amp; Wedekind (2014)). Fears and anxieties, such as social anxiety that have negative effects on a persons life are ones we do not need. People who suffer from extreme cases negative fears should seek help in the form of therapy or professionally prescribed medication.

==How can we use fear in a positive way?==
We should only ever experience fear in appropriate situations. When we have an irrational fear or phobia that affects our everyday life then it becomes something we have to change. There are different ways to remove a phobia, most of the time this is done through therapy. Techniques such as exposure therapy are common in fighting phobias and can also be used to fight anxiety. In exposure therapy a person is gradually exposed to their fear in an attempt to get them to realize the irrationality of that fear{{fact}}.&lt;br&gt;

The best way we can utilise fear to help us is to keep it rational. If you are afraid of something there should be a genuine underlying reason/s behind what initiates you to feel threatened in some way. Also the level of fear we feel in a given situation is important. An example of this would be that its rational for a person to feel terrified when swimming with a shark, but it’s probably not rational for that person to feel terror when their mother in law is visiting, a more appropriate level of fear would be worried or anxious.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory is a theoretical approach that can be related to anxiety and motivation. First proposed by Leon Festinger in 1957, cognitive dissonance is the mental stress that occurs when a person holds two or more opposing beliefs, ideas or values. This is relevant because the mental stress that is cognitive dissonance can take the form of anxiety. Its most likely that you have experienced cognitive dissonance before, many people feel it in their teens when they experience peer pressure. An example of this would be underage drinking.
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In this case the 17 year old experiences cognitive dissonance, however the cognition he has for drinking are greater than they are for not drinking. In order to change this the 17 year old can be exposed to new information such as the risks of drinking at a young age, this could create enough cognition to create enough dissonance that he will choose not to drink. The Australian government introduced a education campaign in 2013 designed to reduce the number of young people drinking. This education campaign was designed to create feelings of anxiety by making the public aware of the risks that they may not have been aware of before. The slogan for this campaign was &quot;Don't turn a night out into a nightmare&quot;.&lt;br&gt;

You can motivate yourself by creating cognitive dissonance, if you want the motivation to do something for example losing weight, then research some of the dangers of being overweight. However its important to keep the anxiety at a appropriate level, it should be enough to make you think twice about eating a burger and maybe switching to a salad and not a level of anxiety at which you are afraid to eat altogether.

==Can fear be used to motivate people other than ourselves?==
[[File:Coming South (AWM ARTV09225).jpg|framed|right|''Figure 2.'' A poster used to create fear in order to motivate Australias to help with the war effort.]]
Fear has previously been used as a mechanism to motivate people, it’s not only being used to motivate ourselves but to motivate others as well. A common example of this in Australia is the campaign against smoking which has used shock based advertising of diseases associated with smoking. These images induce fear into people who smoke in an attempt to get them to quit. When the images were first introduced in Australia a phone survey found there was a decrease in the number of smokers by 15% from the previous year (Shanahan &amp; Elliotte (2008)).

However fear has not always been used to motivate people for the better,{{grammar}} there are other examples in history of motivation through fear. During World War II there was a massive fear of the possibility of a Japanese invasion of Australia. Propaganda posters at the time capitalized on that fear in order to motivate people to join the army or to help in some way with the war effort. An example of one of these posters can be seen in Figure 2.&lt;br&gt;

The affects that fear has on motivating people has largely being used in modern times by the media. The media has an effect of increasing peoples fears by bring awareness and reporting on certain topics. Research (Nellis &amp; Savage (2012)) into the medias influence on people has shown that the media’s large coverage of terrorism has increased the perceived risk of being attacked by a terrorist by people who watch the news. The increased fear of terrorism motivates people to then watch more related stories presented by the media.

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- The Almond
- The Cortex
+ The Amygdala
- The Medulla&lt;br&gt;

{ Trpohphobia is the fear of?
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- Tripping
- Typos
- Heights
+ Holes&lt;br&gt;

{ In John B. Watsons 'Little Albert Experiment' Albert learned to fear the white rat through what method?
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- Operant conditioning
+ Classical conditioning 
- Psuedo conditioning
- Modern Conditioning
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==Conclusion==
Fear can be a strong motivator in people’s lives,{{grammar}} it can easily shape what a person does and how they react in a situation. Fear can be useful in surviving and improving a person’s life by helping them and motivating them to react to risks appropriately. Fear has being useful in motivating people to change their lives for the better,{{grammar}} fear campaigns such as the anti smoking campaigns in Australia have helped to reduce the number of smokers. This article has hopefully shown how fear can be learnt through different methods and that we can even teach ourselves to experience fear.

However, fears need to be kept in check as they can manifest themselves into phobias and cause people to avoid things with no actual risk to them. In order to prevent this people need to be aware of the reasons behind any fears they experience. There needs to be rational reasons for experiencing fear. As well as this, peoples level of fear needs to suit the situation. Feelings of anxiety sometimes help us to avoid situations in which we may be harmed physically or mentally. However feeling anxious all the time can be harmful to our health and cause more negative than positive effects. &lt;br&gt;

If fear and anxiety are kept in check then they are useful in motivating us to better ourselves and keep us alive. Fear is not something to be afraid of, it’s an evolutionary adaptation that many humans and animals use in order to survive. Fear is the ultimate motivator in that it motivates people and animals to survive. To answer the question asked in the overview, fear should be considered an acceptable motivator when the behaviour it motivates is in the best interest of the individual.&lt;br&gt;

==See also==
*[[Motivation_and_emotion/Book/2013/Fear_of_failure|Fear of Failure]]&lt;br&gt;
*[[Motivation_and_emotion/Book/2013/Fear|Fear]]

==References==
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      <text bytes="8590" sha1="rpk69cjilrs6lh1jyyn7srg4ee2ysgf" xml:space="preserve">Alan always wanted to make a difference in the world.&lt;ref&gt;This future fiction story first appeared as a blog post on bestthinking. It has been adapted here with permission of the author. See: https://www.bestthinking.com/thinkers/leland-r-beaumont?tab=blog&amp;blogpostid=22758 Although this story is fictional, the possibilities it describes are very real.&lt;/ref&gt; As a teenager he was fascinated by the book ''[[w:The_Boys_in_the_Boat|The Boys in the Boat]]''. He was captivated by the true story of nine University of Washington students who struggled to become the world’s best eight-oar rowing team. Hitler watched as a remarkable act of American courage defeated the Germans during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Inspired by the story Alan was determined to enter the University of Washington, join their crew team, work toward national and international rowing success, and relive for himself the glory of the original boys in the boat. He studied hard and trained hard throughout high school and was eventually rewarded with acceptance to the University of Washington. Crew tryouts were an ordeal, but Alan was well prepared, worked hard, and eventually made the team. Securing a position on the varsity boat took all his strength and determination, but he eventually earned a position in the varsity heavyweight shell. Practice was every day, year round, and competitions were frequent. The University of Washington crew team record is remarkable. They often won the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship. In his senior year Alan was part of the crew that won the championship. He was ecstatic; he had lived his life-long dream. He became one of the boys in the boat.

As sweet as his rowing victories were, they ended when he graduated. Alan needed a new goal that could focus his energy on something that mattered. He needed something that would be more significant and enduring than a national or even international sports victory. What could he do with his newly earned degree in Law, Societies, and Justice? Did he dare to think he could advance world peace? Speaking with one of his professors he learned about a crazy project that just might make a difference. The Global Human Rights Assessment project was just getting started and they needed people to join the effort.

[[File:EleanorRooseveltHumanRights.png|thumb|300px|Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.]]

Eleanor Roosevelt was also a determined and courageous American who wanted to make a difference. After the death of her husband, she dedicated herself to the United Nations effort to create and adopt the [[w:Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights|Universal Declaration of Human rights]]. On December 10, 1948 her efforts paid off as the United Nations General Assembly adopted the declaration by a vote of 48 in favor, none against, and eight abstentions. The Declaration consists of thirty articles, each establishing a particular human right.

'''The concept of the Global Human Rights Assessment is simple''': Use the thirty articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the basis to assess the achievement of each participating country in protecting those human rights. The Assessment would proceed like an Olympic sports competition. Representatives from every country of the world would be invited to participate. Each country representative would describe how his or her country protects and promotes each of the human rights described in the thirty articles of the Declaration. International teams of judges would assess the level of human rights protection by each country, for each article.

Alan was intrigued by the idea. On the one hand, it seemed unlikely that countries would choose to participate, and that progress could be judged fairly. But countries do participate enthusiastically in the sports Olympics competitions, and international panels of judges are able to score events as subjective as Ice Dancing competitions. It seemed worth a try.

Getting started was very difficult, but crew experience had prepared Alan to endure the difficulties and overcome the obstacles. The project languished until an internationally respected statesman was engaged to spearhead the effort. Eventually [[Assessing_Human_Rights/scoring_guidelines|scoring guidelines]] were prepared, and the logistics of when and where to hold the event were decided. The United Nations helped secure interpreters and translation services. The organizing team grew slowly but was able to engage sponsors, invite representatives from each country, and begin to assemble judges.

Although most of the invitations went unanswered and many others were declined, representatives from a few countries showed interest. Eventually Austria, Bhutan, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States agreed to participate. The first ever Global Human Rights Assessment was held in Toronto, Canada and lasted one week. Judging panels listened carefully as each country presented its case addressing each of the thirty articles of the Declaration. A carefully prepared scoring rubric was used to help the judges objectively and consistently assign a score from one to ten as each of the thirty articles was addressed. Judge’s notes accompanied each scoring decision. All of this was recorded in an overall [[Assessing Human Rights/assessment grid|master score sheet]] and in detailed reports for each country.

Although progress was being made throughout the week, controversies erupted. The judges had never done this before and they disagreed on interpretations of the Declaration and the scoring criteria. Sometimes they doubted the accuracy and relevance of the information being presented. National pride surfaced often in the form of heated debates. Participants persisted, dialogued, learned, and eventually completed their work. Alan worked as an organizer, delegate, and judge throughout the event. By the end of the week the results of the first Global Human Rights assessment were available.

Many countries were surprised and disappointed by the scores the judges assigned. Citing an elusive doctrine of American Exceptionalism, the United States delegation expected to be granted a perfect score in all areas. Fortunately the assessment team skillfully used objective evidence and prevailed in demonstrating the need for improvement in several areas.

After seeing their scores privately, each team was given the option of having their scores reported publicly, or keeping them and the assessment notes private. Teams struggled with this choice. Olympic sports results are reported publicly. The teams that chose to participate expected to receive validation and recognition for the Human Rights protections their countries provide. But many scores were lower than what the teams had expected.They were learning that full protection of a broad range of human rights is difficult and rarely achieved.

Awards for the highest overall score and for the highest score in each of the thirty articles were presented to the winning teams that chose to publicly report their scores. All of the teams learned as a result of this assessment. They had, perhaps for the first time, an objective assessment of the status of Human Rights protections in their country. They met representatives of other peace-loving countries. They learned many ideas for better advancing human rights in their own countries. Exemplary approaches to protecting and promoting human rights were described and used as learning resources. Alan worked as hard judging the event as he had rowing with the crew, and he certainly gained as much satisfaction.

Planning soon began for the next Assessment event, which was to be held in two years. Results from the first event were publicized, scoring guidelines were refined, more sponsors and participants were recruited, and all countries were again invited to participate. The importance of the work was being recognized around the world, even as many countries dismissed it as unfair, and unimportant.

As each event is held more countries participate, judges become more skilled, learning increases, fact finding becomes more reliable, more results are reported, and the prestige of participation, results, improvement, and awards continue to increase. Best of all, human rights are increasing throughout the world.
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'''Recent changes'''
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'''Tech News'''
* Because of the [[w:en:Christmas and holiday season|holidays]] the next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 11 January 2021.

'''Recent changes'''
* The &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{citation needed}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; template shows when a statement in a Wikipedia article needs a source. If you click on it when you edit with the visual editor there is a popup that explains this. Now it can also show the reason and when it was added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270107]

'''Changes later this week'''
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'''Future changes'''
* You can [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Geoinformation/Ideas|propose and discuss]] what technical improvements should be done for geographic information. This could be coordinates, maps or other related things.
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*  Oversighters and stewards can hide entries in [[Special:AbuseLog|Special:AbuseLog]]. They can soon hide multiple entries at once using checkboxes. This works like hiding normal edits. It will happen in early January. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260904]

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'''Recent changes'''
* You can choose to be reminded when you have not added an edit summary. This can be done in your preferences. This could conflict with the [[:w:en:CAPTCHA|CAPTCHA]]. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T12729]
* You can link to specific log entries. You can get these links for example by clicking the timestamps in the log. Until now, such links to private log entries showed no entry even if you had permission to view private log entries. The links now show the entry. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T269761]
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** The filter editing interface now shows syntax errors while you type. This is similar to JavaScript pages. It also shows a warning for regular expressions that match the empty string. New warnings will be added later. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T187686]
** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Meta:Oversighters|Oversighters]] can now hide multiple filter log entries at once using checkboxes on [[Special:AbuseLog]]. This is how the usual revision deletion works. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260904]
** When a filter matches too many actions after it has been changed it is &quot;throttled&quot;. The most powerful actions are disabled. This is to avoid many editors getting blocked when an administrator made a mistake. The administrator will now get a notification about this &quot;throttle&quot;.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] There is a new tool to [https://skins.wmflabs.org/?#/add build new skins]. You can also [https://skins.wmflabs.org/?#/ see] existing [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Skins|skins]]. You can [[mw:User talk:Jdlrobson|give feedback]]. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2020-December/094130.html]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Bots using the API no longer watch pages automatically based on account preferences. Setting the &lt;code&gt;watchlist&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;watch&lt;/code&gt; will still work. This is to reduce the size of the watchlist data in the database. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T258108]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto's]] [[:mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#File metadata|file metadata]] now includes length. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209679]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[:w:en:CSS|CSS]] and [[:w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] code pages now have link anchors to [https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/wikis/40e4795d4448b55a6d8c46ff414bcf78/w/index.php/MediaWiki:En.js#L-125 line numbers]. You can use wikilinks like [[:w:en:MediaWiki:Common.js#L-50]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T29531]
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'''Future changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth|Growth team]] plans to add features to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Personalized first day/Newcomer tasks/Experiment analysis, November 2020|get more visitors to edit]] to more Wikipedias. You can help [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=ext-growthexperiments&amp;language=&amp;filter=&amp;action=translate translating the interface].
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'''Problems'''
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* [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Bracket Matching|Bracket matching]] will be added to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] syntax highlighter on the first wikis. The first wikis are German and Catalan Wikipedia and maybe other Wikimedia wikis. This will happen on 27 January. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270238]
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/05|Tech News: 2021-05]] ==

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'''Problems'''
* [[:w:en:IPv6|IPv6 addresses]] were written in lowercase letters in diffs. This caused dead links since [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] only accepted uppercase letters for the IPs. This has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272225]

'''Changes later this week'''
* You can soon use Wikidata to link to pages on the multilingual Wikisource. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138332]
* Often editors use a &quot;non-breaking space&quot; to make a gap between two items when reading but still show them together. This can be used to avoid a line break. You will now be able to add new ones via the special character tool in the 2010, 2017, and visual editors. The character will be shown in the visual editor as a space with a grey background. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T70429][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T96666]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=| Advanced item]] Wikis use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]] to stop bad edits being made. Filter maintainers can now use syntax like &lt;code&gt;1.2.3.4 - 1.2.3.55&lt;/code&gt; as well as the &lt;code&gt;1.2.3.4/27&lt;/code&gt; syntax for IP ranges. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218074]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.29|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[mw:Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva]] is the skin Wikimedia wikis use for mobile traffic. When a page is protected and you can't edit it you can normally read the source wikicode. This doesn't work on Minerva on mobile devices. This is being fixed. Some text might overlap. This is because your community needs to update [[MediaWiki:Protectedpagetext|MediaWiki:Protectedpagetext]] to work on mobile. You can [[phab:T208827|read more]]. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Recommendations_for_mobile_friendly_articles_on_Wikimedia_wikis#Inline_styles_should_not_use_properties_that_impact_sizing_and_positioning][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Recommendations_for_mobile_friendly_articles_on_Wikimedia_wikis#Avoid_tables_for_anything_except_data]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[:wikitech:Portal:Cloud VPS|Cloud VPS]] and [[:wikitech:Portal:Toolforge|Toolforge]] will change the IP address they use to contact the wikis. The new IP address will be &lt;code&gt;185.15.56.1&lt;/code&gt;. This will happen on February 8. You can [[:wikitech:News/CloudVPS NAT wikis|read more]].

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/06|Tech News: 2021-06]] ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps|Wikipedia app]] for Android now has watchlists and talk pages in the app. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia]

'''Changes later this week'''
* You can see edits to chosen pages on [[Special:Watchlist|Special:Watchlist]]. You can add pages to your watchlist on every wiki you like. The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|GlobalWatchlist]] extension will come to Meta on 11 February. There you can see entries on watched pages on different wikis on the same page. The new watchlist will be found on [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Special:GlobalWatchlist]] on Meta. You can choose which wikis to watch and other preferences on [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings|Special:GlobalWatchlistSettings]] on Meta. You can watch up to five wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260862]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.30|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* When admins [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Protecting and unprotecting pages|protect]] pages the form will use the [[mw:UX standardization|OOUI look]]. [[Special:Import|Special:Import]] will also get the new look. This will make them easier to use on mobile phones. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235424][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T108792]
* Some services will not work for a short period of time from 07:00 UTC on 17 February. There might be problems with new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|short links]], new translations, new notifications, adding new items to your [[mw:Reading/Reading Lists|reading lists]] or recording [[:w:en:Email#Tracking of sent mail|email bounces]]. This is because of database maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273758]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[m:Tech/News/2021/05|Last week]] Tech News reported that the IP address [[:wikitech:Portal:Cloud VPS|Cloud VPS]] and [[:wikitech:Portal:Toolforge|Toolforge]] use to contact the wikis will change on 8 February. This is delayed. It will happen later instead. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/CloudVPS_NAT_wikis]

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/07|Tech News: 2021-07]] ==

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'''Problems'''
* There were problems with recent versions of MediaWiki.  Because the updates caused problems the developers rolled back to an earlier version. Some updates and new functions will come later than planned. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2021-February/094255.html][https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2021-February/094271.html]
* Some services will not work for a short period of time from 07:00 UTC on 17 February. There might be problems with new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|short links]], new translations, new notifications, adding new items to your [[mw:Reading/Reading Lists|reading lists]] or recording [[:w:en:Email#Tracking of sent mail|email bounces]]. This is because of database maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273758]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.31|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/08|Tech News: 2021-08]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The visual editor will now use [[:c:Commons:Structured data/Media search|MediaSearch]] to find images. You can search for images on Commons in the visual editor when you are looking for illustrations. This is to help editors find better images. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259896]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight|syntax highlighter]] now works with more languages: [[:w:en:Futhark (programming language)|Futhark]], [[:w:en:Graphviz|Graphviz]]/[[:w:en:DOT (graph description language)|DOT]], CDDL and AMDGPU. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274741]

'''Problems'''
* Editing a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EasyTimeline|timeline]] might have removed all text from it. This was because of a bug and has been fixed. You might need to edit the timeline again for it to show properly. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274822]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.32|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-02-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] There is a [[:m:Wikimedia Rust developers user group|user group]] for developers and users interested in working on Wikimedia wikis with the [[:w:en:Rust (programming language)|Rust programming language]]. You can join or tell others who want to make your wiki better in the future.

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/09|Tech News: 2021-09]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
*  Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature summary|Growth team tools]] can now show the name of a newcomer's mentor anywhere [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Mentorship/Integrating_mentorship|through a magic word]]. This can be used for welcome messages or userboxes.
* A new version of the [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:VideoCutTool|VideoCutTool]] is now available. It enables cropping, trimming, audio disabling, and rotating video content. It is being created as part of the developer outreach programs.

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Job queue|job queue]]. This meant some functions did not save changes and mass messages were delayed. This did not affect wiki edits. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275437]
* Some editors may not be logged in to their accounts automatically in the latest versions of Firefox and Safari. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226797]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.33|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/10|Tech News: 2021-10]] ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation|Section translation]] now works on Bengali Wikipedia. It helps mobile editors translate sections of articles. It will come to more wikis later. The first focus is active wikis with a smaller number of articles. You can [https://sx.wmflabs.org/index.php/Main_Page test it] and [[mw:Talk:Content translation/Section translation|leave feedback]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs|Flagged revisions]] now give admins the review right. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275293]
* When someone links to a Wikipedia article on Twitter this will now show a preview of the article. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T276185]

'''Problems'''
* Many graphs have [[:w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] errors. Graph editors can check their graphs in their browser's developer console after editing. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275833]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.34|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The [[mw:Talk pages project/New discussion|New Discussion]] tool will soon be a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|discussion tools]] beta feature for on most Wikipedias. The goal is to make it easier to start new discussions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275257]

'''Future changes'''
* There will be a number of changes to make it easier to work with templates. Some will come to the first wikis in March. Other changes will come to the first wikis in June. This is both for those who use templates and those who create or maintain them. You can [[:m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Templates|read more]].
* [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews|Reference Previews]] will become a default feature on some wikis on 17 March. They will share a setting with [[mw:Page Previews|Page Previews]]. If you prefer the Reference Tooltips or Navigation-Popups gadget you can keep using them. If so Reference Previews won't be shown. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271206][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews]
* New JavaScript-based functions will not work in [[:w:en:Internet Explorer 11|Internet Explorer 11]]. This is because Internet Explorer is an old browser that doesn't work with how JavaScript is written today. Everything that works in Internet Explorer 11 today will continue working in Internet Explorer for now. You can [[mw:Compatibility/IE11|read more]].

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/11|Tech News: 2021-11]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Wikis that are part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|desktop improvements]] project can now use a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Search|search function]]. The desktop improvements and the new search will come to more wikis later. You can also [[mw:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements#Deployment plan and timeline|test it early]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Editors who put up banners or change site-wide [[:w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] code should use the [https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/000000566/overview?viewPanel=16&amp;orgId=1 client error graph] to see that their changes has not caused problems. You can [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/03/08/sailing-steady%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8ahow-you-can-help-keep-wikimedia-sites-error-free read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T276296]

'''Problems'''
* Due to [[phab:T276968|database issues]] the [https://meta.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org Wikimedia Beta Cluster] was read-only for over a day.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.34|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* You can add a [[:w:en:Newline|newline]] or [[:w:en:Carriage return|carriage return]] character to a custom signature if you use a template. There is a proposal to not allow them in the future. This is because they can cause formatting problems. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_requirements_for_user_signatures#Additional_proposal_(2021)][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272322]
* You will be able to read but not edit [[phab:T276899|12 wikis]] for a short period of time on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210323T06 {{#time:j xg|2021-03-23|en}} at 06:00 (UTC)]. This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] You can use [https://quarry.wmflabs.org/ Quarry] for [[:w:en:SQL|SQL]] queries to the [[wikitech:Wiki replicas|Wiki Replicas]]. Cross-database &lt;code&gt;JOINS&lt;/code&gt; will no longer work from 23 March. There will be a new field to specify the database to connect to. If you think this affects you and you need help you can [[phab:T268498|post on Phabricator]] or on [[wikitech:Talk:News/Wiki Replicas 2020 Redesign|Wikitech]]. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/PAWS PAWS] and other ways to do [[:w:en:SQL|SQL]] queries to the Wiki Replicas will be affected later. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Wiki_Replicas_2020_Redesign]

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/12|Tech News: 2021-12]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There is a [[mw:Wikipedia for KaiOS|Wikipedia app]] for [[:w:en:KaiOS|KaiOS]] phones. They don't have a touch screen so readers navigate with the phone keys. There is now a [https://wikimedia.github.io/wikipedia-kaios/sim.html simulator] so you can see what it looks like.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Replying|reply tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/New discussion|new discussion tool]] are now available as the &quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}&quot; [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]] in almost all wikis except German Wikipedia.

'''Problems'''
* You will be able to read but not edit [[phab:T276899|twelve wikis]] for a short period of time on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210323T06 {{#time:j xg|2021-03-23|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}} at 06:00 (UTC)]. This can also affect password changes, logging in to new wikis, global renames and changing or confirming emails. This could take 30 minutes but will probably be much faster.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.36|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[:w:en:Syntax highlighting|Syntax highlighting]] colours will change to be easier to read. This will soon come to the [[phab:T276346|first wikis]]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Improved_Color_Scheme_of_Syntax_Highlighting]

'''Future changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|Flagged revisions]] will no longer have multiple tags like &quot;tone&quot; or &quot;depth&quot;. It will also only have one tier. This was changed because very few wikis used these features and they make the tool difficult to maintain. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T185664][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T277883]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Gadgets and user scripts can access variables about the current page in JavaScript. In 2015 this was moved from &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;wg*&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.config&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;wg*&lt;/code&gt; will soon no longer work. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T72470]

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/13|Tech News: 2021-13]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Some very old [[:w:en:Web browser|web browsers]] [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Compatibility|don’t work]] well with the Wikimedia wikis. Some old code for browsers that used to be supported is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T277803]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[:m:IRC/Channels#Raw_feeds|IRC recent changes feeds]] have been moved to a new server. Make sure all tools automatically reconnect to &lt;code&gt;irc.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; and not to the name of any specific server. Users should also consider switching to the more modern [[:wikitech:Event Platform/EventStreams|EventStreams]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224579]

'''Problems'''
* When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split. It might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a [[:w:en:Job queue|job queue]] problem. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278350]
* Some translatable pages on Meta could not be edited. This was because of a bug in the translation tool. The new MediaWiki version was delayed because of problems like this. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278429][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274940]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.37|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-03-31|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-04-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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17:30, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/14|Tech News: 2021-14]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Editors can collapse part of an article so you have to click on it to see it. When you click a link to a section inside collapsed content it will now expand to show the section. The browser will scroll down to the section. Previously such links didn't work unless you manually expanded the content first. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T276741]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|citoid]] [[:w:en:API|API]] will use for example &lt;code&gt;2010-12-XX&lt;/code&gt; instead of &lt;code&gt;2010-12&lt;/code&gt; for dates with a month but no days. This is because &lt;code&gt;2010-12&lt;/code&gt; could be confused with &lt;code&gt;2010-2012&lt;/code&gt; instead of &lt;code&gt;December 2010&lt;/code&gt;. This is called level 1 instead of level 0 in the [https://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/ Extended Date/Time Format]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132308]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/wmf.38|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-04-06|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-04-07|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-04-08|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.36/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[:wikitech:PAWS|PAWS]] can now connect to the new [[:wikitech:Wiki Replicas|Wiki Replicas]]. Cross-database &lt;code&gt;JOINS&lt;/code&gt; will no longer work from 28 April. There is [[:wikitech:News/Wiki Replicas 2020 Redesign#How should I connect to databases in PAWS?|a new way to connect]] to the databases. Until 28 April both ways to connect to the databases will work. If you think this affects you and you need help you can post [[phab:T268498|on Phabricator]] or on [[wikitech:Talk:News/Wiki Replicas 2020 Redesign|Wikitech]].

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19:41, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/16|Tech News: 2021-16]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Email to the Wikimedia wikis are handled by groups of Wikimedia editors. These volunteer response teams now use [https://github.com/znuny/Znuny Znuny] instead of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/OTRS|OTRS]]. The functions and interface remain the same. The volunteer administrators will give more details about the next steps soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279303][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275294]
* If you use [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|syntax highlighting]], you can see line numbers in the 2010 and 2017 wikitext editors when editing templates. This is to make it easier to see line breaks or talk about specific lines. Line numbers will soon come to all namespaces. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267911][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Line_Numbering][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Line_Numbering]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Because of a technical change there could be problems with gadgets and scripts that have an edit summary area that looks [https://phab.wmfusercontent.org/file/data/llvdqqnb5zpsfzylbqcg/PHID-FILE-25vs4qowibmtysl7cbml/Screen_Shot_2021-04-06_at_2.34.04_PM.png similar to this one]. If they look strange they should use &lt;code&gt;mw.loader.using('mediawiki.action.edit.styles')&lt;/code&gt; to go back to how they looked before. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278898]
* The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.1|latest version]] of MediaWiki came to the Wikimedia wikis last week. There was no Tech News issue last week.

'''Changes later this week'''
*  There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

'''Future changes'''
* The user group &lt;code&gt;oversight&lt;/code&gt; will be renamed &lt;code&gt;suppress&lt;/code&gt;. This is for [[phab:T109327|technical reasons]]. This is the technical name. It doesn't affect what you call the editors with this user right on your wiki. This is planned to happen in two weeks. You can comment [[phab:T112147|in Phabricator]] if you have objections.

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16:48, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/17|Tech News: 2021-17]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Templates have parameters that can have specific values. It is possible to suggest values for editors with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData]]. You can soon see them as a drop-down list in the visual editor. This is to help template users find the right values faster. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273857][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Suggested_values_for_template_parameters][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Suggested_values_for_template_parameters]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-04-27|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-04-28|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-04-29|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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21:24, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/18|Tech News: 2021-18]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[w:en:Wikipedia:Twinkle|Twinkle]] is a gadget on English Wikipedia. It can help with maintenance and patrolling. It can [[m:Grants:Project/Rapid/SD0001/Twinkle localisation/Report|now be used on other wikis]]. You can get Twinkle on your wiki using the [https://github.com/wikimedia-gadgets/twinkle-starter twinkle-starter] GitHub repository.

'''Problems'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation|content translation tool]] did not work for many articles for a little while. This was because of a bug. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T281346]
* Some things will not work for about a minute on 5 May. This will happen [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210505T0600 around 06:00 UTC]. This will affect the content translation tool and notifications among other things. This is because of an upgrade to avoid crashes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T281212]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] will become a default feature on a number of wikis on 5 May. This is later than planned because of some changes. You can use it without using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Page Previews|Page Previews]] if you want to. The earlier plan was to have the preference to use both or none. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271206][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-04|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-05|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-06|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The [[:w:en:CSS|CSS]] classes &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;.error&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;.warning&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;.success&lt;/code&gt; do not work for mobile readers if they have not been specifically defined on your wiki. From June they will not work for desktop readers. This can affect gadgets and templates. The classes can be defined in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] or template styles instead. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280766]

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15:43, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/19|Tech News: 2021-19]] ==

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'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* You can see what participants plan to work on at the online [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon 2021|Wikimedia hackathon]] 22–23 May.

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15:10, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/20|Tech News: 2021-20]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There is a new toolbar in [[mw:Talk pages project/Replying|the Reply tool]]. It works in the wikitext source mode. You can enable it in [[Special:Preferences#mw-htmlform-discussion|your preferences]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T276608] [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/Replying#13_May_2021] [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/New_discussion#13_May_2021]
* Wikimedia [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo mailing lists] are being moved to [[:w:en:GNU Mailman|Mailman 3]]. This is a newer version. For the [[:w:en:Character encoding|character encoding]] to work it will change from &lt;code&gt;[[:w:en:UTF-8|UTF-8]]&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;utf8mb3&lt;/code&gt;. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/IEYQ2HS3LZF2P3DAYMNZYQDGHWPVMTPY/][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T282621]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] An [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/14|earlier issue]] of Tech News said that the  [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|citoid]] [[:w:en:API|API]] would handle dates with a month but no days in a new way. This has been reverted for now. There needs to be more discussion of how it affects different wikis first. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132308]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] &lt;code&gt;MediaWiki:Pageimages-blacklist&lt;/code&gt; will be renamed &lt;code&gt;MediaWiki:Pageimages-denylist&lt;/code&gt;. The list can be copied to the new name. It will happen on 19 May for some wikis and 20 May for some wikis. Most wikis don't use it. It lists images that should never be used as thumbnails for articles. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T282626]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-18|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-19|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-20|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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13:49, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/21|Tech News: 2021-21]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The Wikimedia movement has been using [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC|IRC]] on a network called [[:w:en:Freenode|Freenode]]. There have been changes around who is in control of the network. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC/Group_Contacts|Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts]] have [[m:Special:Diff/21476411|decided]] to move to the new [[:w:en:Libera Chat|Libera Chat]] network instead. This is not a formal decision for the movement to move all channels but most Wikimedia IRC channels will probably leave Freenode. There is a [[:m:IRC/Migrating_to_Libera_Chat|migration guide]] and ongoing Wikimedia [[m:Wikimedia Forum#Freenode (IRC)|discussions about this]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-05-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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17:07, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/22|Tech News: 2021-22]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/22|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* There was an issue on the Vector skin with the text size of categories and notices under the page title. It was fixed last Monday. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T283206]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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17:05, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/23|Tech News: 2021-23]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-06-08|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-06-09|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-06-10|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The Wikimedia movement uses [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator|Phabricator]] for technical tasks. This is where we collect technical suggestions, bugs and what developers are working on. The company behind Phabricator will stop working on it. This will not change anything for the Wikimedia movement now. It could lead to changes in the future. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/YAXOD46INJLAODYYIJUVQWOZFIV54VUI/][https://admin.phacility.com/phame/post/view/11/phacility_is_winding_down_operations/][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T283980]
* Searching on Wikipedia will find more results in some languages. This is mainly true for when those who search do not use the correct [[:w:en:Diacritic|diacritics]] because they are not seen as necessary in that language. For example searching for &lt;code&gt;Bedusz&lt;/code&gt; doesn't find &lt;code&gt;Będusz&lt;/code&gt; on German Wikipedia. The character &lt;code&gt;ę&lt;/code&gt; isn't used in German so many would write &lt;code&gt;e&lt;/code&gt; instead. This will work better in the future in some languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219550]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The [[:w:en:Cross-site request forgery|CSRF token parameters]] in the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Main page|action API]] were changed in 2014. The old parameters from before 2014 will stop working soon. This can affect bots, gadgets and user scripts that still use the old parameters. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/IMP43BNCI32C524O5YCUWMQYP4WVBQ2B/][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280806]

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20:02, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/24|Tech News: 2021-24]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/24|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Logged-in users on the mobile web can choose to use the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Advanced mobile contributions|advanced mobile mode]]. They now see categories in a similar way as users on desktop do. This means that some gadgets that have just been for desktop users could work for users of the mobile site too. If your wiki has such gadgets you could decide to turn them on for the mobile site too. Some gadgets probably need to be fixed to look good on mobile. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284763]
* Language links on Wikidata now works for [[:oldwikisource:Main Page|multilingual Wikisource]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275958]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

'''Future changes'''
* In the future we [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|can't show the IP]] of unregistered editors to everyone. This is because privacy regulations and norms have changed. There is now a rough draft of how [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#Updates|showing the IP to those who need to see it]] could work.
* German Wikipedia, English Wikivoyage and 29 smaller wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on 22 June. This is planned between 5:00 and 5:30 UTC. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284530]
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes in the week of 28 June. More information will be published in Tech News later. It will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T281515][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T281209]

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20:26, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/25|Tech News: 2021-25]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/25|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The &lt;code&gt;otrs-member&lt;/code&gt; group name is now &lt;code&gt;vrt-permissions&lt;/code&gt;. This could affect abuse filters. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280615]

'''Problems'''
* You will be able to read but not edit German Wikipedia, English Wikivoyage and 29 smaller wikis for a few minutes on 22 June. This is planned between [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210623T0500 5:00 and 5:30 UTC]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284530]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.11|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-06-22|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-06-23|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-06-24|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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15:49, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/26|Tech News: 2021-26]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/26|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Wikis with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth|Growth features]] now can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure Growth features directly on their wiki]]. This uses the new special page &lt;code&gt;Special:EditGrowthConfig&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285423]
* Wikisources have a new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech/OCR Improvements|OCR tool]]. If you don't want to see the &quot;extract text&quot; button on Wikisource you can add &lt;code&gt;.ext-wikisource-ExtractTextWidget { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to your [[Special:MyPage/common.css|common.css page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285311]

'''Problems'''
*You will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia wikis for a few minutes on 29 June. This is planned at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210629T1400 14:00 UTC]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T281515][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T281209]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.12|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-06-29|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-06-30|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-07-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* &lt;code&gt;Threshold for stub link formatting&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;thumbnail size&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;auto-number headings&lt;/code&gt; can be set in preferences. They are expensive to maintain and few editors use them. The developers are planning to remove them. Removing them will make pages load faster. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/User:SKim (WMF)/Performance Dependent User Preferences|read more and give feedback]].
* A toolbar will be added to the [[mw:Talk pages project/Replying|Reply tool]]'s wikitext source mode. This will make it easier to link to pages and to ping other users. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T276609][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/Replying#Status_updates]

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16:32, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/27|Tech News: 2021-27]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/27|Translations]] are available.

'''Tech News'''
* The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 19 July.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[:wikidata:Q4063270|AutoWikiBrowser]] is a tool to make repetitive tasks easier. It now uses [[:w:en:JSON|JSON]]. &lt;code&gt;Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage&lt;/code&gt; has moved to &lt;code&gt;Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPageJSON&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Config&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;code&gt;Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage/Version&lt;/code&gt; has moved to &lt;code&gt;Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage/VersionJSON&lt;/code&gt;. The tool will eventually be configured on the wiki so that you don't have to wait until the new version to add templates or regular expression fixes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T241196]

'''Problems'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/InternetArchiveBot|InternetArchiveBot]] helps saving online sources on some wikis. It adds them to [[:w:en:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] and links to them there. This is so they don't disappear if the page that was linked to is removed. It currently has a problem with linking to the wrong date when it moves pages from &lt;code&gt;archive.is&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;web.archive.org&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T283432]

'''Changes later this week'''
* The tool to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Finding and inserting templates|find, add and remove templates]] will be updated. This is to make it easier to find and use the right templates. It will come to the first wikis on 7 July. It will come to more wikis later this year. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Removing_a_template_from_a_page_using_the_VisualEditor][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284553]
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

'''Future changes'''
* Some Wikimedia wikis use [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]] or pending changes. It hides edits from new and unregistered accounts for readers until they have been patrolled. The auto review action in Flagged Revisions will no longer be logged. All old logs of auto-review will be removed. This is because it creates a lot of logs that are not very useful. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285608]

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17:33, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/29|Tech News: 2021-29]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/29|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The tool to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Finding and inserting templates|find, add and remove templates]] was updated. This is to make it easier to find and use the right templates. It was supposed to come to the first wikis on 7 July. It was delayed to 12 July instead. It will come to more wikis later this year. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Removing_a_template_from_a_page_using_the_VisualEditor][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284553]
* [[Special:UnconnectedPages|Special:UnconnectedPages]] lists pages that are not connected to Wikidata. This helps you find pages that can be connected to Wikidata items. Some pages should not be connected to Wikidata. You can use the magic word &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; on pages that should not be listed on the special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T97577]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.15|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-07-20|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-07-21|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-07-22|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] How media is structured in the [[:w:en:Parsing|parser's]] HTML output will soon change. This can affect bots, gadgets, user scripts and extensions. You can [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/L2UQJRHTFK5YG3IOZEC7JSLH2ZQNZRVU/ read more]. You can test it on [[:testwiki:Main Page|Testwiki]] or [[:test2wiki:Main Page|Testwiki 2]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The parameters for how you obtain [[mw:API:Tokens|tokens]] in the MediaWiki API were changed in 2014. The old way will no longer work from 1 September. Scripts, bots and tools that use the parameters from before the 2014 change need to be updated. You can [[phab:T280806#7215377|read more]].

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15:31, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/30|Tech News: 2021-30]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/30|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* A [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.14|new version]] of MediaWiki came to the Wikimedia wikis the week before last week. This was not in Tech News because there was no newsletter that week. 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.16|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-07-27|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-07-28|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-07-29|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* If you use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:MonoBook|Monobook skin]] you can choose to switch off [[:w:en:Responsive web design|responsive design]] on mobile. This will now work for more skins. If &lt;code&gt;{{int:monobook-responsive-label}}&lt;/code&gt; is unticked you need to also untick the new [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|preference]] &lt;code&gt;{{int:prefs-skin-responsive}}&lt;/code&gt;. Otherwise it will stop working. Interface admins can automate this process on your wiki. You can [[phab:T285991|read more]].

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21:11, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/31|Tech News: 2021-31]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/31|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] If your wiki uses markup like &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; or &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-rtl&quot;&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; without the required &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;dir&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute, then these will no longer work in 2 weeks. There is a short-term fix that can be added to your local wiki's Common.css page, which is explained at [[phab:T287701|T287701]]. From now on, all usages should include the full attributes, for example: &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; or &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-rtl&quot; dir=&quot;rtl&quot; lang=&quot;he&quot;&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. This also applies to some other HTML tags, such as &lt;code&gt;span&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;code&lt;/code&gt;. You can find existing examples on your wiki that need to be updated, using the instructions at [[phab:T287701|T287701]].
* Reminder: Wikimedia has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IRC/Migrating to Libera Chat|migrated to the Libera Chat IRC network]], from the old Freenode network. Local documentation should be updated.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, all wikis had slow access or no access for 30 minutes. There was a problem with generating dynamic lists of articles on the Russian Wikinews, due to the bulk import of 200,000+ new articles over 3 days, which led to database problems. The problematic feature has been disabled on that wiki and developers are discussing if it can be fixed properly. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287380][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/2021-07-26_ruwikinews_DynamicPageList]

'''Changes later this week'''
* When adding links to a page using [[mw:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] or the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Disambiguator|disambiguation pages]] will now only appear at the bottom of search results. This is because users do not often want to link to disambiguation pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285510]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.17|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-03|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-04|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-05|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android|team of the Wikipedia app for Android]] is working on communication in the app. The developers are working on how to talk to other editors and get notifications. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Communication|read more]]. They are looking for users who want to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Communication/UsertestingJuly2021|test the plans]]. Any editor who has an Android phone and is willing to download the app can do this.
* The [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Beta Feature]] for {{int:discussiontools-preference-label}} will be updated in the coming weeks.  You will be able to [[mw:Talk pages project/Notifications|subscribe to individual sections]] on a talk page at more wikis.  You can test this now by adding &lt;code&gt;?dtenable=1&lt;/code&gt; to the end of the talk page's URL ([https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta_talk:Sandbox?dtenable=1 example]).

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20:47, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/32|Tech News: 2021-32]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/32|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* You can read but not edit 17 wikis for a few minutes on 10 August. This is planned at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1628571650 05:00 UTC]. This is because of work on the database. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287449]

'''Changes later this week'''
* The [[wmania:Special:MyLanguage/2021:Hackathon|Wikimania Hackathon]] will take place remotely on 13 August, starting at 5:00 UTC, for 24 hours. You can participate in many ways. You can still propose projects and sessions.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-10|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-11|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-12|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The old CSS &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;visualClear&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will not be supported after 12 August. Instead, templates and pages should use &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear:both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. Please help to replace any existing uses on your wiki. There are global-search links available at [[phab:T287962|T287962]].

'''Future changes'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is a place for Wikipedia editors to get access to sources. There is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:TheWikipediaLibrary|extension]] which has a new function to tell users when they can take part in it. It will use notifications. It will start pinging the first users in September. It will ping more users later. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T288070]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] [[w:en:Vue.js|Vue.js]] will be the [[w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] framework for MediaWiki in the future. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/SOZREBYR36PUNFZXMIUBVAIOQI4N7PDU/]

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16:21, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/33|Tech News: 2021-33]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/33|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* You can add language links in the sidebar in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|new Vector skin]] again. You do this by connecting the page to a Wikidata item. The new Vector skin has moved the language links but the new language selector cannot add language links yet. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287206]

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem on wikis which use the Translate extension. Translations were not updated or were replaced with the English text. The problems have been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T288700][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T288683][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T288719]

'''Changes later this week'''
* A [[mw:Help:Tags|revision tag]] will soon be added to edits that add links to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Disambiguator|disambiguation pages]]. This is because these links are usually added by accident. The tag will allow editors to easily find the broken links and fix them. If your wiki does not like this feature, it can be [[mw:Help:Tags#Deleting a tag added by the software|hidden]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287549]
*Would you like to help improve the information about tools? Would you like to attend or help organize a small virtual meetup for your community to discuss the list of tools? Please get in touch on the [[m:Toolhub/The Quality Signal Sessions|Toolhub Quality Signal Sessions]] talk page. We are also looking for feedback [[m:Talk:Toolhub/The Quality Signal Sessions#Discussion topic for &quot;Quality Signal Sessions: The Tool Maintainers edition&quot;|from tool maintainers]] on some specific questions.
* In the past, edits to any page in your user talk space ignored your [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Notifications#mute|mute list]], e.g. sub-pages. Starting this week, this is only true for edits to your talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T288112]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-17|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-18|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-19|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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19:27, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/34|Tech News: 2021-34]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/34|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Score|Score]] extension (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;score&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; notation) has been re-enabled on public wikis and upgraded to a newer version. Some musical score functionality may no longer work because the extension is only enabled in &quot;safe mode&quot;. The security issue has been fixed and an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Score/2021 security advisory|advisory published]].

'''Problems'''
* You will be able to read but not edit [[phab:T289130|some wikis]] for a few minutes on {{#time:j xg|2021-08-25|en}}. This will happen around [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1629871217 06:00 UTC]. This is for database maintenance. During this time, operations on the CentralAuth will also not be possible.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.20|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-24|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-25|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-26|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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21:58, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
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== Read-only reminder ==

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A maintenance operation will be performed on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1629871231 {{#time: l F d H:i e|2021-08-25T06:00|en}}]. It should only last for a few minutes.

This will affect your wiki as well as 11 other wikis. During this time, publishing edits will not be possible. 

Also during this time, operations on the CentralAuth will not be possible (GlobalRenames, changing/confirming e-mail addresses, logging into new wikis, password changes).

For more details about the operation and on all impacted services, please check [[phab:T289130|on Phabricator]].

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20:35, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/35|Tech News: 2021-35]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/35|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Some musical score syntax no longer works and may needed to be updated, you can check [[:Category:{{MediaWiki:score-error-category}}]] on your wiki for a list of pages with errors.

'''Problems'''
* Musical scores were unable to render lyrics in some languages because of missing fonts. This has been fixed now. If your language would prefer a different font, please file a request in Phabricator. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289554]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The parameters for how you obtain [[mw:API:Tokens|tokens]] in the MediaWiki API were changed in 2014. The old way will no longer work from 1 September. Scripts, bots and tools that use the parameters from before the 2014 change need to be updated. You can [[phab:T280806#7215377|read more]] about this.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.21|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-08-31|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* You will be able to read but not edit [[phab:T289660|Commons]] for a few minutes on {{#time:j xg|2021-09-06|en}}. This will happen around [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1630818058 05:00 UTC]. This is for database maintenance.
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes in the week of 13 September. More information will be published in Tech News later. It will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287539]

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16:01, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/36|Tech News: 2021-36]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/36|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The wikis that have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature_summary|Growth features]] deployed have been part of A/B testing since deployment, in which some newcomers did not receive the new features. Now, all of the newcomers on 21 of the smallest of those wikis will be receiving the features. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289786]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] In 2017, the provided jQuery library was upgraded from version 1 to 3, with a compatibility layer. The migration will soon finish, to make the site load faster for everyone. If you maintain a gadget or user script, check if you have any JQMIGRATE errors and fix them, or they will break. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280944][https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/6Z2BVLOBBEC2QP4VV4KOOVQVE52P3HOP/]
* Last year, the Portuguese Wikipedia community embarked on an experiment to make log-in compulsory for editing.  The [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Impact report for Login Required Experiment on Portuguese Wikipedia|impact report of this trial]] is ready. Moving forward, the Anti-Harassment Tools team is looking for projects that are willing to experiment with restricting IP editing on their wiki for a short-term experiment. [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Login Required Experiment|Learn more]].

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15:20, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/37|Tech News: 2021-37]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/37|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* 45 new Wikipedias now have access to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature summary|Growth features]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289680]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Deployment table|A majority of Wikipedias]] now have access to the Growth features. The Growth team [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/FAQ|has published an FAQ page]] about the features. This translatable FAQ covers the description of the features, how to use them, how to change the configuration, and more.

'''Problems'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on 14 September. This is planned at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1631628002 14:00 UTC]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287539]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.37/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting this week, Wikipedia in Italian will receive weekly software updates on Wednesdays. It used to receive the updates on Thursdays. Due to this change, bugs will be noticed and fixed sooner. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286664]
* You can add language links in the sidebar in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|the new Vector skin]] again. You do this by connecting the page to a Wikidata item. The new Vector skin has moved the language links but the new language selector cannot add language links yet. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287206]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight|syntax highlight]] tool marks up code with different colours. It now can highlight 23 new code languages. Additionally, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;golang&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; can now be used as an alias for the [[d:Q37227|Go programming language]], and a special &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;output&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; mode has been added to show a program's output. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280117][https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi/+/715277/]

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15:35, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/38|Tech News: 2021-38]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/38|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Growth features are now deployed to almost all Wikipedias. [[phab:T290582|For the majority of small Wikipedias]], the features are only available for experienced users, to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/FAQ#enable|test the features]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/FAQ#config|configure them]]. Features will be available for newcomers starting on 20 September 2021.
* MediaWiki had a feature that would highlight local links to short articles in a different style. Each user could pick the size at which &quot;stubs&quot; would be highlighted. This feature was very bad for performance, and following a consultation, has been removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284917]
* A technical change was made to the MonoBook skin to allow for easier maintenance and upkeep. This has resulted in some minor changes to HTML that make MonoBook's HTML consistent with other skins. Efforts have been made to minimize the impact on editors, but please ping [[m:User:Jon (WMF)|Jon (WMF)]] on wiki or in [[phab:T290888|phabricator]] if any problems are reported.

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem with search last week. Many search requests did not work for 2 hours because of an accidental restart of the search servers. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/2021-09-13_cirrussearch_restart]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.1|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-21|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-22|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-23|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The [[s:Special:ApiHelp/query+proofreadinfo|meta=proofreadpage API]] has changed. The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;piprop&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; parameter has been renamed to &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;prpiprop&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. API users should update their code to avoid unrecognized parameter warnings. Pywikibot users should upgrade to 6.6.0. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T290585]

'''Future changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Replying|Reply tool]] will be deployed to the remaining wikis in the coming weeks.  It is currently part of &quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}&quot; in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Beta features]] at most wikis. You will be able to turn it off in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|Editing Preferences]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262331]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki_1.37/Deprecation_of_legacy_API_token_parameters|previously announced]] change to how you obtain tokens from the API has been delayed to September 21 because of an incompatibility with Pywikibot. Bot operators using Pywikibot can follow [[phab:T291202|T291202]] for progress on a fix, and should plan to upgrade to 6.6.1 when it is released.

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18:32, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/39|Tech News: 2021-39]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/39|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[w:en:IOS|iOS 15]] has a new function called [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212614 Private Relay] (Apple website). This can hide the user's IP when they use [[w:en:Safari (software)|Safari]] browser. This is like using a [[w:en:Virtual private network|VPN]] in that we see another IP address instead. It is opt-in and only for those who pay extra for [[w:en:ICloud|iCloud]]. It will come to Safari users on [[:w:en:OSX|OSX]] later. There is a [[phab:T289795|technical discussion]] about what this means for the Wikimedia wikis.

'''Problems'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Some gadgets and user-scripts add items to the [[m:Customization:Explaining_skins#Portlets|portlets]] (article tools) part of the skin. A recent change to the HTML may have made those links a different font-size. This can be fixed by adding the CSS class &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.vector-menu-dropdown-noicon&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T291438]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.2|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-29|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-09-30|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Onboarding_new_Wikipedians#New_experience|GettingStarted extension]] was built in 2013, and provides an onboarding process for new account holders in a few versions of Wikipedia. However, the recently developed [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature_summary|Growth features]] provide a better onboarding experience. Since the vast majority of Wikipedias now have access to the Growth features, GettingStarted will be deactivated starting on 4 October. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235752]
* A small number of users will not be able to connect to the Wikimedia wikis after 30 September. This is because an old [[:w:en:root certificate|root certificate]] will no longer work. They will also have problems with many other websites. Users who have updated their software in the last five years are unlikely to have problems. Users in Europe, Africa and Asia are less likely to have immediate problems even if their software is too old. You can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/HTTPS/2021 Let's Encrypt root expiry|read more]].
* You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Notifications|receive notifications]] when someone leaves a comment on user talk page or mentions you in a talk page comment. Clicking the notification link will now bring you to the comment and highlight it. Previously, doing so brought you to the top of the section that contained the comment. You can find [[phab:T282029|more information in T282029.]]

'''Future changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Replying|Reply tool]] will be deployed to the remaining wikis in the coming weeks. It is currently part of &quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-label}}&quot; in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Beta features]] at most wikis. You will be able to turn it off in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|Editing Preferences]]. [[phab:T288485|See the list of wikis.]] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262331]

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/40|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* A more efficient way of sending changes from Wikidata to Wikimedia wikis that show them has been enabled for the following 10 wikis: mediawiki.org, the Italian, Catalan, Hebrew and Vietnamese Wikipedias, French Wikisource, and English Wikivoygage, Wikibooks, Wiktionary and Wikinews. If you notice anything strange about how changes from Wikidata appear in recent changes or your watchlist on those wikis you can [[phab:T48643|let the developers know]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-05|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-06|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-07|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Some gadgets and bots that use the API to read the AbuseFilter log might break. The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;hidden&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; property will no longer say an entry is &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;implicit&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for unsuppressed log entries about suppressed edits. If your bot needs to know this, do a separate revision query. Additionally, the property will have the value &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;false&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for visible entries; previously, it wasn't included in the response. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T291718]
* A more efficient way of sending changes from Wikidata to Wikimedia wikis that show them will be enabled for ''all production wikis''. If you notice anything strange about how changes from Wikidata appear in recent changes or your watchlist you can [[phab:T48643|let the developers know]].

'''Future changes'''
* You can soon get cross-wiki notifications in the [[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS|iOS Wikipedia app]]. You can also get notifications as push notifications. More notification updates will follow in later versions. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Notifications#September_2021_update]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The JavaScript variables &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wgExtraSignatureNamespaces&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wgLegalTitleChars&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wgIllegalFileChars&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will soon be removed from &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Interface/JavaScript#mw.config|mw.config]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. These are not part of the &quot;stable&quot; variables available for use in wiki JavaScript. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T292011] 
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The JavaScript variables &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wgCookiePrefix&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wgCookieDomain&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wgCookiePath&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wgCookieExpiration&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will soon be removed from mw.config. Scripts should instead use &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; from the &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mw:ResourceLoader/Core_modules#mediawiki.cookie|mediawiki.cookie]]&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot; module. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T291760]

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/41|Tech News: 2021-41]] ==

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'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

* The [[mw:Manual:Table_of_contents#Auto-numbering|&quot;auto-number headings&quot; preference]] is being removed. You can read [[phab:T284921]] for the reasons and discussion. This change was [[m:Tech/News/2021/26|previously]] announced. [[mw:Snippets/Auto-number_headings|A JavaScript snippet]] is available which can be used to create a Gadget on wikis that still want to support auto-numbering.

'''Meetings'''
* You can join a meeting about the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Desktop Improvements]]. A demonstration version of the [[mw:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Sticky Header|newest feature]] will be shown. The event will take place on Tuesday, 12 October at 16:00 UTC. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/Talk to Web/12-10-2021|See how to join]].

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15:30, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/42|Tech News: 2021-42]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/42|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
*[[m:Toolhub|Toolhub]] is a catalogue to make it easier to find software tools that can be used for working on the Wikimedia projects. You can [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LF4SSR4QRCKV6NPRFGUAQWUFQISVIPTS/ read more].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The developers of the [[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android|Wikipedia Android app]] are working on [[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Communication|communication in the app]]. You can now answer questions in [[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Communication/UsertestingOctober2021|survey]] to help the development.
* 3–5% of editors may be blocked in the next few months. This is because of a new service in Safari, which is similar to a [[w:en:Proxy server|proxy]] or a [[w:en:VPN|VPN]]. It is called iCloud Private Relay. There is a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|discussion about this]] on Meta. The goal is to learn what iCloud Private Relay could mean for the communities.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise|Wikimedia Enterprise]] is a new [[w:en:API|API]] for those who use a lot of information from the Wikimedia projects on other sites. It is a way to get big commercial users to pay for the data. There will soon be a copy of the Wikimedia Enterprise dataset. You can [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-ambassadors@lists.wikimedia.org/message/B2AX6PWH5MBKB4L63NFZY3ADBQG7MSBA/ read more]. You can also ask the team questions [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/88994018553 on Zoom] on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=15&amp;min=00&amp;sec=0&amp;day=22&amp;month=10&amp;year=2021 22 October 15:00 UTC].

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20:53, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/43|Tech News: 2021-43]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/43|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest_Tool_Award|Coolest Tool Award 2021]] is looking for nominations. You can recommend tools until 27 October.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-26|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-27|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-10-28|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Diff|Diff pages]] will have an improved copy and pasting experience. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Copy paste diffs|The changes]] will allow the text in the diff for before and after to be treated as separate columns and will remove any unwanted syntax. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192526]
* The version of the [[w:en:Liberation fonts|Liberation fonts]] used in SVG files will be upgraded. Only new thumbnails will be affected. Liberation Sans Narrow will not change. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253600]

'''Meetings'''
* You can join a meeting about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]]. News about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Warn when linking to disambiguation pages|disambiguation]] and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|real-time preview]] wishes will be shown. The event will take place on Wednesday, 27 October at 14:30 UTC. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates/Talk to Us|See how to join]].

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20:08, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/44|Tech News: 2021-44]] ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* There is a limit on the amount of emails a user can send each day. This limit is now global instead of per-wiki. This change is to prevent abuse. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T293866]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-11-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-11-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-11-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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20:28, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/45|Tech News: 2021-45]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/45|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Mobile IP editors are now able to receive warning notices indicating they have a talk page message on the mobile website (similar to the orange banners available on desktop). These notices will be displayed on every page outside of the main namespace and every time the user attempts to edit. The notice on desktop now has a slightly different colour. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284642][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278105]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[phab:T294321|Wikidata will be read-only]] for a few minutes on 11 November. This will happen around [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1636610400 06:00 UTC]. This is for database maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T294321]
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

'''Future changes'''
* In the future, unregistered editors will be given an identity that is not their [[:w:en:IP address|IP address]]. This is for legal reasons. A new user right will let editors who need to know the IPs of unregistered accounts to fight vandalism, spam, and harassment, see the IP. You can read the [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#IP Masking Implementation Approaches (FAQ)|suggestions for how that identity could work]] and [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|discuss on the talk page]].

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20:36, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/46|Tech News: 2021-46]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/46|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Most [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Maximum_file_size#MAXTHUMB|large file uploads]] errors that had messages like &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;stashfailed&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;DBQueryError&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot; have now been fixed. An [[wikitech:Incident documentation/2021-11-04 large file upload timeouts|incident report]] is available.

'''Problems'''
* Sometimes, edits made on iOS using the visual editor save groups of numbers as telephone number links, because of a feature in the operating system. This problem is under investigation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T116525]
* There was a problem with search last week. Many search requests did not work for 2 hours because of a configuration error. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/2021-11-10_cirrussearch_commonsfile_outage]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-11-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-11-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-11-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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22:06, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/47|Tech News: 2021-47]] ==

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'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
*The template dialog in VisualEditor and in the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|new wikitext mode]] Beta feature will be [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/VisualEditor template dialog improvements|heavily improved]] on [[phab:T286992|a few wikis]]. Your [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/VisualEditor template dialog improvements|feedback is welcome]].

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20:02, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/48|Tech News: 2021-48]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/48|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.11|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-11-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-12-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-12-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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21:15, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/49|Tech News: 2021-49]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/49|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* MediaWiki 1.38-wmf.11 was scheduled to be deployed on some wikis last week. The deployment was delayed because of unexpected problems.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.12|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-12-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-12-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-12-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* At all Wikipedias, a Mentor Dashboard is now available at &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;Special:MentorDashboard&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. It allows registered mentors, who take care of newcomers' first steps, to monitor their assigned newcomers' activity. It is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature summary|Growth features]]. You can learn more about [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Communities/How_to_configure_the_mentors%27_list|activating the mentor list]] on your wiki and about [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Mentor dashboard|the mentor dashboard project]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The predecessor to the current [[mw:API|MediaWiki Action API]] (which was created in 2008), &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=ajax&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, will be removed this week. Any scripts or bots using it will need to switch to the corresponding API module. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T42786]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] An old ResourceLoader module, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;jquery.jStorage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, which was deprecated in 2016, will be removed this week. Any scripts or bots using it will need to switch to &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.storage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; instead. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T143034]

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21:59, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/50|Tech News: 2021-50]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/50|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There are now default [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Namespace#Other_namespace_aliases|short aliases]] for the &quot;Project:&quot; namespace on most wikis. E.g. On Wikibooks wikis, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[WB:]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will go to the local language default for the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[Project:]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; namespace. This change is intended to help the smaller communities have easy access to this feature. Additional local aliases can still be requested via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Requesting wiki configuration changes|the usual process]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T293839]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.13|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2021-12-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2021-12-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2021-12-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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22:27, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/51|Tech News: 2021-51]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/51|Translations]] are available.

'''Tech News'''
* Because of the [[w:en:Christmas and holiday season|holidays]] the next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 10 January 2022.

'''Recent changes'''
* Queries made by the DynamicPageList extension (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;DynamicPageList&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) are now only allowed to run for 10 seconds and error if they take longer. This is in response to multiple outages where long-running queries caused an outage on all wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287380#7575719]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week or next week.

'''Future changes'''
* The developers of the Wikipedia iOS app are looking for testers who edit in multiple languages. You can [[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/202112 testing|read more and let them know if you are interested]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] The Wikimedia [[wikitech:Portal:Cloud VPS|Cloud VPS]] hosts technical projects for the Wikimedia movement. Developers need to [[wikitech:News/Cloud VPS 2021 Purge|claim projects]] they use. This is because old and unused projects are removed once a year. Unclaimed projects can be shut down from February. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2B7KYL5VLQNHGQQHMYLW7KTUKXKAYY3T/]

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22:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/02|Tech News: 2022-02]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/02|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] A &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;oauth_consumer&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; variable has been added to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]] to enable identifying changes made by specific tools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298281]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Gadgets are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/ResourceLoader/Migration_guide_(users)#Package_Gadgets|now able to directly include JSON pages]]. This means some gadgets can now be configured by administrators without needing the interface administrator permission, such as with the Geonotice gadget. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198758]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Gadgets [[mw:Extension:Gadgets#Options|can now specify page actions]] on which they are available. For example, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;|actions=edit,history&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will load a gadget only while editing and on history pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T63007]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] Gadgets can now be loaded on demand with the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;withgadget&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; URL parameter. This can be used to replace [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Snippets/Load JS and CSS by URL|an earlier snippet]] that typically looks like &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;withJS&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; or &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;withCSS&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T29766]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] At wikis where [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Communities/How to configure the mentors' list|the Mentorship system is configured]], you can now use the Action API to get a list of a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Mentor_dashboard|mentor's]] mentees. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T291966]
* The heading on the main page can now be configured using &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Mainpage-title-loggedin]]&lt;/span&gt; for logged-in users and &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Mainpage-title]]&lt;/span&gt; for logged-out users. Any CSS that was previously used to hide the heading should be removed. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Small_wiki_toolkits/Starter_kit/Main_page_customization#hide-heading] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298715]
* Four special pages (and their API counterparts) now have a maximum database query execution time of 30 seconds. These special pages are: RecentChanges, Watchlist, Contributions, and Log. This change will help with site performance and stability. You can read [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/IPJNO75HYAQWIGTHI5LJHTDVLVOC4LJP/ more details about this change] including some possible solutions if this affects your workflows. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297708]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Sticky Header|sticky header]] has been deployed for 50% of logged-in users on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Frequently asked questions#pilot-wikis|more than 10 wikis]]. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Desktop Improvements]]. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Participate|how to take part in the project]]. 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.17|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Events'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022|Community Wishlist Survey 2022]] begins. All contributors to the Wikimedia projects can propose for tools and platform improvements. The proposal phase takes place from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-10|en}} 18:00 UTC to {{#time:j xg|2022-01-23|en}} 18:00 UTC. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey/FAQ|Learn more]].

'''''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|Tech news]]''' prepared by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers|Tech News writers]] and posted by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|bot]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute|Contribute]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/02|Translate]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Tech|Get help]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Talk:Tech/News|Give feedback]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Tech ambassadors|Subscribe or unsubscribe]].''
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01:23, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/03|Tech News: 2022-03]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* When using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor]] (also known as the 2010 wikitext editor), people will now see a warning if they link to disambiguation pages.  If you click &quot;{{int:Disambiguator-review-link}}&quot; in the warning, it will ask you to correct the link to a more specific term. You can [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Warn when linking to disambiguation pages#Jan 12, 2021: Turning on the changes for all Wikis|read more information]] about this completed 2021 Community Wishlist item.
* You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#subscribe|automatically subscribe to all of the talk page discussions]] that you start or comment in using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Feature summary|DiscussionTools]].  You will receive [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications|notifications]] when another editor replies.  This is available at most wikis.  Go to your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|Preferences]] and turn on &quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-autotopicsub}}&quot;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263819]
* When asked to create a new page or talk page section, input fields can be [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Creating_pages_with_preloaded_text|&quot;preloaded&quot; with some text]]. This feature is now limited to wikitext pages. This is so users can't be tricked into making malicious edits. There is a discussion about [[phab:T297725|if this feature should be re-enabled]] for some content types.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-18|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-19|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-20|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Events'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022|Community Wishlist Survey 2022]] continues. All contributors to the Wikimedia projects can propose for tools and platform improvements. The proposal phase takes place from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-10|en}} 18:00 UTC to {{#time:j xg|2022-01-23|en}} 18:00 UTC. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey/FAQ|Learn more]].

'''''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|Tech news]]''' prepared by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers|Tech News writers]] and posted by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|bot]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute|Contribute]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/03|Translate]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Tech|Get help]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Talk:Tech/News|Give feedback]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Tech ambassadors|Subscribe or unsubscribe]].''
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19:55, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/04|Tech News: 2022-04]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-01-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The following languages can now be used with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight|syntax highlighting]]: BDD, Elpi, LilyPond, Maxima, Rita, Savi, Sed, Sophia, Spice, .SRCINFO.
* You can now access your watchlist from outside of the user menu in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|new Vector skin]]. The watchlist link appears next to the notification icons if you are at the top of the page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289619]

'''Events'''
* You can see the results of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|Coolest Tool Award 2021]] and learn more about 14 tools which were selected this year.
* You can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey/Help_us|translate, promote]], or comment on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Proposals|the proposals]] in the Community Wishlist Survey. Voting will begin on {{#time:j xg|2022-01-28|en}}.

'''''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|Tech news]]''' prepared by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers|Tech News writers]] and posted by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki message delivery|bot]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute|Contribute]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/04|Translate]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Tech|Get help]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Talk:Tech/News|Give feedback]]&amp;nbsp;• [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Tech ambassadors|Subscribe or unsubscribe]].''
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21:38, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/05|Tech News: 2022-05]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] If a gadget should support the new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;?withgadget&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; URL parameter that was [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/02|announced]] 3 weeks ago, then it must now also specify &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;supportsUrlLoad&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in the gadget definition ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets#supportsUrlLoad|documentation]]). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T29766]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.20|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-01|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-02|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-03|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* A change that was [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2021/16|announced]] last year was delayed. It is now ready to move ahead:
** The user group &lt;code&gt;oversight&lt;/code&gt; will be renamed &lt;code&gt;suppress&lt;/code&gt;. This is for [[phab:T109327|technical reasons]]. This is the technical name. It doesn't affect what you call the editors with this user right on your wiki. This is planned to happen in three weeks. You can comment [[phab:T112147|in Phabricator]] if you have objections. As usual, these labels can be translated on translatewiki ([[phab:T112147|direct links are available]]) or by administrators on your wiki.

'''Events'''
* You can vote on proposals in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022|Community Wishlist Survey]] between 28 January and 11 February. The survey decides what the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech team]] will work on.

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17:42, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/06|Tech News: 2022-06]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* English Wikipedia recently set up a gadget for dark mode. You can enable it there, or request help from an [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interface administrators|interface administrator]] to set it up on your wiki ([[w:en:Wikipedia:Dark mode (gadget)|instructions and screenshot]]).
* Category counts are sometimes wrong. They will now be completely recounted at the beginning of every month. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T299823]

'''Problems'''
* A code-change last week to fix a bug with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Live preview|Live Preview]] may have caused problems with some local gadgets and user-scripts. Any code with skin-specific behaviour for &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;vector&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; should be updated to also check for &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;vector-2022&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [[phab:T300987|A code-snippet, global search, and example are available]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.21|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-08|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-09|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-10|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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21:15, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/07|Tech News: 2022-07]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Purge|Purging]] a category page with fewer than 5,000 members will now recount it completely. This will allow editors to fix incorrect counts when it is wrong. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85696]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.22|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-15|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-16|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-17|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]] In the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]] extension, the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;rmspecials()&lt;/code&gt; function has been updated so that it does not remove the &quot;space&quot; character. Wikis are advised to wrap all the uses of &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;rmspecials()&lt;/code&gt; with &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;rmwhitespace()&lt;/code&gt; wherever necessary to keep filters' behavior unchanged. You can use the search function on [[Special:AbuseFilter]] to locate its usage. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263024]

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19:18, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/08|Tech News: 2022-08]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[Special:Nuke|Special:Nuke]] will now provide the standard deletion reasons (editable at &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown]]&lt;/bdi&gt;) to use when mass-deleting pages. This was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Admins and patrollers/Mass-delete to offer drop-down of standard reasons, or templated reasons.|a request in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T25020]
* At Wikipedias, all new accounts now get the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature_summary|Growth features]] by default when creating an account. Communities are encouraged to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Account_creation|update their help resources]]. Previously, only 80% of new accounts would get the Growth features. A few Wikipedias remain unaffected by this change. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301820]
* You can now prevent specific images that are used in a page from appearing in other locations, such as within PagePreviews or Search results. This is done with the markup &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;class=notpageimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. For example, &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[File:Example.png|class=notpageimage]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301588]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] There has been a change to the HTML of Special:Contributions, Special:MergeHistory, and History pages, to support the grouping of changes by date in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Minerva_Neue|the mobile skin]]. While unlikely, this may affect gadgets and user scripts. A [[phab:T298638|list of all the HTML changes]] is on Phabricator.

'''Events'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Results|Community Wishlist Survey results]] have been published. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates/2022 results#leaderboard|ranking of prioritized proposals]] is also available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-22|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-23|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-02-24|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The software to play videos and audio files on pages will change soon on all wikis. The old player will be removed. Some audio players will become wider after this change. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:TimedMediaHandler/VideoJS_Player|The new player]] has been a beta feature for over four years. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T100106][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248418]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Toolforge's underlying operating system is being updated. If you maintain any tools there, there are two options for migrating your tools into the new system.  There are [[wikitech:News/Toolforge Stretch deprecation|details, deadlines, and instructions]] on Wikitech. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EPJFISC52T7OOEFH5YYMZNL57O4VGSPR/]
* Administrators will soon have [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/(Un)delete associated talk page|the option to delete/undelete]] the associated &quot;talk&quot; page when they are deleting a given page. An API endpoint with this option will also be available. This was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Admins and patrollers/(Un)delete associated talk page|a request from the 2021 Wishlist Survey]].

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19:12, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/09|Tech News: 2022-09]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* When searching for edits by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tags|change tags]], e.g. in page history or user contributions, there is now a dropdown list of possible tags. This was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Miscellaneous/Improve plain-text change tag selector|a request in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T27909]
* Mentors using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Mentor_dashboard|Growth Mentor dashboard]] will now see newcomers assigned to them who have made at least one edit, up to 200 edits. Previously, all newcomers assigned to the mentor were visible on the dashboard, even ones without any edit or ones who made hundred of edits. Mentors can still change these values using the filters on their dashboard. Also, the last choice of filters will now be saved. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301268][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T294460]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The user group &lt;code&gt;oversight&lt;/code&gt; was renamed &lt;code&gt;suppress&lt;/code&gt;. This is for [[phab:T109327|technical reasons]]. You may need to update any local references to the old name, e.g. gadgets, links to Special:Listusers, or uses of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words|NUMBERINGROUP]].

'''Problems'''
* The recent change to the HTML of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Tracking changes|tracking changes]] pages caused some problems for screenreaders. This is being fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298638]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.24|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-01|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-02|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-03|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* Working with templates will become easier. [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Templates|Several improvements]] are planned for March 9 on most wikis and on March 16 on English Wikipedia. The improvements include: Bracket matching, syntax highlighting colors, finding and inserting templates, and related visual editor features.
* If you are a template developer or an interface administrator, and you are intentionally overriding or using the default CSS styles of user feedback boxes (the classes: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;successbox, messagebox, errorbox, warningbox&lt;/code&gt;), please note that these classes and associated CSS will soon be removed from MediaWiki core. This is to prevent problems when the same class-names are also used on a wiki. Please let us know by commenting at [[phab:T300314]] if you think you might be affected.

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22:59, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/10|Tech News: 2022-10]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/10|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem with some interface labels last week. It will be fixed this week. This change was part of ongoing work to simplify the support for skins which do not have active maintainers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301203]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-08|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-09|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-10|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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21:16, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/11|Tech News: 2022-11]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* In the Wikipedia Android app [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/Communication#Updates|it is now possible]] to change the toolbar at the bottom so the tools you use more often are easier to click on. The app now also has a focused reading mode. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296753][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T254771]

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem with the collection of some page-view data from June 2021 to January 2022 on all wikis. This means the statistics are incomplete. To help calculate which projects and regions were most affected, relevant datasets are being retained for 30 extra days. You can [[m:Talk:Data_retention_guidelines#Added_exception_for_page_views_investigation|read more on Meta-wiki]].
* There was a problem with the databases on March 10. All wikis were unreachable for logged-in users for 12 minutes. Logged-out users could read pages but could not edit or access uncached content then. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/2022-03-10_MediaWiki_availability]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-15|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-16|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-17|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.38/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* When [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:System_message#Finding_messages_and_documentation|using &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;uselang=qqx&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to find localisation messages]], it will now show all possible message keys for navigation tabs such as &quot;{{int:vector-view-history}}&quot;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T300069]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Access to [[{{#special:RevisionDelete}}]] has been expanded to include users who have &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;deletelogentry&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;deletedhistory&lt;/code&gt; rights through their group memberships. Before, only those with the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;deleterevision&lt;/code&gt; right could access this special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301928]
* On the [[{{#special:Undelete}}]] pages for diffs and revisions, there will be a link back to the main Undelete page with the list of revisions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284114]

'''Future changes'''
*  The Wikimedia Foundation has announced the IP Masking implementation strategy and next steps. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#feb25|announcement can be read here]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Android FAQ|Wikipedia Android app]] developers are working on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Communication|new functions]] for user talk pages and article talk pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297617]

'''Events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon 2022|Wikimedia Hackathon 2022]] will take place as a hybrid event on 20-22 May 2022. The Hackathon will be held online and there are grants available to support local in-person meetups around the world. Grants can be requested until 20 March.

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22:07, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/12|Tech News: 2022-12]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/12|Translations]] are available.

'''New code release schedule for this week'''
* There will be four MediaWiki releases this week, instead of just one. This is an experiment which should lead to fewer problems and to faster feature updates. The releases will be on all wikis, at different times, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Release Engineering Team/Trainsperiment week|read more about this project]].

'''Recent changes'''
* You can now set how many search results to show by default in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-searchoptions|your Preferences]]. This was the 12th most popular wish in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Results|Community Wishlist Survey 2022]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215716]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Jupyter notebooks tool [[wikitech:PAWS|PAWS]] has been updated to a new interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T295043]

'''Future changes'''
* Interactive maps via [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] will soon work on wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevisions]] extension. [https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/Kartographer-Workflows-EN/ Please tell us] which improvements you want to see in Kartographer. You can take this survey in simple English. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation]

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16:01, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/13|Tech News: 2022-13]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There is a simple new Wikimedia Commons upload tool available for macOS users, [[c:Commons:Sunflower|Sunflower]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-29|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-30|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-03-31|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of regular database maintenance. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-03-29|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s3.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-03-31|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s5.dblist targeted wikis]). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301850][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T303798]

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19:54, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/14|Tech News: 2022-14]] ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* For a few days last week, edits that were suggested to newcomers were not tagged in the [[{{#special:recentchanges}}]] feed. This bug has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304747]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-05|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-06|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-07|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-04-07|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s4.dblist targeted wikis]).

'''Future changes'''
* Starting next week, Tech News' title will be translatable. When the newsletter is distributed, its title may not be &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;Tech News: 2022-14&lt;/code&gt; anymore. It may affect some filters that have been set up by some communities. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302920]
* Over the next few months, the &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; Growth feature [[phab:T304110|will become available to more Wikipedias]]. Each week, a few wikis will get the feature. You can test this tool at [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth#deploymentstable|a few wikis where &quot;Link recommendation&quot; is already available]].

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21:01, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-15 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There is a new public status page at &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wikimediastatus.net/ www.wikimediastatus.net]&lt;/span&gt;. This site shows five automated high-level metrics where you can see the overall health and performance of our wikis' technical environment. It also contains manually-written updates for widespread incidents, which are written as quickly as the engineers are able to do so while also fixing the actual problem. The site is separated from our production infrastructure and hosted by an external service, so that it can be accessed even if the wikis are briefly unavailable. You can [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/03/31/announcing-www-wikimediastatus-net/ read more about this project].
* On Wiktionary wikis, the software to play videos and audio files on pages has now changed. The old player has been removed. Some audio players will become wider after this change. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:TimedMediaHandler/VideoJS_Player|The new player]] has been a beta feature for over four years. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T100106][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248418]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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19:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-16 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.8|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-04-19|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s7.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-04-21|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s8.dblist targeted wikis]).
* Administrators will now have [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2021/(Un)delete associated talk page|the option to delete/undelete the associated &quot;Talk&quot; page]] when they are deleting a given page. An API endpoint with this option is also available. This concludes the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Admins and patrollers/(Un)delete associated talk page|11th wish of the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey]].
* On [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements#test-wikis|selected wikis]], 50% of logged-in users will see the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Table of contents|table of contents]]. When scrolling up and down the page, the table of contents will stay in the same place on the screen. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Desktop Improvements]] project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304169]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Message boxes produced by MediaWiki code will no longer have these CSS classes: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;successbox&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;errorbox&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;warningbox&lt;/code&gt;. The styles for those classes and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;messagebox&lt;/code&gt; will be removed from MediaWiki core. This only affects wikis that use these classes in wikitext, or change their appearance within site-wide CSS. Please review any local usage and definitions for these classes you may have. This was previously announced in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/09|28 February issue of Tech News]].

'''Future changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] will become compatible with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevisions page stabilization]]. Kartographer maps will also work on pages with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Pending changes|pending changes]]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation#Project_descriptions] The Kartographer documentation has been thoroughly updated. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer/Getting_started] [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/Maps] [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer]

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23:11, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-17 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
*  On [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/dblists/group1.dblist many wikis] (group 1), the software to play videos and audio files on pages has now changed. The old player has been removed. Some audio players will become wider after this change. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:TimedMediaHandler/VideoJS_Player|The new player]] has been a beta feature for over four years. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T100106][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248418]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-26|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-27|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-04-28|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-04-26|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s2.dblist targeted wikis]).
* Some very old browsers and operating systems are no longer supported. Some things on the wikis might look weird or not work in very old browsers like Internet Explorer 9 or 10, Android 4, or Firefox 38 or older. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306486]

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22:56, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-18 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* On [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/dblists/group2.dblist all remaining wikis] (group 2), the software to play videos and audio files on pages has now changed. The old player has been removed. Some audio players will become wider after this change. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:TimedMediaHandler/VideoJS_Player|The new player]] has been a beta feature for over four years. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T100106][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248418]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.10|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-03|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-04|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-05|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The developers are working on talk pages in the [[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS|Wikipedia app for iOS]]. You can [https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9GBcHczQGLbQWTY give feedback]. You can take the survey in English, German, Hebrew or Chinese.
* [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/VisualEditor_template_dialog_improvements#Status_and_next_steps|Most wikis]] will receive an [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/VisualEditor_template_dialog_improvements|improved template dialog]] in VisualEditor and New Wikitext mode. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296759] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306967]
* If you use syntax highlighting while editing wikitext, you can soon activate a [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Improved_Color_Scheme_of_Syntax_Highlighting#Color-blind_mode|colorblind-friendly color scheme]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306867]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Several CSS IDs related to MediaWiki interface messages will be removed. Technical editors should please [[phab:T304363|review the list of IDs and links to their existing uses]]. These include &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;#mw-anon-edit-warning&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;#mw-undelete-revision&lt;/code&gt; and 3 others.

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19:33, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-19 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* You can now see categories in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android|Wikipedia app for Android]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T73966]

'''Problems'''
* Last week, there was a problem with Wikidata's search autocomplete. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307586]
* Last week, all wikis had slow access or no access for 20 minutes, for logged-in users and non-cached pages. This was caused by a problem with a database change. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307647]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T305217#7894966]
*  [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Geoinformation#Current issues|Incompatibility issues]] with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] and the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevs extension]] will be fixed: Deployment is planned for May 10 on all wikis. Kartographer will then be enabled on the [[phab:T307348|five wikis which have not yet enabled the extension]] on May 24.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Vector (2022)]] skin will be set as the default on several more wikis, including Arabic and Catalan Wikipedias. Logged-in users will be able to switch back to the old Vector (2010). See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/2022-04 for the largest wikis|latest update]] about Vector (2022).

'''Future meetings'''
* The next [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/Talk to Web|open meeting with the Web team]] about Vector (2022) will take place on 17 May. The following meetings are currently planned for: 7 June, 21 June, 5 July, 19 July.

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15:22, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-20 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* Some wikis can soon use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|add a link]] feature. This will start on Wednesday. The wikis are {{int:project-localized-name-cawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ptwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-simplewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-svwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ukwiki/en}}. This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304542]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2022|Wikimedia Hackathon 2022]] will take place online on May 20–22. It will be in English. There are also local [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2022/Meetups|hackathon meetups]] in Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Nigeria and the United States. Technically interested Wikimedians can work on software projects and learn new skills. You can also host a session or post a project you want to work on.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.12|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-17|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-18|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-19|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* You can soon edit translatable pages in the visual editor. Translatable pages exist on for examples Meta and Commons. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/12/mediawiki-1-38-brings-support-for-editing-translatable-pages-with-the-visual-editor/]

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18:58, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-21 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307341]
* The &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wiktionary.org/ www.wiktionary.org]&lt;/span&gt; portal page now uses an automated update system. Other [[m:Project_portals|project portals]] will be updated over the next few months. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304629]

'''Problems'''
* The Growth team maintains a mentorship program for newcomers. Previously, newcomers weren't able to opt out from the program. Starting May 19, 2022, newcomers are able to fully opt out from Growth mentorship, in case they do not wish to have any mentor at all. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287915]
* Some editors cannot access the content translation tool if they load it by clicking from the contributions menu. This problem is being worked on. It should still work properly if accessed directly via Special:ContentTranslation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308802]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.13|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-24|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-25|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-26|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadget and user scripts developers are invited to give feedback on a [[mw:User:Jdlrobson/Extension:Gadget/Policy|proposed technical policy]] aiming to improve support from MediaWiki developers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308686]

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00:21, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-22 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/22|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]]  In the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]] extension, an &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ip_in_ranges()&lt;/code&gt; function has been introduced to check if an IP is in any of the ranges. Wikis are advised to combine multiple &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ip_in_range()&lt;/code&gt; expressions joined by &lt;code&gt;|&lt;/code&gt; into a single expression for better performance. You can use the search function on [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]] to locate its usage. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T305017]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/IP Info feature|IP Info feature]] which helps abuse fighters access information about IPs, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/IP Info feature#May 24, 2022|has been deployed]] to all wikis as a beta feature. This comes after weeks of beta testing on test.wikipedia.org.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.14|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-05-31|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-05-31|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s5.dblist targeted wikis]).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#New topic tool|New Topic Tool]] will be deployed for all editors at most wikis soon. You will be able to opt out from within the tool and in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|Preferences]]. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/New_discussion][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287804]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|Advanced item]]  The [[:mw:Special:ApiHelp/query+usercontribs|list=usercontribs API]] will support fetching contributions from an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Range blocks#Non-technical explanation|IP range]] soon. API users can set the &lt;code&gt;uciprange&lt;/code&gt; parameter to get contributions from any IP range within [[:mw:Manual:$wgRangeContributionsCIDRLimit|the limit]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177150]
* A new parser function will be introduced: &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{=}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. It will replace existing templates named &quot;=&quot;. It will insert an [[w:en:Equals sign|equal sign]]. This can be used to escape the equal sign in the parameter values of templates. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91154]

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20:28, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-23 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.15|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] A new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;str_replace_regexp()&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; function can be used in [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]] to replace parts of text using a [[w:en:Regular expression|regular expression]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285468]

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02:46, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-24 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/24|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* All wikis can now use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps. Kartographer maps now also work on pages with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Pending changes|pending changes]]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation#Project_descriptions][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307348]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.16|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-06-14|en}} at 06:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s6.dblist targeted wikis]). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T300471]
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-abwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-acewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-adywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-afwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-akwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-alswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-amwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-anwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-angwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-arcwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-arzwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-astwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-atjwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-avwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-aywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-azwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-azbwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304548]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#New topic tool|New Topic Tool]] will be deployed for all editors at Commons, Wikidata, and some other wikis soon. You will be able to opt out from within the tool and in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|Preferences]]. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/New_discussion][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287804]

'''Future meetings'''
* The next [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/Talk to Web|open meeting with the Web team]] about Vector (2022) will take place today (13 June). The following meetings will take place on: 28 June, 12 July, 26 July.

'''Future changes'''
* By the end of July, the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Vector 2022]] skin should be ready to become the default across all wikis. Discussions on how to adjust it to the communities' needs will begin in the next weeks. It will always be possible to revert to the previous version on an individual basis. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/2022-04 for the largest wikis|Learn more]].

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16:58, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-25 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/25|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android|Wikipedia App for Android]] now has an option for editing the whole page at once, located in the overflow menu (three-dots menu [[File:Ic more vert 36px.svg|15px|link=|alt=]]). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103622]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Some recent database changes may affect queries using the [[m:Research:Quarry|Quarry tool]]. Queries for &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;site_stats&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; at English Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata will need to be updated. [[phab:T306589|Read more]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] A new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;user_global_editcount&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; variable can be used in [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]] to avoid affecting globally active users. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T130439]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.17|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-21|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-22|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-23|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Users of non-responsive skins (e.g. MonoBook or Vector) on mobile devices may notice a slight change in the default zoom level. This is intended to optimize zooming and ensure all interface elements are present on the page (for example the table of contents on Vector 2022). In the unlikely event this causes any problems with how you use the site, we'd love to understand better, please ping &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[m:User:Jon (WMF)|Jon (WMF)]]&lt;/span&gt; to any on-wiki conversations. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306910]

'''Future changes'''
* The Beta Feature for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] will be updated throughout July.  Discussions will look different.  You can see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Prototype|some of the proposed changes]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Parsoid's HTML output will soon stop annotating file links with different &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;typeof&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute values, and instead use &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw:File&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for all types. Tool authors should adjust any code that expects: &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw:Image&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw:Audio&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, or &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw:Video&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273505]

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20:18, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-26 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/26|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise|Wikimedia Enterprise]] API service now has self-service accounts with free on-demand requests and monthly snapshots ([https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/docs/ API documentation]). Community access [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise/FAQ#community-access|via database dumps &amp; Wikimedia Cloud Services]] continues.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wiktionary#lua|All Wikimedia wikis can now use Wikidata Lexemes in Lua]] after creating local modules and templates. Discussions are welcome [[d:Wikidata_talk:Lexicographical_data#You_can_now_reuse_Wikidata_Lexemes_on_all_wikis|on the project talk page]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-29|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-06-30|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-06-28|en}} at 06:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s7.dblist targeted wikis]). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T311033]
*  Some global and cross-wiki services will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-06-30|en}} at 06:00 UTC. This will impact ContentTranslation, Echo, StructuredDiscussions, Growth experiments and a few more services. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T300472]
* Users will be able to sort columns within sortable tables in the mobile skin. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233340]

'''Future meetings'''
* The next [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/Talk to Web|open meeting with the Web team]] about Vector (2022) will take place tomorrow (28 June). The following meetings will take place on 12 July and 26 July.

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20:02, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-27 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/27|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-05|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-06|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-07|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-07-05|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s6.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-07-07|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s4.dblist targeted wikis]).
* The Beta Feature for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] will be updated throughout July.  Discussions will look different.  You can see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Prototype|some of the proposed changes]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=| Advanced item]] This change only affects pages in the main namespace in Wikisource. The Javascript config variable &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;proofreadpage_source_href&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will be removed from &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Interface/JavaScript#mw.config|mw.config]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and be replaced with the variable &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;prpSourceIndexPage&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;.  [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T309490]

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19:32, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-28 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/28|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* In the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Vector 2022 skin]], the page title is now displayed above the tabs such as Discussion, Read, Edit, View history, or More. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates#Page title/tabs switch|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T303549]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] It is now possible to easily view most of the configuration settings that apply to just one wiki, and to compare settings between two wikis if those settings are different. For example: [https://noc.wikimedia.org/wiki.php?wiki=jawiktionary Japanese Wiktionary settings], or [https://noc.wikimedia.org/wiki.php?wiki=eswiki&amp;compare=eowiki settings that are different between the Spanish and Esperanto Wikipedias]. Local communities may want to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Requesting_wiki_configuration_changes|discuss and propose changes]] to their local settings. Details about each of the named settings can be found by [[mw:Special:Search|searching MediaWiki.org]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308932]
*The Anti-Harassment Tools team [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/IP Info feature#May|recently deployed]] the IP Info Feature as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Beta Feature at all wikis]]. This feature allows abuse fighters to access information about IP addresses. Please check our update on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/IP Info feature#April|how to find and use the tool]]. Please share your feedback using a link you will be given within the tool itself.

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-07-12|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s3.dblist targeted wikis]).

'''Future changes'''
* The Beta Feature for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] will be updated throughout July.  Discussions will look different.  You can see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Prototype|some of the proposed changes]].

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19:24, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-29 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/29|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* The feature on mobile web for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:NearbyPages|Nearby Pages]] was missing last week. It will be fixed this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T312864]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.21|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The [[mw:Technical_decision_making/Forum|Technical Decision Forum]] is seeking [[mw:Technical_decision_making/Community_representation|community representatives]]. You can apply on wiki or by emailing &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;TDFSupport@wikimedia.org&lt;/span&gt; before 12 August.

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22:59, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-30 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/30|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wikibooks.org/ www.wikibooks.org]&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wikiquote.org/ www.wikiquote.org]&lt;/span&gt; portal pages now use an automated update system. Other [[m:Project_portals|project portals]] will be updated over the next few months. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273179]

'''Problems'''
*  Last week, some wikis were in read-only mode for a few minutes because of an emergency switch of their main database ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s7.dblist targeted wikis]). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313383]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.22|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-26|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-27|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-07-28|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The external link icon will change slightly in the skins Vector legacy and Vector 2022. The new icon uses simpler shapes to be more recognizable on low-fidelity screens. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T261391]
* Administrators will now see buttons on user pages for &quot;{{int:changeblockip}}&quot; and &quot;{{int:unblockip}}&quot; instead of just &quot;{{int:blockip}}&quot; if the user is already blocked. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308570]

'''Future meetings'''
* The next [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/Talk to Web|open meeting with the Web team]] about Vector (2022) will take place tomorrow (26 July).

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19:27, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-31 ==

&lt;section begin=&quot;technews-2022-W31&quot;/&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;
Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/31|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Improved [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Displaying_a_formula#Phantom|LaTeX capabilities for math rendering]] are now available in the wikis thanks to supporting &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Phantom&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; tags. This completes part of [[m:Community_Wishlist_Survey_2022/Editing/Missing_LaTeX_capabilities_for_math_rendering|the #59 wish]] of the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:WikiEditor/Realtime_Preview|Realtime Preview]] will be available as a Beta Feature on wikis in [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists%2Fgroup0.dblist Group 0]. This feature was built in order to fulfill [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2021/Real_Time_Preview_for_Wikitext|one of the Community Wishlist Survey proposals]].

'''Future changes'''
* The Beta Feature for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] will be updated throughout August.  Discussions will look different.  You can see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Prototype|some of the proposed changes]].

'''Future meetings'''
* This week, three meetings about [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Vector (2022)]] with live interpretation will take place. On Tuesday, interpretation in Russian will be provided. On Thursday, meetings for Arabic and Spanish speakers will take place. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/Talk to Web|See how to join]].

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21:21, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-32 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/32|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Meta:GUS2Wiki/Script|GUS2Wiki]] copies the information from [[{{#special:GadgetUsage}}]] to an on-wiki page so you can review its history. If your project isn't already listed on the [[d:Q113143828|Wikidata entry for Project:GUS2Wiki]] you can either run GUS2Wiki yourself or [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Meta:GUS2Wiki/Script#Opting|make a request to receive updates]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T121049]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-08-09|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s5.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-08-11|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s2.dblist targeted wikis]).

'''Future meetings'''
* The [[wmania:Special:MyLanguage/Hackathon|Wikimania Hackathon]] will take place online from August 12–14. Don't miss [[wmania:Special:MyLanguage/Hackathon/Schedule|the pre-hacking showcase]] to learn about projects and find collaborators. Anyone can [[phab:/project/board/6030/|propose a project]] or [[wmania:Special:MyLanguage/Hackathon/Schedule|host a session]]. [[wmania:Special:MyLanguage/Hackathon/Newcomers|Newcomers are welcome]]!

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19:50, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-33 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/33|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The Persian (Farsi) Wikipedia community decided to block IP editing from October 2021 to April 2022. The Wikimedia Foundation's Product Analytics team tracked the impact of this change. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/IP Editing Restriction Study/Farsi Wikipedia|An impact report]] is now available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-08-16|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s1.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-08-18|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s8.dblist targeted wikis]).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:WikiEditor/Realtime_Preview|Realtime Preview]] will be available as a Beta Feature on wikis in [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists%2Fgroup1.dblist Group 1]. This feature was built in order to fulfill [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2021/Real_Time_Preview_for_Wikitext|one of the Community Wishlist Survey proposals]].

'''Future changes'''
* The Beta Feature for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] will be updated throughout August.  Discussions will look different.  You can see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Prototype|some of the proposed changes]]. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/Usability#4_August_2022][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/Usability#Phase_1:_Topic_containers][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T312672]

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21:08, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-34 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/34|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Two problems with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps have been fixed. Maps are no longer shown as empty when a geoline was created via VisualEditor. Geolines consisting of points with QIDs (e.g., subway lines) are no longer shown with pushpins. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T292613][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308560]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-08-25|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s4.dblist targeted wikis]).
* The colours of links and visited links will change. This is to make the difference between links and other text more clear. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T213778]

'''Future changes'''
* The new [{{int:discussiontools-topicsubscription-button-subscribe}}] button [[mw:Talk pages project/Notifications#12 August 2022|helps newcomers get answers]].  The Editing team is enabling this tool everywhere.  You can turn it off in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|your preferences]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284489]

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00:12, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
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== Tech News: 2022-35 ==

&lt;section begin=&quot;technews-2022-W35&quot;/&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;
Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/35|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:WikiEditor/Realtime_Preview|Realtime Preview]] is available as a Beta Feature on wikis in [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists%2Fgroup2.dblist Group 2]. This feature was built in order to fulfill [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2021/Real_Time_Preview_for_Wikitext|one of the Community Wishlist Survey proposals]]. Please note that when this Beta feature is enabled, it may cause conflicts with some wiki-specific Gadgets.

'''Problems'''
* In recent months, there have been inaccurate numbers shown for various [[{{#special:statistics}}]] at Commons, Wikidata, and English Wikipedia. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T315693]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.27|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-08-31|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-08-30|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s6.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-09-01|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s7.dblist targeted wikis]).

'''Future changes'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation wants to improve how Wikimedia communities report harmful incidents by building the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Private Incident Reporting System|Private Incident Reporting System (PIRS)]] to make it easy and safe for users to make reports. You can leave comments on the talk page, by answering the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Private Incident Reporting System#Phase 1|questions provided]].  If you have ever faced a harmful situation that you wanted to report/reported, join a PIRS interview to share your experience. To sign up [[m:Special:EmailUser/MAna_(WMF)|please email]] &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[m:User:MAna (WMF)|Madalina Ana]]&lt;/span&gt;.

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== Tech News: 2022-36 ==

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'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/wmf.28|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-06|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-07|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-08|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-09-06|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s1.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-09-08|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s3.dblist targeted wikis]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] On Special pages that only have one tab, the tab-bar's row will be hidden in the Vector-2022 skin to save space. The row will still show if Gadgets use it. Gadgets that currently append directly to the CSS id of &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;#p-namespaces&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; should be updated to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:ResourceLoader/Core_modules#addPortletLink|mw.util.addPortletLink]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; function instead. Gadgets that style this id should consider also targeting &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;#p-associated-pages&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, the new id for this row. [[phab:T316908|Examples are available]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316908][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313409]

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== Tech News: 2022-37 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/37|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The search servers have been upgraded to a new major version. If you notice any issues with searching, please report them on [[phab:project/view/1849/|Phabricator]]. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/XPCTYYTN67FVFKN6XOHULJVGUO44J662]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.1|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-13|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-14|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-15|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight|Syntax highlighting]] is now tracked as an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:$wgExpensiveParserFunctionLimit|expensive parser function]]. Only 500 expensive function calls can be used on a single page. Pages that exceed the limit are added to a [[:Category:{{MediaWiki:expensive-parserfunction-category}}|tracking category]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316858]

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== Tech News: 2022-38 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/38|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Two database fields in the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;templatelinks&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table are now being dropped: &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tl_namespace&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tl_title&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. Any queries that rely on these fields need to be changed to use the new normalization field called &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tl_target_id&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. See &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[phab:T299417|T299417]]&lt;/span&gt; for more information. This is part of [[w:Database normalization|normalization]] of links tables. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/U2U6TXIBABU3KDCVUOITIGI5OJ4COBSW/][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:ASarabadani_(WMF)/Database_for_devs_toolkit/Concepts/Normalization]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.2|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-20|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-21|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-22|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* In [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps, you can use icons on markers for common points of interest. On Tuesday, the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons|previous icon set]] will be updated to [https://de.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Hilfe:Extension:Kartographer/Icons version maki 7.2]. That means, around 100 new icons will be available.  Additionally, all existing icons were updated for clarity and to make them work better in international contexts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302861][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation#Update_maki_icons]

'''Future changes'''
* In a [[m:Content_Partnerships_Hub/Software/Volunteer_developers_discussion_at_Wikimania_2022|group discussion at Wikimania]], more than 30 people talked about how to make content partnership software in the Wikimedia movement more sustainable. What kind of support is acceptable for volunteer developers? Read the summary and [[m:Talk:Content Partnerships Hub/Software/Volunteer developers discussion at Wikimania 2022|leave your feedback]].

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== Tech News: 2022-39 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/39|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Parsoid clients should be updated to allow for space-separated multi-values in the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;rel&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute of links. Further details are in &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[phab:T315209|T315209]]&lt;/bdi&gt;.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-27|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-28|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-09-29|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Diffs|Visual diffs]] will become available to all users, except at the Wiktionaries and Wikipedias. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314588]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Mobile|Talk pages on the mobile site]] will change at the Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Korean, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.  They should be easier to use and provide more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T318302] [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/Mobile]
* In the [[mw:Lua/Scripting|{{ns:828}}]] namespace, pages ending with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.json&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will be treated as JSON, just like they already are in the {{ns:2}} and {{ns:8}} namespaces. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T144475]

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== Tech News: 2022-40 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/40|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps can now show geopoints from Wikidata, via QID or SPARQL query. Previously, this was only possible for geoshapes and geolines. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307695] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation/Geopoints_via_QID]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest_Tool_Award|Coolest Tool Award 2022]] is looking for nominations. You can recommend tools until 12 October.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-04|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-05|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-06|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Mobile|Talk pages on the mobile site]] will change at the Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Korean, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.  They should be easier to use and provide more information. (Last week's release was delayed) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T318302] [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/Mobile]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;scribunto-console&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; API module will require a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Tokens|CSRF token]]. This module is documented as internal and use of it is not supported. [[phab:T212071|[5]]] 
* The Vector 2022 skin will become the default across the smallest Wikimedia projects. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements#Deployment_plan_and_timeline|Learn more]].

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== Tech News: 2022-41 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/41|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* On some wikis, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps in full size view will be able to display nearby articles. After a feedback period, more wikis will follow. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316782][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation/Nearby_articles]

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== Tech News: 2022-42 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/42|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The recently implemented feature of [[phab:T306883|article thumbnails in Special:Search]] will be limited to Wikipedia projects only. Further details are in [[phab:T320510|T320510]]. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Data_Across_Wikimedia/Search_Improvements]
* A bug that caused problems in loading article thumbnails in Special:Search has been fixed. Further details are in [[phab:T320406|T320406]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-18|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-19|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-20|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.39/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Lua module authors can use &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#mw.loadJsonData|mw.loadJsonData()]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to load data from JSON pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T217500]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Lua module authors can enable &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#Strict_library|require( &quot;strict&quot; )]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to add errors for some possible code problems. This replaces &quot;[[wikidata:Q16748603|Module:No globals]]&quot; on most wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209310]

'''Future changes'''
* The [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Beta Feature]] for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] will be updated at most wikis. The &quot;{{int:discussiontools-replylink}}&quot; button will look different after this change. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320683]

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== Tech News: 2022-43 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/43|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There have been some minor visual fixes in Special:Search, regarding audio player alignment and image placeholder height. Further details are in [[phab:T319230|T319230]].
* On Wikipedias, a new [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-searchoptions|preference]] has been added to hide article thumbnails in Special:Search. Full details are in [[phab:T320337|T320337]].

'''Problems'''
* Last week, three wikis ({{int:project-localized-name-frwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-jawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ruwiki/en}}) had read-only access for 25 minutes. This was caused by a hardware problem. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320990]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-10-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-10-25|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s5.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-10-27|en}} at 7:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s4.dblist targeted wikis]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-aswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-banwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-barwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bat smgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bclwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-be x oldwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bhwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-biwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bjnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bpywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-brwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bugwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bxrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-idwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304549] 
* Starting on Wednesday October 26, 2022, the list of mentors will be upgraded [[d:Q14339834 | at wikis where Growth mentorship is available]]. The mentorship system will continue to work as it does now. The signup process [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Communities/How to configure the mentors' list#add|will be replaced]], and a new management option will be provided. Also, this change simplifies [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Communities/How to configure the mentors' list#create|the creation of mentorship systems at Wikipedias]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314858][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T310905][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Structured_mentor_list]
* Pages with titles that start with a lower-case letter according to Unicode 11 will be renamed or deleted. There is a list of affected pages at &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[m:Unicode 11 case map migration]]&lt;/bdi&gt;. More information can be found at [[phab:T292552|T292552]].
* The Vector 2022 skin will become the default across the smallest Wikipedias. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements#smallest-1|Learn more]].

'''Future changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Replying|Reply tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/New discussion|New Topic tool]] will soon get a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Special characters|special characters menu]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T249072]

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== Tech News: 2022-44 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/44|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* When using keyboard navigation on a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] map, the focus will become more visible. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T315997]
* In {{#special:RecentChanges}}, you can now hide the log entries for new user creations with the filter for &quot;{{int:rcfilters-filter-newuserlogactions-label}}&quot;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321155]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.8|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-11-01|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-11-02|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-11-03|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|maps dialog]] in VisualEditor now has some help texts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T318818]
* It is now possible to select the language of a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] map in VisualEditor via a dropdown menu. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T318817]
* It is now possible to add a caption to a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] map in VisualEditor. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T318815]
* It is now possible to hide the frame of a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] map in VisualEditor. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T318813]

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== Tech News: 2022-45 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/45|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* An updated version of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/EventCenter/Registration|Event Registration]] tool is now available for testing at [[testwiki:|testwiki]] and [[test2wiki:| test2wiki]]. The tool provides features for event organizers and participants. Your feedback is welcome at our [[m:Talk:Campaigns/Foundation Product Team/Registration|project talkpage]]. More information about [[m:Campaigns/Foundation Product Team/Registration|the project]] is available. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T318592]

'''Problems'''
* Twice last week, for about 45 minutes, some files and thumbnails failed to load and uploads failed, mostly for logged-in users. The cause is being investigated and an incident report will be available soon.

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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== Tech News: 2022-46 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/46|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* At Wikidata, an interwiki link can now point to a redirect page if certain conditions are met. This new feature is called [[wikidata:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Sitelinks_to_redirects|sitelinks to redirects]]. It is needed when one wiki uses one page to cover multiple concepts but another wiki uses more pages to cover the same concepts. Your [[wikidata:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata talk:Sitelinks to redirects|feedback on the talkpage]] of the new proposed guideline is welcome. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278962]
* The &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wikinews.org/ www.wikinews.org]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wikiversity.org/ www.wikiversity.org]&lt;/span&gt;, and &lt;span class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wikivoyage.org/ www.wikivoyage.org]&lt;/span&gt; portal pages now use an automated update system. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273179]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.10|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-11-15|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-11-16|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-11-17|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* There will be a new link to directly &quot;Edit template data&quot; on Template pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316759]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Wikis where mobile [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] are enabled ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Deployment Status|these ones]]) will soon use full CSS styling to display any templates that are placed at the top of talk pages. To adapt these “talk page boxes” for narrow mobile devices you can use media queries, such as in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Module:Message_box/tmbox.css&amp;oldid=1097618699#L-69 this example]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T312309]
* Starting in January 2023, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] will be [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates/2023 Changes Update|running the Community Wishlist Survey (CWS) every two years]]. This means that in 2024, there will be no new proposals or voting.

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== Tech News: 2022-47 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/47|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The display of non-free media in the search bar and for article thumbnails in Special:Search has been deactivated. Further details are in [[phab:T320661|T320661]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-11-22|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s2.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-11-24|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s7.dblist targeted wikis]).

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== Tech News: 2022-48 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/48|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* A new preference, “Enable limited width mode”, has been added to the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|Vector 2022 skin]]. The preference is also available as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. It allows for increasing the width of the page for logged-out and logged-in users. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T319449]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.12|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-11-29|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-11-30|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-12-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2022-11-29|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s3.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2022-12-01|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s1.dblist targeted wikis]).
* Mathematical formulas shown in SVG image format will no longer have PNG fall-backs for browsers that don't support them. This is part of work to modernise the generation system. Showing only PNG versions was the default option until in February 2018. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/3BGOKWJIZGL4TC4HJ22ICRU2SEPWGCR4/][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T311620][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T186327]
* On [[phab:P40224|some wikis]] that use flagged revisions, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:FlaggedRevs#Special:Contributions|a new checkbox will be added]] to Special:Contributions that enables you to see only the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Pending changes|pending changes]] by a user. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321445]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] How media is structured in the parser's HTML output will change early next week at [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train#Wednesday group1 wikis] (but not Wikimedia Commons or Meta-Wiki). This change improves the accessibility of content, and makes it easier to write related CSS. You may need to update your site-CSS, or userscripts and gadgets. There are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser_Unification/Media_structure/FAQ|details on what code to check, how to update the code, and where to report any related problems]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314318]

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== Tech News: 2022-49 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/49|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Wikisources use a tool called ProofreadPage. ProofreadPage uses OpenSeadragon which is an open source tool. The OpenSeadragon JavaScript API has been significantly re-written to support dynamically loading images. The functionality provided by the older version of the API should still work but it is no longer supported. User scripts and gadgets should migrate over to the newer version of the API. The functionality provided by the newer version of the API is [[mw:Extension:Proofread_Page/Page_viewer#JS_API|documented on MediaWiki]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308098][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Proofread_Page/Edit-in-Sequence]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.13|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-12-06|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-12-07|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-12-08|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2022-50 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/50|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* An [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Mobile|A/B test has begun]] at 15 Wikipedias for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Mobile|DiscussionTools on mobile]].  Half of the editors on the [[mw:Reading/Web/Mobile|mobile web site]] will have access to the {{int:discussiontools-replybutton}} tool and other features. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321961]
* The character &lt;code&gt;=&lt;/code&gt; cannot be used in new usernames, to make usernames work better with templates. Existing usernames are not affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T254045]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.14|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2022-12-13|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2022-12-14|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2022-12-15|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The HTML markup used by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/Usability#Phase_1:_Topic_containers|show discussion metadata below section headings]] will be inserted after these headings, not inside of them. This change improves the accessibility of discussion pages for screen reader software. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314714]

'''Events'''
* The fourth edition of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest_Tool_Award|Coolest Tool Award]] will happen online on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1671210002 Friday 16 December 2022 at 17:00 UTC]! The event will be live-streamed on YouTube in the [https://www.youtube.com/user/watchmediawiki MediaWiki channel] and added to Commons afterwards.

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== Tech News: 2022-51 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2022/51|Translations]] are available.

'''Tech News'''
* Because of the [[w:en:Christmas and holiday season|holidays]] the next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 9 January 2023.

'''Recent changes'''
* On a user's contributions page, you can filter it for edits with a tag like 'reverted'. Now, you can also filter for all edits that are not tagged like that. This was part of a Community Wishlist 2022 request. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119072]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] A new function has been used for gadget developers to add content underneath the title on article pages. This is considered a stable API that should work across all skins. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/ResourceLoader/Core_modules#addSubtitle|Documentation is available]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316830]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[test2wiki:|One of our test wikis]] is now being served from a new infrastructure powered by [[w:Kubernetes|Kubernetes]] ([[wikitech:MediaWiki On Kubernetes|read more]]). More Wikis will switch to this new infrastructure in early 2023. Please test and let us know of any issues. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T290536]

'''Problems'''
* Last week, all wikis had no edit access for 9 minutes. This was caused by a database problem. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2022-12-13_sessionstore]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week or next week.
* The word &quot;{{int:discussiontools-replybutton}}&quot; is very short in some languages, such as Arabic (&quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;ar&quot;&gt;ردّ&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot;). This makes the {{int:discussiontools-preference-label}} button on talk pages difficult to use. An arrow icon will be added to those languages. This will only be visible to editors who have the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Beta Feature]] turned on. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk_pages_project/Usability#Status] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T323537]

'''Future changes'''
* Edits can be automatically &quot;tagged&quot; by the system software or the {{int:Abusefilter}} system. Those tags link to a help page about the tags. Soon they will also link to Recent Changes to let you see other edits tagged this way. This was a Community Wishlist 2022 request. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301063]
* The Trust &amp; Safety tools team [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Private Incident Reporting System/Timeline and Updates|have shared new plans]] for building the Private Incident Reporting System. The system will make it easier for editors to ask for help if they are harassed or abused. 
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|Realtime Preview for Wikitext]] is coming out of beta as an enabled feature for every user of the 2010 Wikitext [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Editor|editor]] in the week of January 9, 2023. It will be available to use via the toolbar in the 2010 Wikitext editor. The feature was the 4th most popular wish of the Community Wishlist Survey 2021.

'''Events'''
* You can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2023/Participate|register for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2023]], taking place on May 19–21 in Athens, Greece. You can also apply for a scholarship until January 14th.

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== Tech News: 2023-02 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/02|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* You can use tags to filter edits in the recent changes feed or on your watchlist. You can now use tags to filter out edits you don't want to see. Previously you could only use tags to focus on the edits with those tags. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174349]
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere|Special:WhatLinksHere]] shows all pages that link to a specific page. There is now a [https://wlh.toolforge.org prototype] for how to sort those pages alphabetically. You can see the discussion in the [[phab:T4306|Phabricator ticket]].
* You can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Thanks|thanks]] function on your watchlist and the user contribution page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T51541]
* A wiki page can be moved to give it a new name. You can now get a dropdown menu with common reasons when you move a page. This is so you don't have to write the explanation every time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T325257]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Matrix.org|Matrix]] is a chat tool. You can now use &lt;code&gt;matrix:&lt;/code&gt; to create Matrix links on wiki pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326021]
* You can filter out translations when you look at the recent changes on multilingual wikis. This didn't hide translation pages. You can now also hide subpages which are translation pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233493]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|Realtime preview for wikitext]] is a tool which lets editors preview the page when they edit wikitext. It will be enabled for all users of the 2010 wikitext editor. You will find it in the editor toolbar.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] Some wikis will be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. It will be performed on {{#time:j xg|2023-01-10|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s5.dblist targeted wikis]) and on {{#time:j xg|2023-01-12|en}} at 07:00 UTC ([https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s6.dblist targeted wikis]).
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-10|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-11|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-12|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-03 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The URLs in &quot;{{int:last}}&quot; links on page history now contain &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;diff=prev&amp;oldid=[revision ID]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in place of &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;diff=[revision ID]&amp;oldid=[revision ID]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. This is to fix a problem with links pointing to incorrect diffs when history was filtered by a tag. Some user scripts may break as a result of this change. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T243569]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-17|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-18|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-19|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Some [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability|changes to the appearance of talk pages]] have only been available on &lt;code&gt;{{ns:1}}:&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;{{ns:3}}:&lt;/code&gt; namespaces.  These will be extended to other talk namespaces, such as &lt;code&gt;{{ns:5}}:&lt;/code&gt;.  They will continue to be unavailable in non-talk namespaces, including &lt;code&gt;{{ns:4}}:&lt;/code&gt; pages (e.g., at the Village Pump).  You can [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|change your preferences]] ([[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]]). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T325417]
*On Wikisources, when an image is zoomed or panned in the Page: namespace, the same zoom and pan settings will be remembered for all Page: namespace pages that are linked to a particular Index: namespace page. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/ProofreadPage/+/868841]
* The Vector 2022 skin will become the default for the English Wikipedia desktop users. The change will take place on January 18 at 15:00 UTC. [[:en:w:Wikipedia:Vector 2022|Learn more]].

'''Future changes'''
* The 2023 edition of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023|Community Wishlist Survey]], which invites contributors to make technical proposals and vote for tools and improvements, starts next week on 23 January 2023 at 18:00 UTC. You can start drafting your proposals in [[m:Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|the CWS sandbox]].

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== Tech News: 2023-04 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, for ~15 minutes, all wikis were unreachable for logged-in users and non-cached pages. This was caused by a timing issue. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-01-17_MediaWiki]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.20|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-24|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-25|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-26|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* If you have the Beta Feature for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project|DiscussionTools]] enabled, the appearance of talk pages will add more information about discussion activity. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/Usability#Status][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T317907]
* The 2023 edition of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023|Community Wishlist Survey]] (CWS), which invites contributors to make technical proposals and vote for tools and improvements, starts on Monday 23 January 2023 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1674496814 18:00 UTC]. 

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== Tech News: 2023-05 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, for ~15 minutes, some users were unable to log in or edit pages. This was caused by a problem with session storage. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-01-24_sessionstore_quorum_issues]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.21|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-01-31|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Wikis that use localized numbering schemes for references need to add new CSS. This will help to show citation numbers the same way in all reading and editing modes. If your wiki would prefer to do it yourselves, please see the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Cite CSS|details and example CSS to copy from]], and also add your wiki to the list. Otherwise, the developers will directly help out starting the week of February 5.

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== Tech News: 2023-06 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* In the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Vector 2022 skin]], logged-out users using the full-width toggle will be able to see the setting of their choice even after refreshing pages or opening new ones. This only applies to wikis where Vector 2022 is the default. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321498]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.22|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Previously, we announced when some wikis would be in read-only for a few minutes because of a switch of their main database. These switches will not be announced any more, as the read-only time has become non-significant. Switches will continue to happen at 7AM UTC on Tuesdays and Thursdays. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T292543#8568433]
* Across all the wikis, in the Vector 2022 skin, logged-in users will see the page-related links such as &quot;What links here&quot; in a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements/Features/Page_tools|new side menu]]. It will be displayed on the other side of the screen. This change had previously been made on Czech, English, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328692]
*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023|Community Wishlist Survey 2023]] will stop receiving new proposals on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1675706431 Monday, 6 February 2023, at 18:00 UTC]. Proposers should complete any edits by then, to give time for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey/Help_us|translations]] and review. Voting will begin on Friday, 10 February.

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadgets and user scripts will be changing to load on desktop and mobile sites. Previously they would only load on the desktop site. It is recommended that wiki administrators audit the [[MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition|gadget definitions]] prior to this change, and add &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;skins=…&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for any gadgets which should not load on mobile. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328610 More details are available].

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== Tech News: 2023-07 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* On wikis where patrolled edits are enabled, changes made to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Communities/How to configure the mentors' list|mentor list]] by autopatrolled mentors are not correctly marked as patrolled. It will be fixed later this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328444]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The Reply tool and other parts of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Mobile|DiscussionTools]] will be deployed for all editors using the mobile site.  You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk_pages_project/Mobile#Status_Updates|read more about this decision]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298060]

'''Future changes'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 1. This is planned for [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1677679222 14:00 UTC]. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328287][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327920][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments]

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== Tech News: 2023-08 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, during planned maintenance of Cloud Services, unforeseen complications forced the team to turn off all tools for 2–3 hours to prevent data corruption. Work is ongoing to prevent similar problems in the future. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329535] 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-21|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-22|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-23|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
*The voting phase for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023|Community Wishlist Survey 2023]] ends on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1677261621 24 February at 18:00 UTC]. The results of the survey will be announced on 28 February.

'''Future changes'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 1. This is planned for [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1677679222 14:00 UTC]. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328287][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327920][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments]

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== Tech News: 2023-09 ==

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'''Problems'''
* Last week, in some areas of the world, there were problems with loading pages for 20 minutes and saving edits for 55 minutes. These issues were caused by a problem with our caching servers due to unforseen events during a routine maintenance task. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-02-22_wiki_outage][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-02-22_read_only] 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-02-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 1. This is planned for [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1677679222 14:00 UTC]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch]

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== Tech News: 2023-10 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The Community Wishlist Survey 2023 edition has been concluded. Community Tech has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Results|published the results]] of the survey and will provide an update on what is next in April 2023.
* On wikis which use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Writing_systems|LanguageConverter]] to handle multiple writing systems, articles which used custom conversion rules in the wikitext (primarily on Chinese Wikipedia) would have these rules applied inconsistently in the table of contents, especially in the Vector 2022 skin. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306862]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* A search system has been added to the [[Special:Preferences|Preferences screen]]. This will let you find different options more easily. Making it work on mobile devices will happen soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313804]

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== Tech News: 2023-11 ==

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'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/wmf.27|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-cbk_zamwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cdowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cebwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-chwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-chrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-chywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ckbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-csbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cuwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-itwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304542][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304550] 

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== Tech News: 2023-12 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Last week, some users experienced issues loading image thumbnails. This was due to incorrectly cached images. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331820]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.1|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-21|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-22|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-23|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] A link to the user's [[{{#special:CentralAuth}}]] page will appear on [[{{#special:Contributions}}]] — some user scripts which previously added this link may cause conflicts. This feature request was [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Admins and patrollers/Add link to CentralAuth on Special:Contributions|voted #17 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]].
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The [[{{#special:AbuseFilter}}]] edit window will be resizable and larger by default. This feature request was [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Anti-harassment/Make the AbuseFilter edit window resizable and larger by default|voted #80 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]].
* There will be a new option for Administrators when they are unblocking a user, to add the unblocked user’s user page to their watchlist. This will work both via [[{{#special:Unblock}}]] and via the API. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T257662]

'''Meetings'''
* You can join the next meeting with the Wikipedia mobile apps teams. During the meeting, we will discuss the current features and future roadmap. The meeting will be on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1679677204 24 March at 17:00 (UTC)]. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Office Hours|details and how to join]].

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== Tech News: 2023-13 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]] condition limit was increased from 1000 to 2000. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T309609]
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global AbuseFilter#Locally disabled actions|Some Global AbuseFilter]] actions will no longer apply to local projects. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332521]
* Desktop users are now able to subscribe to talk pages by clicking on the {{int:discussiontools-newtopicssubscription-button-subscribe-label}} link in the {{int:toolbox}} menu. If you subscribe to a talk page, you receive [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications|notifications]] when new topics are started on that talk page. This is separate from putting the page on your watchlist or subscribing to a single discussion. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263821]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.2|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-29|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-03-30|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.40/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* You will be able to choose [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Diffs|visual diffs]] on all [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Page history|history pages]] at the Wiktionaries and Wikipedias. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314588]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The legacy [[mw:Mobile Content Service|Mobile Content Service]] is going away in July 2023. Developers are encouraged to switch to Parsoid or another API before then to ensure service continuity. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/4MVQQTONJT7FJAXNVOFV3WWVVMCHRINE/]

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== Tech News: 2023-14 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* The system for automatically creating categories for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Babel|Babel]] extension has had several important changes and fixes. One of them allows you to insert templates for automatic category descriptions on creation, allowing you to categorize the new categories. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T211665][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64714][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170654][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184941][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T33074]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-04|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-05|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-06|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Some older [[w:en:Web browser|Web browsers]] will stop being able to use [[w:en:JavaScript|JavaScript]] on Wikimedia wikis from this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11. If you have an old web browser on your computer you can try to upgrade to a newer version. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178356]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The deprecated &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;jquery.hoverIntent&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; module has been removed. This module could be used by gadgets and user scripts, to create an artificial delay in how JavaScript responds to a hover event. Gadgets and user scripts should now use jQuery &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;hover()&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; or &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;on()&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; instead. Examples can be found in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/ResourceLoader/Migration_guide_(users)#jquery.hoverIntent|migration guide]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T311194]
* Some of the links in [[{{#special:SpecialPages}}]] will be re-arranged. There will be a clearer separation between links that relate to all users, and links related to your own user account. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333242]
* You will be able to hide the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Replying|Reply button]] in archived discussion pages with a new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__ARCHIVEDTALK__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; magic word.  There will also be a new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.mw-archivedtalk&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; CSS class for hiding the Reply button in individual sections on a page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T249293][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T295553][https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/DiscussionTools/+/738221]

'''Future changes'''
* The Vega software that creates data visualizations in pages, such as graphs, will be upgraded to the newest version in the future. Graphs that still use the very old version 1.5 syntax may stop working properly. Most existing uses have been found and updated, but you can help to check, and to update any local documentation. [[phab:T260542|Examples of how to find and fix these graphs are available]]. 

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== Tech News: 2023-15 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] In the visual editor, it is now possible to edit captions of images in galleries without opening the gallery dialog. This feature request was [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Editing/Editable gallery captions in Visual Editor|voted #61 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190224]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] You can now receive notifications when another user edits your user page. See the &quot;{{int:Echo-category-title-edit-user-page}}&quot; option in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo|your Preferences]]. This feature request was [[:m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Anti-harassment/Notifications for user page edits|voted #3 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T3876]

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem with all types of CentralNotice banners still being shown to logged-in users even if they had [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-centralnotice-banners|turned off]] specific banner types. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331671]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-arywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-dawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-dinwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-dsbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-eewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-elwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-emlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-eowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-etwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-euwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-extwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tumwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ffwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fiu_vrowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fjwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-frpwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-frrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-furwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gcrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-glwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-glkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gomwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gotwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-guwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gvwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304551][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308133]

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== Tech News: 2023-16 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* You can now see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer#Show_nearby_articles|nearby articles on a Kartographer map]] with the button for the new feature &quot;{{int:Kartographer-sidebar-nearbybutton}}&quot;. Six wikis have been testing this feature since October. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation/Nearby_articles#Implementation][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334079]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Special:GlobalWatchlist]] page now has links for &quot;{{int:globalwatchlist-markpageseen}}&quot; for each entry. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Notifications, Watchlists and Talk Pages/Button to mark a single change as read in the global watch list|voted #161 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334246]

'''Problems'''
* At Wikimedia Commons, some thumbnails have not been getting replaced correctly after a new version of the image is uploaded. This should be fixed later this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331138][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333042]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] For the last few weeks, some external tools had inconsistent problems with logging-in with OAuth. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332650]

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== Tech News: 2023-17 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The date-selection menu on pages such as [[{{#special:Contributions}}]] will now show year-ranges that are in the current and past decade, instead of the current and future decade. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Miscellaneous/Change year range shown in date selection popup|voted #145 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]].  [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334316]

'''Problems'''
* Due to security issues with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph|Graph extension]], graphs have been disabled in all Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Foundation teams are working to respond to these vulnerabilities. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940]
* For a few days, it was not possible to save some kinds of edits on the mobile version of a wiki. This has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334797][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334799][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334794]

'''Changes later this week'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on April 26. This is planned for [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1682517653 14:00 UTC]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-04-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* The Editing team plans an A/B test for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability|a usability analysis of the Talk page project]]. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Analysis|planned measurements are available]]. Your wiki [[phab:T332946|may be invited to participate]]. Please suggest improvements to the measurement plan at [[mw:Talk:Talk pages project/Usability|the discussion page]].
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2023-2024|The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input]] until May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023 on Meta-wiki.

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== Tech News: 2023-18 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The content attribution tools [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Who Wrote That?|Who Wrote That?]], [[xtools:authorship|XTools Authorship]], and [[xtools:blame|XTools Blame]] now support the French and Italian Wikipedias. More languages will be added in the near future. This is part of the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Reading/Extend &quot;Who Wrote That?&quot; tool to more wikis|#7 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T243711][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270490][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334891]
* The [[:commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons|Video2commons]] tool has been updated. This fixed several bugs related to YouTube uploads. [https://github.com/toolforge/video2commons/pull/162/commits]
* The [[{{#special:Preferences}}]] page has been redesigned on mobile web. The new design makes it easier to browse the different categories and settings at low screen widths. You can also now access the page via a link in the Settings menu in the mobile web sidebar. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Moderator_Tools/Content_moderation_on_mobile_web/Preferences]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-19 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] Last week, Community Tech released the first update for providing [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Better diff handling of paragraph splits|better diffs]], the #1 request in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey. [[phab:T324759|This update]] adds legends and tooltips to inline diffs so that users unfamiliar with the blue and yellow highlights can better understand the type of edits made.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] When you close an image that is displayed via MediaViewer, it will now return to the wiki page instead of going back in your browser history. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Reading/Return to the article when closing the MediaViewer|voted #65 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T236591]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight|SyntaxHighlight]] extension now supports &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;wikitext&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; as a selected language. Old alternatives that were used to highlight wikitext, such as &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;html5&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;moin&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;html+handlebars&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, can now be replaced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T29828]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Creating pages with preloaded text|Preloading text to new pages/sections]] now supports preloading from localized MediaWiki interface messages. [https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Martin_Urbanec_(WMF)?action=edit&amp;section=new&amp;preload=MediaWiki:July Here is an example] at the {{int:project-localized-name-cswiki/en}} that uses &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;preload=MediaWiki:July&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T330337]

'''Problems'''
* Graph Extension update: Foundation developers have completed upgrading the visualization software to Vega5. Existing community graphs based on Vega2 are no longer compatible. Communities need to update local graphs and templates, and shared lua modules like &lt;bdi lang=&quot;de&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[:de:Modul:Graph]]&lt;/bdi&gt;. The [https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/porting-guide/ Vega Porting guide] provides the most comprehensive detail on migration from Vega2 and [https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Graph:PageViews&amp;action=history here is an example migration]. Vega5 has currently just been enabled on mediawiki.org to provide a test environment for communities. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940#8813922]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.8|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Until now, all new OAuth apps went through manual review. Starting this week, apps using identification-only or basic authorizations will not require review. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T67750]

'''Future changes'''
* During the next year, MediaWiki will stop using IP addresses to identify logged-out users, and will start automatically assigning unique temporary usernames. Read more at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Updates|IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Updates]]. You can [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#What should it look like?|join the discussion]] about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Updates#What will temporary usernames look like?|format of the temporary usernames]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332805]
* There will be an [[:w:en:A/B testing|A/B test]] on 10 Wikipedias where the Vector 2022 skin is the default skin. Half of logged-in desktop users will see an interface where the different parts of the page are more clearly separated. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Updates/2023-05 Zebra9 A/B test|read more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333180][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335972]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] &lt;code&gt;jquery.tipsy&lt;/code&gt; will be removed from the MediaWiki core. This will affect some user scripts. Many lines with &lt;code&gt;.tipsy(&lt;/code&gt; can be commented out. &lt;code&gt;OO.ui.PopupWidget&lt;/code&gt; can be used to keep things working like they are now. You can [[phab:T336019|read more]] and [[:mw:Help:Locating broken scripts|read about how to find broken scripts]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336019]

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== Tech News: 2023-20 ==

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'''Problems'''
* Citations that are automatically generated based on [[d:Q33057|ISBN]] are currently broken. This affects citations made with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide/Citations-Full#Automatic|VisualEditor Automatic tab]], and the use of the citoid API in gadgets and user scripts. Work is ongoing to restore this feature. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336298] 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-gorwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hakwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hawwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hifwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hsbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-htwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-igwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ilowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-inhwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iuwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-jamwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-jvwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308134] 

'''Future changes'''
* There is a recently formed team at the Wikimedia Foundation which will be focusing on experimenting with new tools. Currently they are building [[m:Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Future_Audiences#FA2.2_Conversational_AI|a prototype ChatGPT plugin that allows information generated by ChatGPT to be properly attributed]] to the Wikimedia projects.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadget and userscript developers should replace &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;jquery.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mediawiki.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;jquery.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; library will be removed in ~1 month, and staff developers will run a script to replace any remaining uses at that time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336018]

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== Tech News: 2023-21 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The &quot;recent edits&quot; time period for page watchers is now 30 days. It used to be 180 days. This was a [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Notifications, Watchlists and Talk Pages/Change information about the number of watchers on a page|Community Wishlist Survey proposal]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336250]

'''Changes later this week'''
* An [[mw:special:MyLanguage/Growth/Positive reinforcement#Impact|improved impact module]] will be available at Wikipedias. The impact module is a feature available to newcomers [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature summary#Newcomer homepage|at their personal homepage]]. It will show their number of edits, how many readers their edited pages have, how many thanks they have received and similar things. It is also accessible by accessing Special:Impact. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336203]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.10|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-22 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* Citations can once again be added automatically from ISBNs, thanks to Zotero's ISBN searches. The current data sources are the Library of Congress (United States), the Bibliothèque nationale de France (French National Library), and K10plus ISBN (German repository). Additional data source searches can be [[mw:Citoid/Creating Zotero translators|proposed to Zotero]]. The ISBN labels in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User_guide/Citations-Full#Automatic|VisualEditor Automatic tab]] will reappear later this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336298#8859917]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The page [[{{#special:EditWatchlist}}]] now has &quot;{{int:watchlistedit-normal-check-all}}&quot; options to select all the pages within a namespace. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Notifications, Watchlists and Talk Pages/Watchlist edit - &quot;check all&quot; checkbox|voted #161 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334252]	

'''Problems'''
* For a few days earlier this month, the &quot;Add interlanguage link&quot; item in the Tools menu did not work properly. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337081]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.11|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-05-31|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* VisualEditor will be switched to a new backend on [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/dblists/small.dblist small] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/dblists/medium.dblist medium] wikis this week. Large wikis will follow in the coming weeks. This is part of the effort to move Parsoid into MediaWiki core. The change should have no noticeable effect on users, but if you experience any slow loading or other strangeness when using VisualEditor, please report it on the phabricator ticket linked here. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320529]

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== Tech News: 2023-23 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:RealMe|RealMe]] extension allows you to mark URLs on your user page as verified for Mastodon and similar software.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] Citation and footnote editing can now be started from the reference list when using the visual editor. This feature request was [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Citations/Allow citations to be edited in the references section with VisualEditor|voted #2 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T54750]
* Previously, clicking on someone else's link to Recent Changes with filters applied within the URL could unintentionally change your preference for &quot;{{int:Rcfilters-group-results-by-page}}&quot;. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202916#8874081]

'''Problems'''
* For a few days last week, some tools and bots returned outdated information due to database replication problems, and may have been down entirely while it was being fixed. These issues have now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337446]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.12|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-06|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-07|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-08|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Bots will no longer be prevented from making edits because of URLs that match the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SpamBlacklist|spam blacklist]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313107]

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== Tech News: 2023-24 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] The content attribution tools [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Who Wrote That?|Who Wrote That?]], [[xtools:authorship|XTools Authorship]], and [[xtools:blame|XTools Blame]] now support the Dutch, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Polish and Portuguese Wikipedias. This was the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Reading/Extend &quot;Who Wrote That?&quot; tool to more wikis|#7 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334891]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Data Across Wikimedia/Search Improvements#Search Preview panel|Search Preview panel]] has been deployed on four Wikipedias (Catalan, Dutch, Hungarian and Norwegian). The panel will show an image related to the article (if existing), the top sections of the article, related images (coming from MediaSearch on Commons), and eventually the sister projects associated with the article. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306341]
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:RealMe#Verifying_a_link_on_non-user_pages|RealMe]] extension now allows administrators to verify URLs for any page, for Mastodon and similar software. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T324937]
* The default project license [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimediaannounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7G6XPWZPQFLZ2JANN3ZX6RT4DVUI3HZQ/ has been officially upgraded] to CC BY-SA 4.0. The software interface messages have been updated. Communities should feel free to start updating any mentions of the old CC BY-SA 3.0 licensing within policies and related documentation pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T319064]

'''Problems'''
* For three days last month, some Wikipedia pages edited with VisualEditor or DiscussionTools had an unintended &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__TOC__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; (or its localized form) added during an edit. There is [[mw:Parsoid/Deployments/T336101_followup|a listing of affected pages sorted by wiki]], that may still need to be fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336101]
* Currently, the &quot;{{int:Visualeditor-dialog-meta-categories-defaultsort-label}}&quot; feature in VisualEditor is broken. Existing &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:...}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; keywords incorrectly appear as missing templates in VisualEditor. Developers are exploring how to fix this. In the meantime, those wishing to edit the default sortkey of a page are advised to switch to source editing. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337398]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Last week, an update to the delete form may have broken some gadgets or user scripts. If you need to manipulate (empty) the reason field, replace &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;#wpReason&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;#wpReason &gt; input&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. See [https://cs.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3AGadget-CleanDeleteReasons.js&amp;diff=22859956&amp;oldid=12794189 an example fix]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337809]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.13|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-13|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-14|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-15|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* VisualEditor will be switched to a new backend on English Wikipedia on Monday, and all other [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/dblists/large.dblist large] wikis on Thursday. The change should have no noticeable effect on users, but if you experience any slow loading or other strangeness when using VisualEditor, please report it on the phabricator ticket linked here. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320529]

'''Future changes'''
* From 5 June to 17 July, the Foundation's [[:mw:Wikimedia Security Team|Security team]] is holding a consultation with contributors regarding a draft policy to govern the use of third-party resources in volunteer-developed gadgets and scripts. Feedback and suggestions are warmly welcome at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Third-party resources policy|Third-party resources policy]] on meta-wiki.

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== Tech News: 2023-25 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/25|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Flame graphs are now available in WikimediaDebug. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/JXNQD3EHG5V5QW5UXFDPSHQG4MJ3FWJQ/][https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2023/06/08/flame-graphs-arrive-in-wikimediadebug/]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
* There is now a toolbar search popup in the visual editor. You can trigger it by typing &lt;code&gt;\&lt;/code&gt; or pressing &lt;code&gt;ctrl + shift + p&lt;/code&gt;. It can help you quickly access most tools in the editor. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visual_editor_toolbar_search_feature.png][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T66905]

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== Tech News: 2023-26 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/26|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Action API modules and Special:LinkSearch will now add a trailing &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;/&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to all &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;prop=extlinks&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; responses for bare domains. This is part of the work to remove duplication in the &lt;code&gt;externallinks&lt;/code&gt; database table. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337994]

'''Problems'''
* Last week, search was broken on Commons and Wikidata for 23 hours. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T339810][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2023-06-18_search_broken_on_wikidata_and_commons]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.15|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-27|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-28|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-06-29|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Minerva skin now applies more predefined styles to the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.mbox-text&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; CSS class. This enables support for mbox templates that use divs instead of tables. Please make sure that the new styles won't affect other templates in your wiki. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/skins/MinervaNeue/+/930901/][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T339040]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadgets will now load on both desktop and mobile by default. Previously, gadgets loaded only on desktop by default. Changing this default using the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;|targets=&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; parameter is also deprecated and should not be used. You should make gadgets work on mobile or disable them based on the skin (with the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;|skins=&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; parameter in &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition&lt;/bdi&gt;) rather than whether the user uses the mobile or the desktop website. Popular gadgets that create errors on mobile will be disabled by developers on the Minerva skin as a temporary solution. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T127268]
* All namespace tabs now have the same browser [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Keyboard_shortcuts|access key]] by default. Previously, custom and extension-defined namespaces would have to have their access keys set manually on-wiki, but that is no longer necessary. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T22126]
* The review form of the Flagged Revisions extension now uses the standardized [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|user interface components]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191156]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] How media is structured in the parser's HTML output will change in the coming weeks at [[:wikitech:Deployments/Train#Thursday|group2 wikis]]. This change improves the accessibility of content. You may need to update your site-CSS, or userscripts and gadgets. There are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser_Unification/Media_structure/FAQ|details on what code to check, how to update the code, and where to report any related problems]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314318]

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== Tech News: 2023-27 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] As part of the rolling out of the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Multimedia and Commons/Audio links that play on click|audio links that play on click]] wishlist proposal, [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/small.dblist small wikis] will now be able to use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Phonos#Inline audio player mode|inline audio player]] that is implemented by the [[mw:Extension:Phonos|Phonos]] extension. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336763]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] From this week all gadgets automatically load on mobile and desktop sites. If you see any problems with gadgets on your wikis, please adjust the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets#Options|gadget options]] in your gadget definitions file. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328610]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.16|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-04|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-05|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-06|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-28 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/28|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Data Across Wikimedia/Section-level Image Suggestions|Section-level Image Suggestions feature]] has been deployed on seven Wikipedias (Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Catalan, Hungarian, Finnish and Norwegian Bokmål). The feature recommends images for articles on contributors' watchlists that are a good match for individual sections of those articles.
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global AbuseFilter|Global abuse filters]] have been enabled on all Wikimedia projects, except English and Japanese Wikipedias (who opted out). This change was made following a [[:m:Requests for comment/Make global abuse filters opt-out|global request for comments]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341159]
* [[{{#special:BlockedExternalDomains}}]] is a new tool for administrators to help fight spam. It provides a clearer interface for blocking plain domains (and their subdomains), is more easily searchable, and is faster for the software to process for each edit on the wiki. It does not support regex (for complex cases), nor URL path-matching, nor the [[MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist|MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist]], but otherwise it replaces most of the functionalities of the existing [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist|MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. There is a Python script to help migrate all simple domains into this tool, and more feature details, within [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:BlockedExternalDomains|the tool's documentation]]. It is available at all wikis except for Meta-wiki, Commons, and Wikidata. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337431]
* The WikiEditor extension was updated. It includes some of the most frequently used features of wikitext editing. In the past, many of its messages could only be translated by administrators, but now all regular translators on translatewiki can translate them. Please check [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:MessageGroupStats?group=ext-wikieditor&amp;messages=&amp;x=D#sortable:0=asc the state of WikiEditor localization into your language], and if the &quot;Completion&quot; for your language shows anything less than 100%, please complete the translation. See [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-ambassadors@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/D4YELU2DXMZ75PGELUOKXXMFF3FH45XA/ a more detailed explanation].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.17|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The default protocol of [[{{#special:LinkSearch}}]] and API counterparts has changed from http to both http and https. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T14810]
* [[{{#special:LinkSearch}}]] and its API counterparts will now search for all of the URL provided in the query. It used to be only the first 60 characters. This feature was requested fifteen years ago. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T17218]

'''Future changes'''
* There is an experiment with a [[:w:en:ChatGPT|ChatGPT]] plugin. This is to show users where the information is coming from when they read information from Wikipedia. It has been tested by Wikimedia Foundation staff and other Wikimedians. Soon all ChatGPT plugin users can use the Wikipedia plugin. This is the same plugin which was mentioned in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/20|Tech News 2023/20]]. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Future_Audiences#FA2.2_Conversational_AI]
* There is an ongoing discussion on a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Third-party resources policy|proposed Third-party resources policy]]. The proposal will impact the use of third-party resources in gadgets and userscripts. Based on the ideas received so far, policy includes some of the risks related to user scripts and gadgets loading third-party resources, some best practices and exemption requirements such as code transparency and inspectability. Your feedback and suggestions are warmly welcome until July 17, 2023 on [[m:Talk:Third-party resources policy|on the policy talk page]].

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== Tech News: 2023-29 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/29|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] We are now serving 1% of all global user traffic from [[w:en:Kubernetes|Kubernetes]] (you can [[wikitech:MediaWiki On Kubernetes|read more technical details]]). We are planning to increment this percentage regularly. You can [[phab:T290536|follow the progress of this work]]. 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-18|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-19|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-20|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:System_message|system messages]] will now look for available local fallbacks, instead of always using the default fallback defined by software. This means wikis no longer need to override each language on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback_languages|fallback chain]] separately. For example, English Wikipedia doesn't have to create &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;en-ca&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;en-gb&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; subpages with a transclusion of the base pages anymore. This makes it easier to maintain local overrides. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229992]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;action=growthsetmentorstatus&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; API will be deprecated with the new MediaWiki version. Bots or scripts calling that API should use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;action=growthmanagementorlist&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; API now. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321503]

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== Tech News: 2023-30 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/30|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]]   On July 18, the Wikimedia Foundation launched a survey about the [[:mw:Technical_decision_making|technical decision making process]] for people who do technical work that relies on software that is maintained by the Foundation or affiliates. If this applies to you, [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/885471 please take part in the survey]. The survey will be open for three weeks, until August 7. You can find more information in [[listarchive:list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/Q7DUCFA75DXG3G2KHTO7CEWMLCYTSDB2/|the announcement e-mail on wikitech-l]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-07-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-31 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/31|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Synchronizer|Synchronizer]] tool is now available to keep Lua modules synced across Wikimedia wikis, along with [[mw:Multilingual Templates and Modules|updated documentation]] to develop global Lua modules and templates.
* The tag filter on [[{{#special:NewPages}}]] and revision history pages can now be inverted. For example, you can hide edits that were made using an automated tool. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334337][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334338]
* The Wikipedia [[:w:en:ChatGPT|ChatGPT]] plugin experiment can now be used by ChatGPT users who can use plugins. You can participate in a [[:m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Future Audiences#Announcing monthly Future Audiences open &quot;office hours&quot;|video call]] if you want to talk about this experiment or similar work. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/Draft/Future_Audiences#FA2.2_Conversational_AI]

'''Problems'''
* It was not possible to generate a PDF for pages with non-Latin characters in the title, for the last two weeks. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342442]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.20|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-01|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-02|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-03|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Tuesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-kawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kaawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kabwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kbdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kbpwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-knwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kshwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kuwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kwwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308135] 

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== Tech News: 2023-32 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/32|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Mobile Web editors can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Advanced_mobile_contributions#August_1,_2023_-_Full-page_editing_added_on_mobile|edit a whole page at once]]. To use this feature, turn on &quot;{{int:Mobile-frontend-mobile-option-amc}}&quot; in your settings and use the &quot;{{int:Minerva-page-actions-editfull}}&quot; button in the &quot;{{int:Minerva-page-actions-overflow}}&quot; menu. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203151]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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== Tech News: 2023-33 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/33|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The Content translation system is no longer using Youdao's [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Content_translation/Translating/Initial_machine_translation|machine translation service]]. The service was in place for several years, but due to no usage, and availability of alternatives, it was deprecated to reduce maintenance overheads. Other services which cover the same languages are still available. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329137]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.22|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-15|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-16|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-17|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-lawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ladwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lbewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lezwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lfnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-liwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lijwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lmowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ltgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-lvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-maiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-map_bmswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mdfwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kywiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308136] &lt;!-- TODO replace wiki codes --&gt;

'''Future changes'''
* A few gadgets/user scripts which add icons to the Minerva skin need to have their CSS updated. There are more details available including a [[phab:T344067|search for all existing instances and how to update them]].

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== Tech News: 2023-34 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/34|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [https://gdrive-to-commons.toolforge.org/ GDrive to Commons Uploader] tool is now available. It enables [[m:Special:MyLanguage/GDrive to Commons Uploader|securely selecting and uploading files]] from your Google Drive directly to Wikimedia Commons. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267868]
* From now on, we will announce new Wikimedia wikis in Tech News, so you can update any tools or pages.
** Since the last edition, two new wikis have been created:
*** a Wiktionary in [[d:Q7121294|Pa'O]] ([[wikt:blk:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:blk:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343540]
*** a Wikisource in [[d:Q34002|Sundanese]] ([[s:su:|&lt;code&gt;s:su:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343539]
** To catch up, the next most recent six wikis are:
*** Wikifunctions ([[f:|&lt;code&gt;f:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275945]
*** a Wiktionary in [[d:Q2891049|Mandailing]] ([[wikt:btm:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:btm:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335216]
*** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q5555465|Ghanaian Pidgin]] ([[w:gpe:|&lt;code&gt;w:gpe:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335969]
*** a Wikinews in [[d:Q3111668|Gungbe]] ([[n:guw:|&lt;code&gt;n:guw:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334394]
*** a Wiktionary in [[d:Q33522|Kabardian]] ([[wikt:kbd:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:kbd:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333266]
*** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q35570|Fante]] ([[w:fat:|&lt;code&gt;w:fat:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335016]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-22|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-23|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-24|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] There is an existing [[mw:Stable interface policy|stable interface policy]] for MediaWiki backend code. There is a [[mw:User:Jdlrobson/Stable interface policy/frontend|proposed stable interface policy for frontend code]]. This is relevant for anyone who works on gadgets or Wikimedia frontend code. You can read it, discuss it, and let the proposer know if there are any problems. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344079]

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== Tech News: 2023-35 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/35|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] As part of the changes for the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Better diff handling of paragraph splits|better diff handling of paragraph splits]], improved detection of splits is being rolled out. Over the last two weeks, we deployed this support to [[wikitech:Deployments/Train#Groups|group0]] and group1 wikis. This week it will be deployed to group2 wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341754]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] All [[{{#special:Contributions}}]] pages now show the user's local edit count and the account's creation date. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T324166]
* Wikisource users can now use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;prpbengalicurrency&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; label to denote Bengali currency characters as page numbers inside the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;pagelist&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; tag.  [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268932]
* Two preferences have been relocated. The preference &quot;{{int:visualeditor-preference-visualeditor}}&quot; is now shown on the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|&quot;{{int:prefs-editing}}&quot; tab]] at all wikis. Previously it was shown on the &quot;{{int:prefs-betafeatures}}&quot; tab at some wikis. The preference &quot;{{int:visualeditor-preference-newwikitexteditor-enable}}&quot; is now also shown on the &quot;{{int:prefs-editing}}&quot; tab at all wikis, instead of the &quot;{{int:prefs-betafeatures}}&quot; tab. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335056][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344158]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.24|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-29|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-30|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-08-31|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] New signups for a Wikimedia developer account will start being pushed towards &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://idm.wikimedia.org/ idm.wikimedia.org]&lt;/bdi&gt;, rather than going via Wikitech. [[wikitech:IDM|Further information about the new system is available]].
* All right-to-left language wikis, plus Korean, Armenian, Ukrainian, Russian, and Bulgarian Wikipedias, will have a link in the sidebar that provides a short URL of that page, using the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|Wikimedia URL Shortener]]. This feature will come to more wikis in future weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267921]

'''Future changes'''
* The removal of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DoubleWiki|DoubleWiki extension]] is being discussed. This extension currently allows Wikisource users to view articles from multiple language versions side by side when the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;=&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; symbol next to a specific language edition is selected. Comments on this are welcomed at [[phab:T344544|the phabricator task]].
* A proposal has been made to merge the second hidden-categories list (which appears below the wikitext editing form) with the main list of categories (which is further down the page). [[phab:T340606|More information is available on Phabricator]]; feedback is welcome!

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== Tech News: 2023-36 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/36|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[m:Wikisource_EditInSequence|EditInSequence]], a feature that allows users to edit pages faster on Wikisource has been moved to a Beta Feature based on community feedback. To enable it, you can navigate to the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta features tab in Preferences]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308098]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] As part of the changes for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Generate Audio for IPA|Generate Audio for IPA]] and [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Multimedia and Commons/Audio links that play on click|Audio links that play on click]] wishlist proposals, the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Phonos#Inline_audio_player_mode|inline audio player mode]] of [[mw:Extension:Phonos|Phonos]] has been deployed to all projects. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336763]
* There is a new option for Administrators when they are changing the usergroups for a user, to add the user’s user page to their watchlist. This works both via [[{{#special:UserRights}}]] and via the API. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272294]
* One new wiki has been created:
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q34318|Talysh]] ([[w:tly:|&lt;code&gt;w:tly:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345166]
'''Problems'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:LoginNotify|LoginNotify extension]] was not sending notifications since January. It has now been fixed, so going forward, you may see notifications for failed login attempts, and successful login attempts from a new device. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344785]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-05|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-06|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-07|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-mhrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-miwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-minwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mrwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mrjwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mtwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mwlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-myvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-mznwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nahwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-napwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ndswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nds_nlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-newiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-newwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-novwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nqowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nrmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nsowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ocwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-olowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-omwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-orwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-oswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pagwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pamwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-papwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pcdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pdcwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pflwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pihwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pmswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pnbwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pntwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-pswiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308137][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308138]

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== Tech News: 2023-37 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/37|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/ORES|ORES]], the revision evaluation service, is now using a new open-source infrastructure on all wikis except for English Wikipedia and Wikidata. These two will follow this week. If you notice any unusual results from the Recent Changes filters that are related to ORES (for example, &quot;{{int:ores-rcfilters-damaging-title}}&quot; and &quot;{{int:ores-rcfilters-goodfaith-title}}&quot;), please [[mw:Talk:Machine Learning|report them]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342115]
* When you are logged in on one Wikimedia wiki and visit a different Wikimedia wiki, the system tries to log you in there automatically. This has been unreliable for a long time. You can now visit the login page to make the system try extra hard. If you feel that made logging in better or worse than it used to be, your feedback is appreciated. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326281]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Technical decision making|Technical Decision-Making Forum Retrospective]] team invites anyone involved in the technical field of Wikimedia projects to signup to and join [[mw:Technical decision making/Listening Sessions|one of their listening sessions]] on 13 September. Another date will be scheduled later. The goal is to improve the technical decision-making processes.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] As part of the changes for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Better diff handling of paragraph splits|Better diff handling of paragraph splits]] wishlist proposal, the inline switch widget in diff pages is being rolled out this week to all wikis. The inline switch will allow viewers to toggle between a unified inline or two-column diff wikitext format. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336716]

'''Future changes'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on 20 September. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|This is planned at 14:00 UTC.]] More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345263]
* The Enterprise API is launching a new feature called &quot;[http://breakingnews-beta.enterprise.wikimedia.com/ breaking news]&quot;. Currently in BETA, this attempts to identify likely &quot;newsworthy&quot; topics as they are currently being written about in any Wikipedia. Your help is requested to improve the accuracy of its detection model, especially on smaller language editions, by recommending templates or identifiable editing patterns. See more information at [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise/Breaking news|the documentation page]] on MediaWiki or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise/FAQ#What is Breaking News|the FAQ]] on Meta.

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== Tech News: 2023-38 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/38|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] MediaWiki now has a [[mw:Stable interface policy/frontend|stable interface policy for frontend code]] that more clearly defines how we deprecate MediaWiki code and wiki-based code (e.g. gadgets and user scripts). Thank you to everyone who contributed to the content and discussions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T346467][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344079]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.27|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on September 20. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|This is planned at 14:00 UTC.]] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345263]
* All wikis will have a link in the sidebar that provides a short URL of that page, using the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|Wikimedia URL Shortener]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267921]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The team investigating the Graph Extension posted [[mw:Extension:Graph/Plans#Proposal|a proposal for reenabling it]] and they need your input.

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== Tech News: 2023-39 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The Vector 2022 skin will now remember the pinned/unpinned status for the Table of Contents for all logged-out users. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316060]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.28|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-26|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-27|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-09-28|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; modules are now deprecated as part of the move to Vue.js and Codex. There is a [[mw:Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. More [[phab:T346468|details are available in the task]] and your questions are welcome there.
* Gadget definitions will have a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets#Options|new &quot;namespaces&quot; option]]. The option takes a list of namespace IDs. Gadgets that use this option will only load on pages in the given namespaces.

'''Future changes'''
* New variables will be added to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]]: &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;global_account_groups&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;global_account_editcount&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. They are available only when an account is being created. You can use them to prevent blocking automatic creation of accounts when users with many edits elsewhere visit your wiki for the first time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345632][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format]

'''Meetings'''
* You can join the next meeting with the Wikipedia mobile apps teams. During the meeting, we will discuss the current features and future roadmap. The meeting will be on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1698426015 27 October at 17:00 (UTC)]. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Office_Hours#October_2023|details and how to join]].

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== Tech News: 2023-40 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/40|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* There is a new [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering-advancedrendering|user preference]] for &quot;{{int:tog-forcesafemode}}&quot;. This setting will make pages load without including any on-wiki JavaScript or on-wiki stylesheet pages. It can be useful for debugging broken JavaScript gadgets. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342347]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Gadget definitions now have a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets#Options|new &quot;&lt;var&gt;contentModels&lt;/var&gt;&quot; option]]. The option takes a list of page content models, like &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;wikitext&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;css&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. Gadgets that use this option will only load on pages with the given content models.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.29|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-03|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-04|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-05|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Vector 2022 skin will no longer use the custom styles and scripts of Vector legacy (2010). The change will be made later this year or in early 2024. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Loading Vector 2010 scripts|how to adjust the CSS and JS pages on your wiki]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T331679]

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== Tech News: 2023-41 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q33291|Fon]] ([[w:fon:|&lt;code&gt;w:fon:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347935]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/wmf.30|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-10|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-11|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-12|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-swwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-wawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-warwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-wowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-xalwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-xhwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-xmfwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-yiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-yowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zeawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zh_min_nanwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zuwiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308139]
* At some wikis, newcomers are suggested images from Commons to add to articles without any images. Starting on Tuesday, newcomers at these wikis will be able to add images to unillustrated article sections. The specific wikis are listed under &quot;Images recommendations&quot; [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Deployment table|at the Growth team deployment table]]. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add an image|learn more about this feature.]] [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345940]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] In the mobile web skin (Minerva) the CSS ID &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#page-actions&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will be replaced with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#p-views&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. This change is to make it consistent with other skins and to improve support for gadgets and extensions in the mobile skin. A few gadgets may need to be updated; there are [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348267 details and search-links in the task].

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== Tech News: 2023-42 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/42|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Unified login|Unified login]] system's edge login should now be fixed for some browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera). This means that if you visit a new sister project wiki, you should be logged in automatically without the need to click &quot;Log in&quot; or reload the page. Feedback on whether it's working for you is welcome. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347889]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Interface/Edit_notice|Edit notices]] are now available within the MobileFrontend/Minerva skin. This feature was inspired by [[w:en:Wikipedia:EditNoticesOnMobile|the gadget on English Wikipedia]]. See more details in [[phab:T316178|T316178]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.1|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-17|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-18|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-19|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.41/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* In 3 weeks, in the Vector 2022 skin, code related to &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;addPortletLink&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#p-namespaces&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; that was deprecated one year ago will be removed. If you notice tools that should appear next to the &quot;Discussion&quot; tab are then missing, please tell the gadget's maintainers to see [[phab:T347907|instructions in the Phabricator task]].

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== Tech News: 2023-43 ==

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'''Recent changes'''
* There is a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language engineering/Newsletter/2023/October|Language and internationalization newsletter]], written quarterly. It contains updates on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects, and related support work.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Source map support has been enabled on all wikis. When you open the debugger in your browser's developer tools, you should be able to see the unminified JavaScript source code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T47514]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.2|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-24|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-25|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-26|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]).

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== Tech News: 2023-44 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/44|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The Structured Content team, as part of its project of [[:commons:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Upload Wizard Improvements|improving UploadWizard on Commons]], made some UX improvements to the upload step of choosing own vs not own work ([[phab:T347590|T347590]]), as well as to the licensing step for own work ([[phab:T347756|T347756]]).
* The Design Systems team has released version 1.0.0 of [[wmdoc:codex/latest/|Codex]], the new design system for Wikimedia. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Design_Systems_Team/Announcing_Codex_1.0|full announcement about the release of Codex 1.0.0]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-10-31|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* Listings on category pages are sorted on each wiki for that language using a [[:w:en:International Components for Unicode|library]]. For a brief period on 2 November, changes to categories will not be sorted correctly for many languages. This is because the developers are upgrading to a new version of the library. They will then use a script to fix the existing categories. This will take a few hours or a few days depending on how big the wiki is. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Technical Operations/ICU announcement|read more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T345561][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267145] 
* Starting November 1, the impact module (Special:Impact) will be upgraded by the Growth team. The new impact module shows newcomers more data regarding their impact on the wiki. It was tested by a few wikis during the last few months. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336203]

'''Future changes'''
* There is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph/Plans#Roadmap|a proposed plan]] for re-enabling the Graph Extension. You can help by reviewing this proposal and [[mw:Extension_talk:Graph/Plans#c-PPelberg_(WMF)-20231020221600-Update:_20_October|sharing what you think about it]].
* The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community_configuration_2.0|edit MediaWiki configuration directly]]. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. [[phab:T349757|A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.]] 

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== Tech News: 2023-45 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/45|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* In the Vector 2022 skin, the default font-size of a number of navigational elements (tagline, tools menu, navigational links, and more) has been increased slightly to match the font size used in page content. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T346062]

'''Problems'''
* Last week, there was a problem displaying some recent edits on [https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=dblists/s5.dblist a few wikis], for 1-6 hours. The edits were saved but not immediately shown. This was due to a database problem. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350443]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* The Growth team will reassign newcomers from former mentors to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Structured mentor list|the currently active mentors]]. They have also changed the notification language to be more user-friendly. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T330071][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327493]

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== Tech News: 2023-46 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/46|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Four new wikis have been created:
** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q7598268|Moroccan Amazigh]] ([[w:zgh:|&lt;code&gt;w:zgh:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350216]
** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q35159|Dagaare]] ([[w:dga:|&lt;code&gt;w:dga:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350218]
** a Wikipedia in [[d:Q33017|Toba Batak]] ([[w:bbc:|&lt;code&gt;w:bbc:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350320]
** a Wikiquote in [[d:Q33151|Banjar]] ([[q:bjn:|&lt;code&gt;q:bjn:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350217]

'''Problems'''
* Last week, users who previously visited Meta-Wiki or Wikimedia Commons and then became logged out on those wikis could not log in again. The problem is now resolved. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350695]
* Last week, some pop-up dialogs and menus were shown with the wrong font size. The problem is now resolved. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T350544]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]).

'''Future changes'''
* Reference Previews are coming to many wikis as a default feature. They are popups for references, similar to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Page Previews|PagePreviews feature]]. [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#Opt-out feature|You can opt out]] of seeing them. If you are [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|using the gadgets]] Reference Tooltips or Navigation Popups, you won’t see Reference Previews. [[phab:T282999|Deployment]] is planned for November 22, 2023. 
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Canary (also known as heartbeat) events will be produced into [https://stream.wikimedia.org/?doc#/streams Wikimedia event streams] from December 11. Streams users are advised to filter out these events, by discarding all events where &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;meta.domain == &quot;canary&quot;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. Updates to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot|Pywikibot]] or [https://github.com/ChlodAlejandro/wikimedia-streams wikimedia-streams] will discard these events by default. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T266798]

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== Tech News: 2023-47 ==

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'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Starting on Wednesday, a new set of Wikipedias will get &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot; ({{int:project-localized-name-quwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rmywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-roa_rupwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-roa_tarawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ruewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rwwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sahwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-satwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-scwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-scnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-scowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sdwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-shwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-siwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-skwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-slwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-smwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sqwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-srwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-srnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-stwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-stqwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-suwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-szlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tcywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tetwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tgwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-thwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-towiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tpiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-trwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ttwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-twwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-tyvwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-udmwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ugwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-uzwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vecwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vepwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vlswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-vowiki/en}}). This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to more Wikipedias]]. The communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|configure how this feature works locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308141][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308142][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308143] 
* The Vector 2022 skin will have some minor visual changes to drop-down menus, column widths, and more. These changes were added to four Wikipedias last week. If no issues are found, these changes will proceed to all wikis this week. These changes will make it possible to add new menus for readability and dark mode. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements/Updates#November_2023:_Visual_changes,_more_deployments,_and_shifting_focus|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347711]

'''Future changes'''
* There is [[mw:Extension talk:Graph/Plans#Update: 15 November|an update on re-enabling the Graph Extension]]. To speed up the process, Vega 2 will not be supported and only [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335325 some protocols] will be available at launch. You can help by sharing what you think about the plan.

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== Tech News: 2023-48 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/48|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-29|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-11-30|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] MediaWiki's JavaScript system will now allow &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt;/&lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; syntax in gadgets and user scripts. Gadget authors should remember that users' browsers may not support it, so it should be used appropriately. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343499]
* The deployment of &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add_a_link|Add a link]]&quot; announced [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/47|last week]] was postponed. It will resume this week.

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== Tech News: 2023-49 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/49|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The spacing between paragraphs on Vector 2022 has been changed from 7px to 14px to match the size of the text. This will make it easier to distinguish paragraphs from sentences. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T351754]
* The &quot;{{int:Visualeditor-dialog-meta-categories-defaultsort-label}}&quot; feature in VisualEditor is working again. You no longer need to switch to source editing to edit &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:...}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; keywords. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337398]

'''Changes later this week'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* On 6 December, people who have the enabled the preference for &quot;{{int:Discussiontools-preference-visualenhancements}}&quot; will notice the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability|talk page usability improvements]] appear on pages that include the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__NEWSECTIONLINK__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; magic word. If you notice any issues, please [[phab:T352232|share them with the team on Phabricator]].

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Toolforge [[wikitech:News/Toolforge Grid Engine deprecation|Grid Engine shutdown process]] will start on December 14. Maintainers of [[toolforge:grid-deprecation|tools that still use this old system]] should plan to migrate to Kubernetes, or tell the team your plans on Phabricator in the task about your tool, before that date. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/VIWWQKMSQO2ED3TVUR7KPPWRTOBYBVOA/]
* Communities using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions|Structured Discussions]] are being contacted regarding [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation|the upcoming deprecation of Structured Discussions]]. You can read more about this project, and share your comments, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation|on the project's page]].

'''Events'''
* Registration &amp; Scholarship applications are now open for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2024|Wikimedia Hackathon 2024]] that will take place from 3–5 May in Tallinn, Estonia. Scholarship applications are open until 5 January 2024.

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== Tech News: 2023-50 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/50|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* On Wikimedia Commons, there are some minor user-interface improvements for the &quot;choosing own vs not own work&quot; step in the UploadWizard. This is part of the Structured Content team's project of [[:commons:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Upload Wizard Improvements|improving UploadWizard on Commons]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352707][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352709]

'''Problems'''
* There was a problem showing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Personalized first day/Newcomer homepage|Newcomer homepage]] feature with the &quot;impact module&quot; and their page-view graphs, for a few days in early December. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352352][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352349]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=]] The [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/796964 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey] is seeking the opinions of the Wikimedia developer community. Please take the survey if you have any role in developing software for the Wikimedia ecosystem. The survey is open until 5 January 2024, and has an associated [[foundation:Legal:December_2023_Developer_Satisfaction_Survey|privacy statement]].

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== Tech News: 2023-51 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/51|Translations]] are available.

'''Tech News'''
* The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 8 January 2024 because of [[w:en:Christmas and holiday season|the holidays]].

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.10|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2023-12-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). There is no new MediaWiki version next week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* 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 [[mw:Structured Discussions/Deprecation|Structured Discussions' deprecation work]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248309] 
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] There will be full support for redirects in the Module namespace. The &quot;Move Page&quot; 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 [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#Renaming or moving modules|manual redirects]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120794]

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The MediaWiki JavaScript documentation is moving to a new format. During the move, you can read the old docs using [https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/REL1_41/js/ version 1.41]. Feedback about [https://doc.wikimedia.org/mediawiki-core/master/js/ the new site] is welcome on the [[mw:Talk:JSDoc_WMF_theme|project talk page]].
* The Wishathon is a new initiative that encourages collaboration across the Wikimedia community to develop solutions for wishes collected through the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:WishathonMarch2024|register for the event and read more]].

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== Tech News: 2024-02 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/02|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [https://mediawiki2latex.wmflabs.org/ mediawiki2latex] is a tool that converts wiki content into the formats of LaTeX, PDF, ODT, and EPUB. The code now runs many times faster due to recent improvements. There is also an optional Docker container you can [[b:de:Benutzer:Dirk_Hünniger/wb2pdf/install#Using_Docker|install]] on your local machine.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The way that Random pages are selected has been updated. This will slowly reduce the problem of some pages having a lower chance of appearing. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T309477]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.13|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

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== Tech News: 2024-03 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Pages that use the JSON [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:ContentHandler|contentmodel]] will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326065]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets]] and personal user scripts may now use JavaScript syntax introduced in ES6 (also known as &quot;ES2015&quot;) and ES7 (&quot;ES2016&quot;). MediaWiki validates the source code to protect other site functionality from syntax errors, and to ensure scripts are valid in all [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Compatibility#Browsers|supported browsers]]. Previously, Gadgets could use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;requiresES6&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; option. This option is no longer needed and will be removed in the future. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T75714]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Bot passwords|Bot passwords]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/OAuth/Owner-only consumers|owner-only OAuth consumers]] can now be restricted to allow editing only specific pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T349957]
* You can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Thanks|thank]] edits made by bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341388]
* An update on the status of the Community Wishlist Survey for 2024 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Future Of The Wishlist/January 4, 2024 Update|has been published]]. Please read and give your feedback.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.14|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Starting on January 17, it will not be possible to login to Wikimedia wikis from some specific old versions of the Chrome browser (versions 51–66, released between 2016 and 2018). Additionally, users of iOS 12, or Safari on Mac OS 10.14, may need to login to each wiki separately. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344791]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;jquery.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; module was deprecated and replaced with the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mediawiki.cookie&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; module last year. A script has now been run to replace any remaining uses, and this week the temporary alias will be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354966]

'''Future changes'''
* Wikimedia Deutschland is working to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Reusing references|make reusing references easier]]. They are looking for people who are interested in participating in [https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/User-research-into-Reusing-References-Sign-up-Form-2024/en/ individual video calls for user research in January and February].

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== Tech News: 2024-04 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* A bug in UploadWizard prevented linking to the userpage of the uploader when uploading. It has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354529]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.15|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

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== Tech News: 2024-05 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Starting Monday January 29, all talk pages messages' timestamps will become a link. This link is a permanent link to the comment. It allows users to find the comment they are looking for, even if this comment was moved elsewhere. This will affect all wikis except for the English Wikipedia. You can read more about this change [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/01/29/talk-page-permalinks-dont-lose-your-threads/ on Diff] or [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Talk_pages_permalinking|on Mediawiki.org]].&lt;!-- The Diff post will be published on Monday morning UTC--&gt; [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302011]
* There are some improvements to the CAPTCHA to make it harder for spam bots and scripts to bypass it. If you have feedback on this change, please comment on [[phab:T141490|the task]]. Staff are monitoring metrics related to the CAPTCHA, as well as secondary metrics such as account creations and edit counts.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.16|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-01-31|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-01|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] On February 1, a link will be added to the &quot;Tools&quot; menu to download a [[w:en:QR code|QR code]] that links to the page you are viewing. There will also be a new [[{{#special:QrCode}}]] page to create QR codes for any Wikimedia URL. This addresses the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Mobile and apps/Add ability to share QR code for a page in any Wikimedia project|#19 most-voted wish]] from the [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Results|2023 Community Wishlist Survey]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329973]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets]] which only work in some skins have sometimes used the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;targets&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; option to limit where you can use them. This will stop working this week. You should use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;skins&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; option instead. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328497]

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== Tech News: 2024-06 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
*The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. If you hear of any problems relating to mobile history usage please point them to [[phab:T353388|the phabricator task]].
*On most wikis, admins can now block users from making specific actions. These actions are: uploading files, creating new pages, moving (renaming) pages, and sending thanks. The goal of this feature is to allow admins to apply blocks that are adequate to the blocked users' activity. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community health initiative/Partial blocks#action-blocks|Learn more about &quot;action blocks&quot;]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T242541][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280531]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.17|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-06|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-07|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-08|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Talk pages permalinks that included diacritics and non-Latin script were malfunctioning. This issue is fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356199]

'''Future changes'''
* [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#24WPs|24 Wikipedias]] with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference_Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] as a default gadget are encouraged to remove that default flag. This would make [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference_Previews|Reference Previews]] the new default for reference popups, leading to a more consistent experience across wikis. For [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#46WPs|46 Wikipedias]] with less than 4 interface admins, the change is already scheduled for mid-February, [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#Reference Previews to become the default for previewing references on more wikis.|unless there are concerns]]. The older Reference Tooltips gadget will still remain usable and will override this feature, if it is available on your wiki and you have enabled it in your settings. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews#Reference_Previews_to_become_the_default_for_previewing_references_on_more_wikis][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355312]

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== Tech News: 2024-07 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
*  The [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS graph split|WDQS Graph Split experiment]] is working and loaded onto 3 test servers. The team in charge is testing the split's impact and requires feedback from WDQS users through the UI or programmatically in different channels. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_graph_split][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356773][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Sannita_(WMF)] Users' feedback will validate the impact of various use cases and workflows around the Wikidata Query service. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_update/October_2023_scaling_update][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikidata_Query_Service/User_Manual#Federation]

'''Problems'''
*There was a bug that affected the appearance of visited links when using mobile device to access wiki sites. It made the links appear black; [[phab:T356928|this issue]] is fixed.  

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.18|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-13|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-14|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-15|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] As work continues on the grid engine deprecation,[https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Toolforge_Grid_Engine_deprecation] tools on the grid engine will be stopped starting on February 14th, 2024. If you have tools actively migrating you can ask for an extension so they are not stopped. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Portal:Toolforge/About_Toolforge#Communication_and_support] 

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== Tech News: 2024-08 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* If you have the &quot;{{int:Tog-enotifwatchlistpages}}&quot; option enabled, edits by bot accounts no longer trigger notification emails. Previously, only minor edits would not trigger the notification emails. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356984]
* There are changes to how user and site scripts load for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector/2022| Vector 2022]] on specific wikis. The changes impacted the following Wikis: all projects with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector|Vector legacy]] as the default skin, Wikivoyage, and Wikibooks. Other wikis will be affected over the course of the next three months. Gadgets are not impacted. If you have been affected or want to minimize the impact on your project, see [[Phab:T357580| this ticket]]. Please coordinate and take action proactively.
*Newly auto-created accounts (the accounts you get when you visit a new wiki) now have the same local notification preferences as users who freshly register on that wiki. It is effected in four notification types listed in the [[phab:T353225|task's description]].
*The maximum file size when using [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Upload_Wizard|Upload Wizard]] is now 5 GiB. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191804]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.19|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-20|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-21|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-22|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Selected tools on the grid engine have been [[wikitech:News/Toolforge_Grid_Engine_deprecation|stopped]] as we prepare to shut down the grid on March 14th, 2024. The tool's code and data have not been deleted. If you are a maintainer and you want your tool re-enabled reach out to the [[wikitech:Portal:Toolforge/About_Toolforge#Communication_and_support|team]]. Only tools that have asked for extension are still running on the grid.
* The CSS &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/filter filter]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; property can now be used in HTML &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;style&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attributes in wikitext. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308160]

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== Tech News: 2024-09 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor_on_mobile|mobile visual editor]] is now the default editor for users who never edited before, at a small group of wikis. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor_on_mobile/VE_mobile_default#A/B_test_results| Research ]] shows that users using this editor are slightly more successful publishing the edits they started, and slightly less successful publishing non-reverted edits. Users who defined the wikitext editor as their default on desktop will get the wikitext editor on mobile for their first edit on mobile as well. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352127]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/ResourceLoader/Core modules#mw.config|mw.config]] value &lt;code&gt;wgGlobalGroups&lt;/code&gt; now only contains groups that are active in the wiki. Scripts no longer have to check whether the group is active on the wiki via an API request. A code example of the above is: &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;if (/globalgroupname/.test(mw.config.get(&quot;wgGlobalGroups&quot;)))&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356008]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.20|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-27|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-28|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-02-29|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* The right to change [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Tags|edit tags]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;changetags&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will be removed from users in Wikimedia sites, keeping it by default for admins and bots only. Your community can ask to retain the old configuration on your wiki before this change happens. Please indicate in [[phab:T355639|this ticket]] to keep it for your community before the end of March 2024.
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== Tech News: 2024-10 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/10|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Special:Book&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; page (as well as the associated &quot;Create a book&quot; functionality) provided by the old [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Collection|Collection extension]] has been removed from all Wikisource wikis, as it was broken. This does not affect the ability to download normal books, which is provided by the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Wikisource|Wikisource extension]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358437]
* [[m:Wikitech|Wikitech]] now uses the next-generation [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid|Parsoid]] wikitext parser by default to generate all pages in the Talk namespace.  Report any problems on the [[mw:Talk:Parsoid/Parser_Unification/Known_Issues|Known Issues discussion page]]. You can use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:ParserMigration|ParserMigration]] extension to control the use of Parsoid; see the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserMigration|ParserMigration help documentation]] for more details.
* Maintenance on [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org etherpad] is completed. If you encounter any issues, please indicate in [[phab:T316421|this ticket]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=| Advanced item]] [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Gadgets|Gadgets]] allow interface admins to create custom features with CSS and JavaScript. The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Gadget&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Gadget_definition&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; namespaces and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;gadgets-definition-edit&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; user right were reserved for an experiment in 2015, but were never used. These were visible on Special:Search and Special:ListGroupRights. The unused namespaces and user rights are now removed. No pages are moved, and no changes need to be made. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T31272]
* A usability improvement to the &quot;Add a citation&quot; in Wikipedia workflow has been made, the insert button was moved to the popup header. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354847]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.21|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-05|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-06|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-07|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
*  All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358233]
* The HTML markup of headings and section edit links will be changed later this year to improve accessibility. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Heading_HTML_changes|Heading HTML changes]] for details. The new markup will be the same as in the new Parsoid wikitext parser. You can test your gadget or stylesheet with the new markup if you add &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;?useparsoid=1&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to your URL ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserMigration#Selecting_a_parser_using_a_URL_query_string|more info]]) or turn on Parsoid read views in your user options ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserMigration#Enabling_via_user_preference|more info]]).
*

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== Tech News: 2024-11 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.22|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-12|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-13|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-14|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* After consulting with various communities, the line height of the text on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva skin]] will be increased to its previous value of 1.65. Different options for typography can also be set using the options in the menu, as needed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358498]
*The active link color in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva]] will be changed to provide more consistency with our other platforms and best practices. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358516]
* [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Structured data|Structured data on Commons]] will no longer ask whether you want to leave the page without saving. This will prevent the “information you’ve entered may not be saved” popups from appearing when no information have been entered. It will also make file pages on Commons load faster in certain cases. However, the popups will be hidden even if information has indeed been entered. If you accidentally close the page before saving the structured data you entered, that data will be lost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T312315]

'''Future changes'''
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358233][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch]

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== Tech News: 2024-12 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The notice &quot;Language links are at the top of the page&quot; that appears in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector/2022|Vector 2022 skin]] main menu has been removed now that users have learned the new location of the Language switcher. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T353619]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IP_Editing:_Privacy_Enhancement_and_Abuse_Mitigation/IP_Info_feature|IP info feature]] displays data from Spur, an IP addresses database. Previously, the only data source for this feature was MaxMind. Now, IP info is more useful for patrollers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341395]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Obsolete:Toolforge/Grid][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Toolforge_Grid_Engine_deprecation][https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2022/03/14/toolforge-and-grid-engine/]
* Communities can now customize the default reasons for undeleting a page by creating [[MediaWiki:Undelete-comment-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326746]

'''Problems'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider]] is an interface to interactively browse a page's history. Users in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:RevisionSlider/Developing_a_RTL-accessible_feature_in_MediaWiki_-_what_we%27ve_learned_while_creating_the_RevisionSlider|right-to-left]] languages reported RevisionSlider reacting wrong to mouse clicks. This should be fixed now. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352169]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.23|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-19|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-20|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-21|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1710943200 14:00 UTC]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358233][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server_switch]

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== Tech News: 2024-13 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] An update was made on March 18th 2024 to how various projects load site, user JavaScript and CSS in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Vector/2022|Vector 2022 skin]]. A [[phab:T360384|checklist]] is provided for site admins to follow.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.24|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-26|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-27|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-03-28|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

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== Tech News: 2024-14 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading|reading accessibility]] beta feature will notice that the default line height for the standard and large text options has changed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359030]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.25|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-02|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-03|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-04|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has an annual plan. The annual plan decides what the Wikimedia Foundation will work on. You can now read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Product &amp; Technology OKRs#Draft Key Results|the draft key results]] for the Product and Technology department. They are suggestions for what results the Foundation wants from big technical changes from July 2024 to June 2025. You can [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|comment on the talk page]].

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== Tech News: 2024-15 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Web browsers can use tools called [[:w:en:Browser extension|extensions]]. There is now a Chrome extension called [[m:Future Audiences/Experiment:Citation Needed|Citation Needed]] which you can use to see if an online statement is supported by a Wikipedia article. This is a small experiment to see if Wikipedia can be used this way. Because it is a small experiment, it can only be used in Chrome in English.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Wishlist item]] A new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit Recovery|Edit Recovery]] feature has been added to all wikis, available as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|user preference]]. Once you enable it, your in-progress edits will be stored in your web browser, and if you accidentally close an editing window or your browser or computer crashes, you will be prompted to recover the unpublished text. Please leave any feedback on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Edit-recovery feature|project talk page]]. This was the #8 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey.
* Initial results of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check|Edit check]] experiments [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit_check#4_April_2024|have been published]]. Edit Check is now deployed as a default feature at [[phab:T342930#9538364|the wikis that tested it]]. [[mw:Talk:Edit check|Let us know]] if you want your wiki to be part of the next deployment of Edit check. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342930][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361727]
* Readers using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:Minerva Neue|Minerva skin]] on mobile will notice there has been an improvement in the line height across all typography settings. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359029]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/wmf.26|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-09|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-10|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-11|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.42/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* New accounts and logged-out users will get the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor|visual editor]] as their default editor on mobile. This deployment is made at all wikis except for the English Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361134]

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== Tech News: 2024-16 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Problems'''
* Between 2 April and 8 April, on wikis using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|Flagged Revisions]], the &quot;{{Int:tag-mw-reverted}}&quot; tag was not applied to undone edits. In addition, page moves, protections and imports were not autoreviewed. This problem is now fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361918][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361940]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.1|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-16|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-17|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-18|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#DEFAULTSORT|Default category sort keys]] will now affect categories added by templates placed in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Cite|footnotes]]. Previously footnotes used the page title as the default sort key even if a different default sort key was specified (category-specific sort keys already worked). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T40435]
* A new variable &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;page_last_edit_age&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will be added to [[Special:AbuseFilter|abuse filters]]. It tells how many seconds ago the last edit to a page was made. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T269769]

'''Future changes'''
* Volunteer developers are kindly asked to update the code of their tools and features to handle [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers/2024-04 CTA|Learn more]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Four database fields will be removed from database replicas (including [[quarry:|Quarry]]). This affects only the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;abuse_filter&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;abuse_filter_history&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; tables. Some queries might need to be updated. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361996]

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== Tech News: 2024-17 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Starting this week, newcomers editing Wikipedia [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Positive reinforcement#Leveling up 3|will be encouraged]] to try structured tasks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature summary#Newcomer tasks|Structured tasks]] have been shown to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Personalized first day/Structured tasks/Add a link/Experiment analysis, December 2021|improve newcomer activation and retention]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348086]
* You can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|nominate your favorite tools]] for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award. Nominations will be open until May 10. 

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.2|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-23|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-24|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-25|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* This is the last warning that by the end of May 2024 the Vector 2022 skin will no longer share site and user scripts/styles with old Vector. For user-scripts that you want to keep using on Vector 2022, copy the contents of [[{{#special:MyPage}}/vector.js]] to [[{{#special:MyPage}}/vector-2022.js]]. There are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Loading Vector 2010 scripts|more technical details]] available. Interface administrators who foresee this leading to lots of technical support questions may wish to send a mass message to your community, as was done on French Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T362701]

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== Tech News: 2024-18 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''

[[File:Talk_pages_default_look_(April_2023).jpg|thumb|alt=Screenshot of the visual improvements made on talk pages|Example of a talk page with the new design, in French.]]
* The appearance of talk pages changed for the following wikis: {{int:project-localized-name-azwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-dewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fawiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hiwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-idwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-nlwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ptwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-rowiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-thwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-trwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ukwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-viwiki/en}}. These wikis participated to a test, where 50% of users got the new design, for one year. As this test [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Usability/Analysis|gave positive results]], the new design is deployed on these wikis as the default design. It is possible to opt-out these changes [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|in user preferences]] (&quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-visualenhancements}}&quot;). The deployment will happen at all wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341491]
* Seven new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q33014|Betawi]] ([[w:bew:|&lt;code&gt;w:bew:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357866]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35708|Kusaal]] ([[w:kus:|&lt;code&gt;w:kus:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359757]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35513|Igala]] ([[w:igl:|&lt;code&gt;w:igl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361644]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wiktionary}} in [[d:Q33541|Karakalpak]] ([[wikt:kaa:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:kaa:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T362135]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikisource}} in [[d:Q9228|Burmese]] ([[s:my:|&lt;code&gt;s:my:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361085]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikisource}} in [[d:Q9237|Malay]] ([[s:ms:|&lt;code&gt;s:ms:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363039]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikisource}} in [[d:Q8108|Georgian]] ([[s:ka:|&lt;code&gt;s:ka:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363085]
* You can now [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Support#Early_access:_Watch_Message_Groups_on_Translatewiki.net watch message groups/projects] on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/translatewiki.net|Translatewiki.net]]. Initially, this feature will notify you of added or deleted messages in these groups. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348501]
* Dark mode is now available on all wikis, on mobile web for logged-in users who opt into the [[Special:MobileOptions|advanced mode]]. This is the early release of the feature. Technical editors are invited to [https://night-mode-checker.wmcloud.org/ check for accessibility issues on wikis]. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Updates/2024-04|more detailed guidelines]].

'''Problems'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps can use an alternative visual style without labels, by using &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mapstyle=&quot;osm&quot;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. This wasn't working in previews, creating the wrong impression that it wasn't supported. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T362531]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.3|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-04-30|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-01|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-02|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

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== Tech News: 2024-19 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
[[File:Talk_pages_default_look_(April_2023).jpg|thumb|alt=Screenshot of the visual improvements made on talk pages|Example of a talk page with the new design, in French.]]
* The appearance of talk pages changed for all wikis, except for Commons, Wikidata and most Wikipedias ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/18|a few]] have already received this design change). You can read the detail of the changes [[diffblog:2024/05/02/making-talk-pages-better-for-everyone/|on ''Diff'']]. It is possible to opt-out these changes [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|in user preferences]] (&quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-visualenhancements}}&quot;). The deployment will happen at remaining wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352087][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T319146]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Interface admins now have greater control over the styling of article components on mobile with the introduction of the &lt;code&gt;SiteAdminHelper&lt;/code&gt;. More information on how styles can be disabled can be found [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikimediaMessages#Site_admin_helper|at the extension's page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363932]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise|Wikimedia Enterprise]] has added article body sections in JSON format and a curated short description field to the existing parsed Infobox. This expansion to the API is also available via Wikimedia Cloud Services. [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/article-sections-and-description/]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.4|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-07|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-08|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-09|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* When you look at the Special:Log page, the first view is labelled &quot;All public logs&quot;, but it only shows some logs. This label will now say &quot;Main public logs&quot;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T237729]

'''Future changes'''
* A new service will be built to replace [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph|Extension:Graph]]. Details can be found in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph/Plans|the latest update]] regarding this extension.
* Starting May 21, English Wikipedia and German Wikipedia will get the possibility to activate &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add a link]]&quot;. This is part of the [[phab:T304110|progressive deployment of this tool to all Wikipedias]]. These communities can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Community configuration|activate and configure the feature locally]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308144]

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== Tech News: 2024-20 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* On Wikisource there is a special page listing pages of works without corresponding scan images. Now you can use the new magic word &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;__EXPECTWITHOUTSCANS__&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; to exclude certain pages (list of editions or translations of works) from that list. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344214]
* If you use the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|user-preference]] &quot;{{int:tog-uselivepreview}}&quot;, then the template-page feature &quot;{{int:Templatesandbox-editform-legend}}&quot; will now also work without reloading the page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T136907]
* [[mw:Special:Mylanguage/Extension:Kartographer|Kartographer]] maps can now specify an alternative text via the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;alt=&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute. This is identical in usage to the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;alt=&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Images#Syntax|image and gallery syntax]]. An exception for this feature is wikis like Wikivoyage where the miniature maps are interactive. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328137]
* The old [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GuidedTour|Guided Tour]] for the &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit Review Improvements/New filters for edit review|New Filters for Edit Review]]&quot; feature has been removed. It was created in 2017 to show people with older accounts how the interface had changed, and has now been seen by most of the intended people. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T217451]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.5|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-14|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-15|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-16|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The [[{{#special:search}}]] results page will now use CSS flex attributes, for better accessibility, instead of a table. If you have a gadget or script that adjusts search results, you should update your script to the new HTML structure. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320295]

'''Future changes'''
* In the Vector 2022 skin, main pages will be displayed at full width (like special pages). The goal is to keep the number of characters per line large enough. This is related to the coming changes to typography in Vector 2022. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Updates|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357706]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Two columns of the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:pagelinks table|pagelinks]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; database table (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;pl_namespace&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;pl_title&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) are being dropped soon. Users must use two columns of the new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;[[mw:special:MyLanguage/Manual:linktarget table|linktarget]]&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table instead (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;lt_namespace&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;lt_title&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;). In your existing SQL queries:
*# Replace &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;JOIN pagelinks&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;JOIN linktarget&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;pl_&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;lt_&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;ON&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; statement
*# Below that add &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;JOIN pagelinks ON lt_id = pl_target_id&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;
** See &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[phab:T222224]]&lt;/bdi&gt; for technical reasoning. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222224][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T299947]

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== Tech News: 2024-21 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke|Nuke]] feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T43351]
* New changes have been made to the UploadWizard in Wikimedia Commons: the overall layout has been improved, by following new styling and spacing for the form and its fields; the headers and helper text for each of the fields was changed; the Caption field is now a required field, and there is an option for users to copy their caption into the media description. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WMF_support_for_Commons/Upload_Wizard_Improvements#Changes_to_%22Describe%22_workflow][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361049]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.6|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-21|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-22|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-23|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]]  The HTML used to render all headings [[mw:Heading_HTML_changes|is being changed to improve accessibility]]. It will change on 22 May in some skins (Timeless, Modern, CologneBlue, Nostalgia, and Monobook). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and [[phab:T13555|report any related problems]] so that they can be resolved before this change is made in all other skins. The developers are also considering the introduction of a [[phab:T337286|Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles]] if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.

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== Tech News: 2024-22 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/22|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Several bugs related to the latest updates to the UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons have been fixed. For more information, see [[:phab:T365107|T365107]] and [[:phab:T365119|T365119]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] In March 2024 a new [[mw:ResourceLoader/Core_modules#addPortlet|addPortlet]] API was added to allow gadgets to create new portlets (menus) in the skin. In certain skins this can be used to create dropdowns. Gadget developers are invited to try it and [[phab:T361661|give feedback]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Some CSS in the Minerva skin has been removed to enable easier community configuration. Interface editors should check the rendering on mobile devices for aspects related to the classes: &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.collapsible&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.multicol&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.reflist&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.coordinates&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;.topicon&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. [[phab:T361659|Further details are available on replacement CSS]] if it is needed.

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.7|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-28|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-29|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-05-30|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* When you visit a wiki where you don't yet have a local account, local rules such as edit filters can sometimes prevent your account from being created. Starting this week, MediaWiki takes your global rights into account when evaluating whether you can override such local rules. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T316303]

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== Tech News: 2024-23 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* It is now possible for local administrators to add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without JavaScript. [[mw:Manual:Interface/Sidebar#Add or remove toolbox sections|Documentation is available]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6086]
* The message name for the definition of the tracking category of WikiHiero has changed from &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MediaWiki:Wikhiero-usage-tracking-category&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot; to &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MediaWiki:Wikihiero-usage-tracking-category&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot;. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/wikihiero/+/1035855]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q5317225|Kadazandusun]] ([[w:dtp:|&lt;code&gt;w:dtp:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T365220]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.8|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-04|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-05|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-06|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Future changes'''
* Next week, on wikis with the Vector 2022 skin as the default, logged-out desktop users will be able to choose between different font sizes. The default font size will also be increased for them. This is to make Wikimedia projects easier to read. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Updates/2024-06 deployments|Learn more]].

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== Tech News: 2024-24 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/24|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* The software used to render SVG files has been updated to a new version, fixing many longstanding bugs in SVG rendering. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T265549]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The HTML used to render all headings [[mw:Heading HTML changes|is being changed to improve accessibility]]. It was changed last week in some skins (Vector legacy and Minerva). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and [[phab:T13555|report any related problems]] so that they can be resolved before this change is made in Vector-2022. The developers are still considering the introduction of a [[phab:T337286|Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles]] if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The HTML markup used for citations by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid|Parsoid]] changed last week. In places where Parsoid previously added the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw-reference-text&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; class, Parsoid now also adds the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;reference-text&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; class for better compatibility with the legacy parser. [[mw:Specs/HTML/2.8.0/Extensions/Cite/Announcement|More details are available]]. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1036705]

'''Problems'''
* There was a bug with the Content Translation interface that caused the tools menus to appear in the wrong location. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366374]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.9|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-11|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-12|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-13|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The new version of MediaWiki includes another change to the HTML markup used for citations: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid|Parsoid]] will now generate a &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-cite-backlink&quot;&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; wrapper for both named and unnamed references for better compatibility with the legacy parser. Interface administrators should verify that gadgets that interact with citations are compatible with the new markup. [[mw:Specs/HTML/2.8.0/Extensions/Cite/Announcement|More details are available]]. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1035809] 
* On multilingual wikis that use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; system, there is a feature that shows potentially-outdated translations with a pink background until they are updated or confirmed. From this week, confirming translations will be logged, and there is a new user-right that can be required for confirming translations if the community [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Requesting wiki configuration changes|requests it]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T49177]

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== Tech News: 2024-25 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/25|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* People who attempt to add an external link in the visual editor will now receive immediate feedback if they attempt to link to a domain that a project has decided to block. Please see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit_check#11_June_2024|Edit check]] for more details. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366751]
* The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CommunityConfiguration|Community Configuration extension]] is available [[testwiki:Special:CommunityConfiguration|on Test Wikipedia]]. This extension allows communities to customize specific features to meet their local needs. Currently only Growth features are configurable, but the extension will support other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community_configuration#Use_cases|Community Configuration use cases]] in the future. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T323811][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T360954]
* The dark mode [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]] is now available on category and help pages, as well as more special pages. There may be contrast issues. Please report bugs on the [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading|project talk page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366370]

'''Problems'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] Cloud Services tools were not available for 25 minutes last week. This was caused by a faulty hardware cable in the data center. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2024-06-11_WMCS_Ceph]
* Last week, styling updates were made to the Vector 2022 skin. This caused unforeseen issues with templates, hatnotes, and images. Changes to templates and hatnotes were reverted. Most issues with images were fixed. If you still see any, [[phab:T367463|report them here]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T367480]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.10|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-18|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-19|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-20|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Starting June 18, the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#ref|Reference Edit Check]] will be deployed to [[phab:T361843|a new set of Wikipedias]]. This feature is intended to help newcomers and to assist edit-patrollers by inviting people who are adding new content to a Wikipedia article to add a citation when they do not do so themselves. During [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit_check#Reference_Check_A/B_Test|a test at 11 wikis]], the number of citations added [https://diff.wikimedia.org/?p=127553 more than doubled] when Reference Check was shown to people. Reference Check is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Configuration|community configurable]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361843]&lt;!-- NOTE: THE DIFF BLOG WILL BE PUBLISHED ON MONDAY --&gt;
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mailing_lists|Mailing lists]] will be unavailable for roughly two hours on Tuesday 10:00–12:00 UTC. This is to enable migration to a new server and upgrade its software. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T367521]

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== Tech News: 2024-26 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/26|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Editors will notice that there have been some changes to the background color of text in the diff view, and the color of the byte-change numbers, last week. These changes are intended to make text more readable in both light mode and dark mode, and are part of a larger effort to increase accessibility. You can share your comments or questions [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading|on the project talkpage]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T361717]
* The text colors that are used for visited-links, hovered-links, and active-links, were also slightly changed last week to improve their accessibility in both light mode and dark mode. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366515]

'''Problems'''
* You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Talk pages permalinking|copy permanent links to talk page comments]] by clicking on a comment's timestamp. [[mw:Talk pages project/Permalinks|This feature]] did not always work when the topic title was very long and the link was used as a wikitext link. This has been fixed. Thanks to Lofhi for submitting the bug. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356196]

'''Changes later this week'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Recurrent item]] The [[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/wmf.11|new version]] of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-25|en}}. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-26|en}}. It will be on all wikis from {{#time:j xg|2024-06-27|en}} ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.43/Roadmap|calendar]]). [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Train][https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]
* Starting 26 June, all talk pages messages' timestamps will become a link at English Wikipedia, making this feature available for you to use at all wikis. This link is a permanent link to the comment. It allows users to find the comment they were linked to, even if this comment has since been moved elsewhere. You can read more about this feature [[DiffBlog:/2024/01/29/talk-page-permalinks-dont-lose-your-threads/|on Diff]] or [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools#Talk pages permalinking|on Mediawiki.org]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T365974]

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== Tech News: 2024-27 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/27|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Over the next three weeks, dark mode will become available for all users, both logged-in and logged-out, starting with the mobile web version. This fulfils one of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2023/Reading/Dark_mode|top-requested community wishes]], and improves low-contrast reading and usage in low-light settings. As part of these changes, dark mode will also work on User-pages and Portals. There is more information in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading/Updates#June_2024:_Typography_and_dark_mode_deployments,_new_global_preferences|the latest Web team update]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366364]
* Logged-in users can now set [[m:Special:GlobalPreferences#mw-prefsection-rendering-skin-skin-prefs|global preferences for the text-size and dark-mode]], thanks to a combined effort across Foundation teams. This allows Wikimedians using multiple wikis to set up a consistent reading experience easily, for example by switching between light and dark mode only once for all wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341278] 
* If you use a very old web browser some features might not work on the Wikimedia wikis. This affects Internet Explorer 11 and versions of Chrome, Firefox and Safari older than 2016. This change makes it possible to use new [[d:Q46441|CSS]] features and to send less code to all readers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T288287][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin#Using_CSS_variables_for_supporting_different_themes_e.g._dark_mode]
* Wikipedia Admins can customize local wiki configuration options easily using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community Configuration|Community Configuration]]. Community Configuration was created to allow communities to customize how some features work, because each language wiki has unique needs. At the moment, admins can configure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Feature_summary|Growth features]] on their home wikis, in order to better recruit and retain new editors. More options will be provided in the coming months. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366458]
* Editors interested in language issues that are related to [[w:en:Unicode|Unicode standards]], can now discuss those topics at [[mw:Talk:WMF membership with Unicode Consortium|a new conversation space in MediaWiki.org]]. The Wikimedia Foundation is now a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/WMF membership with Unicode Consortium|member of the Unicode Consortium]], and the coordination group can collaboratively review the issues discussed and, where appropriate, bring them to the attention of the Unicode Consortium.
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q2891049|Mandailing]] ([[w:btm:|&lt;code&gt;w:btm:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368038] 

'''Problems'''
* Editors can once again click on links within the visual editor's citation-preview, thanks to a bug fix by the Editing Team. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368119]

'''Future changes'''
* Please [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/758713?lang=en help us to improve Tech News by taking this short survey]. The goal is to better meet the needs of the various types of people who read Tech News. The survey will be open for 2 weeks. The survey is covered by [https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Tech_News_Survey_2024_Privacy_Statement this privacy statement]. Some translations are available.

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== Tech News: 2024-28 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/28|Translations]] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* At the Wikimedia Foundation a new task force was formed to replace the disabled Graph with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project|more secure, easy to use, and extensible Chart]]. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Newsletter:Chart Project|subscribe to the newsletter]] to get notified about new project updates and other news about Chart.
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents]] extension is now available on Meta-wiki, Igbo Wikipedia, and Swahili Wikipedia, and can be requested on your wiki. This extension helps in managing and making events more visible, giving Event organizers the ability to use tools like the Event registration tool. To learn more about the deployment status and how to request this extension for your wiki, visit the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment_status|CampaignEvents page on Meta-wiki]]. 
* Editors using the iOS Wikipedia app who have more than 50 edits can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits#Add an image|Add an Image]] feature. This feature presents opportunities for small but useful contributions to Wikipedia.
* Thank you to [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Contributor retention and growth/Celebration|all of the authors]] who have contributed to MediaWiki Core. As a result of these contributions, the [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Contributor retention and growth|percentage of authors contributing more than 5 patches has increased by 25% since last year]], which helps ensure the sustainability of the platform for the Wikimedia projects.

'''Problems'''
* A problem with the color of the talkpage tabs always showing as blue, even for non-existent pages which should have been red, affecting the Vector 2022 skin, [[phab:T367982|has been fixed]]. 

'''Future changes'''
* The Trust and Safety Product team wants to introduce [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] with as little disruption to tools and workflows as possible. Volunteer developers, including gadget and user-script maintainers, are kindly asked to update the code of their tools and features to handle temporary accounts. The team has [[mw:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|created documentation]] explaining how to do the update. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers/2024-04 CTA|Learn more]].

'''Tech News survey'''
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== Tech News: 2024-29 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/29|Translations]] are available.

'''Tech News survey'''
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'''Recent changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Wikimedia developers can now officially continue to use both [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit|Gerrit]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/GitLab|GitLab]], due to a June 24 decision by the Wikimedia Foundation to support software development on both platforms. Gerrit and GitLab are both code repositories used by developers to write, review, and deploy the software code that supports the MediaWiki software that the wiki projects are built on, as well as the tools used by editors to create and improve content. This decision will safeguard the productivity of our developers and prevent problems in code review from affecting our users. More details are available in the [[mw:GitLab/Migration status|Migration status]] page.
* The Wikimedia Foundation seeks applicants for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Proposal|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] (PTAC). This group will bring technical contributors and Wikimedia Foundation together to co-define a more resilient, future-proof technological platform. Council members will evaluate and consult on the movement's product and technical activities, so that we develop multi-generational projects. We are looking for a range of technical contributors across the globe, from a variety of Wikimedia projects. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Proposal#Joining the PTAC as a technical volunteer|Please apply here by August 10]].
* Editors with rollback user-rights who use the Wikipedia App for Android can use the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Anti Vandalism|Edit Patrol]] features. These features include a new feed of Recent Changes, related links such as Undo and Rollback, and the ability to create and save a personal library of user talk messages to use while patrolling. If your wiki wants to make these features available to users who do not have rollback rights but have reached a certain edit threshold, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android#Contact us|you can contact the team]]. You can [[diffblog:2024/07/10/ِaddressing-vandalism-with-a-tap-the-journey-of-introducing-the-patrolling-feature-in-the-mobile-app/|read more about this project on Diff blog]].
* Editors who have access to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/The_Wikipedia_Library|The Wikipedia Library]] can once again use non-open access content in SpringerLinks, after the Foundation [[phab:T368865|contacted]] them to restore access. You can read more about [[m:Tech/News/Recently_resolved_community_tasks|this and 21 other community-submitted tasks that were completed last week]]. 

'''Changes later this week'''
* This week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Updates/2024-07 deployments|dark mode will be available on a number of Wikipedias]], both desktop and mobile, for logged-in and logged-out users. Interface admins and user script maintainers are encouraged to check gadgets and user scripts in the dark mode, to find any hard-coded colors and fix them. There are some [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Recommendations for night mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis|recommendations for dark mode compatibility]] to help.

'''Future changes'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Next week, functionaries, volunteers maintaining tools, and software development teams are invited to test the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] feature on testwiki. Temporary accounts is a feature that will help improve privacy on the wikis. No further temporary account deployments are scheduled yet. Please [[mw:Talk:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|share your opinions and questions on the project talk page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T348895]
* Editors who upload files cross-wiki, or teach other people how to do so, may wish to join a Wikimedia Commons discussion. The Commons community is discussing limiting who can upload files through the cross-wiki upload/Upload dialog feature to users auto-confirmed on Wikimedia Commons. This is due to the large amount of copyright violations uploaded this way. There is a short summary at [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Cross-wiki upload|Commons:Cross-wiki upload]] and [[c:Commons:Village pump/Proposals#Deactivate cross-wiki uploads for new users|discussion at Commons:Village Pump]].

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== Tech News: 2024-30 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/30|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature News'''
* Stewards can now [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global_blocks|globally block]] accounts. Before [[phab:T17294|the change]] only IP addresses and IP ranges could be blocked globally. Global account blocks are useful when the blocked user should not be logged out. [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global_locks|Global locks]] (a similar tool logging the user out of their account) are unaffected by this change. The new global account block feature is related to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|Temporary Accounts]] project, which is a new type of user account that replaces IP addresses of unregistered editors that are no longer made public.
* Later this week, Wikimedia site users will notice that the Interface of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevs]] (also known as &quot;Pending Changes&quot;) is improved and consistent with the rest of the MediaWiki interface and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|Wikimedia's design system]]. The FlaggedRevs interface experience on mobile and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Skin:MinervaNeue|Minerva skin]] was inconsistent before it was fixed and ported to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|Codex]] by the WMF Growth team and some volunteers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191156]
*  Wikimedia site users can now submit account vanishing requests via [[m:Special:GlobalVanishRequest|GlobalVanishRequest]]. This feature is used when a contributor wishes to stop editing forever. It helps you hide your past association and edit to protect your privacy. Once processed, the account will be locked and renamed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T367329]
* Have you tried monitoring and addressing vandalism in Wikipedia using your phone? [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/10/%d9%90addressing-vandalism-with-a-tap-the-journey-of-introducing-the-patrolling-feature-in-the-mobile-app/ A Diff blog post on Patrolling features in the Mobile App] highlights some of the new capabilities of the feature, including swiping through a feed of recent changes and a personal library of user talk messages for use when patrolling from your phone. 
* Wikimedia contributors and GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) organisations can now learn and measure the impact Wikimedia Commons is having towards creating quality encyclopedic content using the [https://doc.wikimedia.org/generated-data-platform/aqs/analytics-api/reference/commons.html Commons Impact Metrics] analytics dashboard. The dashboard offers organizations analytics on things like monthly edits in a category, the most viewed files, and which Wikimedia articles are using Commons images. As a result of these new data dumps, GLAM organisation can more reliably measure their return on investment for programs bringing content into the digital Commons. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/19/commons-impact-metrics-now-available-via-data-dumps-and-api/]

'''Project Updates'''
*  Come share your ideas for improving the wikis on the newly reopened [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist|Community Wishlist]]. The Community Wishlist is Wikimedia’s forum for volunteers to share ideas (called wishes) to improve how the wikis work. The new version of the wishlist is always open, works with both wikitext and Visual Editor, and allows wishes in any language.

'''Learn more'''
* Have you ever wondered how Wikimedia software works across over 300 languages? This is 253 languages more than the Google Chrome interface, and it's no accident. The Language and Product Localization Team at the Wikimedia Foundation supports your work by adapting all the tools and interfaces in the MediaWiki software so that contributors in our movement who translate pages and strings can translate them and have the sites in all languages. Read more about the team and their upcoming work on [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/17/building-towards-a-robust-multilingual-knowledge-ecosystem-for-the-wikimedia-movement/ Diff]. 
* How can Wikimedia build innovative and experimental products while maintaining such heavily used websites? A recent [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/09/on-the-value-of-experimentation/ blog post] by WMF staff Johan Jönsson highlights the work of the [[m:Future Audiences#Objectives and Key Results|WMF Future Audience initiative]], where the goal is not to build polished products but test out new ideas, such as a [[m:Future_Audiences/Experiments: conversational/generative AI|ChatGPT plugin]] and [[m:Future_Audiences/Experiment:Add a Fact|Add a Fact]], to help take Wikimedia into the future. 

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== Tech News: 2024-31 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/31|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature news'''
* Editors using the Visual Editor in languages that use non-Latin characters for numbers, such as Hindi, Manipuri and Eastern Arabic, may notice some changes in the formatting of reference numbers. This is a side effect of preparing a new sub-referencing feature, and will also allow fixing some general numbering issues in Visual Editor. If you notice any related problems on your wiki, please share details at the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|project talkpage]].

'''Bugs status'''
* Some logged-in editors were briefly unable to edit or load pages last week. [[phab:T370304|These errors]] were mainly due to the addition of new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Linter|linter]] rules which led to caching problems. Fixes have been applied and investigations are continuing.
* Editors can use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/IP Info|IP Information tool]] to get information about IP addresses. This tool is available as a Beta Feature in your preferences. The tool was not available for a few days last week, but is now working again. Thank you to Shizhao for filing the bug report. You can read about that, and [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks#2024-07-25|28 other community-submitted tasks]] that were resolved last week.

'''Project updates'''
* There are new features and improvements to Phabricator from the Release Engineering and Collaboration Services teams, and some volunteers, including: the search systems, the new task creation system, the login systems, the translation setup which has resulted in support for more languages (thanks to Pppery), and fixes for many edge-case errors. You can [[phab:phame/post/view/316/iterative_improvements/|read details about these and other improvements in this summary]].
* There is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|update on the Charts project]]. The team has decided which visualization library to use, which chart types to start focusing on, and where to store chart definitions.
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikivoyage}} in [[d:Q9056|Czech]] ([[voy:cs:|&lt;code&gt;voy:cs:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370905] 

'''Learn more'''
* There is a [[diffblog:2024/07/26/the-journey-to-open-our-first-data-center-in-south-america/|new Wikimedia Foundation data center]] in São Paulo, Brazil which helps to reduce load times.
* There is new [[diffblog:2024/07/22/the-perplexing-process-of-uploading-images-to-wikipedia/|user research]] on problems with the process of uploading images.
* Commons Impact Metrics are [[diffblog:2024/07/19/commons-impact-metrics-now-available-via-data-dumps-and-api/|now available]] via data dumps and API.
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Technical Community Newsletter/2024/July|Technical Community Newsletter]] is now available.

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== Tech News: 2024-32 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/32|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature news'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Two new parser functions will be available this week: &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words#dir|#dir]]&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words#bcp47|#bcp47]]&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. These will reduce the need for &lt;code&gt;Template:Dir&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;Template:BCP47&lt;/code&gt; on Commons and allow us to [[phab:T343131|drop 100 million rows]] from the &quot;what links here&quot; database. Editors at any wiki that use these templates, can help by replacing the templates with these new functions. The templates at Commons will be updated during the Hackathon at Wikimania. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359761][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366623]
* Communities can request the activation of the visual editor on entire namespaces where discussions sometimes happen (for instance ''Wikipedia:'' or ''Wikisource:'' namespaces) if they understand the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ#WPNS|known limitations]]. For discussions, users can already use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] in these namespaces.
* The tracking category &quot;Pages using Timeline&quot; has been renamed to &quot;Pages using the EasyTimeline extension&quot; [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3ATimeline-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 in TranslateWiki]. Wikis that have created the category locally should rename their local creation to match.

'''Project updates'''
* Editors who help to organize WikiProjects and similar on-wiki collaborations, are invited to share ideas and examples of successful collaborations with the Campaigns and Programs teams. You can fill out [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Campaigns/WikiProjects|a brief survey]] or share your thoughts [[m:Talk:Campaigns/WikiProjects|on the talkpage]]. The teams are particularly looking for details about successful collaborations on non-English wikis.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The new parser is being rolled out on {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikivoyage}} wikis over the next few months. The {{int:project-localized-name-enwikivoyage}} and {{int:project-localized-name-hewikivoyage}} were [[phab:T365367|switched]] to Parsoid last week. For more information, see [[mw:Parsoid/Parser_Unification|Parsoid/Parser Unification]].

'''Learn more'''
* There will be more than 200 sessions at Wikimania this week. Here is a summary of some of the [[diffblog:2024/08/05/interested-in-product-and-tech-here-are-some-wikimania-sessions-you-dont-want-to-miss/|key sessions related to the product and technology area]].
* The latest [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin/2024/07-02|Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin]] is available.
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2024/July|Language and Internationalization newsletter]] is available. It includes: New design previews for Translatable pages; Updates about MinT for Wiki Readers; the release of Translation dumps; and more.
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Newsletters/31|Growth newsletter]] is available.
* The latest monthly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Reports/July 2024|MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter]] is available.

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== Tech News: 2024-33 ==

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'''Feature news'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]] editors and maintainers can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Actions#Show a CAPTCHA|make a CAPTCHA show if a filter matches an edit]]. This allows communities to quickly respond to spamming by automated bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T20110]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Stewards|Stewards]] can now specify if global blocks should prevent account creation. Before [[phab:T17273|this change]] by the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product|Trust and Safety Product]] Team, all global blocks would prevent account creation. This will allow stewards to reduce the unintended side-effects of global blocks on IP addresses.

'''Project updates'''
* [[wikitech:Help talk:Toolforge/Toolforge standards committee#August_2024_committee_nominations|Nominations are open on Wikitech]] for new members to refresh the [[wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Toolforge standards committee|Toolforge standards committee]]. The committee oversees the Toolforge [[wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Right to fork policy|Right to fork policy]] and [[wikitech:Help:Toolforge/Abandoned tool policy|Abandoned tool policy]] among other duties. Nominations will remain open until at least 2024-08-26.
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q2880037|West Coast Bajau]] ([[w:bdr:|&lt;code&gt;w:bdr:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T371757]

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== Tech News: 2024-34 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/34|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature news'''
* Editors who want to re-use references but with different details such as page numbers, will be able to do so by the end of 2024, using a new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Sub-referencing in a nutshell|sub-referencing]] feature. You can read more [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|about the project]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Test|how to test the prototype]].
* Editors using tracking categories to identify which pages use specific extensions may notice that six of the categories have been renamed to make them more easily understood and consistent. These categories are automatically added to pages that use specialized MediaWiki extensions. The affected names are for: [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Aintersection-category&amp;namespace=8 DynamicPageList], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Akartographer-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 Kartographer], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Aphonos-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 Phonos], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Arss-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 RSS], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Ascore-use-category&amp;namespace=8 Score], [https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Translations?message=MediaWiki%3Awikihiero-usage-tracking-category&amp;namespace=8 WikiHiero]. Wikis that have created the category locally should rename their local creation to match. Thanks to Pppery for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347324]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Technical volunteers who edit modules and want to get a list of the categories used on a page, can now do so using the &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;categories&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt; property of &lt;code&gt;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#Title objects|mw.title objects]]&lt;/bdi&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. This enables wikis to configure workflows such as category-specific edit notices. Thanks to SD001 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T50175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85372]

'''Bugs status'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Your help is needed to check if any pages need to be moved or deleted. A maintenance script was run to clean up unreachable pages (due to Unicode issues or introduction of new namespaces/namespace aliases). The script tried to find appropriate names for the pages (e.g. by following the Unicode changes or by moving pages whose titles on Wikipedia start with &lt;code&gt;Talk:WP:&lt;/code&gt; so that their titles start with &lt;code&gt;Wikipedia talk:&lt;/code&gt;), but it may have failed for some pages, and moved them to &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[Special:PrefixIndex/T195546/]]&lt;/bdi&gt; instead. Your community should check if any pages are listed there, and move them to the correct titles, or delete them if they are no longer needed. A full log (including pages for which appropriate names could be found) is available in [[phab:P67388]].
* Editors who volunteer as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Mentorship|mentors]] to newcomers on their wiki are once again able to access lists of potential mentees who they can connect with to offer help and guidance. This functionality was restored thanks to [[phab:T372164|a bug fix]]. Thank you to Mbch331 for filing the bug report. You can read about that, and 18 other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Project updates'''
* The application deadline for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Proposal|Product &amp; Technology Advisory Council]] (PTAC) has been extended to September 16. Members will help by providing advice to Foundation Product and Technology leadership on short and long term plans, on complex strategic problems, and help to get feedback from more contributors and technical communities. Selected members should expect to spend roughly 5 hours per month for the Council, during the one year pilot. Please consider applying, and spread the word to volunteers you think would make a positive contribution to the committee.

'''Learn more'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award#2024 Winners|2024 Coolest Tool Awards]] were awarded at Wikimania, in seven categories. For example, one award went to the ISA Tool, used for adding structured data to files on Commons, which was recently improved during the [[m:Event:Wiki Mentor Africa ISA Hackathon 2024|Wiki Mentor Africa Hackathon]]. You can see video demonstrations of each tool at the awards page. Congratulations to this year's recipients, and thank you to all tool creators and maintainers.
* The latest [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin/2024/08-01|Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin]] is available, and includes some highlights from Wikimania, an upcoming Language community meeting, and other news from the movement.

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== Tech News: 2024-35 ==

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'''Feature news'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Administrators can now test the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] feature on test2wiki. This was done to allow cross-wiki testing of temporary accounts, for when temporary accounts switch between projects. The feature was enabled on testwiki a few weeks ago. No further temporary account deployments are scheduled yet. Temporary Accounts is a project to create a new type of user account that replaces IP addresses of unregistered editors which are no longer made public. Please [[mw:Talk:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|share your opinions and questions on the project talk page]].
* Later this week, editors at wikis that use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevs]] (also known as &quot;Pending Changes&quot;) may notice that the indicators at the top of articles have changed. This change makes the system more consistent with the rest of the MediaWiki interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191156]

'''Bugs status'''
* Editors who use the 2010 wikitext editor, and use the Character Insert buttons, will [[phab:T361465|no longer]] experience problems with the buttons adding content into the edit-summary instead of the edit-window. You can read more about that, and 26 other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Project updates'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Please review and vote on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Focus areas|Focus Areas]], which are groups of wishes that share a problem. Focus Areas were created for the newly reopened Community Wishlist, which is now open year-round for submissions. The first batch of focus areas are specific to moderator workflows, around welcoming newcomers, minimizing repetitive tasks, and prioritizing tasks. Once volunteers have reviewed and voted on focus areas, the Foundation will then review and select focus areas for prioritization.
* Do you have a project and are willing to provide a three (3) month mentorship for an intern? [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Outreachy|Outreachy]] is a twice a year program for people to participate in a paid internship that will start in December 2024 and end in early March 2025, and they need mentors and projects to work on. Projects can be focused on coding or non-coding (design, documentation, translation, research). See the Outreachy page for more details, and a list of past projects since 2013.

'''Learn more'''
* If you're curious about the product and technology improvements made by the Wikimedia Foundation last year, read [[diffblog:2024/08/21/wikimedia-foundation-product-technology-improving-the-user-experience/|this recent highlights summary on Diff]].
* To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out:
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Ohrid - Day 2 - Community Configuration - Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together.webm|Community Configuration - Shaping On-Wiki Functionality Together]] (55 mins) - about the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community Configuration|Community Configuration]] project.
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Belgrade - Day 1 - Future of MediaWiki. A sustainable platform to support a collaborative user base and billions of page views.webm|Future of MediaWiki. A sustainable platform to support a collaborative user base and billions of page views]] (30 mins) - an overview for both technical and non technical audiences, covering some of the challenges and open questions, related to the [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights|platform evolution, stewardship and developer experiences]] research.

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== Tech News: 2024-36 ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Editors and volunteer developers interested in data visualisation can now test the new software for charts. Its early version is available on beta Commons and beta Wikipedia. This is an important milestone before making charts available on regular wikis. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|read more about this project update]] and help to test the charts.

'''Feature news'''
* Editors who use the [[{{#special:Unusedtemplates}}]] page can now filter out pages which are expected to be there permanently, such as sandboxes, test-cases, and templates that are always substituted. Editors can add the new magic word [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE|&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;]] to a template page to hide it from the listing. Thanks to Sophivorus and DannyS712 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184633]
* Editors who use the New Topic tool on discussion pages, will [[phab:T334163|now be reminded]] to add a section header, which should help reduce the quantity of newcomers who add sections without a header. You can read more about that, and {{formatnum:28}} other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].
* Last week, some Toolforge tools had occasional connection problems. The cause is still being investigated, but the problems have been resolved for now. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373243]
* Translation administrators at multilingual wikis, when editing multiple translation units, can now easily mark which changes require updates to the translation. This is possible with the [[phab:T298852#10087288|new dropdown menu]].

'''Project updates'''
* A new draft text of a policy discussing the use of Wikimedia's APIs [[m:Special:MyLanguage/API Policy Update 2024|has been published on Meta-Wiki]]. The draft text does not reflect a change in policy around the APIs; instead, it is an attempt to codify existing API rules. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome on [[m:Talk:API Policy Update 2024|the proposed update’s talk page]] until September 13 or until those discussions have concluded.

'''Learn more'''
* To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out:
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Ohrid - Day 2 - Charts, the successor of Graphs - A secure and extensible tool for data visualization.webm|Charts, the successor of Graphs - A secure and extensible tool for data visualization]] (25 mins) – about the above-mentioned Charts project.
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Ohrid - Day 3 - State of Language Technology and Onboarding at Wikimedia.webm|State of Language Technology and Onboarding at Wikimedia]] (90 mins) – about some of the language tools that support Wikimedia sites, such as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation|Content]]/[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation|Section Translation]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MinT|MinT]], and LanguageConverter; also the current state and future of languages onboarding. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368772]

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== Tech News: 2024-37 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/37|Translations]] are available.

'''Feature news'''
* Starting this week, the standard [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|syntax highlighter]] will receive new colors that make them compatible in dark mode. This is the first of many changes to come as part of a major upgrade to syntax highlighting. You can learn more about what's to come on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|help page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T365311][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Editors of wikis using Wikidata will now be notified of only relevant Wikidata changes in their watchlist. This is because the Lua functions &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;entity:getSitelink()&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw.wikibase.getSitelink(qid)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; will have their logic unified for tracking different aspects of sitelinks to reduce junk notifications from [[m:Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects/Projects/Watchlist Wikidata Sitelinks Tracking|inconsistent sitelinks tracking]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T295356]

'''Project updates'''
*  Users of all Wikis will have access to Wikimedia sites as read-only for a few minutes on September 25, starting at 15:00 UTC. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370962]
* Contributors of [[phab:T363538#10123348|11 Wikipedias]], including English will have a new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MOS&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; namespace added to their Wikipedias. This improvement ensures that links beginning with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MOS:&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; (usually shortcuts to the [[w:en:Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]) are not broken by [[w:en:Mooré|Mooré]] Wikipedia (language code &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mos&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363538]

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== Tech News: 2024-38 ==

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'''Improvements and Maintenance'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Editors interested in templates can help by reading the latest Wishlist focus area, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Focus areas/Template recall and discovery|Template recall and discovery]], and share your feedback on the talkpage. This input helps the Community Tech team to decide the right technical approach to build. Everyone is also encouraged to continue adding [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist|new wishes]].
* The new automated [[{{#special:NamespaceInfo}}]] page helps editors understand which [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Namespaces|namespaces]] exist on each wiki, and some details about how they are configured. Thanks to DannyS712 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263513]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Reference check|References Check]] is a feature that encourages editors to add a citation when they add a new paragraph to a Wikipedia article. For a short time, the corresponding tag &quot;Edit Check (references) activated&quot; was erroneously being applied to some edits outside of the main namespace. This has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373692]
* It is now possible for a wiki community to change the order in which a page’s categories are displayed on their wiki. By default, categories are displayed in the order they appear in the wikitext. Now, wikis with a consensus to do so can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Requesting wiki configuration changes|request]] a configuration change to display them in alphabetical order. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373480]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Tool authors can now access ToolsDB's [[wikitech:Portal:Data Services#ToolsDB|public databases]] from both [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Quarry|Quarry]] and [[wikitech:Superset|Superset]]. Those databases have always been accessible to every [[wikitech:Portal:Toolforge|Toolforge]] user, but they are now more broadly accessible, as Quarry can be accessed by anyone with a Wikimedia account. In addition, Quarry's internal database can now be [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Quarry#Querying Quarry's own database|queried from Quarry itself]]. This database contains information about all queries that are being run and starred by users in Quarry. This information was already public through the web interface, but you can now query it using SQL. You can read more about that, and {{formatnum:20}} other community-submitted tasks that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].
* Any pages or tools that still use the very old CSS classes &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mw-message-box&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; need to be updated. These old classes will be removed next week or soon afterwards. Editors can use a [https://global-search.toolforge.org/?q=mw-message-box&amp;regex=1&amp;namespaces=&amp;title= global-search] to determine what needs to be changed. It is possible to use the newer &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;cdx-message&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; group of classes as a replacement (see [https://doc.wikimedia.org/codex/latest/components/demos/message.html#css-only-version the relevant Codex documentation], and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tech/Header&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=27449042 an example update]), but using locally defined onwiki classes would be best. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374499]

'''Technical project updates'''
* Next week, all Wikimedia wikis will be read-only for a few minutes. This will start on September 25 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1727276400 15:00 UTC]. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|This maintenance process also targets other services.]] The previous switchover took 3 minutes, and the Site Reliability Engineering teams use many tools to make sure that this essential maintenance work happens as quickly as possible. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370962]

'''Tech in depth'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The latest monthly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Reports/August 2024|MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter]] is available. This edition includes details about: research about [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Hooks|hook]] handlers to help simplify development, research about performance improvements, work to improve the REST API for end-users, and more.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] To learn more about the technology behind the Wikimedia projects, you can now watch sessions from the technology track at Wikimania 2024 on Commons. This week, check out: 
** [[c:File:Wikimania 2024 - Auditorium Kyiv - Day 4 - Hackathon Showcase.webm|Hackathon Showcase]] (45 mins) - 19 short presentations by some of the Hackathon participants, describing some of the projects they worked on, such as automated testing of maintenance scripts, a video-cutting command line tool, and interface improvements for various tools. There are [[phab:T369234|more details and links available]] in the Phabricator task.
** [[c:File:Co-Creating a Sustainable Future for the Toolforge Ecosystem.webm|Co-Creating a Sustainable Future for the Toolforge Ecosystem]] (40 mins) - a roundtable discussion for tool-maintainers, users, and supporters of Toolforge about how to make the platform sustainable and how to evaluate the tools available there.

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== Tech News: 2024-39 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/39|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* All wikis will be [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday September 25 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1727276400 15:00 UTC]. Reading the wikis will not be interrupted, but editing will be paused. These twice-yearly processes allow WMF's site reliability engineering teams to remain prepared to keep the wikis functioning even in the event of a major interruption to one of our data centers.

'''Updates for editors'''
[[File:Add alt text from a halfsheet, with the article behind.png|thumb|A screenshot of the interface for the Alt Text suggested-edit feature]]
* Editors who use the iOS Wikipedia app in Spanish, Portuguese, French, or Chinese, may see the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits project/Alt Text Experiment|Alt Text suggested-edit experiment]] after editing an article, or completing a suggested edit using &quot;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits project#Hypothesis 2 Add an Image Suggested Edit|Add an image]]&quot;. Alt-text helps people with visual impairments to read Wikipedia articles. The team aims to learn if adding alt-text to images is a task that editors can be successful with. Please share any feedback on [[mw:Talk:Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits project/Alt Text Experiment|the discussion page]].
* The Codex color palette has been updated with new and revised colors for the MediaWiki user interfaces. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Design System Team/Color/Design documentation#Updates|most noticeable changes]] for editors include updates for: dark mode colors for Links and for quiet Buttons (progressive and destructive), visited Link colors for both light and dark modes, and background colors for system-messages in both light and dark modes.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] It is now possible to include clickable wikilinks and external links inside code blocks. This includes links that are used within &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;syntaxhighlight&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; tags and on code pages (JavaScript, CSS, Scribunto and Sanitized CSS). Uses of template syntax &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{…}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; are also linked to the template page. Thanks to SD0001 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368166]
* Two bugs were fixed in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Account vanishing|GlobalVanishRequest]] system by improving the logging and by removing an incorrect placeholder message. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370595][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T372223]
* View all {{formatnum:25}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:25|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] From [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise|Wikimedia Enterprise]]: 
** The API now enables 5,000 on-demand API requests per month and twice-monthly HTML snapshots freely (gratis and libre). More information on the updates and also improvements to the software development kits (SDK) are explained on [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/enhanced-free-api/ the project's blog post]. While Wikimedia Enterprise APIs are designed for high-volume commercial reusers, this change enables many more community use-cases to be built on the service too.
** The Snapshot API (html dumps) have added beta Structured Contents endpoints ([https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/structured-contents-snapshot-api/ blog post on that]) as well as released two beta datasets (English and French Wikipedia) from that endpoint to Hugging Face for public use and feedback ([https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/hugging-face-dataset/ blog post on that]). These pre-parsed data sets enable new options for researchers, developers, and data scientists to use and study the content.

'''In depth'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) is used to get answers to questions using the Wikidata data set. As Wikidata grows, we had to make a major architectural change so that WDQS could remain performant. As part of the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS graph split|WDQS Graph Split project]], we have new SPARQL endpoints available for serving the &quot;[https://query-scholarly.wikidata.org scholarly]&quot; and &quot;[https://query-main.wikidata.org main]&quot; subgraphs of Wikidata. The [http://query.wikidata.org query.wikidata.org endpoint] will continue to serve the full Wikidata graph until March 2025. After this date, it will only serve the main graph. For more information, please see [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/September 2024 scaling update|the announcement on Wikidata]].

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== Tech News: 2024-40 ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Readers of [[phab:T375401|42 more wikis]] can now use Dark Mode. If the option is not yet available for logged-out users of your wiki, this is likely because many templates do not yet display well in Dark Mode. Please use the [https://night-mode-checker.wmcloud.org/ night-mode-checker tool] if you are interested in helping to reduce the number of issues. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Recommendations for night mode compatibility on Wikimedia wikis|recommendations page]] provides guidance on this. Dark Mode is enabled on additional wikis once per month.
* Editors using the 2010 wikitext editor as their default can access features from the 2017 wikitext editor by adding &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;?veaction=editsource&lt;/code&gt; to the URL. If you would like to enable the 2017 wikitext editor as your default, it can be set in [[Special:Preferences#mw-input-wpvisualeditor-newwikitext|your preferences]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239796]
* For logged-out readers using the Vector 2022 skin, the &quot;donate&quot; link has been moved from a collapsible menu next to the content area into a more prominent top menu, next to &quot;Create an account&quot;. This restores the link to the level of prominence it had in the Vector 2010 skin. [[mw:Readers/2024 Reader and Donor Experiences#Donor Experiences (Key Result WE 3.2 and the related hypotheses)|Learn more]] about the changes related to donor experiences. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373585]
* The CampaignEvents extension provides tools for organizers to more easily manage events, communicate with participants, and promote their events on the wikis. The extension has been [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status|enabled]] on Arabic Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia, Swahili Wikipedia, and Meta-Wiki. [[w:zh:Wikipedia:互助客栈/其他#引進CampaignEvents擴充功能|Chinese Wikipedia has decided]] to enable the extension, and discussions on the extension are in progress [[w:es:Wikipedia:Votaciones/2024/Sobre la política de Organizadores de Eventos|on Spanish Wikipedia]] and [[d:Wikidata:Project chat#Enabling the CampaignEvents Extention on Wikidata|on Wikidata]]. To learn how to enable the extension on your wiki, you can visit [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents|the CampaignEvents page on Meta-Wiki]].
* View all {{formatnum:22}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:22|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Developers with an account on Wikitech-wiki should [[wikitech:Wikitech/SUL-migration|check if any action is required]] for their accounts. The wiki is being changed to use the single-user-login (SUL) system, and other configuration changes. This change will help reduce the overall complexity for the weekly software updates across all our wikis.

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|server switch]] was completed successfully last week with a read-only time of [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Past Switches|only 2 minutes 46 seconds]]. This periodic process makes sure that engineers can switch data centers and keep all of the wikis available for readers, even if there are major technical issues. It also gives engineers a chance to do maintenance and upgrades on systems that normally run 24 hours a day, and often helps to reveal weaknesses in the infrastructure. The process involves dozens of software services and hundreds of hardware servers, and requires multiple teams working together. Work over the past few years has reduced the time from 17 minutes down to 2–3 minutes. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/66ZW7B2MG63AESQVTXDIFQBDBS766JGW/]

'''Meetings and events'''
* October 4–6: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WikiIndaba conference 2024|WikiIndaba Conference's Hackathon]] in Johannesburg, South Africa
* November 4–6: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024]] in Vienna, Austria

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== Tech News: 2024-41 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/41|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Communities can now request installation of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Automoderator|Automoderator]] on their wiki. Automoderator is an automated anti-vandalism tool that reverts bad edits based on scores from the new &quot;Revert Risk&quot; machine learning model. You can [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AutoModerator/Deploying|read details about the necessary steps]] for installation and configuration. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T336934]

'''Updates for editors'''
* Translators in wikis where [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation#Try the tool|the mobile experience of Content Translation is available]], can now customize their articles suggestion list from 41 filtering options when using the tool. This topic-based article suggestion feature makes it easy for translators to self-discover relevant articles based on their area of interest and translate them. You can [https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;active-list=suggestions try it with your mobile device]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368422]
* View all {{formatnum:12}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:12|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* It is now possible for &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;syntaxhighlight&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; code blocks to offer readers a &quot;Copy&quot; button if the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;copy=1&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; attribute is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SyntaxHighlight#copy|set on the tag]]. Thanks to SD0001 for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T40932]
* Customized copyright footer messages on all wikis will be updated. The new versions will use wikitext markup instead of requiring editing raw HTML. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375789]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Later this month, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] will be rolled out on several pilot wikis. The final list of the wikis will be published in the second half of the month. If you maintain any tools, bots, or gadgets on [[phab:T376499|these 11 wikis]], and your software is using data about IP addresses or is available for logged-out users, please check if it needs to be updated to work with temporary accounts. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|Guidance on how to update the code is available]].
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Rate limiting has been enabled for the code review tools [[Wikitech:Gerrit|Gerrit]] and [[Wikitech:GitLab|GitLab]] to address ongoing issues caused by malicious traffic and scraping. Clients that open too many concurrent connections will be restricted for a few minutes. This rate limiting is managed through [[Wikitech:nftables|nftables]] firewall rules. For more details, see Wikitech's pages on [[Wikitech:Firewall#Throttling with nftables|Firewall]], [[Wikitech:GitLab/Abuse and rate limiting|GitLab limits]] and [[Wikitech:Gerrit/Operations#Throttling IPs|Gerrit operations]].
* Five new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q49224|Komering]] ([[w:kge:|&lt;code&gt;w:kge:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374813]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q36096|Mooré]] ([[m:mos:|&lt;code&gt;m:mos:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374641]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wiktionary}} in [[d:Q36213|Madurese]] ([[wikt:mad:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:mad:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374968]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikiquote}} in [[d:Q2501174|Gorontalo]] ([[q:gor:|&lt;code&gt;q:gor:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375088]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikinews}} in [[d:Q56482|Shan]] ([[n:shn:|&lt;code&gt;n:shn:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375430]

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== Tech News: 2024-42 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/42|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow) is starting to be removed. This extension is unmaintained and causes issues. It will be replaced by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]], which is used on any regular talk page. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Discussions/Deprecation#Deprecation timeline|A first set of wikis]] are being contacted. These wikis are invited to stop using Flow, and to move all Flow boards to sub-pages, as archives. At these wikis, a script will move all Flow pages that aren't a sub-page to a sub-page automatically, starting on 22 October 2024. On 28 October 2024, all Flow boards at these wikis will be set in read-only mode. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370722]
* WMF's Search Platform team is working on making it easier for readers to perform text searches in their language. A [[phab:T332342|change last week]] on over 30 languages makes it easier to find words with accents and other diacritics. This applies to both full-text search and to types of advanced search such as the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;''hastemplate''&lt;/bdi&gt; and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;''incategory''&lt;/bdi&gt; keywords. More technical details (including a few other minor search upgrades) are available. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:TJones_%28WMF%29/Notes/Language_Analyzer_Harmonization_Notes#ASCII-folding/ICU-folding_%28T332342%29]
* View all {{formatnum:20}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:20|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|EditCheck]] was installed at Russian Wikipedia, and fixes were made for some missing user interface styles.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Editors who use the Toolforge tool [[toolforge:copyvios|Earwig's Copyright Violation Detector]] will now be required to log in with their Wikimedia account before running checks using the &quot;search engine&quot; option. This change is needed to help prevent external bots from misusing the system. Thanks to Chlod for these improvements. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers#Authentication_is_now_required_for_search_engine_checks_on_Earwig's_Copyvio_Tool]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator|Phabricator]] users can create tickets and add comments on existing tickets via Email again. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator/Help#Using email|Sending email to Phabricator]] has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356077]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Some HTML elements in the interface are now wrapped with a &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;bdi&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; element, to make our HTML output more aligned with Web standards. More changes like this will be coming in future weeks. This change might break some tools that rely on the previous HTML structure of the interface. Note that relying on the HTML structure of the interface is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Stable interface policy/Frontend#What is not stable?|not recommended]] and might break at any time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375975]

'''In depth'''
* The latest monthly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Reports/September 2024|MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter]] is available. This edition includes: updates on Wikimedia's authentication system, research to simplify feature development in the MediaWiki platform, updates on Parser Unification and MathML rollout, and more.
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Technical Community Newsletter/2024/October|Technical Community Newsletter]] is now available. This edition include: research about improving topic suggestions related to countries, improvements to PHPUnit tests, and more.

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== Tech News: 2024-43 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/43|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Mobile Apps team has released an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Navigation Refresh#Phase 1: Creating a user Profile Menu (T373714)|update]] to the iOS app's navigation, and it is now available in the latest App store version. The team added a new Profile menu that allows for easy access to editor features like Notifications and Watchlist from the Article view, and brings the &quot;Donate&quot; button into a more accessible place for users who are reading an article. This is the first phase of a larger planned [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Navigation Refresh|navigation refresh]] to help the iOS app transition from a primarily reader-focused app, to an app that fully supports reading and editing. The Wikimedia Foundation has added more editing features and support for on-wiki communication based on volunteer requests in recent years.
[[File:IOS App Navigation refresh first phase 05.png|thumb|iOS Wikipedia App's profile menu and contents]]

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikipedia readers can now download a browser extension to experiment with some early ideas on potential features that recommend articles for further reading, automatically summarize articles, and improve search functionality. For more details and to stay updated, check out the Web team's [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Content Discovery Experiments|Content Discovery Experiments page]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Newsletter:Web team's projects|subscribe to their newsletter]].
* Later this month, logged-out editors of [[phab:T376499|these 12 wikis]] will start to have [[mw:Special:Mylanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] created. The list may slightly change - some wikis may be removed but none will be added. Temporary account is a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/User account types|type of user account]]. It enhances the logged-out editors' privacy and makes it easier for community members to communicate with them. If you maintain any tools, bots, or gadgets on these 12 wikis, and your software is using data about IP addresses or is available for logged-out users, please check if it needs to be updated to work with temporary accounts. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|Guidance on how to update the code is available]]. Read more about the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/Updates|deployment plan across all wikis]].
* View all {{formatnum:33}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:33|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the [[w:nr:Main Page|South Ndebele]], [[w:rsk:Главни бок|Pannonian Rusyn]], [[w:ann:Uwu|Obolo]], [[w:iba:Lambar Keterubah|Iban]] and [[w:tdd:ᥞᥨᥝᥴ ᥘᥣᥲ ᥖᥥᥰ|Tai Nüa]] Wikipedia languages were created last week. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36785][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35660][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36614][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33424][https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36556]
* It is now possible to create functions on Wikifunctions using Wikidata lexemes, through the new [[f:Z6005|Wikidata lexeme type]] launched last week. When you go to one of these functions, the user interface provides a lexeme selector that helps you pick a lexeme from Wikidata that matches the word you type. After hitting run, your selected lexeme is retrieved from Wikidata, transformed into a Wikidata lexeme type, and passed into the selected function. Read more about this in [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2024-10-17#Function of the Week: select representation from lexeme|the latest Wikifunctions newsletter]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Users of the Wikimedia sites can now format dates more easily in different languages with the new &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;{{[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions##timef|#timef]]:…}}&lt;/code&gt; parser function. For example, &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#timef:now|date|en}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will show as &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;{{#timef:now|date|en}}&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot;. Previously, &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#time:…}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; could be used to format dates, but this required knowledge of the order of the time and date components and their intervening punctuation. &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#timef&lt;/code&gt; (or &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#timefl&lt;/code&gt; for local time) provides access to the standard date formats that MediaWiki uses in its user interface. This may help to simplify some templates on multi-lingual wikis like Commons and Meta. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T223772][https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions##timef]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Commons and Meta users can now efficiently [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#Localization|retrieve the user's language]] using &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{USERLANGUAGE}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; instead of using &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{int:lang}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T4085]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Tech Advisory Council]] (PTAC) now has its pilot members with representation across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. They will work to address the [[Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives/Technology Council|Movement Strategy's Technology Council]] initiative of having a co-defined and more resilient technological platform. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Initiatives/Technology_Council]

'''In depth'''
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Newsletters/32|Growth newsletter]] is available. It includes: an upcoming Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module, new Community Configuration options, and details on new projects.
* The Wikimedia Foundation is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Security Team#CNA Partnership|now an official partner of the CVE program]], which is an international effort to catalog publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. This partnership will allow the Security Team to instantly publish [[w:en:Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures|common vulnerabilities and exposures]] (CVE) records that are affecting MediaWiki core, extensions, and skins, along with any other code the Foundation is a steward of.
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist|Community Wishlist]] is now [[m:Community Wishlist/Updates#October 16, 2024: Conversations Made Easier: Machine-Translated Wishes Are Here!|testing machine translations]] for Wishlist content. Volunteers can now read machine-translated versions of wishes and dive into discussions even before translators arrive to translate content.

'''Meetings and events'''
* 24 October - Wiki Education Speaker Series Webinar - [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/N4XTB4G55BUY3M3PNGUAKQWJ7A4UOPAK/ Open Source Tech: Building the Wiki Education Dashboard], featuring Wikimedia interns and a Web developer in the panel.
* 20–22 December 2024 - [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024|Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024]] in Odisha, India. A hackathon for community members, including developers, designers and content editors, to build technical solutions that improve contributors' experiences.

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== Tech News: 2024-44 ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Later in November, the Charts extension will be deployed to the test wikis in order to help identify and fix any issue. A security review is underway to then enable deployment to pilot wikis for broader testing. You can read [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates#October 2024: Working towards production deployment|the October project update]] and see the [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Charts latest documentation and examples on Beta Wikipedia].
* View all {{formatnum:32}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:32|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, [[w:en:PediaPress|Pediapress.com]], an external service that creates books from Wikipedia, can now use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Maps|Wikimedia Maps]] to include existing pre-rendered infobox map images in their printed books on Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375761]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Wikis can use [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GuidedTour|the Guided Tour extension]] to help newcomers understand how to edit. The Guided Tours extension now works with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Dark mode|dark mode]]. Guided Tour maintainers can check their tours to see that nothing looks odd. They can also set &lt;code&gt;emitTransitionOnStep&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;true&lt;/code&gt; to fix an old bug. They can use the new flag &lt;code&gt;allowAutomaticBack&lt;/code&gt; to avoid back-buttons they don't want. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T73927#10241528]
*  Administrators in the Wikimedia projects who use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Nuke|Nuke Extension]] will notice that mass deletions done with this tool have the &quot;Nuke&quot; tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366068]

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/45|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Stewards can now make [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global blocks|global account blocks]] cause global [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Autoblock|autoblocks]]. This will assist stewards in preventing abuse from users who have been globally blocked. This includes preventing globally blocked temporary accounts from exiting their session or switching browsers to make subsequent edits for 24 hours. Previously, temporary accounts could exit their current session or switch browsers to continue editing. This is an anti-abuse tool improvement for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|Temporary Accounts]] project. You can read more about the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/Updates|progress on key features for temporary accounts]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368949]
* Wikis that have the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status|CampaignEvents extension enabled]] can now use the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Campaigns/Foundation Product Team/Event list#October 29, 2024: Collaboration List launched|Collaboration List]] feature. This list provides a new, easy way for contributors to learn about WikiProjects on their wikis. Thanks to the Campaign team for this work that is part of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2024-2025/Product %26 Technology OKRs#WE KRs|the 2024/25 annual plan]]. If you are interested in bringing the CampaignEvents extension to your wiki, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status#How to Request the CampaignEvents Extension for your wiki|follow these steps]] or you can reach out to User:Udehb-WMF for help.
* The text color for red links will be slightly changed later this week to improve their contrast in light mode. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370446]
* View all {{formatnum:32}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:32|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, on multilingual wikis, users [[phab:T216368|can now]] hide translations from the WhatLinksHere special page.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* XML [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Data dumps|data dumps]] have been temporarily paused whilst a bug is investigated. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/xmldatadumps-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/BXWJDPO5QI2QMBCY7HO36ELDCRO6HRM4/]

'''In depth'''
* Temporary Accounts have been deployed to six wikis; thanks to the Trust and Safety Product team for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|this work]], you can read about [[phab:T340001|the deployment plans]]. Beginning next week, Temporary Accounts will also be enabled on [[phab:T378336|seven other projects]]. If you are active on these wikis and need help migrating your tools, please reach out to [[m:User:Udehb-WMF|User:Udehb-WMF]] for assistance.
*  The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2024/October|Language and Internationalization newsletter]] is available.  It includes: New languages supported in translatewiki or in MediaWiki; New keyboard input methods for some languages; details about recent and upcoming meetings, and more.

'''Meetings and events'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024]] is happening in Vienna, Austria and online from 4 to 6 November 2024. The conference will feature discussions around the usage of MediaWiki software by and within companies in different industries and will inspire and onboard new users.

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/46|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* On wikis with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Translate|Translate extension]] enabled, users will notice that the FuzzyBot will now automatically create translated versions of categories used on translated pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285463]
* View all {{formatnum:29}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:29|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the submitted task to use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:SecurePoll|SecurePoll extension]] for English Wikipedia's special [[w:en:Wikipedia:Administrator elections|administrator election]] was resolved on time. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T371454] 

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] In &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mw:MediaWiki_1.44/wmf.2|1.44.0-wmf-2]]&lt;/code&gt;, the logic of Wikibase function &lt;code&gt;getAllStatements&lt;/code&gt; changed to behave like &lt;code&gt;getBestStatements&lt;/code&gt;. Invoking the function now returns a copy of values which are immutable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T270851]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/ Wikimedia REST API] users, such as bot operators and tool maintainers, may be affected by ongoing upgrades. The API will be rerouting some page content endpoints from RESTbase to the newer [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API|MediaWiki REST API]] endpoints. The [[phab:T374683|impacted endpoints]] include getting page/revision metadata and rendered HTML content. These changes will be available on testwiki later this week, with other projects to follow. This change should not affect existing functionality, but active users of the impacted endpoints should verify behavior on testwiki, and raise any concerns on the related [[phab:T374683|Phabricator ticket]].

'''In depth'''
* Admins and users of the Wikimedia projects [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator_Tools/Automoderator#Usage|where Automoderator is enabled]] can now monitor and evaluate important metrics related to Automoderator's actions. [https://superset.wmcloud.org/superset/dashboard/unified-automoderator-activity-dashboard/ This Superset dashboard] calculates and aggregates metrics about Automoderator's behaviour on the projects in which it is deployed. Thanks to the Moderator Tools team for this Dashboard; you can visit [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Automoderator/Unified Activity Dashboard|the documentation page]] for more information about this work. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T369488]

'''Meetings and events'''
* 21 November 2024 ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 21 November 2024 8:00 UTC|8:00 UTC]] &amp; [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 21 November 2024 16:00 UTC|16:00 UTC]]) - [[c:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Commons community calls|Community call]] with Wikimedia Commons volunteers and stakeholders to help prioritize support efforts for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. The theme of this call is how content should be organised on Wikimedia Commons.
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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/47|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users of Wikimedia sites will now be warned when they create a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects|redirect]] to a page that doesn't exist. This will reduce the number of broken redirects to red links in our projects. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326057]
* View all {{formatnum:42}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:42|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot/Overview|Pywikibot]], which automates work on MediaWiki sites, was upgraded to 9.5.0 on Toolforge. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* On wikis that use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:FlaggedRevs|FlaggedRevs extension]], pages created or moved by users with the appropriate permissions are marked as flagged automatically. This feature has not been working recently, and changes fixing it should be deployed this week. Thanks to Daniel and Wargo for working on this. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379218][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368380]

'''In depth'''
* There is a new [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/11/05/say-hi-to-temporary-accounts-easier-collaboration-with-logged-out-editors-with-better-privacy-protection Diff post] about Temporary Accounts, available in more than 15 languages. Read it to learn about what Temporary Accounts are, their impact on different groups of users, and the plan to introduce the change on all wikis.

'''Meetings and events'''
* Technical volunteers can now register for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2025|2025 Wikimedia Hackathon]], which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. [https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/hackathon2025/ Application for travel and accommodation scholarships] is open from '''November 12 to December 10 2024'''. The registration for the event will close in mid-April 2025. The Wikimedia Hackathon is an annual gathering that unites the global technical community to collaborate on existing projects and explore new ideas.
* Join the [[C:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:WMF%20support%20for%20Commons/Commons%20community%20calls|Wikimedia Commons community calls]] this week to help prioritize support for Commons which will be planned for 2025–2026. The theme will be how content should be organised on Wikimedia Commons. This is an opportunity for volunteers who work on different things to come together and talk about what matters for the future of the project. The calls will take place '''November 21, 2024, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 21 November 2024 8:00 UTC|8:00 UTC]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 21 November 2024 16:00 UTC|16:00 UTC]]'''.
* A [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community meetings#29 November 2024|Language community meeting]] will take place '''November 29, 16:00 UTC''' to discuss updates and technical problem-solving.

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'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] A new version of the standard wikitext editor-mode [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|syntax highlighter]] will be available as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]] later this week. This brings many new features and bug fixes, including right-to-left support, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Template folding|template folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and an improved search panel. You can learn more on the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|help page]].
* The 2010 wikitext editor now supports common keyboard shortcuts such &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ctrl&lt;/code&gt;+&lt;code&gt;B&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for bold and &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ctrl&lt;/code&gt;+&lt;code&gt;I&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; for italics. A full [[mw:Help:Extension:WikiEditor#Keyboard shortcuts|list of all six shortcuts]] is available. Thanks to SD0001 for this improvement. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T62928]
* Starting November 28, Flow/Structured Discussions pages will be automatically archived and set to read-only at the following wikis: &lt;bdi&gt;bswiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;elwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;euwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;fawiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;fiwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwikiquote&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwikisource&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwikiversity&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwikivoyage&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;idwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;lvwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;plwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;ptwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;urwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;viwikisource&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;zhwikisource&lt;/bdi&gt;. This is done as part of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation|StructuredDiscussions deprecation work]]. If you need any assistance to archive your page in advance, please contact [[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]]. 
* View all {{formatnum:25}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:25|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a user creating a new AbuseFilter can now only set the filter to &quot;protected&quot; [[phab:T377765|if it includes a protected variable]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]], which can be used in JavaScript, CSS, JSON, and Lua pages, [[phab:T377663|now offers]] live autocompletion. Thanks to SD0001 for this improvement. The feature can be temporarily disabled on a page by pressing &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;Ctrl&lt;/code&gt;+&lt;code&gt;,&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; and un-selecting &quot;&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Live Autocompletion&lt;/bdi&gt;&quot;.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Tool-maintainers who use the Graphite system for tracking metrics, need to migrate to the newer Prometheus system. They can check [https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/K6DEOo5Ik/grafana-graphite-datasource-utilization?orgId=1 this dashboard] and the list in the Description of the [[phab:T350592|task T350592]] to see if their tools are listed, and they should claim metrics and dashboards connected to their tools. They can then disable or migrate all existing metrics by following the instructions in the task. The Graphite service will become read-only in April. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/KLUV4IOLRYXPQFWD6WKKJUHMWE77BMSZ/]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/NewPP parser report|New PreProcessor parser performance report]] has been fixed to give an accurate count for the number of Wikibase entities accessed. It had previously been resetting after 400 entities. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279069]

'''Meetings and events'''
* A [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community meetings#29 November 2024|Language community meeting]] will take place November 29 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1732896000 16:00 UTC]. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Mooré Wikipedia, the language support track at [[m:Wiki Indaba|Wiki Indaba]], and a report from the Wayuunaiki community on their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community over the last 3 years. This meeting will be in English and will also have Spanish interpretation.

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Two new parser functions were added this week. The &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#interwikilink|#interwikilink]]&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; function adds an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Links#Interwiki links|interwiki link]] and the &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#interlanguagelink|#interlanguagelink]]&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; function adds an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Links#Interlanguage links|interlanguage link]]. These parser functions are useful on wikis where namespaces conflict with interwiki prefixes. For example, links beginning with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;MOS:&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; on English Wikipedia [[phab:T363538|conflict with the &lt;code&gt;mos&lt;/code&gt; language code prefix of Mooré Wikipedia]].
* 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 [[wikitech:HTTPS/Browser_Recommendations|HTTPS Browser Recommendations page]] for more-detailed information. All modern operating systems and browsers are always able to reach Wikimedia projects. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/CTYEHVNSXUD3NFAAMG3BLZVTVQWJXJAH/]
* Starting December 16, Flow/Structured Discussions pages will be automatically archived and set to read-only at the following wikis: &lt;bdi&gt;arwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;cawiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;frwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;mediawikiwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;orwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;wawiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;wawiktionary&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;wikidatawiki&lt;/bdi&gt;{{int:comma-separator/en}}&lt;bdi&gt;zhwiki&lt;/bdi&gt;. This is done as part of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured_Discussions/Deprecation|StructuredDiscussions deprecation work]]. If you need any assistance to archive your page in advance, please contact [[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]]. [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 [[testwiki:Charts|on Testwiki]] and read [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|the November project update]] for more details.
* View all {{formatnum:23}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:23|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug with the &quot;Download as PDF&quot; system was fixed. [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 [[mw:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers/Impacted tools|this list]]. In addition, review the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|updated documentation]] to learn how to adjust the tools. Join the discussions on the [[mw:Talk:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|project talk page]] or in the [[discord:channels/221049808784326656/1227616742340034722|dedicated thread]] on the [[w:Wikipedia:Discord|Wikimedia Community Discord server (in English)]] for support and to share feedback. 

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== Tech News: 2024-50 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/50|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Technical documentation contributors can find updated resources, and new ways to connect with each other and the Wikimedia Technical Documentation Team, at the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Documentation|Documentation hub]] on MediaWiki.org. This page links to: resources for writing and improving documentation, a new &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#wikimedia-techdocs&lt;/bdi&gt; IRC channel on libera.chat, a listing of past and upcoming documentation events, and ways to request a documentation consultation or review. If you have any feedback or ideas for improvements to the documentation ecosystem, please [[mw:Wikimedia Technical Documentation Team#Contact us|contact the Technical Documentation Team]].

'''Updates for editors'''
[[File:Edit Check on Desktop.png|thumb|Layout change for the Edit Check feature]]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check|Edit Check]] will be relocated to a sidebar on desktop. Edit check is the feature for new editors to help them follow policies and guidelines. This layout change creates space to present people with [[mw:Edit check#1 November 2024|new Checks]] that appear ''while'' they are typing. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check#Reference Check A/B Test|initial results]] show newcomers encountering Edit Check are 2.2 times more likely to publish a new content edit that includes a reference and is not reverted.
* The Chart extension, which enables editors to create data visualizations, was successfully made available on MediaWiki.org and three pilot wikis (Italian, Swedish, and Hebrew Wikipedias). You can see a working examples [[testwiki:Charts|on Testwiki]] and read [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|the November project update]] for more details.
* Translators in wikis where the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation/Section translation#Try the tool|mobile experience of Content Translation is available]], can now discover articles in Wikiproject campaigns of their interest from the &quot;[https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;campaign=specialcx&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=collections&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=es&amp;to=en All collection]&quot; category in the articles suggestion feature. Wikiproject Campaign organizers can use this feature, to help translators to discover articles of interest, by adding the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;page-collection&gt; &lt;/page-collection&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; tag to their campaign article list page on Meta-wiki. This will make those articles discoverable in the Content Translation tool. For more detailed information on how to use the tool and tag, please refer to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Translation suggestions: Topic-based &amp; Community-defined lists/How to use the features|the step-by-step guide]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378958]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke|Nuke]] feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, now has a [[phab:T376379#10310998|multiselect filter for namespace selection]]. This enables users to select multiple specific namespaces, instead of only one or all, when fetching pages for deletion.
* The Nuke feature also now [[phab:T364225#10371365|provides links]] to the userpage of the user whose pages were deleted, and to the pages which were not selected for deletion, after page deletions are queued. This enables easier follow-up admin-actions. Thanks to Chlod and the Moderator Tools team for both of these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T364225#10371365]
* The Editing Team is working on making it easier to populate citations from archive.org using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|Citoid]] tool, the auto-filled citation generator. They are asking communities to add two parameters preemptively, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;archiveUrl&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;archiveDate&lt;/code&gt;, within the TemplateData for each citation template using Citoid. You can see an [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ACite_web%2Fdoc&amp;diff=1261320172&amp;oldid=1260788022 example of a change in a template], and a [https://global-search.toolforge.org/?namespaces=10&amp;q=%5C%22citoid%5C%22%3A%20%5C%7B&amp;regex=1&amp;title= list of all relevant templates]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374831]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikivoyage}} in [[d:Q9240|Indonesian]] ([[voy:id:|&lt;code&gt;voy:id:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380726]
* Last week, all wikis had problems serving pages to logged-in users and some logged-out users for 30–45 minutes. This was caused by a database problem, and investigation is ongoing. [https://www.wikimediastatus.net/incidents/3g2ckc7bp6l9]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:19}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:19|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link|Add Link]] feature has been fixed. Previously, the list of sections which are excluded from Add Link was partially ignored in certain cases. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380455][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380329]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|Codex]], the design system for Wikimedia, now has an early-stage [[git:design/codex-php|implementation in PHP]]. It is available for general use in MediaWiki extensions and Toolforge apps through [https://packagist.org/packages/wikimedia/codex Composer], with use in MediaWiki core coming soon. More information is available in [[wmdoc:design-codex-php/main/index.html|the documentation]]. Thanks to Doğu for the inspiration and many contributions to the library. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379662]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/ Wikimedia REST API] users, such as bot operators and tool maintainers, may be affected by ongoing upgrades. On December 4, the MediaWiki Interfaces team began rerouting page/revision metadata and rendered HTML content endpoints on [[testwiki:|testwiki]] from RESTbase to comparable MediaWiki REST API endpoints. The team encourages active users of these endpoints to verify their tool's behavior on testwiki and raise any concerns on the related [[phab:T374683|Phabricator ticket]] before the end of the year, as they intend to roll out the same change across all Wikimedia projects in early January. These changes are part of the work to replace the outdated [[mw:RESTBase/deprecation|RESTBase]] system.
* The [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/986172 2024 Developer Satisfaction Survey] is seeking the opinions of the Wikimedia developer community. Please take the survey if you have any role in developing software for the Wikimedia ecosystem. The survey is open until 3 January 2025, and has an associated [[foundation:Legal:Developer Satisfaction Survey 2024 Privacy Statement|privacy statement]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The next meeting in the series of [[c:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Commons community calls|Wikimedia Foundation discussions with the Wikimedia Commons community]] will take place on [[m:Event:Commons community discussion - 12 December 2024 08:00 UTC|December 12 at 8:00 UTC]] and [[m:Event:Commons community discussion - 12_December 2024 16:00 UTC|at 16:00 UTC]]. The topic of this call is new media and new contributors. Contributors from all wikis are welcome to attend.

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== Tech News: 2024-51 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/51|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Interested in improving event management on your home wiki? The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] offers organizers features like event registration management, event/wikiproject promotion, finding potential participants, and more - all directly on-wiki. If you are an organizer or think your community would benefit from this extension, start a discussion to enable it on your wiki today. To learn more about how to enable this extension on your wiki, visit the [[m:CampaignEvents/Deployment status#How to Request the CampaignEvents Extension for your wiki|deployment status page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users of the iOS Wikipedia App in Italy and Mexico on the Italian, Spanish, and English Wikipedias, can see a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Personalized Wikipedia Year in Review|personalized Year in Review]] with insights based on their reading and editing history.
* Users of the Android Wikipedia App in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia can see the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/Rabbit Holes|Rabbit Holes]] feature. This feature shows a suggested search term in the Search bar based on the current article being viewed, and a suggested reading list generated from the user’s last two visited articles.
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|global reminder bot]] is now active and running on nearly 800 wikis. This service reminds most users holding temporary rights when they are about to expire, so that they can renew should they want to. See [[m:Global reminder bot/Technical details|the technical details page]] for more information.
* The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 13 January 2025 because of the end of year holidays. Thank you to all of the translators, and people who submitted content or feedback, this year.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug was [[phab:T374988|fixed]] in the Android Wikipedia App which had caused translatable SVG images to show the wrong language when they were tapped.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There is no new MediaWiki version next week. The next deployments will start on 14 January. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar/2025] 

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== Tech News: 2025-03 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Single User Login system is being updated over the next few months. This is the system which allows users to fill out the login form on one Wikimedia site and get logged in on all others at the same time. It needs to be updated because of the ways that browsers are increasingly restricting cross-domain cookies. To accommodate these restrictions, login and account creation pages will move to a central domain, but it will still appear to the user as if they are on the originating wiki. The updated code will be enabled this week for users on test wikis. This change is planned to roll out to all users during February and March. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3#Deployment|the SUL3 project page]] for more details and a timeline.

'''Updates for editors'''
* On wikis with [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:PageAssessments|PageAssessments]] installed, you can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:PageAssessments#Search|filter search results]] to pages in a given WikiProject by using the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;inproject:&lt;/code&gt; keyword. (These wikis: {{int:project-localized-name-arwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-enwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-enwikivoyage/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-frwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-huwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-newiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-trwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-zhwiki/en}}) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378868] 
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q34129|Tigre]] ([[w:tig:|&lt;code&gt;w:tig:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381377]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:35}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:35|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, there was a bug with updating a user's edit-count after making a rollback edit, which is now fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382592]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Wikimedia REST API users, such as bot operators and tool maintainers, may be affected by ongoing upgrades. Starting the week of January 13, we will begin rerouting [[phab:T374683|some page content endpoints]] from RESTbase to the newer MediaWiki REST API endpoints for all wiki projects. This change was previously available on testwiki and should not affect existing functionality, but active users of the impacted endpoints may raise issues directly to the [[phab:project/view/6931/|MediaWiki Interfaces Team]] in Phabricator if they arise.
* Toolforge tool maintainers can now share their feedback on Toolforge UI, an initiative to provide a web platform that allows creating and managing Toolforge tools through a graphic interface, in addition to existing command-line workflows. This project aims to streamline active maintainers’ tasks, as well as make registration and deployment processes more accessible for new tool creators. The initiative is still at a very early stage, and the Cloud Services team is in the process of collecting feedback from the Toolforge community to help shape the solution to their needs. [[wikitech:Wikimedia Cloud Services team/EnhancementProposals/Toolforge UI|Read more and share your thoughts about Toolforge UI]]. 
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] For tool and library developers who use the OAuth system: The identity endpoint used for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/OAuth/For Developers#Identifying the user|OAuth 1]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/OAuth/For Developers#Identifying the user 2|OAuth 2]] returned a JSON object with an integer in its &lt;code&gt;sub&lt;/code&gt; field, which was incorrect (the field must always be a string). This has been fixed; the fix will be deployed to Wikimedia wikis on the week of January 13. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382139]
* Many wikis currently use [[:mw:Parsoid/Parser Unification/Cite CSS|Cite CSS]] to render custom footnote markers in Parsoid output. Starting January 20 these rules will be disabled, but the developers ask you to ''not'' clean up your &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Common.css]]&lt;/bdi&gt; until February 20 to avoid issues during the migration. Your wikis might experience some small changes to footnote markers in Visual Editor and when using experimental Parsoid read mode, but if there are changes these are expected to bring the rendering in line with the legacy parser output. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370027]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The next meeting in the series of [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:WMF support for Commons/Commons community calls|Wikimedia Foundation Community Conversations with the Wikimedia Commons community]] will take place on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 15 January 2025 08:00 UTC|January 15 at 8:00 UTC]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Commons community discussion - 15 January 2025 16:00 UTC|at 16:00 UTC]]. The topic of this call is defining the priorities in tool investment for Commons. Contributors from all wikis, especially users who are maintaining tools for Commons, are welcome to attend.

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== Tech News: 2025-04 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Administrators can mass-delete multiple pages created by a user or IP address using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Nuke|Extension:Nuke]]. It previously only allowed deletion of pages created in the last 30 days. It can now delete pages from the last 90 days, provided it is targeting a specific user or IP address. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380846]
* On [[phab:P72148|wikis that use]] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Patrolled edits|Patrolled edits]] feature, when the rollback feature is used to revert an unpatrolled page revision, that revision will now be marked as &quot;manually patrolled&quot; instead of &quot;autopatrolled&quot;, which is more accurate. Some editors that use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:New filters for edit review/Filtering|filters]] on Recent Changes may need to update their filter settings. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T302140]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow) is being progressively removed from the wikis. This extension is unmaintained and causes issues. It will be replaced by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]], which is used on any regular talk page. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Structured Discussions/Deprecation#Deprecation timeline|The last group of wikis]] ({{int:project-localized-name-cawikiquote/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-fiwikimedia/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-gomwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kabwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-ptwikibooks/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-sewikimedia/en}}) will soon be contacted. If you have questions about this process, please ping [[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] at your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380912]
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Technical_Community_Newsletter/2025/January|Technical Community Newsletter]] is now available. This edition includes: updates about services from the Data Platform Engineering teams, information about Codex from the Design System team, and more.

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== Tech News: 2025-05 ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Patrollers and admins - what information or context about edits or users could help you to make patroller or admin decisions more quickly or easily? The Wikimedia Foundation wants to hear from you to help guide its upcoming annual plan. Please consider sharing your thoughts on this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|13 other questions]] to shape the technical direction for next year.

'''Updates for editors'''
* iOS Wikipedia App users worldwide can now access a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/iOS/Personalized Wikipedia Year in Review/How your data is used|personalized Year in Review]] feature, which provides insights based on their reading and editing history on Wikipedia. This project is part of a broader effort to help welcome new readers as they discover and interact with encyclopedic content.
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Edit patrollers now have a new feature available that can highlight potentially problematic new pages. When a page is created with the same title as a page which was previously deleted, a tag ('Recreated') will now be added, which users can filter for in [[{{#special:RecentChanges}}]] and [[{{#special:NewPages}}]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T56145]
* Later this week, there will be a new warning for editors if they attempt to create a redirect that links to another redirect (a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects#Double redirects|double redirect]]). The feature will recommend that they link directly to the second redirect's target page. Thanks to the user SomeRandomDeveloper for this improvement. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326056]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Wikimedia wikis allow [[w:en:WebAuthn|WebAuthn]]-based second factor checks (such as hardware tokens) during login, but the feature is [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Miscellaneous/Fix security key (WebAuthn) support|fragile]] and has very few users. The MediaWiki Platform team is temporarily disabling adding new WebAuthn keys, to avoid interfering with the rollout of [[mw:MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3|SUL3]] (single user login version 3). Existing keys are unaffected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378402]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''

* For developers that use the [[wikitech:Data Platform/Data Lake/Edits/MediaWiki history dumps|MediaWiki History dumps]]: The Data Platform Engineering team has added a couple of new fields to these dumps, to support the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|Temporary Accounts]] initiative. If you maintain software that reads those dumps, please review your code and the updated documentation, since the order of the fields in the row will change. There will also be one field rename: in the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;mediawiki_user_history&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; dump, the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;anonymous&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; field will be renamed to &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;is_anonymous&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;. The changes will take effect with the next release of the dumps in February. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LKMFDS62TXGDN6L56F4ABXYLN7CSCQDI/] 

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== Tech News: 2025-06 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Editors who use the &quot;Special characters&quot; editing-toolbar menu can now see the 32 special characters you have used most recently, across editing sessions on that wiki. This change should help make it easier to find the characters you use most often. The feature is in both the 2010 wikitext editor and VisualEditor. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T110722]
* Editors using the 2010 wikitext editor can now create sublists with correct indentation by selecting the line(s) you want to indent and then clicking the toolbar buttons.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380438] You can now also insert &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; tags using a new toolbar button.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383010] Thanks to user stjn for these improvements.
* Help is needed to ensure the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|citation generator]] works properly on each wiki.
** (1) Administrators should update the local versions of the page &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Citoid-template-type-map.json&lt;/code&gt; to include entries for &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;preprint&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;standard&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;dataset&lt;/code&gt;; Here are example diffs to replicate [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3ACitoid-template-type-map.json&amp;diff=1189164774&amp;oldid=1165783565 for 'preprint'] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3ACitoid-template-type-map.json&amp;diff=1270832208&amp;oldid=1270828390 for 'standard' and 'dataset'].
** (2.1) If the citoid map in the citation template used for these types of references is missing, [[mediawikiwiki:Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki#Step 2.a: Create a 'citoid' maps value for each citation template|one will need to be added]]. (2.2) If the citoid map does exist, the TemplateData will need to be updated to include new field names. Here are example updates [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ACitation%2Fdoc&amp;diff=1270829051&amp;oldid=1262470053 for 'preprint'] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ACitation%2Fdoc&amp;diff=1270831369&amp;oldid=1270829480 for 'standard' and 'dataset']. The new fields that may need to be supported are &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;archiveID&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;identifier&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;repository&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;organization&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;repositoryLocation&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;committee&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;versionNumber&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383666]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia/en}} in [[d:Q15637215|Central Kanuri]] ([[w:knc:|&lt;code&gt;w:knc:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385181]
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== Tech News: 2025-07 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''

* The Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/February 2025 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|a draft of their recommendations]] for the Wikimedia Foundation's Product and Technology department. They have recommended focusing on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/February 2025 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback/Mobile experiences|mobile experiences]], particularly contributions. They request community [[m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/February 2025 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|feedback at the talk page]] by 21 February.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;Special pages&quot; portlet link will be moved from the &quot;Toolbox&quot; into the &quot;Navigation&quot; section of the main menu's sidebar by default. This change is because the Toolbox is intended for tools relating to the current page, not tools relating to the site, so the link will be more logically and consistently located. To modify this behavior and update CSS styling, administrators can follow the instructions at [[phab:T385346|T385346]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333211]
* As part of this year's work around improving the ways readers discover content on the wikis, the Web team will be running an experiment with a small number of readers that displays some suggestions for related or interesting articles within the search bar. Please check out [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Content Discovery Experiments#Experiment 1: Display article recommendations in more prominent locations, search|the project page]] for more information.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] Template editors who use TemplateStyles can now customize output for users with specific accessibility needs by using accessibility related media queries (&lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-reduced-motion prefers-reduced-motion]&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-reduced-transparency prefers-reduced-transparency]&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-contrast prefers-contrast]&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/forced-colors forced-colors]&lt;/code&gt;). Thanks to user Bawolff for these improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384175]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:22}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:22|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the global blocks log will now be shown directly on the {{#special:CentralAuth}} page, similarly to global locks, to simplify the workflows for stewards. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T377024]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Wikidata [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Default values for labels and aliases|now supports a special language as a &quot;default for all languages&quot;]] for labels and aliases. This is to avoid excessive duplication of the same information across many languages. If your Wikidata queries use labels, you may need to update them as some existing labels are getting removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T312511]
* The function &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;getDescription&lt;/code&gt; was invoked on every Wiki page read and accounts for ~2.5% of a page's total load time. The calculated value will now be cached, reducing load on Wikimedia servers. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383660]
* As part of the RESTBase deprecation [[mw:RESTBase/deprecation|effort]], the &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;/page/related&lt;/code&gt; endpoint has been blocked as of February 6, 2025, and will be removed soon. This timeline was chosen to align with the deprecation schedules for older Android and iOS versions. The stable alternative is the &quot;&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;morelike&lt;/code&gt;&quot; action API in MediaWiki, and [[gerrit:c/mediawiki/services/mobileapps/+/982154/13/pagelib/src/transform/FooterReadMore.js|a migration example]] is available. The MediaWiki Interfaces team [[phab:T376297|can be contacted]] for any questions. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/GFC2IJO7L4BWO3YTM7C5HF4MCCBE2RJ2/]

'''In depth'''

* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January|Language and Internationalization newsletter]] is available. It includes: Updates about the &quot;Contribute&quot; menu; details on some of the newest language editions of Wikipedia; details on new languages supported by the MediaWiki interface; updates on the Community-defined lists feature; and more. 
* The latest [[mw:Extension:Chart/Project/Updates#January 2025: Better visibility into charts and tabular data usage|Chart Project newsletter]] is available. It includes updates on the progress towards bringing better visibility into global charts usage and support for categorizing pages in the Data namespace on Commons.

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== Tech News: 2025-08 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Communities using growth tools can now showcase one event on the &lt;code&gt;{{#special:Homepage}}&lt;/code&gt; for newcomers. This feature will help newcomers to be informed about editing activities they can participate in. Administrators can create a new event to showcase at &lt;code&gt;{{#special:CommunityConfiguration}}&lt;/code&gt;. To learn more about this feature, please read [[diffblog:2025/02/12/community-updates-module-connecting-newcomers-to-your-initiatives/|the Diff post]], have a look [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Growth/Tools/Community updates module|at the documentation]], or contact [[mw:Talk:Growth|the Growth team]].

'''Updates for editors'''
[[File:Page Frame Features on desktop.png|thumb|Highlighted talk pages improvements]]
* Starting next week, talk pages at these wikis – {{int:project-localized-name-eswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-frwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-itwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-jawiki/en}} – will get [[diffblog:2024/05/02/making-talk-pages-better-for-everyone/|a new design]]. This change was extensively tested as a Beta feature and is the last step of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Talk pages project/Feature summary|talk pages improvements]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379102]
* You can now navigate to view a redirect page directly from its action pages, such as the history page. Previously, you were forced to first go to the redirect target. This change should help editors who work with redirects a lot. Thanks to user stjn for this improvement. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T5324]
* When a Cite reference is reused many times, wikis currently show either numbers like &quot;1.23&quot; or localized alphabetic markers like &quot;a b c&quot; in the reference list. Previously, if there were so many reuses that the alphabetic markers were all used, [[MediaWiki:Cite error references no backlink label|an error message]] was displayed.  As part of the work to [[phab:T383036|modernize Cite customization]], these errors will no longer be shown and instead the backlinks will fall back to showing numeric markers like &quot;1.23&quot; once the alphabetic markers are all used.
* The log entries for each change to an editor's user-groups are now clearer by specifying exactly what has changed, instead of the plain before and after listings. Translators can [[phab:T369466|help to update the localized versions]]. Thanks to user Msz2001 for these improvements.
* A new filter has been added to the [[{{#special:Nuke}}]] tool, which allows administrators to mass delete pages, to enable users to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378488]
* Non-administrators can now check which pages are able to be deleted using the [[{{#special:Nuke}}]] tool. Thanks to user MolecularPilot for this and the previous improvements. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T376378]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:25}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:25|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug was fixed in the configuration for the AV1 video file format, which enables these files to play again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382193]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Parsoid Read Views is going to be rolling out to most Wiktionaries over the next few weeks, following the successful transition of Wikivoyage to Parsoid Read Views last year. For more information, see the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification|Parsoid/Parser Unification]] project page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385923][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T371640]
* Developers of tools that run on-wiki should note that &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.Uri&lt;/code&gt; is deprecated. Tools requiring &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.Uri&lt;/code&gt; must explicitly declare &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mediawiki.Uri&lt;/code&gt; as a ResourceLoader dependency, and should migrate to the browser native &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;URL&lt;/code&gt; API soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384515]

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== Tech News: 2025-09 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Administrators can now customize how the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User language|Babel feature]] creates categories using [[{{#special:CommunityConfiguration/Babel}}]]. They can rename language categories, choose whether they should be auto-created, and adjust other settings. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T374348]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://www.wikimedia.org/ wikimedia.org]&lt;/bdi&gt; portal has been updated – and is receiving some ongoing improvements – to modernize and improve the accessibility of our portal pages. It now has better support for mobile layouts, updated wording and links, and better language support. Additionally, all of the Wikimedia project portals, such as &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://wikibooks.org wikibooks.org]&lt;/bdi&gt;, now support dark mode when a reader is using that system setting. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373204][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368221][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Project_portals]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wiktionary/en}} in [[d:Q33965|Santali]] ([[wikt:sat:|&lt;code&gt;wikt:sat:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386619]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:30}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:30|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug was fixed that prevented clicking on search results in the web-interface for some Firefox for Android phone configurations. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381289]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The next Language Community Meeting is happening soon, February 28th at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1740751200 14:00 UTC]. This week's meeting will cover: highlights and technical updates on keyboard and tools for the Sámi languages, Translatewiki.net contributions from the Bahasa Lampung community in Indonesia, and technical Q&amp;A. If you'd like to join, simply [[mw:Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Community meetings#28 February 2025|sign up on the wiki page]].

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== Tech News: 2025-10 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/10|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* All logged-in editors using the mobile view can now edit a full page. The &quot;{{int:Minerva-page-actions-editfull}}&quot; link is accessible from the &quot;{{int:minerva-page-actions-overflow}}&quot; menu in the toolbar. This was previously only available to editors using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Advanced mobile contributions|Advanced mobile contributions]] setting. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387180]
* Interface administrators can now help to remove the deprecated Cite CSS code matching &quot;&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;mw-ref&lt;/code&gt;&quot; from their local &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Common.css]]&lt;/bdi&gt;. The list of wikis in need of cleanup, and the code to remove, [https://global-search.toolforge.org/?q=mw-ref%5B%5E-a-z%5D&amp;regex=1&amp;namespaces=8&amp;title=.*css can be found with this global search] and in [https://ace.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.css&amp;oldid=145662#L-139--L-144 this example], and you can learn more about how to help on the [[mw:Parsoid/Parser Unification/Cite CSS|CSS migration project page]]. The Cite footnote markers (&quot;&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/code&gt;&quot;) are now rendered by [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid|Parsoid]], and the deprecated CSS is no longer needed. The CSS for backlinks (&quot;&lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;mw:referencedBy&lt;/code&gt;&quot;) should remain in place for now. This cleanup is expected to cause no visible changes for readers. Please help to remove this code before March 20, after which the development team will do it for you.
* When editors embed a file (e.g. &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[File:MediaWiki.png]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;) on a page that is protected with cascading protection, the software will no longer restrict edits to the file description page, only to new file uploads.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T24521] In contrast, transcluding a file description page (e.g. &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{:File:MediaWiki.png}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;) will now restrict edits to the page.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T62109]
* When editors revert a file to an earlier version it will now require the same permissions as ordinarily uploading a new version of the file. The software now checks for 'reupload' or 'reupload-own' rights,[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T304474] and respects cascading protection.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T140010]
* When administrators are listing pages for deletion with the Nuke tool, they can now also list associated talk pages and redirects for deletion, alongside pages created by the target, rather than needing to manually delete these pages afterwards. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T95797]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/03|previously noted]] update to Single User Login, which will accommodate browser restrictions on cross-domain cookies by moving login and account creation to a central domain, will now roll out to all users during March and April. The team plans to enable it for all new account creation on [[wikitech:Deployments/Train#Tuesday|Group0]] wikis this week. See [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3#Deployment|the SUL3 project page]] for more details and an updated timeline.
* Since last week there has been a bug that shows some interface icons as black squares until the page has fully loaded. It will be fixed this week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387351]
* One new wiki has been created: a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia/en}} in [[d:Q2044560|Sylheti]] ([[w:syl:|&lt;code&gt;w:syl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386441]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

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== Tech News: 2025-11 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Editors who use password managers at multiple wikis may notice changes in the future. The way that our wikis provide information to password managers about reusing passwords across domains has recently been updated, so some password managers might now offer you login credentials that you saved for a different Wikimedia site. Some password managers already did this, and are now doing it for more Wikimedia domains. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3|SUL3 project]] which aims to improve how our unified login works, and to keep it compatible with ongoing changes to the web-browsers we use. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385520][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384844]
* The Wikipedia Apps Team is inviting interested users to help improve Wikipedia’s offline and limited internet use. After discussions in [[m:Afrika Baraza|Afrika Baraza]] and the last [[m:Special:MyLanguage/ESEAP Hub/Meetings|ESEAP call]], key challenges like search, editing, and offline access are being explored, with upcoming focus groups to dive deeper into these topics. All languages are welcome, and interpretation will be available. Want to share your thoughts? [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Improving Wikipedia Mobile Apps for Offline &amp; Limited Internet Use|Join the discussion]] or email &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;aramadan@wikimedia.org&lt;/bdi&gt;!
* All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 19. This is planned at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742392800 14:00 UTC]. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Growth/Newsletters/33|Growth newsletter]] is available. It includes: the launch of the Community Updates module, the most recent changes in Community Configuration, and the upcoming test of in-article suggestions for first-time editors.
* An old API that was previously used in the Android Wikipedia app is being removed at the end of March. There are no current software uses, but users of the app with a version that is older than 6 months by the time of removal (2025-03-31), will no longer have access to the Suggested Edits feature, until they update their app. You can [[diffblog:2025/02/24/sunset-of-wikimedia-recommendation-api/|read more details about this change]].

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== Tech News: 2025-12 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Twice a year, around the equinoxes, the Wikimedia Foundation's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team performs [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|a datacenter server switchover]], redirecting all traffic from one primary server to its backup. This provides reliability in case of a crisis, as we can always fall back on the other datacenter. [http://listen.hatnote.com/ Thanks to the Listen to Wikipedia] tool, you can hear the switchover take place: Before it begins, you'll hear the steady stream of edits; Then, as the system enters a brief read-only phase, the sound stops for a couple of minutes, before resuming after the switchover. You can [[diffblog:2025/03/12/hear-that-the-wikis-go-silent-twice-a-year/|read more about the background and details of this process on the Diff blog]]. If you want to keep an ear out for the next server switchover, listen to the wikis on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1742392800 March 19 at 14:00 UTC].

'''Updates for editors'''

* The [https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=previous-edits&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=en&amp;to=es improved Content Translation tool dashboard] is now available in [[phab:T387820|10 Wikipedias]] and will be available for all Wikipedias [[phab:T387821|soon]]. With [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation#Improved translation experience|the unified dashboard]], desktop users can now: Translate new sections of an article; Discover and access topic-based [https://ig.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=en&amp;to=ig&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=previous-edits article suggestion filters] (initially available only for mobile device users); Discover and access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Translation suggestions: Topic-based &amp; Community-defined lists|Community-defined lists]] filter, also known as &quot;Collections&quot;, from wiki-projects and campaigns.
* On Wikimedia Commons, a [[c:Commons:WMF support for Commons/Upload Wizard Improvements#Improve category selection|new system to select the appropriate file categories]] has been introduced: if a category has one or more subcategories, users will be able to click on an arrow that will open the subcategories directly within the form, and choose the correct one. The parent category name will always be shown on top, and it will always be possible to come back to it. This should decrease the amount of work for volunteers in fixing/creating new categories. The change is also available on mobile. These changes are part of planned improvements to the UploadWizard.
* The Community Tech team is seeking wikis to join a pilot for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multiblocks|Multiblocks]] feature and a refreshed Special:Block page in late March. Multiblocks enables administrators to impose multiple different types of blocks on the same user at the same time. If you are an admin or steward and would like us to discuss joining the pilot with your community, please leave a message on the [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multiblocks|project talk page]].
* Starting March 25, the Editing team will test a new feature for Edit Check at [[phab:T384372|12 Wikipedias]]: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Multi-check|Multi-Check]]. Half of the newcomers on these wikis will see all [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#ref|Reference Checks]] during their edit session, while the other half will continue seeing only one. The goal of this test is to see if users are confused or discouraged when shown multiple Reference Checks (when relevant) within a single editing session. At these wikis, the tags used on edits that show References Check will be simplified, as multiple tags could be shown within a single edit. Changes to the tags are documented [[phab:T373949|on Phabricator]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379131]
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]], which is a service for notifying users that their temporary user-rights are about to expire, now supports using the localized name of the user-rights group in the message heading. Translators can see the [[m:Global reminder bot/Translation|listing of existing translations and documentation]] to check if their language needs updating or creation.
* The [[Special:GlobalPreferences|GlobalPreferences]] gender setting, which is used for how the software should refer to you in interface messages, now works as expected by overriding the local defaults. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386584]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:26}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:26|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the Wikipedia App for Android had a bug fixed for when a user is browsing and searching in multiple languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379777]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Later this week, the way that Codex styles are loaded will be changing. There is a small risk that this may result in unstyled interface message boxes on certain pages. User generated content (e.g. templates) is not impacted. Gadgets may be impacted. If you see any issues [[phab:T388847|please report them]]. See the linked task for details, screenshots, and documentation on how to fix any affected gadgets.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

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== Tech News: 2025-13 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking your feedback on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|drafts of the objectives and key results that will shape the Foundation's Product and Technology priorities]] for the next fiscal year (starting in July). The objectives are broad high-level areas, and the key-results are measurable ways to track the success of their objectives. Please share your feedback on the talkpage, in any language, ideally before the end of April.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] will be released to multiple wikis (see [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status#Global Deployment Plan|deployment plan]] for details) in April 2025, and the team has begun the process of engaging communities on the identified wikis. The extension provides tools to organize, manage, and promote collaborative activities (like events, edit-a-thons, and WikiProjects) on the wikis. The extension has three tools: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event Center/Registration|Event Registration]], [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Collaboration list|Collaboration List]], and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Campaigns/Foundation Product Team/Invitation list|Invitation Lists]]. It is currently on 13 Wikipedias, including English Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, and Spanish Wikipedia, as well as Wikidata. Questions or requests can be directed to the [[mw:Help talk:Extension:CampaignEvents|extension talk page]] or in Phabricator (with &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;#campaigns-product-team&lt;/bdi&gt; tag).
* Starting the week of March 31st, wikis will be able to set which user groups can view private registrants in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event Center/Registration|Event Registration]], as part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents]] extension. By default, event organizers and the local wiki admins will be able to see private registrants. This is a change from the current behavior, in which only event organizers can see private registrants. Wikis can change the default setup by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Requesting wiki configuration changes|requesting a configuration change]] in Phabricator (and adding the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;#campaigns-product-team&lt;/bdi&gt; tag). Participants of past events can cancel their registration at any time.
* Administrators at wikis that have a customized &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Sidebar]]&lt;/bdi&gt; should check that it contains an entry for the {{int:specialpages}} listing. If it does not, they should add it using &lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;* specialpages-url|specialpages&lt;/code&gt;. Wikis with a default sidebar will see the link moved from the page toolbox into the sidebar menu in April. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T388927]
* The Minerva skin (mobile web) combines both Notice and Alert notifications within the bell icon ([[File:OOjs UI icon bell.svg|16px|link=|class=skin-invert]]). There was a long-standing bug where an indication for new notifications was only shown if you had unseen Alerts. This bug is now fixed. In the future, Minerva users will notice a counter atop the bell icon when you have 1 or more unseen Notices and/or Alerts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344029]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:23}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:23|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* VisualEditor has introduced a [[mw:VisualEditor/Hooks|new client-side hook]] for developers to use when integrating with the VisualEditor target lifecycle. This hook should replace the existing lifecycle-related hooks, and be more consistent between different platforms. In addition, the new hook will apply to uses of VisualEditor outside of just full article editing, allowing gadgets to interact with the editor in DiscussionTools as well. The Editing Team intends to deprecate and eventually remove the old lifecycle hooks, so any use cases that this new hook does not cover would be of interest to them and can be [[phab:T355555|shared in the task]].
* Developers who use the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.Api&lt;/code&gt; JavaScript library, can now identify the tool using it with the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;userAgent&lt;/code&gt; parameter: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;var api = new mw.Api( { userAgent: 'GadgetNameHere/1.0.1' } );&lt;/code&gt;. If you maintain a gadget or user script, please set a user agent, because it helps with library and server maintenance and with differentiating between legitimate and illegitimate traffic. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373874][https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Wikimedia_Foundation_User-Agent_Policy]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Tech News: 2025-14 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Editing team is working on a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit Check|Edit check]]: [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check#26 March 2025|Peacock check]]. This check's goal is to identify non-neutral terms while a user is editing a wikipage, so that they can be informed that their edit should perhaps be changed before they publish it. This project is at the early stages, and the team is looking for communities' input: [[phab:T389445|in this Phabricator task]], they are gathering on-wiki policies, templates used to tag non-neutral articles, and the terms (jargon and keywords) used in edit summaries for the languages they are currently researching. You can participate by editing the table on Phabricator, commenting on the task, or directly messaging [[m:user:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Platform Team/SUL3|Single User Login]] has now been updated on all wikis to move login and account creation to a central domain. This makes user login compatible with browser restrictions on cross-domain cookies, which have prevented users of some browsers from staying logged in.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:35}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:35|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting on March 31st, the MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin a limited release of generated OpenAPI specs and a SwaggerUI-based sandbox experience for [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API|MediaWiki REST APIs]]. They invite developers from a limited group of non-English Wikipedia communities (Arabic, German, French, Hebrew, Interlingua, Dutch, Chinese) to review the documentation and experiment with the sandbox in their preferred language. In addition to these specific Wikipedia projects, the sandbox and OpenAPI spec will be available on the [[testwiki:Special:RestSandbox|on the test wiki REST Sandbox special page]] for developers with English as their preferred language. During the preview period, the MediaWiki Interfaces Team also invites developers to [[mw:MediaWiki Interfaces Team/Feature Feedback/REST Sandbox|share feedback about your experience]]. The preview will last for approximately 2 weeks, after which the sandbox and OpenAPI specs will be made available across all wiki projects.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* Sometimes a small, [[gerrit:c/operations/cookbooks/+/1129184|one line code change]] can have great significance: in this case, it means that for the first time in years we're able to run all of the stack serving &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[http://maps.wikimedia.org/ maps.wikimedia.org]&lt;/bdi&gt; - a host dedicated to serving our wikis and their multi-lingual maps needs - from a single core datacenter, something we test every time we perform a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|datacenter switchover]]. This is important because it means that in case one of our datacenters is affected by a catastrophe, we'll still be able to serve the site. This change is the result of [[phab:T216826|extensive work]] by two developers on porting the last component of the maps stack over to [[w:en:Kubernetes|kubernetes]], where we can allocate resources more efficiently than before, thus we're able to withstand more traffic in a single datacenter. This work involved a lot of complicated steps because this software, and the software libraries it uses, required many long overdue upgrades. This type of work makes the Wikimedia infrastructure more sustainable.

'''Meetings and events'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Workshop Spring 2025|MediaWiki Users and Developers Workshop Spring 2025]] is happening in Sandusky, USA, and online, from 14–16 May 2025. The workshop will feature discussions around the usage of MediaWiki software by and within companies in different industries and will inspire and onboard new users. Registration and presentation signup is now available at the workshop's website.

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== Tech News: 2025-15 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* From now on, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interface administrators|interface admins]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Central notice administrators|centralnotice admins]] are technically required to enable [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] before they can use their privileges. In the future this might be expanded to more groups with advanced user-rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T150898]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:20}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:20|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The Design System Team is preparing to release the next major version of Codex (v2.0.0) on April 29. Editors and developers who use CSS from Codex should see the [[mw:Codex/Release Timeline/2.0|2.0 overview documentation]], which includes guidance related to a few of the breaking changes such as &lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;font-size&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;line-height&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;size-icon&lt;/code&gt;.
* The results of the [[mw:Developer Satisfaction Survey/2025|Developer Satisfaction Survey (2025)]]  are now available. Thank you to all participants. These results help the Foundation decide what to work on next and to review what they recently worked on.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2025|2025 Wikimedia Hackathon]] will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, between 2–4 May. Registration for attending the in-person event will close on 13 April. Before registering, please note the potential need for a [https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkish-representations.en.mfa visa] or [https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa e-visa] to enter the country.

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== Tech News: 2025-16 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Later this week, the default thumbnail size will be increased from 220px to 250px. This changes how pages are shown in all wikis and has been requested by some communities for many years, but wasn't previously possible due to technical limitations. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355914]
* File thumbnails are now stored in discrete sizes. If a page specifies a thumbnail size that's not among the standard sizes (20, 40, 60, 120, 250, 330, 500, 960), then MediaWiki will pick the closest larger thumbnail size but will tell the browser to downscale it to the requested size. In these cases, nothing will change visually but users might load slightly larger images. If it doesn't matter which thumbnail size is used in a page, please pick one of the standard sizes to avoid the extra in-browser down-scaling step. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Images#Thumbnail_sizes][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355914]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation are working on a system called [[m:Edge Uniques|Edge Uniques]] which will enable [[:w:en:A/B testing|A/B testing]], help protect against [[:w:en:Denial-of-service attack|Distributed denial-of-service attacks]] (DDoS attacks), and make it easier to understand how many visitors the Wikimedia sites have. This is so that they can more efficiently build tools which help readers, and make it easier for readers to find what they are looking for.
* To improve security for users, a small percentage of logins will now require that the account owner input a one-time password [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:EmailAuth|emailed to their account]]. It is recommended that you [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal-email|check]] that the email address on your account is set correctly, and that it has been confirmed, and that you have an email set for this purpose. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T390662]
* &quot;Are you interested in taking a short survey to improve tools used for reviewing or reverting edits on your Wiki?&quot; This question will be [[phab:T389401|asked at 7 wikis starting next week]], on Recent Changes and Watchlist pages. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools|Moderator Tools team]] wants to know more about activities that involve looking at new edits made to your Wikimedia project, and determining whether they adhere to your project's policies.
* On April 15, the full Wikidata graph will no longer be supported on &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://query.wikidata.org/ query.wikidata.org]&lt;/bdi&gt;. After this date, scholarly articles will be available through &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;[https://query-scholarly.wikidata.org/ query-scholarly.wikidata.org]&lt;/bdi&gt;, while the rest of the data hosted on Wikidata will be available through the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[https://query.wikidata.org/ query.wikidata.org]&lt;/bdi&gt; endpoint. This is part of the scheduled split of the Wikidata Graph, which was [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/September 2024 scaling update|announced in September 2024]]. More information is [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS graph split|available on Wikidata]].
* The latest quarterly [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Newsletter/First quarter of 2025|Wikimedia Apps Newsletter]] is now available. It covers updates, experiments, and improvements made to the Wikipedia mobile apps.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:30}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:30|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Technical Community Newsletter/2025/April|Technical Community Newsletter]] is now available. This edition includes: an invitation for tool maintainers to attend the Toolforge UI Community Feedback Session on April 15th; recent community metrics; and recent technical blog posts.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.25|MediaWiki]]

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== Tech News: 2025-17 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Main Page|Wikifunctions]] is now integrated with [[w:dag:Solɔɣu|Dagbani Wikipedia]] since April 15. It is the first project that will be able to call [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Introduction|functions from Wikifunctions]] and integrate them in articles. A function is something that takes one or more inputs and transforms them into a desired output, such as adding up two numbers, converting miles into metres, calculating how much time has passed since an event, or declining a word into a case. Wikifunctions will allow users to do that through a simple call of [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Catalogue|a stable and global function]], rather than via a local template. [https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status_updates/2025-04-16]
* A new type of lint error has been created: [[Special:LintErrors/empty-heading|{{int:linter-category-empty-heading}}]] ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Lint errors/empty-heading|documentation]]). The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Linter|Linter extension]]'s purpose is to identify wikitext patterns that must or can be fixed in pages and provide some guidance about what the problems are with those patterns and how to fix them. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368722]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:37}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:37|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Following its publication on HuggingFace, the &quot;Structured Contents&quot; dataset, developed by Wikimedia Enterprise, is [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/kaggle-dataset/ now also available on Kaggle]. This Beta initiative is focused on making Wikimedia data more machine-readable for high-volume reusers. They are releasing this beta version in a location that open dataset communities already use, in order to seek feedback, to help improve the product for a future wider release. You can read more about the overall [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/structured-contents-snapshot-api/#open-datasets Structured Contents project], and about the [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/structured-contents-wikipedia-infobox/ first release that's freely usable].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

'''Meetings and events'''
* The Editing and Machine Learning Teams invite interested volunteers to a video meeting to discuss [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Peacock check|Peacock check]], which is the latest [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check|Edit check]] that will detect &quot;peacock&quot; or &quot;overly-promotional&quot; or &quot;non-neutral&quot; language whilst an editor is typing. Editors who work with newcomers, or help to fix this kind of writing, or are interested in how we use artificial intelligence in our projects are encouraged to attend. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Editing team/Community Conversations#Next Conversation|meeting will be on April 28, 2025]] at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1745863200 18:00–19:00 UTC] and hosted on Zoom.

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== Tech News: 2025-18 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Event organizers who host collaborative activities on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status#Global Deployment Plan|multiple wikis]], including Bengali, Japanese, and Korean Wikipedias, will have access to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] this week. Also, admins in the Wikipedia where the extension is enabled will automatically be granted the event organizer right soon. They won't have to manually grant themselves the right before they can manage events as [[phab:T386861|requested by a community]].
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:19}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:19|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The release of the next major version of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex|Codex]], the design system for Wikimedia, is scheduled for 29 April 2025. Technical editors will have access to the release by the week of 5 May 2025. This update will include a number of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Release_Timeline/2.0#Breaking_changes|breaking changes]] and minor [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Release_Timeline/2.0#Visual_changes|visual changes]]. Instructions on handling the breaking and visual changes are documented on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Release Timeline/2.0#|this page]]. Pre-release testing is reported in [[phab:T386298|T386298]], with post-release issues tracked in [[phab:T392379|T392379]] and [[phab:T392390|T392390]].
* Users of [[wikitech:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Wiki_Replicas|Wiki Replicas]] will notice that the database views of &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;ipblocks&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;ipblocks_ipindex&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;ipblocks_compat&lt;/code&gt; are [[phab:T390767|now deprecated]]. Users can query the &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block_table|block]]&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block_target_table|block_target]]&lt;/code&gt; new views that mirror the new tables in the production database instead. The deprecated views will be removed entirely from Wiki Replicas in June, 2025.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The latest quarterly [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/April|Language and Internationalization Newsletter]] is now available. This edition includes an overview of the improved [https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;campaign=contributionsmenu&amp;to=es&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=previous-edits&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=en#/ Content Translation Dashboard Tool], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/April#Language Support for New and Existing Languages|support for new languages]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/April#Wiki Loves Ramadan Articles Made In Content Translation Mobile Workflow|highlights from the Wiki Loves Ramadan campaign]], [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Languages Onboarding Experiment 2024 - Executive Summary|results from the Language Onboarding Experiment]], an analysis of topic diversity in articles, and information on upcoming community meetings and events.

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect/Calendar|Let's Connect Learning Clinic]] will take place on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1745937000 April 29 at 14:30 UTC]. This edition will focus on &quot;Understanding and Navigating Conflict in Wikimedia Projects&quot;. You can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Learning Clinic %E2%80%93 Understanding and Navigating Conflict in Wikimedia Projects (Part_1)|register now]] to attend.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2025|2025 Wikimedia Hackathon]], which brings the global technical community together to connect, brainstorm, and hack existing projects, will take place from May 2 to 4th, 2025, at Istanbul, Turkey.

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== Tech News: 2025-19 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared the latest draft update to their [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026|annual plan]] for next year (July 2025–June 2026). This includes an [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026|executive summary]] (also on [[diffblog:2025/04/25/sharing-the-wikimedia-foundations-2025-2026-draft-annual-plan/|Diff]]), details about the three main [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Goals|goals]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Infrastructure]], [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Goals/Volunteer Support|Volunteer Support]], and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Goals/Effectiveness|Effectiveness]]), [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Global Trends|global trends]], and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Budget Overview|budget]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026/Financial Model|financial model]]. Feedback and questions are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026|talk page]] until the end of May.

'''Updates for editors'''
* For wikis that have the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment status|CampaignEvents extension enabled]], two new feature improvements have been released:
** Admins can now choose which namespaces are permitted for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event Center/Registration|Event Registration]] via [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Community Configuration|Community Configuration]] ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Permitted namespaces|documentation]]). The default setup is for event registration to be permitted in the Event namespace, but other namespaces (such as the project namespace or WikiProject namespace) can now be added. With this change, communities like WikiProjects can now more easily use Event Registration for their collaborative activities.
** Editors can now [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Transclusion|transclude]] the Collaboration List on a wiki page ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Collaboration list/Transclusion|documentation]]). The Collaboration List is an automated list of events and WikiProjects on the wikis, accessed via {{#special:AllEvents}} ([[w:en:Special:AllEvents|example]]). Now, the Collaboration List can be added to all sorts of wiki pages, such as: a wiki mainpage, a WikiProject page, an affiliate page, an event page, or even a user page.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Developers who use the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;moment&lt;/code&gt; library in gadgets and user scripts should revise their code to use alternatives like the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;Intl&lt;/code&gt; library or the new &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mediawiki.DateFormatter&lt;/code&gt; library. The &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;moment&lt;/code&gt; library has been deprecated and will begin to log messages in the developer console. You can see a global search for current uses, and [[phab:T392532|ask related questions in this Phabricator task]].
* Developers who maintain a tool that queries the Wikidata term store tables (&lt;code dir=ltr style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;wbt_*&lt;/code&gt;) need to update their code to connect to a separate database cluster. These tables are being split into a separate database cluster. Tools that query those tables via the wiki replicas must be adapted to connect to the new cluster instead. [[wikitech:News/2025 Wikidata term store database split|Documentation and related links are available]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T390954]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.44/wmf.28|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The latest [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project/Updates|Chart Project newsletter]] is available. It includes updates on preparing to expand the deployment to additional wikis as soon as this week (starting May 6) and scaling up over the following weeks, plus exploring filtering and transforming source data.

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== Tech News: 2025-20 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia URL Shortener|&quot;Get shortened URL&quot;]] link on the sidebar now includes a [[phab:T393309|QR code]]. Wikimedia site users can now use it by scanning or downloading it to quickly share and access shared content from Wikimedia sites, conveniently.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation is working on a system called [[m:Edge Uniques|Edge Uniques]], which will enable [[w:en:A/B testing|A/B testing]], help protect against [[w:en:Denial-of-service attack|distributed denial-of-service attacks]] (DDoS attacks), and make it easier to understand how many visitors the Wikimedia sites have. This is to help more efficiently build tools which help readers, and make it easier for readers to find what they are looking for. Tech News has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/16|previously written about this]]. The deployment will be gradual. Some might see the Edge Uniques cookie the week of 19 May. You can discuss this on the [[m:Talk:Edge Uniques|talk page]].
* Starting May 19, 2025, Event organisers in wikis with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] enabled can use [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event Center/Registration|Event Registration]] in the project namespace (e.g., Wikipedia namespace, Wikidata namespace). With this change, communities don't need admins to use the feature. However, wikis that don't want this change can remove and add the permitted namespaces at [[Special:CommunityConfiguration/CampaignEvents]].
* The Wikipedia project now has a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia/en}} in [[d:Q36720|Nupe]] ([[w:nup:|&lt;code&gt;w:nup:&lt;/code&gt;]]). This is a language primarily spoken in the North Central region of Nigeria. Speakers of this language are invited to contribute to [[w:nup:Tatacin feregi|new Wikipedia]].
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Developers can now access pre-parsed Dutch Wikipedia, amongst others (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese) through the [https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/docs/snapshot/#structured-contents-snapshot-bundle-info-beta Structured Contents snapshots (beta)]. The content includes parsed Wikipedia abstracts, descriptions, main images, infoboxes, article sections, and references.
* The &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;/page/data-parsoid&lt;/code&gt; REST API endpoint is no longer in use and will be deprecated. It is [[phab:T393557|scheduled to be turned off]] on June 7, 2025.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.45/wmf.1|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/2025_Cloud_VPS_VXLAN_IPv6_migration IPv6 support] is a newly introduced Cloud virtual network that significantly boosts Wikimedia platforms' scalability, security, and readiness for the future. If you are a technical contributor eager to learn more, check out [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2025/05/06/wikimedia-cloud-vps-ipv6-support/ this blog post] for an in-depth look at the journey to IPv6.

'''Meetings and events'''
* The 2nd edition of 2025 of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Afrika Baraza|Afrika Baraza]], a virtual platform for African Wikimedians to connect, will take place on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1747328400 May 15 at 17:00 UTC]. This edition will focus on discussions regarding [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2025-2026|Wikimedia Annual planning and progress]].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/MENA Connect Community Call|MENA Connect Community Call]], a virtual meeting for [[w:en:Middle East and North Africa|MENA]] Wikimedians to connect, will take place on [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1747501200 May 17 at 17:00 UTC]. You can [[m:Event:MENA Connect (Wiki_Diwan) APP Call|register now]] to attend.

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== Tech News: 2025-21 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Editing Team and the Machine Learning Team are working on a new check for newcomers: [[mw:Edit check/Peacock check|Peacock check]]. Using a prediction model, this check will encourage editors to improve the tone of their edits, using artificial intelligence. We invite volunteers to review the first version of the Peacock language model for the following languages: Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Japanese. Users from these wikis interested in reviewing this model are [[mw:Edit check/Peacock check/model test|invited to sign up at MediaWiki.org]]. The deadline to sign up is on May 23, which will be the start date of the test.

'''Updates for editors'''

* From May 20, 2025, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Oversight policy|oversighters]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Meta:CheckUsers|checkusers]] will need to have their accounts secured with two-factor authentication (2FA) to be able to use their advanced rights. All users who belong to these two groups and do not have 2FA enabled have been informed. In the future, this requirement may be extended to other users with advanced rights. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|Learn more]].
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]]  [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multiblocks|Multiblocks]] will begin mass deployment by the end of the month: all non-Wikipedia projects plus Catalan Wikipedia will adopt Multiblocks in the week of May 26, while all other Wikipedias will adopt it in the week of June 2. Please [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey 2023/Multiblocks|contact the team]] if you have concerns. Administrators can test the new user interface now on your own wiki by browsing to [{{fullurl:Special:Block|usecodex=1}} {{#special:Block}}?usecodex=1], and can test the full multiblocks functionality [[testwiki:Special:Block|on testwiki]]. Multiblocks is the feature that makes it possible for administrators to impose different types of blocks on the same user at the same time. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Manage blocks|help page]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T377121]
* Later this week, the [[{{#special:SpecialPages}}]] listing of almost all special pages will be updated with a new design. This page has been [[phab:T219543|redesigned]] to improve the user experience in a few ways, including: The ability to search for names and aliases of the special pages, sorting, more visible marking of restricted special pages, and a more mobile-friendly look. The new version can be [https://meta.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Special:SpecialPages previewed] at Beta Cluster now, and feedback shared in the task. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219543]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart|Chart extension]] is being enabled on more wikis. For a detailed list of when the extension will be enabled on your wiki, please read the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart/Project#Deployment Timeline|deployment timeline]].
* [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Main Page|Wikifunctions]] will be deployed on May 27 on five Wiktionaries: [[wikt:ha:|Hausa]], [[wikt:ig:|Igbo]], [[wikt:bn:|Bengali]], [[wikt:ml:|Malayalam]], and [[wikt:dv:|Dhivehi/Maldivian]]. This is the second batch of deployment planned for the project. After deployment, the projects will be able to call [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Introduction|functions from Wikifunctions]] and integrate them in their pages. A function is something that takes one or more inputs and transforms them into a desired output, such as adding up two numbers, converting miles into metres, calculating how much time has passed since an event, or declining a word into a case. Wikifunctions will allow users to do that through a simple call of [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Catalogue|a stable and global function]], rather than via a local template.
* Later this week, the Wikimedia Foundation will publish a hub for [[diffblog:2024/07/09/on-the-value-of-experimentation/|experiments]]. This is to showcase and get user feedback on product experiments. The experiments help the Wikimedia movement [[diffblog:2023/07/13/exploring-paths-for-the-future-of-free-knowledge-new-wikipedia-chatgpt-plugin-leveraging-rich-media-social-apps-and-other-experiments/|understand new users]], how they interact with the internet and how it could affect the Wikimedia movement. Some examples are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Future Audiences/Generated Video|generated video]], the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Future Audiences/Roblox game|Wikipedia Roblox speedrun game]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Future Audiences/Discord bot|the Discord bot]].
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:29}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:29|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, there was a bug with creating an account using the API, which has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T390751]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Gadgets and user scripts that interact with [[{{#special:Block}}]] may need to be updated to work with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Manage blocks|manage blocks interface]]. Please review the [[mw:Help:Manage blocks/Developers|developer guide]] for more information. If you need help or are unable to adapt your script to the new interface, please let the team know on the [[mw:Help talk:Manage blocks/Developers|talk page]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T377121]
* The &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.title&lt;/code&gt; object allows you to get information about a specific wiki page in the [[w:en:Wikipedia:Lua|Lua]] programming language. Starting this week, a new property will be added to the object, named &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;isDisambiguationPage&lt;/code&gt;. This property allows you to check if a page is a disambiguation page, without the need to write a custom function. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T71441]
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] User script developers can use a [[toolforge:gitlab-content|new reverse proxy tool]] to load javascript and css from [[gitlab:|gitlab.wikimedia.org]] with &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;mw.loader.load&lt;/code&gt;. The tool's author hopes this will enable collaborative development workflows for user scripts including linting, unit tests, code generation, and code review on &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;gitlab.wikimedia.org&lt;/bdi&gt; without a separate copy-and-paste step to publish scripts to a Wikimedia wiki for integration and acceptance testing. See [[wikitech:Tool:Gitlab-content|Tool:Gitlab-content on Wikitech]] for more information.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.45/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The 12th edition of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Workshop 2025|Wiki Workshop 2025]], a forum that brings together researchers that explore all aspects of Wikimedia projects, will be held virtually on 21-22 May. Researchers can [https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/wikiworkshop2025/ register now].

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== Tech News: 2025-22 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/22|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* A community-wide discussion about a very delicate issue for the development of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia|Abstract Wikipedia]] is now open on Meta: where to store the abstract content that will be developed through functions from Wikifunctions and data from Wikidata. The discussion is open until June 12 at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content|Abstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content]], and every opinion is welcomed. The decision will be made and communicated after the consultation period by the Foundation.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Since last week, on all wikis except [[phab:T388604|the largest 20]], people using the mobile visual editor will have [[phab:T385851|additional tools in the menu bar]], accessed using the new &lt;code&gt;+&lt;/code&gt; toolbar button. To start, the new menu will include options to add: citations, hieroglyphs, and code blocks. Deployment to the remaining wikis is [[phab:T388605|scheduled]] to happen in June.
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Advanced item]] The &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions##ifexist|#ifexist]]&lt;/code&gt; parser function will no longer register a link to its target page. This will improve the usefulness of [[{{#special:WantedPages}}]], which will eventually only list pages that are the target of an actual red link. This change will happen gradually as the source pages are updated. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T14019]
* This week, the Moderator Tools team will launch [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2025 RecentChanges Language Agnostic Revert Risk Filtering|a new filter to Recent Changes]], starting at Indonesian Wikipedia. This new filter highlights edits that are likely to be reverted. The goal is to help Recent Changes patrollers identify potentially problematic edits. Other wikis will benefit from this filter in the future.
* Upon clicking an empty search bar, logged-out users will see suggestions of articles for further reading. The feature will be available on both desktop and mobile. Readers of Catalan, Hebrew, and Italian Wikipedias and some sister projects will receive the change between May 21 and mid-June. Readers of other wikis will receive the change later. The goal is to encourage users to read the wikis more. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Content Discovery Experiments/Search Suggestions|Learn more]].
* Some users of the Wikipedia Android app can use a new feature for readers, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Android/TrivaGame|WikiGames]], a daily trivia game based on real historical events. The release has started as an A/B test, available to 50% of users in the following languages: English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Turkish.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Newsletter|Newsletter extension]] that is available on MediaWiki.org allows the creation of [[mw:Special:Newsletters|various newsletters]] for global users. The extension can now publish new issues as section links on an existing page, instead of requiring a new page for each issue. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T393844]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:32}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:32|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The previously deprecated &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Ipblocks table|ipblocks]]&lt;/code&gt; views in [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|Wiki Replicas]] will be removed in the beginning of June. Users are encouraged to query the new &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block table|block]]&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Block target table|block_target]]&lt;/code&gt; views instead.
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.45/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Wikidata and Sister Projects|Wikidata and Sister Projects]] is a multi-day online event that will focus on how Wikidata is integrated to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. The event runs from May 29 – June 1. You can [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Wikidata and Sister Projects#Sessions|read the Program schedule]] and [[d:Special:RegisterForEvent/1291|register]].

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== Tech News: 2025-23 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Chart|Chart extension]] is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Editors can use this new extension to create interactive data visualizations like bar, line, area, and pie charts. Charts are designed to replace many of the uses of the legacy [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Graph|Graph extension]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* It is now easier to configure automatic citations for your wiki within the visual editor's [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid/Enabling Citoid on your wiki|citation generator]]. Administrators can now set a default template by using the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;_default&lt;/code&gt; key in the local &lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[MediaWiki:Citoid-template-type-map.json]]&lt;/bdi&gt; page ([[mw:Special:Diff/6969653/7646386|example diff]]). Setting this default will also help to future-proof your existing configurations when [[phab:T347823|new item types]] are added in the future. You can still set templates for individual item types as they will be preferred to the default template. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384709]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:20}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:20|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting the week of June 2, bots logging in using &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;action=login&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;action=clientlogin&lt;/code&gt; will fail more often. This is because of stronger protections against suspicious logins. Bots using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Bot passwords|bot passwords]] or using a loginless authentication method such as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/OAuth/Owner-only consumers|OAuth]] are not affected. If your bot is not using one of those, you should update it; using &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;action=login&lt;/code&gt; without a bot password was deprecated [[listarchive:list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/3EEMN7VQX5G7WMQI5K2GP5JC2336DPTD/|in 2016]]. For most bots, this only requires changing what password the bot uses. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T395205]
* From this week, Wikimedia wikis will allow ES2017 features in JavaScript code for official code, gadgets, and user scripts. The most visible feature of ES2017 is &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;async&lt;/code&gt;/&lt;code&gt;await&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; syntax, allowing for easier-to-read code. Until this week, the platform only allowed up to ES2016, and a few months before that, up to ES2015. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381537]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.45/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* Scholarship applications to participate in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM Wiki 2025|GLAM Wiki Conference 2025]] are now open. The conference will take place from 30 October to 1 November, in Lisbon, Portugal. GLAM contributors who lack the means to support their participation can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/GLAM Wiki 2025/Scholarships|apply here]]. Scholarship applications close on June 7th.

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== Tech News: 2025-24 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/24|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product|Trust and Safety Product team]] is finalizing work needed to roll out [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] on large Wikipedias later this month. The team has worked with stewards and other users with extended rights to predict and address many use cases that may arise on larger wikis, so that community members can continue to effectively moderate and patrol temporary accounts. This will be the second of three phases of deployment – the last one will take place in September at the earliest. For more information about the recent developments on the project, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/Updates|see this update]]. If you have any comments or questions, write on the [[mw:Talk:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|talk page]], and [[m:Event:CEE Catch up Nr. 10 (June 2025)|join a CEE Catch Up]] this Tuesday.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Octicons-gift.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist expiry|watchlist expiry]] feature allows editors to watch pages for a limited period of time. After that period, the page is automatically removed from your watchlist. Starting this week, you can set a preference for the default period of time to watch pages. The [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist-pageswatchlist|preferences]] also allow you to set different default watch periods for editing existing pages, pages you create, and when using rollback. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T265716]
[[File:Talk pages default look (April 2023).jpg|thumb|alt=Screenshot of the visual improvements made on talk pages|Example of a talk page with the new design, in French.]]
* The appearance of talk pages will change at almost all Wikipedias ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2024/19|some]] have already received this design change, [[phab:T379264|a few]] will get these changes later). You can read details about the changes [[diffblog:2024/05/02/making-talk-pages-better-for-everyone/|on ''Diff'']]. It is possible to opt out of these changes [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion|in user preferences]] (&quot;{{int:discussiontools-preference-visualenhancements}}&quot;). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T319146][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T392121]
* Users with specific extended rights (including administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, and stewards) can now have IP addresses of all temporary accounts [[phab:T358853|revealed automatically]] during time-limited periods where they need to combat high-speed account-hopping vandalism. This feature was requested by stewards. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386492]
* This week, the Moderator Tools and Machine Learning teams will continue the rollout of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2025 RecentChanges Language Agnostic Revert Risk Filtering|a new filter to Recent Changes]], releasing it to several more Wikipedias. This filter utilizes the Revert Risk model, which was created by the Research team, to highlight edits that are likely to be reverted and help Recent Changes patrollers identify potentially problematic contributions. The feature will be rolled out to the following Wikipedias: {{int:project-localized-name-afwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-bnwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-cywiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-hawwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-iswiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-kkwiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-simplewiki/en}}{{int:comma-separator/en}}{{int:project-localized-name-trwiki/en}}. The rollout will continue in the coming weeks to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2025 RecentChanges Language Agnostic Revert Risk Filtering|the rest of the Wikipedias in this project]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T391964]
* [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]].

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* AbuseFilter editors active on Meta-Wiki and large Wikipedias are kindly asked to update AbuseFilter to make it compatible with temporary accounts. A link to the instructions and the private lists of filters needing verification are [[phab:T369611|available on Phabricator]].
* Lua modules now have access to the name of a page's associated thumbnail image, and on [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/operations/mediawiki-config/+/2e4ab14aa15bb95568f9c07dd777065901eb2126/wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php#10849 some wikis] to the WikiProject assessment information. This is possible using two new properties on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#added-by-extensions|mw.title objects]], named &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;pageImage&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;pageAssessments&lt;/code&gt;. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T131911][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380122]
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      <text bytes="23844" sha1="9prsny3fmk15w7lywb5pj216vniuoil" xml:space="preserve">== Parties, Performances, Weddings and Funerals, Threads and Knots Made Up of Eminent and Less-than-Eminent Victorians ==
This project collects information about social events in London toward the end of the reign of Queen Victoria. The Victorians were supremely social people and the aristocracy were no exception. Little research has been done on their social lives and social networks, mostly because we haven't really decided, I think, what those kinds of information would tell us about them. For the Victorians, that question was easier to answer than it has been for us: they'd find out about social events in the newspapers, and they'd track their own presence in the social world by their presence in newspaper accounts.

Once the ''British Newspaper Archive'', from holdings at the British Library, began to digitize their newspaper collections, it became much easier to see what the Victorians themselves were reading about their social events. Because these newspaper articles had been accessible to so few scholars until then, the information about Victorian social lives is all still new. It matters also that we have not considered social events to be sufficiently substantial for study: the disciplines associated with the arts have studied the art and the individual lives of artists; very occasionally a prosopography would look at a circle of people. Political Science and History have not taken social events very seriously either. To focus on social events broadens what we are paying attention to — away from the big political and historical events and the men at their center to include most obviously social networks and women. It also can [[Social Victorians/Conduct and Behavior|complexify our understanding]] of many of the important Victorian ideas about respectability, sex, the public sphere, power, class, race and gender.

Further consideration would also benefit our understandings of what events are and how they interrelate.

== Some Social Events ==
This site begins with events, some of which are listed below. An event might be a party of some kind, a funeral, a performance of a play or show, or even the run of an exhibition. The closer we look at any of these events, the clearer it is that every event is made up of other events: prior events, sub-events, subsequent events, related events.

* 2 July [[/1897 Fancy Dress Ball/]] hosted by the Duchess of Devonshire at Devonshire House
*# Prior event: The Bradley-Martin costume ball, 10 February 1897, in New York City at the Waldorf Hotel decorated to be Versailles, hosted by Cornelia Bradley Martin for 800 guests dressed as figures, often royalty, from the 16th through the 18th centuries.&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2020-07-12|title=Bradley-Martin Ball|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bradley-Martin_Ball&amp;oldid=967322188|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; Bradley Martin had a marketing campaign that ran for the 3 weeks before the ball; she gave the people invited only 3 weeks to get their costumes as well, it was said in order to force people to use local dressmakers.&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt; Three days before the ball, a list of the people invited was published in the ''New York Times'', along with descriptions of their costumes. It was controversial because of the expense of the ball and the costumes people wore. The Bradley Martin ball seems likely to have influenced Louisa, Duchess of Devonshire in some of her decisions about her ball; it was intended to surpass a ball hosted by Alva Vanderbilt in 1883, and the Duchess of Devonshire may have thought to surpass the Bradley Martin ball.
*# Related event: Friday, 1 July 1897, [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball/anthology#The_Day_Before |the night before the ball]], Lord and Lady [[Social Victorians/1897-07-01 Queen Elizabeth Procession Dinner Party |Tweedmouth hosted a dinner party for the members of the Queen Elizabeth procession]].&lt;ref&gt;''Exeter and Plymouth Gazette'' Monday 5 July 1897: 3 [of 6], Col 1B. ''British Newspaper Archive'' &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000510/18970705/006/0003&lt;/nowiki&gt;.&lt;/ref&gt;
* The events celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee could be considered as interrelated events, as the people who attended would have grouped them mentally.
*# Jubilee Week, made up of a number of related events, including
*## 20 [[Social Victorians/Timeline/1897#June 1897|June 1897]], Saturday, Accession Day
*### Thanksgiving ceremony for the Queen and her family at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The official Jubilee Hymn (music by [[Social Victorians/People/Arthur Sullivan|Arthur Sullivan]] and lyrics by William Waltham How, Bishop of Wakefield) was performed at this ceremony. Emma Albani performed &quot;Hymn of Praise&quot; by Felix Mendelssohn.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;The Queen's Diamond Jubilee — The Music  in 1897.&quot; ''The Classical Reviewer'' 5 May 2012 http://theclassicalreviewer.blogspot.com/2012/05/queens-diamond-jubilee-music-in-1897.html (accessed August 2020).&lt;/ref&gt;
*### Later that day, perhaps, Alfred Austin (appointed Poet Laureate after [[Social Victorians/People/William Morris|William Morris]] had turned it down) presented his &quot;Victoria,&quot; composed for the occasion.
*## 22 [[Social Victorians/Timeline/1897#June 1897|June 1897]], Monday, Diamond Jubilee Day, 
*### The procession to St. Paul's
*### The &quot;thanksgiving service&quot; at St. Paul's&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&gt;Murphy, Sophia. ''The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball''. Sidgwick &amp; Jackson, 1984.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|12}}
*### Ceremony at Mansion House with the Lord Mayor of the City of London
*### Driving around London for the crowds.
*### Evening at Windsor, boys from Eton sang for the Queen in the Quadrangle.
*### &quot;Jubilee Night,&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;{{rp|14}} later that evening
*##27 June 1897, Saturday, &quot;Three thousand old people, all above 68 years of age, were entertained at dinner at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, on Saturday, in connection with the Jubilee festivities. The oldest guest was 91 years of age.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“The Queen’s Garden Party. Buckingham Palace Grounds. A Brilliant Scene. The Queen’s Cup of Tea.” ''Daily News'' (London) 29 June 1897, Tuesday: 5 [of 10], Col. 6a [of 7] – 6, Col. 2a. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18970629/021/0005. Print pp. 5–6.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|5, Col. 6c}}
*##29 June 1897, Monday, the [[Social Victorians/Diamond Jubilee Garden Party|Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace]]
*# From [[Social Victorians/Timeline/1897#July 1897|8 July 1897]] until the end of the run in December 1897, Sullivan's ballet ''Victoria and Merrie England'' at the Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, &quot;included a cinematograph film of the Jubilee procession.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;Richards, Jeffrey. ''Imperialism and Music: Britain, 1876–1953''. Manchester University Press, 2001: 31.&lt;/ref&gt;
* The Funeral of Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield
* The [[/1887 American Exhibition/]] in London, one of the events of the Golden Jubilee

== Some Threads and Knots ==

=== Some Social Networks ===
*[[/People/Working in Publishing#Journalists|&quot;Aristocratic Lady Journalists&quot;]]
* The [[/Marlborough House Set|Marlborough House Set]]
* The Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy-dress Ball: Networks Present
* [[/People/The Souls |The Souls]]
* The Lovely Five
* The Bedford Park Set
* Bloomsbury Set
* The Authors Cricket Club (1891–1912) and the Allahakberries (1890–1913)

=== Some Categories of People Containing Social Networks ===
* Actors and Theatre Professionals
* Musicians
* Artists
* The [[/British Aristocracy|British Aristocracy]]
* The &quot;[[/People/Royal Mob |Royal Mob]],&quot; Victoria's Children and Grandchildren
* Non-English [[Social Victorians/People/Ambassadors and Ministers|Diplomats, Ambassadors and Ministers]] Who Attended Events in London at the End of the Century
*[[/People/Armed Forces Invited|Members of the Armed Forces]] Who Attended Royal Functions
*[[Social Victorians/People/Invited/|People Invited]] to Events Hosted by the Prince and Princess of Wales
* People Whose Photographs Are in the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball/Photographs#The Album of Photographs|Album]] Given as a Gift to the Duchess of Devonshire for Her [[1897 Fancy Dress Ball]]
* [[/People/Working in Publishing|People Working in Publishing and Journalism]]
* LGBTQ People Who Moved around in &quot;Society&quot;
* Jews in the Aristocracy
* American Heiresses Who Married British Peers
* [[/Haslemere|Haslemere]]
* The [[/Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]]
* Some [[/People|notable people]]

== Types of Victorian Social Events ==
* 2 July [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|1897 Fancy Dress Ball]] hosted by the Duchess of Devonshire at Devonshire House
** Related event: Friday, 1 July 1897, [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball/anthology#The_Day_Before |the night before the ball]], Lord and Lady[[Social Victorians/1897-07-01 Queen Elizabeth Procession Dinner Party | Tweedmouth hosted a dinner party for the members of the Queen Elizabeth procession]] (Exeter and Plymouth 1897-07-05).
* The Funeral of Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield
* The [[/1887 American Exhibition|1887 American Exhibition]] in London
*[[/1881-07-22 Marlborough House Party | Marlborough House Party]], evening party, Friday, 22 July 1881.
*[[/1885-05-19 General Gordon League | Founding of the General Gordon League]], 19 May 1885.
*[[/1889-07-27 Marlborough House Party | Marlborough House Party]], 27 July 1889.
*[[/Derby Day at Epsom Downs | Derby Day at Epsom Downs]], an event that reoccurred annually.

=== Balls ===
Because it was the official London residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, events at Marlborough House usually had an official purpose or focus. An invitation list would have formal characteristics suggesting that it was more than a listing of people in the social networks of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and it would have been released to the press formally. Also, a ball had fewer invités than an event like a garden party.

The invitation list for [[Social Victorians/1885-07-24 Marlborough House Ball|this ball at Marlborough House]] in July 1885 has those typical formal characteristics. The names are in general order of precedence, beginning with royals both of the U.K. and of other countries, followed by dukes and duchesses, earls and countesses, and so on down to Mr., Mesdames and the Misses. In the ranks by title, names are typically alphabetized with couples listed together. The children of these were listed by their own title, if they had one, or with their parents if not. At the end of this list — and the article — are those who are &quot;in attendance&quot; on someone else who was there, typically one of the royals.

This list always has the proviso that it is a list of people who were invited, and &quot;some among them were unavoidably prevented from attending.&quot;

Other people hosted balls as well, of course. The ''Morning Post'' reliably published articles about this kind of social event because their readers were of the class often invited and may have looked to see their names in the articles as well as — at least for some of the women — the always-complimentary descriptions of what they wore. The reporters typically did not attempt to identify everyone who came to an event at Marlborough House the way they did for a high-profile but private function like the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]].

=== House Party ===
=== Dinner Parties ===
A dinner party at Marlborough House that had an official purpose might have the fewest number of people invited. Often a dinner party was followed by a reception or concert or some other event that had a much larger list of people invited.
* Marlborough House [[Social Victorians/1882-03-18 Dinner Party|dinner party]], Saturday, 18 March 1882.
* [[/1889-08-30 Lippincott Dinner at the Langham|Lippincott Dinner at the Langham]], 30 August 1889.
* [[/1891-07-03 Mackay Dinner and Concert|Dinner and Small Concert Hosted by Mrs. Mackay]], 3 July 1891.
* [[/1893-07-08 Mackay Dinner &amp; Concert|Small Dinner and Concert Hosted by Mrs. Mackay]], 8 July 1893.
* [[/1896-05-06 Dinner Party|Dinner Party]] at Marlborough House, 6 May 1896.
* [[/1897-05-26 Pembroke State Dinner|Earl of Pembroke's State Dinner]], 26 May 1897.
* [[/1899-06-03 Lord Chamberlain State Dinner|State Dinner hosted by the Lord Chamberlain, Lord Hopetoun]], 3 June 1899.
* [[/1897-07-01 Queen Elizabeth Procession Dinner Party|Dinner Party for Members of the Queen Elizabeth Procession]] for the 2 July 1897 [[/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball]].

=== Garden Parties ===
* Marlborough House [[Social Victorians/1880-07-13 Garden Party | Garden Party, 13 July 1880]], 13 July 1880.
* Marlborough House [[Social Victorians/1881-07-14 Garden Party | Garden Party, 14 July 1881]], 14 July 1881.
* [[/1882-07-13 Marlborough House Garden Party |Garden Party at Marlborough House for Queen Victoria]], 13 July 1882.
* [[/1884-07-25 Garden Party |Garden Party at Marlborough House]], Friday, 25 July 1884.
* [[/1889-07-04 Garden Party |Garden Party at Marlborough House]], Thursday, 4 July 1889.
* [[/1890-07-15 Garden Party |Garden Party at Marlborough House]], 15 July 1890.
* [[/1891-07-09 Garden Party |Garden Party at Marlborough House]], 9 July 1891.
* [[/1893-07-05 Garden Party |Garden Party at Marlborough House]], 5 July 1893.
* The last event of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in London, [[Social Victorians/Diamond Jubilee Garden Party|the Queen's Garden Party]], 28 June 1897, Monday.

=== Receptions ===
* [[/1884-07-02 Hartington Reception |The Marquis of Hartington's Reception for the Duke of Cambridge]], 2 July 1884.
* [[/1884-07-03 Munster Reception |Count Münster's Reception at the German Embassy]], 3 July 1884.
* [[/1885-03-17 Duchess of Bedford Reception |Reception, or Evening Party, hosted by the Duchess of Bedford]], 17 March 1885.
* [[/1886-03-09 Russian Embassy Reception |Dinner and Reception at the Russian Embassy]], 9 March 1886.
* [[/1886-03-13 Reception at the French Embassy |Dinner and Reception at the French Embassy]], 13 March 1886.
* [[/1886-04-06 Reception at the German Embassy |Dinner and Reception at the German Embassy]], 6 April 1886.
* [[/1887-02-19 Duchess of Bedford Reception |Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford's reception]], 19 February 1887.
* [[/1887-03-23 Salisbury Reception |Marchioness of Salisbury's Reception]], 23 March 1887.

=== Weddings and Funerals ===

==== Weddings ====
As social events weddings, especially those among the aristocracy and oligarchy, were different from what we are accustomed to nowadays. These details come from newspaper accounts of weddings attended by people who attended the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]], especially those individuals not written about yet, without even a ''Wikipedia'' page.

* They might be held in the morning or very early afternoon, with even a breakfast or luncheon following.
* A local newspaper might publish the story as reportage rather than news, even when the Prime Minister attended.
* When the couple returned to the country home, there might be speeches and proclamations by local town officials and tradesmen, which the groom was expected to answer in a speech of his own, constructed on the spot.
* Some newspaper accounts seem to have been written from an &quot;official list&quot; of people invited and gifts, but not all.
* Sometimes the large number of bridesmaids includes perhaps 5 little girls and several adult women who were sisters of the bride and groom, or cousins, and then occasionally some friends of the bride.
* Clothing and Fashion
** The women's clothing is treated as fashion journalism would treat it, and sometimes the reporters appear to know technical terms of dressmaking and jewelry.
** Women and girls occasionally wore red to weddings, and bridesmaids' accessories could also be red.
** In the winter, fur appeared on many of the women's garments, including those of brides and bridesmaids. Satin and velvet, which would have been made from silk, would be warm as well and were used in many garments at winter weddings.
** The veil or lace for the dress, veil or train may have been an heirloom, handed down from mother to daughter, possibly going back several generations.
** Some women wore their veils later in life, after the wedding. Queen Victoria and Queen Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke of Hawaii both wore their veils as veils or sometimes as shawls after they were widowed.
* Gifts
** The newspaper accounts published a list of the gifts and the names of the people who gave them. Sometimes the list seems to have been released by the families, but at other times, it seems constructed by the reporter.
** Sometimes the gifts included large pieces of furniture and carriages. One couple received so many antique Louis XV pieces of furniture that it looks organized, as if someone suggested it.
** If the Queen or the Prince and Princes of Wales sent a gift, it is listed first, regardless of its relative value. They did not seem to compete with the other gifts and never sent the most valuable.
** Laborers on the estates and servants went in together to buy gifts for the couple, accompanied sometimes with engravings on the piece or a letter, the contents of which might be released to the papers. The employees of industries or mines might also collectively give a gift, often silver and sometimes engraved.
** Most gift lists include few if indeed any books, so when a bride gets complete bound sets of George Eliot, Charles Kingsley, Goethe, and Schiller, and five volumes of Jane Austen's novels and a volume of Wordsworth's (like the [[Social Victorians/Cecil Lambton Wedding 1889 January 22|wedding of Lady Eleanor Lambton and Lord Robert Cecil]]), it's notable. (Books were often given by women to other women.) Another couple ([[Wolverton-Ward Wedding 1895-01-05|Lady Edith Ward and Frederick Glyn, Lord Wolverton]]) got 3 volumes of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poems and some unnamed books as well as several pieces of furniture for holding books.
** Sometimes the groom's gifts included the bouquets of the bridesmaids as well as some jewelry they wear during the ceremony.

Some Weddings

*The wedding of [[/1894 Hood-Evans Wedding | Hon. Rosa Penelope Hood and W. Herbert Evans]], 31 July 1894.

==== Funerals ====
* The Funeral of Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, April 1881
* [[/1892-10-12 Funeral of Tennyson |Funeral of Alfred, Lord Tennyson at Westminster Abbey]], 12 October 1892.
* Funeral of [[/1896-04-21 Arthur Cecil Blunt Funeral | Arthur Cecil Blunt]], 21 April 1896.
* [[/1899-05-30 Funeral of Lord Esher |Funeral of William Baliol Brett, Lord Esher]], 29 May 1899.

=== Events Associated with the Arts ===
* The [[/100th Performance of the Merchant of Venice at the Lyceum|100th Performance of the Merchant of Venice at the Lyceum]] and the Centenary Celebration Dinner Hosted by Henry Irving, 14 February 1880.
* The Founding of the Royal College of Music
* [[/1887-07-16 Kendal Dinner |Dinner Honoring the Kendals]], 16 July 1887.
*[[/1891-12-19 Dolmetsch Lecture |Dolmetsch Lecture and Concert]] at 20 Fitzroy Street, 19 December 1891.
*[[/1893-02-18 Garrick Opening Night |Opening Night at the Garrick Theatre]], 18 February 1893.
*[[/1894-03-22 Grafton Galleries Concert |Concert Honoring Joachim and Piatti at the Grafton Galleries]], 22 March 1893.
*[[/1894-05-21 Goltsteins At Home |Concert by the Amsterdam a Cappella Choir at the Goltsteins' At Home]], 21 May 1894.
*[[/1896-05-01 Charles Wyndham Celebration |Celebration Honoring Charles Wyndham at the Lyceum, Criterion and Hotel Cecil]], 1 May 1896.
*[[/1897-06-28 Irving Reception for Colonial Premiers |Henry Irving's Performance and Reception for the Colonial Premiers]] at the Lyceum, 28 June 1897.

== A list of dates ==

=== [[/Timeline|Timeline]] ===
*[[/Timeline/1850s | 1850s]]
*[[/Timeline/1860s | 1860s]]
*[[/Timeline/1870s | 1870s]]
*[[/Timeline/1880s | 1880s]]
*[[/Timeline/1890s | 1890s]]
*[[/Timeline/1900s | 1900s]]
*[[/Timeline/1910s | 1910s]]
*[[/Timeline/1920s-30s | 1920s-30s]]

== Victorian Material History ==

=== [[Social Victorians/Victorian Things|Victorian Things]] and People and Everyday Objects ===
*[[/Newspapers|Newspapers]]

*Victorian [[Social Victorians/Conduct and Behavior|Conduct and Behavior]]

=== Some [[Social Victorians/Places|Victorian Places]] ===
* The [[/Reading Room|Reading Room at the British Library]]
* [[/Bedford Park|Bedford Park]]
*[[/Haslemere|Haslemere]]
*[[Social Victorians/Rothschild Row|Rothschild Row]]
*[[Social Victorians/Schools|Schools]]

=== The Social Aristocracy ===
* The [[/British Aristocracy |British Aristocracy]]
* Courtiers' appointments, requirements, and lives
* Check Also the [[Social Victorians/People/Invited/|Big Undifferentiated List of People Invited]] to Social Events by the Prince and Princess of Wales for a lot of their names
* Everybody known to have been invited to social events during Jubilee Week
* Everybody known to have been invited to social events during the 1897 season

=== Some Organizations, Businesses, and Concerns ===
*[[/London Clubs | London Clubs]]
** The Men and Women's Club
* [[/Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[/1885-05-19 General Gordon League |General Gordon League]]
* Todd, Dennes and Lamb, solicitors: 22 Chancery Lane, London, WC
* John M. Watkins, booksellers and publishers

=== Spiritual Organizations and People ===
* The [[/Golden Dawn|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]
* [[/Theosophical Society|Theosophical Society]]
* [[/19thC Freemasonry|19th-century Freemasonry]]
* The Anthroposophical Society
* [[/People/Less-Famous People Involved in Spiritualism|Less-Famous People Involved in Spiritualism]] in Various Ways But Not in the Golden Dawn

== Major Contributors ==

* Sharon Cogdill, Ph.D.
* Brenda Wentworth, Ph.D.

== Acknowledgments ==
This project began as the work of Sharon Cogdill and over time has benefitted enormously from the help of the following:

# The Archives of the Duke of Devonshire, [https://www.chatsworth.org Chatsworth House], Derbyshire, Aiden Hailey, curator
# The Derby Collection, [https://www.thearchivegroup.org/knowsley-hallhttps://www.thearchivegroup.org/knowsley-hall Knowsley Hall], Prescot, Merseyside, Dr. Stephen Lloyd, curator
# The Archives, Corpus Christi College Library, Cambridge University
# The Victoria and Albert Museum, [https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/paintings Paintings] and [https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/photographs Photographs], Ruth Hibbard, curator
# The [https://www.npg.org.uk National Portrait Gallery], Photographs and Permissions, London, Curators
# Brenda Wentworth, Ph.D., costumer and costume history, for the analysis of the costumes at the Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.
# Julie Codell, Ph.D., School of Art, Arizona State (who, without realizing it, taught me actually to look at the Victorians)
# [https://wikiversity.org Wikiversity], a project of Wikimedia Foundation, for providing a home for this open-research project
# The [https://www.stcloudstate.edu/cla/ College of Liberal Arts], St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, especially Dr. Roland Specht-Jarvis, Dean; Dr. Mark Springer, Dean; and Mario Felix (for technological support for this research project)

== Questions and Notes ==

# Would if be worth it to make a list of everybody known to have been invited to social events during Jubilee Week? It might help identify dignitaries from India as well as other individuals who have been difficult to identify.
# Would if be worth it to make a list of everybody known to have been invited to social events during the 1897 season as well?

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We also sometimes use the French ''Wikipédia'' to define a word because many technical terms of fashion were borrowings from the French. Also, often the French ''Wikipédia'' provides historical context for the uses of a word similar to the way the OED does.

== Articles or Parts of Clothing: Men's ==
[[Social Victorians/Terminology#Military|Men's military uniforms]] are discussed below.

=== À la Romaine ===
[[File:Johann Baptist Straub - Mars um 1772-1.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Old and damaged marble statue of a Roman god of war with flowing cloak, big helmet with a plume on top, and armor|Johann Baptist Straub's 1772 ''à la romaine'' ''Mars'']]
A few people who attended the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball in 1897]] personated Roman gods or people. They were dressed not as Romans, however, but ''à la romaine'', which was a standardized style of depicting Roman figures that was used in paintings, sculpture and the theatre for historical dress from the 17th until the 20th century. The codification of the style was developed in France in the 17th century for theatre and ballet, when it became popular for masked balls.

Women as well as men could be dressed ''à la romaine'', but much sculpture, portraiture and theatre offered opportunities for men to dress in Roman style — with armor and helmets — and so it was most common for men. In large part because of the codification of the style as well as the painting and sculpture, the style persisted and remained influential into the 20th century and can be found in museums and galleries and on monuments.

For example, Johann Baptist Straub's 1772 statue of Mars (left), now in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, missing part of an arm, shows Mars ''à la romaine''. In London, an early 17th-century example of a figure of Mars ''à la romaine'', with a helmet, '''was''' &quot;at the foot of the Buckingham tomb in Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Webb, Geoffrey. “Notes on Hubert Le Sueur-II.” ''The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs'' 52, no. 299 (1928): 81–89. http://www.jstor.org/stable/863535.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|81, Col. 2c}}

[[File:Sir-Anthony-van-Dyck-Lord-John-Stuart-and-His-Brother-Lord-Bernard-Stuart.jpg|thumb|alt=Old painting of 2 men flamboyantly and stylishly dressed in colorful silk, with white lace, high-heeled boots and long hair|Van Dyck's c. 1638 painting of cavaliers Lord John Stuart and his brother Lord Bernard Stuart]]
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=== Cavalier ===
As a signifier in the form of clothing of a royalist political and social ideology begun in France in the early 17th century, the cavalier style established France as the leader in fashion and taste. Adopted by [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Military|wealthy royalist British military officers]] during the time of the Restoration, the style signified a political and social position, both because of the loyalty to Charles I and II as well the wealth required to achieve the cavalier look. The style spread beyond the political, however, to become associated generally with dress as well as a style of poetry.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-04-25|title=Cavalier poet|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cavalier_poet&amp;oldid=1151690299|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_poet.&lt;/ref&gt;

Van Dyck's 1638 painting of two brothers (right) emphasizes the cavalier style of dress.

=== Coats ===

==== Doublet ====
* In the 19th-century newspaper accounts we have seen that use this word, doublet seems always to refer to a garment worn by a man, but historically women may have worn doublets. In fact, a doublet worn by Queen Elizabeth I exists and '''is somewhere'''.
* Technically doublets were long sleeved, although we cannot be certain what this or that Victorian tailor would have done for a costume. For example, the [[Social Victorians/People/Spencer Compton Cavendish#Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Duke of Devonshire's costume as Charles V]] shows long sleeves that may be part of the surcoat but should be the long sleeves of the doublet.

==== Pourpoint ====
A padded doublet worn under armor to protect the warrior from the metal chafing. A pourpoint could also be worn without the armor.

==== Surcoat ====
Sometimes just called ''coat''.

[[File:Oscar Wilde by Sarony 1882 18.jpg|thumb|alt=Old photograph of a young man wearing a velvet jacket, knee breeches, silk hose and shiny pointed shoes with bows, seated on a sofa and leaning on his left hand and holding a book in his right| Oscar Wilde, 1882, by Napoleon Sarony]]
=== Hose, Stockings and Tights ===
Newspaper accounts from the late 19th century of men's clothing use the term ''hose'' for what we might call stockings or tights.

In fact, the terminology is specific. ''Stockings'' is the more general term and could refer to hose or tights. With knee breeches men wore hose, which ended above the knee, and women wore hose under their dresses.

The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines tights as &quot;Tight-fitting breeches, worn by men in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and still forming part of court-dress.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“Tights, N.” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2693287467.&lt;/ref&gt; By 1897, the term was in use for women's stockings, which may have come up only to the knee. Tights were also worn by dancers and acrobats. This general sense of ''tights'' does not assume that they were knitted.

''Clocking'' is decorative embroidery on hose, usually, at the ankles on either the inside or the outside of the leg. It started at the ankle and went up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee. On women's hose, the clocking could be quite colorful and elaborate, while the clocking on men's hose was more inconspicuous.

In many photographs men's hose are wrinkled, especially at the ankles and the knees, because they were shaped from woven fabric. Silk hose were knitted instead of woven, which gave them elasticity and reduced the wrinkling.

The famous Sarony carte de visite photograph of Oscar Wilde (right) shows him in 1882 wearing knee breeches and silk hose, which are shiny and quite smoothly fitted although they show a few wrinkles at the ankles and knees. In the portraits of people in costume at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]], the men's hose are sometimes quite smooth, which means they were made of knitted silk and may have been smoothed for the portrait.

In painted portraits the hose are almost always depicted as smooth, part of the artist's improvement of the appearance of the subject.

=== Shoes and Boots ===

== Articles or Parts of Clothing: Women's ==

=== '''Chérusque''' ===
According to the French ''Wikipedia'', ''chérusque'' is a 19th-century term for the kind of standing collar like the ones worn by ladies in the Renaissance.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2021-06-26|title=Collerette (costume)|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collerette_(costume)&amp;oldid=184136746|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collerette_(costume)#Au+xixe+siècle+:+la+Chérusque.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Corsage ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the corsage is the &quot;'body' of a woman's dress; a bodice.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;corsage, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/42056. Accessed 7 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; This sense is well documented in the ''OED'' for the mid and late 19th-century, used this way in fiction as well as in a publication like ''Godey's Lady's Book'', which would be expected to use appropriate terminology associated with fashion and dress making.

The sense of &quot;a bouquet worn on the bodice&quot; is, according to the ''OED'', American.

=== Décolletage ===

=== Girdle ===

=== Mancheron ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', a ''mancheron'' is a &quot;historical&quot; word for &quot;A piece of trimming on the upper part of a sleeve on a woman's dress.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;mancheron, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/113251. Accessed 17 April 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; At the present, in French, a ''mancheron'' is a cap sleeve &quot;cut directly on the bodice.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-11-28|title=Manche (vêtement)|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manche_(v%C3%AAtement)&amp;oldid=199054843|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manche_(v%C3%AAtement).&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Petticoat ===

According to the ''O.E.D.'', a petticoat is a &lt;blockquote&gt;skirt, as distinguished from a bodice, worn either externally or showing beneath a dress as part of the costume (often trimmed or ornamented); an outer skirt; a decorative underskirt. Frequently in ''plural'': a woman's or girl's upper skirts and underskirts collectively. Now ''archaic'' or ''historical''.&lt;ref&gt;“petticoat, n., sense 2.b”.  ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press,  September 2023, &lt;https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1021034245&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;/blockquote&gt;This sense is, according to the ''O.E.D.'', &quot;The usual sense between the 17th and 19th centuries.&quot; However, while petticoats belong in both outer- and undergarments — that is, meant to be seen or hidden, like underwear — they were always under another garment, for example, underneath an open overskirt. The primary sense seems to have shifted through the 19th century so that, by the end, petticoats were underwear and the term ''underskirt'' was used to describe what showed under an open overskirt. 

In the 19th century, women wore their chemises, bloomers and [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Hoops|hoops]] under their petticoats. 

=== Stomacher ===
According to the ''O.E.D.'', a stomacher is &quot;An ornamental covering for the chest (often covered with jewels) worn by women under the lacing of the bodice,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“stomacher, n.¹, sense 3.a”. ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, September 2023, &lt;https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1169498955&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; although by the end of the 19th century, the bodice did not often have visible laces. Some stomachers were so decorated that they were thought of as part of the jewelry.

=== Train ===
A train is

The Length of the Train

'''For the monarch [or a royal?]'''

According to Debrett's,&lt;blockquote&gt;A peeress's coronation robe is a long-trained crimson velvet mantle, edged with miniver pure, with a miniver pure cape. The length of the train varies with the rank of the wearer:

* Duchess: for rows of ermine; train to be six feet
* Marchioness: three and a half rows of ermine; train to be three and three-quarters feet
* Countess: three rows of ermine; train to be three and a half feet
* Viscountess: two and a half rows of ermine; train to be three and a quarter feet
* Baroness: two rows of ermine; train to be three feet&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://debretts.com/royal-family/dress-codes/|title=Dress Codes|website=debretts.com|language=en-US|access-date=2023-07-27}} https://debretts.com/royal-family/dress-codes/.&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;The pattern on the coronet worn was also quite specific, similar but not exactly the same for peers and peeresses. Debrett's also distinguishes between coronets and tiaras, which were classified more like jewelry, which was regulated only in very general terms.

Peeresses put on their coronets after the Queen or Queen Consort has been crowned. ['''peers?''']

== Hats, Bonnets and Headwear ==

=== Women's ===

==== Fontanges ====
Another fontange:
[[File:Madame de Ludre en Stenkerke et falbala - (estampe) (2e état) - N. arnoult fec - btv1b53265886c.jpg|none|thumb|Madame de Ludre en Stenkerke et falbala - (estampe) (2e état) - N. arnoult fec - btv1b53265886c.jpg]]
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=== Men's ===

== Cinque Cento ==
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', ''Cinque Cento'' is a shortening of ''mil cinque cento'', or 1500.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;cinquecento, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/33143. Accessed 7 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; The term, then would refer, perhaps informally, to the sixteenth century.

== Corset ==
[[File:Corset - MET 1972.209.49a, b.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of an old silk corset on a mannequin, showing the closure down the front, similar to a button, and channels in the fabric for the boning. It is wider at the top and bottom, creating smooth curves from the bust to the compressed waist to the hips, with a long point below the waist in front.|French 1890s corset, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC]]
The understructure of Victorian women's clothing is what makes the costumes worn by the women at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] so distinctly Victorian in appearance. An example of a corset that has the kind of structure often worn by fashionably dressed women in 1897 is the one at right. 

This corset exaggerated the shape of the women's bodies and made possible a bodice that looked and was fitted in the way that is so distinctive of the time — very controlled and smooth. And, as a structural element, this foundation garment carried the weight of all those layers and all that fabric and decoration on the gowns, trains and mantles. (The trains and mantles could be attached directly to the corset itself.)

* This foundation emphasizes the waist and the bust in particular, in part because of the contrast between the very small waist and the rounded fullness of the bust and hips.
* The idealized waist is defined by its small span and the sexualizing point at the center-bottom of the bodice, which directs the eye downwards. Interestingly, the pointed waistline worn by Elizabethan men has become level in the Victorian age. Highly fashionable Victorian women wearing the traditional style, however, had extremely pointed waists.
* The busk (a kind of boning in the front of a corset that is less flexible than the rest) smoothed the bodice, flattened the abdomen and prevented the point on the bodice from curling up.
* The sharp definition of the waist was caused by
** length of the corset (especially on the sides)
** the stiffness of the boning
** the layers of fabric
** the lacing (especially if the woman used tightlacing)
** the over-all shape, which was so much wider at the top and the bottom
** the contrast between the waist and the wider top and bottom
* The late-19th-century corset was long, ending below the waist even on the sides and back.
* The boning and the top edge of the late 19th-century fashion corset pushed up the bust, rounding (rather than flattening, as in earlier styles) the breasts, drawing attention to their exposed curves and creating cleavage.
* The exaggerated bust was larger than the hips, whenever possible, an impression reinforced by the A-line of the skirt and the inverted Vs in the decorative trim near the waist and on the skirt.
* This corset made the bodice very smooth with a very precise fit, that had no wrinkles, folds or loose drapery. The bodice was also trimmed or decorated, but the base was always a smooth bodice. More formal gowns would still have the fitted bodice and more elaborate trim made from lace, embroidery, appliqué, beading and possibly even jewels.
The advantages and disadvantages of corseting and especially tight lacing were the subject of thousands of articles and opinions in the periodical press for a great part of the century, but the fetishistic and politicized tight lacing was practiced by very few women. And no single approach to corsetry was practiced by all women all the time. Most of the women at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 ball]] were not tightly laced, but the progressive style does not dominate either, even though all the costumes are technically historical dress. Part of what gives most of the costumes their distinctive 19th-century &quot;look&quot; is the more traditional corset beneath them. Even though this highly fashionable look was widely present in the historical costumes at the ball, some women's waists were obviously very small and others were hardly '''emphasized''' at all. Women's waists are never mentioned in the newspaper coverage of the ball — or, indeed, of any of the social events attended by the network at the ball — so it is only in photographs that we can see the effects of how they used their corsets.

==== Things To Add ====
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* Corset as an outer garment, 18th century, in place of a stomacher&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt; (419)
* Corsets could be laced in front or back
* Methods for making the holes for the laces and the development of the grommet (in the 1830s)

== Court Dress ==
Also Levee and drawing-room

== Crevé ==
''Creve'', without the accent, is an old word in English (c. 1450) for burst or split.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;creve, v.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/44339. Accessed 8 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; ['''With the acute accent, it looks like a past participle in French.''']

== Elaborations ==
In her 1973 ''The Best Circles: Society, Etiquette and the Season'', Leonore Davidoff notes that women’s status was indicated by dress and especially ornament: “Every cap, bow, streamer, ruffle, fringe, bustle, glove and other elaboration,” she says, “symbolised some status category for the female wearer.”&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&gt;Davidoff, Leonore. ''The Best Circles: Society Etiquette and the Season''. Intro., Victoria Glendinning. The Cressett Library (Century Hutchinson), 1986 (orig 1973).&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|93}}

Looking at these elaborations as meaningful rather than dismissing them as failed attempts at &quot;historical accuracy&quot; reveals a great deal about the individual women who wore or carried them — and about the society women and political hostesses in their roles as managers of the social world. In her review of ''The House of Worth: Portrait of an Archive'', Mary Frances Gormally says,&lt;blockquote&gt;In a socially regulated year, garments custom made with a Worth label provided women with total reassurance, whatever the season, time of day or occasion, setting them apart as members of the “Best Circles” dressed in luxurious, fashionable and always appropriate attire (Davidoff 1973). The woman with a Worth wardrobe was a woman of elegance, lineage, status, extreme wealth and faultless taste.&lt;ref&gt;Gormally, Mary Frances. Review essay of ''The House of Worth: Portrait of an Archive'', by Amy de la Haye and Valerie D. Mendes (V&amp;A Publishing, 2014). ''Fashion Theory'' 2017 (21, 1): 109–126. DOI: 10.1080/1362704X.2016.1179400.&lt;/ref&gt; (117)&lt;/blockquote&gt;

[[File:Aglets from Spanish portraits - collage by shakko.jpg|thumb|alt=A collage of 12 different ornaments typically worn by elite people from Spain in the 1500s and later|Aglets — Detail from Spanish Portraits]]
=== Aglet, Aiglet ===
Historically, an aglet is a &quot;point or metal piece that capped a string [or ribbon] used to attach two pieces of the garment together, i.e., sleeve and bodice.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot;&gt;Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. ''The Complete Costume Dictionary''. Scarecrow Press, 2011.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|4}} Although they were decorative, they were not always visible on the outside of the clothing. They were often stuffed inside the layers at the waist (for example, attaching the bodice to a skirt or breeches).

Alonso Sánchez Coello's c. 1584 (316) portrait (above right, in the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#16th Century|Hoops section]]) shows infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia wearing a vertugado, with its &quot;typically Spanish smooth cone-shaped contour,&quot; with &quot;handsome aiglets cascad[ing] down center front.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot;&gt;Payne, Blanche. ''History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century''. Harper &amp; Row, 1965.&lt;/ref&gt; (315)

=== Frou-frou ===
In French, ''frou-frou'' or, spelled as ''froufrou'', is the sound of the rustling of silk or sometimes of fabrics in general.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-07-25|title=frou-frou|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=frou-frou&amp;oldid=32508509|journal=Wiktionnaire, le dictionnaire libre|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/frou-frou.&lt;/ref&gt; The first use the French ''Wiktionnaire'' lists is Honoré Balzac, ''La Cousine Bette'', 1846.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-06-03|title=froufrou|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=froufrou&amp;oldid=32330124|journal=Wiktionnaire, le dictionnaire libre|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/froufrou.&lt;/ref&gt;

''Frou-frou'' is a term clothing historians use to describe decorative additions to an article of clothing; often the term has a slight negative connotation, suggesting that the additions are superficial and, perhaps, excessive.

=== Plastics ===
Small poufs of fabric connected in a strip in the 18th century, Rococo styles.

=== Pouf, Puff, Poof ===
According to the French ''Wikipédia'', a pouf was, beginning in 1744, a &quot;kind of women's hairstyle&quot;:&lt;blockquote&gt;The hairstyle in question, known as the “pouf”, had launched the reputation of the enterprising Rose Bertin, owner of the Grand Mogol, a very prominent fashion accessories boutique on Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris in 1774. Created in collaboration with the famous hairdresser, Monsieur Léonard, the pouf was built on a scaffolding of wire, fabric, gauze, horsehair, fake hair, and the client's own hair held up in an almost vertical position. — (Marie-Antoinette, ''Queen of Fashion'', translated from the American by Sylvie Lévy, in ''The Rules of the Game'', n° 40, 2009)&lt;/blockquote&gt;''Puff'' and ''poof'' are used to describe clothing.

=== Shirring ===
''Shirring'' is the gathering of fabric to make poufs or puffs. The 19th century is known for its use of this decorative technique. Even men's clothing had shirring: at the shoulder seam.

=== Sequins ===
Sequins, paillettes, spangles

Sequins — or paillettes — are &quot;small, scalelike glittering disks.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;(216) The French ''Wiktionnaire'' defines ''paillette'' as &quot;Lamelle de métal, brillante, mince, percée au milieu, ordinairement ronde, et qu’on applique sur une étoffe pour l’orner [A strip of metal, shiny, thin, pierced in the middle, usually round, and which is applied to a fabric in order to decorate it.]&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2024-03-18|title=paillette|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=paillette&amp;oldid=33809572|journal=Wiktionnaire, le dictionnaire libre|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/paillette.&lt;/ref&gt;

According to the ''OED'', the use of ''sequin'' as a decorative device for clothing (as opposed to gold coins minted and used for international trade) goes back to the 1850s.&lt;ref&gt;“Sequin, N.” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, September 2023,  https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/4074851670.&lt;/ref&gt; The first instance of ''spangle'' as &quot;A small round thin piece of glittering metal (usually brass) with a hole in the centre to pass a thread through, used for the decoration of textile fabrics and other materials of various sorts&quot; is from c. 1420.&lt;ref&gt;“Spangle, N. (1).” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, July 2023,  https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/4727197141.&lt;/ref&gt; The first use of ''paillette'' listed in the French ''Wiktionnaire'' is in Jules Verne in 1873 to describe colored spots on icy walls.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;

Currently many distinguish between sequins (which are smaller) and paillettes (which are larger).

Before the 20th century, sequins were metal discs or foil leaves, and so of course if they were silver or copper, they tarnished. It is not until well into the 20th century that plastics were invented and used for sequins.

=== Trim and Lace ===
''A History of Feminine Fashion'', published sometime before 1927 and probably commissioned by [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Worth, of Paris|the Maison Worth]], describes Charles Frederick Worth's contributions to the development of embroidery and [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Passementerie|passementerie]] (trim) from about the middle of the 19th century:&lt;blockquote&gt;For it must be remembered that one of M. Worth's most important and lasting contributions to the prosperity of those who cater for women's needs, as well as to the variety and elegance of his clients' garments, was his insistence on new fabrics, new trimmings, new materials of every description. In his endeavours to restore in Paris the splendours of the days of La Pompadour, and of Marie Antoinette, he found himself confronted at the outset with a grave difficulty, which would have proved unsurmountable to a man of less energy, resource and initiative. The magnificent materials of those days were no longer to be had! The Revolution had destroyed the market for beautiful materials of this, type, and the Restoration and regime of Louis Philippe had left a dour aspect in the City of Light. ... On parallel lines [to his development of better [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Satin|satin]]], [Worth] stimulated also the manufacture of embroidery and ''passementerie''. It was he who first started the manufacture of laces copied from the designs of the real old laces. He was the / first dressmaker to use fur in the trimming of light materials — but he employed only the richer furs, such as sable and ermine, and had no use whatever for the inferior varieties of skins.&lt;ref name=&quot;:9&quot;&gt;[Worth, House of.] {{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfFeminineFashion|title=A History Of Feminine Fashion (1800s to 1920s)}} Before 1927. [Likely commissioned by Worth. Link is to Archive.org; info from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worth_Biarritz_salon.jpg.]&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|6–7}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

==== Gold and Silver Fabric and Lace ====

The ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' (9th edition) has an article on gold and silver fabric, threads and lace attached to the article on gold. (This article is based on knowledge that would have been available toward the end of the 19th century and does not, obviously, reflect current knowledge or ways of talking.)&lt;blockquote&gt;GOLD AND SILVER LACE. Under this heading a general account may be given of the use of the precious metals in textiles of all descriptions into which they enter. That these metals were used largely in the sumptuous textiles of the earliest periods of civilization there is abundant testimony; and to this day, in the Oriental centres whence a knowledge and the use of fabrics inwoven, ornamented, and embroidered with gold and silver first spread, the passion for such brilliant and costly textiles is still most strongly and generally prevalent. The earliest mention of the use of gold in a woven fabric occurs in the description of the ephod made for Aaron (Exod. xxxix. 2, 3) — &quot;And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires (strips), to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.&quot; In both the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'' distinct allusion is frequently made to inwoven and embroidered golden textiles. Many circumstances point to the conclusion that the art of weaving and embroidering with gold and silver originated in India, where it is still principally prosecuted, and that from one great city to another the practice travelled westward, — Babylon, Tarsus, Baghdad, Damascus, the islands of Cyprus and Sicily, Con- / stantinople and Venice, all in the process of time becoming famous centres of these much prized manufactures. Alexander the Great found Indian kings and princes arrayed in robes of gold and purple; and the Persian monarch Darius, we are told, wore a war mantle of cloth of gold, on which were figured two golden hawks as if pecking at each other. There is reason, according to Josephus, to believe that the “royal apparel&quot; worn by Herod on the day of his death (Acts xii. 21) was a tissue of silver. Agrippina, the wife of the emperor Claudius, had a robe woven entirely of gold, and from that period downwards royal personages and high ecclesiastical dignitaries used cloth and tissues of gold and silver for their state and ceremonial robes, as well as for costly hangings and decorations. In England, at different periods, various names were applied to cloths of gold, as ciclatoun, tartarium, naques or nac, baudekiu or baldachin, Cyprus damask, and twssewys or tissue. The thin flimsy paper known as tissue paper, is so called because it originally was placed between the folds of gold &quot;tissue&quot; to prevent the contiguous surfaces from fraying each other. At what time the drawing of gold wire for the preparation of these textiles was first practised is not accurately known. The art was probably introduced and applied in different localities at widely different dates, but down till mediaeval times the method graphically described in the Pentateuch continued to be practised with both gold and silver.

Fabrics woven with gold and silver continue to be used on the largest scale to this day in India; and there the preparation of the varieties of wire, and the working of the various forms of lace, brocade, and embroidery, is at once an important and peculiar art. The basis of all modern fabrics of this kind is wire, the &quot;gold wire&quot; of the manufacturer being in all cases silver gilt wire, and silver wire being, of course, composed of pure silver. In India the wire is drawn by means of simple draw-plates, with rude and simple appliances, from rounded bars of silver, or gold-plated silver, as the case may be. The wire is flattened into the strip or ribbon-like form it generally assumes by passing it, fourteen or fifteen strands simultaneously, over a fine, smooth, round-topped anvil, and beating it as it passes with a heavy hammer having a slightly convex surface. From wire so flattened there is made in India soniri, a tissue or cloth of gold, the web or warp being composed entirely of golden strips, and ruperi, a similar tissue of silver. Gold lace is also made on a warp of thick yellow silk with a weft of flat wire, and in the case of ribbons the warp or web is composed of the metal. The flattened wires are twisted around orange (in the case of silver, white) coloured silk thread, so as completely to cover the thread and present the appearance of a continuous wire; and in this form it is chiefly employed for weaving into the rich brocades known as kincobs or kinkhábs. Wires flattened, or partially flattened, are also twisted into exceedingly fine spirals, and in this form they are the basis of numerous ornamental applications. Such spirals drawn out till they present a waved appearance, and in that state flattened, are much used for rich heavy embroideries termed karchobs. Spangles for embroideries, &amp;c., are made from spirals of comparatively stout wire, by cutting them down ring by ring, laying each C-like ring on an anvil, and by a smart blow with a hammer flattening it out into a thin round disk with a slit extending from the centre to one edge. Fine spirals are also used for general embroidery purposes. The demand for various kinds of loom-woven and embroidered gold and silver work in India is immense; and the variety of textiles so ornamented is also very great. &quot;Gold and silver,&quot; says Dr Birdwood in his ''Handbook to the British-Indian Section, Paris Exhibition'', 1878, &quot;are worked into the decoration of all the more costly loom-made garments and Indian piece goods, either on the borders only, or in stripes throughout, or in diapered figures. The gold-bordered loom embroideries are made chiefly at Sattara, and the gold or silver striped at Tanjore; the gold figured ''mashrus'' at Tanjore, Trichinopoly, and Hyderabad in the Deccau; and the highly ornamented gold-figured silks and gold and silver tissues principally at Ahmedabad, Benares, Murshedabad, and Trichinopoly.&quot;

Among the Western communities the demand for gold and silver lace and embroideries arises chiefly in connexion with naval and military uniforms, court costumes, public and private liveries, ecclesiastical robes and draperies, theatrical dresses, and the badges and insignia of various orders. To a limited extent there is a trade in gold wire and lace to India and China. The metallic basis of the various fabrics is wire round and flattened, the wire being of three kinds — 1st, gold wire, which is invariably silver gilt wire; 2d, copper gilt wire, used for common liveries and theatrical purposes; and 3d, silver wire. These wires are drawn by the ordinary processes, and the flattening, when done, is accomplished by passing the wire between a pair of revolving rollers of fine polished steel. The various qualities of wire are prepared and used in precisely the same way as in India, — round wire, flat wire, thread made of flat gold wire twisted round orange-coloured silk or cotton, known in the trade as &quot;orris,&quot; fine spirals and spangles, all being in use in the West as in the East. The lace is woven in the same manner as ribbons, and there are very numerous varieties in richness, pattern, and quality.  Cloth of gold, and brocades rich in gold and silver, are woven for ecclesiastical vestments and draperies.

The proportions of gold and silver in the gold thread for the lace trade varies, but in all cases the proportion of gold is exceedingly small. An ordinary gold lace wire is drawn from a bar containing 90 parts of silver and 7 of copper, coated with 3 parts of gold. On an average each ounce troy of a bar so plated is drawn into 1500 yards of wire; and therefore about 16 grains of gold cover a mile of wire. It is estimated that about 250,000 ounces of gold wire are made annually in Great Britain, of which about 20 per cent, is used for the headings of calico, muslin, &amp;c., and the remainder is worked up in the gold lace trade.&lt;ref&gt;William Chandler Roberts-Austen and H. Bauerman [W.C.R. — H.B.]. &quot;Gold and Silver Lace.&quot; In &quot;Gold.&quot; ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', 9th Edition (1875–1889). Vol. 10 (X). Adam and Charles Black (Publisher). https://archive.org/details/encyclopaedia-britannica-9ed-1875/Vol%2010%20%28G-GOT%29%20193592738.23/page/753/mode/1up (accessed January 2023): 753, Col. 2c – 754, Cols. 1a–b – 2a–b.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

==== Honiton Lace ====

Kate Stradsin says,&lt;blockquote&gt;Honiton lace was the finest English equivalent of Brussels bobbin lace and was constructed in small ‘sprigs, in the cottages of lacemakers[.'] These sprigs were then joined together and bleached to form the large white flounces that were so sought after in the mid-nineteenth century.&lt;ref&gt;Strasdin, Kate. &quot;Rediscovering Queen Alexandra’s Wardrobe: The Challenges and Rewards of Object-Based Research.&quot; ''The Court Historian'' 24.2 (2019): 181-196. Rpt  http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/3762/15/Rediscovering%20Queen%20Alexandra%27s%20Wardrobe.pdf: 13, and (for the little quotation) n. 37, which reads &quot;Margaret Tomlinson, ''Three Generations in the Honiton Lace Trade: A Family History'', self-published, 1983.&quot;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

[[File:Strook in Alençon naaldkant, 1750-1775.jpg|thumb|alt=A long piece of complex white lace with garlands, flowers and bows|Point d'Alençon lace, 1750-1775]]
==== Passementerie ====
''Passementerie'' is the French term for trim on clothing or furniture. The 19th century (especially during the First and Second Empire) was a time of great &quot;''exubérance''&quot; in passementerie in French design, including the development and widespread use of the Jacquard loom.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-06-10|title=Passementerie|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Passementerie&amp;oldid=205068926|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passementerie.&lt;/ref&gt;

==== Point d'Alençon Lace ====
A lace made by hand using a number of complex steps and layers. The lacemakers build the point d'Alençon design on some kind of mesh and sometimes leave some of the mesh in as part of the lace and perhaps to provide structure.

Elizabeth Lewandowski defines point d'Alençon lace and Alençon lace separately. Point lace is needlepoint lace,&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|233}} so Alençon point is &quot;a two thread [needlepoint] lace.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|7}} Alençon lace has a &quot;floral design on [a] fine net ground [and is] referred to as [the] queen of French handmade needlepoint laces. The original handmade Alençon was a fine needlepoint lace made of linen thread.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|7}}

The sample of point d'Alençon lace (right), from 1750–1775, shows the linen mesh that the lace was constructed on.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://openfashion.momu.be/#9ce5f00e-8a06-4dab-a833-05c3371f3689|title=MoMu - Open Fashion|website=openfashion.momu.be|access-date=2024-02-26}} ModeMuseum Antwerpen. http://openfashion.momu.be/#9ce5f00e-8a06-4dab-a833-05c3371f3689.&lt;/ref&gt; The consistency in this sample suggests it may have been made by machine.

== Elastic ==
Elastic had been invented and was in use by the end of the 19th century. For the sense of &quot;Elastic cord or string, usually woven with india-rubber,&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot;&gt;“elastic, adj. &amp; n.”.  ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press,  September 2023, &lt;https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1199670313&gt;.&lt;/ref&gt; the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' has usage examples beginning in 1847. The example for 1886 is vivid: &quot;The thorough-going prim man will always place a circle of elastic round his hair previous to putting on his college cap.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

== Fabric ==

=== Brocatelle ===
Brocatelle is a kind of brocade, more simple than most brocades because it uses fewer warp and weft threads and fewer colors to form the design. The article in the French ''Wikipédia'' defines it like this:&lt;blockquote&gt;La '''brocatelle''' est un type de tissu datant du &lt;abbr&gt;xvi&lt;sup&gt;e&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt; siècle qui comporte deux chaînes et deux trames, au minimum. Il est composé pour que le dessin ressorte avec un relief prononcé, grâce à la chaîne sur un fond en sergé. Les brocatelles les plus anciennes sont toujours fabriquées avec une des trames en lin.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-06-01|title=Brocatelle|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brocatelle&amp;oldid=204796410|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocatelle.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Which translates to this:&lt;blockquote&gt;Brocatelle is a type of fabric dating from the 16th century that has two warps and two wefts, at a minimum. It is composed so that the design stands out with a pronounced relief, thanks to the weft threads on a twill background. The oldest brocades were always made with one of the wefts being linen.&lt;/blockquote&gt;The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' says, brocatelle is an &quot;imitation of brocade, usually made of silk or wool, used for tapestry, upholstery, etc., now also for dresses. Both the nature and the use of the stuff have changed&quot; between the late 17th century and 1888, the last time this definition was revised.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;brocatelle, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/23550. Accessed 4 July 2023.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Broché ===

=== Ciselé ===

=== Crépe de Chine ===
The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' distinguishes the use of ''crêpe'' (using a circumflex rather than an acute accent over the first ''e'') from ''crape'' in textiles, saying ''crêpe'' is &quot;often borrowed [from the French] as a term for all crapy fabrics other than ordinary black mourning crape,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;crêpe, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/44242. Accessed 10 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; with usage examples ranging from 1797 to the mid 20th century. Crêpe de chine, it says is &quot;a white or other coloured crape made of raw silk.&quot;

=== Crinoline ===
Technically, crinoline was a fabric made mostly of horsehair and sometimes linen, stiffened with starch or glue, similar to buckram today, used in men's military collars and [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Crinolines|women's foundation garments]]. Lewandowski defines crinoline as &lt;blockquote&gt;(1840–1865 C.E.). France. Originally horsehair cloth used for officers' collars. Later used for women's underskirts to support skirts. Around 1850, replaced by many petticoats, starched and boned. Around 1856, [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Crinoline Hoops|light metal cage]] was developed.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|78}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

=== Épinglé Velvet ===
Often spelled ''épingle'' rather than ''épinglé'', this term appears to have been used for a fabric made of wool, or at least wool along with linen or cotton, that was heavier and stiffer than silk velvet. It was associated with outer garments and men's clothing. Nowadays, épinglé velvet is an upholstery fabric in which the pile is cut into designs and patterns, and the portrait of [[Social Victorians/People/Douglas-Hamilton Duke of Hamilton|Mary, Duchess of Hamilton]] shows a mantle described as épinglé velvet that does seem to be a velvet with a woven pattern perhaps cut into the pile. 

=== Lace ===
While lace also functioned sometimes as fabric — at the décolletage, for example, on the stomacher or as a veil — here we organize it as a [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Trim and Lace|part of the elaboration of clothing]].

=== Liberty Fabrics ===

=== Lisse ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the term ''lisse'' as a &quot;kind of silk gauze&quot; was used in the 19th-century UK and US.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;lisse, n.1.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/108978. Accessed 4 July 2023.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Satin ===
The pre-1927 ''History of Feminine Fashion'', probably commissioned by Charles Frederick Worth's sons, describes Worth's &quot;insistence on new fabrics, new trimmings, new materials of every description&quot; at the beginning of his career in the mid 19th century:&lt;blockquote&gt;When Worth first entered the business of dressmaking, the only materials of the richer sort used for woman's dress were velvet, faille, and watered silk. Satin, for example, was never used. M. Worth desired to use satin very extensively in the gowns he designed, but he was not satisfied with what could be had at the time; he wanted something very much richer than was produced by the mills at Lyons. That his requirements entailed the reconstruction of mills mattered little — the mills were reconstructed under his directions, and the Lyons looms turned out a richer satin than ever, and the manufacturers prospered accordingly.&lt;ref name=&quot;:9&quot; /&gt;{{rp|6 in printed, 26 in digital book}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

=== Selesia ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', ''silesia'' is &quot;A fine linen or cotton fabric originally manufactured in Silesia in what is now Germany (''Schlesien'').&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Silesia, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/179664. Accessed 9 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; It may have been used as a lining — for pockets, for example — in garments made of more luxurious or more expensive cloth. The word ''sleazy'' — &quot;Of textile fabrics or materials: Thin or flimsy in texture; having little substance or body.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;sleazy, adj.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/181563. Accessed 9 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; — may be related.

=== Shot Fabric ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', &quot;Of a textile fabric: Woven with warp-threads of one colour and weft-threads of another, so that the fabric (usually silk) changes in tint when viewed from different points.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“Shot, ''Adj.''”  ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP,  July 2023,  https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2977164390.&lt;/ref&gt; A shot fabric might also be made of silk and cotton fibers.

=== Tissue ===
A lightly woven fabric like gauze or chiffon. The light weave can make the fabric translucent and make pleating and gathering flatter and less bulky. Tissue can be woven to be shot, sheer, stiff or soft.

Historically, the term in English was used for a &quot;rich kind of cloth, often interwoven with gold or silver&quot; or &quot;various rich or fine fabrics of delicate or gauzy texture.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“Tissue, N.” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, March 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/5896731814.&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fan ==

The ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' (9th edition) has an article on the fan. (This article is based on knowledge that would have been available toward the end of the 19th century and does not, obviously, reflect current knowledge or ways of talking.)&lt;blockquote&gt;FAN (Latin, ''vannus''; French, ''éventail''), a light implement used for giving motion to the air. ''Ventilabrum'' and ''flabellum'' are names under which ecclesiastical fans are mentioned in old inventories. Fans for cooling the face have been in use in hot climates from remote ages. A bas-relief in the British Museum represents Sennacherib with female figures carrying feather fans. They were attributes of royalty along with horse-hair fly-flappers and umbrellas. Examples may be seen in plates of the Egyptian sculptures at Thebes and other places, and also in the ruins of Persepolis. In the museum of Boulak, near Cairo, a wooden fan handle showing holes for feathers is still preserved. It is from the tomb of Amen-hotep, of the 18th dynasty, 17th century &lt;small&gt;B&lt;/small&gt;.&lt;small&gt;C&lt;/small&gt;. In India fans were also attributes of men in authority, and sometimes sacred emblems. A heartshaped fan, with an ivory handle, of unknown age, and held in great veneration by the Hindus, was given to the prince of Wales. Large punkahs or screens, moved by a servant who does nothing else, are in common use by Europeans in India at this day.

Fans were used in the early Middle Ages to keep flies from the sacred elements during the celebrations of the Christian mysteries. Sometimes they were round, with bells attached — of silver, or silver gilt. Notices of such fans in the ancient records of St Paul’s, London, Salisbury cathedral, and many other churches, exist still. For these purposes they are no longer used in the Western church, though they are retained in some Oriental rites. The large feather fans, however, are still carried in the state processions of the supreme pontiff in Rome, though not used during the celebration of the mass. The fan of Queen Theodolinda (7th century) is still preserved in the treasury of the cathedral of Monza. Fans made part of the bridal outfit, or ''mundus muliebris'', of ancient Roman ladies.

Folding fans had their origin in Japan, and were imported thence to China. They were in the shape still used—a segment of a circle of paper pasted on a light radiating frame-work of bamboo, and variously decorated, some in colours, others of white paper on which verses or sentences are written. It is a compliment in China to invite a friend or distinguished guest to write some sentiment on your fan as a memento of any special occasion, and this practice has continued. A fan that has some celebrity in France was presented by the Chinese ambassador to the Comtesse de Clauzel at the coronation of Napoleon I. in 1804. When a site was given in 1635, on an artificial island, for the settlement of Portuguese merchants in Nippo in Japan, the space was laid out in the form of a fan as emblematic of an object agreeable for general use. Men and women of every rank both in China and Japan carry fans, even artisans using them with one hand while working with the other. In China they are often made of carved ivory, the sticks being plates very thin and sometimes carved on both sides, the intervals between the carved parts pierced with astonishing delicacy, and the plates held together by a ribbon. The Japanese make the two outer guards of the stick, which cover the others, occasionally of beaten iron, extremely thin and light, damascened with gold and other metals.

Fans were used by Portuguese ladies in the 14th century, and were well known in England before the close of the reign of Richard II. In France the inventory of Charles V. at the end of the 14th century mentions a folding ivory fan. They were brought into general use in that country by Catherine de’ Medici, probably from Italy, then in advance of other countries in all matters of personal luxury. The court ladies of Henry VIII.’s reign in England were used to handling fans, A lady in the Dance of Death by Holbein holds a fan. Queen Elizabeth is painted with a round leather fan in her portrait at Gorhambury; and as many as twenty-seven are enumerated in her inventory (1606). Coryat, an English traveller, in 1608 describes them as common in Italy. They also became of general use from that time in Spain. In Italy, France, and Spain fans had special conventional uses, and various actions in handling them grew into a code of signals, by which ladies were supposed to convey hints or signals to admirers or to rivals in society. A paper in the ''Spectator'' humorously  proposes to establish a regular drill for these purposes.

The chief seat of the European manufacture of fans during the 17th century was Paris, where the sticks or frames, whether of wood or ivory, were made, and the decorations painted on mounts of very carefully prepared vellum (called latterly ''chicken skin'', but not correctly), — a material stronger and tougher than paper, which breaks at the folds. Paris makers exported fans unpainted to Madrid and other Spanish cities, where they were decorated by native artists. Many were exported complete; of old fans called Spanish a great number were in fact made in France. Louis XIV. issued edicts at various times to regulate the manufacture. Besides fans mounted with parchment, Dutch fans of ivory were imported into Paris, and decorated by the heraldic painters in the process called “Vernis Martin,” after a famous carriage painter and inventor of colourless lac varnish. Fans of this kind belonging to the Queen and to the late baroness de Rothschild were exhibited in 1870 at Kensington. A fan of the date of 1660, representing sacred subjects, is attributed to Philippe de Champagne, another to Peter Oliver in England in the / 17th century. Cano de Arevalo, a Spanish painter of the 17th century devoted himself to fan painting. Some harsh expressions of Queen Christina to the young ladies of the French court are said to have caused an increased ostentation in the splendour of their fans, which were set with jewels and mounted in gold. Rosalba Carriera was the name of a fan painter of celebrity in the 17th century. Lebrun and Romanelli were much employed during the same period. Klingstet, a Dutch artist, enjoyed a considerable reputation for his fans from the latter part of the 17th and the first thirty years of the 18th century.

The revocation of the edict of Nantes drove many fan-makers out of France to Holland and England. The trade in England was well established under the Stuart sovereigns. Petitions were addressed by the fan-makers to Charles II. against the importation of fans from India, and a duty was levied upon such fans in consequence. This importation of Indian fans, according to Savary, extended also to France. During the reign of Louis XV. carved Indian and China fans displaced to some extent those formerly imported from Italy, which had been painted on swanskin parchment prepared with various perfumes.

During the 18th century all the luxurious ornamentation of the day was bestowed on fans as far as they could display it. The sticks were made of mother-of-pearl or ivory, carved with extraordinary skill in France, Italy, England, and other countries. They were painted from designs of Boucher, Watteau, Lancret, and other &quot;genre&quot; painters, Hébert, Rau, Chevalier, Jean Boquet, Mad. Verité, are known as fan painters. These fashions were followed in most countries of Europe, with certain national differences. Taffeta and silk, as well as fine parchment, were used for the mounts. Little circles of glass were let into the stick to be looked through, and small telescopic glasses were sometimes contrived at the pivot of the stick. They were occasionally mounted with the finest point lace. An interesting fan (belonging to Madame de Thiac in France), the work of Le Flamand, was presented by the municipality of Dieppe to Marie Antoinette on the birth of her son the dauphin. From the time of the Revolution the old luxury expended on fans died out. Fine examples ceased to be exported to England and other countries. The painting on them represented scenes or personages connected with political events. At a later period fan mounts were often prints coloured by hand. The events of the day mark the date of many examples found in modern collections. Amongst the fanmakers of the present time the names of Alexandre, Duvelleroy, Fayet, Vanier, may be mentioned as well known in Paris. The sticks are chiefly made in the department of Oise, at Le Déluge, Crèvecœur, Méry, Ste Geneviève, and other villages, where whole families are engaged in preparing them; ivory sticks are carved at Dieppe. Water-colour painters of distinction often design and paint the mounts, the best designs being figure subjects. A great impulse has been given to the manufacture and painting of fans in England since the exhibition which took place at South Kensington in 1870. Other exhibitions have since been held, and competitive prizes offered, one of which was gained by the Princess Louise. Modern collections of fans take their date from the emigration of many noble families from France at the time of the Revolution. Such objects were given as souvenirs and occasionally sold by families in straitened circumstances. A large number of fans of all sorts, principally those of the 18th century, French, English, German, Italian Spanish, &amp;c., have been lately bequeathed to the South Kensington Museum.

Regarding the different parts of folding fans it may be well to state that the sticks are called in French ''brins'', the two outer guards ''panaches'', and the mount ''feuille''.&lt;ref&gt;J. H. Pollen [J.H.P.]. &quot;Fan.&quot; ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', 9th Edition (1875–1889). Vol. '''10''' ('''X'''). Adam and Charles Black (Publisher). https://archive.org/details/encyclopaedia-britannica-9ed-1875/Vol%209%20%28FAL-FYZ%29%20193323016.23/page/26/mode/2up (accessed January 2023): 27, Col. 1b – 28, Col. 1c.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Folding fans were available and popular early and are common accessories in portraits of fashionable women through the centuries.

== Costumes for Theatre and Fancy Dress ==
Fancy-dress (or costume) balls were popular and frequent in the U.K. and France as well as the rest of Europe and North America during the 19th century. The themes and styles of the fancy-dress balls influenced those that followed. 

At the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]], the guests came dressed in costume from times before 1820, as instructed on '''the invitation''', but their clothing was much more about late-Victorian standards of beauty and fashion than the standards of whatever time period the portraits they were copying or basing their costumes on. 

=== Fancy Dress ===
In her ''Magnificent Entertainments: Fancy Dress Balls of Canada's Governors General, 1876-1898'', Cynthia Cooper describes the resources available to those needing help making a costume for a fancy-dress ball:&lt;blockquote&gt;There were a number of places eager ballgoers could turn for assistance and inspiration. Those with a scholarly bent might pore over history books or study pictures of paintings or other works of art. For more direct advice, one could turn to the barrage of published information specifically on fancy dress. Women’s magazines such as ''Godey’s Lady’s Book'' and ''The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine'' sometimes featured fancy dress designs and articles, and enticing specialized books were available with extensive recommendations for choosing fancy dress. By far the most complete sources were the books by [[Social Victorians/People/Ardern Holt|Ardern Holt]], a prolific British authority on the subject. Holt’s book for women, ''Fancy Dresses Described, or What to Wear at Fancy Balls'' (published in six editions between 1879 and 1896), began with the query, ‘‘But what are we to wear?” Holt’s companion book, ''Gentlemen’s Fancy Dress:'' ''How to Choose It'', was also published in six editions from 1882 to 1905. Other prominent authorities included Mrs. Aria’s ''Costume: Fanciful, Historical, and Theatrical'' and, in the US, the Butterick Company’s ''Masquerade and Carnival: Their Customs and Costumes''. The Butterick publication relied heavily on Holt, copying large sections of the introduction outright and paraphrasing other sections.&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot;&gt;Cooper, Cynthia. ''Magnificent entertainments: fancy dress balls of Canada's Governors General, 1876-1898''.Fredericton, N.B.; Hull, Quebec: Goose Lane Editions and Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1997. Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/magnificententer0000coop/.&lt;/ref&gt; (28–29)&lt;/blockquote&gt;Cynthia Cooper discusses how &quot;historical accuracy&quot; works in historical fiction and historical dress: &lt;blockquote&gt;A seemingly accurate costume and coiffure bespoke a cultured individual whose most gratifying compliment would be “historically correct.” Those who were fortunate enough to own actual clothing from an earlier period might wear it with pride as a historical relic, though they would generally adapt or remake it in keeping with the aesthetics of their own period. Historical accuracy was always in the eye of beholders inclined to overlook elements of current fashion in a historical costume. Theatre had long taught the public that if a costume appeared tasteful and attractive, it could be assumed to be accurate. Even at Queen Victoria’s fancy dress balls, costume silhouette was always far more like the fashionable dress of the period than of the time portrayed. For this reason, many extant eighteenth-century dresses show evidence of extensive alterations done in the nineteenth century, no doubt for fancy dress purposes.&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot; /&gt; (25) &lt;/blockquote&gt;The newspaper ''The Queen'' published dress and fashion information and advice under the byline of [[Social Victorians/People/Ardern Holt|Ardern Holt]], who regularly answered questions from readers about fashion as well as about fancy dress. Holt also wrote entire articles with suggestions for what might make an appealing fancy-dress costume as well as pointing readers away from costumes that had been worn too frequently. The suggestions for costumes are based on familiar types or portraits available to readers, similar to Holt's books on fancy dress, which ran through a number of editions in the 1880s and 1890s. Fancy-dress questions sometimes asked for details about costumes worn in theatrical or operatic productions, which Holt provides. 

In November 1897, Holt refers to the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July ball: &quot;Since the famous fancy ball, given at Devonshire House during this year, historical fancy dresses have assumed a prominence that they had not hitherto known.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Holt, Ardern. &quot;Fancy Dress a la Mode.&quot; The ''Queen'' 27 November 1897, Saturday: 94 [of 145 in BNA; print p. 1026], Col. 1a [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18971127/459/0094.&lt;/ref&gt; Holt goes on to provide a number of ideas for costumes for historical fancy dress, as always with a strong leaning toward Victorian standards of beauty and style and away from any concern for historical accuracy.

As Leonore Davidoff says, &quot;Every cap, bow, streamer, ruffle, fringe, bustle, glove and other elaboration symbolised some status category for the female wearer.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;{{rp|93}} [handled under Elaborations]

=== Historical Accuracy ===
Many of the costumes at the ball were based on portraits, especially when the guest was dressed as a historical figure. If possible, we have found the portraits likely to have been the originals, or we have found, if possible, portraits that show the subjects from the two time periods at similar ages.

The way clothing was cut changed quite a bit between the 18th and 19th centuries. We think of Victorian clothing — particularly women's clothing, and particularly at the end of the century — as inflexible and restrictive, especially compared to 20th- and 21st-century customs permitting freedom of movement. The difference is generally evolutionary rather than absolute — that is, as time has passed since the 18th century, clothing has allowed an increasingly greater range of movement, especially for people who did not do manual labor.

By the end of the 19th century, garments like women's bodices and men's coats were made fitted and smooth by attention to the grain of the fabric and by the use of darts (rather than techniques that assembled many small, individual pieces of fabric).

* clothing construction and flat-pattern techniques
* Generally, the further back in time we go, the more 2-dimensional the clothing itself was.

==== Women's Versions of Historical Accuracy at the Ball ====
As always with this ball, whatever historical accuracy might be present in a woman's costume is altered so that the wearer is still a fashionable Victorian lady. What makes the costumes look &quot;Victorian&quot; to our eyes is the line of the silhouette caused by the foundation undergarments as well as the many &quot;elaborations&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;{{rp|93}}, mostly in the decorations, trim and accessories. 

Also, the clothing hangs and drapes differently because the fabric was cut on grain and the shoulders were freed by the way the sleeves were set in. 

==== Men's Versions of Historical Accuracy at the Ball ====
Because men were not wearing a Victorian foundation garment at the end of the century, the men's costumes at the ball are more historically accurate in some ways.

* Trim
* Mixing neck treatments
* Hair
* Breeches
* Shoes and boots
* Military uniforms, arms, gloves, boots

== Feathers and Plumes ==

=== Aigrette ===
Elizabeth Lewandowski defines ''aigrette'' as &quot;France. Feather or plume from an egret or heron.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;(5) Sometimes the newspapers use the term to refer to an accessory (like a fan or ornament on a hat) that includes such a feather or plume. The straight and tapered feathers in an aigrette are in a bundle.

=== Prince of Wales's Feathers or White Plumes ===
The feathers in an aigrette came from egrets and herons; Prince of Wales's feathers came from ostriches. A fuller discussion of Prince of Wales's feathers and the white ostrich plumes worn at court appears on [[Social Victorians/Victorian Things#Ostrich Feathers and Prince of Wales's Feathers|Victorian Things]].

For much of the late 18th and 19th centuries, white ostrich plumes were central to fashion at court, and at a certain point in the late 18th century they became required for women being presented to the monarch and for their sponsors. Our purpose here is to understand why women were wearing plumes at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] as part of their costumes.

First published in 1893, [[Social Victorians/People/Lady Colin Campbell|Lady Colin Campbell]]'s ''Manners and Rules of Good Society'' (1911 edition) says that&lt;blockquote&gt;It was compulsory for both Married and Unmarried Ladies to Wear Plumes. The married lady’s Court plume consisted of three white feathers. An unmarried lady’s of two white feathers. The three white feathers should be mounted as a Prince of Wales plume and worn towards the left hand side of the head. Colored feathers may not be worn. In deep mourning, white feathers must be worn, black feathers are inadmissible.

White veils or lace lappets must be worn with the feathers. The veils should not be longer than 45 inches.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.edwardianpromenade.com/etiquette/the-court-presentation/|title=The Court Presentation|last=Holl|first=Evangeline|date=2007-12-07|website=Edwardian Promenade|language=en-US|access-date=2022-12-18}} https://www.edwardianpromenade.com/etiquette/the-court-presentation/.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;[[Social Victorians/Victorian Things#Ostrich Feathers and Prince of Wales's Feathers|This fashion was imported from France]] in the mid 1770s.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Abstract&quot; for Blackwell, Caitlin. &quot;'&lt;nowiki/&gt;''The Feather'd Fair in a Fright''': The Emblem of the Feather in Graphic Satire of 1776.&quot; ''Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies'' 20 January 2013 (Vol. 36, Issue 3): 353-376. ''Wiley Online'' DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-0208.2012.00550.x (accessed November 2022).&lt;/ref&gt;

Separately, a secondary heraldic emblem of the Prince of Wales has been a specific arrangement of 3 ostrich feathers in a gold coronet&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-11-07|title=Prince of Wales's feathers|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers&amp;oldid=1120556015|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales's_feathers.&lt;/ref&gt; since King Edward III (1312–1377&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-12-14|title=Edward III of England|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_III_of_England&amp;oldid=1127343221|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England.&lt;/ref&gt;).

Some women at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] wore white ostrich feathers in their hair, but most of them are not Prince of Wales's feathers. Most of the plumes in these portraits are arrangements of some kind of headdress to accompany the costume. A few, wearing what looks like the Princes of Wales's feathers, might be signaling that their character is royal or has royal ancestry. '''One of the women [which one?] was presented to the royals at this ball?'''

Here is the list of women who are wearing white ostrich plumes in their portraits in the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball/Photographs|''Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball'' album of 286 photogravure portraits]]:

# Kathleen Pelham-Clinton, the [[Social Victorians/People/Newcastle|Duchess of Newcastle]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Louisa Montagu Cavendish|Luise Cavendish]], the Duchess of Devonshire
# Jesusa Murrieta del Campo Mello y Urritio (née Bellido), [[Social Victorians/People/Santurce|Marquisa de Santurce]]
# Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Farquhar|Emilie Farquhar]]
# Princess (Laura Williamina Seymour) Victor of  [[Social Victorians/People/Gleichen#Laura%20Williamina%20Seymour%20of%20Hohenlohe-Langenburg|Hohenlohe Langenburg]]
# Louisa Acheson, [[Social Victorians/People/Gosford|Lady Gosford]]
# Alice Emily White Coke, [[Social Victorians/People/Leicester|Viscountess Coke]]
# Lady Mary Stewart, Helen Mary Theresa [[Social Victorians/People/Londonderry|Vane-Tempest-Stewart]]
#[[Social Victorians/People/Consuelo Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill|Consuelo Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill]], Duchess of [[Social Victorians/People/Marlborough|Marlborough]], dressed as the wife of the French Ambassador at the Court of Catherine of Russia (not white, but some color that reads dark in the black-and-white photograph)
#Mrs. Mary [[Social Victorians/People/Chamberlain|Chamberlain]] (at 491), wearing white plumes, as Madame d'Epinay
#Lady Clementine [[Social Victorians/People/Tweeddale|Hay]] (at 629), wearing white plumes, as St. Bris (''Les Huguenots'')
#[[Social Victorians/People/Meysey-Thompson|Lady Meysey-Thompson]] (at 391), wearing white plumes, as Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia
#Mrs. [[Social Victorians/People/Grosvenor|Algernon (Catherine) Grosvenor]] (at 510), wearing white plumes, as Marie Louise
#Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Ancaster|Evelyn Ewart]], at 401), wearing white plumes, as the Duchess of Ancaster, Mistress of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, 1757, after a picture by Hudson
#[[Social Victorians/People/Lyttelton|Edith Sophy Balfour Lyttelton]] (at 580), wearing what might be white plumes on a large-brimmed white hat, after a picture by Romney
#[[Social Victorians/People/Yznaga|Emilia Yznaga]] (at 360), wearing what might be white plumes, as Cydalise of the Comedie Italienne from the time of Louis XV
#Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Ilchester|Muriel Fox Strangways]] (at 403), wearing what might be two smallish white plumes, as Lady Sarah Lennox, one of the bridesmaids of Queen Charlotte A.D. 1761
#Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Lucan|Violet Bingham]] (at 586), wearing perhaps one white plume in a headdress not related to the Prince of Wales's feathers
#Rosamond Fellowes, [[Social Victorians/People/de Ramsey|Lady de Ramsey]] (at 329), wearing a headdress that includes some white plumes, as Lady Burleigh
#[[Social Victorians/People/Dupplin|Agnes Blanche Marie Hay-Drummond]] (at 682), in a big headdress topped with white plumes, as Mademoiselle Andrée de Taverney A.D. 1775
#Florence Canning, [[Social Victorians/People/Garvagh|Lady Garvagh]] (at 336), wearing what looks like Prince of Wales's plumes
#[[Social Victorians/People/Suffolk|Marguerite Hyde &quot;Daisy&quot; Leiter]] (at 684), wearing what looks like Prince of Wales's plumes
#Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Spicer|Margaret Spicer]] (at 281), wearing one smallish white and one black plume, as Countess Zinotriff, Lady-in-Waiting to the Empress Catherine of Russia
#Mrs. [[Social Victorians/People/Cavendish Bentinck|Arthur James]] (at 318), wearing what looks like Prince of Wales's plumes, as Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of Bess of Hardwick
#Nellie, [[Social Victorians/People/Kilmorey|Countess of Kilmorey]] (at 207), wearing three tall plumes, 2 white and one dark, as Comtesse du Barri
#Daisy, [[Social Victorians/People/Warwick|Countess of Warwick]] (at 53), wearing at least 1 white plume, as Marie Antoinette

More men than women were wearing plumes reminiscent of the Prince of Wales's feathers:

*

==== Bibliography for Plumes and Prince of Wales's Feathers ====
* Blackwell, Caitlin. &quot;'''The Feather'd Fair in a Fright'&lt;nowiki/&gt;'': The Emblem of the Feather in Graphic Satire of 1776.&quot; Journal for ''Eighteenth-Century Studies'' 20 January 2013 (Vol. 36, Issue 3): 353-376. Wiley Online DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-0208.2012.00550.x.
* &quot;Prince of Wales's feathers.&quot; ''Wikipedia'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers (accessed November 2022). ['''Add women to this page''']
* Simpson, William. &quot;On the Origin of the Prince of Wales' Feathers.&quot; ''Fraser's magazine'' 617 (1881): 637-649. Hathi Trust https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.79253140&amp;view=1up&amp;seq=643&amp;q1=feathers (accessed December 2022). Deals mostly with use of feathers in other cultures and in antiquity; makes brief mention of feathers and plumes in signs and pub names that may not be associated with the Prince of Wales. No mention of the use of plumes in women's headdresses or court dress.

== Honors ==

=== The Bath ===
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, Knight or Dame Grand Cross; KCB or DCB, Knight or Dame Commander; CB, Companion)

=== The Garter ===
The Most Noble Order of the Knights of the Garter (KG, Knight Companion; LG, Lady Companion)

[[File:The Golden Fleece - collar exhibited at MET, NYC.jpg|thumb|The Golden Fleece collar and pendant for the 2019 &quot;Last Knight&quot; exhibition at the MET, NYC.|alt=Recent photograph of a gold necklace on a wide band, with a gold skin of a sheep hanging from it as a pendant]]
=== The Golden Fleece ===
To wear the golden fleece is to wear the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, said to be &quot;the most prestigious and historic order of chivalry in the world&quot; because of its long history and strict limitations on membership.&lt;ref name=&quot;:10&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2020-09-25|title=Order of the Golden Fleece|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece&amp;oldid=980340875|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; The monarchs of the U.K. were members of the originally Spanish order, as were others who could afford it, like the Duke of Wellington,&lt;ref name=&quot;:12&quot;&gt;Thompson, R[obert]. H[ugh]. &quot;The Golden Fleece in Britain.&quot; Publication of the ''British Numismatic Society''. 2009 https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/2009_BNJ_79_8.pdf (accessed January 2023).&lt;/ref&gt; the first Protestant to be admitted to the order.&lt;ref name=&quot;:10&quot; /&gt; Founded in 1429/30 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, the order separated into two branches in 1714, one Spanish and the other Austrian, still led by the House of Habsburg.&lt;ref name=&quot;:10&quot; /&gt;

[[File:Prince Albert - Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1842.jpg|thumb|1842 Winterhalter portrait of Prince Albert wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1842|left|alt=1842 Portrait of Prince Albert by Winterhalter, wearing the insignia of the Golden Fleece]]
The photograph (upper right) is of a Polish badge dating from the &quot;turn of the XV and XVI centuries.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Citation|title=Polski:  Kolana orderowa orderu Złotego Runa, przełom XV i XVI wieku.|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Golden_Fleece_-_collar_exhibited_at_MET,_NYC.jpg|date=2019-11-10|accessdate=2023-01-10|last=Wulfstan}}. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Golden_Fleece_-_collar_exhibited_at_MET,_NYC.jpg.&lt;/ref&gt; The collar to this Golden Fleece might be similar to the one the [[Social Victorians/People/Spencer Compton Cavendish#The Insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece|Duke of Devonshire is wearing in the 1897 Lafayette portrait]].

The badges and collars that Knights of the Order actually wore vary quite a bit.

The 1842 Franz Xaver Winterhalter portrait (left) of Prince Consort Albert, Victoria's husband and father of the Prince of Wales, shows him wearing the Golden Fleece on a red ribbon around his neck and the star of the Garter on the front of his coat.&lt;ref&gt;Winterhalter, Franz Xaver. ''Prince Albert''. {{Cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/16/collection/401412/prince-albert-1819-61|title=Explore the Royal Collection Online|website=www.rct.uk|access-date=2023-01-16}} https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/16/collection/401412/prince-albert-1819-61.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Royal Victorian Order ===
(GCVO, Knight or Dame Grand Cross; KCVO or DCVO, Knight or Dame Commander; CVO, Commander; LVO, Lieutenant; MVO, Member)

=== St. John ===
The Order of the Knights of St. John

=== Star of India ===
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (GCSI, Knight Grand Commander; KCSI, Knight Commander; CSI, Companion)

=== Thistle ===
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle

== Hoops ==
'''This section is under construction right now'''.

Over the 19th century fashionable shapes for women's skirts — and their bodies — evolved ever more quickly, and sometimes several distinct silhouettes were fashionable at the same time. This evolution occurred as a result of changes in a number of large cultural factors:

#what was most fashionable changed over time, and the speed with which those changes occurred accelerated, which is associated with technological developments, the materials for clothing and foundations and the technologies for creating them
#* Over the course of the century, the materials that hoops were made of evolved, to include whalebone (cartilage), cane, iron and steel bands or wire as well as, apparently, sometimes rubber elastic.&lt;ref name=&quot;:19&quot; /&gt; The evolution caused the hoops to become lighter and smoother. The cage also stopped the movement of fullness in skirts to the back.
#* grommets
#* the various materials used to make hoops
#* sewing machines
#* machines to make lace
#* aniline dyes
#relationship between fashion and social class: changes in conditions for women as social classes developed and increased wealth among the growing oligarchy, the needs among middle- and working-class women for freedom of movement and safety from fires
#*role of elites in controlling (sumptuary laws)
#*setting the style (Marie Antoinette)
#*development of the upper 10,000: expanding class of elite to include larger upper middle class, expanding aristocracy, growing oligarchy, internationalization of aristocracy and oligarchy, to include European royals seeking shelter in the U.K., American heiresses admitted into British aristocracy
#*role of Victoria as queen, leader of one branch of the aristocracy, her domesticity, her sense of style
#*fashion began to move down the social classes so that hoops (and, for example, top hats) were worn by people in the middle and sometimes working classes
#Impact of fashion on women's mobility, women's rights
#evolutionary process in the development of hoops: not discrete structures but over the centuries one leads to another
Terms: farthingale, panniers, hoops, crinoline, cage, bustle

Between 1450 and 1550 a loosely woven, very stiff fabric made from linen and horsehair was used in &quot;horsehair petticoats.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|137}} Heavy and scratchy, these petticoats made the fabric of the skirt lie smooth, without wrinkles or folds. Over time, this horsehair fabric was used in several kinds of objects made from fabric, like hats and padding for poufs, but it is best known for its use in the structure of hoops, or cages. Horsehair fabric was used until the mid-19th century, when it  was called ''crinoline'' and used for petticoats again (1840–1865).&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|78}} We still call this fabric ''crinoline''.

''Hoops'' is a mid-19th-century term for a cage-like structure worn by a woman to hold her skirts away from her body. The term ''cage'' is also 19th century, and ''crinoline'' is sometimes used in a non-technical way for 19th-century cages as well. Both these terms are commonly used now for the general understructure of a woman's skirts, but they are not technically accurate for time periods before the 19th century.

As fashion, that cage-like structure was the foundation undergarment for the bottom half of a woman's body, for a skirt and petticoat, and created the fashionable silhouette from the 15th through the late 19th century. The 16th-century Katherine of Aragon is credited with making hoops popular outside Spain for women of the elite classes. By the end of the 16th century France had become the arbiter of fashion for the western world, and it still is. The cage is notable for how long it lasted in fashion and for its complex evolution.

Together with the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Corsets|corset]], the cage enabled all the changes in fashionable shapes, from the extreme distortions of 17th-and-18th-century panniers to the late 19th-century bustle. Early hoops circled the body in a bell, cone or drum shape, then were moved to the sides with panniers, then ballooned around the body like the top half of a sphere, and finally were pulled to the rear as a bustle. That is, the distorted shapes of high fashion were made possible by hoops. High fashion demanded these shapes, which disguised women's bodies, especially below the waist, while corsets did their work above it.

When hoops were first introduced in the 15th century, women's shoes for the first time differentiated from men's and became part of the fashionable look. In the periods when the skirts were flat in front (with the farthingale and in the transitional 17th century), they did not touch the floor, making shoes visible and important fashion accessories. Portraits of high-status, high-fashion women consistently show their pointy-toed shoes, which would have been more likely to show when they were moving than when they were standing still. The shoes seem to draw attention to themselves in these portraits, suggesting that they were important to the painters and, perhaps, the women as well.

In addition to the shape, the materials used to make hoops evolved — from cane and wood to whalebone, then steel bands and wire. Initially fabric strips, tabs or ribbons were the vertical elements in the cages and evolved into channels in a linen, muslin or, later, crinoline underskirt encasing wires or bands. Fabrics besides crinoline —  like cotton, silk and linen — were used to connect the hoops and bands in cages. All of these materials used in cages had disadvantages and advantages. 

=== Disadvantages and Advantages ===
Hoops affected the way women were able to move. ['''something about riding'''?]

==== Disadvantages ====
the weight, getting through doorways, sitting, the wind, getting into carriages, what the dances involved. Raising '''one's''' skirts to climb stairs or walk was more difficult with hoop. 

['''Contextualize with dates?'''] &quot;The combination of corset, bustle, and crinolette limited a woman's ability to bend except at the hip joint, resulting in a decorous, if rigid, sense of bearing.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Koda, Harold. ''Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed.'' The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001.&lt;/ref&gt; (130) 

As caricatures through the centuries makes clear, one disadvantage hoops had is that they could be caught by the wind, no matter what the structure was made of or how heavy it was. 

In her 1941 ''Little Town on the Prairie'', Laura Ingalls Wilder writes a scene in which Laura's hoops have crept up under skirts because of the wind. Set in 1883,&lt;ref&gt;Hill, Pamela Smith, ed. ''Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography''.&lt;/ref&gt; this very unusual scene shows a young woman highly skilled at getting her hoops back down without letting her undergarments show. The majority of European and North American women wore hoops in 1883, but to our knowledge no other writer from this time describes any solution to the problem of the wind under hoops or, indeed, a skill like Laura's. &lt;blockquote&gt;“Well,” Laura began; then she stopped and spun round and round, for the strong wind blowing against her always made the wires of her hoop skirt creep slowly upward under her skirts until they bunched around her knees. Then she must whirl around and around until the wires shook loose and spiraled down to the bottom of her skirts where they should be.

“As she and Carrie hurried on she began again. “I think it was silly, the way they dressed when Ma was a girl, don’t you? Drat this wind!” she exclaimed as the hoops began creeping upward again.

“Quietly Carrie stood by while Laura whirled. “I’m glad I’m not old enough to have to wear hoops,” she said. “They’d make me dizzy.”

“They are rather a nuisance,” Laura admitted. “But they are stylish, and when you’re my age you’ll want to be in style.”&lt;ref&gt;Wilder, Laura Ingalls. ''Little Town on the Prairie.'' Harper and Row, 1941. Pp. 272–273.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;The 16-year-old Laura makes the comment that she wants to be in style, but she lives on the prairie in the U.S., far from a large city, and would not necessarily wear the latest Parisian style, although she reads the American women's domestic and fashion monthly ''[[Social Victorians/Newspapers#Godey's Lady's Book|Godey's Lady's Book]]'' and would know what was stylish.

==== '''Advantages''' ====
The '''weight''' of hoops was somewhat corrected over time with the use of steel bands and wires, as they were lighter than the wood, cane or whalebone hoops, which had to be thick enough to keep their shape and to keep from breaking or folding under the weight of the petticoats and skirts. Full skirts made women's waists look smaller, whether by petticoats or hoops. Being fashionable, being included among the smart set.

The hoops moved the skirts away from the legs and feet, making moving easier. 

By moving the heavy petticoats and skirts away from their legs, hoops could actually give women's legs and feet more freedom to move.


Because so few fully constructed hoop foundation garments still exist, we cannot be certain of a number of details about how exactly they were worn. For example, the few contemporary drawings of 19th-century hoops show bloomers beneath them but no petticoats. However, in the cold and wind (and we know from Laura Ingalls Wilder how the wind could get under hoops), women could have added layers of petticoats beneath their hoops for warmth.[[File:Chaise à crinolines.jpg|thumb|Chaise à Crinolines, 19th century]]
=== Accommodation ===
Hoops affected how women sat, and furniture was developed specifically to accommodate these foundation structures. The ''chaise à crinolines'' or chair for hoop skirts (right), dating from the 2nd half of the 19th century, has a gap between the seat and the back of the chair to keep her undergarments from showing as she sat, or even seated herself, and to reduce wrinkling of the fabric by accommodating her hoops, petticoats and skirts.[[File:Vermeer Lady Seated at a Virginal.jpg|thumb|Vermeer, Lady Seated at a Virginal|left]]Vermeer's c. 1673 ''Lady Seated at a Virginal'' (left) looks like she is sitting on this same kind of chair, suggesting that furniture like this had existed long before the 19th century. Vermeer's painting shows how the chair could accommodate her hoops and the voluminous fabric of her skirts.

The wide doorways between the large public rooms in the Palace of Versailles could accommodate wide panniers. '''Louis XV and XVI of France occupied an already-built Versailles, but they both renovated the inside over time'''.

Some configurations of hoops permitted folding, and of course the width of the hoops themselves varied over time and with the evolving styles and materials.

With hoops, skirts moved away from the legs and feet, and when skirts got shorter, to above the floor, women's feet had nearly unrestricted freedom to move. Evening gowns, with trains, were still restrictive.


A modern accommodation are the leaning boards developed in Hollywood for women wearing period garments like corsets and long, full skirts. The leaning boards allowed the actors to rest without sitting and wrinkling their clothes.[[File:Pedro García de Benabarre St John Retable Detail.jpg|thumb|alt=Old oil painting of a woman wearing a dress from the 1400s holding the decapitated head of a man with a halo before a table of people at a dinner party|Pedro García de Benabarre, Detail from St. John Altarpiece, Showing Visible Hoops]]
=== Early Hoops ===
Hoops first appeared in Spain in the 15th century and influenced European fashion for at least 3 centuries.

A detail (right) from Pedro García de Benabarre's c. 1470 larger altarpiece painting shows women wearing a style of hoops that predates the farthingale but marks the beginning point of the development of that fashion. Salomé (holding John the Baptist's head) is wearing a dress with what looks like visible wooden hoops attached to the outside of the skirt, which also appears to have padding at the hips underneath it.

The clothing and hairstyles of the people in this painting are sufficiently realistic to offer details for analysis. The foundation garments the women are wearing are corsets and bum rolls. Because none still exist, we do not know how these hoops attached to the skirts or how they related structurally to the corset. The bottom hoop on Salomé's skirt rests on the ground, and her feet are covered. The women near her are kneeling, so not all their hoops show. 

The painter De Benabarre was &quot;active in Aragon and in Catalonia, between 1445–1496,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/10528/|title=Saint Peter|website=Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest|language=en-US|access-date=2024-12-11}} https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/10528/.&lt;/ref&gt; so perhaps he saw the styles worn by people like Katharine of Aragon, whose hoops are now called a farthingale.

=== Early Farthingale ===
In the 16th century, the foundation garment we call ''hoops'' was called a ''farthingale''. Elizabeth Lewandowski says that the metal supports (or structure) in the hoops were made of wire:&lt;blockquote&gt;''&quot;FARTHINGALE: Renaissance (1450-1550 C.E. to Elizabethan (1550-1625 C.E.). Linen underskirt with wire supports which, when shaped, produced a variety of dome, bell, and oblong shapes.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;''{{rp|105}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;The French term for ''farthingale'' is ''vertugadin'' — &quot;un élément essentiel de la mode Tudor en Angleterre [an essential element of Tudor fashion in England].&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-03-12|title=Vertugadin|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vertugadin&amp;oldid=191825729|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertugadin.&lt;/ref&gt; The French also called the farthingale a &quot;''cachenfant'' for its perceived ability to hide pregnancy,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Clothes on the Shakespearean Stage.&quot; Carleton Production. Amazon Web Services. https://carleton-wp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/sites/84/2023/05/Clothes-on-the-Shakespearean-Stage_-1.pdf (retrieved April 2025).&lt;/ref&gt; not unreasonable given the number of portraits where the subject wearing a farthingale looks as if she might be pregnant. The term in Spanish is ''vertugado''. Nowadays clothing historians make clear distinctions among these terms, especially farthingale, bustle and hip roll, but the terminology then did not need to distinguish these garments from later ones.

The hoops on the outsides of the skirts in the Pedro García de Benabarre painting (above right) predate what would technically be considered a vertugado.[[File:Alonso Sánchez Coello 011.jpg|thumb|alt=Old painting of a princess wearing a richly jeweled outfit|Alonso Sánchez Coello, Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia Wearing a Vertugado, c. 1584]]

Blanche Payne says,&lt;blockquote&gt;Katherine of Aragon is reputed to have introduced the Spanish farthingale ... into England early in the [16th] century. The result was to convert the columnar skirt of the fifteenth century into the cone shape of the sixteenth.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|291}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

In fact, &quot;The Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon brought the fashion to England for her marriage to Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII in 1501 [La princesse espagnole Catherine d'Aragon amena la mode en Angleterre pour son mariage avec le prince Arthur, fils aîné d'Henri VII en 1501].&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt; Catherine of Aragon, of course, married Henry VIII after Arthur's death, then was divorced and replaced by Anne Boleyn.

Of England, Lewandowski says that &quot;Spanish influence had introduced the hoop-supported skirt, smooth in contour, which was quite generally worn.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|291}} That is, hoops were &quot;quite generally worn&quot; among the ruling and aristocratic classes in England, and may have been worn by some women among the wealthy bourgeoisie. Sumptuary laws addressed &quot;certain features of garments that are decorative in function, intended to enhance the silhouette&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-02-22|title=Sumptuary law|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumptuary_law|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; and signified wealth and status, but they were generally not very successful and not enforced well or consistently. (Sumptuary laws &quot;attempted to regulate permitted consumption, especially of clothing, food and luxury expenditures&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2024-09-27|title=sumptuary law|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sumptuary_law|journal=Wiktionary, the free dictionary|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; in order to mark class differences and, for our purposes, to use fashion to control women and the burgeoning middle class.)

The Spanish vertugado shaped the skirt into an symmetrical A-line with a graduated series of hoops sewn to an undergarment. Alonso Sánchez Coello's c. 1584&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|316}} portrait (right) shows infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia wearing a vertugado, with its &quot;typically Spanish smooth cone-shaped contour.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|315–316}}

The shoes do not show in the portraits of women wearing the Spanish cone-shaped vertugado. The round hoops stayed in place in front, even though the skirts might touch the floor, giving the women's feet enough room to take steps. 

By the end of the 16th century the French and Spanish farthingales had evolved separately and were no longer the same garment.[[File:Queen Elizabeth I ('The Ditchley portrait') by Marcus Gheeraerts the YoungerFXD.jpg|thumb|alt=Old oil painting of a queen in a white dress with shoulders and hips exaggerated by her dress|Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Queen Elizabeth I in a French Cartwheel Farthingale, 1592|left]]

The French vertugadin — a cartwheel farthingale — was a flat &quot;platter&quot; of hoops worn below the waist and above the hips. Once past the vertugadin, the skirt fell straight to the floor, into a kind of asymmetrical drum shape that was balanced by strict symmetry in the rest of the garment. The English Queen Elizabeth I is wearing a French drum-shaped farthingale in Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger's c. 1592 portrait (left).[[File:Hardwick Hall Portrait of Elizabeth I of England.jpg|thumb|Hilliard, Hardwick Hall Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, c. 1598–1599]]In Nicholas Hilliard's c. 1598–1599 portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (right), an extraordinary showing of jewels, pearls and embroidery from the top of her head to the tips of her toes make for a spectacular outfit. The drum of the cartwheel farthingale is closer to the body beneath the point of the bodice, and the underskirt is gathered up the sides of the foundation corset to where her natural waistline would be. The gathers flatten the petticoat from the point to the hem, and the fabric collected at the sides falls from the edge of the drum down to her ankles.

Associated with the cartwheel farthingale was a very long waist and a skirt slightly shorter in the front. A rigid corset with a point far below the waist and the downward-angled farthingale flattened the front of the skirt. Because the skirt in front over a cartwheel farthingale was closer to the woman's body and did not touch the floor, the dress flowed and the women's shoes showed as they moved. Almost all portraits of women wearing cartwheel farthingales show the little pointy toes of their shoes. In Gheeraerts' painting, Queen Elizabeth's feet draw attention to themselves, suggesting that showing the shoes was important.

Farthingales were heavy, and together with the rigid corsets and the construction of the dress (neckline, bodice, sleeves, mantle), women's movement was quite restricted. Although their feet and legs had the freedom to move under the hoops, their upper bodies were held in place by their foundation garments and their clothing, the sleeves preventing them from raising their arms higher than their shoulders. This restriction of the movement of their arms can be seen in Elizabethan court dances that included clapping. They clapped their hands beside their heads rather than over their heads.

The steady attempts in the sumptuary laws to control fine materials for clothing reveals the interest middle-class women had in wearing what the cultural elite were wearing at court.

=== The Transitional 17th Century ===
What had been starched and stiff in women's dress in the 16th century — like ruffs and collars — became looser and flatter in the 17th. This transitional period in women's clothing also introduced the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Cavalier|Cavalier style of men's dress]], which began with the political movement in support of England's King Charles II while he was still living in France. Like the ones women wore, men's ruffs and collars were also no longer starched or wired, making them looser and flatter as well.

For much of the 17th century — beginning about 1620, according to Payne — skirts were not supported by the cage-like hoops that had been so popular.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|355}} Without structures like hoops, skirts draped loosely to the floor, but they did not fall straight from the waist. Except for dressing gowns (which sometimes appear in portraiture in spite of their informality), the skirts women wore were held away from the body by some kind of padding or stiffened roll around the waist and at the hips, sometimes flat in front, sometimes not. The skirts flowed from the hips, either straight down or in an A-line depending on the cut of the skirt.
[[File:The Vanity of Women Masks and Bustles MET DT4982.jpg|thumb|Maerten de Vos, ''The Vanity of Women: Masks and Bustles'', c. 1600]]
==== Hip Rolls ====
This c. 1600 Dutch engraving attributed to Maerten de Vos (right) shows two servants dressing two wealthy women in masks and hip rolls. In its title of this engraving the Metropolitan Museum of Art calls a hip roll a ''bustle'' (which it defines as a padded roll or a French farthingale),&lt;ref&gt;De Vos, Maerten. &quot;The Vanity of Women: Masks and Bustles.&quot; Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikimedia Commons 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Vanity_of_Women_Masks_and_Bustles_MET_DT4982.jpg.&lt;/ref&gt; but the engraving itself calls it a ''cachenfant''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:20&quot;&gt;De Vos, Maerten (attrib. to). &quot;The Vanity of Women: Masks and Bustles.&quot; Circa 1600. ''The Costume Institute: The Metropolitan Museum of Art''. Object Number: 2001.341.1. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82615&lt;/ref&gt; The craftsmen in the back are wearing masks. The one on the left is making the masks that the shop sells, and the one on the right is making the hip rolls.

The serving woman on the left is fitting a mask on what is probably her mistress. The kneeling woman on the right is tying a hip roll on what is probably hers.

The text around the engraving is in French and Dutch. The French passages read as follows (clockwise from top left), with the word ''cachenfant'' (farthingale) bolded:&lt;blockquote&gt;
Orne moy auecq la masque laide orde et sale:
&lt;br&gt;Car laideur est en moy la beaute principale.

Achepte dame masques &amp; passement:
&lt;br&gt;Monstre vostre pauvre [?] orgueil hardiment.

Venez belles filles auecq fesses maigres:
&lt;br&gt;Bien tost les ferayie rondes &amp; alaigres.

Vn '''cachenfant''' come les autres me fault porter:
&lt;br&gt;Couste qu'il couste; le fol la folle veult aymer.

Voy cy la boutiquel des enragez amours,
&lt;br&gt;De vanite, &amp; d'orgueil &amp; d'autres tels tours:

D'ont plusieurs qui parent la chair puante,
&lt;br&gt;S'en vont auecq les diables en la gehenne ardante.

&lt;ref name=&quot;:20&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Which translates, roughly, into
&lt;blockquote&gt;
Adorn me with the ugly, dirty, and orderly mask:
&lt;br&gt;For ugliness is the principal beauty in me.

Buy, lady, masks and trimmings:
&lt;br&gt;Boldly show your poor [?] pride.

Come, beautiful girls with thin buttocks:
&lt;br&gt;Soon, make them round and cheerful.

I must wear a [farthingale, lit. &quot;hide child&quot;] like the others:
&lt;br&gt;No matter how much it costs; the madman wants to love.

See here the store of rabid loves,
&lt;br&gt;Of vanity, and pride, and other such tricks:

Many of whom adorn the stinking flesh,
&lt;br&gt;Go with the devils to the burning hell.
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
[[File:The Vanity of Women Masks and Bustles MET DT4982 (detail of padded rolls or French farthingales).jpg|thumb|Detail of Maerten de Vos, ''The Vanity of Women: Masks and Bustles'', c. 1600]]
Traditionally thought of as padding, the hip rolls, at least in this detail of the c. 1600 engraving (right), are hollow and seem to be made cylindrical by what looks like rings of cane or wire sewn into channels. The kneeling woman is tying the strings that attach the hip roll, which is being worn above the petticoat and below the overskirt that the mistress is holding up and back. The hip roll under construction on the table looks hollow, but when they are finished the rolls look padded and their ends sewn closed.

Farthingales were more complex than is usually assumed. Currently, ''farthingale'' usually refers to the cane or wire foundation that shaped the skirt from about 1450 to 1625, although the term was not always used so precisely. Padding was sometimes used to shape the skirt, either by itself or in addition to the cartwheel and cone-shaped foundational structures. The padding itself was in fact another version of hoops that were structured both by rings as well as padding. Called a bustle, French farthingale, cachenfant, bum barrel&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|42}} or even (quoting Ben Jonson, 1601) bum roll&lt;ref&gt;Cunnington, C. Willett (Cecil Willett), and Phillis Cunnington. ''Handbook of English Costume in the Sixteenth Century''. Faber and Faber, 1954. Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/handbookofenglis0000unse_e2n2/.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|161}} in its day, the hip roll still does not have a stable name. The common terms for what we call the hip roll now include ''bum roll'' and ''French farthingale''. The term ''bustle'' is no longer associated with the farthingale.

==== Bunched Skirts or Padding ====
The speed with which trends in clothing changed began to accelerate in the 17th century, making fashion more expensive and making keeping up with the latest styles more difficult. Part of the transition in this century, then, is the number of silhouettes possible for women, including early forms of what became the pannier in the 18th century and what became the bustle in the late 19th. In the later periods, these forms of hoops involved &quot;baskets&quot; or cages (or crinolines), but during this transitional period, these shapes were made from &quot;stiffened rolls [&lt;nowiki/&gt;[[Social Victorians/Terminology#Hip Rolls|hip rolls]]] that were tied around the waist&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Bendall, Sarah A. () The Case of the “French Vardinggale”: A Methodological Approach to Reconstructing and Understanding Ephemeral Garments, ''Fashion Theory'' 2019 (23:3), pp. 363-399, DOI: [[doi:10.1080/1362704X.2019.1603862|10.1080/1362704X.2019.1603862]].&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|369}} at the hips under the skirts or from bunched fabric, or both. The fabric-based volume in the back involved the evolution of an overskirt, showing more and more of the underskirt, or [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Petticoat|petticoat]], beneath it. This development transformed the petticoat into an outer garment.[[File:Princess Teresa Pamphilj Cybo, by Jacob Ferdinand Voet.jpg|thumb|Attr. to Voet, Anna Pamphili, c. 1670]]
[[File:Caspar Netscher - Girl Standing before a Mirror - 1925.718 - Art Institute of Chicago.jpg|thumb|Netscher, Girl Standing before a Mirror|left]]

Two examples of the bunched overskirt can be seen in Caspar Netscher's ''Girl Standing before a Mirror'' (left) and Voet's ''Portrait of Anna Pamphili'' (right), both painted about 1670. (This portrait of Anna Pamphili and the one below right were both misidentified with her mother Olimpia Aldobrandini.) In both these portraits, the overskirt is split down the center front, pulled to the sides and toward the back and stitched (probably) to keep the fabric from falling flat. The petticoat, which is now an outer garment, hangs straight to the floor. In Netscher's portrait, the girl's shoe shows, but the skirt rests on the ground, requiring her to lift her skirts to be able to walk, not to mention dancing. The dress in Anna Pamphili's portrait is an interesting contrast of soft and hard. The embroidery stiffens the narrow petticoat, suggesting it might have been a good choice for a static portrait but not for moving or dancing.

Besides bunched fabric, the other way to make the skirts full at the hips was with hip rolls. Mierevelt's 1629 Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart (below, left) shows a split overskirt, although the fabric is not bunched or draped toward the back. The fullness here is caused by a hip roll, which adds fullness to the hips and back, leaving the skirts flat in front. In this case the flatness of the roll in front pulls the overskirt slightly apart and reveals the petticoat, even this early in the century. One reason this portrait is striking because Elizabeth Stuart appears to be wearing a mourning band on her left arm. Also striking are the very elaborate trim and decorations, displaying Stuart's wealth and status, including the large ornament on the mourning band. [[File:Michiel van Mierevelt - Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), circa 1629.jpg|thumb|Michiel van Mierevelt, Elizabeth Stuart, c. 1629|left]][[File:Attributed to Voet - Portrait of Anna Pamphili, misidentified with her mother Olimpia Aldobrandini.jpg|thumb|Attr. to Voet, Anna Pamphili, c. 1671]]

The c. 1671 portrait of Anna Pamphili (below, right) shows an example of the petticoat's development as an outer garment. In the Mierevelt portrait (left), the petticoat barely shows. A half century later, in the portrait of Anna Pamphili, the overskirt is not split but so short that the petticoat is almost completely revealed. A hip roll worn under both the petticoat and the overskirt gives her hips breadth. The petticoat is gathered at the sides and smooth in the front, falling close to her body. The fullness of the petticoat and the overskirt is on the sides — and possibly the back. The heavily trimmed overskirt is stiff but not rigid. Anna Pamphili's shoe peeps out from under the flattened front of the petticoat.

The neckline, the hipline, the bottom of the overskirt, the trim at the hem of the petticoat and overskirt and the ribbons on the sleeves — as well as even the hair style — all give Pamphili's outfit a sophisticated horizontal design, a look that soon would become very important and influential as panniers gained popularity.

=== Panniers ===
The formal, high-status dress we most associate with the 18th century is the horizontal style of panniers, the hoops at the sides of the skirt, which is closer to the body in front and back. Popular in the mid century in France, panniers continued to dominate design in court dress in the U.K. &quot;well into the 19th century.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}} ''Paniers anglais'' were 8-hoop panniers.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|219}}

Panniers were made from a variety of materials, most of which have not survived into the 21st century, and the most common materials used panniers has not been established. Lewandowski says that skirts were &quot;stretched over metal hoops&quot; that &quot;First appear[ed] around 1718 and [were] in fashion [for much of Europe] until 1800. ... By 1750 the one-piece pannier was replaced by [two pieces], with one section over each hip.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|219}} According to Payne, another kind of pannier &quot;consisted of a pair of caned or boned [instead of metal] pouches, their inner surfaces curved to the ... contour of the hips, the outside extending well beyond them.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|428}} Given that it is a natural material, surviving examples of cane for the structure of panniers are an unexpected gift, although silk, linen and wool also occasionally exists in museum collections. No examples of bone structures for panniers exist, suggesting that bone is less hardy than cane. Waugh says that whalebone was the only kind of &quot;bone&quot; (it was actually cartilage, of course) used;&lt;ref name=&quot;:19&quot;&gt;Waugh, Norah. ''Corsets and Crinolines''. New York, NY: Theatre Arts Books, 1954. Rpt. Routledge/Theatre Arts Books, 2000.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|167}} Payne says cane and whalebone were used for panniers.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|426}} Neither Payne nor Waugh mention metal. Examples of metal structures for panniers have also not survived, perhaps because they were rare or occurred later, during revolutionary times, when a lot of things got destroyed.

The pannier was not the only silhouette in the 18th century. In fact, the speed with which fashion changed continued to accelerate in this century. Payne describes &quot;Six basic forms,&quot; which though evolutionary were also quite distinct. Further, different events called for different styles, as did the status and social requirements for those who attended. For the first time in the clothing history of the culturally elite, different distinct fashions overlapped rather than replacing each other, the clothing choices marking divisions in this class.

The century saw Payne's &quot;Six basic forms&quot; or silhouettes generally in this order but sometimes overlapping:

# '''Fullness in the back'''. The fabric bustle. While we think of the bustle as a 19th-century look, it can be found in the 18th century, as Payne says.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|411}} The overskirt was all pulled to the back, the fullness probably mostly made by bunched fabric.
# '''The round skirt'''. &quot;The bell or dome shape resulted from the reintroduction of hoops[,] in England by 1710, in France by 1720.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|411}}
# '''The ellipse, panniers'''. &quot;The ellipse ... was achieved by broadening the support from side to side and compressing it from front to back. It had a long run of popularity, from 1740 to 1770, the extreme width being retained in court costumes. ... English court costume [411/413] followed this fashion well into the nineteenth century.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|411, 413}}
# '''Fullness in the back and sides'''. &quot;The dairy maid, or [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Polonaise|polonaise]], style could be achieved either by pulling the lower part of the overskirt through its own pocket holes, thus creating a bouffant effect, or by planned control of the overskirt, through the cut or by means of draw cords, ribbons, or loops and buttons, which were used to form the three great ‘poufs’ known as the polonaise .... These diversions appeared in the late [seventeen] sixties and became prevalent in the seventies. They were much like the familiar styles of our own [American] Revolutionary War period.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}
# '''Fullness in the back'''. The return of the bustle in the 1780s.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}
# '''No fullness'''. The tubular [or Empire] form, drawn from classic art, in the 1790s.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}
Hoops affected how women sat, went through doors and got into carriages, as well as what was involved in the popular dances. Length of skirts and trains. Some doorways required that women wearing wide panniers turn sideways, which undermined the &quot;entrance&quot; they were expected to make when they arrived at an event. Also, a woman might be accompanied by a gentleman, who would also be affected by her panniers and the width of the doorway. Over the century skirts varied from ankle length to resting on the floor. Women wearing panniers would not have been able to stand around naturally: the panniers alone meant they had to keep their elbows bent. 

[[File:Panniers 1.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of the wooden and fabric skeleton of an 18th-century women's foundation garment|Wooden and Fabric-covered Structure for 18th-century Panniers|left]][[File:Hoop petticoat and corset England 1750-1780 LACMA.jpg|thumb|Hooped Petticoat and Corset, 1750–80]]The 1760–1770 French panniers (left) are &quot;a rare surviving example&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot;&gt;{{Citation|title=Panniers|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/139668|date=1760–70|accessdate=2025-01-01}}. The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/139668.&lt;/ref&gt; of the structure of this foundation garment. Almost no examples of panniers survive. The hoops are made with bent cane, held together with red velvet silk ribbon that looks pinked. The cane also appears to be covered with red velvet, and the hoops have metal &quot;hinges that allow [them] to be lifted, facilitating movement in tight spaces.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot; /&gt; This inventive hingeing permitted the wearer to lift the bottom cane and her skirts, folding them up like an accordion, lifting the front slightly and greatly reducing the width (and making it easier to get through doors). ['''Write the Met to ask about this description once it's finished. Are there examples of boned or metal panniers that they're aware of?''']

The corset and hoops shown (right) are also not reproductions and are also rare examples of foundation garments surviving from the 18th century. These hoops are made with cane held in place by casings sewn into a plain-woven linen skirt.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://collections.lacma.org/node/214714|title=Woman's Hoop Petticoat (Pannier) {{!}} LACMA Collections|website=collections.lacma.org|access-date=2025-01-03}} Los Angeles County Museum of Art. https://collections.lacma.org/node/214714.&lt;/ref&gt; These 1750–1780 hoops are modestly wide, but the gathering around the casings for the hoops suggests that the panniers could be widened if longer hoops were inserted. (The corset shown with these hoops is treated in the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Corsets|Corsets section]]. The mannequin is wearing a [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Chemise|chemise undergarment]] as well.)[[File:Johanna Gabriele of Habsburg Lorraine1 copy.jpg|thumb|Martin van Meytens, Johanna Gabriele of Habsburg Lorraine, c. 1760|left]]In her c. 1760 portrait (left), Johanna Gabriele of Habsburg Lorraine is wearing exaggerated court-dress panniers, shown here about the widest that they got. Johanna Gabriele was the daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, so she was a sister of Marie Antoinette, who also would have worn panniers as exaggerated as these. Johanna Gabriele's hairstyle has not grown into the huge bouffant style that developed to balance the wide court dress, so her outfit looks out of proportion in this portrait. And, because of her panniers, her arms look slightly awkward. The tips of her shoes show because her skirt has been pulled back and up to rest on them.

France had become the leader in high fashion by the middle of the century, led first by Madame Pompadour and then by Marie Antoinette, who was crowned queen in 1774.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-04-23|title=Marie Antoinette|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;  Court dress has always been regulated, but it could be influenced. Marie Antoinette's influence was toward exaggeration, both in formality and in informality. In their evolution formal-dress skirts moved away from the body in front and back but were still wider on the sides and were decorated with massive amounts of trim, including ruffles, flowers, lace and ribbons. The French queen led court fashion into greater and greater excess: &quot;Since her taste ran to dancing, theatrical, and masked escapades, her costumes and those of her court exhibited quixotic tendencies toward absurdity and exaggeration.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|428}} Both Madame Pompadour's and Marie Antoinette's taste ran to extravagance and excess, visually represented in the French court by the clothing.[[File:Marie Antoinette 1778-1783.jpg|thumb|Marie Antoinette in 1778 and 1779]]The two portraits (right), painted by Élizabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun in 1778 on the left and 1779 on the right, show Marie Antoinette wearing the same dress. Although one painting has been photographed as lighter than the other, the most important differences between the two portraits are slight variations in the pose and the hairstyle and headdress. Her hair in the 1779 painting is in better proportion to her dress than it is in the earlier one, and the later headdress — a stylized mobcap — is more elaborate and less dependent on piled-up hair. (The description of the painting in Wikimedia Commons says she gave birth between these two portraits, which in particular affected her hair and hairline.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;File:Marie Antoinette 1778-1783.jpg.&quot; ''Wikimedia Commons'' [&lt;bdi&gt;Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 2 portraits of Marie Antoinette&lt;/bdi&gt;] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marie_Antoinette_1778-1783.jpg.&lt;/ref&gt;)[[File:Queen Charlotte, by studio of Thomas Gainsborough.jpg|thumb|Queen Charlotte of England, 1781|left]]

In this 1781&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/wd/jAGip1dpEkf-Fw|title=Portrait of Queen Charlotte of England - Thomas Gainsborough, studio|website=Google Arts &amp; Culture|language=en|access-date=2025-04-16}}&lt;/ref&gt; portrait from the workshop of Thomas Gainsborough (left), Queen Charlotte is wearing panniers less exaggerated in width than Johanna Gabriele's. The English did not usually wear panniers as wide as those in French court dress, but the decoration and trim on the English Queen Charlotte's gown are as elaborate as anything the French would do.

The ruffles (many of them double) and fichu are made with a sheer silk or cotton, which was translucent rather than transparent. The ruffles on Queen Charlotte's sleeves are made of lace. The ruffles and poufs of sheer silk are edged in gold. The embroidered flowers and stripes, as well as the sequin discs and attached clusters are all gold. The skirt rose above the floor, revealing Queen Charlotte's pointed shoe. Shoes were fashion accessories because of the shorter length of the skirts.

The whole look is more balanced because of the bouffant hairstyle, the less extreme width in the panniers and the greater fullness in front (and, probably, back). 

The white dress worn by the queen in Season 1, Episode 4 of the BBC and Canal+ series ''Marie Antoinette'' stands out because nobody else is wearing white at the ball in Paris and because of the translucent silk or muslin fabric, which would have been imported from India at that time (some silk was still being imported from China). Muslin is not a rich or exotic fabric to us, but toward the end of the 18th century, muslin could be imported only from India, making it unusual and expensive.&lt;blockquote&gt;Another English contribution to the fashion of the eighties was the sheer white muslin dress familiar to us from the paintings of Reynolds, Romney, and Lawrence. In this respect the English fell under the spell of classic Greek influence sooner than the French did. Lacking the restrictions imposed by Marie Antoinette's court, the English were free to adapt costume designs from the source which was inspiring their architects and draftsmen.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|438}} &lt;/blockquote&gt;So while a sheer white dress would have been unlikely in Marie Antoinette's court, according to Payne, the fabric itself was available and suddenly became very popular, in part because of its simplicity and its sheerness. The Empire style replaced the Rococo busyness in a stroke, like the French Revolution.

By the 1790s French and English fashion had evolved in very different directions, and also by this time, accepted fashion and court dress had diverged, with the formulaic properties of court dress — especially in France — preventing its development. In general,&lt;blockquote&gt;English women were modestly covered ..., often in overdress and petticoat; that heavier fabrics with more pattern and color were used; and that for a while hairdress remained more elaborate and headdress more involved than in France.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|441}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;Even in such a rich and colorful court dress as Queen Charlotte is wearing in the Gainsborough-workshop portrait, her more &quot;modest&quot; dress shows these trends very clearly: the white (muslin or silk) and the elaborate style in headdress and hair.

=== Polonaise ===

==== Marie Antoinette — The Context ====

The robe à la Polonaise in casual court dress was popularized by Marie Antoinette for less formal settings and events, a style that occurred at the same time as highly formal dresses with panniers. An informal fashion not based on court dress, although court style would require panniers, though not always the extremely wide ones, and the new style. It was so popular that it evolved into one way court dress could be.[[File:Marie Antoinette in a Park Met DP-18368-001.jpg|thumb|Le Brun, ''Marie Antoinette in a Park'']]Trianon: Marie Antoinette's &quot;personal&quot; palace at Versailles, where she went to entertain her friends in a casual environment. While there, in extended, several-day parties, she and her friends played games, did amateur theatricals, wore costumes, like the stylization of what a dairy maid would wear. A release from the very rigid court procedures and social structures and practices. Separate from court and so not documented in the same way events at Versailles were.

In the c. 1780–81 sketch (right) of Marie Antoinette in a Park by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun,&lt;ref&gt;Le Brun, Elisabeth Louise Vigée. ''Marie Antoinette in a Park'' (c. 1780–81). The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/824771.&lt;/ref&gt; the queen is wearing a robe à la Polonaise with an apron in front, so we see her in a relatively informal pose and outfit. The underskirt, which is in part at least made of a sheer fabric, shows beneath the overskirt and the apron. This is a late Polonaise, more decoration, additions of ribbons, lace, lace, [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Plastics|plastics]], ruffles, which did not exist on actual milkmaid dresses or earlier versions of the robe à la Polonaise. Even though this is a sketch, we can see that this dress would be more comfortable and convenient for movement because the bodice is not boned, and wrinkles in the bodice suggest that she is not likely wearing a corset. 

==== Definition of Terms ====


The Polonaise was a late-Georgian or late-18th-century style, the usage of the word in written English dating from 1773 although ''Polonaise'' is French for ''the Polish woman'', and the style arose in France:&lt;blockquote&gt;A woman's dress consisting of a tight, unboned bodice and a skirt open from the waist downwards to reveal a decorative underskirt. Now historical.&lt;ref name=&quot;:13&quot;&gt;“Polonaise, N. &amp; Adj.” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, September 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2555138986.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;The lack of boning in the bodice would make this fashion more comfortable than the formal foundation garments worn in court dress.

The term ''á la polonaise'' itself is not in common use by the French nowadays, and the French ''Wikipédia'' doesn't use it for clothing. French fashion drawings and prints from the 18th-century, however, do use the term.

Elizabeth Lewandowski dates the Polonaise style from about 1750 to about 1790,&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|123}} and Payne says it was &quot;prevalent&quot; in the 1770s.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}

The style à la Polonaise was based on an idealization of what dairy maids wore, adapted by aristocratic women and frou-froued up. Two dairymaids are shown below, the first is a caricature of a stereotypical milkmaid and the second is one of Marie Antoinette's ladies in waiting costumed as a milkmaid.
[[File:La laitiere. G.16931.jpg|left|thumb|Mixelle, ''La Laitiere'' (the Milkmaid)]]
[[File:Madame A. Aughié, Friend of Queen Marie Antoinette, as a Dairymaid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon - Nationalmuseum - 21931.tif|thumb|Madame A. Aughié, as a Dairymaid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon]]In the aquatint engraving of ''La Laitiere'' (left) by Jean-Marie Mixelle (1758–1839),&lt;ref&gt;Mixelle, Jean-Marie. ''La Laitiere'', Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, Inventory Number: G.16931. https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/la-laitiere-8#infos-secondaires-detail.&lt;/ref&gt; the milkmaid is portrayed as flirtatious and, perhaps, not virtuous. She is wearing clogs and two white aprons. Her bodice is laced in front, the ruffle is probably her chemise showing at her neckline, and the peplum sticks out, drawing attention to her hips. As apparently was typical, she is wearing a red skirt, short enough for her ankles to show. The piece around her neck has become untucked from her bodice, contributing to the sexualizing, as does the object hanging from her left hand and directing the eye to her bosom. (The collection of engravings that contains this one is undated but probably from the late 19th or early 20th century.)

The 1787 &lt;bdi&gt;Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller&lt;/bdi&gt; portrait of Madame Adélaïde Aughié in the Royal Dairy at Petit Trianon-Le Hameau&lt;ref&gt;Wertmüller, Adolf Ulrik. ''Adélaïde Auguié as a Dairy-Maid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon''. 1787. The National Museum of Sweden, Inventory number NM 4881. https://collection.nationalmuseum.se/en/collection/item/21931/.&lt;/ref&gt; (right) is about as casual as Le Trianon got. A contemporary of Marie Antoinette, she is in costume as a milkmaid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon, perhaps for a theatrical event or a game. Her dress is not in the à la Polonaise style but a court interpretation of what a milkmaid would look like, in keeping with the hired workers at le Trianon.

==== The 3 Poufs ====
Visually, the style à la Polonaise is defined by the 3 poufs made by the gathering-up of the overskirt. Initially most of the fabric was bunched to make the poufs, but eventually they were padded or even supported by panniers. Payne describes how the polonaise skirt was constructed, mentioning only bunched fabric and not padding:&lt;blockquote&gt;The dairy maid, or polonaise, style could be achieved either by pulling the lower part of the overskirt through its own pocket holes, thus creating a bouffant effect, or by planned control of the overskirt, through the cut or by means of draw cords, ribbons, or loops and buttons, [or, later, buckles] which were used to form the three great ‘poufs’ known as the polonaise .... These diversions [the poufs] appeared in the late [seventeen] sixties and became prevalent in the seventies. They were much like the familiar styles of our own [American] Revolutionary War period.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;[[File:Robe à la polonaise jaune et violette, Galerie des modes, Fonds d'estampes du XVIIIème siècle, G.4555.jpg|thumb|Robe à la polonaise, c. 1775]]The overskirt, which was gathered or pulled into the 3 distinctive poufs, was sometimes quite elaborately decorated, revealing the place of this garment in high fashion (rather than what an actual working dairy maid might wear). The fabrics in the underskirt and overskirt sometimes were different and contrasting; in simpler styles, the two skirts might have the same fabrics. More complexly styled dresses were heavily decorated with ruffles, bows, [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Plastics|plastics]], ribbons, flowers, lace and trim.

The c. 1775&lt;ref name=&quot;:21&quot;&gt;&quot;Robe à la polonaise jaune et violette, Galerie des modes, Fonds d'estampes du XVIIIème siècle.&quot; Palais Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris. Inventory number: G.4555. https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/palais-galliera/oeuvres/robe-a-la-polonaise-jaune-et-violette-galerie-des-modes-fonds-d-estampes-du#infos-principales.&lt;/ref&gt; fashion color print (right) shows the way the overskirt of the Polonaise was gathered into 3 poufs, one in back and one on either side. In this illustration, the underskirt and the overskirt have the same yellow fabric trimmed with a flat band of purple fabric. The 18th-century caption printed below the image identifies it as a &quot;Jeune Dame en robe à la Polonoise de taffetas garnie a plat de bandes d'une autre couleur: elle est coeffée d'un mouchoir a bordures découpées, ajusté avec gout et bordé de fleurs [Young Lady in a Polonaise dress of taffeta trimmed flat with bands of another color: she is wearing a handkerchief with cut edges, tastefully adjusted and bordered with flowers].&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:21&quot; /&gt;

The skirt's few embellishments are the tasseled bows creating the poufs. The gathered underskirt falls straight from the padded hips to a few inches above the floor. Her cap is interesting, perhaps a forerunner of the mob cap (here a handkerchief worn as a cap [&quot;mouchoir a bordures découpées&quot;]).

===== The Evolution of the Polonaise into Court Dress =====
Part of the original attraction of the robe à la Polonaise was that women did not wear their usual heavy corsets and hoops, which is what would have made this style informal, playful, easy to move in, an escape from the stiffness of court life. Traditionally court dress with panniers and the robe à la Polonaise were thought to be separate, competing styles, but actually the two styles influenced each other and evolved into a design that combined elements from both.

By the time the robe à la Polonaise became court dress, the poufs were no longer only bunched fabric but large, controlled elaborations that were supported by structural elements, and the silhouette of the dress had returned to the ellipsis shape provided by panniers, with perhaps a little more fullness in front and back. The underskirt fell straight down from the hip level, indicating that some kind of padding or structure pulled it away from the body.

Court dress required the controlled shape of the skirt and a tightly structured bodice, which could have been achieved with corseting or tight lacing of the bodice itself. In the combined style, the bodice comes to a pointed V below the waist, which could only be kept flat by stays. While the Polonaise was ankle length, court dress touched the floor.

The following 3 images are fashion prints showing Marie Antoinette in court dress influenced by the robe à la Polonaise, made into a personal style for the queen by the asymmetrical poufs, the reduction of Rococo decoration, layers stacked upon each other and a length that keeps the hem of the skirts off the floor.[[File:Marie Antoinette de modekoningin Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1787, ooo 356 Grand habit de bal a la Cour (..), RP-P-2009-1213.jpg|thumb|Marie Antoinette in a Court Ball Gown à la Polonaise|left]]The 1787 &quot;Grand habit de bal à la Cour, avec des manches à la Gabrielle &amp; c.&quot; (left) by printmaker Nicolas Dupin, after a drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, shows Marie Antoinette in a ballgown for the court with sleeves à la Gabrielle.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Marie-Antoinette-The-Queen-of-Fashion-Gallerie-des-Modes-et-Costumes-Francais--10ceb0e05fbb45ad4941bed1dacb27f1|title=Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Fashion: Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français|website=Rijksmuseum.nl|language=en|access-date=2025-05-02}}&lt;/ref&gt; 

This ballgown, influenced by the robe à la polonaise, is balanced but asymmetrical and seems to have panniers for support of the side poufs. The only decoration on the skirt is ribbon or braid and tassels. Contrasting fabrics replace the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Frou-frou|frou-frou]] for more depth and interest. The lining of the poufs has been pulled out for another contrasting color. The print makes it impossible to tell if the purple is an underskirt and an overskirt or one skirt with attached loops of the ribbon-like trim. 

(A sleeve à la Gabrielle has turned out to be difficult to define. The best we can do, which is not perfect, is a 4 July 1814 description: &quot;On fait, depuis quelque temps, des manches à la Gabrielle. Ces manches, plus courtes que les manches ordinaires, se terminent par plusieurs rangs de garnitures. Au lieu d'un seul bouillonné au poignet, on en met trois ou quatre, que l'on sépare par un poignet.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Modes.&quot; ''Journal des Dames et des Modes''. 4 July 1814 (18:37), vol. 10, 1. ''Google Books'' https://books.google.com/books?id=kwNdAAAAcAAJ.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|296}} [&quot;For some time now, sleeves have been made in the Gabrielle style. These sleeves, shorter than ordinary sleeves, end in several rows of trimmings. Instead of a single ruffle at the wrist, three or four are used, separated by a wrist treatment.&quot;] The sleeves on the bodice of robes à la Polonaise seem to have been short, 3/4-length or less.) [[File:Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1787, sss 384 Robe de Cour à la Turque (..), RP-P-2009-1220.jpg|thumb|Marie Antoinette in a Court Dress à la Turque]]The c. 1787 &quot;Robe de Cour à la Turque, coeffure Orientale aves des aigrettes et plumes, &amp;c.&quot; (right) by printmaker Nicolas Dupin, after a drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, shows Marie Antoinette in a court dress à la Turque with a headdress that has [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Aigrette|aigrettes]] and plumes.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/---75499afec371ac1741dd98d769b14698|title=Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1787, sss 384 : Robe de Cour à la Turque; (...)|website=Rijksmuseum.nl|language=en|access-date=2025-05-02}}&lt;/ref&gt; The &quot;coeffure Orientale&quot; seems to be a highly stylized turban.

This court dress is à la Polonaise in that it has poufs, but it has 2 layers of poufs and an underskirt with a large ruffle. With its unusual striped fabric, its contrasting colors, the very asymmetrical skirt and the ruffles, bows and tassels, this is an elaborate and visually complex dress, but it is not decorated with a lot of [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Frou-frou|frou-frou]].

Several prints in this fashion collection show the robe à la Turque, a late-Georgian style [1750–1790],&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|250}} none of which look &quot;Turkish&quot; in the slightest. Lewandowski defines robe à la Turque:&lt;blockquote&gt;

Very tight bodice with trained over-robe with funnel sleeves and a collar. Worn with a draped sash.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|250}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Her &quot;Robe à la Reine&quot; might offer a better description of this outfit, or at least of the overskirt:&lt;blockquote&gt;Popular from 1776 to 1787, bodice with an attached overskirt swagged back to show the underskirt. .... Gown was short sleeved and elaborately decorated.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|250}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;[[File:Marie Antoinette de modekoningin Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Francais, 1787, ooo.359, Habit de Cour en hyver (titel op object), RP-P-2004-1142.jpg|thumb|Marie Antoinette in Winter Court Fashion]]

This 18th-century interpretation of what looked Turkish would have been about what was fashionable and, in the case of Marie Antoinette's court, dramatic.

The 1787 &quot;Habit de Cour en hyver garni de fourrures &amp;c.&quot; (right) of Marie Antoinette by printmaker Nicolas Dupin, after a drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, shows Marie Antoinette in a winter court outfit trimmed with white fur.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Marie-Antoinette-The-Queen-of-Fashion-Gallerie-des-Modes-et-Costumes-Francais--727dc366885cc0596cd60d7b2c57e207|title=Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Fashion: Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français|website=Rijksmuseum.nl|language=en|access-date=2025-05-02}}&lt;/ref&gt; Unusually, this &quot;habit&quot; à la Polonaise has a train. The highly stylized court version of a mob cap was appropriated from the peasantry and turned into this extravagant headdress with its unrealistic high crown and its huge ribbon and bows. This outfit as a whole is balanced even though individual elements (like the cap and the white drapes gathered and bunched with bows and tassels) are out of proportion.

The decadence of the aristocratic and royal classes in France at the end of the 18th century are revealed by these extravagant, dramatic fashions in court dress. These restructured, redesigned court dresses are the merging of the earlier, highly decorated and formal pannier style with the simpler, informal style à la Polonaise. The design is complex, but the complexity does not result from the variety of decorations. The most important differences in the merged design are in the radical reduction of frou-frou and the number of layers. Also, sometimes, the skirts are ankle rather than floor length. The foundation garments held the layers away from the legs, not restricting movement. The different styles of farthingales that existed at the same time are variations on a theme, but the panniers and the Polonaise styles, which also existed at the same time, had different purposes and were designed for different events, but the two styles influenced each other to the point that they merged. 

All the various forms of hoops we've discussed so far are not discrete but moments in a long evolution of foundation structures. Once fashion had moved on, they all passed out of style and were not repeated. Except the Polonaise, which had influence beyond the 18th century — in the 1870s revival of the à la Polonaise style and in Victorian fancy-dress (or costume) balls. For example, [[Social Victorians/People/Pembroke#Lady Beatrix Herbert|Lady Beatrix Herbert]] at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball]] was wearing a Polonaise, based on a Thomas Gainsborough portrait of dancer Giovanna Baccelli.

=== Crinoline Hoops ===
''[[Social Victorians/Terminology#Crinoline|Crinoline]]'', technically, is the name for a kind of stiff fabric made mostly from horsehair and sometimes linen, stiffened with starch or glue, and used for [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Foundation Garments|foundation garments]] like petticoats or bustles. The term ''crinoline'' was not used at first for the cage (shown in the image below left), but that kind of structure came to be called a crinoline as well as a cage, and the term is still used in this way by some.

After the 1789 French Revolution, for about one generation, women stopped wearing corsets and hoops in western Europe.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|445–446}} What they did wear was the Empire dress, a simple, columnar style of light-weight cotton fabric that idealized classical Greek outlines and aesthetics. Cotton was a fabric for the elite at this point since it was imported from India or the United States. Sometimes women moistened the fabric to reveal their &quot;natural&quot; bodies, showing that they were not wearing artificial understructures.[[File:Crinoline era3.gif|thumb|1860s Cage Showing the Structure|left]]

Beginning in the second decade of the 19th century and continuing through the 1830s, corsets returned and skirts became more substantial, widened by layers of flounced cotton petticoats — and in winter, heavy woolen or quilted ones. The waist moved down to the natural waist from the Empire height. As skirts got wider in the 1840s, the petticoats became too bulky and heavy, hanging against the legs and impeding movement. In the mid 1850s&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|510}} &lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|78}} those layers of petticoats began to be replaced by hoops, which were lighter than all that fabric, even when made of steel, and even when really wide.

The sketch (left) shows a crinoline cage from the 1860s, making clear the structure that underlay the very wide, bell or hemisphere shapes of the era without the fabric that would normally have covered it.&lt;ref&gt;Jensen, Carl Emil. ''Karikatur-album: den evropaeiske karikature-kunst fra de aeldste tider indtil vor dage. Vaesenligst paa grundlag af Eduard Fuchs : Die karikature'', Eduard Fuchs. Vol. 1. København, A. Chrustuabsebs Forlag, 1906. P. 504, Fig. 474 (probably) ''Google Books'' https://books.google.com/books?id=BUlHAQAAMAAJ.&lt;/ref&gt; (This image was published in a book in 1904, but it may have been drawn earlier. The [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Chemise|chemise]] is accurate but oversimplified, minus the usual ruffles, more for the wealthy and less for the working classes.) When people think of 1860s hoops, they think of this shape, the one shown in, say, the 1939 film ''Gone with the Wind''. The extremely wide, round shape, which is what we are accustomed to seeing in historical fiction and among re-enactors, was very popular in the 1860s, but it was not the only shape hoops took at this time. The half-sphere shape — in spite of what popular history prepares us to think — was far from universal.[[File:Miss Victoria Stuart-Wortley, later Victoria, Lady Welby (1837-1912) 1859.jpg|thumb|Victoria Stuart-Wortley, 1859]]As the 1860s progressed, hoops (and skirts) moved towards the back, creating more fullness there and leaving a flatter front. The photographs below show the range of choices for women in this decade. Cages could be more or less wide, skirts could be more or less full in back and more or less flat in front, and skirts could be smooth, pleated or folded, or gathered. Skirts could be decorated  with any of the many kinds of ruffles or with layers (sometimes made of contrasting fabrics), and they could be part of an outfit with a long bodice or jacket (sometimes, in fact, a [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Peplum|peplum]]). As always, the woman's social class and sense of style, modesty and practicality affected her choices.&lt;p&gt;

In her portrait (right) Victoria Stuart-Wortley (later Victoria, Lady Welby) is shown in 1859, two years before she became one of Queen Victoria's maids of honor. While Stuart-Wortley is dressed fashionably, her style of clothing is modest and conservative. The wrinkles and folds in the skirt suggest that she could be wearing numerous petticoats (which would have been practical in cold buildings), but the smoothness and roundness of the silhouette of the skirt suggest that she is wearing conservative hoops.[[File:Elisabeth Franziska wearing a crinoline and feathered hat.jpg|thumb|Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska, 1860s|left]]

The portrait of Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska (left) offers an example of hoops from the 1860s that are not half-sphere shaped and a skirt that is not made to fit smoothly over them. The dress seems to have a short peplum whose edges do not reach the front. She is standing close to the base of the column and possibly leaning on the balustrade, distorting the shape of the skirt by pushing the hoop forward.

This dress has a complex and sophisticated design, in part because of the weight and textures of the fabric and trim. The folds in the skirt are unusually deep. Even though the textured or flocked fabric is light-colored, this could be a winter dress.

The skirt is trimmed with zig-zag rows of ruffles and a ruffle along the bottom edge. The ruffles may be double with the top ruffle a very narrow one (made of an eyelet or some kind of textured fabric). Both the top and bottom edges of the tiered double ruffles are outlined in a contrasting fabric, perhaps of ribbon or another lace, perhaps even crocheted. Visual interest comes from the three-dimensionality provided by the ruffles and the contrast caused by dark crocheted or ribbon edging on the ruffles. In fact, the ruffles are the focus of this outfit.

[[File:Her Majesty the Queen Victoria.JPG|thumb|Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle, 1861]]
The photographic portrait (right) of Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle, in evening dress with diadem and jewels, is by Charles Clifford&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ppgcfuck|title=Queen Victoria. Photograph by C. Clifford, 1861.|website=Wellcome Collection|language=en|access-date=2025-02-03}}&lt;/ref&gt; of Madrid, dated 14 November 1861 and now held by the Wellcome Institute. Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861,&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-01-20|title=Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; so this carte-de-visite portrait was taken one month before Victoria went into mourning for 40 years.

The hoops under these skirts appear to be round rather than elliptical but are rather modest in their width and not extreme. That is, there is as much fullness in the front and back as on the sides. In this style, the skirt has a smooth appearance because it is not fuller at the bottom than the waist, where it is tightly gathered or pleated, so the skirts lie smoothly on the hoops and are not much fuller than the hoops. The smoothness of this skirt makes it definitive for its time. 


Instead of elaborate decoration, this visually complex dress depends on the woven moiré fabric with additional texture created by the shine and shadows in the bunched gathering of the fabric. The underskirt is gathered both at the waist and down the front, along what may be ribbons separating the gathers and making small horizontal bunches. The overskirt, which includes a train, has a vertical drape caused by the large folds at the waist. The horizontal design in the moiré fabric contrasts with the vertical and horizontal gathers of the underskirt and large, strongly vertical folds of the overskirt.&lt;p&gt;'''This fashionable dress could be a ballgown designed by a designer'''.

[[File:Queen Victoria photographed by Mayall.JPG|thumb|Queen Victoria photographed by Mayall. early 1860s|left]]
The carte-de-visite portrait of Queen Victoria by John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall (left) shows hoops that are more full in the back than the front. Mayall took a number of photographs of the royal family in 1860 and in 1861 that were published as cartes de visite,&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2024-11-08|title=John Jabez Edwin Mayall|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jabez_Edwin_Mayall|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; and the style of Victoria's dress is consistent with the early 1860s.

The fact that she has white or a very light color at her collar and wrists suggests that she was not in full mourning and thus wore this dress before Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861. We cannot tell what color this dress is, and it may not be black in spite of how it appears in this photograph. Victoria's hoops are modest — not too full — and mostly round, slightly flatter in the front. The skirt gathers more as it goes around the sides to the back and falls without folds in the front, where it is smoother, even over the flatter hoops.

'''Bourgeois design of this dress'''.[[File:Queen Emma of Hawaii, photograph by John &amp; Charles Watkins, The Royal Collection Trust (crop).jpg|thumb|Queen Emma Kaleleokalani of Hawai'i, 1865]]

The portrait (right) of Queen Emma of Hawaii —  Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke — is a carte de visite from an album of ''Royal Portraits'' that Queen Victoria collected. The carte-de-visite photograph is labelled 1865 and ''Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands'',&lt;ref&gt;Unknown Photographer. ''Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke, Queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1836-85)''. ''www.rct.uk''. Retrieved 2025-02-07. https://www.rct.uk/collection/2908295/emma-kalanikaumakaamano-kaleleonalani-naea-rooke-queen-of-the-kingdom-of-hawaii.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly in Victoria's hand. How Victoria got this photograph is not clear. Queen Emma traveled to North America and Europe between 6 May 1865 and 23 October 1866,&lt;ref&gt;Benton, Russell E. ''Emma Naea Rooke (1836-1885), Beloved Queen of Hawaii''. Lewiston, N.Y., U.S.A. : E. Mellen Press, 1988. ''Internet Archive'' https://archive.org/details/emmanaearooke1830005bent/.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|49}} visiting London twice, the second time in June 1866.&lt;ref name=&quot;:17&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-01-07|title=Queen Emma of Hawaii|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Emma_of_Hawaii|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;

In her portrait Queen Emma is standing before an open jewelry box and books. Her elegance here shows an original and '''distinctive sense of style'''.

The silhouette shows a sophisticated variation of the hoops as the fullness moves to the back and the front flattens. The large pleats suggest a lot of fabric, but the front falls almost straight down. The overskirt and bodice are made from a satin-weave fabric, and the petticoat has a matt woven surface. The overskirt is longer in the back, suggesting that the petticoat is also longer in the back, although it is the same length and just clears the floor, like the front of the skirt.

This optical illusion makes us think this skirt goes into a train, making this dress look more formal than it actually was. The covered shoulders and décolletage say the dress was not a formal or evening gown. Nor is it a wedding dress: Queen Emma seems to have worn veils like this at other times as well, especially after the death of her husband.

Popular history has led us to believe that crinoline hoops were half-spherical and sometimes very wide and bustles appeared later, but photographs of the time show a variety of shapes for skirts, with many women wearing skirts that had flatter fronts and more fabric in the back. In fact, also in the 1860s, according to Lewandowski, a version of the bustle — called a crinolette or crinolette petticoat — developed:&lt;blockquote&gt;Crinolette petticoat: Bustle (1865–1890 C.E.). Worn in 1870 and revived in 1883, petticoat cut flat in front and with half circle steel hoops in back and flounces on bottom back.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|78}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

This development of a bustle mid century is part of the general movement of the fullness of skirts away from the front and toward the back.

==== The 19th-century Revival of the Polonaise ====
The Polonaise style was revived in the last third of the 19th century, but the revival did not bring back the 18th-century 3 poufs. The robe à la Polonaise had evolved. The foundation that created the poufs is gone, replaced possibly in fact by the crinolette petticoat or something like it. The panniers — and the 2 side poufs they supported — have gone, and the bulk of the fabric has been bunched in the back.

Also, the poufs on the sides have been replaced with a flat drape in front that functions as an overskirt.

Longer skirt, trains possible.

The two views of the Polonaise dress (below left and right), in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is English, dating from about 1875.&lt;ref name=&quot;:18&quot;&gt;&quot;Woman's Dress Ensemble.&quot; Costumes and Textiles. LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. https://collections.lacma.org/node/214459.&lt;/ref&gt; The sheer fabric has red &quot;wool supplementary patterning&quot; woven into the weft.&lt;ref name=&quot;:18&quot; /&gt; Because the mannequin is modern, we cannot be certain how long the skirts would have been on the women who wore this dress.[[File:Woman's Polonaise Dress LACMA M.2007.211.777a-f (1 of 4).jpg|thumb|English Polonaise, c. 1875, front view|left]][[File:Woman's Polonaise Dress LACMA M.2007.211.777a-f (4 of 4).jpg|thumb|English Polonaise, c. 1875, side view]]The dress has an overskirt that is draped up toward the back and pulled under the top poof. The underskirt gets fuller at the bottom but falls basically straight down, a vertical element emphasized by the folds caused by the gathering at the waist. The ruffles and lace form horizontal lines in the skirts. The skirts are very busy visually because of the contrasting vertical and horizontal elements as well as the ruffles, some of which are double, and the machine-made lace at the edge of the ruffles. The skirts look three dimensional because of these elements and the layering of the fabric, multiplying the jagged-edged red &quot;supplementary patterning.&quot;

There's a drape in the front that hangs low in the back, and there's a poof almost like a bustle. with the Polonaise as a kind of precursor to the bustle, as part of the process of the fullness moving to the back. The fabric in that back pouf must be supported by something, probably a foundation cage-like garment, under it.

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about the hoops her fictionalized self wore the century before. In ''These Happy Golden Years'' (1943), she gives a detailed description of the clothing under her dress, including a bustle, and calls it a polonaise:&lt;blockquote&gt;
“Then carefully over her under-petticoats she put on her hoops. She liked these new hoops. They were the very latest style in the East, and these were the first of the kind that Miss Bell had got. Instead of wires, there were wide tapes across the front, almost to her knees, holding the petticoats so that her dress would lie flat. These tapes held the wire bustle in place at the back, and it was an adjustable bustle. Short lengths of tape were fastened either end of it; these could be buckled together underneath the bustle to puff it out, either large or small. Or they could be buckled together in front, drawing the bustle down close in back so that a dress rounded smoothly over it. Laura did not like a large bustle, so she buckled the tapes in front.

&quot;Then carefully over all she buttoned her best petticoat, and over all the starched petticoats she put on the underskirt of her new dress. It was of brown cambric, fitting smoothly around the top over the bustle, and gored to flare smoothly down over the hoops. At the bottom, just missing the floor, was a twelve-inch-wide flounce of the brown poplin, bound with an inch-wide band of plain brown silk. The poplin was not plain poplin, but striped with an openwork silk stripe.

&quot;Then over this underskirt and her starched white corset-cover, Laura put on the polonaise. Its smooth, long sleeves fitted her arms perfectly to the wrists, where a band of the plain silk ended them. The neck was high with a smooth band of the plain silk around the throat. The polonaise fitted tightly and buttoned all down the front with small round buttons covered with the plain brown silk. Below the smooth hips it flared and rippled down and covered the top of the flounce on the underskirt. A band of the plain silk finished the polonaise at the bottom.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Wilder, Laura Ingalls. ''These Happy Golden Years.'' Harper &amp; Row, Publishers, 1943. Pp. 161–163.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
When a 20th-century Laura Ingalls Wilder calls her character's late-19th-century dress a polonaise, she is probably referring to the &quot;tight, unboned bodice&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:13&quot; /&gt; and perhaps the simple, modest look of a dairy maid. While the bodice was unboned, the fact that she is wearing a corset cover means that she is corseted under it.   
==== Bustle or Tournure ====
As we have seen, bustles were popular from around 1865 to 1890.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; (296) The French term ''tournure'' was a euphemism in English for ''bustle''. The article on the tournure in the French ''Wikipédia'' addresses the purpose of the bustle and crinoline:&lt;blockquote&gt;
Crinoline et tournure ont exactement la même fonction déjà recherchée à d'autres époques avec le vertugadin et ses dérivés: soutenir l'ampleur de la jupe, et par là souligner par contraste la finesse de la taille; toute la mode du xixe siècle visant à accentuer les courbes féminines naturelles par le double emploi du corset affinant la taille et d'éléments accentuant la largeur des hanches (crinoline, tournure, drapés bouffants…).&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-10-27|title=Tournure|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournure|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}}&lt;/ref&gt;

[Translation by ''Google Translate'': Crinoline and bustle have exactly the same function already sought in other periods with the farthingale and its derivatives: to support the fullness of the skirt, and thereby emphasize by contrast the finesse of the waist; all the fashion of the 19th century aimed at accentuating natural feminine curves by the dual use of the corset refining the waist and elements accentuating the width of the hips (crinoline, bustle, puffy drapes, etc.).]&lt;/blockquote&gt;The evolution of hoops' final phase was the development of the bustle. We see evidence of the evolving bustle in some skirts as early as the 1860s as the fabric was pulled to the back, draped with pleats or gathers, though unsupported by specialized hoops. The overskirt so popular with the revival of the Polonaise pulled additional fabric to the back of the skirt, the poufs supported by some substructure, often ruffled petticoats or padding. The bustle, then, is more complex than might be normally be thought and than some of the earlier foundation garments in this evolution, in part because the silhouette of hoops (and dresses) was changing so quickly in the last half of the 19th century.

Trains, skirt length
In fact, fashion trends were moving so fast at this point that the two &quot;bustle periods&quot; were actually in only two decades, the 1870s and the 1880s. The height of bustle fashion lasted for these two decades, and in that time, the line of the skirts changed significantly in the 1880s in how flat the skirt was in the front and how far it extended in the back. 

This 1874 French fashion plate (below) shows two women walking in the country, the one in green with an extremely long and impractical train. 

* Often bustles appeared under an overskirt that was part of the bodice. In this case, the same fabric on the jacket front, becomes an overskirt by the way it's draped.
* Both of these have several rows of ruffles beneath the overskirt, a short-lived fashion. The ruffles create fullness in the front of the skirt at the bottom that isn't seen in the 2nd bustle period.
* Plumes makes the hats tall, part of the proportioning with the bustle.
* The dog at the feet of the woman in the green dress recalls the ubiquitous dogs in earlier portraiture.

[[File:La Gazette rose, 16 Mai 1874; robe à tournure.jpg|none|thumb|La Gazette rose, 16 Mai 1874; robe à tournure.jpg]]The Henry Somm watercolor (below) offers a clear example of how extreme bustles got in the mid 1880s, in the 2nd bustle period. The skirt is quite narrow and flat in front with a huge bustle behind, with yards of fabric draped in poufs over the foundation substructure. This dress has no ruffles or excessive frills. The narrow sleeves and tall hat, along with the umbrella so tightly folded it looks like a stick, contribute to the lean silhouette.[[File:Somm26.jpg|none|thumb|Somm26.jpg]]The 1888 photograph of American photographer Elizabeth Alice Austen (below) is also from the 2nd bustle period. The very stylish Austen is wearing a rather extreme bustle with the slim line of the bodice and skirt. The poufs of the overskirt may be referring to the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#The 19th-century Revival of the Polonaise|Polonaise revival]]. [[File:Elizabeth Alice Austen in June 1888.jpg|none|thumb|Elizabeth Alice Austen in June 1888.jpg]]This mid-1880s fashion plate (below) has caricatures for figures because it is a fashion plate, with exaggerated waists, feet, height, but it is useful because of the 3 different ways bustles are working in the illustration. The little girl's overskirt and sash function as a bustle, regardless of whatever foundation garments she is wearing. The two women's outfits have the characteristic narrow sleeves and tall hats, and the one in white is holding another extremely narrow umbrella as well. The trim on the white dress controls the ruffles, preventing them from sticking out. The front overskirt is very flat and the back overskirt contributes to the bustle. The front of the bodice on the green dress extends below the waist to an extreme point. A wide black ribbon bow adorns the front one of the solid black panels on the skirt. Tiny pleats peep out from below the skirt on both women's dresses. The child's dress has 3 flat pleated ruffles in front that contrast with the fuller but still controlled folds in the back.[[File:Cperrien-fashionplatescan-p-vf 33.jpg|none|thumb|Cperrien-fashionplatescan-p-vf 33.jpg]]

The most common image of the bustle — the extreme form of the 1880s — required a foundation structure, one of which was &quot;steel springs placed inside the shirring [gathering] around the back of the petticoat.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; (296) Many manufacturers were making bustles by this time, offering women a choice on the kinds of materials used in the foundation structures ['''check this'''].

== Jewelry and Stones ==

=== Cabochon ===
This term describes both the treatment and shape of a precious or semiprecious stone. A cabochon treatment does not facet the stone but merely polishes it, removing &quot;the rough parts&quot; and the parts that are not the right stone.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;cabochon, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/25778. Accessed 7 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; A cabochon shape is often flat on one side and oval or round, forming a mound in the setting.

=== Cairngorm ===
=== Half-hoop ===
Usually of a ring or bracelet, a precious-metal band with a setting of stones on one side, covering perhaps about 1/3 or 1/2 of the band. Half-hoop jewelry pieces were occasionally given as wedding gifts to the bride.

=== Jet ===

=== ''Orfèvrerie'' ===
Sometimes misspelled in the newspapers as ''orvfèvrerie''. ''Orfèvrerie'' is the artistic work of a goldsmith, silversmith, or jeweler.

=== Solitaire ===
A solitaire is a ring with a single stone set as the focal point. Solitaire rings were occasionally given as wedding gifts to the bride.

=== Turquoise ===

== Mantle, Cloak, Cape ==
In 19th-century newspaper accounts, these terms are sometimes used without precision as synonyms. These are all outer garments.

=== '''Mantle''' ===
A mantle — often a long outer garment — might have elements like a train, sleeves, collars, revers, fur, and a cape. A late-19th-century writer making a distinction between a mantle and a cloak might use ''mantle'' if the garment is more voluminous.

=== '''Cloak''' ===

=== '''Cape''' ===

== Military ==
Several men from the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House]] were dressed in military uniforms, some historical and some, possibly, not.

=== Baldric ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the primary sense of ''baldric'' is &quot;A belt or girdle, usually of leather and richly ornamented, worn pendent from one shoulder across the breast and under the opposite arm, and used to support the wearer's sword, bugle, etc.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;baldric, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/14849. Accessed 17 May 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; This sense has been in existence since c. 1300.

=== Cuirass ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the primary sense of ''cuirass'' is &quot;A piece of armour for the body (originally of leather); ''spec.'' a piece reaching down to the waist, and consisting of a breast-plate and a back-plate, buckled or otherwise fastened together ....&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;cuirass, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/45604. Accessed 17 May 2023.&lt;/ref&gt;

[[File:Knötel IV, 04.jpg|thumb|alt=An Old drawing in color of British soldiers on horses brandishing swords in 1815.|1890 illustration of the Household Cavalry (Life Guard, left; Horse Guard, right) at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815]]
=== Household Cavalry ===
The Royal Household contains the Household Cavalry, a corps of British Army units assigned to the monarch. It is made up of 2 regiments, the Life Guards and what is now called The Blues and Royals, which were formed around the time of &quot;the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot;&gt;Joll, Christopher. &quot;Tales of the Household Cavalry, No. 1. Roles.&quot; The Household Cavalry Museum, https://householdcavalry.co.uk/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Household-Cavalry-Museum-video-series-large-print-text-Tales-episode-01.pdf.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|1}} Regimental Historian Christopher Joll says, &quot;the original Life Guards were formed as a mounted bodyguard for the exiled King Charles II, The Blues were raised as Cromwellian cavalry and The Royals were established to defend Tangier.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|1–2}} The 1st and 2nd Life Guards were formed from &quot;the Troops of Horse and Horse Grenadier Guards ... in 1788.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|3}} The Life Guards were and are still official bodyguards of the queen or king, but through history they have been required to do quite a bit more than serve as bodyguards for the monarch.

The Household Cavalry fought in the Battle of Waterloo on Sunday, 18 June 1815 as heavy cavalry.&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|3}} Besides arresting the Cato Steet conspirators in 1820 &quot;and guarding their subsequent execution,&quot; the Household Cavalry contributed to the &quot;the expedition to rescue General Gordon, who was trapped in Khartoum by The Mahdi and his army of insurgents&quot; in 1884.&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|3}} In 1887 they &quot;were involved ... in the suppression of rioters in Trafalgar Square on Bloody Sunday.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|3}} 

==== Grenadier Guards ====
Three men — [[Social Victorians/People/Gordon-Lennox#Lord Algernon Gordon Lennox|Lord Algernon Gordon-Lennox]], [[Social Victorians/People/Stanley#Edward George Villiers Stanley, Lord Stanley|Lord Stanley]], and [[Social Victorians/People/Stanley#Hon. Ferdinand Charles Stanley|Hon. F. C. Stanley]] — attended the ball as officers of the Grenadier Guards, wearing &quot;scarlet tunics, ... full blue breeches, scarlet hose and shoes, lappet wigs&quot; as well as items associated with weapons and armor.&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot;&gt;“The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The ''Gentlewoman'' 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 34, Col. 2a}}

Founded in England in 1656 as Foot Guards, this infantry regiment &quot;was granted the 'Grenadier' designation by a Royal Proclamation&quot; at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-04-22|title=Grenadier Guards|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grenadier_Guards&amp;oldid=1151238350|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadier_Guards.&lt;/ref&gt; They were not called Grenadier Guards, then, before about 1815. In 1660, the Stuart Restoration, they were called Lord Wentworth's Regiment, because they were under the command of Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-07-24|title=Lord Wentworth's Regiment|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Wentworth%27s_Regiment&amp;oldid=1100069077|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Wentworth%27s_Regiment.&lt;/ref&gt;

At the time of Lord Wentworth's Regiment, the style of the French cavalier had begun to influence wealthy British royalists. In the British military, a Cavalier was a wealthy follower of Charles I and Charles II — a commander, perhaps, or a field officer, but probably not a soldier.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-04-22|title=Cavalier|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cavalier&amp;oldid=1151166569|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier.&lt;/ref&gt;

The Guards were busy as infantry in the 17th century, engaging in a number of armed conflicts for Great Britain, but they also served the sovereign. According to the Guards Museum,&lt;blockquote&gt;In 1678 the Guards were ordered to form Grenadier Companies, these men were the strongest and tallest of the regiment, they carried axes, hatches and grenades, they were the shock troops of their day. Instead of wearing tri-corn hats they wore a mitre shaped cap.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://theguardsmuseum.com/about-the-guards/history-of-the-foot-guards/history-page-2/|title=Service to the Crown|website=The Guards Museum|language=en-GB|access-date=2023-05-15}} https://theguardsmuseum.com/about-the-guards/history-of-the-foot-guards/history-page-2/.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;The name comes from ''grenades'', then, and we are accustomed to seeing them in front of Buckingham Palace, with their tall mitre hats.

The Guard fought in the American Revolution, and in the 19th century, the Grenadier Guards fought in the Crimean War, Sudan and the Boer War. They have roles as front-line troops and as ceremonial for the sovereign, which makes them elite:&lt;blockquote&gt;Queen Victoria decreed that she did not want to see a single chevron soldier within her Guards. Other then [sic] the two senior Warrant Officers of the British Army, the senior Warrant Officers of the Foot Guards wear a large Sovereigns personal coat of arms badge on their upper arm. No other regiments of the British Army are allowed to do so; all the others wear a small coat of arms of their lower arms. Up until 1871 all officers in the Foot Guards had the privilege of having double rankings. An Ensign was ranked as an Ensign and Lieutenant, a Lieutenant as Lieutenant and Captain and a Captain as Captain and Lieutenant Colonel. This was because at the time officers purchased their own ranks and it cost more to purchase a commission in the Foot Guards than any other regiments in the British Army. For example if it cost an officer in the Foot Guards £1,000 for his first rank, in the rest of the Army it would be £500 so if he transferred to another regiment he would loose [sic] £500, hence the higher rank, if he was an Ensign in the Guards and he transferred to a Line Regiment he went in at the higher rank of Lieutenant.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://theguardsmuseum.com/about-the-guards/history-of-the-foot-guards/history-page-1/|title=Formation and role of the Regiments|website=The Guards Museum|language=en-GB|access-date=2023-05-15}} https://theguardsmuseum.com/about-the-guards/history-of-the-foot-guards/history-page-1/.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

==== Life Guards ====
[[Social Victorians/People/Shrewsbury#Reginald Talbot's Costume|General the Hon. Reginald Talbot]], a member of the 1st Life Guards, attended the Duchess of Devonshire's ball dressed in the uniform of his regiment during the Battle of Waterloo.&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 36, Col. 3b}}

At the Battle of Waterloo the 1st Life Guards were part of the 1st Brigade — the Household Brigade — and were commanded by Major-General Lord Edward Somerset.&lt;ref name=&quot;:4&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-09-30|title=Battle of Waterloo|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Waterloo&amp;oldid=1177893566|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo.&lt;/ref&gt; The 1st Life Guards were on &quot;the extreme right&quot; of a French countercharge and &quot;kept their cohesion and consequently suffered significantly fewer casualties.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:4&quot; /&gt;
== Peplum ==
According to the French ''Wiktionnaire'', a peplum is a &quot;Short skirt or flared flounce layered at the waist of a jacket, blouse or dress&quot; [translation by Google Translate].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2021-07-02|title=péplum|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=p%C3%A9plum&amp;oldid=29547727|journal=Wiktionnaire, le dictionnaire libre|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/p%C3%A9plum.&lt;/ref&gt; The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' has a fuller definition, although, it focuses on women's clothing because the sense is written for the present day:&lt;blockquote&gt;''Fashion''. ... a kind of overskirt resembling the ancient peplos (''obsolete''). Hence (now usually) in modern use: a short flared, gathered, or pleated strip of fabric attached at the waist of a woman's jacket, dress, or blouse to create a hanging frill or flounce.&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot;&gt;“peplum, n.”. ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, September 2023, &lt;https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1832614702&gt;.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Men haven't worn peplums since the 18th century, except when wearing costumes based on historical portraits. The ''Daily News'' reported in 1896 that peplums had been revived as a fashion item for women.&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot; /&gt;

== Revers ==
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', ''revers'' are the &quot;edge[s] of a garment turned back to reveal the undersurface (often at the lapel or cuff) (chiefly in ''plural''); the material covering such an edge.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;revers, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/164777. Accessed 17 April 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; The term is French and was used this way in the 19th century (according to the ''Wiktionnaire'').&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-03-07|title=revers|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=revers&amp;oldid=31706560|journal=Wiktionnaire|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/revers.&lt;/ref&gt;

== Traditional vs Progressive Style ==

=== Progressive Style ===
The terms ''artistic dress'' and ''aesthetic dress'' — as well as ''rational dress'' or ''dress reform'' — are not synonymous and were in use at different times to refer to different groups of people in different contexts, but we recognize them as referring to a similar kind of personal style in clothing, a style we call progressive dress or the progressive style. Used in a very precise way, ''artistic dress'' is associated with the Pre-Raphaelite artists and the women in their circle beginning in the 1860s. Similarly, ''aesthetic dress'' is associated with the 1880s and 1890s and dress reform movements, as is ''rational dress'', a movement located largely among women in the middle classes from the middle to the end of the century. In general, what we are calling the progressive style is characterized by its resistance to the highly structured fashion of its day, especially corseting, aniline dyes and an extremely close fit.

* [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Alice Comyns Carr|Ada Nettleship]]: Constance Wilde and Ellen Terry; an 1883 exhibition of dress by the Rational Dress Society featured her work, including trousers for women (with a short overskirt)&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-04-21|title=Ada Nettleship|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ada_Nettleship&amp;oldid=1286707541|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Alice Comyns Carr|Alice Comyns Carr]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-06-06|title=Alice Comyns Carr|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Comyns_Carr&amp;oldid=1294283929|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* Grosvenor Gallery

=== Traditional Style ===
Images

* Smooth bodice, fabric draped to the back, bustle, laters: Victoria Hesse NPG 95941 crop.jpg
By the end of the century designs from the [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#The House of Worth|House of Worth]] (or Maison Worth) define what we think of as the traditional Victorian look, which was very stylish and expensive. Blanche Payne describes an example of the 1895 &quot;high style&quot; in a gown by Worth with &quot;the idiosyncrasies of the [1890s] full blown&quot;:&lt;blockquote&gt;The dress is white silk with wine-red stripes. Sleeves, collars, bows, bag, hat, and hem border match the stripes. The sleeve has reached its maximum volume; the bosom full and emphasized with added lace; the waistline is elongated, pointed, and laced to the point of distress; the skirt is smooth over the hips, gradually swinging out to sweep the floor. This is the much vaunted hourglass figure.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|530}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The Victorian-looking gowns at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] are stylish in a way that recalls the designs of the House of Worth. The elements that make their look so Victorian are anachronisms on the costumes representing fashion of earlier eras. The women wearing these gowns preferred the standards of beauty from their own day to a more-or-less historically accurate look. The style competing at the very end of the century with the Worth look was not the historical, however, but a progressive style called at the time ''artistic'' or ''aesthetic''.

William Powell Frith's 1883 painting ''A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881'' (discussion below) pits this kind of traditional style against the progressive or artistic style.

=== The Styles ===
[[File:Frith A Private View.jpg|thumb|William Powell Frith, ''A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881'']]
We typically think of the late-Victorian silhouette as universal but, in the periods in which corsets dominated women's dress, not all women wore corsets and not all corsets were the same, as William Powell Frith's 1883 ''A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881'' (right) illustrates. Frith is clear in his memoir that this painting — &quot;recording for posterity the aesthetic craze as regards dress&quot; — deliberately contrasts what he calls the &quot;folly&quot; of the Artistic Dress movement and the look of the traditional corseted waist.&lt;ref&gt;Frith, William Powell. ''My Autobiography and Reminiscences''. 1887.&lt;/ref&gt; Frith considered the Artistic Movement and Artistic Dress &quot;ephemeral,&quot; but its rejection of corsetry looks far more consequential to us in hindsight than it did in the 19th century.

As Frith sees it, his painting critiques the &quot;craze&quot; associated with the women in this set of identifiable portraits who are not corseted, but his commitment to realism shows us a spectrum, a range, of conservatism and if not political then at least stylistic progressivism among the women. The progressives, oddly, are the women wearing artistic (that is, somewhat historical) dress, because they’re not corseted. It is a misreading to see the presentation of the women’s fashion as a simple opposition. Constance, Countess of Lonsdale — situated at the center of this painting with Frederick Leighton, president of the Royal Academy of Art — is the most conservatively dressed of the women depicted, with her narrow sleeves, tight waist and almost perfectly smooth bodice, which tells us that her corset has eyelets so that it can be laced precisely and tightly, and it has stays (or &quot;bones&quot;) to prevent wrinkles or natural folds in the overclothing. Lillie Langtry, in the white dress, with her stylish narrow sleeves, does not have such a tightly bound waist or smooth bodice, suggesting she may not be corseted at all, as we know she sometimes was not.['''citation'''] Jenny Trip, a painter’s model, is the woman in the green dress in the aesthetic group being inspected by Anthony Trollope, who may be taking notes. She looks like she is not wearing a corset. Both Langtry and Trip are toward the middle of this spectrum: neither is dressed in the more extreme artistic dress of, say, the two figures between Trip and Trollope.

A lot has been written about the late-Victorian attraction to historical dress, especially in the context of fancy-dress balls and the Gothic revival in social events as well as art and music. Part of the appeal has to have been the way those costumes could just be beautiful clothing beautifully made. Historical dress provided an opportunity for some elite women to wear less-structured but still beautiful and influential clothing. ['''Calvert'''&lt;ref&gt;Calvert, Robyne Erica. ''Fashioning the Artist: Artistic Dress in Victorian Britain 1848-1900''. Ph.D. thesis, University of Glasgow, 2012. &lt;nowiki&gt;https://theses.gla.ac.uk/3279/&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;] The standards for beauty, then, with historical dress were Victorian, with the added benefit of possibly less structure. So, at the Duchess of Devonshire's ball, &quot;while some attendees tried to hew closely to historical precedent, many rendered their historical or mythological personage in the sartorial vocabulary they knew best. The [photographs of people in their costumes at the ball offer] a glimpse into how Victorians understood history, not a glimpse into the costume of an authentic historical past.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Mitchell, Rebecca N. &quot;The Victorian Fancy Dress Ball, 1870–1900.&quot; ''Fashion Theory'' 2017 (21: 3): 291–315. DOI: 10.1080/1362704X.2016.1172817.&lt;/ref&gt; (294)

* historical dress: beautiful clothing.

* the range at the ball, from Minnie Paget to Gwladys
* &quot;In light of such efforts, the ball remains to this day one of the best documented outings of the period, and a quick glance at the album shows that ...&quot;

Women had more choices about their waists than the simple opposition between no corset and tightlacing can accommodate. The range of choices is illustrated in Frith's painting, with a woman locating herself on it at a particular moment for particular reasons. Much analysis of 19th-century corsetry focuses on its sexualizing effects — corsets dominated Victorian photographic pornography ['''citations'''] and at the same time, the absence of a corset was sexual because it suggested nudity.['''citations'''] A great deal of analysis of 19th-century corsetry, on the other hand, assumes that women wore corsets for the male gaze ['''citations'''] or that they tightened their waists to compete with other women.['''citations'''] 

But as we can see in Frith's painting, the sexualizing effect was not universal or sweeping, and these analyses do not account for the choices women had in which corset to wear or how tightly to lace it. Especially given the way that some photographic portraits were mechanically altered to make the waist appear smaller, the size of a woman's waist had to do with how she was presenting herself to the world. That is, the fact that women made choices about the size of or emphasis on their waists suggests that they had agency that needs to be taken into account. 

As they navigated the complex social world, women's fashion choices had meaning. Society or political hostesses had agency not only in their clothing but generally in that complex social world. They had roles managing social events of the upper classes, especially of the upper aristocracy and oligarchy, like the Duchess of Devonshire's ball. Their class and rank, then, were essential to their agency, including to some degree their freedom to choose what kind of corset to wear and how to wear it. Also, by the end of the century lots of different kinds of corsets were available for lots of different purposes. Special corsets existed for pregnancy, sports (like tennis, bicycling, horseback riding, golf, fencing, archery, stalking and hunting), theatre and dance and, of course, for these women corsets could be made to support the special dress worn over it.  

Women's choices in how they presented themselves to the world included more than just their foundation garments, of course. &quot;Every cap, bow, streamer, ruffle, fringe, bustle, glove,&quot; that is, the trim and decorations on their garments, their jewelry and accessories — which Davidoff calls &quot;elaborations&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;{{rp|93}} — pointed to a host of status categories, like class, rank, wealth, age, marital status, engagement with the empire, how sexual they wanted to seem, political alignment and purpose at the social event. For example, when women were being presented to the monarch, they were expected to wear three ostrich plumes, often called the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Prince of Wales's Feathers or White Plumes|Prince of Wales's feathers]].  

Like all fashions, the corset, which was quite long-lasting in all its various forms, eventually went out of style. Of the many factors that might have influenced its demise, perhaps most important was the women's movement, in which women's rights, freedom, employment and access to their own money and children were less slogan-worthy but at least as essential as votes for women. The activities of the animal-rights movements drew attention not only to the profligate use of the bodies and feathers of birds but also to the looming extinction of the baleen whale, which made whale bone scarce and expensive. Perhaps the century's debates over corseting and especially tightlacing were relevant to some decisions not to be corseted. And, of course, perhaps no other reason is required than that the nature of fashion is to change.  

== Undergarments ==
Unlike undergarments, Victorian women's foundation garments created the distinctive silhouette. Victorian undergarments included the chemise, the bloomers, the corset cover — articles that are not structural.
The corset was an important element of the understructure of foundation garments — hoops, bustles, petticoats and so on — but it has never been the only important element. 

=== Undergarments ===

* Chemise
* Corset cover
* Bloomers
* [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Petticoat|Petticoats]] (distinguish between the outer- and undergarment type of petticoat)
* Combinations
* [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Hose, Stockings and Tights|Hose, stockings and tights]]
* Men's shirts
* Men's unders

==== Bloomers ====

==== Chemise ====
A chemise is a garment &quot;linen, homespun, or cotton knee-length garment with [a] square neck&quot; worn under all the other garments except the bloomers or combinations.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; (61) According to Lewandowski, combinations replaced the chemise by 1890.

==== Combinations ====

=== Foundation Garments ===
Foundation structures changed the shape of the body by metal, cane, boning. Men wore corsets as well.
* [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Corset|Corset]]
* [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Hoops|Hoops]]
* Padding

==== Padding ====
Some kinds of padding were used in the Victorian age to enlarge women's bosoms and create cleavage as well as to keep elements of a garment puffy. In the Elizabethan era, men's codpieces are examples of padding.

With respect to the costumes worn at fancy-dress balls, most important would be bum rolls and cod pieces. 

What are commonly called '''bum rolls''' were sometimes called roll farthingales, French farthingales or padded rolls.

== Footnotes ==
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      <text bytes="185634" sha1="oaqxiysosppc9yq2tkav7uh9nrzu3jo" xml:space="preserve">Especially with respect to fashion, the newspapers at the end of the 19th century in the UK often used specialized terminology. The definitions on this page are to provide a sense of what someone in the late 19th century might have meant by the term rather than a definition of what we might mean by it today. In the absence of a specialized glossary from the end of the 19th century in the U.K., we use the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' because the senses of a word are illustrated with examples that have dates so we can be sure that the senses we pick are appropriate for when they are used in the quotations we have.

We also sometimes use the French ''Wikipédia'' to define a word because many technical terms of fashion were borrowings from the French. Also, often the French ''Wikipédia'' provides historical context for the uses of a word similar to the way the OED does.

== Articles or Parts of Clothing: Men's ==
[[Social Victorians/Terminology#Military|Men's military uniforms]] are discussed below.

=== À la Romaine ===
[[File:Johann Baptist Straub - Mars um 1772-1.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Old and damaged marble statue of a Roman god of war with flowing cloak, big helmet with a plume on top, and armor|Johann Baptist Straub's 1772 ''à la romaine'' ''Mars'']]
A few people who attended the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball in 1897]] personated Roman gods or people. They were dressed not as Romans, however, but ''à la romaine'', which was a standardized style of depicting Roman figures that was used in paintings, sculpture and the theatre for historical dress from the 17th until the 20th century. The codification of the style was developed in France in the 17th century for theatre and ballet, when it became popular for masked balls.

Women as well as men could be dressed ''à la romaine'', but much sculpture, portraiture and theatre offered opportunities for men to dress in Roman style — with armor and helmets — and so it was most common for men. In large part because of the codification of the style as well as the painting and sculpture, the style persisted and remained influential into the 20th century and can be found in museums and galleries and on monuments.

For example, Johann Baptist Straub's 1772 statue of Mars (left), now in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, missing part of an arm, shows Mars ''à la romaine''. In London, an early 17th-century example of a figure of Mars ''à la romaine'', with a helmet, '''was''' &quot;at the foot of the Buckingham tomb in Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Webb, Geoffrey. “Notes on Hubert Le Sueur-II.” ''The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs'' 52, no. 299 (1928): 81–89. http://www.jstor.org/stable/863535.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|81, Col. 2c}}

[[File:Sir-Anthony-van-Dyck-Lord-John-Stuart-and-His-Brother-Lord-Bernard-Stuart.jpg|thumb|alt=Old painting of 2 men flamboyantly and stylishly dressed in colorful silk, with white lace, high-heeled boots and long hair|Van Dyck's c. 1638 painting of cavaliers Lord John Stuart and his brother Lord Bernard Stuart]]
[[File:Frans_Hals_-_The_Meagre_Company_(detail)_-_WGA11119.jpg|thumb|Frans Hals - The Meagre Company (detail) - WGA11119.jpg]]

=== Cavalier ===
As a signifier in the form of clothing of a royalist political and social ideology begun in France in the early 17th century, the cavalier style established France as the leader in fashion and taste. Adopted by [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Military|wealthy royalist British military officers]] during the time of the Restoration, the style signified a political and social position, both because of the loyalty to Charles I and II as well the wealth required to achieve the cavalier look. The style spread beyond the political, however, to become associated generally with dress as well as a style of poetry.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-04-25|title=Cavalier poet|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cavalier_poet&amp;oldid=1151690299|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_poet.&lt;/ref&gt;

Van Dyck's 1638 painting of two brothers (right) emphasizes the cavalier style of dress.

=== Coats ===

==== Doublet ====
* In the 19th-century newspaper accounts we have seen that use this word, doublet seems always to refer to a garment worn by a man, but historically women may have worn doublets. In fact, a doublet worn by Queen Elizabeth I exists and '''is somewhere'''.
* Technically doublets were long sleeved, although we cannot be certain what this or that Victorian tailor would have done for a costume. For example, the [[Social Victorians/People/Spencer Compton Cavendish#Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Duke of Devonshire's costume as Charles V]] shows long sleeves that may be part of the surcoat but should be the long sleeves of the doublet.

==== Pourpoint ====
A padded doublet worn under armor to protect the warrior from the metal chafing. A pourpoint could also be worn without the armor.

==== Surcoat ====
Sometimes just called ''coat''.

[[File:Oscar Wilde by Sarony 1882 18.jpg|thumb|alt=Old photograph of a young man wearing a velvet jacket, knee breeches, silk hose and shiny pointed shoes with bows, seated on a sofa and leaning on his left hand and holding a book in his right| Oscar Wilde, 1882, by Napoleon Sarony]]
=== Hose, Stockings and Tights ===
Newspaper accounts from the late 19th century of men's clothing use the term ''hose'' for what we might call stockings or tights.

In fact, the terminology is specific. ''Stockings'' is the more general term and could refer to hose or tights. With knee breeches men wore hose, which ended above the knee, and women wore hose under their dresses.

The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines tights as &quot;Tight-fitting breeches, worn by men in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and still forming part of court-dress.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“Tights, N.” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2693287467.&lt;/ref&gt; By 1897, the term was in use for women's stockings, which may have come up only to the knee. Tights were also worn by dancers and acrobats. This general sense of ''tights'' does not assume that they were knitted.

''Clocking'' is decorative embroidery on hose, usually, at the ankles on either the inside or the outside of the leg. It started at the ankle and went up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee. On women's hose, the clocking could be quite colorful and elaborate, while the clocking on men's hose was more inconspicuous.

In many photographs men's hose are wrinkled, especially at the ankles and the knees, because they were shaped from woven fabric. Silk hose were knitted instead of woven, which gave them elasticity and reduced the wrinkling.

The famous Sarony carte de visite photograph of Oscar Wilde (right) shows him in 1882 wearing knee breeches and silk hose, which are shiny and quite smoothly fitted although they show a few wrinkles at the ankles and knees. In the portraits of people in costume at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]], the men's hose are sometimes quite smooth, which means they were made of knitted silk and may have been smoothed for the portrait.

In painted portraits the hose are almost always depicted as smooth, part of the artist's improvement of the appearance of the subject.

=== Shoes and Boots ===

== Articles or Parts of Clothing: Women's ==

=== '''Chérusque''' ===
According to the French ''Wikipedia'', ''chérusque'' is a 19th-century term for the kind of standing collar like the ones worn by ladies in the Renaissance.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2021-06-26|title=Collerette (costume)|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collerette_(costume)&amp;oldid=184136746|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collerette_(costume)#Au+xixe+siècle+:+la+Chérusque.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Corsage ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the corsage is the &quot;'body' of a woman's dress; a bodice.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;corsage, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/42056. Accessed 7 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; This sense is well documented in the ''OED'' for the mid and late 19th-century, used this way in fiction as well as in a publication like ''Godey's Lady's Book'', which would be expected to use appropriate terminology associated with fashion and dress making.

The sense of &quot;a bouquet worn on the bodice&quot; is, according to the ''OED'', American.

=== Décolletage ===

=== Girdle ===

=== Mancheron ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', a ''mancheron'' is a &quot;historical&quot; word for &quot;A piece of trimming on the upper part of a sleeve on a woman's dress.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;mancheron, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/113251. Accessed 17 April 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; At the present, in French, a ''mancheron'' is a cap sleeve &quot;cut directly on the bodice.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-11-28|title=Manche (vêtement)|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manche_(v%C3%AAtement)&amp;oldid=199054843|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manche_(v%C3%AAtement).&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Petticoat ===

According to the ''O.E.D.'', a petticoat is a &lt;blockquote&gt;skirt, as distinguished from a bodice, worn either externally or showing beneath a dress as part of the costume (often trimmed or ornamented); an outer skirt; a decorative underskirt. Frequently in ''plural'': a woman's or girl's upper skirts and underskirts collectively. Now ''archaic'' or ''historical''.&lt;ref&gt;“petticoat, n., sense 2.b”.  ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press,  September 2023, &lt;https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1021034245&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;/blockquote&gt;This sense is, according to the ''O.E.D.'', &quot;The usual sense between the 17th and 19th centuries.&quot; However, while petticoats belong in both outer- and undergarments — that is, meant to be seen or hidden, like underwear — they were always under another garment, for example, underneath an open overskirt. The primary sense seems to have shifted through the 19th century so that, by the end, petticoats were underwear and the term ''underskirt'' was used to describe what showed under an open overskirt. 

In the 19th century, women wore their chemises, bloomers and [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Hoops|hoops]] under their petticoats. 

=== Stomacher ===
According to the ''O.E.D.'', a stomacher is &quot;An ornamental covering for the chest (often covered with jewels) worn by women under the lacing of the bodice,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“stomacher, n.¹, sense 3.a”. ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, September 2023, &lt;https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1169498955&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; although by the end of the 19th century, the bodice did not often have visible laces. Some stomachers were so decorated that they were thought of as part of the jewelry.

=== Train ===
A train is

The Length of the Train

'''For the monarch [or a royal?]'''

According to Debrett's,&lt;blockquote&gt;A peeress's coronation robe is a long-trained crimson velvet mantle, edged with miniver pure, with a miniver pure cape. The length of the train varies with the rank of the wearer:

* Duchess: for rows of ermine; train to be six feet
* Marchioness: three and a half rows of ermine; train to be three and three-quarters feet
* Countess: three rows of ermine; train to be three and a half feet
* Viscountess: two and a half rows of ermine; train to be three and a quarter feet
* Baroness: two rows of ermine; train to be three feet&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://debretts.com/royal-family/dress-codes/|title=Dress Codes|website=debretts.com|language=en-US|access-date=2023-07-27}} https://debretts.com/royal-family/dress-codes/.&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;The pattern on the coronet worn was also quite specific, similar but not exactly the same for peers and peeresses. Debrett's also distinguishes between coronets and tiaras, which were classified more like jewelry, which was regulated only in very general terms.

Peeresses put on their coronets after the Queen or Queen Consort has been crowned. ['''peers?''']

== Hats, Bonnets and Headwear ==

=== Women's ===

==== Fontanges ====
Another fontange:
[[File:Madame de Ludre en Stenkerke et falbala - (estampe) (2e état) - N. arnoult fec - btv1b53265886c.jpg|none|thumb|Madame de Ludre en Stenkerke et falbala - (estampe) (2e état) - N. arnoult fec - btv1b53265886c.jpg]]
[[File:Recueil de modes - Tome 4 - cent-quatre-vingt-cinq planches - estampes - btv1b105296325 (083 of 195).jpg|none|thumb|Recueil de modes - Tome 4 - cent-quatre-vingt-cinq planches - estampes - btv1b105296325 (083 of 195).jpg]]

=== Men's ===

== Cinque Cento ==
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', ''Cinque Cento'' is a shortening of ''mil cinque cento'', or 1500.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;cinquecento, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/33143. Accessed 7 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; The term, then would refer, perhaps informally, to the sixteenth century.

== Corset ==
[[File:Corset - MET 1972.209.49a, b.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of an old silk corset on a mannequin, showing the closure down the front, similar to a button, and channels in the fabric for the boning. It is wider at the top and bottom, creating smooth curves from the bust to the compressed waist to the hips, with a long point below the waist in front.|French 1890s corset, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC]]
The understructure of Victorian women's clothing is what makes the costumes worn by the women at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] so distinctly Victorian in appearance. An example of a corset that has the kind of structure often worn by fashionably dressed women in 1897 is the one at right. 

This corset exaggerated the shape of the women's bodies and made possible a bodice that looked and was fitted in the way that is so distinctive of the time — very controlled and smooth. And, as a structural element, this foundation garment carried the weight of all those layers and all that fabric and decoration on the gowns, trains and mantles. (The trains and mantles could be attached directly to the corset itself.)

* This foundation emphasizes the waist and the bust in particular, in part because of the contrast between the very small waist and the rounded fullness of the bust and hips.
* The idealized waist is defined by its small span and the sexualizing point at the center-bottom of the bodice, which directs the eye downwards. Interestingly, the pointed waistline worn by Elizabethan men has become level in the Victorian age. Highly fashionable Victorian women wearing the traditional style, however, had extremely pointed waists.
* The busk (a kind of boning in the front of a corset that is less flexible than the rest) smoothed the bodice, flattened the abdomen and prevented the point on the bodice from curling up.
* The sharp definition of the waist was caused by
** length of the corset (especially on the sides)
** the stiffness of the boning
** the layers of fabric
** the lacing (especially if the woman used tightlacing)
** the over-all shape, which was so much wider at the top and the bottom
** the contrast between the waist and the wider top and bottom
* The late-19th-century corset was long, ending below the waist even on the sides and back.
* The boning and the top edge of the late 19th-century fashion corset pushed up the bust, rounding (rather than flattening, as in earlier styles) the breasts, drawing attention to their exposed curves and creating cleavage.
* The exaggerated bust was larger than the hips, whenever possible, an impression reinforced by the A-line of the skirt and the inverted Vs in the decorative trim near the waist and on the skirt.
* This corset made the bodice very smooth with a very precise fit, that had no wrinkles, folds or loose drapery. The bodice was also trimmed or decorated, but the base was always a smooth bodice. More formal gowns would still have the fitted bodice and more elaborate trim made from lace, embroidery, appliqué, beading and possibly even jewels.
The advantages and disadvantages of corseting and especially tight lacing were the subject of thousands of articles and opinions in the periodical press for a great part of the century, but the fetishistic and politicized tight lacing was practiced by very few women. And no single approach to corsetry was practiced by all women all the time. Most of the women at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 ball]] were not tightly laced, but the progressive style does not dominate either, even though all the costumes are technically historical dress. Part of what gives most of the costumes their distinctive 19th-century &quot;look&quot; is the more traditional corset beneath them. Even though this highly fashionable look was widely present in the historical costumes at the ball, some women's waists were obviously very small and others were hardly '''emphasized''' at all. Women's waists are never mentioned in the newspaper coverage of the ball — or, indeed, of any of the social events attended by the network at the ball — so it is only in photographs that we can see the effects of how they used their corsets.

==== Things To Add ====
[[File:Woman's Corset LACMA M.2007.211.353.jpg|thumb|Woman's Corset LACMA M.2007.211.353.jpg|none]]

* Corset as an outer garment, 18th century, in place of a stomacher&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt; (419)
* Corsets could be laced in front or back
* Methods for making the holes for the laces and the development of the grommet (in the 1830s)

== Court Dress ==
Also Levee and drawing-room

== Crevé ==
''Creve'', without the accent, is an old word in English (c. 1450) for burst or split.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;creve, v.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/44339. Accessed 8 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; ['''With the acute accent, it looks like a past participle in French.''']

== Elaborations ==
In her 1973 ''The Best Circles: Society, Etiquette and the Season'', Leonore Davidoff notes that women’s status was indicated by dress and especially ornament: “Every cap, bow, streamer, ruffle, fringe, bustle, glove and other elaboration,” she says, “symbolised some status category for the female wearer.”&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&gt;Davidoff, Leonore. ''The Best Circles: Society Etiquette and the Season''. Intro., Victoria Glendinning. The Cressett Library (Century Hutchinson), 1986 (orig 1973).&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|93}}

Looking at these elaborations as meaningful rather than dismissing them as failed attempts at &quot;historical accuracy&quot; reveals a great deal about the individual women who wore or carried them — and about the society women and political hostesses in their roles as managers of the social world. In her review of ''The House of Worth: Portrait of an Archive'', Mary Frances Gormally says,&lt;blockquote&gt;In a socially regulated year, garments custom made with a Worth label provided women with total reassurance, whatever the season, time of day or occasion, setting them apart as members of the “Best Circles” dressed in luxurious, fashionable and always appropriate attire (Davidoff 1973). The woman with a Worth wardrobe was a woman of elegance, lineage, status, extreme wealth and faultless taste.&lt;ref&gt;Gormally, Mary Frances. Review essay of ''The House of Worth: Portrait of an Archive'', by Amy de la Haye and Valerie D. Mendes (V&amp;A Publishing, 2014). ''Fashion Theory'' 2017 (21, 1): 109–126. DOI: 10.1080/1362704X.2016.1179400.&lt;/ref&gt; (117)&lt;/blockquote&gt;

[[File:Aglets from Spanish portraits - collage by shakko.jpg|thumb|alt=A collage of 12 different ornaments typically worn by elite people from Spain in the 1500s and later|Aglets — Detail from Spanish Portraits]]
=== Aglet, Aiglet ===
Historically, an aglet is a &quot;point or metal piece that capped a string [or ribbon] used to attach two pieces of the garment together, i.e., sleeve and bodice.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot;&gt;Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. ''The Complete Costume Dictionary''. Scarecrow Press, 2011.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|4}} Although they were decorative, they were not always visible on the outside of the clothing. They were often stuffed inside the layers at the waist (for example, attaching the bodice to a skirt or breeches).

Alonso Sánchez Coello's c. 1584 (316) portrait (above right, in the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#16th Century|Hoops section]]) shows infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia wearing a vertugado, with its &quot;typically Spanish smooth cone-shaped contour,&quot; with &quot;handsome aiglets cascad[ing] down center front.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot;&gt;Payne, Blanche. ''History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century''. Harper &amp; Row, 1965.&lt;/ref&gt; (315)

=== Frou-frou ===
In French, ''frou-frou'' or, spelled as ''froufrou'', is the sound of the rustling of silk or sometimes of fabrics in general.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-07-25|title=frou-frou|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=frou-frou&amp;oldid=32508509|journal=Wiktionnaire, le dictionnaire libre|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/frou-frou.&lt;/ref&gt; The first use the French ''Wiktionnaire'' lists is Honoré Balzac, ''La Cousine Bette'', 1846.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-06-03|title=froufrou|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=froufrou&amp;oldid=32330124|journal=Wiktionnaire, le dictionnaire libre|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/froufrou.&lt;/ref&gt;

''Frou-frou'' is a term clothing historians use to describe decorative additions to an article of clothing; often the term has a slight negative connotation, suggesting that the additions are superficial and, perhaps, excessive.

=== Plastics ===
Small poufs of fabric connected in a strip in the 18th century, Rococo styles.

=== Pouf, Puff, Poof ===
According to the French ''Wikipédia'', a pouf was, beginning in 1744, a &quot;kind of women's hairstyle&quot;:&lt;blockquote&gt;The hairstyle in question, known as the “pouf”, had launched the reputation of the enterprising Rose Bertin, owner of the Grand Mogol, a very prominent fashion accessories boutique on Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris in 1774. Created in collaboration with the famous hairdresser, Monsieur Léonard, the pouf was built on a scaffolding of wire, fabric, gauze, horsehair, fake hair, and the client's own hair held up in an almost vertical position. — (Marie-Antoinette, ''Queen of Fashion'', translated from the American by Sylvie Lévy, in ''The Rules of the Game'', n° 40, 2009)&lt;/blockquote&gt;''Puff'' and ''poof'' are used to describe clothing.

=== Shirring ===
''Shirring'' is the gathering of fabric to make poufs or puffs. The 19th century is known for its use of this decorative technique. Even men's clothing had shirring: at the shoulder seam.

=== Sequins ===
Sequins, paillettes, spangles

Sequins — or paillettes — are &quot;small, scalelike glittering disks.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;(216) The French ''Wiktionnaire'' defines ''paillette'' as &quot;Lamelle de métal, brillante, mince, percée au milieu, ordinairement ronde, et qu’on applique sur une étoffe pour l’orner [A strip of metal, shiny, thin, pierced in the middle, usually round, and which is applied to a fabric in order to decorate it.]&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2024-03-18|title=paillette|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=paillette&amp;oldid=33809572|journal=Wiktionnaire, le dictionnaire libre|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/paillette.&lt;/ref&gt;

According to the ''OED'', the use of ''sequin'' as a decorative device for clothing (as opposed to gold coins minted and used for international trade) goes back to the 1850s.&lt;ref&gt;“Sequin, N.” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, September 2023,  https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/4074851670.&lt;/ref&gt; The first instance of ''spangle'' as &quot;A small round thin piece of glittering metal (usually brass) with a hole in the centre to pass a thread through, used for the decoration of textile fabrics and other materials of various sorts&quot; is from c. 1420.&lt;ref&gt;“Spangle, N. (1).” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, July 2023,  https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/4727197141.&lt;/ref&gt; The first use of ''paillette'' listed in the French ''Wiktionnaire'' is in Jules Verne in 1873 to describe colored spots on icy walls.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;

Currently many distinguish between sequins (which are smaller) and paillettes (which are larger).

Before the 20th century, sequins were metal discs or foil leaves, and so of course if they were silver or copper, they tarnished. It is not until well into the 20th century that plastics were invented and used for sequins.

=== Trim and Lace ===
''A History of Feminine Fashion'', published sometime before 1927 and probably commissioned by [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Worth, of Paris|the Maison Worth]], describes Charles Frederick Worth's contributions to the development of embroidery and [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Passementerie|passementerie]] (trim) from about the middle of the 19th century:&lt;blockquote&gt;For it must be remembered that one of M. Worth's most important and lasting contributions to the prosperity of those who cater for women's needs, as well as to the variety and elegance of his clients' garments, was his insistence on new fabrics, new trimmings, new materials of every description. In his endeavours to restore in Paris the splendours of the days of La Pompadour, and of Marie Antoinette, he found himself confronted at the outset with a grave difficulty, which would have proved unsurmountable to a man of less energy, resource and initiative. The magnificent materials of those days were no longer to be had! The Revolution had destroyed the market for beautiful materials of this, type, and the Restoration and regime of Louis Philippe had left a dour aspect in the City of Light. ... On parallel lines [to his development of better [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Satin|satin]]], [Worth] stimulated also the manufacture of embroidery and ''passementerie''. It was he who first started the manufacture of laces copied from the designs of the real old laces. He was the / first dressmaker to use fur in the trimming of light materials — but he employed only the richer furs, such as sable and ermine, and had no use whatever for the inferior varieties of skins.&lt;ref name=&quot;:9&quot;&gt;[Worth, House of.] {{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfFeminineFashion|title=A History Of Feminine Fashion (1800s to 1920s)}} Before 1927. [Likely commissioned by Worth. Link is to Archive.org; info from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worth_Biarritz_salon.jpg.]&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|6–7}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

==== Gold and Silver Fabric and Lace ====

The ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' (9th edition) has an article on gold and silver fabric, threads and lace attached to the article on gold. (This article is based on knowledge that would have been available toward the end of the 19th century and does not, obviously, reflect current knowledge or ways of talking.)&lt;blockquote&gt;GOLD AND SILVER LACE. Under this heading a general account may be given of the use of the precious metals in textiles of all descriptions into which they enter. That these metals were used largely in the sumptuous textiles of the earliest periods of civilization there is abundant testimony; and to this day, in the Oriental centres whence a knowledge and the use of fabrics inwoven, ornamented, and embroidered with gold and silver first spread, the passion for such brilliant and costly textiles is still most strongly and generally prevalent. The earliest mention of the use of gold in a woven fabric occurs in the description of the ephod made for Aaron (Exod. xxxix. 2, 3) — &quot;And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires (strips), to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.&quot; In both the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'' distinct allusion is frequently made to inwoven and embroidered golden textiles. Many circumstances point to the conclusion that the art of weaving and embroidering with gold and silver originated in India, where it is still principally prosecuted, and that from one great city to another the practice travelled westward, — Babylon, Tarsus, Baghdad, Damascus, the islands of Cyprus and Sicily, Con- / stantinople and Venice, all in the process of time becoming famous centres of these much prized manufactures. Alexander the Great found Indian kings and princes arrayed in robes of gold and purple; and the Persian monarch Darius, we are told, wore a war mantle of cloth of gold, on which were figured two golden hawks as if pecking at each other. There is reason, according to Josephus, to believe that the “royal apparel&quot; worn by Herod on the day of his death (Acts xii. 21) was a tissue of silver. Agrippina, the wife of the emperor Claudius, had a robe woven entirely of gold, and from that period downwards royal personages and high ecclesiastical dignitaries used cloth and tissues of gold and silver for their state and ceremonial robes, as well as for costly hangings and decorations. In England, at different periods, various names were applied to cloths of gold, as ciclatoun, tartarium, naques or nac, baudekiu or baldachin, Cyprus damask, and twssewys or tissue. The thin flimsy paper known as tissue paper, is so called because it originally was placed between the folds of gold &quot;tissue&quot; to prevent the contiguous surfaces from fraying each other. At what time the drawing of gold wire for the preparation of these textiles was first practised is not accurately known. The art was probably introduced and applied in different localities at widely different dates, but down till mediaeval times the method graphically described in the Pentateuch continued to be practised with both gold and silver.

Fabrics woven with gold and silver continue to be used on the largest scale to this day in India; and there the preparation of the varieties of wire, and the working of the various forms of lace, brocade, and embroidery, is at once an important and peculiar art. The basis of all modern fabrics of this kind is wire, the &quot;gold wire&quot; of the manufacturer being in all cases silver gilt wire, and silver wire being, of course, composed of pure silver. In India the wire is drawn by means of simple draw-plates, with rude and simple appliances, from rounded bars of silver, or gold-plated silver, as the case may be. The wire is flattened into the strip or ribbon-like form it generally assumes by passing it, fourteen or fifteen strands simultaneously, over a fine, smooth, round-topped anvil, and beating it as it passes with a heavy hammer having a slightly convex surface. From wire so flattened there is made in India soniri, a tissue or cloth of gold, the web or warp being composed entirely of golden strips, and ruperi, a similar tissue of silver. Gold lace is also made on a warp of thick yellow silk with a weft of flat wire, and in the case of ribbons the warp or web is composed of the metal. The flattened wires are twisted around orange (in the case of silver, white) coloured silk thread, so as completely to cover the thread and present the appearance of a continuous wire; and in this form it is chiefly employed for weaving into the rich brocades known as kincobs or kinkhábs. Wires flattened, or partially flattened, are also twisted into exceedingly fine spirals, and in this form they are the basis of numerous ornamental applications. Such spirals drawn out till they present a waved appearance, and in that state flattened, are much used for rich heavy embroideries termed karchobs. Spangles for embroideries, &amp;c., are made from spirals of comparatively stout wire, by cutting them down ring by ring, laying each C-like ring on an anvil, and by a smart blow with a hammer flattening it out into a thin round disk with a slit extending from the centre to one edge. Fine spirals are also used for general embroidery purposes. The demand for various kinds of loom-woven and embroidered gold and silver work in India is immense; and the variety of textiles so ornamented is also very great. &quot;Gold and silver,&quot; says Dr Birdwood in his ''Handbook to the British-Indian Section, Paris Exhibition'', 1878, &quot;are worked into the decoration of all the more costly loom-made garments and Indian piece goods, either on the borders only, or in stripes throughout, or in diapered figures. The gold-bordered loom embroideries are made chiefly at Sattara, and the gold or silver striped at Tanjore; the gold figured ''mashrus'' at Tanjore, Trichinopoly, and Hyderabad in the Deccau; and the highly ornamented gold-figured silks and gold and silver tissues principally at Ahmedabad, Benares, Murshedabad, and Trichinopoly.&quot;

Among the Western communities the demand for gold and silver lace and embroideries arises chiefly in connexion with naval and military uniforms, court costumes, public and private liveries, ecclesiastical robes and draperies, theatrical dresses, and the badges and insignia of various orders. To a limited extent there is a trade in gold wire and lace to India and China. The metallic basis of the various fabrics is wire round and flattened, the wire being of three kinds — 1st, gold wire, which is invariably silver gilt wire; 2d, copper gilt wire, used for common liveries and theatrical purposes; and 3d, silver wire. These wires are drawn by the ordinary processes, and the flattening, when done, is accomplished by passing the wire between a pair of revolving rollers of fine polished steel. The various qualities of wire are prepared and used in precisely the same way as in India, — round wire, flat wire, thread made of flat gold wire twisted round orange-coloured silk or cotton, known in the trade as &quot;orris,&quot; fine spirals and spangles, all being in use in the West as in the East. The lace is woven in the same manner as ribbons, and there are very numerous varieties in richness, pattern, and quality.  Cloth of gold, and brocades rich in gold and silver, are woven for ecclesiastical vestments and draperies.

The proportions of gold and silver in the gold thread for the lace trade varies, but in all cases the proportion of gold is exceedingly small. An ordinary gold lace wire is drawn from a bar containing 90 parts of silver and 7 of copper, coated with 3 parts of gold. On an average each ounce troy of a bar so plated is drawn into 1500 yards of wire; and therefore about 16 grains of gold cover a mile of wire. It is estimated that about 250,000 ounces of gold wire are made annually in Great Britain, of which about 20 per cent, is used for the headings of calico, muslin, &amp;c., and the remainder is worked up in the gold lace trade.&lt;ref&gt;William Chandler Roberts-Austen and H. Bauerman [W.C.R. — H.B.]. &quot;Gold and Silver Lace.&quot; In &quot;Gold.&quot; ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', 9th Edition (1875–1889). Vol. 10 (X). Adam and Charles Black (Publisher). https://archive.org/details/encyclopaedia-britannica-9ed-1875/Vol%2010%20%28G-GOT%29%20193592738.23/page/753/mode/1up (accessed January 2023): 753, Col. 2c – 754, Cols. 1a–b – 2a–b.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

==== Honiton Lace ====

Kate Stradsin says,&lt;blockquote&gt;Honiton lace was the finest English equivalent of Brussels bobbin lace and was constructed in small ‘sprigs, in the cottages of lacemakers[.'] These sprigs were then joined together and bleached to form the large white flounces that were so sought after in the mid-nineteenth century.&lt;ref&gt;Strasdin, Kate. &quot;Rediscovering Queen Alexandra’s Wardrobe: The Challenges and Rewards of Object-Based Research.&quot; ''The Court Historian'' 24.2 (2019): 181-196. Rpt  http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/3762/15/Rediscovering%20Queen%20Alexandra%27s%20Wardrobe.pdf: 13, and (for the little quotation) n. 37, which reads &quot;Margaret Tomlinson, ''Three Generations in the Honiton Lace Trade: A Family History'', self-published, 1983.&quot;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

[[File:Strook in Alençon naaldkant, 1750-1775.jpg|thumb|alt=A long piece of complex white lace with garlands, flowers and bows|Point d'Alençon lace, 1750-1775]]
==== Passementerie ====
''Passementerie'' is the French term for trim on clothing or furniture. The 19th century (especially during the First and Second Empire) was a time of great &quot;''exubérance''&quot; in passementerie in French design, including the development and widespread use of the Jacquard loom.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-06-10|title=Passementerie|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Passementerie&amp;oldid=205068926|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passementerie.&lt;/ref&gt;

==== Point d'Alençon Lace ====
A lace made by hand using a number of complex steps and layers. The lacemakers build the point d'Alençon design on some kind of mesh and sometimes leave some of the mesh in as part of the lace and perhaps to provide structure.

Elizabeth Lewandowski defines point d'Alençon lace and Alençon lace separately. Point lace is needlepoint lace,&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|233}} so Alençon point is &quot;a two thread [needlepoint] lace.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|7}} Alençon lace has a &quot;floral design on [a] fine net ground [and is] referred to as [the] queen of French handmade needlepoint laces. The original handmade Alençon was a fine needlepoint lace made of linen thread.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|7}}

The sample of point d'Alençon lace (right), from 1750–1775, shows the linen mesh that the lace was constructed on.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://openfashion.momu.be/#9ce5f00e-8a06-4dab-a833-05c3371f3689|title=MoMu - Open Fashion|website=openfashion.momu.be|access-date=2024-02-26}} ModeMuseum Antwerpen. http://openfashion.momu.be/#9ce5f00e-8a06-4dab-a833-05c3371f3689.&lt;/ref&gt; The consistency in this sample suggests it may have been made by machine.

== Elastic ==
Elastic had been invented and was in use by the end of the 19th century. For the sense of &quot;Elastic cord or string, usually woven with india-rubber,&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot;&gt;“elastic, adj. &amp; n.”.  ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press,  September 2023, &lt;https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1199670313&gt;.&lt;/ref&gt; the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' has usage examples beginning in 1847. The example for 1886 is vivid: &quot;The thorough-going prim man will always place a circle of elastic round his hair previous to putting on his college cap.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

== Fabric ==

=== Brocatelle ===
Brocatelle is a kind of brocade, more simple than most brocades because it uses fewer warp and weft threads and fewer colors to form the design. The article in the French ''Wikipédia'' defines it like this:&lt;blockquote&gt;La '''brocatelle''' est un type de tissu datant du &lt;abbr&gt;xvi&lt;sup&gt;e&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt; siècle qui comporte deux chaînes et deux trames, au minimum. Il est composé pour que le dessin ressorte avec un relief prononcé, grâce à la chaîne sur un fond en sergé. Les brocatelles les plus anciennes sont toujours fabriquées avec une des trames en lin.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-06-01|title=Brocatelle|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brocatelle&amp;oldid=204796410|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocatelle.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Which translates to this:&lt;blockquote&gt;Brocatelle is a type of fabric dating from the 16th century that has two warps and two wefts, at a minimum. It is composed so that the design stands out with a pronounced relief, thanks to the weft threads on a twill background. The oldest brocades were always made with one of the wefts being linen.&lt;/blockquote&gt;The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' says, brocatelle is an &quot;imitation of brocade, usually made of silk or wool, used for tapestry, upholstery, etc., now also for dresses. Both the nature and the use of the stuff have changed&quot; between the late 17th century and 1888, the last time this definition was revised.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;brocatelle, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/23550. Accessed 4 July 2023.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Broché ===

=== Ciselé ===

=== Crépe de Chine ===
The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' distinguishes the use of ''crêpe'' (using a circumflex rather than an acute accent over the first ''e'') from ''crape'' in textiles, saying ''crêpe'' is &quot;often borrowed [from the French] as a term for all crapy fabrics other than ordinary black mourning crape,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;crêpe, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/44242. Accessed 10 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; with usage examples ranging from 1797 to the mid 20th century. Crêpe de chine, it says is &quot;a white or other coloured crape made of raw silk.&quot;

=== Crinoline ===
Technically, crinoline was a fabric made mostly of horsehair and sometimes linen, stiffened with starch or glue, similar to buckram today, used in men's military collars and [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Crinolines|women's foundation garments]]. Lewandowski defines crinoline as &lt;blockquote&gt;(1840–1865 C.E.). France. Originally horsehair cloth used for officers' collars. Later used for women's underskirts to support skirts. Around 1850, replaced by many petticoats, starched and boned. Around 1856, [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Crinoline Hoops|light metal cage]] was developed.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|78}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

=== Épinglé Velvet ===
Often spelled ''épingle'' rather than ''épinglé'', this term appears to have been used for a fabric made of wool, or at least wool along with linen or cotton, that was heavier and stiffer than silk velvet. It was associated with outer garments and men's clothing. Nowadays, épinglé velvet is an upholstery fabric in which the pile is cut into designs and patterns, and the portrait of [[Social Victorians/People/Douglas-Hamilton Duke of Hamilton|Mary, Duchess of Hamilton]] shows a mantle described as épinglé velvet that does seem to be a velvet with a woven pattern perhaps cut into the pile. 

=== Lace ===
While lace also functioned sometimes as fabric — at the décolletage, for example, on the stomacher or as a veil — here we organize it as a [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Trim and Lace|part of the elaboration of clothing]].

=== Liberty Fabrics ===

=== Lisse ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the term ''lisse'' as a &quot;kind of silk gauze&quot; was used in the 19th-century UK and US.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;lisse, n.1.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/108978. Accessed 4 July 2023.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Satin ===
The pre-1927 ''History of Feminine Fashion'', probably commissioned by Charles Frederick Worth's sons, describes Worth's &quot;insistence on new fabrics, new trimmings, new materials of every description&quot; at the beginning of his career in the mid 19th century:&lt;blockquote&gt;When Worth first entered the business of dressmaking, the only materials of the richer sort used for woman's dress were velvet, faille, and watered silk. Satin, for example, was never used. M. Worth desired to use satin very extensively in the gowns he designed, but he was not satisfied with what could be had at the time; he wanted something very much richer than was produced by the mills at Lyons. That his requirements entailed the reconstruction of mills mattered little — the mills were reconstructed under his directions, and the Lyons looms turned out a richer satin than ever, and the manufacturers prospered accordingly.&lt;ref name=&quot;:9&quot; /&gt;{{rp|6 in printed, 26 in digital book}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

=== Selesia ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', ''silesia'' is &quot;A fine linen or cotton fabric originally manufactured in Silesia in what is now Germany (''Schlesien'').&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Silesia, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/179664. Accessed 9 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; It may have been used as a lining — for pockets, for example — in garments made of more luxurious or more expensive cloth. The word ''sleazy'' — &quot;Of textile fabrics or materials: Thin or flimsy in texture; having little substance or body.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;sleazy, adj.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/181563. Accessed 9 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; — may be related.

=== Shot Fabric ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', &quot;Of a textile fabric: Woven with warp-threads of one colour and weft-threads of another, so that the fabric (usually silk) changes in tint when viewed from different points.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“Shot, ''Adj.''”  ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP,  July 2023,  https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2977164390.&lt;/ref&gt; A shot fabric might also be made of silk and cotton fibers.

=== Tissue ===
A lightly woven fabric like gauze or chiffon. The light weave can make the fabric translucent and make pleating and gathering flatter and less bulky. Tissue can be woven to be shot, sheer, stiff or soft.

Historically, the term in English was used for a &quot;rich kind of cloth, often interwoven with gold or silver&quot; or &quot;various rich or fine fabrics of delicate or gauzy texture.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;“Tissue, N.” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, March 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/5896731814.&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fan ==

The ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' (9th edition) has an article on the fan. (This article is based on knowledge that would have been available toward the end of the 19th century and does not, obviously, reflect current knowledge or ways of talking.)&lt;blockquote&gt;FAN (Latin, ''vannus''; French, ''éventail''), a light implement used for giving motion to the air. ''Ventilabrum'' and ''flabellum'' are names under which ecclesiastical fans are mentioned in old inventories. Fans for cooling the face have been in use in hot climates from remote ages. A bas-relief in the British Museum represents Sennacherib with female figures carrying feather fans. They were attributes of royalty along with horse-hair fly-flappers and umbrellas. Examples may be seen in plates of the Egyptian sculptures at Thebes and other places, and also in the ruins of Persepolis. In the museum of Boulak, near Cairo, a wooden fan handle showing holes for feathers is still preserved. It is from the tomb of Amen-hotep, of the 18th dynasty, 17th century &lt;small&gt;B&lt;/small&gt;.&lt;small&gt;C&lt;/small&gt;. In India fans were also attributes of men in authority, and sometimes sacred emblems. A heartshaped fan, with an ivory handle, of unknown age, and held in great veneration by the Hindus, was given to the prince of Wales. Large punkahs or screens, moved by a servant who does nothing else, are in common use by Europeans in India at this day.

Fans were used in the early Middle Ages to keep flies from the sacred elements during the celebrations of the Christian mysteries. Sometimes they were round, with bells attached — of silver, or silver gilt. Notices of such fans in the ancient records of St Paul’s, London, Salisbury cathedral, and many other churches, exist still. For these purposes they are no longer used in the Western church, though they are retained in some Oriental rites. The large feather fans, however, are still carried in the state processions of the supreme pontiff in Rome, though not used during the celebration of the mass. The fan of Queen Theodolinda (7th century) is still preserved in the treasury of the cathedral of Monza. Fans made part of the bridal outfit, or ''mundus muliebris'', of ancient Roman ladies.

Folding fans had their origin in Japan, and were imported thence to China. They were in the shape still used—a segment of a circle of paper pasted on a light radiating frame-work of bamboo, and variously decorated, some in colours, others of white paper on which verses or sentences are written. It is a compliment in China to invite a friend or distinguished guest to write some sentiment on your fan as a memento of any special occasion, and this practice has continued. A fan that has some celebrity in France was presented by the Chinese ambassador to the Comtesse de Clauzel at the coronation of Napoleon I. in 1804. When a site was given in 1635, on an artificial island, for the settlement of Portuguese merchants in Nippo in Japan, the space was laid out in the form of a fan as emblematic of an object agreeable for general use. Men and women of every rank both in China and Japan carry fans, even artisans using them with one hand while working with the other. In China they are often made of carved ivory, the sticks being plates very thin and sometimes carved on both sides, the intervals between the carved parts pierced with astonishing delicacy, and the plates held together by a ribbon. The Japanese make the two outer guards of the stick, which cover the others, occasionally of beaten iron, extremely thin and light, damascened with gold and other metals.

Fans were used by Portuguese ladies in the 14th century, and were well known in England before the close of the reign of Richard II. In France the inventory of Charles V. at the end of the 14th century mentions a folding ivory fan. They were brought into general use in that country by Catherine de’ Medici, probably from Italy, then in advance of other countries in all matters of personal luxury. The court ladies of Henry VIII.’s reign in England were used to handling fans, A lady in the Dance of Death by Holbein holds a fan. Queen Elizabeth is painted with a round leather fan in her portrait at Gorhambury; and as many as twenty-seven are enumerated in her inventory (1606). Coryat, an English traveller, in 1608 describes them as common in Italy. They also became of general use from that time in Spain. In Italy, France, and Spain fans had special conventional uses, and various actions in handling them grew into a code of signals, by which ladies were supposed to convey hints or signals to admirers or to rivals in society. A paper in the ''Spectator'' humorously  proposes to establish a regular drill for these purposes.

The chief seat of the European manufacture of fans during the 17th century was Paris, where the sticks or frames, whether of wood or ivory, were made, and the decorations painted on mounts of very carefully prepared vellum (called latterly ''chicken skin'', but not correctly), — a material stronger and tougher than paper, which breaks at the folds. Paris makers exported fans unpainted to Madrid and other Spanish cities, where they were decorated by native artists. Many were exported complete; of old fans called Spanish a great number were in fact made in France. Louis XIV. issued edicts at various times to regulate the manufacture. Besides fans mounted with parchment, Dutch fans of ivory were imported into Paris, and decorated by the heraldic painters in the process called “Vernis Martin,” after a famous carriage painter and inventor of colourless lac varnish. Fans of this kind belonging to the Queen and to the late baroness de Rothschild were exhibited in 1870 at Kensington. A fan of the date of 1660, representing sacred subjects, is attributed to Philippe de Champagne, another to Peter Oliver in England in the / 17th century. Cano de Arevalo, a Spanish painter of the 17th century devoted himself to fan painting. Some harsh expressions of Queen Christina to the young ladies of the French court are said to have caused an increased ostentation in the splendour of their fans, which were set with jewels and mounted in gold. Rosalba Carriera was the name of a fan painter of celebrity in the 17th century. Lebrun and Romanelli were much employed during the same period. Klingstet, a Dutch artist, enjoyed a considerable reputation for his fans from the latter part of the 17th and the first thirty years of the 18th century.

The revocation of the edict of Nantes drove many fan-makers out of France to Holland and England. The trade in England was well established under the Stuart sovereigns. Petitions were addressed by the fan-makers to Charles II. against the importation of fans from India, and a duty was levied upon such fans in consequence. This importation of Indian fans, according to Savary, extended also to France. During the reign of Louis XV. carved Indian and China fans displaced to some extent those formerly imported from Italy, which had been painted on swanskin parchment prepared with various perfumes.

During the 18th century all the luxurious ornamentation of the day was bestowed on fans as far as they could display it. The sticks were made of mother-of-pearl or ivory, carved with extraordinary skill in France, Italy, England, and other countries. They were painted from designs of Boucher, Watteau, Lancret, and other &quot;genre&quot; painters, Hébert, Rau, Chevalier, Jean Boquet, Mad. Verité, are known as fan painters. These fashions were followed in most countries of Europe, with certain national differences. Taffeta and silk, as well as fine parchment, were used for the mounts. Little circles of glass were let into the stick to be looked through, and small telescopic glasses were sometimes contrived at the pivot of the stick. They were occasionally mounted with the finest point lace. An interesting fan (belonging to Madame de Thiac in France), the work of Le Flamand, was presented by the municipality of Dieppe to Marie Antoinette on the birth of her son the dauphin. From the time of the Revolution the old luxury expended on fans died out. Fine examples ceased to be exported to England and other countries. The painting on them represented scenes or personages connected with political events. At a later period fan mounts were often prints coloured by hand. The events of the day mark the date of many examples found in modern collections. Amongst the fanmakers of the present time the names of Alexandre, Duvelleroy, Fayet, Vanier, may be mentioned as well known in Paris. The sticks are chiefly made in the department of Oise, at Le Déluge, Crèvecœur, Méry, Ste Geneviève, and other villages, where whole families are engaged in preparing them; ivory sticks are carved at Dieppe. Water-colour painters of distinction often design and paint the mounts, the best designs being figure subjects. A great impulse has been given to the manufacture and painting of fans in England since the exhibition which took place at South Kensington in 1870. Other exhibitions have since been held, and competitive prizes offered, one of which was gained by the Princess Louise. Modern collections of fans take their date from the emigration of many noble families from France at the time of the Revolution. Such objects were given as souvenirs and occasionally sold by families in straitened circumstances. A large number of fans of all sorts, principally those of the 18th century, French, English, German, Italian Spanish, &amp;c., have been lately bequeathed to the South Kensington Museum.

Regarding the different parts of folding fans it may be well to state that the sticks are called in French ''brins'', the two outer guards ''panaches'', and the mount ''feuille''.&lt;ref&gt;J. H. Pollen [J.H.P.]. &quot;Fan.&quot; ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', 9th Edition (1875–1889). Vol. '''10''' ('''X'''). Adam and Charles Black (Publisher). https://archive.org/details/encyclopaedia-britannica-9ed-1875/Vol%209%20%28FAL-FYZ%29%20193323016.23/page/26/mode/2up (accessed January 2023): 27, Col. 1b – 28, Col. 1c.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Folding fans were available and popular early and are common accessories in portraits of fashionable women through the centuries.

== Costumes for Theatre and Fancy Dress ==
Fancy-dress (or costume) balls were popular and frequent in the U.K. and France as well as the rest of Europe and North America during the 19th century. The themes and styles of the fancy-dress balls influenced those that followed. 

At the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]], the guests came dressed in costume from times before 1820, as instructed on '''the invitation''', but their clothing was much more about late-Victorian standards of beauty and fashion than the standards of whatever time period the portraits they were copying or basing their costumes on. 

=== Fancy Dress ===
In her ''Magnificent Entertainments: Fancy Dress Balls of Canada's Governors General, 1876-1898'', Cynthia Cooper describes the resources available to those needing help making a costume for a fancy-dress ball:&lt;blockquote&gt;There were a number of places eager ballgoers could turn for assistance and inspiration. Those with a scholarly bent might pore over history books or study pictures of paintings or other works of art. For more direct advice, one could turn to the barrage of published information specifically on fancy dress. Women’s magazines such as ''Godey’s Lady’s Book'' and ''The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine'' sometimes featured fancy dress designs and articles, and enticing specialized books were available with extensive recommendations for choosing fancy dress. By far the most complete sources were the books by [[Social Victorians/People/Ardern Holt|Ardern Holt]], a prolific British authority on the subject. Holt’s book for women, ''Fancy Dresses Described, or What to Wear at Fancy Balls'' (published in six editions between 1879 and 1896), began with the query, ‘‘But what are we to wear?” Holt’s companion book, ''Gentlemen’s Fancy Dress:'' ''How to Choose It'', was also published in six editions from 1882 to 1905. Other prominent authorities included Mrs. Aria’s ''Costume: Fanciful, Historical, and Theatrical'' and, in the US, the Butterick Company’s ''Masquerade and Carnival: Their Customs and Costumes''. The Butterick publication relied heavily on Holt, copying large sections of the introduction outright and paraphrasing other sections.&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot;&gt;Cooper, Cynthia. ''Magnificent entertainments: fancy dress balls of Canada's Governors General, 1876-1898''.Fredericton, N.B.; Hull, Quebec: Goose Lane Editions and Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1997. Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/magnificententer0000coop/.&lt;/ref&gt; (28–29)&lt;/blockquote&gt;Cynthia Cooper discusses how &quot;historical accuracy&quot; works in historical fiction and historical dress: &lt;blockquote&gt;A seemingly accurate costume and coiffure bespoke a cultured individual whose most gratifying compliment would be “historically correct.” Those who were fortunate enough to own actual clothing from an earlier period might wear it with pride as a historical relic, though they would generally adapt or remake it in keeping with the aesthetics of their own period. Historical accuracy was always in the eye of beholders inclined to overlook elements of current fashion in a historical costume. Theatre had long taught the public that if a costume appeared tasteful and attractive, it could be assumed to be accurate. Even at Queen Victoria’s fancy dress balls, costume silhouette was always far more like the fashionable dress of the period than of the time portrayed. For this reason, many extant eighteenth-century dresses show evidence of extensive alterations done in the nineteenth century, no doubt for fancy dress purposes.&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot; /&gt; (25) &lt;/blockquote&gt;The newspaper ''The Queen'' published dress and fashion information and advice under the byline of [[Social Victorians/People/Ardern Holt|Ardern Holt]], who regularly answered questions from readers about fashion as well as about fancy dress. Holt also wrote entire articles with suggestions for what might make an appealing fancy-dress costume as well as pointing readers away from costumes that had been worn too frequently. The suggestions for costumes are based on familiar types or portraits available to readers, similar to Holt's books on fancy dress, which ran through a number of editions in the 1880s and 1890s. Fancy-dress questions sometimes asked for details about costumes worn in theatrical or operatic productions, which Holt provides. 

In November 1897, Holt refers to the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July ball: &quot;Since the famous fancy ball, given at Devonshire House during this year, historical fancy dresses have assumed a prominence that they had not hitherto known.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Holt, Ardern. &quot;Fancy Dress a la Mode.&quot; The ''Queen'' 27 November 1897, Saturday: 94 [of 145 in BNA; print p. 1026], Col. 1a [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18971127/459/0094.&lt;/ref&gt; Holt goes on to provide a number of ideas for costumes for historical fancy dress, as always with a strong leaning toward Victorian standards of beauty and style and away from any concern for historical accuracy.

As Leonore Davidoff says, &quot;Every cap, bow, streamer, ruffle, fringe, bustle, glove and other elaboration symbolised some status category for the female wearer.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;{{rp|93}} [handled under Elaborations]

=== Historical Accuracy ===
Many of the costumes at the ball were based on portraits, especially when the guest was dressed as a historical figure. If possible, we have found the portraits likely to have been the originals, or we have found, if possible, portraits that show the subjects from the two time periods at similar ages.

The way clothing was cut changed quite a bit between the 18th and 19th centuries. We think of Victorian clothing — particularly women's clothing, and particularly at the end of the century — as inflexible and restrictive, especially compared to 20th- and 21st-century customs permitting freedom of movement. The difference is generally evolutionary rather than absolute — that is, as time has passed since the 18th century, clothing has allowed an increasingly greater range of movement, especially for people who did not do manual labor.

By the end of the 19th century, garments like women's bodices and men's coats were made fitted and smooth by attention to the grain of the fabric and by the use of darts (rather than techniques that assembled many small, individual pieces of fabric).

* clothing construction and flat-pattern techniques
* Generally, the further back in time we go, the more 2-dimensional the clothing itself was.

==== Women's Versions of Historical Accuracy at the Ball ====
As always with this ball, whatever historical accuracy might be present in a woman's costume is altered so that the wearer is still a fashionable Victorian lady. What makes the costumes look &quot;Victorian&quot; to our eyes is the line of the silhouette caused by the foundation undergarments as well as the many &quot;elaborations&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;{{rp|93}}, mostly in the decorations, trim and accessories. 

Also, the clothing hangs and drapes differently because the fabric was cut on grain and the shoulders were freed by the way the sleeves were set in. 

==== Men's Versions of Historical Accuracy at the Ball ====
Because men were not wearing a Victorian foundation garment at the end of the century, the men's costumes at the ball are more historically accurate in some ways.

* Trim
* Mixing neck treatments
* Hair
* Breeches
* Shoes and boots
* Military uniforms, arms, gloves, boots

== Feathers and Plumes ==

=== Aigrette ===
Elizabeth Lewandowski defines ''aigrette'' as &quot;France. Feather or plume from an egret or heron.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;(5) Sometimes the newspapers use the term to refer to an accessory (like a fan or ornament on a hat) that includes such a feather or plume. The straight and tapered feathers in an aigrette are in a bundle.

=== Prince of Wales's Feathers or White Plumes ===
The feathers in an aigrette came from egrets and herons; Prince of Wales's feathers came from ostriches. A fuller discussion of Prince of Wales's feathers and the white ostrich plumes worn at court appears on [[Social Victorians/Victorian Things#Ostrich Feathers and Prince of Wales's Feathers|Victorian Things]].

For much of the late 18th and 19th centuries, white ostrich plumes were central to fashion at court, and at a certain point in the late 18th century they became required for women being presented to the monarch and for their sponsors. Our purpose here is to understand why women were wearing plumes at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] as part of their costumes.

First published in 1893, [[Social Victorians/People/Lady Colin Campbell|Lady Colin Campbell]]'s ''Manners and Rules of Good Society'' (1911 edition) says that&lt;blockquote&gt;It was compulsory for both Married and Unmarried Ladies to Wear Plumes. The married lady’s Court plume consisted of three white feathers. An unmarried lady’s of two white feathers. The three white feathers should be mounted as a Prince of Wales plume and worn towards the left hand side of the head. Colored feathers may not be worn. In deep mourning, white feathers must be worn, black feathers are inadmissible.

White veils or lace lappets must be worn with the feathers. The veils should not be longer than 45 inches.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.edwardianpromenade.com/etiquette/the-court-presentation/|title=The Court Presentation|last=Holl|first=Evangeline|date=2007-12-07|website=Edwardian Promenade|language=en-US|access-date=2022-12-18}} https://www.edwardianpromenade.com/etiquette/the-court-presentation/.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;[[Social Victorians/Victorian Things#Ostrich Feathers and Prince of Wales's Feathers|This fashion was imported from France]] in the mid 1770s.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Abstract&quot; for Blackwell, Caitlin. &quot;'&lt;nowiki/&gt;''The Feather'd Fair in a Fright''': The Emblem of the Feather in Graphic Satire of 1776.&quot; ''Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies'' 20 January 2013 (Vol. 36, Issue 3): 353-376. ''Wiley Online'' DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-0208.2012.00550.x (accessed November 2022).&lt;/ref&gt;

Separately, a secondary heraldic emblem of the Prince of Wales has been a specific arrangement of 3 ostrich feathers in a gold coronet&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-11-07|title=Prince of Wales's feathers|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers&amp;oldid=1120556015|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales's_feathers.&lt;/ref&gt; since King Edward III (1312–1377&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-12-14|title=Edward III of England|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_III_of_England&amp;oldid=1127343221|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England.&lt;/ref&gt;).

Some women at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] wore white ostrich feathers in their hair, but most of them are not Prince of Wales's feathers. Most of the plumes in these portraits are arrangements of some kind of headdress to accompany the costume. A few, wearing what looks like the Princes of Wales's feathers, might be signaling that their character is royal or has royal ancestry. '''One of the women [which one?] was presented to the royals at this ball?'''

Here is the list of women who are wearing white ostrich plumes in their portraits in the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball/Photographs|''Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball'' album of 286 photogravure portraits]]:

# Kathleen Pelham-Clinton, the [[Social Victorians/People/Newcastle|Duchess of Newcastle]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Louisa Montagu Cavendish|Luise Cavendish]], the Duchess of Devonshire
# Jesusa Murrieta del Campo Mello y Urritio (née Bellido), [[Social Victorians/People/Santurce|Marquisa de Santurce]]
# Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Farquhar|Emilie Farquhar]]
# Princess (Laura Williamina Seymour) Victor of  [[Social Victorians/People/Gleichen#Laura%20Williamina%20Seymour%20of%20Hohenlohe-Langenburg|Hohenlohe Langenburg]]
# Louisa Acheson, [[Social Victorians/People/Gosford|Lady Gosford]]
# Alice Emily White Coke, [[Social Victorians/People/Leicester|Viscountess Coke]]
# Lady Mary Stewart, Helen Mary Theresa [[Social Victorians/People/Londonderry|Vane-Tempest-Stewart]]
#[[Social Victorians/People/Consuelo Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill|Consuelo Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill]], Duchess of [[Social Victorians/People/Marlborough|Marlborough]], dressed as the wife of the French Ambassador at the Court of Catherine of Russia (not white, but some color that reads dark in the black-and-white photograph)
#Mrs. Mary [[Social Victorians/People/Chamberlain|Chamberlain]] (at 491), wearing white plumes, as Madame d'Epinay
#Lady Clementine [[Social Victorians/People/Tweeddale|Hay]] (at 629), wearing white plumes, as St. Bris (''Les Huguenots'')
#[[Social Victorians/People/Meysey-Thompson|Lady Meysey-Thompson]] (at 391), wearing white plumes, as Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia
#Mrs. [[Social Victorians/People/Grosvenor|Algernon (Catherine) Grosvenor]] (at 510), wearing white plumes, as Marie Louise
#Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Ancaster|Evelyn Ewart]], at 401), wearing white plumes, as the Duchess of Ancaster, Mistress of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, 1757, after a picture by Hudson
#[[Social Victorians/People/Lyttelton|Edith Sophy Balfour Lyttelton]] (at 580), wearing what might be white plumes on a large-brimmed white hat, after a picture by Romney
#[[Social Victorians/People/Yznaga|Emilia Yznaga]] (at 360), wearing what might be white plumes, as Cydalise of the Comedie Italienne from the time of Louis XV
#Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Ilchester|Muriel Fox Strangways]] (at 403), wearing what might be two smallish white plumes, as Lady Sarah Lennox, one of the bridesmaids of Queen Charlotte A.D. 1761
#Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Lucan|Violet Bingham]] (at 586), wearing perhaps one white plume in a headdress not related to the Prince of Wales's feathers
#Rosamond Fellowes, [[Social Victorians/People/de Ramsey|Lady de Ramsey]] (at 329), wearing a headdress that includes some white plumes, as Lady Burleigh
#[[Social Victorians/People/Dupplin|Agnes Blanche Marie Hay-Drummond]] (at 682), in a big headdress topped with white plumes, as Mademoiselle Andrée de Taverney A.D. 1775
#Florence Canning, [[Social Victorians/People/Garvagh|Lady Garvagh]] (at 336), wearing what looks like Prince of Wales's plumes
#[[Social Victorians/People/Suffolk|Marguerite Hyde &quot;Daisy&quot; Leiter]] (at 684), wearing what looks like Prince of Wales's plumes
#Lady [[Social Victorians/People/Spicer|Margaret Spicer]] (at 281), wearing one smallish white and one black plume, as Countess Zinotriff, Lady-in-Waiting to the Empress Catherine of Russia
#Mrs. [[Social Victorians/People/Cavendish Bentinck|Arthur James]] (at 318), wearing what looks like Prince of Wales's plumes, as Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of Bess of Hardwick
#Nellie, [[Social Victorians/People/Kilmorey|Countess of Kilmorey]] (at 207), wearing three tall plumes, 2 white and one dark, as Comtesse du Barri
#Daisy, [[Social Victorians/People/Warwick|Countess of Warwick]] (at 53), wearing at least 1 white plume, as Marie Antoinette

More men than women were wearing plumes reminiscent of the Prince of Wales's feathers:

*

==== Bibliography for Plumes and Prince of Wales's Feathers ====
* Blackwell, Caitlin. &quot;'''The Feather'd Fair in a Fright'&lt;nowiki/&gt;'': The Emblem of the Feather in Graphic Satire of 1776.&quot; Journal for ''Eighteenth-Century Studies'' 20 January 2013 (Vol. 36, Issue 3): 353-376. Wiley Online DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-0208.2012.00550.x.
* &quot;Prince of Wales's feathers.&quot; ''Wikipedia'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers (accessed November 2022). ['''Add women to this page''']
* Simpson, William. &quot;On the Origin of the Prince of Wales' Feathers.&quot; ''Fraser's magazine'' 617 (1881): 637-649. Hathi Trust https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.79253140&amp;view=1up&amp;seq=643&amp;q1=feathers (accessed December 2022). Deals mostly with use of feathers in other cultures and in antiquity; makes brief mention of feathers and plumes in signs and pub names that may not be associated with the Prince of Wales. No mention of the use of plumes in women's headdresses or court dress.

== Honors ==

=== The Bath ===
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, Knight or Dame Grand Cross; KCB or DCB, Knight or Dame Commander; CB, Companion)

=== The Garter ===
The Most Noble Order of the Knights of the Garter (KG, Knight Companion; LG, Lady Companion)

[[File:The Golden Fleece - collar exhibited at MET, NYC.jpg|thumb|The Golden Fleece collar and pendant for the 2019 &quot;Last Knight&quot; exhibition at the MET, NYC.|alt=Recent photograph of a gold necklace on a wide band, with a gold skin of a sheep hanging from it as a pendant]]
=== The Golden Fleece ===
To wear the golden fleece is to wear the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, said to be &quot;the most prestigious and historic order of chivalry in the world&quot; because of its long history and strict limitations on membership.&lt;ref name=&quot;:10&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2020-09-25|title=Order of the Golden Fleece|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece&amp;oldid=980340875|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; The monarchs of the U.K. were members of the originally Spanish order, as were others who could afford it, like the Duke of Wellington,&lt;ref name=&quot;:12&quot;&gt;Thompson, R[obert]. H[ugh]. &quot;The Golden Fleece in Britain.&quot; Publication of the ''British Numismatic Society''. 2009 https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/2009_BNJ_79_8.pdf (accessed January 2023).&lt;/ref&gt; the first Protestant to be admitted to the order.&lt;ref name=&quot;:10&quot; /&gt; Founded in 1429/30 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, the order separated into two branches in 1714, one Spanish and the other Austrian, still led by the House of Habsburg.&lt;ref name=&quot;:10&quot; /&gt;

[[File:Prince Albert - Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1842.jpg|thumb|1842 Winterhalter portrait of Prince Albert wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1842|left|alt=1842 Portrait of Prince Albert by Winterhalter, wearing the insignia of the Golden Fleece]]
The photograph (upper right) is of a Polish badge dating from the &quot;turn of the XV and XVI centuries.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Citation|title=Polski:  Kolana orderowa orderu Złotego Runa, przełom XV i XVI wieku.|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Golden_Fleece_-_collar_exhibited_at_MET,_NYC.jpg|date=2019-11-10|accessdate=2023-01-10|last=Wulfstan}}. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Golden_Fleece_-_collar_exhibited_at_MET,_NYC.jpg.&lt;/ref&gt; The collar to this Golden Fleece might be similar to the one the [[Social Victorians/People/Spencer Compton Cavendish#The Insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece|Duke of Devonshire is wearing in the 1897 Lafayette portrait]].

The badges and collars that Knights of the Order actually wore vary quite a bit.

The 1842 Franz Xaver Winterhalter portrait (left) of Prince Consort Albert, Victoria's husband and father of the Prince of Wales, shows him wearing the Golden Fleece on a red ribbon around his neck and the star of the Garter on the front of his coat.&lt;ref&gt;Winterhalter, Franz Xaver. ''Prince Albert''. {{Cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/16/collection/401412/prince-albert-1819-61|title=Explore the Royal Collection Online|website=www.rct.uk|access-date=2023-01-16}} https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/16/collection/401412/prince-albert-1819-61.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Royal Victorian Order ===
(GCVO, Knight or Dame Grand Cross; KCVO or DCVO, Knight or Dame Commander; CVO, Commander; LVO, Lieutenant; MVO, Member)

=== St. John ===
The Order of the Knights of St. John

=== Star of India ===
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (GCSI, Knight Grand Commander; KCSI, Knight Commander; CSI, Companion)

=== Thistle ===
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle

== Hoops ==
'''This section is under construction right now'''.

Over the 19th century fashionable shapes for women's skirts — and their bodies — evolved ever more quickly, and sometimes several distinct silhouettes were fashionable at the same time. This evolution occurred as a result of changes in a number of large cultural factors:

#what was most fashionable changed over time, and the speed with which those changes occurred accelerated, which is associated with technological developments, the materials for clothing and foundations and the technologies for creating them
#* Over the course of the century, the materials that hoops were made of evolved, to include whalebone (cartilage), cane, iron and steel bands or wire as well as, apparently, sometimes rubber elastic.&lt;ref name=&quot;:19&quot; /&gt; The evolution caused the hoops to become lighter and smoother. The cage also stopped the movement of fullness in skirts to the back.
#* grommets
#* the various materials used to make hoops
#* sewing machines
#* machines to make lace
#* aniline dyes
#relationship between fashion and social class: changes in conditions for women as social classes developed and increased wealth among the growing oligarchy, the needs among middle- and working-class women for freedom of movement and safety from fires
#*role of elites in controlling (sumptuary laws)
#*setting the style (Marie Antoinette)
#*development of the upper 10,000: expanding class of elite to include larger upper middle class, expanding aristocracy, growing oligarchy, internationalization of aristocracy and oligarchy, to include European royals seeking shelter in the U.K., American heiresses admitted into British aristocracy
#*role of Victoria as queen, leader of one branch of the aristocracy, her domesticity, her sense of style
#*fashion began to move down the social classes so that hoops (and, for example, top hats) were worn by people in the middle and sometimes working classes
#Impact of fashion on women's mobility, women's rights
#evolutionary process in the development of hoops: not discrete structures but over the centuries one leads to another
Terms: farthingale, panniers, hoops, crinoline, cage, bustle

Between 1450 and 1550 a loosely woven, very stiff fabric made from linen and horsehair was used in &quot;horsehair petticoats.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|137}} Heavy and scratchy, these petticoats made the fabric of the skirt lie smooth, without wrinkles or folds. Over time, this horsehair fabric was used in several kinds of objects made from fabric, like hats and padding for poufs, but it is best known for its use in the structure of hoops, or cages. Horsehair fabric was used until the mid-19th century, when it  was called ''crinoline'' and used for petticoats again (1840–1865).&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|78}} We still call this fabric ''crinoline''.

''Hoops'' is a mid-19th-century term for a cage-like structure worn by a woman to hold her skirts away from her body. The term ''cage'' is also 19th century, and ''crinoline'' is sometimes used in a non-technical way for 19th-century cages as well. Both these terms are commonly used now for the general understructure of a woman's skirts, but they are not technically accurate for time periods before the 19th century.

As fashion, that cage-like structure was the foundation undergarment for the bottom half of a woman's body, for a skirt and petticoat, and created the fashionable silhouette from the 15th through the late 19th century. The 16th-century Katherine of Aragon is credited with making hoops popular outside Spain for women of the elite classes. By the end of the 16th century France had become the arbiter of fashion for the western world, and it still is. The cage is notable for how long it lasted in fashion and for its complex evolution.

Together with the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Corsets|corset]], the cage enabled all the changes in fashionable shapes, from the extreme distortions of 17th-and-18th-century panniers to the late 19th-century bustle. Early hoops circled the body in a bell, cone or drum shape, then were moved to the sides with panniers, then ballooned around the body like the top half of a sphere, and finally were pulled to the rear as a bustle. That is, the distorted shapes of high fashion were made possible by hoops. High fashion demanded these shapes, which disguised women's bodies, especially below the waist, while corsets did their work above it.

When hoops were first introduced in the 15th century, women's shoes for the first time differentiated from men's and became part of the fashionable look. In the periods when the skirts were flat in front (with the farthingale and in the transitional 17th century), they did not touch the floor, making shoes visible and important fashion accessories. Portraits of high-status, high-fashion women consistently show their pointy-toed shoes, which would have been more likely to show when they were moving than when they were standing still. The shoes seem to draw attention to themselves in these portraits, suggesting that they were important to the painters and, perhaps, the women as well.

In addition to the shape, the materials used to make hoops evolved — from cane and wood to whalebone, then steel bands and wire. Initially fabric strips, tabs or ribbons were the vertical elements in the cages and evolved into channels in a linen, muslin or, later, crinoline underskirt encasing wires or bands. Fabrics besides crinoline —  like cotton, silk and linen — were used to connect the hoops and bands in cages. All of these materials used in cages had disadvantages and advantages. 

=== Disadvantages and Advantages ===
Hoops affected the way women were able to move. ['''something about riding'''?]

==== Disadvantages ====
the weight, getting through doorways, sitting, the wind, getting into carriages, what the dances involved. Raising '''one's''' skirts to climb stairs or walk was more difficult with hoop. 

['''Contextualize with dates?'''] &quot;The combination of corset, bustle, and crinolette limited a woman's ability to bend except at the hip joint, resulting in a decorous, if rigid, sense of bearing.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Koda, Harold. ''Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed.'' The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001.&lt;/ref&gt; (130) 

As caricatures through the centuries makes clear, one disadvantage hoops had is that they could be caught by the wind, no matter what the structure was made of or how heavy it was. 

In her 1941 ''Little Town on the Prairie'', Laura Ingalls Wilder writes a scene in which Laura's hoops have crept up under skirts because of the wind. Set in 1883,&lt;ref&gt;Hill, Pamela Smith, ed. ''Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography''.&lt;/ref&gt; this very unusual scene shows a young woman highly skilled at getting her hoops back down without letting her undergarments show. The majority of European and North American women wore hoops in 1883, but to our knowledge no other writer from this time describes any solution to the problem of the wind under hoops or, indeed, a skill like Laura's. &lt;blockquote&gt;“Well,” Laura began; then she stopped and spun round and round, for the strong wind blowing against her always made the wires of her hoop skirt creep slowly upward under her skirts until they bunched around her knees. Then she must whirl around and around until the wires shook loose and spiraled down to the bottom of her skirts where they should be.

“As she and Carrie hurried on she began again. “I think it was silly, the way they dressed when Ma was a girl, don’t you? Drat this wind!” she exclaimed as the hoops began creeping upward again.

“Quietly Carrie stood by while Laura whirled. “I’m glad I’m not old enough to have to wear hoops,” she said. “They’d make me dizzy.”

“They are rather a nuisance,” Laura admitted. “But they are stylish, and when you’re my age you’ll want to be in style.”&lt;ref&gt;Wilder, Laura Ingalls. ''Little Town on the Prairie.'' Harper and Row, 1941. Pp. 272–273.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;The 16-year-old Laura makes the comment that she wants to be in style, but she lives on the prairie in the U.S., far from a large city, and would not necessarily wear the latest Parisian style, although she reads the American women's domestic and fashion monthly ''[[Social Victorians/Newspapers#Godey's Lady's Book|Godey's Lady's Book]]'' and would know what was stylish.

==== '''Advantages''' ====
The '''weight''' of hoops was somewhat corrected over time with the use of steel bands and wires, as they were lighter than the wood, cane or whalebone hoops, which had to be thick enough to keep their shape and to keep from breaking or folding under the weight of the petticoats and skirts. Full skirts made women's waists look smaller, whether by petticoats or hoops. Being fashionable, being included among the smart set.

The hoops moved the skirts away from the legs and feet, making moving easier. 

By moving the heavy petticoats and skirts away from their legs, hoops could actually give women's legs and feet more freedom to move.


Because so few fully constructed hoop foundation garments still exist, we cannot be certain of a number of details about how exactly they were worn. For example, the few contemporary drawings of 19th-century hoops show bloomers beneath them but no petticoats. However, in the cold and wind (and we know from Laura Ingalls Wilder how the wind could get under hoops), women could have added layers of petticoats beneath their hoops for warmth.[[File:Chaise à crinolines.jpg|thumb|Chaise à Crinolines, 19th century]]
=== Accommodation ===
Hoops affected how women sat, and furniture was developed specifically to accommodate these foundation structures. The ''chaise à crinolines'' or chair for hoop skirts (right), dating from the 2nd half of the 19th century, has a gap between the seat and the back of the chair to keep her undergarments from showing as she sat, or even seated herself, and to reduce wrinkling of the fabric by accommodating her hoops, petticoats and skirts.[[File:Vermeer Lady Seated at a Virginal.jpg|thumb|Vermeer, Lady Seated at a Virginal|left]]Vermeer's c. 1673 ''Lady Seated at a Virginal'' (left) looks like she is sitting on this same kind of chair, suggesting that furniture like this had existed long before the 19th century. Vermeer's painting shows how the chair could accommodate her hoops and the voluminous fabric of her skirts.

The wide doorways between the large public rooms in the Palace of Versailles could accommodate wide panniers. '''Louis XV and XVI of France occupied an already-built Versailles, but they both renovated the inside over time'''.

Some configurations of hoops permitted folding, and of course the width of the hoops themselves varied over time and with the evolving styles and materials.

With hoops, skirts moved away from the legs and feet, and when skirts got shorter, to above the floor, women's feet had nearly unrestricted freedom to move. Evening gowns, with trains, were still restrictive.


A modern accommodation are the leaning boards developed in Hollywood for women wearing period garments like corsets and long, full skirts. The leaning boards allowed the actors to rest without sitting and wrinkling their clothes.[[File:Pedro García de Benabarre St John Retable Detail.jpg|thumb|alt=Old oil painting of a woman wearing a dress from the 1400s holding the decapitated head of a man with a halo before a table of people at a dinner party|Pedro García de Benabarre, Detail from St. John Altarpiece, Showing Visible Hoops]]
=== Early Hoops ===
Hoops first appeared in Spain in the 15th century and influenced European fashion for at least 3 centuries.

A detail (right) from Pedro García de Benabarre's c. 1470 larger altarpiece painting shows women wearing a style of hoops that predates the farthingale but marks the beginning point of the development of that fashion. Salomé (holding John the Baptist's head) is wearing a dress with what looks like visible wooden hoops attached to the outside of the skirt, which also appears to have padding at the hips underneath it.

The clothing and hairstyles of the people in this painting are sufficiently realistic to offer details for analysis. The foundation garments the women are wearing are corsets and bum rolls. Because none still exist, we do not know how these hoops attached to the skirts or how they related structurally to the corset. The bottom hoop on Salomé's skirt rests on the ground, and her feet are covered. The women near her are kneeling, so not all their hoops show. 

The painter De Benabarre was &quot;active in Aragon and in Catalonia, between 1445–1496,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/10528/|title=Saint Peter|website=Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest|language=en-US|access-date=2024-12-11}} https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/10528/.&lt;/ref&gt; so perhaps he saw the styles worn by people like Katharine of Aragon, whose hoops are now called a farthingale.

=== Early Farthingale ===
In the 16th century, the foundation garment we call ''hoops'' was called a ''farthingale''. Elizabeth Lewandowski says that the metal supports (or structure) in the hoops were made of wire:&lt;blockquote&gt;''&quot;FARTHINGALE: Renaissance (1450-1550 C.E. to Elizabethan (1550-1625 C.E.). Linen underskirt with wire supports which, when shaped, produced a variety of dome, bell, and oblong shapes.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;''{{rp|105}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;The French term for ''farthingale'' is ''vertugadin'' — &quot;un élément essentiel de la mode Tudor en Angleterre [an essential element of Tudor fashion in England].&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-03-12|title=Vertugadin|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vertugadin&amp;oldid=191825729|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}} https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertugadin.&lt;/ref&gt; The French also called the farthingale a &quot;''cachenfant'' for its perceived ability to hide pregnancy,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Clothes on the Shakespearean Stage.&quot; Carleton Production. Amazon Web Services. https://carleton-wp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/sites/84/2023/05/Clothes-on-the-Shakespearean-Stage_-1.pdf (retrieved April 2025).&lt;/ref&gt; not unreasonable given the number of portraits where the subject wearing a farthingale looks as if she might be pregnant. The term in Spanish is ''vertugado''. Nowadays clothing historians make clear distinctions among these terms, especially farthingale, bustle and hip roll, but the terminology then did not need to distinguish these garments from later ones.

The hoops on the outsides of the skirts in the Pedro García de Benabarre painting (above right) predate what would technically be considered a vertugado.[[File:Alonso Sánchez Coello 011.jpg|thumb|alt=Old painting of a princess wearing a richly jeweled outfit|Alonso Sánchez Coello, Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia Wearing a Vertugado, c. 1584]]

Blanche Payne says,&lt;blockquote&gt;Katherine of Aragon is reputed to have introduced the Spanish farthingale ... into England early in the [16th] century. The result was to convert the columnar skirt of the fifteenth century into the cone shape of the sixteenth.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|291}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

In fact, &quot;The Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon brought the fashion to England for her marriage to Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII in 1501 [La princesse espagnole Catherine d'Aragon amena la mode en Angleterre pour son mariage avec le prince Arthur, fils aîné d'Henri VII en 1501].&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt; Catherine of Aragon, of course, married Henry VIII after Arthur's death, then was divorced and replaced by Anne Boleyn.

Of England, Lewandowski says that &quot;Spanish influence had introduced the hoop-supported skirt, smooth in contour, which was quite generally worn.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|291}} That is, hoops were &quot;quite generally worn&quot; among the ruling and aristocratic classes in England, and may have been worn by some women among the wealthy bourgeoisie. Sumptuary laws addressed &quot;certain features of garments that are decorative in function, intended to enhance the silhouette&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-02-22|title=Sumptuary law|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumptuary_law|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; and signified wealth and status, but they were generally not very successful and not enforced well or consistently. (Sumptuary laws &quot;attempted to regulate permitted consumption, especially of clothing, food and luxury expenditures&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2024-09-27|title=sumptuary law|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sumptuary_law|journal=Wiktionary, the free dictionary|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; in order to mark class differences and, for our purposes, to use fashion to control women and the burgeoning middle class.)

The Spanish vertugado shaped the skirt into an symmetrical A-line with a graduated series of hoops sewn to an undergarment. Alonso Sánchez Coello's c. 1584&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|316}} portrait (right) shows infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia wearing a vertugado, with its &quot;typically Spanish smooth cone-shaped contour.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|315–316}}

The shoes do not show in the portraits of women wearing the Spanish cone-shaped vertugado. The round hoops stayed in place in front, even though the skirts might touch the floor, giving the women's feet enough room to take steps. 

By the end of the 16th century the French and Spanish farthingales had evolved separately and were no longer the same garment.[[File:Queen Elizabeth I ('The Ditchley portrait') by Marcus Gheeraerts the YoungerFXD.jpg|thumb|alt=Old oil painting of a queen in a white dress with shoulders and hips exaggerated by her dress|Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Queen Elizabeth I in a French Cartwheel Farthingale, 1592|left]]

The French vertugadin — a cartwheel farthingale — was a flat &quot;platter&quot; of hoops worn below the waist and above the hips. Once past the vertugadin, the skirt fell straight to the floor, into a kind of asymmetrical drum shape that was balanced by strict symmetry in the rest of the garment. The English Queen Elizabeth I is wearing a French drum-shaped farthingale in Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger's c. 1592 portrait (left).[[File:Hardwick Hall Portrait of Elizabeth I of England.jpg|thumb|Hilliard, Hardwick Hall Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, c. 1598–1599]]In Nicholas Hilliard's c. 1598–1599 portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (right), an extraordinary showing of jewels, pearls and embroidery from the top of her head to the tips of her toes make for a spectacular outfit. The drum of the cartwheel farthingale is closer to the body beneath the point of the bodice, and the underskirt is gathered up the sides of the foundation corset to where her natural waistline would be. The gathers flatten the petticoat from the point to the hem, and the fabric collected at the sides falls from the edge of the drum down to her ankles.

Associated with the cartwheel farthingale was a very long waist and a skirt slightly shorter in the front. A rigid corset with a point far below the waist and the downward-angled farthingale flattened the front of the skirt. Because the skirt in front over a cartwheel farthingale was closer to the woman's body and did not touch the floor, the dress flowed and the women's shoes showed as they moved. Almost all portraits of women wearing cartwheel farthingales show the little pointy toes of their shoes. In Gheeraerts' painting, Queen Elizabeth's feet draw attention to themselves, suggesting that showing the shoes was important.

Farthingales were heavy, and together with the rigid corsets and the construction of the dress (neckline, bodice, sleeves, mantle), women's movement was quite restricted. Although their feet and legs had the freedom to move under the hoops, their upper bodies were held in place by their foundation garments and their clothing, the sleeves preventing them from raising their arms higher than their shoulders. This restriction of the movement of their arms can be seen in Elizabethan court dances that included clapping. They clapped their hands beside their heads rather than over their heads.

The steady attempts in the sumptuary laws to control fine materials for clothing reveals the interest middle-class women had in wearing what the cultural elite were wearing at court.

=== The Transitional 17th Century ===
What had been starched and stiff in women's dress in the 16th century — like ruffs and collars — became looser and flatter in the 17th. This transitional period in women's clothing also introduced the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Cavalier|Cavalier style of men's dress]], which began with the political movement in support of England's King Charles II while he was still living in France. Like the ones women wore, men's ruffs and collars were also no longer starched or wired, making them looser and flatter as well.

For much of the 17th century — beginning about 1620, according to Payne — skirts were not supported by the cage-like hoops that had been so popular.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|355}} Without structures like hoops, skirts draped loosely to the floor, but they did not fall straight from the waist. Except for dressing gowns (which sometimes appear in portraiture in spite of their informality), the skirts women wore were held away from the body by some kind of padding or stiffened roll around the waist and at the hips, sometimes flat in front, sometimes not. The skirts flowed from the hips, either straight down or in an A-line depending on the cut of the skirt.
[[File:The Vanity of Women Masks and Bustles MET DT4982.jpg|thumb|Maerten de Vos, ''The Vanity of Women: Masks and Bustles'', c. 1600]]
==== Hip Rolls ====
This c. 1600 Dutch engraving attributed to Maerten de Vos (right) shows two servants dressing two wealthy women in masks and hip rolls. In its title of this engraving the Metropolitan Museum of Art calls a hip roll a ''bustle'' (which it defines as a padded roll or a French farthingale),&lt;ref&gt;De Vos, Maerten. &quot;The Vanity of Women: Masks and Bustles.&quot; Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikimedia Commons 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Vanity_of_Women_Masks_and_Bustles_MET_DT4982.jpg.&lt;/ref&gt; but the engraving itself calls it a ''cachenfant''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:20&quot;&gt;De Vos, Maerten (attrib. to). &quot;The Vanity of Women: Masks and Bustles.&quot; Circa 1600. ''The Costume Institute: The Metropolitan Museum of Art''. Object Number: 2001.341.1. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82615&lt;/ref&gt; The craftsmen in the back are wearing masks. The one on the left is making the masks that the shop sells, and the one on the right is making the hip rolls.

The serving woman on the left is fitting a mask on what is probably her mistress. The kneeling woman on the right is tying a hip roll on what is probably hers.

The text around the engraving is in French and Dutch. The French passages read as follows (clockwise from top left), with the word ''cachenfant'' (farthingale) bolded:&lt;blockquote&gt;
Orne moy auecq la masque laide orde et sale:
&lt;br&gt;Car laideur est en moy la beaute principale.

Achepte dame masques &amp; passement:
&lt;br&gt;Monstre vostre pauvre [?] orgueil hardiment.

Venez belles filles auecq fesses maigres:
&lt;br&gt;Bien tost les ferayie rondes &amp; alaigres.

Vn '''cachenfant''' come les autres me fault porter:
&lt;br&gt;Couste qu'il couste; le fol la folle veult aymer.

Voy cy la boutiquel des enragez amours,
&lt;br&gt;De vanite, &amp; d'orgueil &amp; d'autres tels tours:

D'ont plusieurs qui parent la chair puante,
&lt;br&gt;S'en vont auecq les diables en la gehenne ardante.

&lt;ref name=&quot;:20&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Which translates, roughly, into
&lt;blockquote&gt;
Adorn me with the ugly, dirty, and orderly mask:
&lt;br&gt;For ugliness is the principal beauty in me.

Buy, lady, masks and trimmings:
&lt;br&gt;Boldly show your poor [?] pride.

Come, beautiful girls with thin buttocks:
&lt;br&gt;Soon, make them round and cheerful.

I must wear a [farthingale, lit. &quot;hide child&quot;] like the others:
&lt;br&gt;No matter how much it costs; the madman wants to love.

See here the store of rabid loves,
&lt;br&gt;Of vanity, and pride, and other such tricks:

Many of whom adorn the stinking flesh,
&lt;br&gt;Go with the devils to the burning hell.
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
[[File:The Vanity of Women Masks and Bustles MET DT4982 (detail of padded rolls or French farthingales).jpg|thumb|Detail of Maerten de Vos, ''The Vanity of Women: Masks and Bustles'', c. 1600]]
Traditionally thought of as padding, the hip rolls, at least in this detail of the c. 1600 engraving (right), are hollow and seem to be made cylindrical by what looks like rings of cane or wire sewn into channels. The kneeling woman is tying the strings that attach the hip roll, which is being worn above the petticoat and below the overskirt that the mistress is holding up and back. The hip roll under construction on the table looks hollow, but when they are finished the rolls look padded and their ends sewn closed.

Farthingales were more complex than is usually assumed. Currently, ''farthingale'' usually refers to the cane or wire foundation that shaped the skirt from about 1450 to 1625, although the term was not always used so precisely. Padding was sometimes used to shape the skirt, either by itself or in addition to the cartwheel and cone-shaped foundational structures. The padding itself was in fact another version of hoops that were structured both by rings as well as padding. Called a bustle, French farthingale, cachenfant, bum barrel&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|42}} or even (quoting Ben Jonson, 1601) bum roll&lt;ref&gt;Cunnington, C. Willett (Cecil Willett), and Phillis Cunnington. ''Handbook of English Costume in the Sixteenth Century''. Faber and Faber, 1954. Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/handbookofenglis0000unse_e2n2/.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|161}} in its day, the hip roll still does not have a stable name. The common terms for what we call the hip roll now include ''bum roll'' and ''French farthingale''. The term ''bustle'' is no longer associated with the farthingale.

==== Bunched Skirts or Padding ====
The speed with which trends in clothing changed began to accelerate in the 17th century, making fashion more expensive and making keeping up with the latest styles more difficult. Part of the transition in this century, then, is the number of silhouettes possible for women, including early forms of what became the pannier in the 18th century and what became the bustle in the late 19th. In the later periods, these forms of hoops involved &quot;baskets&quot; or cages (or crinolines), but during this transitional period, these shapes were made from &quot;stiffened rolls [&lt;nowiki/&gt;[[Social Victorians/Terminology#Hip Rolls|hip rolls]]] that were tied around the waist&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Bendall, Sarah A. () The Case of the “French Vardinggale”: A Methodological Approach to Reconstructing and Understanding Ephemeral Garments, ''Fashion Theory'' 2019 (23:3), pp. 363-399, DOI: [[doi:10.1080/1362704X.2019.1603862|10.1080/1362704X.2019.1603862]].&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|369}} at the hips under the skirts or from bunched fabric, or both. The fabric-based volume in the back involved the evolution of an overskirt, showing more and more of the underskirt, or [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Petticoat|petticoat]], beneath it. This development transformed the petticoat into an outer garment.[[File:Princess Teresa Pamphilj Cybo, by Jacob Ferdinand Voet.jpg|thumb|Attr. to Voet, Anna Pamphili, c. 1670]]
[[File:Caspar Netscher - Girl Standing before a Mirror - 1925.718 - Art Institute of Chicago.jpg|thumb|Netscher, Girl Standing before a Mirror|left]]

Two examples of the bunched overskirt can be seen in Caspar Netscher's ''Girl Standing before a Mirror'' (left) and Voet's ''Portrait of Anna Pamphili'' (right), both painted about 1670. (This portrait of Anna Pamphili and the one below right were both misidentified with her mother Olimpia Aldobrandini.) In both these portraits, the overskirt is split down the center front, pulled to the sides and toward the back and stitched (probably) to keep the fabric from falling flat. The petticoat, which is now an outer garment, hangs straight to the floor. In Netscher's portrait, the girl's shoe shows, but the skirt rests on the ground, requiring her to lift her skirts to be able to walk, not to mention dancing. The dress in Anna Pamphili's portrait is an interesting contrast of soft and hard. The embroidery stiffens the narrow petticoat, suggesting it might have been a good choice for a static portrait but not for moving or dancing.

Besides bunched fabric, the other way to make the skirts full at the hips was with hip rolls. Mierevelt's 1629 Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart (below, left) shows a split overskirt, although the fabric is not bunched or draped toward the back. The fullness here is caused by a hip roll, which adds fullness to the hips and back, leaving the skirts flat in front. In this case the flatness of the roll in front pulls the overskirt slightly apart and reveals the petticoat, even this early in the century. One reason this portrait is striking because Elizabeth Stuart appears to be wearing a mourning band on her left arm. Also striking are the very elaborate trim and decorations, displaying Stuart's wealth and status, including the large ornament on the mourning band. [[File:Michiel van Mierevelt - Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), circa 1629.jpg|thumb|Michiel van Mierevelt, Elizabeth Stuart, c. 1629|left]][[File:Attributed to Voet - Portrait of Anna Pamphili, misidentified with her mother Olimpia Aldobrandini.jpg|thumb|Attr. to Voet, Anna Pamphili, c. 1671]]

The c. 1671 portrait of Anna Pamphili (below, right) shows an example of the petticoat's development as an outer garment. In the Mierevelt portrait (left), the petticoat barely shows. A half century later, in the portrait of Anna Pamphili, the overskirt is not split but so short that the petticoat is almost completely revealed. A hip roll worn under both the petticoat and the overskirt gives her hips breadth. The petticoat is gathered at the sides and smooth in the front, falling close to her body. The fullness of the petticoat and the overskirt is on the sides — and possibly the back. The heavily trimmed overskirt is stiff but not rigid. Anna Pamphili's shoe peeps out from under the flattened front of the petticoat.

The neckline, the hipline, the bottom of the overskirt, the trim at the hem of the petticoat and overskirt and the ribbons on the sleeves — as well as even the hair style — all give Pamphili's outfit a sophisticated horizontal design, a look that soon would become very important and influential as panniers gained popularity.

=== Panniers ===
The formal, high-status dress we most associate with the 18th century is the horizontal style of panniers, the hoops at the sides of the skirt, which is closer to the body in front and back. Popular in the mid century in France, panniers continued to dominate design in court dress in the U.K. &quot;well into the 19th century.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}} ''Paniers anglais'' were 8-hoop panniers.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|219}}

Panniers were made from a variety of materials, most of which have not survived into the 21st century, and the most common materials used panniers has not been established. Lewandowski says that skirts were &quot;stretched over metal hoops&quot; that &quot;First appear[ed] around 1718 and [were] in fashion [for much of Europe] until 1800. ... By 1750 the one-piece pannier was replaced by [two pieces], with one section over each hip.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|219}} According to Payne, another kind of pannier &quot;consisted of a pair of caned or boned [instead of metal] pouches, their inner surfaces curved to the ... contour of the hips, the outside extending well beyond them.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|428}} Given that it is a natural material, surviving examples of cane for the structure of panniers are an unexpected gift, although silk, linen and wool also occasionally exists in museum collections. No examples of bone structures for panniers exist, suggesting that bone is less hardy than cane. Waugh says that whalebone was the only kind of &quot;bone&quot; (it was actually cartilage, of course) used;&lt;ref name=&quot;:19&quot;&gt;Waugh, Norah. ''Corsets and Crinolines''. New York, NY: Theatre Arts Books, 1954. Rpt. Routledge/Theatre Arts Books, 2000.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|167}} Payne says cane and whalebone were used for panniers.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|426}} Neither Payne nor Waugh mention metal. Examples of metal structures for panniers have also not survived, perhaps because they were rare or occurred later, during revolutionary times, when a lot of things got destroyed.

The pannier was not the only silhouette in the 18th century. In fact, the speed with which fashion changed continued to accelerate in this century. Payne describes &quot;Six basic forms,&quot; which though evolutionary were also quite distinct. Further, different events called for different styles, as did the status and social requirements for those who attended. For the first time in the clothing history of the culturally elite, different distinct fashions overlapped rather than replacing each other, the clothing choices marking divisions in this class.

The century saw Payne's &quot;Six basic forms&quot; or silhouettes generally in this order but sometimes overlapping:

# '''Fullness in the back'''. The fabric bustle. While we think of the bustle as a 19th-century look, it can be found in the 18th century, as Payne says.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|411}} The overskirt was all pulled to the back, the fullness probably mostly made by bunched fabric.
# '''The round skirt'''. &quot;The bell or dome shape resulted from the reintroduction of hoops[,] in England by 1710, in France by 1720.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|411}}
# '''The ellipse, panniers'''. &quot;The ellipse ... was achieved by broadening the support from side to side and compressing it from front to back. It had a long run of popularity, from 1740 to 1770, the extreme width being retained in court costumes. ... English court costume [411/413] followed this fashion well into the nineteenth century.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|411, 413}}
# '''Fullness in the back and sides'''. &quot;The dairy maid, or [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Polonaise|polonaise]], style could be achieved either by pulling the lower part of the overskirt through its own pocket holes, thus creating a bouffant effect, or by planned control of the overskirt, through the cut or by means of draw cords, ribbons, or loops and buttons, which were used to form the three great ‘poufs’ known as the polonaise .... These diversions appeared in the late [seventeen] sixties and became prevalent in the seventies. They were much like the familiar styles of our own [American] Revolutionary War period.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}
# '''Fullness in the back'''. The return of the bustle in the 1780s.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}
# '''No fullness'''. The tubular [or Empire] form, drawn from classic art, in the 1790s.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}
Hoops affected how women sat, went through doors and got into carriages, as well as what was involved in the popular dances. Length of skirts and trains. Some doorways required that women wearing wide panniers turn sideways, which undermined the &quot;entrance&quot; they were expected to make when they arrived at an event. Also, a woman might be accompanied by a gentleman, who would also be affected by her panniers and the width of the doorway. Over the century skirts varied from ankle length to resting on the floor. Women wearing panniers would not have been able to stand around naturally: the panniers alone meant they had to keep their elbows bent. 

[[File:Panniers 1.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of the wooden and fabric skeleton of an 18th-century women's foundation garment|Wooden and Fabric-covered Structure for 18th-century Panniers|left]][[File:Hoop petticoat and corset England 1750-1780 LACMA.jpg|thumb|Hooped Petticoat and Corset, 1750–80]]The 1760–1770 French panniers (left) are &quot;a rare surviving example&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot;&gt;{{Citation|title=Panniers|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/139668|date=1760–70|accessdate=2025-01-01}}. The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/139668.&lt;/ref&gt; of the structure of this foundation garment. Almost no examples of panniers survive. The hoops are made with bent cane, held together with red velvet silk ribbon that looks pinked. The cane also appears to be covered with red velvet, and the hoops have metal &quot;hinges that allow [them] to be lifted, facilitating movement in tight spaces.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot; /&gt; This inventive hingeing permitted the wearer to lift the bottom cane and her skirts, folding them up like an accordion, lifting the front slightly and greatly reducing the width (and making it easier to get through doors). ['''Write the Met to ask about this description once it's finished. Are there examples of boned or metal panniers that they're aware of?''']

The corset and hoops shown (right) are also not reproductions and are also rare examples of foundation garments surviving from the 18th century. These hoops are made with cane held in place by casings sewn into a plain-woven linen skirt.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://collections.lacma.org/node/214714|title=Woman's Hoop Petticoat (Pannier) {{!}} LACMA Collections|website=collections.lacma.org|access-date=2025-01-03}} Los Angeles County Museum of Art. https://collections.lacma.org/node/214714.&lt;/ref&gt; These 1750–1780 hoops are modestly wide, but the gathering around the casings for the hoops suggests that the panniers could be widened if longer hoops were inserted. (The corset shown with these hoops is treated in the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Corsets|Corsets section]]. The mannequin is wearing a [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Chemise|chemise undergarment]] as well.)[[File:Johanna Gabriele of Habsburg Lorraine1 copy.jpg|thumb|Martin van Meytens, Johanna Gabriele of Habsburg Lorraine, c. 1760|left]]In her c. 1760 portrait (left), Johanna Gabriele of Habsburg Lorraine is wearing exaggerated court-dress panniers, shown here about the widest that they got. Johanna Gabriele was the daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, so she was a sister of Marie Antoinette, who also would have worn panniers as exaggerated as these. Johanna Gabriele's hairstyle has not grown into the huge bouffant style that developed to balance the wide court dress, so her outfit looks out of proportion in this portrait. And, because of her panniers, her arms look slightly awkward. The tips of her shoes show because her skirt has been pulled back and up to rest on them.

France had become the leader in high fashion by the middle of the century, led first by Madame Pompadour and then by Marie Antoinette, who was crowned queen in 1774.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-04-23|title=Marie Antoinette|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;  Court dress has always been regulated, but it could be influenced. Marie Antoinette's influence was toward exaggeration, both in formality and in informality. In their evolution formal-dress skirts moved away from the body in front and back but were still wider on the sides and were decorated with massive amounts of trim, including ruffles, flowers, lace and ribbons. The French queen led court fashion into greater and greater excess: &quot;Since her taste ran to dancing, theatrical, and masked escapades, her costumes and those of her court exhibited quixotic tendencies toward absurdity and exaggeration.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|428}} Both Madame Pompadour's and Marie Antoinette's taste ran to extravagance and excess, visually represented in the French court by the clothing.[[File:Marie Antoinette 1778-1783.jpg|thumb|Marie Antoinette in 1778 and 1779]]The two portraits (right), painted by Élizabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun in 1778 on the left and 1779 on the right, show Marie Antoinette wearing the same dress. Although one painting has been photographed as lighter than the other, the most important differences between the two portraits are slight variations in the pose and the hairstyle and headdress. Her hair in the 1779 painting is in better proportion to her dress than it is in the earlier one, and the later headdress — a stylized mobcap — is more elaborate and less dependent on piled-up hair. (The description of the painting in Wikimedia Commons says she gave birth between these two portraits, which in particular affected her hair and hairline.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;File:Marie Antoinette 1778-1783.jpg.&quot; ''Wikimedia Commons'' [&lt;bdi&gt;Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 2 portraits of Marie Antoinette&lt;/bdi&gt;] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marie_Antoinette_1778-1783.jpg.&lt;/ref&gt;)[[File:Queen Charlotte, by studio of Thomas Gainsborough.jpg|thumb|Queen Charlotte of England, 1781|left]]

In this 1781&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/wd/jAGip1dpEkf-Fw|title=Portrait of Queen Charlotte of England - Thomas Gainsborough, studio|website=Google Arts &amp; Culture|language=en|access-date=2025-04-16}}&lt;/ref&gt; portrait from the workshop of Thomas Gainsborough (left), Queen Charlotte is wearing panniers less exaggerated in width than Johanna Gabriele's. The English did not usually wear panniers as wide as those in French court dress, but the decoration and trim on the English Queen Charlotte's gown are as elaborate as anything the French would do.

The ruffles (many of them double) and fichu are made with a sheer silk or cotton, which was translucent rather than transparent. The ruffles on Queen Charlotte's sleeves are made of lace. The ruffles and poufs of sheer silk are edged in gold. The embroidered flowers and stripes, as well as the sequin discs and attached clusters are all gold. The skirt rose above the floor, revealing Queen Charlotte's pointed shoe. Shoes were fashion accessories because of the shorter length of the skirts.

The whole look is more balanced because of the bouffant hairstyle, the less extreme width in the panniers and the greater fullness in front (and, probably, back). 

The white dress worn by the queen in Season 1, Episode 4 of the BBC and Canal+ series ''Marie Antoinette'' stands out because nobody else is wearing white at the ball in Paris and because of the translucent silk or muslin fabric, which would have been imported from India at that time (some silk was still being imported from China). Muslin is not a rich or exotic fabric to us, but toward the end of the 18th century, muslin could be imported only from India, making it unusual and expensive.&lt;blockquote&gt;Another English contribution to the fashion of the eighties was the sheer white muslin dress familiar to us from the paintings of Reynolds, Romney, and Lawrence. In this respect the English fell under the spell of classic Greek influence sooner than the French did. Lacking the restrictions imposed by Marie Antoinette's court, the English were free to adapt costume designs from the source which was inspiring their architects and draftsmen.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|438}} &lt;/blockquote&gt;So while a sheer white dress would have been unlikely in Marie Antoinette's court, according to Payne, the fabric itself was available and suddenly became very popular, in part because of its simplicity and its sheerness. The Empire style replaced the Rococo busyness in a stroke, like the French Revolution.

By the 1790s French and English fashion had evolved in very different directions, and also by this time, accepted fashion and court dress had diverged, with the formulaic properties of court dress — especially in France — preventing its development. In general,&lt;blockquote&gt;English women were modestly covered ..., often in overdress and petticoat; that heavier fabrics with more pattern and color were used; and that for a while hairdress remained more elaborate and headdress more involved than in France.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|441}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;Even in such a rich and colorful court dress as Queen Charlotte is wearing in the Gainsborough-workshop portrait, her more &quot;modest&quot; dress shows these trends very clearly: the white (muslin or silk) and the elaborate style in headdress and hair.

=== Polonaise ===

==== Marie Antoinette — The Context ====

The robe à la Polonaise in casual court dress was popularized by Marie Antoinette for less formal settings and events, a style that occurred at the same time as highly formal dresses with panniers. An informal fashion not based on court dress, although court style would require panniers, though not always the extremely wide ones, and the new style. It was so popular that it evolved into one way court dress could be.[[File:Marie Antoinette in a Park Met DP-18368-001.jpg|thumb|Le Brun, ''Marie Antoinette in a Park'']]Trianon: Marie Antoinette's &quot;personal&quot; palace at Versailles, where she went to entertain her friends in a casual environment. While there, in extended, several-day parties, she and her friends played games, did amateur theatricals, wore costumes, like the stylization of what a dairy maid would wear. A release from the very rigid court procedures and social structures and practices. Separate from court and so not documented in the same way events at Versailles were.

In the c. 1780–81 sketch (right) of Marie Antoinette in a Park by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun,&lt;ref&gt;Le Brun, Elisabeth Louise Vigée. ''Marie Antoinette in a Park'' (c. 1780–81). The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/824771.&lt;/ref&gt; the queen is wearing a robe à la Polonaise with an apron in front, so we see her in a relatively informal pose and outfit. The underskirt, which is in part at least made of a sheer fabric, shows beneath the overskirt and the apron. This is a late Polonaise, more decoration, additions of ribbons, lace, lace, [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Plastics|plastics]], ruffles, which did not exist on actual milkmaid dresses or earlier versions of the robe à la Polonaise. Even though this is a sketch, we can see that this dress would be more comfortable and convenient for movement because the bodice is not boned, and wrinkles in the bodice suggest that she is not likely wearing a corset. 

==== Definition of Terms ====


The Polonaise was a late-Georgian or late-18th-century style, the usage of the word in written English dating from 1773 although ''Polonaise'' is French for ''the Polish woman'', and the style arose in France:&lt;blockquote&gt;A woman's dress consisting of a tight, unboned bodice and a skirt open from the waist downwards to reveal a decorative underskirt. Now historical.&lt;ref name=&quot;:13&quot;&gt;“Polonaise, N. &amp; Adj.” ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford UP, September 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2555138986.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;The lack of boning in the bodice would make this fashion more comfortable than the formal foundation garments worn in court dress.

The term ''á la polonaise'' itself is not in common use by the French nowadays, and the French ''Wikipédia'' doesn't use it for clothing. French fashion drawings and prints from the 18th-century, however, do use the term.

Elizabeth Lewandowski dates the Polonaise style from about 1750 to about 1790,&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|123}} and Payne says it was &quot;prevalent&quot; in the 1770s.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}

The style à la Polonaise was based on an idealization of what dairy maids wore, adapted by aristocratic women and frou-froued up. Two dairymaids are shown below, the first is a caricature of a stereotypical milkmaid and the second is one of Marie Antoinette's ladies in waiting costumed as a milkmaid.
[[File:La laitiere. G.16931.jpg|left|thumb|Mixelle, ''La Laitiere'' (the Milkmaid)]]
[[File:Madame A. Aughié, Friend of Queen Marie Antoinette, as a Dairymaid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon - Nationalmuseum - 21931.tif|thumb|Madame A. Aughié, as a Dairymaid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon]]In the aquatint engraving of ''La Laitiere'' (left) by Jean-Marie Mixelle (1758–1839),&lt;ref&gt;Mixelle, Jean-Marie. ''La Laitiere'', Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, Inventory Number: G.16931. https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/la-laitiere-8#infos-secondaires-detail.&lt;/ref&gt; the milkmaid is portrayed as flirtatious and, perhaps, not virtuous. She is wearing clogs and two white aprons. Her bodice is laced in front, the ruffle is probably her chemise showing at her neckline, and the peplum sticks out, drawing attention to her hips. As apparently was typical, she is wearing a red skirt, short enough for her ankles to show. The piece around her neck has become untucked from her bodice, contributing to the sexualizing, as does the object hanging from her left hand and directing the eye to her bosom. (The collection of engravings that contains this one is undated but probably from the late 19th or early 20th century.)

The 1787 &lt;bdi&gt;Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller&lt;/bdi&gt; portrait of Madame Adélaïde Aughié in the Royal Dairy at Petit Trianon-Le Hameau&lt;ref&gt;Wertmüller, Adolf Ulrik. ''Adélaïde Auguié as a Dairy-Maid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon''. 1787. The National Museum of Sweden, Inventory number NM 4881. https://collection.nationalmuseum.se/en/collection/item/21931/.&lt;/ref&gt; (right) is about as casual as Le Trianon got. A contemporary of Marie Antoinette, she is in costume as a milkmaid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon, perhaps for a theatrical event or a game. Her dress is not in the à la Polonaise style but a court interpretation of what a milkmaid would look like, in keeping with the hired workers at le Trianon.

==== The 3 Poufs ====
Visually, the style à la Polonaise is defined by the 3 poufs made by the gathering-up of the overskirt. Initially most of the fabric was bunched to make the poufs, but eventually they were padded or even supported by panniers. Payne describes how the polonaise skirt was constructed, mentioning only bunched fabric and not padding:&lt;blockquote&gt;The dairy maid, or polonaise, style could be achieved either by pulling the lower part of the overskirt through its own pocket holes, thus creating a bouffant effect, or by planned control of the overskirt, through the cut or by means of draw cords, ribbons, or loops and buttons, [or, later, buckles] which were used to form the three great ‘poufs’ known as the polonaise .... These diversions [the poufs] appeared in the late [seventeen] sixties and became prevalent in the seventies. They were much like the familiar styles of our own [American] Revolutionary War period.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|413}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;[[File:Robe à la polonaise jaune et violette, Galerie des modes, Fonds d'estampes du XVIIIème siècle, G.4555.jpg|thumb|Robe à la polonaise, c. 1775]]The overskirt, which was gathered or pulled into the 3 distinctive poufs, was sometimes quite elaborately decorated, revealing the place of this garment in high fashion (rather than what an actual working dairy maid might wear). The fabrics in the underskirt and overskirt sometimes were different and contrasting; in simpler styles, the two skirts might have the same fabrics. More complexly styled dresses were heavily decorated with ruffles, bows, [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Plastics|plastics]], ribbons, flowers, lace and trim.

The c. 1775&lt;ref name=&quot;:21&quot;&gt;&quot;Robe à la polonaise jaune et violette, Galerie des modes, Fonds d'estampes du XVIIIème siècle.&quot; Palais Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris. Inventory number: G.4555. https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/palais-galliera/oeuvres/robe-a-la-polonaise-jaune-et-violette-galerie-des-modes-fonds-d-estampes-du#infos-principales.&lt;/ref&gt; fashion color print (right) shows the way the overskirt of the Polonaise was gathered into 3 poufs, one in back and one on either side. In this illustration, the underskirt and the overskirt have the same yellow fabric trimmed with a flat band of purple fabric. The 18th-century caption printed below the image identifies it as a &quot;Jeune Dame en robe à la Polonoise de taffetas garnie a plat de bandes d'une autre couleur: elle est coeffée d'un mouchoir a bordures découpées, ajusté avec gout et bordé de fleurs [Young Lady in a Polonaise dress of taffeta trimmed flat with bands of another color: she is wearing a handkerchief with cut edges, tastefully adjusted and bordered with flowers].&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:21&quot; /&gt;

The skirt's few embellishments are the tasseled bows creating the poufs. The gathered underskirt falls straight from the padded hips to a few inches above the floor. Her cap is interesting, perhaps a forerunner of the mob cap (here a handkerchief worn as a cap [&quot;mouchoir a bordures découpées&quot;]).

===== The Evolution of the Polonaise into Court Dress =====
Part of the original attraction of the robe à la Polonaise was that women did not wear their usual heavy corsets and hoops, which is what would have made this style informal, playful, easy to move in, an escape from the stiffness of court life. Traditionally court dress with panniers and the robe à la Polonaise were thought to be separate, competing styles, but actually the two styles influenced each other and evolved into a design that combined elements from both.

By the time the robe à la Polonaise became court dress, the poufs were no longer only bunched fabric but large, controlled elaborations that were supported by structural elements, and the silhouette of the dress had returned to the ellipsis shape provided by panniers, with perhaps a little more fullness in front and back. The underskirt fell straight down from the hip level, indicating that some kind of padding or structure pulled it away from the body.

Court dress required the controlled shape of the skirt and a tightly structured bodice, which could have been achieved with corseting or tight lacing of the bodice itself. In the combined style, the bodice comes to a pointed V below the waist, which could only be kept flat by stays. While the Polonaise was ankle length, court dress touched the floor.

The following 3 images are fashion prints showing Marie Antoinette in court dress influenced by the robe à la Polonaise, made into a personal style for the queen by the asymmetrical poufs, the reduction of Rococo decoration, layers stacked upon each other and a length that keeps the hem of the skirts off the floor.[[File:Marie Antoinette de modekoningin Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1787, ooo 356 Grand habit de bal a la Cour (..), RP-P-2009-1213.jpg|thumb|Marie Antoinette in a Court Ball Gown à la Polonaise|left]]The 1787 &quot;Grand habit de bal à la Cour, avec des manches à la Gabrielle &amp; c.&quot; (left) by printmaker Nicolas Dupin, after a drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, shows Marie Antoinette in a ballgown for the court with sleeves à la Gabrielle.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Marie-Antoinette-The-Queen-of-Fashion-Gallerie-des-Modes-et-Costumes-Francais--10ceb0e05fbb45ad4941bed1dacb27f1|title=Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Fashion: Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français|website=Rijksmuseum.nl|language=en|access-date=2025-05-02}}&lt;/ref&gt; 

This ballgown, influenced by the robe à la polonaise, is balanced but asymmetrical and seems to have panniers for support of the side poufs. The only decoration on the skirt is ribbon or braid and tassels. Contrasting fabrics replace the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Frou-frou|frou-frou]] for more depth and interest. The lining of the poufs has been pulled out for another contrasting color. The print makes it impossible to tell if the purple is an underskirt and an overskirt or one skirt with attached loops of the ribbon-like trim. 

(A sleeve à la Gabrielle has turned out to be difficult to define. The best we can do, which is not perfect, is a 4 July 1814 description: &quot;On fait, depuis quelque temps, des manches à la Gabrielle. Ces manches, plus courtes que les manches ordinaires, se terminent par plusieurs rangs de garnitures. Au lieu d'un seul bouillonné au poignet, on en met trois ou quatre, que l'on sépare par un poignet.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Modes.&quot; ''Journal des Dames et des Modes''. 4 July 1814 (18:37), vol. 10, 1. ''Google Books'' https://books.google.com/books?id=kwNdAAAAcAAJ.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|296}} [&quot;For some time now, sleeves have been made in the Gabrielle style. These sleeves, shorter than ordinary sleeves, end in several rows of trimmings. Instead of a single ruffle at the wrist, three or four are used, separated by a wrist treatment.&quot;] The sleeves on the bodice of robes à la Polonaise seem to have been short, 3/4-length or less.) [[File:Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1787, sss 384 Robe de Cour à la Turque (..), RP-P-2009-1220.jpg|thumb|Marie Antoinette in a Court Dress à la Turque]]The c. 1787 &quot;Robe de Cour à la Turque, coeffure Orientale aves des aigrettes et plumes, &amp;c.&quot; (right) by printmaker Nicolas Dupin, after a drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, shows Marie Antoinette in a court dress à la Turque with a headdress that has [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Aigrette|aigrettes]] and plumes.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/---75499afec371ac1741dd98d769b14698|title=Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1787, sss 384 : Robe de Cour à la Turque; (...)|website=Rijksmuseum.nl|language=en|access-date=2025-05-02}}&lt;/ref&gt; The &quot;coeffure Orientale&quot; seems to be a highly stylized turban.

This court dress is à la Polonaise in that it has poufs, but it has 2 layers of poufs and an underskirt with a large ruffle. With its unusual striped fabric, its contrasting colors, the very asymmetrical skirt and the ruffles, bows and tassels, this is an elaborate and visually complex dress, but it is not decorated with a lot of [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Frou-frou|frou-frou]].

Several prints in this fashion collection show the robe à la Turque, a late-Georgian style [1750–1790],&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|250}} none of which look &quot;Turkish&quot; in the slightest. Lewandowski defines robe à la Turque:&lt;blockquote&gt;

Very tight bodice with trained over-robe with funnel sleeves and a collar. Worn with a draped sash.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|250}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Her &quot;Robe à la Reine&quot; might offer a better description of this outfit, or at least of the overskirt:&lt;blockquote&gt;Popular from 1776 to 1787, bodice with an attached overskirt swagged back to show the underskirt. .... Gown was short sleeved and elaborately decorated.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|250}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;[[File:Marie Antoinette de modekoningin Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Francais, 1787, ooo.359, Habit de Cour en hyver (titel op object), RP-P-2004-1142.jpg|thumb|Marie Antoinette in Winter Court Fashion]]

This 18th-century interpretation of what looked Turkish would have been about what was fashionable and, in the case of Marie Antoinette's court, dramatic.

The 1787 &quot;Habit de Cour en hyver garni de fourrures &amp;c.&quot; (right) of Marie Antoinette by printmaker Nicolas Dupin, after a drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, shows Marie Antoinette in a winter court outfit trimmed with white fur.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Marie-Antoinette-The-Queen-of-Fashion-Gallerie-des-Modes-et-Costumes-Francais--727dc366885cc0596cd60d7b2c57e207|title=Marie Antoinette: The Queen of Fashion: Gallerie des Modes et Costumes Français|website=Rijksmuseum.nl|language=en|access-date=2025-05-02}}&lt;/ref&gt; Unusually, this &quot;habit&quot; à la Polonaise has a train. The highly stylized court version of a mob cap was appropriated from the peasantry and turned into this extravagant headdress with its unrealistic high crown and its huge ribbon and bows. This outfit as a whole is balanced even though individual elements (like the cap and the white drapes gathered and bunched with bows and tassels) are out of proportion.

The decadence of the aristocratic and royal classes in France at the end of the 18th century are revealed by these extravagant, dramatic fashions in court dress. These restructured, redesigned court dresses are the merging of the earlier, highly decorated and formal pannier style with the simpler, informal style à la Polonaise. The design is complex, but the complexity does not result from the variety of decorations. The most important differences in the merged design are in the radical reduction of frou-frou and the number of layers. Also, sometimes, the skirts are ankle rather than floor length. The foundation garments held the layers away from the legs, not restricting movement. The different styles of farthingales that existed at the same time are variations on a theme, but the panniers and the Polonaise styles, which also existed at the same time, had different purposes and were designed for different events, but the two styles influenced each other to the point that they merged. 

All the various forms of hoops we've discussed so far are not discrete but moments in a long evolution of foundation structures. Once fashion had moved on, they all passed out of style and were not repeated. Except the Polonaise, which had influence beyond the 18th century — in the 1870s revival of the à la Polonaise style and in Victorian fancy-dress (or costume) balls. For example, [[Social Victorians/People/Pembroke#Lady Beatrix Herbert|Lady Beatrix Herbert]] at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball]] was wearing a Polonaise, based on a Thomas Gainsborough portrait of dancer Giovanna Baccelli.

=== Crinoline Hoops ===
''[[Social Victorians/Terminology#Crinoline|Crinoline]]'', technically, is the name for a kind of stiff fabric made mostly from horsehair and sometimes linen, stiffened with starch or glue, and used for [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Foundation Garments|foundation garments]] like petticoats or bustles. The term ''crinoline'' was not used at first for the cage (shown in the image below left), but that kind of structure came to be called a crinoline as well as a cage, and the term is still used in this way by some.

After the 1789 French Revolution, for about one generation, women stopped wearing corsets and hoops in western Europe.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|445–446}} What they did wear was the Empire dress, a simple, columnar style of light-weight cotton fabric that idealized classical Greek outlines and aesthetics. Cotton was a fabric for the elite at this point since it was imported from India or the United States. Sometimes women moistened the fabric to reveal their &quot;natural&quot; bodies, showing that they were not wearing artificial understructures.[[File:Crinoline era3.gif|thumb|1860s Cage Showing the Structure|left]]

Beginning in the second decade of the 19th century and continuing through the 1830s, corsets returned and skirts became more substantial, widened by layers of flounced cotton petticoats — and in winter, heavy woolen or quilted ones. The waist moved down to the natural waist from the Empire height. As skirts got wider in the 1840s, the petticoats became too bulky and heavy, hanging against the legs and impeding movement. In the mid 1850s&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|510}} &lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|78}} those layers of petticoats began to be replaced by hoops, which were lighter than all that fabric, even when made of steel, and even when really wide.

The sketch (left) shows a crinoline cage from the 1860s, making clear the structure that underlay the very wide, bell or hemisphere shapes of the era without the fabric that would normally have covered it.&lt;ref&gt;Jensen, Carl Emil. ''Karikatur-album: den evropaeiske karikature-kunst fra de aeldste tider indtil vor dage. Vaesenligst paa grundlag af Eduard Fuchs : Die karikature'', Eduard Fuchs. Vol. 1. København, A. Chrustuabsebs Forlag, 1906. P. 504, Fig. 474 (probably) ''Google Books'' https://books.google.com/books?id=BUlHAQAAMAAJ.&lt;/ref&gt; (This image was published in a book in 1904, but it may have been drawn earlier. The [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Chemise|chemise]] is accurate but oversimplified, minus the usual ruffles, more for the wealthy and less for the working classes.) When people think of 1860s hoops, they think of this shape, the one shown in, say, the 1939 film ''Gone with the Wind''. The extremely wide, round shape, which is what we are accustomed to seeing in historical fiction and among re-enactors, was very popular in the 1860s, but it was not the only shape hoops took at this time. The half-sphere shape — in spite of what popular history prepares us to think — was far from universal.[[File:Miss Victoria Stuart-Wortley, later Victoria, Lady Welby (1837-1912) 1859.jpg|thumb|Victoria Stuart-Wortley, 1859]]As the 1860s progressed, hoops (and skirts) moved towards the back, creating more fullness there and leaving a flatter front. The photographs below show the range of choices for women in this decade. Cages could be more or less wide, skirts could be more or less full in back and more or less flat in front, and skirts could be smooth, pleated or folded, or gathered. Skirts could be decorated  with any of the many kinds of ruffles or with layers (sometimes made of contrasting fabrics), and they could be part of an outfit with a long bodice or jacket (sometimes, in fact, a [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Peplum|peplum]]). As always, the woman's social class and sense of style, modesty and practicality affected her choices.&lt;p&gt;

In her portrait (right) Victoria Stuart-Wortley (later Victoria, Lady Welby) is shown in 1859, two years before she became one of Queen Victoria's maids of honor. While Stuart-Wortley is dressed fashionably, her style of clothing is modest and conservative. The wrinkles and folds in the skirt suggest that she could be wearing numerous petticoats (which would have been practical in cold buildings), but the smoothness and roundness of the silhouette of the skirt suggest that she is wearing conservative hoops.[[File:Elisabeth Franziska wearing a crinoline and feathered hat.jpg|thumb|Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska, 1860s|left]]

The portrait of Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska (left) offers an example of hoops from the 1860s that are not half-sphere shaped and a skirt that is not made to fit smoothly over them. The dress seems to have a short peplum whose edges do not reach the front. She is standing close to the base of the column and possibly leaning on the balustrade, distorting the shape of the skirt by pushing the hoop forward.

This dress has a complex and sophisticated design, in part because of the weight and textures of the fabric and trim. The folds in the skirt are unusually deep. Even though the textured or flocked fabric is light-colored, this could be a winter dress.

The skirt is trimmed with zig-zag rows of ruffles and a ruffle along the bottom edge. The ruffles may be double with the top ruffle a very narrow one (made of an eyelet or some kind of textured fabric). Both the top and bottom edges of the tiered double ruffles are outlined in a contrasting fabric, perhaps of ribbon or another lace, perhaps even crocheted. Visual interest comes from the three-dimensionality provided by the ruffles and the contrast caused by dark crocheted or ribbon edging on the ruffles. In fact, the ruffles are the focus of this outfit.

[[File:Her Majesty the Queen Victoria.JPG|thumb|Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle, 1861]]
The photographic portrait (right) of Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle, in evening dress with diadem and jewels, is by Charles Clifford&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ppgcfuck|title=Queen Victoria. Photograph by C. Clifford, 1861.|website=Wellcome Collection|language=en|access-date=2025-02-03}}&lt;/ref&gt; of Madrid, dated 14 November 1861 and now held by the Wellcome Institute. Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861,&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-01-20|title=Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; so this carte-de-visite portrait was taken one month before Victoria went into mourning for 40 years.

This fashionable dress could be a ballgown designed by a designer.

The hoops under these skirts appear to be round rather than elliptical but are rather modest in their width and not extreme. That is, there is as much fullness in the front and back as on the sides. In this style, the skirt has a smooth appearance because it is not fuller at the bottom than the waist, where it is tightly gathered or pleated, so the skirts lie smoothly on the hoops and are not much fuller than the hoops. The smoothness of this skirt makes it definitive for its time. 

Instead of elaborate decoration, this visually complex dress depends on the woven moiré fabric with additional texture created by the shine and shadows in the bunched gathering of the fabric. The underskirt is gathered both at the waist and down the front, along what may be ribbons separating the gathers and making small horizontal bunches. The overskirt, which includes a train, has a vertical drape caused by the large folds at the waist. The horizontal design in the moiré fabric contrasts with the vertical and horizontal gathers of the underskirt and large, strongly vertical folds of the overskirt.[[File:Queen Victoria photographed by Mayall.JPG|thumb|Queen Victoria photographed by Mayall. early 1860s|left]]
The carte-de-visite portrait of Queen Victoria by John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall (left) shows hoops that are more full in the back than the front. Mayall took a number of photographs of the royal family in 1860 and in 1861 that were published as cartes de visite,&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2024-11-08|title=John Jabez Edwin Mayall|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jabez_Edwin_Mayall|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; and the style of Victoria's dress is consistent with the early 1860s.

The fact that she has white or a very light color at her collar and wrists suggests that she was not in full mourning and thus wore this dress before Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861. We cannot tell what color this dress is, and it may not be black in spite of how it appears in this photograph. Victoria's hoops are modest — not too full — and mostly round, slightly flatter in the front. The skirt gathers more as it goes around the sides to the back and falls without folds in the front, where it is smoother, even over the flatter hoops. This is a winter garment with bulky sleeves and possibly fur trim. Except for what may be an undergarment at the wrists, this one-layer garment might be a dress or a bodice and skirt (perhaps with a short jacket). Over-trimmed garments were standard in this period. Lacking layers, ruffles, lace or frou-frou, the simple design of Victoria's dress is deliberate and balanced — and looks warm.

The bourgeois, inexpensive-looking design of this dress echoes Victoria's performance of a queen who is respectable and responsible rather than aristocratic and &quot;fashion forward.&quot; So she looks like a middle-class matron.[[File:Queen Emma of Hawaii, photograph by John &amp; Charles Watkins, The Royal Collection Trust (crop).jpg|thumb|Queen Emma Kaleleokalani of Hawai'i, 1865]]

The portrait (right) of Queen Emma of Hawaii —  Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke — is a carte de visite from an album of ''Royal Portraits'' that Queen Victoria collected. The carte-de-visite photograph is labelled 1865 and ''Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands'',&lt;ref&gt;Unknown Photographer. ''Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke, Queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1836-85)''. ''www.rct.uk''. Retrieved 2025-02-07. https://www.rct.uk/collection/2908295/emma-kalanikaumakaamano-kaleleonalani-naea-rooke-queen-of-the-kingdom-of-hawaii.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly in Victoria's hand. How Victoria got this photograph is not clear. Queen Emma traveled to North America and Europe between 6 May 1865 and 23 October 1866,&lt;ref&gt;Benton, Russell E. ''Emma Naea Rooke (1836-1885), Beloved Queen of Hawaii''. Lewiston, N.Y., U.S.A. : E. Mellen Press, 1988. ''Internet Archive'' https://archive.org/details/emmanaearooke1830005bent/.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|49}} visiting London twice, the second time in June 1866.&lt;ref name=&quot;:17&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-01-07|title=Queen Emma of Hawaii|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Emma_of_Hawaii|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;

In her portrait Queen Emma is standing before some books and an open jewelry box. Her elegance here shows an original and '''distinctive sense of style'''.

The silhouette shows a sophisticated variation of the hoops as the fullness has moved to the back and the front flattened. The large pleats suggest a lot of fabric, but the front falls almost straight down. The overskirt and bodice are made from a satin-weave fabric, and the petticoat has a matt woven surface. The overskirt is longer in the back, suggesting that the petticoat is also longer in the back, although in fact it is the same length and, like the front of the skirt, just clears the floor.

This optical illusion makes us think the skirt goes into a train, making this dress look more formal than it actually was. The covered shoulders and décolletage say the dress was not a formal or evening gown. Nor, in spite of the veil, is it a wedding dress: Queen Emma seems to have worn veils like this at other times as well, especially after the death of her husband, as did Victoria.

Popular history has led us to believe that crinoline hoops were half-spherical and sometimes very wide and bustles appeared later, but photographs of the time show a variety of shapes for skirts, with many women wearing skirts that had flatter fronts and more fabric in the back. In fact, also in the 1860s, according to Lewandowski, a version of the bustle — called a crinolette or crinolette petticoat — developed:&lt;blockquote&gt;Crinolette petticoat: Bustle (1865–1890 C.E.). Worn in 1870 and revived in 1883, petticoat cut flat in front and with half circle steel hoops in back and flounces on bottom back.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;{{rp|78}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

This development of a bustle mid century is part of the general movement of the fullness of skirts away from the front and toward the back.

==== The 19th-century Revival of the Polonaise ====
The Polonaise style was revived in the last third of the 19th century, but the revival did not bring back the 18th-century 3 poufs. The robe à la Polonaise had evolved. The foundation that created the poufs is gone, replaced possibly in fact by the crinolette petticoat or something like it. The panniers — and the 2 side poufs they supported — have gone, and the bulk of the fabric has been bunched in the back.

Also, the poufs on the sides have been replaced with a flat drape in front that functions as an overskirt.

Longer skirt, trains possible.

The two views of the Polonaise dress (below left and right), in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is English, dating from about 1875.&lt;ref name=&quot;:18&quot;&gt;&quot;Woman's Dress Ensemble.&quot; Costumes and Textiles. LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. https://collections.lacma.org/node/214459.&lt;/ref&gt; The sheer fabric has red &quot;wool supplementary patterning&quot; woven into the weft.&lt;ref name=&quot;:18&quot; /&gt; Because the mannequin is modern, we cannot be certain how long the skirts would have been on the women who wore this dress.[[File:Woman's Polonaise Dress LACMA M.2007.211.777a-f (1 of 4).jpg|thumb|English Polonaise, c. 1875, front view|left]][[File:Woman's Polonaise Dress LACMA M.2007.211.777a-f (4 of 4).jpg|thumb|English Polonaise, c. 1875, side view]]The dress has an overskirt that is draped up toward the back and pulled under the top poof. The underskirt gets fuller at the bottom but falls basically straight down, a vertical element emphasized by the folds caused by the gathering at the waist. The ruffles and lace form horizontal lines in the skirts. The skirts are very busy visually because of the contrasting vertical and horizontal elements as well as the ruffles, some of which are double, and the machine-made lace at the edge of the ruffles. The skirts look three dimensional because of these elements and the layering of the fabric, multiplying the jagged-edged red &quot;supplementary patterning.&quot;

There's a drape in the front that hangs low in the back, and there's a poof almost like a bustle. with the Polonaise as a kind of precursor to the bustle, as part of the process of the fullness moving to the back. The fabric in that back pouf must be supported by something, probably a foundation cage-like garment, under it.

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about the hoops her fictionalized self wore the century before. In ''These Happy Golden Years'' (1943), she gives a detailed description of the clothing under her dress, including a bustle, and calls it a polonaise:&lt;blockquote&gt;
“Then carefully over her under-petticoats she put on her hoops. She liked these new hoops. They were the very latest style in the East, and these were the first of the kind that Miss Bell had got. Instead of wires, there were wide tapes across the front, almost to her knees, holding the petticoats so that her dress would lie flat. These tapes held the wire bustle in place at the back, and it was an adjustable bustle. Short lengths of tape were fastened either end of it; these could be buckled together underneath the bustle to puff it out, either large or small. Or they could be buckled together in front, drawing the bustle down close in back so that a dress rounded smoothly over it. Laura did not like a large bustle, so she buckled the tapes in front.

&quot;Then carefully over all she buttoned her best petticoat, and over all the starched petticoats she put on the underskirt of her new dress. It was of brown cambric, fitting smoothly around the top over the bustle, and gored to flare smoothly down over the hoops. At the bottom, just missing the floor, was a twelve-inch-wide flounce of the brown poplin, bound with an inch-wide band of plain brown silk. The poplin was not plain poplin, but striped with an openwork silk stripe.

&quot;Then over this underskirt and her starched white corset-cover, Laura put on the polonaise. Its smooth, long sleeves fitted her arms perfectly to the wrists, where a band of the plain silk ended them. The neck was high with a smooth band of the plain silk around the throat. The polonaise fitted tightly and buttoned all down the front with small round buttons covered with the plain brown silk. Below the smooth hips it flared and rippled down and covered the top of the flounce on the underskirt. A band of the plain silk finished the polonaise at the bottom.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Wilder, Laura Ingalls. ''These Happy Golden Years.'' Harper &amp; Row, Publishers, 1943. Pp. 161–163.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
When a 20th-century Laura Ingalls Wilder calls her character's late-19th-century dress a polonaise, she is probably referring to the &quot;tight, unboned bodice&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:13&quot; /&gt; and perhaps the simple, modest look of a dairy maid. While the bodice was unboned, the fact that she is wearing a corset cover means that she is corseted under it.   
==== Bustle or Tournure ====
As we have seen, bustles were popular from around 1865 to 1890.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; (296) The French term ''tournure'' was a euphemism in English for ''bustle''. The article on the tournure in the French ''Wikipédia'' addresses the purpose of the bustle and crinoline:&lt;blockquote&gt;
Crinoline et tournure ont exactement la même fonction déjà recherchée à d'autres époques avec le vertugadin et ses dérivés: soutenir l'ampleur de la jupe, et par là souligner par contraste la finesse de la taille; toute la mode du xixe siècle visant à accentuer les courbes féminines naturelles par le double emploi du corset affinant la taille et d'éléments accentuant la largeur des hanches (crinoline, tournure, drapés bouffants…).&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-10-27|title=Tournure|url=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournure|journal=Wikipédia|language=fr}}&lt;/ref&gt;

[Translation by ''Google Translate'': Crinoline and bustle have exactly the same function already sought in other periods with the farthingale and its derivatives: to support the fullness of the skirt, and thereby emphasize by contrast the finesse of the waist; all the fashion of the 19th century aimed at accentuating natural feminine curves by the dual use of the corset refining the waist and elements accentuating the width of the hips (crinoline, bustle, puffy drapes, etc.).]&lt;/blockquote&gt;The evolution of hoops' final phase was the development of the bustle. We see evidence of the evolving bustle in some skirts as early as the 1860s as the fabric was pulled to the back, draped with pleats or gathers, though unsupported by specialized hoops. The overskirt so popular with the revival of the Polonaise pulled additional fabric to the back of the skirt, the poufs supported by some substructure, often ruffled petticoats or padding. The bustle, then, is more complex than might be normally be thought and than some of the earlier foundation garments in this evolution, in part because the silhouette of hoops (and dresses) was changing so quickly in the last half of the 19th century.

Trains, skirt length
In fact, fashion trends were moving so fast at this point that the two &quot;bustle periods&quot; were actually in only two decades, the 1870s and the 1880s. The height of bustle fashion lasted for these two decades, and in that time, the line of the skirts changed significantly in the 1880s in how flat the skirt was in the front and how far it extended in the back. 

This 1874 French fashion plate (below) shows two women walking in the country, the one in green with an extremely long and impractical train. 

* Often bustles appeared under an overskirt that was part of the bodice. In this case, the same fabric on the jacket front, becomes an overskirt by the way it's draped.
* Both of these have several rows of ruffles beneath the overskirt, a short-lived fashion. The ruffles create fullness in the front of the skirt at the bottom that isn't seen in the 2nd bustle period.
* Plumes makes the hats tall, part of the proportioning with the bustle.
* The dog at the feet of the woman in the green dress recalls the ubiquitous dogs in earlier portraiture.

[[File:La Gazette rose, 16 Mai 1874; robe à tournure.jpg|none|thumb|La Gazette rose, 16 Mai 1874; robe à tournure.jpg]]The Henry Somm watercolor (below) offers a clear example of how extreme bustles got in the mid 1880s, in the 2nd bustle period. The skirt is quite narrow and flat in front with a huge bustle behind, with yards of fabric draped in poufs over the foundation substructure. This dress has no ruffles or excessive frills. The narrow sleeves and tall hat, along with the umbrella so tightly folded it looks like a stick, contribute to the lean silhouette.[[File:Somm26.jpg|none|thumb|Somm26.jpg]]The 1888 photograph of American photographer Elizabeth Alice Austen (below) is also from the 2nd bustle period. The very stylish Austen is wearing a rather extreme bustle with the slim line of the bodice and skirt. The poufs of the overskirt may be referring to the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#The 19th-century Revival of the Polonaise|Polonaise revival]]. [[File:Elizabeth Alice Austen in June 1888.jpg|none|thumb|Elizabeth Alice Austen in June 1888.jpg]]This mid-1880s fashion plate (below) has caricatures for figures because it is a fashion plate, with exaggerated waists, feet, height, but it is useful because of the 3 different ways bustles are working in the illustration. The little girl's overskirt and sash function as a bustle, regardless of whatever foundation garments she is wearing. The two women's outfits have the characteristic narrow sleeves and tall hats, and the one in white is holding another extremely narrow umbrella as well. The trim on the white dress controls the ruffles, preventing them from sticking out. The front overskirt is very flat and the back overskirt contributes to the bustle. The front of the bodice on the green dress extends below the waist to an extreme point. A wide black ribbon bow adorns the front one of the solid black panels on the skirt. Tiny pleats peep out from below the skirt on both women's dresses. The child's dress has 3 flat pleated ruffles in front that contrast with the fuller but still controlled folds in the back.[[File:Cperrien-fashionplatescan-p-vf 33.jpg|none|thumb|Cperrien-fashionplatescan-p-vf 33.jpg]]

The most common image of the bustle — the extreme form of the 1880s — required a foundation structure, one of which was &quot;steel springs placed inside the shirring [gathering] around the back of the petticoat.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; (296) Many manufacturers were making bustles by this time, offering women a choice on the kinds of materials used in the foundation structures ['''check this'''].

== Jewelry and Stones ==

=== Cabochon ===
This term describes both the treatment and shape of a precious or semiprecious stone. A cabochon treatment does not facet the stone but merely polishes it, removing &quot;the rough parts&quot; and the parts that are not the right stone.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;cabochon, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, December 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/25778. Accessed 7 February 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; A cabochon shape is often flat on one side and oval or round, forming a mound in the setting.

=== Cairngorm ===
=== Half-hoop ===
Usually of a ring or bracelet, a precious-metal band with a setting of stones on one side, covering perhaps about 1/3 or 1/2 of the band. Half-hoop jewelry pieces were occasionally given as wedding gifts to the bride.

=== Jet ===

=== ''Orfèvrerie'' ===
Sometimes misspelled in the newspapers as ''orvfèvrerie''. ''Orfèvrerie'' is the artistic work of a goldsmith, silversmith, or jeweler.

=== Solitaire ===
A solitaire is a ring with a single stone set as the focal point. Solitaire rings were occasionally given as wedding gifts to the bride.

=== Turquoise ===

== Mantle, Cloak, Cape ==
In 19th-century newspaper accounts, these terms are sometimes used without precision as synonyms. These are all outer garments.

=== '''Mantle''' ===
A mantle — often a long outer garment — might have elements like a train, sleeves, collars, revers, fur, and a cape. A late-19th-century writer making a distinction between a mantle and a cloak might use ''mantle'' if the garment is more voluminous.

=== '''Cloak''' ===

=== '''Cape''' ===

== Military ==
Several men from the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House]] were dressed in military uniforms, some historical and some, possibly, not.

=== Baldric ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the primary sense of ''baldric'' is &quot;A belt or girdle, usually of leather and richly ornamented, worn pendent from one shoulder across the breast and under the opposite arm, and used to support the wearer's sword, bugle, etc.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;baldric, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/14849. Accessed 17 May 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; This sense has been in existence since c. 1300.

=== Cuirass ===
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the primary sense of ''cuirass'' is &quot;A piece of armour for the body (originally of leather); ''spec.'' a piece reaching down to the waist, and consisting of a breast-plate and a back-plate, buckled or otherwise fastened together ....&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;cuirass, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/45604. Accessed 17 May 2023.&lt;/ref&gt;

[[File:Knötel IV, 04.jpg|thumb|alt=An Old drawing in color of British soldiers on horses brandishing swords in 1815.|1890 illustration of the Household Cavalry (Life Guard, left; Horse Guard, right) at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815]]
=== Household Cavalry ===
The Royal Household contains the Household Cavalry, a corps of British Army units assigned to the monarch. It is made up of 2 regiments, the Life Guards and what is now called The Blues and Royals, which were formed around the time of &quot;the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot;&gt;Joll, Christopher. &quot;Tales of the Household Cavalry, No. 1. Roles.&quot; The Household Cavalry Museum, https://householdcavalry.co.uk/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Household-Cavalry-Museum-video-series-large-print-text-Tales-episode-01.pdf.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|1}} Regimental Historian Christopher Joll says, &quot;the original Life Guards were formed as a mounted bodyguard for the exiled King Charles II, The Blues were raised as Cromwellian cavalry and The Royals were established to defend Tangier.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|1–2}} The 1st and 2nd Life Guards were formed from &quot;the Troops of Horse and Horse Grenadier Guards ... in 1788.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|3}} The Life Guards were and are still official bodyguards of the queen or king, but through history they have been required to do quite a bit more than serve as bodyguards for the monarch.

The Household Cavalry fought in the Battle of Waterloo on Sunday, 18 June 1815 as heavy cavalry.&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|3}} Besides arresting the Cato Steet conspirators in 1820 &quot;and guarding their subsequent execution,&quot; the Household Cavalry contributed to the &quot;the expedition to rescue General Gordon, who was trapped in Khartoum by The Mahdi and his army of insurgents&quot; in 1884.&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|3}} In 1887 they &quot;were involved ... in the suppression of rioters in Trafalgar Square on Bloody Sunday.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;{{rp|3}} 

==== Grenadier Guards ====
Three men — [[Social Victorians/People/Gordon-Lennox#Lord Algernon Gordon Lennox|Lord Algernon Gordon-Lennox]], [[Social Victorians/People/Stanley#Edward George Villiers Stanley, Lord Stanley|Lord Stanley]], and [[Social Victorians/People/Stanley#Hon. Ferdinand Charles Stanley|Hon. F. C. Stanley]] — attended the ball as officers of the Grenadier Guards, wearing &quot;scarlet tunics, ... full blue breeches, scarlet hose and shoes, lappet wigs&quot; as well as items associated with weapons and armor.&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot;&gt;“The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The ''Gentlewoman'' 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 34, Col. 2a}}

Founded in England in 1656 as Foot Guards, this infantry regiment &quot;was granted the 'Grenadier' designation by a Royal Proclamation&quot; at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-04-22|title=Grenadier Guards|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grenadier_Guards&amp;oldid=1151238350|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadier_Guards.&lt;/ref&gt; They were not called Grenadier Guards, then, before about 1815. In 1660, the Stuart Restoration, they were called Lord Wentworth's Regiment, because they were under the command of Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2022-07-24|title=Lord Wentworth's Regiment|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Wentworth%27s_Regiment&amp;oldid=1100069077|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Wentworth%27s_Regiment.&lt;/ref&gt;

At the time of Lord Wentworth's Regiment, the style of the French cavalier had begun to influence wealthy British royalists. In the British military, a Cavalier was a wealthy follower of Charles I and Charles II — a commander, perhaps, or a field officer, but probably not a soldier.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-04-22|title=Cavalier|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cavalier&amp;oldid=1151166569|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier.&lt;/ref&gt;

The Guards were busy as infantry in the 17th century, engaging in a number of armed conflicts for Great Britain, but they also served the sovereign. According to the Guards Museum,&lt;blockquote&gt;In 1678 the Guards were ordered to form Grenadier Companies, these men were the strongest and tallest of the regiment, they carried axes, hatches and grenades, they were the shock troops of their day. Instead of wearing tri-corn hats they wore a mitre shaped cap.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://theguardsmuseum.com/about-the-guards/history-of-the-foot-guards/history-page-2/|title=Service to the Crown|website=The Guards Museum|language=en-GB|access-date=2023-05-15}} https://theguardsmuseum.com/about-the-guards/history-of-the-foot-guards/history-page-2/.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;The name comes from ''grenades'', then, and we are accustomed to seeing them in front of Buckingham Palace, with their tall mitre hats.

The Guard fought in the American Revolution, and in the 19th century, the Grenadier Guards fought in the Crimean War, Sudan and the Boer War. They have roles as front-line troops and as ceremonial for the sovereign, which makes them elite:&lt;blockquote&gt;Queen Victoria decreed that she did not want to see a single chevron soldier within her Guards. Other then [sic] the two senior Warrant Officers of the British Army, the senior Warrant Officers of the Foot Guards wear a large Sovereigns personal coat of arms badge on their upper arm. No other regiments of the British Army are allowed to do so; all the others wear a small coat of arms of their lower arms. Up until 1871 all officers in the Foot Guards had the privilege of having double rankings. An Ensign was ranked as an Ensign and Lieutenant, a Lieutenant as Lieutenant and Captain and a Captain as Captain and Lieutenant Colonel. This was because at the time officers purchased their own ranks and it cost more to purchase a commission in the Foot Guards than any other regiments in the British Army. For example if it cost an officer in the Foot Guards £1,000 for his first rank, in the rest of the Army it would be £500 so if he transferred to another regiment he would loose [sic] £500, hence the higher rank, if he was an Ensign in the Guards and he transferred to a Line Regiment he went in at the higher rank of Lieutenant.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://theguardsmuseum.com/about-the-guards/history-of-the-foot-guards/history-page-1/|title=Formation and role of the Regiments|website=The Guards Museum|language=en-GB|access-date=2023-05-15}} https://theguardsmuseum.com/about-the-guards/history-of-the-foot-guards/history-page-1/.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

==== Life Guards ====
[[Social Victorians/People/Shrewsbury#Reginald Talbot's Costume|General the Hon. Reginald Talbot]], a member of the 1st Life Guards, attended the Duchess of Devonshire's ball dressed in the uniform of his regiment during the Battle of Waterloo.&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 36, Col. 3b}}

At the Battle of Waterloo the 1st Life Guards were part of the 1st Brigade — the Household Brigade — and were commanded by Major-General Lord Edward Somerset.&lt;ref name=&quot;:4&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-09-30|title=Battle of Waterloo|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Waterloo&amp;oldid=1177893566|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo.&lt;/ref&gt; The 1st Life Guards were on &quot;the extreme right&quot; of a French countercharge and &quot;kept their cohesion and consequently suffered significantly fewer casualties.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:4&quot; /&gt;
== Peplum ==
According to the French ''Wiktionnaire'', a peplum is a &quot;Short skirt or flared flounce layered at the waist of a jacket, blouse or dress&quot; [translation by Google Translate].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2021-07-02|title=péplum|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=p%C3%A9plum&amp;oldid=29547727|journal=Wiktionnaire, le dictionnaire libre|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/p%C3%A9plum.&lt;/ref&gt; The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' has a fuller definition, although, it focuses on women's clothing because the sense is written for the present day:&lt;blockquote&gt;''Fashion''. ... a kind of overskirt resembling the ancient peplos (''obsolete''). Hence (now usually) in modern use: a short flared, gathered, or pleated strip of fabric attached at the waist of a woman's jacket, dress, or blouse to create a hanging frill or flounce.&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot;&gt;“peplum, n.”. ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, September 2023, &lt;https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1832614702&gt;.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Men haven't worn peplums since the 18th century, except when wearing costumes based on historical portraits. The ''Daily News'' reported in 1896 that peplums had been revived as a fashion item for women.&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot; /&gt;

== Revers ==
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', ''revers'' are the &quot;edge[s] of a garment turned back to reveal the undersurface (often at the lapel or cuff) (chiefly in ''plural''); the material covering such an edge.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;revers, n.&quot; ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2023, www.oed.com/view/Entry/164777. Accessed 17 April 2023.&lt;/ref&gt; The term is French and was used this way in the 19th century (according to the ''Wiktionnaire'').&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-03-07|title=revers|url=https://fr.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=revers&amp;oldid=31706560|journal=Wiktionnaire|language=fr}} https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/revers.&lt;/ref&gt;

== Traditional vs Progressive Style ==

=== Progressive Style ===
The terms ''artistic dress'' and ''aesthetic dress'' — as well as ''rational dress'' or ''dress reform'' — are not synonymous and were in use at different times to refer to different groups of people in different contexts, but we recognize them as referring to a similar kind of personal style in clothing, a style we call progressive dress or the progressive style. Used in a very precise way, ''artistic dress'' is associated with the Pre-Raphaelite artists and the women in their circle beginning in the 1860s. Similarly, ''aesthetic dress'' is associated with the 1880s and 1890s and dress reform movements, as is ''rational dress'', a movement located largely among women in the middle classes from the middle to the end of the century. In general, what we are calling the progressive style is characterized by its resistance to the highly structured fashion of its day, especially corseting, aniline dyes and an extremely close fit.

* [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Alice Comyns Carr|Ada Nettleship]]: Constance Wilde and Ellen Terry; an 1883 exhibition of dress by the Rational Dress Society featured her work, including trousers for women (with a short overskirt)&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-04-21|title=Ada Nettleship|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ada_Nettleship&amp;oldid=1286707541|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Alice Comyns Carr|Alice Comyns Carr]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-06-06|title=Alice Comyns Carr|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Comyns_Carr&amp;oldid=1294283929|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* Grosvenor Gallery

=== Traditional Style ===
Images

* Smooth bodice, fabric draped to the back, bustle, laters: Victoria Hesse NPG 95941 crop.jpg
By the end of the century designs from the [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#The House of Worth|House of Worth]] (or Maison Worth) define what we think of as the traditional Victorian look, which was very stylish and expensive. Blanche Payne describes an example of the 1895 &quot;high style&quot; in a gown by Worth with &quot;the idiosyncrasies of the [1890s] full blown&quot;:&lt;blockquote&gt;The dress is white silk with wine-red stripes. Sleeves, collars, bows, bag, hat, and hem border match the stripes. The sleeve has reached its maximum volume; the bosom full and emphasized with added lace; the waistline is elongated, pointed, and laced to the point of distress; the skirt is smooth over the hips, gradually swinging out to sweep the floor. This is the much vaunted hourglass figure.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;{{rp|530}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The Victorian-looking gowns at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] are stylish in a way that recalls the designs of the House of Worth. The elements that make their look so Victorian are anachronisms on the costumes representing fashion of earlier eras. The women wearing these gowns preferred the standards of beauty from their own day to a more-or-less historically accurate look. The style competing at the very end of the century with the Worth look was not the historical, however, but a progressive style called at the time ''artistic'' or ''aesthetic''.

William Powell Frith's 1883 painting ''A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881'' (discussion below) pits this kind of traditional style against the progressive or artistic style.

=== The Styles ===
[[File:Frith A Private View.jpg|thumb|William Powell Frith, ''A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881'']]
We typically think of the late-Victorian silhouette as universal but, in the periods in which corsets dominated women's dress, not all women wore corsets and not all corsets were the same, as William Powell Frith's 1883 ''A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881'' (right) illustrates. Frith is clear in his memoir that this painting — &quot;recording for posterity the aesthetic craze as regards dress&quot; — deliberately contrasts what he calls the &quot;folly&quot; of the Artistic Dress movement and the look of the traditional corseted waist.&lt;ref&gt;Frith, William Powell. ''My Autobiography and Reminiscences''. 1887.&lt;/ref&gt; Frith considered the Artistic Movement and Artistic Dress &quot;ephemeral,&quot; but its rejection of corsetry looks far more consequential to us in hindsight than it did in the 19th century.

As Frith sees it, his painting critiques the &quot;craze&quot; associated with the women in this set of identifiable portraits who are not corseted, but his commitment to realism shows us a spectrum, a range, of conservatism and if not political then at least stylistic progressivism among the women. The progressives, oddly, are the women wearing artistic (that is, somewhat historical) dress, because they’re not corseted. It is a misreading to see the presentation of the women’s fashion as a simple opposition. Constance, Countess of Lonsdale — situated at the center of this painting with Frederick Leighton, president of the Royal Academy of Art — is the most conservatively dressed of the women depicted, with her narrow sleeves, tight waist and almost perfectly smooth bodice, which tells us that her corset has eyelets so that it can be laced precisely and tightly, and it has stays (or &quot;bones&quot;) to prevent wrinkles or natural folds in the overclothing. Lillie Langtry, in the white dress, with her stylish narrow sleeves, does not have such a tightly bound waist or smooth bodice, suggesting she may not be corseted at all, as we know she sometimes was not.['''citation'''] Jenny Trip, a painter’s model, is the woman in the green dress in the aesthetic group being inspected by Anthony Trollope, who may be taking notes. She looks like she is not wearing a corset. Both Langtry and Trip are toward the middle of this spectrum: neither is dressed in the more extreme artistic dress of, say, the two figures between Trip and Trollope.

A lot has been written about the late-Victorian attraction to historical dress, especially in the context of fancy-dress balls and the Gothic revival in social events as well as art and music. Part of the appeal has to have been the way those costumes could just be beautiful clothing beautifully made. Historical dress provided an opportunity for some elite women to wear less-structured but still beautiful and influential clothing. ['''Calvert'''&lt;ref&gt;Calvert, Robyne Erica. ''Fashioning the Artist: Artistic Dress in Victorian Britain 1848-1900''. Ph.D. thesis, University of Glasgow, 2012. &lt;nowiki&gt;https://theses.gla.ac.uk/3279/&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;] The standards for beauty, then, with historical dress were Victorian, with the added benefit of possibly less structure. So, at the Duchess of Devonshire's ball, &quot;while some attendees tried to hew closely to historical precedent, many rendered their historical or mythological personage in the sartorial vocabulary they knew best. The [photographs of people in their costumes at the ball offer] a glimpse into how Victorians understood history, not a glimpse into the costume of an authentic historical past.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Mitchell, Rebecca N. &quot;The Victorian Fancy Dress Ball, 1870–1900.&quot; ''Fashion Theory'' 2017 (21: 3): 291–315. DOI: 10.1080/1362704X.2016.1172817.&lt;/ref&gt; (294)

* historical dress: beautiful clothing.

* the range at the ball, from Minnie Paget to Gwladys
* &quot;In light of such efforts, the ball remains to this day one of the best documented outings of the period, and a quick glance at the album shows that ...&quot;

Women had more choices about their waists than the simple opposition between no corset and tightlacing can accommodate. The range of choices is illustrated in Frith's painting, with a woman locating herself on it at a particular moment for particular reasons. Much analysis of 19th-century corsetry focuses on its sexualizing effects — corsets dominated Victorian photographic pornography ['''citations'''] and at the same time, the absence of a corset was sexual because it suggested nudity.['''citations'''] A great deal of analysis of 19th-century corsetry, on the other hand, assumes that women wore corsets for the male gaze ['''citations'''] or that they tightened their waists to compete with other women.['''citations'''] 

But as we can see in Frith's painting, the sexualizing effect was not universal or sweeping, and these analyses do not account for the choices women had in which corset to wear or how tightly to lace it. Especially given the way that some photographic portraits were mechanically altered to make the waist appear smaller, the size of a woman's waist had to do with how she was presenting herself to the world. That is, the fact that women made choices about the size of or emphasis on their waists suggests that they had agency that needs to be taken into account. 

As they navigated the complex social world, women's fashion choices had meaning. Society or political hostesses had agency not only in their clothing but generally in that complex social world. They had roles managing social events of the upper classes, especially of the upper aristocracy and oligarchy, like the Duchess of Devonshire's ball. Their class and rank, then, were essential to their agency, including to some degree their freedom to choose what kind of corset to wear and how to wear it. Also, by the end of the century lots of different kinds of corsets were available for lots of different purposes. Special corsets existed for pregnancy, sports (like tennis, bicycling, horseback riding, golf, fencing, archery, stalking and hunting), theatre and dance and, of course, for these women corsets could be made to support the special dress worn over it.  

Women's choices in how they presented themselves to the world included more than just their foundation garments, of course. &quot;Every cap, bow, streamer, ruffle, fringe, bustle, glove,&quot; that is, the trim and decorations on their garments, their jewelry and accessories — which Davidoff calls &quot;elaborations&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;{{rp|93}} — pointed to a host of status categories, like class, rank, wealth, age, marital status, engagement with the empire, how sexual they wanted to seem, political alignment and purpose at the social event. For example, when women were being presented to the monarch, they were expected to wear three ostrich plumes, often called the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Prince of Wales's Feathers or White Plumes|Prince of Wales's feathers]].  

Like all fashions, the corset, which was quite long-lasting in all its various forms, eventually went out of style. Of the many factors that might have influenced its demise, perhaps most important was the women's movement, in which women's rights, freedom, employment and access to their own money and children were less slogan-worthy but at least as essential as votes for women. The activities of the animal-rights movements drew attention not only to the profligate use of the bodies and feathers of birds but also to the looming extinction of the baleen whale, which made whale bone scarce and expensive. Perhaps the century's debates over corseting and especially tightlacing were relevant to some decisions not to be corseted. And, of course, perhaps no other reason is required than that the nature of fashion is to change.  

== Undergarments ==
Unlike undergarments, Victorian women's foundation garments created the distinctive silhouette. Victorian undergarments included the chemise, the bloomers, the corset cover — articles that are not structural.
The corset was an important element of the understructure of foundation garments — hoops, bustles, petticoats and so on — but it has never been the only important element. 

=== Undergarments ===

* Chemise
* Corset cover
* Bloomers
* [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Petticoat|Petticoats]] (distinguish between the outer- and undergarment type of petticoat)
* Combinations
* [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Hose, Stockings and Tights|Hose, stockings and tights]]
* Men's shirts
* Men's unders

==== Bloomers ====

==== Chemise ====
A chemise is a garment &quot;linen, homespun, or cotton knee-length garment with [a] square neck&quot; worn under all the other garments except the bloomers or combinations.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; (61) According to Lewandowski, combinations replaced the chemise by 1890.

==== Combinations ====

=== Foundation Garments ===
Foundation structures changed the shape of the body by metal, cane, boning. Men wore corsets as well.
* [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Corset|Corset]]
* [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Hoops|Hoops]]
* Padding

==== Padding ====
Some kinds of padding were used in the Victorian age to enlarge women's bosoms and create cleavage as well as to keep elements of a garment puffy. In the Elizabethan era, men's codpieces are examples of padding.

With respect to the costumes worn at fancy-dress balls, most important would be bum rolls and cod pieces. 

What are commonly called '''bum rolls''' were sometimes called roll farthingales, French farthingales or padded rolls.

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Researcher [[w:Abraham Maslow|Abraham Maslow]] recognized that people have many needs, and they are motivated to meet certain basic needs before turning attention to higher levels of fulfillment. His insights are often represented using a pyramid to illustrate this [[w:Maslow's hierarchy of needs|needs hierarchy]]. The [[w:Maslow's hierarchy of needs|physiological needs]] of air, water, food, shelter, sanitation, and sleep form the base of the pyramid because people seek to meet these needs before attending to safety, belonging, esteem and other higher levels of fulfillment.

By assessing needs that are met and unmet, a person can determine their current position in the hierarchy. Because people seek higher levels of fulfillment, the higher levels of the pyramid generally represent greater life satisfaction. We strive to move up the pyramid.

When governments are formed “[[w:Preamble_to_the_United_States_Constitution|for the people]]”, we can use this needs hierarchy to assess how well any particular government is meeting the needs of its people. Governments attain better results when they allow more people to meet more of their needs. To determine how well the government is doing, plot the position of each person against the needs hierarchy. Two examples are shown in the diagram and described below.

The results of a poorly performing government are represented on the left. Here many people are lacking clean safe drinking water, some people are hungry or homeless, and even their most basic physiological needs are not being met. These unfortunate people are shown in red in the diagram, where each icon represents one percent of the population. When people feel unsafe because of crime, terrorism, threats, oppression, humiliation, violence, war, or other [[w:Human_rights|human rights]] violations their safety needs are not being met. These threatened people are represented on the diagram in orange. When social systems lead to isolation rather than foster [[w:Community|community]], these [[w:Social_alienation|alienated]] people don’t feel like they belong. They are represented by amber icons.

In contrast, the government represented on the right is attaining better results for the people. Here everyone has met their physiological needs, and most have met their safety needs. Many people will attain higher levels of satisfaction by fulfilling their belonging, esteem, cognitive, and aesthetic needs. These people are [[w:Flourishing|flourishing]] as they become engaged in the culture, gain [[w:Self-esteem|self-esteem]], continue to learn, develop [[Moral Reasoning|moral reasoning]], and enjoy frequent encounters with beauty. A few will “become all they can be” and reach their full potential as they attain [[w:Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs#Self-actualization|self-actualization]]. Some especially [[Wisdom|wise]] people, shown in violet, achieve [[w:Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs#Transcendence_needs|transcendence]]—experiencing deep connections beyond themselves. (Beware of [[w:Delusion|delusions]] and [[w:Charlatan|charlatans]].)

This approach to evaluating government results can transform abstract policy questions and speculative theories of government into [[w:Empirical_research|empirical questions]] that can be reliably answered by carefully [[Evaluating Evidence|evaluating evidence]]. We can determine what governments are attaining better result, [[w:Benchmarking|learn from their successes]], and continue to develop and improve.

Although this may be simple, it won’t be easy. [[Evolving Governments|Let’s get started]].

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We come together in many ways. [[w:Crowd|Mobs]] come together and create chaos. [[w:Rowing_(sport)|Rowing crews]] come together in perfect synchrony to win races. Most of our group activities are more purposeful than mobs and less disciplined than rowing crews. 

Unfortunately, groups are more often discordant than harmonizing. How can the [[wisdom]] of the populace be harnessed to solve our [[Grand challenges|greatest problems]], unleash human flourishing, and create meaning? How can a mob evolve into a harmonious, joyous, and productive team?

[[Image:Harvard Rowing Crew at Henley 2004 -2.JPG|thumb|right|375px|Rowing crews come together in perfect synchrony to win races.]]

This curriculum draws on several courses and essays to help us come together harmoniously. Complete each in the suggested order, or in any order you choose.
* [[/Collective Wisdom Success Stories/]]—Groups of ordinary people achieving extraordinary results
* [[/Tragedies of Collective Folly/]]— Groups of well-intentioned people making disastrous decisions
* [[Intellectual honesty|Intellectual Honesty]]—Accurately communicating true beliefs.
* [[Earning Trust]]—Relying on Another
* [[Knowing How You Know|Knowing how you know]]—Describing how we choose our beliefs.
* [[Practicing Dialogue]]—Thinking together
* [[Finding Common Ground]] — Aligning concepts with reality
* [[Transcending Conflict|Transcending conflict]]— Resolving contradictory goals
* [[Unleashing Creativity]]—Welcoming new and useful ideas
** Create a safe space to foster collaboration
* [[Pursuing Collective Wisdom|Pursuing collective wisdom]]—Collaboration. When are two heads better than one?
*[[Socratic Methods]]—Seeking real good by questioning beliefs
*A socratic dialogue on [[Wikidialogue/What is the purpose of government?|What is the purpose of government?]]
*[[Creating Communities]] —Belonging 
*[[Social Skills]] —Building Relationships
*[[Alleviating Loneliness]]—Reconnecting
*[[Being Friends]] — Connecting and belonging
**[[Informed Commitments]] — Knowing a partner
*[[Knowing Someone]] — Connecting
* [[/Collective wisdom and common ground/]]—Agreeing on matters of fact.
* [[Collective decision making]]—Agreeing on actions
** [[Decision making strategies]]
** [[Risk Management Strategies]]
** [[Decision-Making Forums]]
** [[Collective decision-making tools]]
* Liberating Structures – Including and unleashing everyone&lt;ref&gt;Liberating structures are a collection of innovative governance structures designed to include the participants and unleash their creative energies. Extensive materials are freely available from their website: https://www.liberatingstructures.com &lt;/ref&gt;
* [[Virtues]]—Excellence in being ''for'' the good
** [[Clarifying values]]—What we find most important
* [[Real Good Religion]]—Rebooting spiritual practice
* [[Finding shared values]]—Discovering what is most important to us.
* [[What Matters|What matters]]—Focusing on what is most important.
* [[Envisioning Our Future|Envisioning our future]]—Describing your vision of our future.
* [[Evolving Governments]]—Unleashing collaboration
* [[Intentional Evolution|Intentional Evolution]]—Choosing our future

The following materials have yet to be created on Wikiversity.

* Finding collective purpose—Working toward shared goals
* A Gallery of Governance—Many approaches to fostering collaboration.
* Collaborating with Artificial Intelligence—Expanding our community.
== Further Reading ==

Students who are interested in learning more about coming together may wish to read these books:

*{{cite book |last=Owen |first=Harrison  |date=April 21, 2008 |title=Open Space Technology: A User's Guide Paperback  |publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers |pages=‎192 |isbn=978-1576754764}}
*{{cite book |last1=Briskin |first1=Alan |last2=Erickson |first2=Sheryl |last3=Ott |first3=John |last4=Callanan |first4=Tom |title=The Power of Collective Wisdom: And the Trap of Collective Folly |date=October 1, 2009 |publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers |isbn=978-1576754450}}].
*{{cite book |last1=Sunstein |first1=Cass R. |last2=Hastie | first2=Reid |date=December 2, 2014  |title=Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter |publisher=Harvard Business Review Press  |page=176 |isbn=978-1422122990 }}
*{{cite book|title=Community: The Structure of Belonging|last=Block|first=Peter|publisher=Berrett-Koehler Publishers|year=2009|isbn=978-1605092775  |pages=264|authorlink=w:Peter_Block}}
*{{cite book |title=Shared Values for a Troubled World: Conversations with Men and Women of Conscience |last=Kidder |first=Rushworth M. |year=1994 |publisher=Jossey-Bass |isbn=978-1555426033 |pages=332 }}
*{{cite book |last=Surowiecki |first=James |author-link=w:James_Surowiecki |date=August 16, 2005 |title=[[w:The Wisdom of Crowds|The Wisdom of Crowds]]  |publisher=Anchor |pages=336 |isbn=978-0385721707}}
*{{Cite book|title=The surprising power of liberating structures: simple rules to unleash a culture of innovation|last=Lipmanowicz|first=Henri|last2=McCandless|first2=Keith|date=2013|publisher=Liberating Structures Press|isbn=978-0-615-97530-6|edition=Black and white version|location=S.l.}}
*{{cite book |last=MacKay  |first=Charles |author-link=w:Charles_Mackay_(author) |date= |title=[[w:Extraordinary_Popular_Delusions_and_the_Madness_of_Crowds|Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds]] |publisher= CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |pages=410 |isbn=978-1490361888}}
*{{cite book |last=Sutton |first=Robert I. |author-link=w:Robert_I._Sutton |date=September 1, 2010 |title=[[w:The_No_Asshole_Rule|The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't]]  |publisher=Balance |pages=238 |isbn=978-0446698207}}

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The learning content discusses the importance of branding, marketing, lobbying, advocacy, and fundraising for libraries in today's competitive world. Libraries must build a strong brand and market their services to attract users and demonstrate their relevance in society. Branding involves defining the library's unique offering and communicating it through various elements such as the logo, colors, and tone of voice. Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on understanding the needs of the target audience and developing services that meet those needs. The 7Ps of [[D2cmarketer.com|marketing strategies]] for libraries include products/services, pricing, place, promotion, participants, physical evidence, and process.

Furthermore, the content delves into the concepts of lobbying and advocacy, which are essential for libraries to influence decision-makers and policymakers to support library development and services. Lobbying involves interacting with decision-makers to achieve specific goals, while advocacy is a sustained effort to raise awareness of library issues and build support over time. The process requires communication and persuasion to gain the support needed for libraries.

Lastly, fundraising is discussed as a necessary approach for libraries to generate funds and maintain basic services. Academic libraries, in particular, face funding challenges and need to explore alternative ways of raising funds, such as marketing their library and services effectively.

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# Understand the importance of branding and marketing for libraries to attract users and demonstrate their relevance in society.
# Explore the 7Ps of marketing strategies for libraries, including product/service offerings, pricing, promotion, and other elements.
# Learn about the concepts of lobbying and advocacy and their role in influencing decision-makers to support library development and services.
# Recognize the challenges and opportunities in fundraising for libraries and the need for alternative approaches to generate funds.
# Identify the key steps and strategies to effectively market library services, lobby for support, and raise funds for library development.

==Definition of Branding and Marketing in Library Services==

Libraries are no longer a silent place where staff sits and waits for users to walk in before providing services. In today's competitive world, libraries must do everything in their power to attract library users and demonstrate their relevance and importance in society. The librarian and the library must build a brand and market their product to potential customers daily due to the decreasing number of visitors to the library, its low statistics of library resource usage and the struggle for survival of libraries and librarians, that is a major concern for librarians, (Sharma, Majumdar, &amp; Uraon, 2017)&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;Sharma, A.K., Majumdar, A. J., &amp; Uraon, A. (2017). Branding and Marketing your Library and Services: case study of Library. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318494231_Branding_and_Marketing_your_Library_and_Services_case_study_of_Rabindra_Library&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;. As a result, library services must be branded and marketed to customers in a unique way to change these narratives.

=== Branding ===
Branding is gotten from the word “Brand” which means a “name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as distinct from those of other sellers.” Although a significant amount of literature on services deals with measuring or delivering customer satisfaction in library and information settings, not much of it addresses the issue of branding services, hence branding is yet to receive its due consideration in Library and Information Services, (Singh, 2006)&lt;ref&gt;Singh, R. (2004). Branding in library and information context: the role of marketing culture. Information Services &amp; Use, ''24(''2), 93–98. Retrieved from doi:10.3233/ISU-2004-24203&lt;/ref&gt;. However, branding in Libraries and Information centres can be seen as the personification of the total offering of a library and information centre, its value and contribution, to both the organization and its patrons.

According to Kenneway (2006)&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&gt;Kenneway, M. (2006). Branding for libraries: communicating your value to increase reader awareness and usage of the library service. ''Based on a briefing session given at the 29th UKSG Conference, Warwick, April 2006.'' Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;https://serials.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/19120/galley/890/download/&lt;/nowiki&gt; &lt;/ref&gt;, the brand is much more than a logo or a strap-line in libraries and information centres. When it develops to its full potential it helps to define and communicate what a library can do better than anyone else, what distinguishes them from other services, and what is most relevant to the needs of their clientele. This is based on much more than functional strengths; it also encompasses the unique values and personality of the library resources. 

Put more simply, the brand is the spirit of the library – sometimes aspirational, but always relevant to customers and staff alike. Really good Library and Information Science brands have been able to capture and effectively express this ‘spirit’. They do this with relentless consistency in the dissemination of quality information service delivery. The expression of this spirit or ‘brand idea’ can be made up of many elements, including the logo, colours, images and ‘tone of voice’ used to communicate them.

Branding play’s special role in information organizations because strong brands increase customers’ trust in the invisible, and enable them to better visualize and understand the intangible benefits of the services which very much depend upon the employees’ actions and attitudes because services brands are particularly different from those of physical good, (Shripad &amp; Chandratre, 2015)&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&gt;Shripad, V.C. &amp; Chandratre, M.S. (2015'').'' Marketing of Library and Information Services. '' Journal of Commerce &amp; Management Thought,'' (6-1), 162-175. Retrieved from DOI: 10.5958/0976-478x.2015.00011.7&lt;/ref&gt;. 

Branding is the process of defining a library's story, condensing it into one short, appealing sentence that tells the entire story, and visually communicating the story through the library's logo and other branding elements. The story is intended to inform anyone considering using the library about what makes it unique and worthwhile to visit. The story can be about the library's details, such as great customers, a great collection, or a beautiful building, or it can be about the needs that the library can fill in the lives of its patrons. The story could be that the library is a place where the community gathers and connects (Sharma, Majumdar, &amp; Uraon, 2017)&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;.

Branding the library entails more than just coming up with a catchy name and putting it on library shelves; it also entails building a reputation and providing quality services to customers. Academic libraries do not typically have direct sales functions, but they have a history of developing long-term relationships with various stakeholders such as university administration, researchers, instructors, and students. Indeed, one of the most important benefits that a good academic library can provide is a long-term relationship with those who use its services.

The following must be established as a starting point for effective branding in a library and information centre (Melville, 1995)&lt;ref&gt;Melville, G, (1995). “From DP department to EDS – it is time for IT departments to consider branding”, ''Managing Service Quality'' 5(6), 6–8.&lt;/ref&gt;:

* The customer’s perception of the library;
* The library’s attributes recognized by the customers;
* Your own perception of the library;
* What customer attributes do you feel the library has to offer;
* What attributes does the customer(s) seek; and
* The customer’s image preference.

The steps to be taken in order to promote the library brand as a library manager are illustrated in the figure given below;

=== Marketing ===
According to Shripad and Chandratre (2015)&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;, marketing is an essential tool for marketing libraries and information centres. It is a human activity that involves determining what people want and need and then changing to meet those needs as needed. It inquires, &quot;Who you are? What do you want? How can I best deliver it to you? and what price are you willing to pay?&quot; (CAPL, 2011)&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot;&gt;CAPL, (2011). Library Advocacy Now! A Training Program for Public Library Staff and Trustees. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www.ca./AM/Template.cm/library_advocacy_now&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;.

Marketing intended for not-for-profit organizations such as libraries is referred to as “societal marketing” (Adeloye, 2003). Marketing in the context of a library is defined as the art and science of attracting and retaining readers and users of a library or information centre. By this definition, marketing requires a two-way dialogue with the target audience. Market research or a needs assessment process is usually used to initiate this dialogue.

=== Ranganathan's Five laws of Library science and Marketting Theory ===
Ranganathan's famous Five Laws of Library Science published in 1931, aligns with marketing theory in that the reader (also known as the customer) is king and the focal point of the library; as a result, the entire organisation (resources, services, facilities, rules and regulations, procedures) becomes customer focused (Shripad &amp; Chandratre, 2015)&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;. 

Marketing activities include the following:

# '''Market research and customer analysis:''' A better understanding of the target users is required prior to any type of branding and marketing. The librarian must first concentrate on “WHO” and determine who is the intended user and who they will be serving. The needs of the patrons are addressed after a thorough understanding of the target audience. Following the identification of the library patrons' needs, the resources, including documentary resources, ICT infrastructure available, and services provided and required, must be reviewed in order to urgently close the gap between demand and supply (Keller, 2008)&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;.
#* To determine the best target audience for your library, you must first honestly assess your current library users by asking the following questions:
#* If you are a public library, what percentage of your community has library cards?
#* Who uses your virtual library and for what purpose?
#* If you are an academic library, what percentage of students use the library, either virtually or take books out?
#* Does your community support your library? How do you know? through financial support, the feedback you get from the community surveys or through some other mechanism?
#* Is your community aware of the services offered by your library?
#* Through these questions, you are trying to understand how much support your library receives (Docuett, 2008).

# '''Development of new services:''' After, identifying your user's needs, there is a need to develop and introduce to them, your library services that are tailored to meet their individual needs relating to teaching, learning, research and recreation.
# '''Distribution:''' This activity involves distributing the services rendered by your library to the clientele as individuals or as a collective group. E.g. through selective dissemination of information.
# '''Promotion:''' This activity involves creating awareness using fliers, social media platforms, posters, and so on. Posters provide effective visual communication. When displayed prominently, they can attract attention and provide brief information about an event or service rendered by the library. According to Bhatt (2011), these are excellent marketing tools because they list almost all of a library's activities.
# '''Evaluation of services:''' This involves evaluating the services rendered to know if there’s a need to improve the service rendered by the library.

== Marketing Strategies for Library and Information Centres ==
Many libraries have come to recognise the value and application of marketing concepts. The 7Ps– product, price, place, promotion, participants, physical evidence, and process – have become central to libraries when designing the marketing mix and developing the marketing plan. According to Sharma and Bharadwaj (2009), the 7Ps of Library and Information Centre Marketing Strategies are:

7 Ps of marketing strategies for Library

# Products or services of the general reference and information service department. This is, of course, the information, reference, and ancillary services that add value such as personal assistance, referral services, online database searches, document delivery, and interlibrary loan.
# Pricing of use of the library is usually that of the time and effort the user spends traveling to the library, as well as the time and effort spent
# Place of service, based upon knowledge of the market of J library, is essential in order to identify users and their discrete information needs and wants. To expand the service area, the library may have branches, bookmobiles, or electronic access, etc.
# Promotion includes utilizing persuasive information about general information services, and communicating this information to target market segments that are potential users. Five kinds of promotion include: publicity, public relations, personal representatives, advertising, and sales promotion.
# Participants: All human actors who play part in reference and information services delivery, namely the library's personnel.
# Physical Evidence:The environment in which the reference and information services are delivered that facilitates the performance and communication of the service.
# Process:The procedures, mechanisms and flow of activities by which the reference and information services are acquired.

== Lobbying, Advocacy, and Fund Raising for the Development of Library and Information Centres ==

=== Lobbying ===
Lobbying is the interaction with decision-makers to achieve specific goals at a specific point in the legislative, policy-making, or budgetary process. It also necessitates a thorough understanding of the decision and makers of staff priorities, interests, schedule, and political clout (CAPL, 2011)&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;. 

=== Advocacy ===
Advocacy, on the other hand, is a deliberate, planned, and sustained effort to raise awareness of an issue or issue. Advocacy is thus an ongoing process in which support and understanding are gradually built over time. It employs many marketing and public relations tools, but it is not solely one or the other.
Advocacy and lobbying are two winged seeds that are used synonymously for issues that require adjustment and change. While lobbying attempts to influence decisions made by government officials, most often legislators or members of regulating agencies (Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT) (2014), advocacy tends to plead in favour of or publicly support, promote, and defend a course (Gorman, 2005). 

In librarianship, this entails attempting to persuade public officials and decision-makers to support or formulate policies that benefit libraries (Ireri, 2014).In other words, it seeks the support of influential individuals for library development and services. Lobbying and advocacy are not in any way mysterious. They are entirely communication processes, as Mayhew (1997) explained, in which various methods, strategies, and tactics must be developed in order to gain access, inform, influence, and pressure policymakers to make decisions that affect the well-being of their clients. Lobbying is, in essence, an extension of advocacy. As a result, Arroyo et al. (2002, p.82) characterised it as an intentional attempt to influence political choices through various forms of advocacy. Lobbying and advocacy both broaden the scope of influence available to improve policies and achieve structural reforms in critical areas such as agriculture, health, education, and trade (Sloot &amp; Geanderso, 2010)&lt;ref&gt;Sloot, H. and Geanderson, M. (2010). June guidelines on lobby and advocacy. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www.iccon.nl/nl/linservid/&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;. Lobbying is thus a subset of advocacy. As a result, successful lobbying combines advocacy activities with clear public relations.

Individuals can also lobby as a form of volunteerism or as a small part of their regular job, according to Vidotto (2014)&lt;ref&gt;Vidotto, L. (2014). BIM project stakeholders outside the BIM ecosystem. Retrieved from Voices for the Library 2012. Lobby for libraries over literacy timebomb. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/2012/01/lobby-forlibraries-over-literacy-timebomb/&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;. For example, a librarian may meet with a representative to discuss an issue concerning librarianship. The capacity building focuses on learning how to interact with major stakeholders, community power holders, and civil society organisations (Justice Development and Peace Commission) (JDPC), 2012; Mlanga, 2014). These are evaluated by identifying specific goals, appropriate targets, methods to employ, and the specific people or persons to take specific actions. It all comes down to persuasion, knowledge of the system, and familiarity with the people involved in the process (AGT, 2014). Training embraces the principles of effective lobbying, which include accuracy, brevity, clarity, knowing your viewpoint, seeing it their way, following up, sending a thank you note, recognising and appreciating any effort made, and so on (Ireri 2014).

According to research, many professionals, business owners, constituent groups, individuals, commercial organisations, civil organisations, and so on use various methods of lobbying and advocacy to influence the opinions of legislators. An example is the report of a well-known school librarian, Laura Bush, ex-First Lady of the United States, who has a Master's degree in Library science and worked as a public school teacher and librarian in Houston. She organised a White House Conference on School Libraries to advocate for the importance of supporting various library systems (The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries, 2002).

Lobbying and advocacy require extensive research, planning, and strategy. Ireri (2014) stated that letters can be written to inform legislators about the support needed from them for libraries, as well as emails, phone calls, and sending delegates/face-to-face contacts with government officials (WLA, 2014)&lt;ref&gt;Wisconsin Library Association (WLA). (2014). Recommendations for improved Wisconsin library association (WLA) lobbying efforts. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www2.Lawrence.edu/fast/...lobbying.html&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Fundraising ===
Fundraising is the process of seeking and receiving contributions in the form of money or other resources by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to raise funds for non-profit organisations, and the library is one of those non-profit organisations. Usually, fundraising consists of mostly asking for donations on the street or at people's doors, and this is experiencing very strong growth in the form of face-to-face fundraising, but net forms of fundraising, such as online fundraising, have emerged in recent years (Olurayi, 2013)&lt;ref&gt;Olurayi, R. A., (2013). &quot;Fundraising in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Selected Academic Libraries in Southwest Nigeria&quot;. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/975&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;.

In the face of inadequate government funding and rising academic library expectations, fundraising in libraries has become a necessity. This system is not geographically limited, but rather universal, and it is exacerbated by the global economic downturn. As a result, library administration must start looking for other ways to generate funds in order to maintain libraries and library services. To maintain basic services and a steady supply of stationary, the library has commercialised photocopying, video coverage, lamination, publishing, user registration, binding, and other services. Fines, charges, gifts, grants, endowments, and bequests are all sources of income.

Academic libraries raise funds to ensure that their primary objectives are met because the library serves as the university's engine. Just as a car engine, when it develops a fault or dirt clogs it, it stops functioning and becomes inefficient, and so does the library to its parent organisation. Hence, in order to avoid this, academic libraries must seek funding elsewhere in order to meet these goals. Some challenges may arise when raising funds for the library, such as the fact that library development and fundraising are virtually unknown, librarians face difficulties in raising funds for their libraries because it is not what they are used to doing, and they sometimes meet difficult people who are difficult to persuade, and they compete for funds with other academic departments. In addition, library directors lack a defined constituency, fundraising experience, and institutional power. Academic libraries have been dealing with the issue of funding shortages for several years, which has hindered the efficient and effective provision of library resources and services. In order to combat this while also providing quality service, libraries can seek alternative ways of raising funds by marketing the library, its products, and services.
==Questions for practice==

# How can libraries use branding to distinguish themselves from other services and communicate their unique value to users effectively?
# Explain the 7Ps of marketing strategies for libraries, and provide examples of how each element can be applied to promote library services.
# Compare and contrast lobbying and advocacy in the context of libraries. How can librarians effectively engage in both activities to influence decision-makers?
# What are some challenges academic libraries face in raising funds, and what alternative approaches can they explore to generate funds for maintaining library resources and services?
# Develop a marketing and fundraising plan for a library of your choice, outlining specific strategies and steps to attract users, gain support from decision-makers, and raise funds for library development.

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The learning content discusses the importance of branding, marketing, lobbying, advocacy, and fundraising for libraries in today's competitive world. Libraries must build a strong brand and market their services to attract users and demonstrate their relevance in society. Branding involves defining the library's unique offering and communicating it through various elements such as the logo, colors, and tone of voice. Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on understanding the needs of the target audience and developing services that meet those needs. The 7Ps of marketing strategies for libraries include products/services, pricing, place, promotion, participants, physical evidence, and process.

Furthermore, the content delves into the concepts of lobbying and advocacy, which are essential for libraries to influence decision-makers and policymakers to support library development and services. Lobbying involves interacting with decision-makers to achieve specific goals, while advocacy is a sustained effort to raise awareness of library issues and build support over time. The process requires communication and persuasion to gain the support needed for libraries.

Lastly, fundraising is discussed as a necessary approach for libraries to generate funds and maintain basic services. Academic libraries, in particular, face funding challenges and need to explore alternative ways of raising funds, such as marketing their library and services effectively.

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# Understand the importance of branding and marketing for libraries to attract users and demonstrate their relevance in society.
# Explore the 7Ps of marketing strategies for libraries, including product/service offerings, pricing, promotion, and other elements.
# Learn about the concepts of lobbying and advocacy and their role in influencing decision-makers to support library development and services.
# Recognize the challenges and opportunities in fundraising for libraries and the need for alternative approaches to generate funds.
# Identify the key steps and strategies to effectively market library services, lobby for support, and raise funds for library development.

==Definition of Branding and Marketing in Library Services==

Libraries are no longer a silent place where staff sits and waits for users to walk in before providing services. In today's competitive world, libraries must do everything in their power to attract library users and demonstrate their relevance and importance in society. The librarian and the library must build a brand and market their product to potential customers daily due to the decreasing number of visitors to the library, its low statistics of library resource usage and the struggle for survival of libraries and librarians, that is a major concern for librarians, (Sharma, Majumdar, &amp; Uraon, 2017)&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;Sharma, A.K., Majumdar, A. J., &amp; Uraon, A. (2017). Branding and Marketing your Library and Services: case study of Library. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318494231_Branding_and_Marketing_your_Library_and_Services_case_study_of_Rabindra_Library&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;. As a result, library services must be branded and marketed to customers in a unique way to change these narratives.

=== Branding ===
Branding is gotten from the word “Brand” which means a “name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as distinct from those of other sellers.” Although a significant amount of literature on services deals with measuring or delivering customer satisfaction in library and information settings, not much of it addresses the issue of branding services, hence branding is yet to receive its due consideration in Library and Information Services, (Singh, 2006)&lt;ref&gt;Singh, R. (2004). Branding in library and information context: the role of marketing culture. Information Services &amp; Use, ''24(''2), 93–98. Retrieved from doi:10.3233/ISU-2004-24203&lt;/ref&gt;. However, branding in Libraries and Information centres can be seen as the personification of the total offering of a library and information centre, its value and contribution, to both the organization and its patrons.

According to Kenneway (2006)&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&gt;Kenneway, M. (2006). Branding for libraries: communicating your value to increase reader awareness and usage of the library service. ''Based on a briefing session given at the 29th UKSG Conference, Warwick, April 2006.'' Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;https://serials.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/19120/galley/890/download/&lt;/nowiki&gt; &lt;/ref&gt;, the brand is much more than a logo or a strap-line in libraries and information centres. When it develops to its full potential it helps to define and communicate what a library can do better than anyone else, what distinguishes them from other services, and what is most relevant to the needs of their clientele. This is based on much more than functional strengths; it also encompasses the unique values and personality of the library resources. 

Put more simply, the brand is the spirit of the library – sometimes aspirational, but always relevant to customers and staff alike. Really good Library and Information Science brands have been able to capture and effectively express this ‘spirit’. They do this with relentless consistency in the dissemination of quality information service delivery. The expression of this spirit or ‘brand idea’ can be made up of many elements, including the logo, colours, images and ‘tone of voice’ used to communicate them.

Branding play’s special role in information organizations because strong brands increase customers’ trust in the invisible, and enable them to better visualize and understand the intangible benefits of the services which very much depend upon the employees’ actions and attitudes because services brands are particularly different from those of physical good, (Shripad &amp; Chandratre, 2015)&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&gt;Shripad, V.C. &amp; Chandratre, M.S. (2015'').'' Marketing of Library and Information Services. '' Journal of Commerce &amp; Management Thought,'' (6-1), 162-175. Retrieved from DOI: 10.5958/0976-478x.2015.00011.7&lt;/ref&gt;. 

Branding is the process of defining a library's story, condensing it into one short, appealing sentence that tells the entire story, and visually communicating the story through the library's logo and other branding elements. The story is intended to inform anyone considering using the library about what makes it unique and worthwhile to visit. The story can be about the library's details, such as great customers, a great collection, or a beautiful building, or it can be about the needs that the library can fill in the lives of its patrons. The story could be that the library is a place where the community gathers and connects (Sharma, Majumdar, &amp; Uraon, 2017)&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;.

Branding the library entails more than just coming up with a catchy name and putting it on library shelves; it also entails building a reputation and providing quality services to customers. Academic libraries do not typically have direct sales functions, but they have a history of developing long-term relationships with various stakeholders such as university administration, researchers, instructors, and students. Indeed, one of the most important benefits that a good academic library can provide is a long-term relationship with those who use its services.

The following must be established as a starting point for effective branding in a library and information centre (Melville, 1995)&lt;ref&gt;Melville, G, (1995). “From DP department to EDS – it is time for IT departments to consider branding”, ''Managing Service Quality'' 5(6), 6–8.&lt;/ref&gt;:

* The customer’s perception of the library;
* The library’s attributes recognized by the customers;
* Your own perception of the library;
* What customer attributes do you feel the library has to offer;
* What attributes does the customer(s) seek; and
* The customer’s image preference.

The steps to be taken in order to promote the library brand as a library manager are illustrated in the figure given below;

=== Marketing ===
According to Shripad and Chandratre (2015)&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;, marketing is an essential tool for marketing libraries and information centres. It is a human activity that involves determining what people want and need and then changing to meet those needs as needed. It inquires, &quot;Who you are? What do you want? How can I best deliver it to you? and what price are you willing to pay?&quot; (CAPL, 2011)&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot;&gt;CAPL, (2011). Library Advocacy Now! A Training Program for Public Library Staff and Trustees. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www.ca./AM/Template.cm/library_advocacy_now&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;.

Marketing intended for not-for-profit organizations such as libraries is referred to as “societal marketing” (Adeloye, 2003). Marketing in the context of a library is defined as the art and science of attracting and retaining readers and users of a library or information centre. By this definition, marketing requires a two-way dialogue with the target audience. Market research or a needs assessment process is usually used to initiate this dialogue.

=== Ranganathan's Five laws of Library science and Marketting Theory ===
Ranganathan's famous Five Laws of Library Science published in 1931, aligns with marketing theory in that the reader (also known as the customer) is king and the focal point of the library; as a result, the entire organisation (resources, services, facilities, rules and regulations, procedures) becomes customer focused (Shripad &amp; Chandratre, 2015)&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;. 

Marketing activities include the following:

# '''Market research and customer analysis:''' A better understanding of the target users is required prior to any type of branding and marketing. The librarian must first concentrate on “WHO” and determine who is the intended user and who they will be serving. The needs of the patrons are addressed after a thorough understanding of the target audience. Following the identification of the library patrons' needs, the resources, including documentary resources, ICT infrastructure available, and services provided and required, must be reviewed in order to urgently close the gap between demand and supply (Keller, 2008)&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;.
#* To determine the best target audience for your library, you must first honestly assess your current library users by asking the following questions:
#* If you are a public library, what percentage of your community has library cards?
#* Who uses your virtual library and for what purpose?
#* If you are an academic library, what percentage of students use the library, either virtually or take books out?
#* Does your community support your library? How do you know? through financial support, the feedback you get from the community surveys or through some other mechanism?
#* Is your community aware of the services offered by your library?
#* Through these questions, you are trying to understand how much support your library receives (Docuett, 2008).

# '''Development of new services:''' After, identifying your user's needs, there is a need to develop and introduce to them, your library services that are tailored to meet their individual needs relating to teaching, learning, research and recreation.
# '''Distribution:''' This activity involves distributing the services rendered by your library to the clientele as individuals or as a collective group. E.g. through selective dissemination of information.
# '''Promotion:''' This activity involves creating awareness using fliers, social media platforms, posters, and so on. Posters provide effective visual communication. When displayed prominently, they can attract attention and provide brief information about an event or service rendered by the library. According to Bhatt (2011), these are excellent marketing tools because they list almost all of a library's activities.
# '''Evaluation of services:''' This involves evaluating the services rendered to know if there’s a need to improve the service rendered by the library.

== Marketing Strategies for Library and Information Centres ==
Many libraries have come to recognise the value and application of marketing concepts. The 7Ps– product, price, place, promotion, participants, physical evidence, and process – have become central to libraries when designing the marketing mix and developing the marketing plan. According to Sharma and Bharadwaj (2009), the 7Ps of Library and Information Centre Marketing Strategies are:

7 Ps of marketing strategies for Library

# Products or services of the general reference and information service department. This is, of course, the information, reference, and ancillary services that add value such as personal assistance, referral services, online database searches, document delivery, and interlibrary loan.
# Pricing of use of the library is usually that of the time and effort the user spends traveling to the library, as well as the time and effort spent
# Place of service, based upon knowledge of the market of J library, is essential in order to identify users and their discrete information needs and wants. To expand the service area, the library may have branches, bookmobiles, or electronic access, etc.
# Promotion includes utilizing persuasive information about general information services, and communicating this information to target market segments that are potential users. Five kinds of promotion include: publicity, public relations, personal representatives, advertising, and sales promotion.
# Participants: All human actors who play part in reference and information services delivery, namely the library's personnel.
# Physical Evidence:The environment in which the reference and information services are delivered that facilitates the performance and communication of the service.
# Process:The procedures, mechanisms and flow of activities by which the reference and information services are acquired.

== Lobbying, Advocacy, and Fund Raising for the Development of Library and Information Centres ==

=== Lobbying ===
Lobbying is the interaction with decision-makers to achieve specific goals at a specific point in the legislative, policy-making, or budgetary process. It also necessitates a thorough understanding of the decision and makers of staff priorities, interests, schedule, and political clout (CAPL, 2011)&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;. 

=== Advocacy ===
Advocacy, on the other hand, is a deliberate, planned, and sustained effort to raise awareness of an issue or issue. Advocacy is thus an ongoing process in which support and understanding are gradually built over time. It employs many marketing and public relations tools, but it is not solely one or the other.
Advocacy and lobbying are two winged seeds that are used synonymously for issues that require adjustment and change. While lobbying attempts to influence decisions made by government officials, most often legislators or members of regulating agencies (Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT) (2014), advocacy tends to plead in favour of or publicly support, promote, and defend a course (Gorman, 2005). 

In librarianship, this entails attempting to persuade public officials and decision-makers to support or formulate policies that benefit libraries (Ireri, 2014).In other words, it seeks the support of influential individuals for library development and services. Lobbying and advocacy are not in any way mysterious. They are entirely communication processes, as Mayhew (1997) explained, in which various methods, strategies, and tactics must be developed in order to gain access, inform, influence, and pressure policymakers to make decisions that affect the well-being of their clients. Lobbying is, in essence, an extension of advocacy. As a result, Arroyo et al. (2002, p.82) characterised it as an intentional attempt to influence political choices through various forms of advocacy. Lobbying and advocacy both broaden the scope of influence available to improve policies and achieve structural reforms in critical areas such as agriculture, health, education, and trade (Sloot &amp; Geanderso, 2010)&lt;ref&gt;Sloot, H. and Geanderson, M. (2010). June guidelines on lobby and advocacy. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www.iccon.nl/nl/linservid/&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;. Lobbying is thus a subset of advocacy. As a result, successful lobbying combines advocacy activities with clear public relations.

Individuals can also lobby as a form of volunteerism or as a small part of their regular job, according to Vidotto (2014)&lt;ref&gt;Vidotto, L. (2014). BIM project stakeholders outside the BIM ecosystem. Retrieved from Voices for the Library 2012. Lobby for libraries over literacy timebomb. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/2012/01/lobby-forlibraries-over-literacy-timebomb/&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;. For example, a librarian may meet with a representative to discuss an issue concerning librarianship. The capacity building focuses on learning how to interact with major stakeholders, community power holders, and civil society organisations (Justice Development and Peace Commission) (JDPC), 2012; Mlanga, 2014). These are evaluated by identifying specific goals, appropriate targets, methods to employ, and the specific people or persons to take specific actions. It all comes down to persuasion, knowledge of the system, and familiarity with the people involved in the process (AGT, 2014). Training embraces the principles of effective lobbying, which include accuracy, brevity, clarity, knowing your viewpoint, seeing it their way, following up, sending a thank you note, recognising and appreciating any effort made, and so on (Ireri 2014).

According to research, many professionals, business owners, constituent groups, individuals, commercial organisations, civil organisations, and so on use various methods of lobbying and advocacy to influence the opinions of legislators. An example is the report of a well-known school librarian, Laura Bush, ex-First Lady of the United States, who has a Master's degree in Library science and worked as a public school teacher and librarian in Houston. She organised a White House Conference on School Libraries to advocate for the importance of supporting various library systems (The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries, 2002).

Lobbying and advocacy require extensive research, planning, and strategy. Ireri (2014) stated that letters can be written to inform legislators about the support needed from them for libraries, as well as emails, phone calls, and sending delegates/face-to-face contacts with government officials (WLA, 2014)&lt;ref&gt;Wisconsin Library Association (WLA). (2014). Recommendations for improved Wisconsin library association (WLA) lobbying efforts. Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;http://www2.Lawrence.edu/fast/...lobbying.html&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Fundraising ===
Fundraising is the process of seeking and receiving contributions in the form of money or other resources by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to raise funds for non-profit organisations, and the library is one of those non-profit organisations. Usually, fundraising consists of mostly asking for donations on the street or at people's doors, and this is experiencing very strong growth in the form of face-to-face fundraising, but net forms of fundraising, such as online fundraising, have emerged in recent years (Olurayi, 2013)&lt;ref&gt;Olurayi, R. A., (2013). &quot;Fundraising in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Selected Academic Libraries in Southwest Nigeria&quot;. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). Retrieved from &lt;nowiki&gt;https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/975&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;.

In the face of inadequate government funding and rising academic library expectations, fundraising in libraries has become a necessity. This system is not geographically limited, but rather universal, and it is exacerbated by the global economic downturn. As a result, library administration must start looking for other ways to generate funds in order to maintain libraries and library services. To maintain basic services and a steady supply of stationary, the library has commercialised photocopying, video coverage, lamination, publishing, user registration, binding, and other services. Fines, charges, gifts, grants, endowments, and bequests are all sources of income.

Academic libraries raise funds to ensure that their primary objectives are met because the library serves as the university's engine. Just as a car engine, when it develops a fault or dirt clogs it, it stops functioning and becomes inefficient, and so does the library to its parent organisation. Hence, in order to avoid this, academic libraries must seek funding elsewhere in order to meet these goals. Some challenges may arise when raising funds for the library, such as the fact that library development and fundraising are virtually unknown, librarians face difficulties in raising funds for their libraries because it is not what they are used to doing, and they sometimes meet difficult people who are difficult to persuade, and they compete for funds with other academic departments. In addition, library directors lack a defined constituency, fundraising experience, and institutional power. Academic libraries have been dealing with the issue of funding shortages for several years, which has hindered the efficient and effective provision of library resources and services. In order to combat this while also providing quality service, libraries can seek alternative ways of raising funds by marketing the library, its products, and services.
==Questions for practice==

# How can libraries use branding to distinguish themselves from other services and communicate their unique value to users effectively?
# Explain the 7Ps of marketing strategies for libraries, and provide examples of how each element can be applied to promote library services.
# Compare and contrast lobbying and advocacy in the context of libraries. How can librarians effectively engage in both activities to influence decision-makers?
# What are some challenges academic libraries face in raising funds, and what alternative approaches can they explore to generate funds for maintaining library resources and services?
# Develop a marketing and fundraising plan for a library of your choice, outlining specific strategies and steps to attract users, gain support from decision-makers, and raise funds for library development.

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Ariana is a 25-year-old survivor of long-term domestic violence and experiences symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as being easily frightened, trouble sleeping, and nightmares. After years of suppressing her emotions, she finally builds up the courage to seek help and see a psychologist. When she has her first session, the psychologist completely dismisses her experiences and invalidates her feelings. These actions are retraumatising due to not providing the client with a safe and supportive environment. From this experience, she does not pursue future mental health treatment. This results in increased distress throughout her life course, strains in relationships, and the emergence of new symptoms. (See Figure 1).

This case scenario emphasises the importance of creating a safe and supportive environment for people who have experienced trauma. In healthcare, this is referred to as trauma-informed care. Numerous studies have supported that trauma-informed care is important in ensuring individuals feel respected and empowered. This book chapter explores what exactly trauma-informed care involves, and how it can be implemented.
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The failure to recognise and acknowledge trauma within the healthcare systems leads to substandard care, underscoring the significance of addressing trauma-informed care. On estimate, 75% of Australian adults have experienced a traumatic event at least once (Health &amp; Welfare, 2022). Additionally, the prevalence rate of [[wikipedia:Post_traumatic_stress_disorder|Post Traumatic Stress Disorder]] (PTSD) in Australia is 7.2% over a lifetime (Cooper et al., 2014). These empirical findings demonstrate the need for trauma-informed care in the healthcare industry because it acknowledges that many people have lived through trauma, causing serious, negative impacts. These can include incorrect diagnoses, inadequate treatment, and re-traumatisation. Unfortunately, the reality is that the lack of acknowledgement of trauma does frequently occur. 

Several theories have influenced the current understanding of trauma-informed care. These theories have shed light on the profound psychological, physiological, and emotional impacts of trauma, and proposes evidence-based ideas to describe this phenomenon. The enrichment of trauma-informed care is therefore guided by different influential psychological theories, facilitating a more profound comprehension. Additionally, many different frameworks have been formulated to target trauma-informed care.{{vague}}

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==What is trauma?==
[[wikipedia:Psychological_trauma|Trauma]] can be defined as long-lasting adverse impacts on an individual's [[wikipedia:Well-being|wellbeing]] due to the experience of a distressing event, or series of events (Menschner &amp; Maul, 2016). These experiences can vary widely in nature and intensity, causing a range of emotional, psychological, and physiological responses. Esther Giller (1999) refers to psychological trauma as the unique individual experience of extreme stress that overwhelms the ability to cope emotionally, cognitively, and physically and impacts varying areas of wellbeing. Commonly, the event's conditions involve abuse of power, betrayal of trust, pain, or loss.

=== What are different types of trauma? ===
There are two distinct categories of traumatic experiences, which often result in different impacts on individuals. Type I and type II trauma categories are helpful in developing a better understanding of the multi-layered concept of trauma and appropriate care for individual wellbeing. 
* ''Type I'': A single traumatic event at a high level of acute threat. 
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'''Examples:''' Severe illness, loss, motor vehicle accident, severe injury, medical trauma
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* ''Type II'': Repeated of traumatic events that occur over an extended period of time (Stefanovic et al., 2022).
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'''Examples:''' Domestic violence, child abuse, child neglect, emotional abuse 
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=== Post-traumatic stress disorder ===
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a diagnosable disorder stemming from exposure to trauma, characterized by persistent, debilitating symptoms that significantly disrupt daily life (Young &amp; Breslau, 2016). Unlike experiencing trauma, PTSD follows specific diagnostic criteria, measuring the duration and severity of symptoms. Individuals with PTSD experience distressing symptoms such as vivid flashbacks, disrupted sleep, and distressing nightmares, which compound stress and impede restorative rest.

=== Impacts of trauma ===
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==== Psychological ====
Exposure to traumatic events frequently exerts a profound influence on all dimensions of well-being. From a psychological perspective, the experience of trauma renders individuals to be more susceptible to the emergence of a diverse array of mental health disorders{{fact}}. A comprehensive study disclosed that 89% of individuals {{where}} diagnosed with severe mental health disorders reported a history of exposure to traumatic events (Subica et al., 2012). The enduring repercussions of psychological stress and trauma are substantial, often manifesting in emotional, cognitive, and behavioural challenges. These encompass avoidance behaviours and the struggle to regulate emotions effectively. In more depth, it becomes evident that trauma exposure constitutes a significant risk factor for the development of severe drug use{{fact}}. Empirical investigations have explicitly demonstrated a positive correlation between symptoms of PTSD and substance abuse, shedding light on the intricate association between trauma and psychological dependence on alcohol and other drug use (Clark et al., 2001).

==== Physiological ====
[[File:Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.jpg|thumb|227x227px|'''Figure 2'''. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and how it functions when exposed to stress.]]

Trauma can cause varying physiological impacts on the body. High-reported [[wikipedia:Adverse_childhood_experiences|Adverse Childhood Experiences]] (ACEs) correlate with increased adult prevalence of health issues like cancer, lung disease, and obesity (Felitti et al., 1998). Psychological trauma can lead to a range of serious health illnesses because traumatic events dysregulate the [[wikipedia:Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal_axis|hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA)]], [[wikipedia:Sympathetic_nervous_system|sympathetic nervous system]], and the inflammatory response (Kendall-Tackett, 2009). The HPA axis can be shown in Figure 2. By overusing the stress response, increased cortisol levels and prolonged activations can result from dysregulating the normal function of the HPA axis. This then leads to further various consequences on both psychological and physical health. People with PTSD have also shown to have significant alterations in brain structure and function in response to trauma-related condition (Bremner, 2022)'''.'''  This can be explained by prolonged increases in [[wikipedia:Cortisol|cortisol]] and [[wikipedia:Norepinephrine|norepinephrine]], leading to disruptions in certain brain functions (Bremner, 1999). Additionally, further studies have revealed that chronic stress leads to adverse effects on cardiovascular functioning because of prolonged alterations to systolic blood pressure (D’Andrea et al., 2011). Increased surges in hormones in the body when it is under stress makes the heart to beat faster and narrows the blood vessels, causing the blood pressure to increase for a extensive time (Turner, 1994). This results in lasting changes to cardiovascular function.   

==== Social ====
Trauma significantly affects social environments, particularly interpersonal relationships, often leading to communication difficulties and strained connections. Research shows that individuals who have experienced trauma tend to develop lower trust levels and negative beliefs about others (Bell et al., 2019). This stems from direct experiences of betrayal or harm, shaping expectations for future social interactions, as explained by Attribution theory (Williams et al., 1993). Additionally, confirmation bias further deepens mistrust by reinforcing existing beliefs. Collective trauma also has profound societal effects, influencing community dynamics and leading to issues like generational trauma.  

== What is trauma-informed care? ==
Trauma-informed care constitutes a comprehensive approach to evidence-based treatment and organisational delivery practices{{fact}}. This approach acknowledges the widespread influence of trauma and highlights the importance of creating a safe environment. The multi-layered concept of safety allows individuals to feel comfortable and supported, which is foundational in recovery and healing{{fact}}. The fundamental aim is to equip healthcare providers with a better insight and understanding of how trauma significantly influences individuals, opening a pathway to more effective client engagement and better health outcomes (Wilson et al., 2013). Being trauma-informed extends beyond therapeutic environments and can apply to all organisational practices{{fact}}. Studies on ACE and trauma over time have been evolutionary to the development and progression of holistic trauma informed care (Oral et al., 2016). The valuable awareness of ACEs is crucial in tailoring service delivery to minimise the risk of triggers and maximise positive experiences{{fact}}. Such studies{{fact}} allow a shift towards a more empathetic, sensitive, and influential approach to delivery and yield more comfort for individuals seeking assistance.  

Another valuable benefit is that increased awareness of trauma and its potential manifestations in different settings helps ensure that people are not inadvertently exposed to situations that may activate distressing emotions and trigger their trauma. In terms of social impacts, trauma-informed care can lead to the improvement of relationships through emphasising empathy and open communication. The acknowledgement of trauma creates an environment where people are more likely to feel validated and empowered.{{fact}}

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== What are the theoretical underpinnings of trauma and trauma-informed care? ==
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=== Ferenczi's trauma theory ===
[[File:Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs2.svg|thumb|319x319px|'''Figure 3.''' Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.]]

[[wikipedia:Sándor_Ferenczi|Sándor Ferenczi's]] theory was one of the early theories in the field of [[wikipedia:Psychoanalysis|psychoanalysis]] and laid the foundation for modern theories on trauma (Frankel, 1998). Through his studies of trauma, particularly early childhood, he discovered and emphasised the importance of empathetic responses in building trust in therapeutic relationships. The emphasis on empathy within therapeutic relationships is advocated in this theory by recognising that unresolved trauma can increase quantities of symptoms. Ferenczi's apprehension expanded Sigmund Freud's earlier ideas on trauma, offering a more refined understanding of its complex impacts on people and emotions. The modern-day understanding of trauma continues to build upon Ferenczi's understanding of trauma (Mészáros, 2010).  

=== Maslow's hierarchy of needs ===
[[wikipedia:Abraham_Maslow|Abraham Maslow's]] (1943) [[wikipedia:Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs|Hierarchy of Needs]] is a psychological theory that outlines a crucial model of understanding human needs. The theory posits that more basic needs that are lower down on the pyramid, such as physiological and safety needs, need to be satisfied before attending to higher needs, such as esteem, and self-actualisation (McLeod, 2007). Figure 2 visually presents Maslow's Hierarchy. In the context of trauma-informed care, this hierarchy offers insight into recognising that individuals who have experienced trauma may have compromised basic needs that need to be addressed. 

[[File:NSdiagram.png|thumb|318x318px|'''Figure 4.''' An outline of the Nervous System and the aspects of the ANS, which is involved in the Polyvagal theory.]]

The use of Maslow's theory in trauma-informed care goes beyond meeting basic needs and encompasses the aspiration of self-actualisation for individuals who have experienced trauma. The matrix attempts to explain how the best practice for trauma-informed care is not only to meet safety and physiological needs but to be supportive in achieving self-actualisation for individuals (Laser-Maira et al., 2019). This aspect of the theory underscores the importance of fostering the capacity of personal development and growth. By incorporating this understanding, health professionals must strive to create an environment that fosters resilience and highlights individual capacity. Overall, this theory builds a foundation for holistic approaches to trauma-informed care by addressing the comprehensive spectrum of needs for wellbeing.

=== Polyvagal theory ===
The [[wikipedia:Polyvagal_theory|Polyvagal Theory]] by [[wikipedia:Stephen_Porges|Dr. Stephen Porges]] (1990) holds a significant relevance in comprehending trauma, ultimately shaping interventions for effective trauma-informed care. This theory draws upon the important role of the [[wikipedia:Autonomic_nervous_system|autonomic nervous system]] (ANS) when responding to stress. According to this theory, there are distinct parts of the ANS that are associated with physiological and behavioural responses to stress'''.''' For example, the [[wikipedia:Sympathetic_nervous_system|sympathetic nervous system]] (SNS) is associated with the [[wikipedia:Fight-or-flight_response|&quot;fight or flight&quot; response]] and prepares the body for perceived threats. People who have experienced trauma may have a more sensitive and responsive SNS, highlighting the importance of providing a safe environment to engage in valuable interactions (Hastings &amp; Miller, 2014). Through understanding how trauma affects the autonomic nervous system, appropriate interventions that respond to physiological responses can be employed that are tailored to the body's reactions to distressing experiences. For instance, breathing exercises can be utilised to activate the ventral vagal complex, which is associated with the relaxation process and regulates the autonomic nervous system (Porges, 2011).

== How can trauma-informed care be implemented? ==
Trauma-informed care, grounded in psychological theories{{fact}}, requires a secure and supportive environment that prioritises individual autonomy and empowerment. Recognising the impact of trauma on various dimensions of an individual's well-being fosters improved collaboration between individuals and their healthcare providers{{fact}}. This approach encompasses sensitivity to triggers and employs appropriate framework and therapeutic strategies to promote overall well-being. 

=== Framework ===
The SAMHSA Concept of Trauma and Guidance for Trauma-Informed Approach is a widely used framework that provides a comprehensive outline for implementing trauma-informed care (Huang et al.,2014). It underpins the importance of safety, choice, trustworthiness, collaboration, and empowerment as principles for impactful care towards people who have experienced trauma. These principles provide a clear foundation for trauma-informed care:

* '''Safety''' addresses the critical importance of fostering an environment where people can feel both physically and emotionally protected.
* The principle of '''choice''' highlights the significance of providing individuals with autonomy in their decision-making by respecting their personal preferences and providing a sense of freedom.
* The next fundamental concept of '''trustworthiness''' relates to demonstrating reliable and integral support by cultivating transparency.
* '''Collaboration''' and '''empowerment''' are two essential elements that facilitate a healing and secure environment. Collaboration accentuates the value of fostering collaborative professional relationships by ensuring all active stakeholders are engaged in the care process. Empowerment showcases the need to provide individuals with the resources they need to play an active position in their healthcare journey. Encouraging self-advocacy and person-centred recovery are examples of empowerment.

The SAMHSA framework also provides a detailed definition that emphasises how critical it is for professionals to completely understand the concept of trauma when related to health and service systems. The definition is formatted as the three &quot;E's&quot; of trauma and is sourced by the [[wikipedia:DSM-5|DSM-5]]: 

* '''Events:''' The particular occasion of physical or psychological threat and harm that causes psychological distress.
* '''Experience:''' The individuals{{gr}} perception of the event and interpretation of the traumatic experience. The importance of this is to highlight individuality in trauma and that the impact of trauma can vary amongst people.
* '''Effects:''' The lasting impacts sourced from trauma on people's wellbeing.

This framework addresses trauma in a holistic and direct methodology, which showcases all essential foundations for trauma-informed care.

=== Implementation ===
The SAMHSA framework outlines thorough steps for successfully implementing the key principles of trauma-informed care within an organisation. The steps include various aspects that are tailored to be easily carried out. According to the SAMHSA framework, the following domains are the appropriate steps to implementing trauma-informed care as an entirely new concept in an organisation: 

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|2. Policy
|Written policies for staff helps outline specific steps to adhere for trauma-informed care and to avoid damaging results. It should also incorporate how trauma-informed care will be maintained long-term, such as training expectations and quality assurance. 
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|3. Physical environment
|The physical environment must promote a sense of safety and security through staff serving an inviting, transparent and supportive environment. For example, comfortable physical spaces that foster a comfortable atmosphere through warm and non-threatening furnishings. 
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|4. Engagement
|Engagement involves the active participation of people who have lived experienced of trauma in the development, execution, and evaluation of trauma-informed practices in the organisation. This step differentiates many other frameworks from the SAMHSA guidelines as it encompasses the invaluable insight from personal experiences on developing sensitive practices.
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|5. Cross sector collaboration
|This domain of implementing trauma-informed care is stems from ensuring a shared awareness of trauma is found amongst different services. 
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|6. Screening, assessment, treatment services
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|7. Training and workforce development
|The ongoing training in trauma-informed care is demonstrated through providing education and ongoing support to staff within the organisation. Not only does this better equip the staff with a better understanding needed to implement successful trauma-informed services, but cultivates a trauma aware workplace. 
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|8. Progress and quality monitoring
|This involves the ongoing assessment and monitoring of implemented trauma-informed principles. The aim of this is to assess the outcomes and alter the practices as needed to reach trauma-informed goals.
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|9. Financing
|The financial aspect of trauma-informed care involves a structure that allocates the resources for training and workforce development, screening tools, peer-support, and program development. It also involves the long-term sustainability of the plan.
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|10. Evaluation
|The final domain of evaluation measures the strategies and framework implemented. It is needed to evaluate whether all previous steps efficiently increases trauma understanding and use of trauma-informed strategies. Most importantly, gaining feedback from staff and service consumers assists in evaluating effectiveness of practices (Huang et al., 2014).
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==Conclusion==
Trauma-informed care provides a theoretical and evidence-based approach to understanding trauma and providing services for people who have lived experience. It entails an exhaustive understanding of the physiological, psychological, emotional and social repercussions that trauma can have on an individual. A crucial aspect of trauma-informed care is the emphasis on person-centred recovery because everyone experiences different consequences as a result of traumatic stress. The multifaceted consequences of trauma and appropriate modalities to provide sensitive support for healing and recovery are heavily sourced from theoretical underpinnings. Avoidance of the physiological challenges of trauma and prolonged stress on bodily functions can be achieved by strategies that reduce stress levels and activation of stress-related brain structures. This can be supported by the Polyvagal theory of trauma (Porges, 1990). Prioritising safety is a preeminent factor towards successful trauma-informed care, aligning with Ferenczi's (1998) trauma theory which underscores that establishing a secure and sheltered environment is fundamental for the recovery process. Additionally, many other needs must be met to ensure appropriate care towards people who have experienced trauma. Without trauma-informed organisations and providers, there is a significant risk of inadvertent re-traumatisation and heightened emotional distress. Having a negative experience can hinder the healing process and reinforce individuals' confirmation bias, perpetuating their existing beliefs.  

Implementation of trauma-informed care is achievable through the SAMHSA framework. It offers a detailed explanation of the essential principles involved in being trauma-informed and understanding exactly what trauma is. It also provides a comprehensive guide on how to successfully execute trauma-informed practices in an organisation. By adopting the domains from this invaluable framework, a culture of empathy and understanding can be nurtured. This ultimately leads to a transformation in current practices and creates a more holistic healthcare system. In practice, trauma-informed care offers a well-rounded approach to supporting trauma survivors. The promotion of healing from trauma depends on a collective understanding that trauma manifests in diverse contexts, scenarios, and presentations. The key take-home message is that the implementation of trauma-informed care is based on a culture of safety, empathy, and tailored interventions to address the unique needs of individuals who have experienced a traumatic event and distress. 

==See also==
* [[wikipedia:Attachment_theory|Attachment theory]] (Wikipedia)
* [[Motivation and emotion/Book/2022/Childhood trauma and subsequent drug use|Childhood trauma and subsequent drug use]] (Book chapter, 2022)
* [[Motivation and emotion/Book/2021/Trauma-informed therapy|Trauma-informed therapy]] (Book chapter, 2021)
* [[wikipedia:Trauma-_and_violence-informed_care|Trauma- and violence-informed care]] (Wikipedia)
* [[wikipedia:Post-traumatic_stress_disorder|Post-traumatic stress disorder]] (Wikipedia)

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==External links==
* [https://www.ted.com/talks/adrienne_rouan_how_trauma_informed_care_saved_my_life How trauma informed care saved my life] (TED Talk)
* [https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/trauma-informed-care-what-it-is-and-why-its-important-2018101613562 Trauma-informed care: what it is, and why it's important] (Harvard Health Publishing)

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==Overview==
[[File:Role playing gamers.jpg|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. ''A group playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&amp;D), a role-playing game.''|286x286px]]

Gaming grown into a widely popular pastime. Some use it as a stress reliever after a long day of work, some play games for entertainment when socialising, and some simply play games because it's fun. As gaming has slowly become more involved in society, games themselves have developed into different genres such as [[wikipedia:_Role-playing_games|role-playing games]], [[wikipedia:_Virtual_reality_games|virtual reality games]], [[wikipedia:_First-person_shooters|first-person shooters]], and even more{{Inline comment|include all the classic types of games as well, mention the age old existence of role playing games}}. The more games have developed, in both quality and genre, discussions on whether gaming was a good or bad thing came to light. Do games have a negative influence on people and their emotions? This chapter looks into that argument in more detail, focusing on what positive emotions are, what negative emotions are, and how these relate to gaming{{Inline comment|requires citation somewhere in the paragraph}}.

This chapter also discusses the motivational aspects of gaming, such as why people game, why people continue to game, and how gaming can help with an individual's psychological needs. To bring everything together, a discussion on ways that gaming can be used to improve our lives via emotional and motivational avenues to try and close out our three main focus questions: what are the emotional characteristics of gaming?; what are the motivational characteristics of gaming?; and how can we apply gaming to real life?

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== Emotional characteristics ==
A significant aspect of gaming culture revolves around the emotions experienced both within the game and those felt by players during gameplay.{{Citation needed}}. Many of the large, successful games in society often have very emotional scenes that can draw in the audience and enhance the overall gameplay experience. Below, is an expanded look at positive and negative emotions and emotional attachment to characters.

=== Positive emotions ===
Before we delve into what [[wikipedia:Positive_affectivity|positive emotion]]&lt;nowiki/&gt;s we can experience from games, we need to establish what positive emotions are in the first place. Most people think of joy and happiness when they hear the words “positive emotions”, which isn't necessarily wrong, but positive emotions can also be more obscure. They can also include emotions such as surprise, interest, pride, triumph and so much more, it is arguable that any emotion that can induce [[wikipedia:Dopamine|dopamine]] or has the capacity to induce dopamine can be called a positive emotion, as stated in the Handbook of Emotions (Fredrickson &amp; Cohn, 2008).

Some positive emotions can come from simply seeing other people display a positive emotion, for instance seeing someone can influence us to smile, something that we call “[[wikipedia:Mimicry|mimicry]]” or, in some cases, the chameleon effect (Chartrand &amp; Bargh, 1999). This effect can also come from fictional characters within a game{{Rewrite}}, meaning that through mimicry we can be influenced to feel what the characters are feeling, whether it be our own custom-made character, or a Non-Playable Character (NPC).

To further expand on that, however, the positive emotions that we gain from gaming don't necessarily come from what the characters are feeling. Our personal emotions and characters' emotions are not mutually exclusive, as we can feel joy, pride, and triumph from certain achievements or actions that surround a game, such as beating that one really hard boss fight, earning a really rare trophy or rare item, to even just finishing the game itself. Sometimes, characters can also just say and do things that we find funny, encouraging us to laugh and enjoy the game further.

=== Negative emotions ===
Just as we can experience positive emotions, we can experience negative ones as well. [[wikipedia:Negative_emotion|Negative emotions]] can seemingly range from anger and rage to envy and contempt to disgust and embarrassment, but interestingly, it is difficult to find what exactly a “negative emotion” is as most people tend to allocate disorders such as [[wikipedia:Depression|depression]] and [[wikipedia:Anxiety|anxiety]] as the root causes of “negative’ moods and emotion (Kristjánsson, 2003). This is partly due to the fact that emotions themselves aren't necessarily just either negative or positive, this is followed up later.

Negative emotions can also be experienced from playing games in many different ways. To begin with, mimicry plays a role in experiencing emotions, just as it does with positive emotions. Alongside mimicry, however, is our ability to feel [[wikipedia:Sympathy|sympathy]] and [[wikipedia:Empathy|empathy]], for instance, if we see a character that is upset because a close friend or family member died, then we are able to sympathise with them and feel sad. To move away from the characters and plot-related emotions, frustration and anger can be experienced from gaming as well, in the form of not being able to complete a quest, continually dying from a fight, fear and shock can also be experienced often when playing [[wikipedia:Horror_games|horror games]]. {{Inline comment|would benefit from a fictional case study to highlight the emotions being discussed}}

Negative emotions tend to get a bad reputation simply because of the word ‘negative’, but are they really all that bad? Emotions are too complex to really group together as Negative and Positive, they can be either, or even both at the same time in some weird circumstances. In fact, when it comes to gaming, it has been widely reported that when a game is able to induce negative emotions from a story or plot-line based perspective, it enhances the overall enjoyment of a game (Bopp et al., 2016). Having negative emotions being portrayed in media such as games, specifically role-playing games that follow a storyline allows us to become attached to become attached to characters from a sympathetic standpoint. The ability to invoke any emotion, positive or negative is a sign of a well-done literature and/or game.

[[File:Character attachment.png|thumb|Figure 2. Different kinds of character attachment]]

=== Emotional attachment to characters ===
A large reason that we can become so emotional towards games is because we can become emotionally attached to the characters or the game itself on an emotional level. [[wikipedia:Emotional_attachment|Emotional attachment]] is typically defined as “the emotional bond connecting an individual with a specific target” (Jiménez &amp; Voss, 2014), that target in the case is games and their characters. Emotional attachment can range from having a bond with a character that you made and designed, this type of character being coined the term “customisable character”, or “ custom character” for short. A connection is often formed with these types of characters because, as a player, you spend time creating and shaping them to look and feel how you want. In some games, such as ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons_&amp;_Dragons|Dungeons &amp; Dragons]], [[wikipedia:_Baldur's_Gate_3|Baldur’s Gate 3]],'' and others, you also create and develop the past of a character as well. In other games, like ''[[wikipedia:The_Sims|The Sims]]'', for example, you create a character to your liking, and then watch them grow old, and can then even play as their future generations creating a bond with the family you have made rather than a singular character.

Quite often, people will also form an emotional attachment to pre-made characters, including both the main character and the supporting cast. Sometimes, this is simply due to time playing the game and growing fond of the character, but it can also be because a player may see themselves in the character, or in other words, they feel as if they relate to this character and the hardships they have been through or the way they handle different situations.{{fact}}

It is important to differentiate between an emotional attachment to a character that stems from fondness and relatability and an emotional attachment born from [[wikipedia:Obsession|obsessions]]. Attachments from fondness and relatability tend to be seen as “healthy attachments”, whereas one born from obsession is “unhealthy” and in some extreme cases and create delusions that the character is real and has feeling towards the player, platonic or otherwise{{fact}}. Figure 2 shows different kinds of attachments and emotions associated with characters and character types that are often viewed as “healthy”.

== Motivational characteristics ==
To engage in a game, an individual must first feel motivated to start and then maintain that motivation to continue playing. Without motivation, there is no drive and want, there is no interest. An individual can have family members who play games that can influence them, and that alone might be able to help motivate them to start a game but not necessarily to continue. Below is a closer look at what can motivate an individual to play games.

=== Self-determination theory ===
One of the most renowned motivational theories known to date is Ryan and Deci’s [[wikipedia:Self-determination_theory|Self-determination theory]] (Ryan &amp; Deci, 2000). Self-determination theory surrounds the idea that an individual's motivational drive stems from their need for [[wikipedia:Autonomy|autonomy]], [[wikipedia:Competence|competence]], and [[wikipedia:Relatedness|relatedness]]. Autonomy is typically regarded as one’s ability and perceived ability to make a choice and decision, competence is the ability to complete an action and tie in with [[wikipedia:Self-efficacy|self-efficacy]], and relatedness is the need to feel connected with others on a social level. Below will expand on these three motivational characteristics in relation to gaming.

=== Autonomy ===
Autonomy in gaming comes in the form of being able to take control of certain aspects of a character. This can be what they look like and their past if they are a customisable character, or simply just being able to control the actions that said character has. Many games let you choose which direction to take the plot with multiple different endings, they allow different dialogue options. Games such as ''[[wikipedia:_The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt|The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]], [[wikipedia:_Baldur's_Gate_3|Baldur’s Gate 3]],'' and ''[[wikipedia:_Red_Dead_Redemption_2|Red Dead Redemption 2]]'' are all games that we categorise as “open-world”, meaning that you can explore anywhere on the map of the game that you choose, raising an individuals sense of autonomy and personal agency. Autonomy is still rather associated with customisation characteristics of gaming in an overall view (Kim et al., 2015){{Vague}}

=== Competence ===
Competence in gaming contains a broader range of aspects compared to autonomy. Where autonomy focuses on personal control, competence focuses on the area of personal ability. For gaming, this can be the belief of finally getting past that one boss fight, winning that really rare achievement, and simply finishing the game. People inherently love to be challenged, and challenging sections of games, whether it be confusing puzzles, different plot choices, or tough boss fights, all feed that love of challenge which is rather consistent with the theories surrounding competence and thus enhance the overall enjoyment of a game (Boyle et al., 2011).

Most gaming platforms also have an Achievement system which is known as Trophies. These achievements are rewards that are given when you complete certain tasks, sometimes these are plot-related and sometimes they are battle or item-related. Most platforms have a percentage-based aspect of these achievements, showing the percentage of players that have been able to gain or unlock the achievement, allowing for competitive motivation to complete these achievements as a show of competence.

=== Relatedness ===
There are two ways that the need for relatedness expresses itself in gaming, but they both center around the need for connection, typically socially{{Citation needed}}. There is a wide genre of games called [[wikipedia:_Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game|Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games]], MMORPG for short. These games allow you to follow a storyline or plot while also interacting with other players in a social aspect. MMORPGs facilitate the formation of new relationships, often through team collaborations. This format not only provides social connections but also enhances [[wikipedia:_Teamwork|teamwork]] and development.

Another way that gaming can influence the need for relatedness is the above-mentioned emotional attachment. Sometimes, when a person becomes attached to a character, they feel motivated to play their game more as a way of feeling connected to someone, despite being fictional, on a more personal level. Or alternatively, if they have yet to find a character that they are fond of or are attached to on a personal level due to feelings of relatedness, they might be more motivated to play more games until they find that character for themselves{{Fact}}.

== Real world application ==
As much as we can talk about why people play games, specifically from an emotional and motivational standpoint, there has been much debate on whether games are a negative or positive influence. To a degree, this may be true, as children can learn through modeling and observation, and many games have violent actions, which can then influence children to be violent themselves. Gaming’s influence, however, is not simple enough to simply label as positive and negative, below is a look at some of the positive ways that gaming can help improve our lifestyle.

=== Emotional and cognitive training ===
Many people often struggle to identify what they're feeling, and sometimes other people as well, especially if it is a negative emotion. Many plot-based games have emotional conflict, whether that be character death, relationship fallouts, betrayal, to simply reactions of stress. As spoken before, many people can relate to characters on an emotional level, and sometimes this identification can help people identify how they feel about a personal issue in their life.

Studies have shown that gaming can actually help influence emotional stability and cognitive training depending on the genre. A review was done of recent literature in 2018 that compiled all the testing that had gone into research on emotional and cognitive training. They found that action and adventure games helped produce a higher processing speed, [[wikipedia:_Reaction_time|reaction time]], general [[wikipedia:_Memory|memory]], and multitasking. They also discovered that specifically relating to horror games, the influence of the stress-induced moments helps those with trait anxiety symptoms to, in the future, have better behavior performance in anxious-related stress tasks (Pallavicini et al., 2018).

Positive character relation and the positive influence that gaming has on cognitive abilities and emotional stability is overall a very positive aspect of gaming. These aspects show that gaming can be used as an educational tool when it comes to emotion.

=== Gamification ===
[[wikipedia:_Gamification|Gamification]] is a learning tool that has been developed from a gaming structure. It is important to note that games and gamification are two very different things. Gamification is a learning system that has game-like qualities, such as “side-quests” or “objectives” rather than a simple “to-do list” (Kapp, 2012). Gamification is used for professional environments, more in organisations, whereas game-learning is less professionally structured and more aimed for children and developmental learning, so it focuses more on actual games and game qualities over gamification.

=== Possible therapy tool ===
As mentioned above, certain game genres are able to influence anxiety and stress behaviours. There have been studies that have shown that gaming can be beneficial for specific phobia types and traumatic situations, such as certain animals and insects to situations such as driving after being in a car accident (Walshe et al., 2003). Gaming can be used as a form of [[wikipedia:_exposure_therapy|in vivo exposure therapy]] and a good example of this is the ''[[wikipedia:_Hogwarts_Legacy|Hogwarts Legacy]]'' game released in 2023. In ''Hogwarts Legacy,'' there is an option to turn on settings for those who have arachnophobia, a phobia of spider. This setting changes all spiders within the game to change appearance. This setting could allow an individual with arachnophobia to slowly ease into their fear without actually being in the presence of a spider, as the option can be turned on and off.

==Conclusion==
Closing out this article let's circle back to emotional characteristics. You can experience a wide variety of emotions from gaming, both negative and positive such as sadness, anger, pride, joy, triumph, contempt, and disgust, through a game's storyline, or different gaming aspects such as achievements. Motivation for gaming very much centers around the self-determination theory and an individual’s need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness which can all be achieved via gaming. Lastly, gaming can be used to help with cognitive training and developing emotional stability as well as a form of in vivo exposure. It can also be used within businesses and organisations through forms of gamification and game-learning to help enhance learning and involvement.

Generally, games can still have a negative effect on people, the death of a favourite character can cause emotional stress, and children can learn bad and violent behaviour through modeling and observation, but gaming still also has a very positive influence on our lives that many people don't consider, and more often than not, outweigh the negative influence it can have.

==See also==
* [[wikipedia:Self-determination_theory|Self-determination theory]] (Wikipedia)
* [[wikipedia:Gamification|Gamification]] (Wikipedia)
* [[Motivation and emotion/Book/2015/Video games and emotion|Video games and emotion]] (Book chapter, 2015)

==References==
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Boyle, E., Connolly, T. M., &amp; Hainey, T. (2011). The role of psychology in understanding the impact of computer games. ''Entertainment computing, 2''(2), 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2010.12.002

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Fredrickson, B. L., &amp; Cohn, M. A. (2008). ''Positive emotions.'' Handbook of emotions, 3, 777-796.

Jiménez, F. R., &amp; Voss, K. E. (2014). An alternative approach to the measurement of emotional attachment. ''Psychology &amp; Marketing, 31''(5), 360-370. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20700

Kapp, K. M. (2012). ''What is gamification. The gamification of learning and instruction: Game-based methods and strategies for training and education, 1-23.'' Research Gate.

Kim, K., Schmierbach, M. G., Chung, M. Y., Fraustino, J. D., Dardis, F., &amp; Ahern, L. (2015). Is it a sense of autonomy, control, or attachment? Exploring the effects of in-game customization on game enjoyment. ''Computers in Human Behavior, 48'', 695-705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.02.011

Kristjánsson, K. (2003). On the very idea of “negative emotions”. ''Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 33''(4), 351-364. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-5914.2003.00222.x

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==External links==
* [https://youtu.be/WlV_PZFRP70?si=aY1ZlhGEH-jehpcM The emotional effect of video games] (YouTube - Wes Keltner)
* [https://youtu.be/FktsFcooIG8?si=UKQVUahshz7q9noD Your brain on video games] (YouTube - Daphne Bavelier)
* [https://www.fantasygroundsacademy.com/post/mental-health-benefits-of-role-playing-games#:~:text=RPG%20provides%20an%20active%2C%20constructive,and%20sensations%20that%20are%20occurring. Mental health benefits of role-playing games] (Website, Fantasy grounds academy)
* [https://gamequitters.com/how-gaming-affects-your-mental-health/ Video games and mental health: how gaming affects your mental health] - (Website, Game Quitters)
* [https://wellbeings.org/the-impact-of-gaming-on-mental-health/ The impact of gaming on mental health] - (Website, Well Beings)
* [https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-benefits-of-video-games Are there mental health benefits of video games?] - (Website, WebMD)
* [https://www.barnardos.org.uk/blog/why-gaming-better-your-mental-health-you-might-think Why gaming is better for your mental health than you might think] - (Website, Barnardo's)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxU5epY91zw Video game quotes with deep meaning] - (Youtube, Brian Diaz)
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=== Not to Mention Seamstresses, Tailors, Lace-makers, Milliners, and Lady's Maids ===
Dominated as the social world was by women, fashion was an important part of the reportage on social events, with some reporters demonstrating knowledge of fabrics, cuts, laces, and so on. The Victorians had specialized terms for people who designed and made clothing, especially very fashionable clothes or haut couture, and specialized careers for those people who assisted women to acquire, manage and wear that clothing. Because of the popularity of fancy-dress or costume parties, some of the people assisting them were costumiers from the world of theatre and opera. The terminology and examples that follow are generally focused on the end of the 19th century in London.

== Fashion Houses, Couturiers and Modistes ==
The ''Gentlewoman'' says, &quot;A great number of well-known modistes in London were also called upon to supply dresses.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}} Among those who helped construct the costumes and wigs include the following:

=== Doucet ===
A gossipy article in ''Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald'' (citing the ''Daily Mail'') says, &quot;Lady de Grey is going as Zenobia, and is getting her dress from Doucet, I hear,&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot;&gt;“Derbyshire Sayings and Doings.” ''Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald'' 12 June 1897, Saturday: 5 [of 8], Col. 2A. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18970612/018/0005.&lt;/ref&gt; although she went as Cleopatra and not Zenobia (only the Duchess of Devonshire went as Zenobia).

=== Mme Durrant ===

Mme Durrant's concern, at the end of the 19th century, at least, was at 116 &amp; 117 New Bond-street, London W. An ad in ''The Queen'' says,&lt;blockquote&gt;Court Dressmaker and Milliner. The Latest Paris Models in Morning, Afternoon, Tailor, and Evening Gowns, Millinery, and Mantles.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Madame Durrant, Court Dressmaker and Milliner.&quot; ''The Queen'' 15 April 1899, Saturday: 11 [of 88], Cols. 2–3c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18990415/082/0011.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Mme Durrant made the costumes for the following guests at the ball:

# [[Social Victorians/People/Londonderry#Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry|Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry]]&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Lines for the Ladies.&quot; ''Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough'' Thursday 16 June 1898: 4 [of 4], Col. 2c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000159/18980616/060/0004.&lt;/ref&gt; The dress and fabrics for the Marchioness of Londonderry as well as her quadrille, were made in Britain or Ireland.&lt;ref name=&quot;:02&quot;&gt;&quot;This Morning’s News.&quot; London ''Daily News'' 6 July 1897, Tuesday: 7 [of 12], Col. 3b. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18970706/038/0007.&lt;/ref&gt;

Mme Durrant made at least a couple of dresses for Queen Mary (early 20th century).&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/278730664423122186/|title=1900 - 1919 Clothing panosundaki Pin|website=Pinterest|language=en|access-date=2023-03-08}} https://pin.it/2GUiBm7 and https://pin.it/2GUiBm7.&lt;/ref&gt; Also, perhaps early 20th-c, Durrant had an address on Dover Street.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/ch-d-e/Edwin%20Hardy%20Amies.html|title=queerplaces - Sir Edwin Hardy Amies|website=www.elisarolle.com|access-date=2023-03-08}} http://www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/ch-d-e/Edwin%20Hardy%20Amies.html.&lt;/ref&gt; ''The Queen'' also has ads for a &quot;Mr. Durrrant's Ladies' Taylor and Habit Maker&quot; in Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1892.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Durrant Ladies' Taylor and Habit Maker.&quot; [advertisement] ''The Queen'' 06 February 1892, Saturday: 5 [of 81], Cols. 2–3c [of 4]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18920206/043/0005.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Mrs. Mason ===
M. or Mrs. Mason, of 4, New Burlington Street, W.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* &quot;Dress and Fashion&quot; answer by Adern Holt in the ''Queen'' to queries posed by &quot;Correspondents&quot;: &quot;F&lt;small&gt;ANCY&lt;/small&gt; D&lt;small&gt;RESS&lt;/small&gt;. — For the beautiful ball such as you describe you cannot do better than go to Mrs Mason, New Burlington-street, for the costume about which you inquire. It needs very careful making and the most artistic designs, and these you would be sure to obtain there, for the dresses she made for the Duchess of Devonshire's ball were quite artistic masterpieces.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Holt, Ardern. &quot;Dress and Fashion. To Correspondents.&quot; The ''Queen'' 17 July 1897, Saturday: 48 [of 97], Col. 1a [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18970717/231/0049.&lt;/ref&gt;
Mrs. Mason made costumes for the following guests at the ball:

# [[Social Victorians/People/Pless|Daisy, Princess of Pless]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Ashburton#Mabel, Lady Ashburton|Mabel, Lady Ashburton]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/de Trafford#Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Violet, Lady de Trafford]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Cadogan#Lady Sophie Scott|Lady Sophie Scott]]
# Lady Lurgan&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# [[Social Victorians/People/Leeds#Katherine, Duchess of Leeds|Katherine, Duchess of Leeds]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Sutherland#Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland|Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Meysey-Thompson#Lady Ethel Meysey Thompson|Lady Ethel Meysey Thompson]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Muriel Wilson|Muriel Wilson]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Edmonstone#Lady Ida Edmonstone|Lady Ida Edmonstone]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Goelet#Costumes at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Mary Goelet]]
#[[Social Victorians/People/Cavendish#Lady Edward Cavendish|Lady Edward Cavendish]]
#[[Social Victorians/People/Sarah Spencer-Churchill Wilson#Lady Sarah Wilson|Lady Sarah Wilson]]
#[[Social Victorians/People/Derby#Constance Villiers Stanley, Countess of Derby|Countess of Derby]]
#Mrs [[Social Victorians/People/Bourke|Gwendolen Bourke]]&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
#Duchess of Roxburghe&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

=== Morin-Blossier ===
The French &quot;tailoring workshop&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://fashion.mam-e.it/morin-blossier/|title=Morin-Blossier -|date=2016-02-05|language=it-IT|access-date=2022-04-07}}&lt;/ref&gt; of Morin-Blossier &quot;possibly&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt; made the dress worn to  the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 fancy-dress ball]] by

* Alexandra, Princess of Wales&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* [[Social Victorians/People/Prince Charles of Denmark|Princess Maud of Wales]] (Princess Charles of Denmark)&lt;ref name=&quot;:43&quot;&gt;Harris, Russell. &quot;Prince and Princess Carl of Denmark, later King Haakon VII (1872-1957) and Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938),  and Princess Victoria of Wales (1868-1935), as a 16th century Danish courtier, and Ladies-in-Waiting at to Marguerite de Valois.&quot; &quot;List of Sitters.&quot; ''In Calm Prose''. 2011 http://www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk/incalmprose/denmark.html.&lt;/ref&gt;
* Duchess of York&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* Princess Victoria&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

=== Messrs Russell and Allen ===
Old Bond-street., W.

Made presentation dresses for 8 of the following in 1913&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Their Majesties' Court.&quot; ''Lady's Pictorial'' 17 May 1913, Saturday: 35 [of 64], Col. 2c [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive''https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005980/19130517/296/0035. Same print title, p. 787.&lt;/ref&gt;:

* Mrs. A. C. Hardy, of Montreal
* Mrs. Thorburn
* Mrs. Ralph Berners
* Miss Spencer Warwick
* [[Social Victorians/People/Bourke|Miss [Daphne] Bourke]]
* Mrs. Henry Barran
* Miss D. Hickman
* Hon. Irene Molesworth
* The Hon. Edith Winn
* The Hon. Hilaria St. Aubyn
* The Hon. Mary Charteris
* Miss Grace Holley

=== Mrs Sims' Court Dress Establishment, Dublin ===
Mrs Mary Sims, Dawson Street, Dublin

Mrs Sims made a dress decorated with beetle wings in c. 1880; this dress still exists and, according to Elaine Hewitt, is in the NMI collections.&lt;ref name=&quot;:13&quot;&gt;Objects in Focus: New Research Seminar, Naional Museum of Ireland, Decoraive Arts and History, Collins Barracks. Saturday 16th February 2013. https://www.academia.edu/2455567/The_material_culture_of_infancy_and_early_childhood_in_Ireland_c_1680_1830?auto=download.&lt;/ref&gt; Hewitt's precis for an exhibit called ''Objects in Focus: New Research Seminar, National Museum of Ireland, Decoraive Arts and History, Collins Barracks'' says, &quot;Mary Sims was a court dressmaker by Royal appointment, who established herself from 1863 as the most prominent dressmaker in Dublin.&quot;

Mrs Sims made costumes for the following guests at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:

* [[Social Victorians/People/Cadogan#Lady Beatrix, Countess Cadogan|Lady Beatrix, Countess Cadogan]]

Other people Mrs Sims made clothes for:

* Alexandra, Princess of Wales, 1885: Kate Strasdin offers an example of Alexandra's strategic use of clothing: a gown Alexandra wore to a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace was, according to the ''Times'', &quot;a dress of rich yellow satin and silver brocade, draped with silver lace, corsage to correspond, made by Mrs Sims of Dublin.&quot;{{rp|1885, p. 11}} What is strategic is the release of Mrs Sims's name, according to Strasdin, since &quot;[t]he communication of this detail can only have come from the royal household itself, demonstrating the control that Alexandra exerted over details released to the press relating to her appearance.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Strasdin, Kate, &quot;Reporting Royal Dress: Queen Alexandra and Royal Image Making.&quot; Falmouth University Research Repository. http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk.&lt;/ref&gt;
* Ishbel, Marchioness Aberdeen, 1886: &quot;Ishbel, Lady Aberdeen (1857–1939), [wore a &quot;costume of an Irish lady in the thirteenth century&quot;] in 1886 while presiding over a garden party at the Vice Regal Lodge in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, an event to which the 2,000 invited guests were expected to wear clothes of Irish manufacture.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Alex Ward, &quot;Dress and National Identity: Women’s Clothing and the Celtic Revival,&quot; ''Costume'', 48:2, 2014, 193-212, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/0590887614Z.00000000050.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|199}}

=== Smaller Concerns ===
* Madame Fréderic: made the costume for Princess Mary of Teck&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* Jays, Ltd., Regent-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* M. Machinka, Conduit-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* Maison Lucille: made Mrs. James's costume&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* Mrs. Nettleship: made the Countess of Yarborough's costume&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* Paquin, of Dover-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}: made the dress of Madame von André&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

=== Worth, of Paris ===
Located in Paris, Maison Worth or the House of Worth — named for owner and designer Englishman Charles Frederick Worth — was a very influential couturier in the 2nd half of the 19th and the first quarter of the 20th centuries.&lt;blockquote&gt;Worth’s designs are notable for his use of lavish fabrics and trimmings, his incorporation of elements of historic dress, and his attention to fit. While the designer still created one-of-a-kind pieces for his most important clients, he is especially known for preparing a variety of designs that were shown on live models at the House of Worth. Clients made their selections and had garments tailor-made in Worth’s workshop.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wrth/hd_wrth.htm|title=Charles Frederick Worth (1825–1895) and the House of Worth {{!}} Essay {{!}} The Metropolitan Museum of Art {{!}} Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History|last=Krick|first=Authors: Jessa|website=The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History|language=en|access-date=2024-07-12}} https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wrth/hd_wrth.htm.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;After having won design prizes at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, which was housed at the Crystal Palace, and the 1854 Exposition Universelle in Paris, Worth opened his own design house in Paris in 1858.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; The Empress Eugénie appointed him designer to the court of France&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2024-07-03|title=House of Worth|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=House_of_Worth&amp;oldid=1232307431|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Worth.&lt;/ref&gt;:&lt;blockquote&gt;Worth’s rise as a designer coincided with the establishment of the Second Empire in France. The restoration of a royal house in 1852, with Napoleon III (1808–1873) as the new emperor, once again made Paris an imperial capital and the setting for numerous state occasions. Napoleon III implemented a grand vision for both Paris and France, initiating changes and modernization that revitalized the French economy and made Paris into a showpiece of Europe. The demand for luxury goods, including textiles and fashionable dress, reached levels that had not been seen since before the French Revolution (1789–99). When Napoleon III married Empress Eugénie (1826–1920), her tastes set the style at court .... The empress’ patronage ensured Worth’s success as a popular dressmaker from the 1860s onward.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Other patrons included women from Empress Eugénie's court, &quot;Elizabeth of Austria, Margherita of Italy, Mme. de Castiglione, Mme. de Pourtales, and every reigning star in the theatrical and operatic world.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[Worth, House of.] {{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfFeminineFashion|title=A History Of Feminine Fashion (1800s to 1920s)}} Before 1927. [Likely commissioned by Worth. Link is to Archive.org; info from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worth_Biarritz_salon.jpg.]&lt;/ref&gt; (6) By the end of the 19th century, wealthy women from the US, the UK and around Europe were making their way to Maison Worth in Paris.

Besides his contributions to in developments in models of promotion and business for the couture fashion house, Worth's real influence took the form of a particular look, which for the end of the century we call the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Traditional Style|traditional Victorian style]]. After Charles Worth's death in 1895, his sons Gaston-Lucien and Jean-Philippe &quot;succeeded in maintaining his high standards,&quot; and Jean-Philippe especially &quot;follow[ed] his father’s aesthetic, with his use of dramatic fabrics and lavish trimmings.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; While we associate a particular look with it, the House of Worth designed its clothing for its customers, whose relationship with the traditional style could be nuanced and fluctuating. For example, Lillie Langtry sometimes purchased her gowns at Maison Worth, even at the time she was known not to be corseted, so the style of the House of Worth is also less static and extreme than the gowns of some of its customers might suggest.

==== Costumes for the Fancy-dress Ball ====
The House of Worth made costumes for the following guests at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:

# [[Social Victorians/People/Louisa Montagu Cavendish|Louise, Duchess of Devonshire]], although the costume was designed by [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#M. Comelli|Attilio Comelli]].
# Lady Randolph Churchill&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# Mrs. Arthur Paget&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# Daisy, Countess of Warwick&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

== Costumiers for Theatres and Operas ==
At the end of the 19th century, the profession of costumier depended on a knowledge of the history of clothing, although the costumiers themselves  generally did not feel constrained by notions of [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Historical Accuracy|historical accuracy]] for the productions they designed for. ['''until the industrial revolution women made fabrics and clothing, plus ppl wore clothing every day, so clothing was not considered important. Planché; actual history of clothing vs just looking at portraits. History of clothing: foundation garments, items specific to a particular time like a codpiece, fabrics changed and evolved over time, plus a greater variety of fabrics; fabric and empires''']

Not present at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] but certainly very involved in it were the people who made or provided the clothing, hats, wigs, jewelry, and other accessories. Besides people who made the costumes (costumiers, dressmakers, and modistes) and wigs (perruquiers), embroiderers, jewelers and shoemakers are occasionally mentioned although almost never named in the newspaper accounts.

Not all of these may have been costumiers, at least professional ones; some of the less well known might have been [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Fashion Houses, Couturiers and Modistes|clothiers]] instead.

=== Mr. Charles Alias ===
Mr. Charles Alias, 36 Soho Square

==== Personal Details ====

* Charles Georges Alias (1852 – 11 May 1921&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot;&gt;Principal Probate Registry. ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England''. London, England © Crown copyright. Ancestry.com. ''England &amp; Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995'' [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.&lt;/ref&gt;)
* Sarah Alias ()

Notes

# Will probated on 6 October 1921, effects of £6376 18s. 5d. to Marie Alias, widow.&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot; /&gt;
# 1881 Census: Charles Alias was born in France; they lived at 114 St Martins Lane in St Martin in the Fields; his occupation is listed as Costumier (Milliner); 2 boarders and a servant were living with them: Robert Soutar (age 51, comedian/actor), Harriet Morgan (age 28, comedian/actor) and the general domestic servant Lucy Ann Hewitt (age 23). Other servants' names follow, but apparently they were not living in 114 St Martins Lane.&lt;ref&gt;''Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881''. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Class: ''RG11''; Piece: ''328''; Folio: ''42''; Page: ''27''; GSU roll: ''1341071''. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ''1881 England Census'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.&lt;/ref&gt;
# 1891 Census: Charles Alias was born in France; they lived at 36 Soho Square; his occupation is listed as Theatrical Costumier;

==== Costumier ====
[[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Comelli|M. Comelli]], designer and costumier at Covent Garden, designed the costumes that were constructed by Mr. Alias of Soho Square.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* Several newspapers specifically name Mr. Alias as one of their sources of information about the costumes for the Duchess of Devonshire's ball: The London ''Echo''&lt;ref&gt;“A Jubilee Ball. Brilliant Scene at Devonshire House. Some of the Costumes Worn.” The London ''Echo'' 3 July 1897, Saturday: 2 [of 4], Cols. 6a – 7a [of 7]. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004596/18970703/027/0002.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 2, Col. 6a}}; the London ''Evening Standard'' &lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot;&gt;“The Ball at Devonshire House. Magnificent Spectacle. Description of the Dresses.” London ''Evening Standard'' 3 July 1897 Saturday: 3 [of 12], Cols. 1a–5b [of 7]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18970703/015/0004.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}
* The column &quot;Girls' Gossip&quot; names M. Alias in its discussion of the costumes:&lt;blockquote&gt;Herr von André was a splendid Benvenuto Cellini in brown and crimson, a perfect triumph of M. Alias's art. In fact, it was owing to the studious research and historical accuracy displayed by this clever costumier that so many of the dresses were so realistically pictorial. Alias dressed the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Duke of York, Prince Christian, Lord Lathom, and about a hundred other great ones of our island for the occasion.&lt;ref name=&quot;:12&quot;&gt;“Girls’ Gossip.” ''Truth'' 8 July 1897, Thursday: 41 [of 70], Col. 1b – 42, Col. 2c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002961/18970708/089/0041.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|42, Col. 2c}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;
*&quot;Charles Alias was French and very small. He had started as a traveller in artificial flowers and married a little dressmaker in Long Acre. They started making theatrical costumes and later moved to 36 Soho Square.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJ8fAQAAMAAJ&amp;q=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgMEAI|title=As You Were: Reminiscences|last=Byng|first=Douglas|date=1970|publisher=Duckworth|isbn=978-0-7156-0543-1|language=en}} https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJ8fAQAAMAAJ&amp;q=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgMEAI.&lt;/ref&gt;
* In its Appendix of Royal Warrant Holders, the 1902 ''Debrett's'' also says &quot;Charles Alias, Costumier, 36, Soho Square. W.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cLc7AQAAMAAJ&amp;pg=RA2-PP7&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&amp;q=Alias%20Soho%20dressmaker%20costumier&amp;f=false|title=Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets|date=1902|publisher=Dean &amp; Son, Limited|language=en}} https://books.google.com/books?id=cLc7AQAAMAAJ&amp;pg=RA2-PP7&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&amp;q=Alias%20Soho%20dressmaker%20costumier&amp;f=false.&lt;/ref&gt; (n.p.; end of book)
* The ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'', Vol. 1, says, &quot;Alias &amp; Co prospered in the 1880s, having a major success with their new costumes for the transferred version of the amazing ''Dorothy'' [a comic opera by Alfred Cellier, libretto by B. C. Stephenson, &quot;transferred&quot; from the Gaiety to the Prince of Wales's Theatre in 1886 and then to the Lyric Theatre in 1888, the most successful of the productions&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-03-25|title=Dorothy (opera)|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorothy_(opera)&amp;oldid=1146605626|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_(opera).&lt;/ref&gt;], and on into the 1890s by which ...&quot;; &quot;The Aliases made their mark in the West End when they provided the costumes for the original London production of La Fille de ...&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2myfAAAAMAAJ&amp;q=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgEEAI|title=The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre|last=G?nzl|first=Kurt|date=1994|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=978-0-02-871445-5|language=en}} https://books.google.com/books?id=2myfAAAAMAAJ&amp;q=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgEEAI.&lt;/ref&gt; (taking from snippets)
* BNA search: Alias, Costumier, 36, Soho Square, London: 1898 shows a lot of advertisements.
* In 1892 Mr. C. Alias, 36, Soho Square, W., was a director of the 13th Annual Dramatic Ball, at the Freemasons' Tavern.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/account/register?countrykey=0&amp;showgiftvoucherclaimingoptions=false&amp;gift=false&amp;nextpage=%2faccount%2flogin%3freturnurl%3d%252fviewer%252fbl%252f0001682%252f18920213%252f011%252f0004&amp;rememberme=false&amp;cookietracking=false&amp;partnershipkey=0&amp;newsletter=false&amp;offers=false&amp;registerreason=none&amp;showsubscriptionoptions=false&amp;showcouponmessaging=false&amp;showfreetrialmessaging=false&amp;showregisteroptions=false&amp;showloginoptions=false&amp;showcaptchaerrormessage=false&amp;isonlyupgradeable=false|title=Register {{!}} British Newspaper Archive|website=www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk|access-date=2023-04-28}} https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001682/18920213/011/0004.&lt;/ref&gt;
* In a gushing piece written for the 15 December 1899 ''Music Hall and Theatre Review'', &quot;The Bohemian Girl&quot; says that Alias executed Comelli designs for a Christmas pantomime ''Triumph of Music''. She goes on to talk about Willie Clarkson's work for another pantomime and a visit by Mrs. Langtry.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Bohemian Girl, The.&quot; &quot;Preparing for the Pantomime.&quot; ''Music Hall and Theatre Review'' 15 December 1899, Friday: 24 [of 60], Cols. 1b–c and 2b–c [of 2]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002237/18991215/160/0024.&lt;/ref&gt;
Russell Harris quotes ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'' (Blackwell, 1994. Vol. 1, p. 19.):&lt;blockquote&gt;ALIAS, Charles (b France, 184-?; d London, 11 May 1921). The most famous name in British theatrical costumery in the second half of the 19th century.

The son of a French doctor, the young Alias fought alongside his father in the Franco-Prussian war where he is said to have lost the sight in one eye. He visited Britain and the Philharmonic Theatre, Islington, shortly afterwards as a dresser with the French dance troupe, Les Clodoches, and there he met and married Miss Price, the theatre's costumer. Although Alias had no experience in the theatre, he joined his wife in setting up the freelance firm of M et Mme Alias &amp; Co, '''someties''' designing and manufacturing, or more often just making up from the designs of such artists as [Comelli or] Wilhelm or [[Social Victorians/People/Faustin Betbeder|Faustin]], the costumes for an ever-extending series of musical shows.

The Aliases made their mark in the West End when theyprovided the costumes for the original London production of ''La Fille de Madame Angot'' (1873), and thereafter they costumes, either wholly or partly, many of London's most important musical productions including the burlesques at the Gaiety Theatre (''The Bohemian G'yurl, Little Dr Faust, Gulliver, Il Sonnambulo, Pretty Esmeralda'' etc), the Royalty (''Madcap, '''Pluto''''' '''etc'''), and the Strand (''The '''Lying''' Dutchman, L'Africaine, Nemesis, Loo, Antarctic, Champagne, The Baby, Intimidad''), Gilbert's early ''Tospyturveydom'' and ''Princess Toto'', Gilbert and Sullivan premières at the '''OPera''' Comique (''The Pirates of Penzance'') and the Savoy (''Iolanthe''), the vast spectaculars at the Alhambra (''La Poule aux oeufs d'or'' etc) and, most noticeably, the long string of French opéras-bouffes and opéras-comiques which were produced in Britain in the 1870s and 1880s. These included the record-breaking ''Trouillat (La Belle Normande), Le Jour et la nuit (Manola), La Timbale d'argent (The Duke's Daughter), La Marjolaine, Les Prés St Gervais'' and most of the long string of adaptations from the French made by Alias's close friend Henry Farnie, and produced by Alexander Henderson.

Alias maintained a close connection with his homeland. His home at 48 Soho Square became well known as a first stopping place for Frenchmen new to London and a congenial gathering place for theatricals, and he as a useful and friendly intermediary in various theatrical dealings between London and Paris. Hervé, Planquette, Chassaigne, Audran and Lecocq were all guests at Soho Square and the little costumier was said to have been instrumental in the brothers Mansell bringing Hervé and his ''Chilpéric'' (1870) to London, and thus helping set off the craze for opéra-bouffe which dominated the 1870s musical theatre in England. He also encouraged Planquette to work with H B Farnie on an original musical for Britain - the result of which was the enduring ''Rip van Winkle''.

Alias &amp; Co prospered in the 1880s, having a major succss with their new costumes for the transferred version of the amazing ''Dorothy'', and on into the 1890s by which stage they had become largely costume-makers rather than designers. Alias himself had by this time become one of the 'characters' of the London theatre, always anxiously asking 'What time de répétition générale?' as an opening approached, but always punctually ready with the show's costumes on dress-rehearsal night.

When Mme Alias died, Charles remarried and continued the business with his new wife, Mme Marie Wallet Floret from the Paris Opéra wardrobe, up to his death.&lt;ref&gt;Harris, Russell. {{Cite web|url=http://lafayette.org.uk/edw1335.html|title=King Edward VII at the Devonshire House Ball 1897, by Lafayette|website=lafayette.org.uk|access-date=2024-07-23}} Lafayette Negative Archive http://lafayette.org.uk/edw1335.html.  Quoting ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'' (Vol. 1, Blackwell, 1994, p. 19).&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;'''Costumes for the Fancy-dress Ball'''

Mr. Alias made costumes for the following guests at the Duchess of Devonshire’s 1897 fancy-dress ball:

# [[Social Victorians/People/Albert Edward, Prince of Wales|Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]]
# The [[Social Victorians/People/Connaught|Duke of Connaught]]
# The [[Social Victorians/People/George and Mary|Duke of York]]
# Duke of Fife&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot;&gt;Harris, Russell. &quot;Costumes by Named Dressmakers.&quot; {{Cite web|url=http://www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk/incalmprose/|title=The Devonshire House Ball 1897 photographed by Lafayette|website=www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk|access-date=2024-05-21}} 2011. http://www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk/incalmprose/.&lt;/ref&gt;
# The Duke of Devonshire&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# [[Social Victorians/People/Stonor#Julia Caroline Stonor, Marquise of Hautpoul|Julia Stonor, Marquise of Hartpoul]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Mar and Kellie#Violet, Countess of Mar and Kellie|Violet, Countess of Mar and Kellie]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Tweedmouth#Fanny, Baroness Tweedmouth|Fanny, Baroness Tweedmouth]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein#Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Connaught#Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught|Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Douglas-Hamilton Duke of Hamilton|Mary, Dowager Duchess of Hamilton]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Portland|The Duchess of Portland]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Muriel Wilson|Miss Muriel Wilson]]
# Adolf von André&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# Lady St. Oswald&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# Earl of Rosebery&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

=== Faustin Bedbeter ===
[[Social Victorians/People/Faustin Betbeder|Faustin Bedbeter]] was a caricaturist and painter who left France after Bismarck's seige of Paris and settled in London, working for the ''London Figaro'' and ''Punch''. He was a costumier beginning at least in 1875. He designed the costumes for a 1909 revival of [[Social Victorians/People/Gilbert|Gilbert]] and [[Social Victorians/People/Arthur Sullivan|Sullivan]]'s ''The Pirates of Penzance''.

=== Willie Clarkson ===
Mr. W. Clarkson, of Wellington-street

Clarkson is also listed among the [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Perruquiers|perruquiers]]. Clarkson made the costumes for the following guests at the ball:

* Grand Duke Michael of Russia&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;&quot;Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House.&quot; ''Morning Post'' Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4A–8 Col. 2B. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
* The Duke of Manchester&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
* [[Social Victorians/People/Gleichen#Laura, Princess Victor of Hohenlohe Langenburg|Laura, Princess Victor of Hohenlohe]]&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
* Princess Louise&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;

=== M. Comelli ===
Attilio Giuseppe de Comelli von Stuckenfeld (1858-1925).

Comelli &quot;was appointed house designer to the Royal Opera House in the 1890s&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&gt;&quot;Attilio Comelli Design Collection.&quot; ''Royal Opera House''  https://www.rohcollections.org.uk/collectionComelli.aspx (retrieved February 2024).&lt;/ref&gt; continuing &quot;to the early 1920s.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Citation|title=Drury Lane Design Collection|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1172507/drury-lane-design-collection-costume-design-comelli-attilio/|date=1915|accessdate=2024-02-13|first=Attilio|last=Comelli}}. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1172507/drury-lane-design-collection-costume-design-comelli-attilio/.&lt;/ref&gt; At the same time, &quot;He was credited as Artist in Chief at the Alhambra, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Royal Opera House in London, and also found time to provide costumes for some of the Savoy operas and for Christmas pantomimes in London and Australia.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt; After coming &quot;to London in the late 19th century [he] quickly established himself as one of the most prolific designers for the London stage.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;

He described his research process for costume design for the July 1902 ''Cassell's Magazine'':&lt;blockquote&gt;When I get the order to prepare designs for a new play … [sic ellipsis] I first spend some weeks in studying, at the British and South Kensington [now the Victoria &amp; Albert] Museum, every available authority on the period, and I frequently send my brother to Paris and Berlin, if there is a chance of getting information there that is not available in London’. (‘The Art of Theatrical Disguise’ by Sidney Dark, ''Cassell’s Magazine'', July 1902, pp.162–7).&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;According to the Royal Opera House, he &quot;appears to have had several siblings, including possibly Emilio Andrea Comelli (1862–1929).&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;  Also, perhaps another relative, Italian painter Dante Comelli (1880–1958) designed for the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden later.

Comelli's designs for the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:
* Comelli designed the costumes that were constructed by [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Mr. Charles Alias|Mr. Alias of Soho Square]].&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}

* Comelli designed the costumes of the attendants of [[Social Victorians/People/Louisa Montagu Cavendish|Louise, Duchess of Devonshire]] as well as her own costume. Alias did not construct her costume, [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#The House of Worth|the House of Worth]] did.
* Comelli may have designed the costumes of the entourage of [[Social Victorians/People/Pless#Daisy, Princess Henry of Pless|Daisy, Princess of Pless]], although Mrs. Mason made Daisy's dress.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Dresses Worn at the Duchess of Devonshire's Ball on July 2. Made by Mrs. Mason, 4 New Burlington Street, W.&quot; The ''Queen'' 10 July 1897, Saturday: 48 [of 98 BNA; p. 74 print page), Col. 1a–3c [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002627/18970710/168/0048?browse=true.&lt;/ref&gt; George Cornwallis-West says his costume was &quot;designed by a famous theatrical designer of the day.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Qtd. in Martin Spies, &quot;&quot;Late Victorian Aristocrats and the Racial Other: The Devonshire House Ball of 1897.&quot; ''Race &amp; Class'' April–June 2016 (57.4): 95–103.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|97}}
[[File:Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth.jpg|thumb|''Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth'', Sargent 1889]]

=== Alice Comyns Carr ===
According to Smallhythe Place, the &quot;beetle wing dress&quot; for Ellen Terry's 1888 performance as Lady Macbeth was designed by Alice Comyns-Carr and constructed by Ada Nettleship, the &quot;team&quot; that made Ellen Terry's costumes for perhaps 2 decades.&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot;&gt;&quot;'Beetle Wing Dress' for Lady Macbeth.&quot; Smallhythe Place, Kent. The National Trusts Collections. Object NT 1118839.1 (1888) https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1118839.1.&lt;/ref&gt; John Singer Sargent's 1889 portrait of Terry in this dress is at right. (Smallhythe Place, Kent, part of the National Trust, was Terry's home from 1899 to her death. This dress is on display at the Tate Britain.)

Nettleship crocheted the sleeves and skirt of Terry's costume to resemble &quot;soft chain armour,&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot; /&gt; which she overlaid with wing cases from 1,000 beetles.&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://womenwhomeantbusiness.com/2021/01/21/ada-nettleship-1856-1932/|title=Ada Nettleship (1856-1932)|last=B|first=Lizzie|date=2021-01-21|website=Women Who Meant Business|language=en|access-date=2025-06-06}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Comyn Carr and Nettleship's beetle-wing costume was not the only or even the first dress decorated with the iridescent wings. Ada Nettleship had used beetle wings in &quot;an 1886 dress and an 1887 hat for Constance Lloyd that were oversewn with iridescent green beetle wings&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-04-21|title=Ada Nettleship|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ada_Nettleship&amp;oldid=1286707541|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; — and [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Mrs Sims' Court Dress Establishment, Dublin|Mrs Sims]] had used some for a dress in c. 1880.&lt;ref name=&quot;:13&quot; /&gt;

==== Personal Details ====
Alice Laura Vansittart Comyns Carr designed costumes, and dressmaker Adaline Cort Nettleship constructed Comyns Carr's designs. They were a &quot;costume team&quot; separate from those who did the costumes for &quot;the rest of the Lyceum company.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot; /&gt; They appear to have maintained individual establishments, with Nettelship often constructing costumes for Terry that were designed by Comyns Carr.

Alice Comyns Carr (1850–1927) was married to J. Comyns Carr, &quot;drama and art critic, author, playwright and director of the Grosvenor Gallery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-04-21|title=Alice Comyns Carr|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Comyns_Carr&amp;oldid=1286707345|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; She was associated with the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Progressive Style|aesthetic dress movement]] and was friends with Edward Burne-Jones and John Singer Sargent as well as Lawrence Alma-Tadema, &quot;the writers Robert Browning and Henry James and composers Hubert Parry and [[Social Victorians/People/Arthur Sullivan|Arthur Sullivan]].&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot; /&gt;

Ada (Adaline) Cort Nettleship (1856 – 19 December 1932&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot; /&gt;) was married to painter John Trivett Nettleship. Some of her &quot;[n]otable clients included the soprano Marie Tempest, and the actors Ellen Terry, Winifred Emery, Sarah Bernhardt, and Mrs Patrick Campbell.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot; /&gt; Like Comyns Carr, Nettleship was an advocate of [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Progressive Style|aesthetic dress design]], making dresses for Constance Lloyd in that progressive style, including her dress for her wedding to [[Social Victorians/People/Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]. Nettleship &quot;in her youth had been a noted ‘art-embroiderer’ in the style of May Morris.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot; /&gt;

Alice Comyns Carr published her ''Reminiscences'' in 1926, the year before her death. Ada Nettleship was covered by the newspapers from time to time (&quot;''St James Gazette'' 30/5/1883; ''Dundee Evening Telegraph'' 7/7/1884; ''Morning Post'' 16/10/1886; ''The Queen'' 13/8/1887; ‘Ellen Terry’s gowns and the woman who makes them’ by Bessie O’Connor in ''Harpers Bazaar'' 9th Jan 1897; ‘What Actresses Pay For Their Dresses’ in ''New Zealand Herald'' 25/08/1900; ''South Wales Daily News'' 25/1/1902; ''Leeds Mercury'' 13/2/1914.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot; /&gt;)

=== Miss Mary E. Fisher ===
Mme. or Miss Mary E. Fisher, 26, Bedford-street, Covent-garden&lt;ref name=&quot;:9&quot;&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=cVQZAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=RA3-PR2&amp;dq=Mr.+May,+Garrick-street,+Covent-garden&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;redir_esc=y|title=The Play-pictorial|date=1908|publisher=Greening &amp; Company, Limited|language=en}} P. ADVT ii. ''Google Books'' https://books.google.com/books?id=cVQZAAAAYAAJ.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
*Miss Mary E. Fisher is cited as one of the sources of its information about the costumes by the London ''Evening Standard''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}

=== Charles H. Fox ===
Fox: &quot;perruquier and costumier Charles H. Fox. Since 1878, Fox had been a major supplier of wigs and costumes for private theatricals and fancy dress balls.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot;&gt;&quot;B. J. Simmons &amp; Co.: An Inventory of Its Costume Design Records at the Harry Ransom Center.&quot; ''B. J. Simmons &amp; Co. Costume Design Records''. Harry Ransom Center. The University of Texas. 2023. Retrieved February 2024. https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadID=01440.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Harrison ===
Harrison's, Ltd., 31, Bow-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* In a chatty column written as a letter to &quot;Dearest Amy,&quot; the article in ''Truth'' on the ball says, &quot;Princess Henry of Pless was another [Queen of Sheba], and her dress was absolutely magnificent. The conception of it was both poetic and artistic, and is due, I believe, to the genius of Mrs. Harrison.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:12&quot; /&gt;{{rp|42, Col. 1b}}
* There are ads for Harrison's.

=== May ===
Mr. May, Garrick-street, Covent-garden&lt;ref name=&quot;:9&quot; /&gt;

* Mr. May is cited as one of the sources of its information about the costumes by the London ''Evening Standard''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}

=== Nathan ===
Messrs. L. and H. Nathan, Coventry-street, Haymarket; 17, Convent-street, Picadilly

*Messrs. L. and H. Nathan is cited as one of the sources of its information about the costumes by the London ''Evening Standard''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}
*Mr. Karl, artist, designed the costumes made by Messrs. L. and H. Nathan of Coventry-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}} &lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}
*Messrs Nathan made the costumes for the following people:
**[[Social Victorians/People/Harcourt#Elizabeth Harcourt|Elizabeth, Lady Harcourt]]
**[[Social Victorians/People/Rothschild Family#Emma, Lady Rothschildand Nathan Mayer, Lord Rothschild|Emma, Lady Rothschild]]

=== Simmons and Sons ===
Messrs. John Simmons and Sons, Coventry House, Haymarket.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}} Simmons, 7 and 8, King Street, Covent Garden.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}} Possibly there are 2 Simmonses?

The Harry Ransom Center has a collection on this firm:&lt;blockquote&gt;The London costumier B. J. Simmons &amp; Co. was founded in 1857 by a Mr. B. J. Simmons and operated by his direct descendants well into the 1930s. Simmons' costumes were known for their correctness of period, sophisticated design, and high quality. ... In their busy Covent Garden workshop, dressmakers turned out immaculately constructed stage apparel, often from renderings by leading costume designers. Successful theater managers repeatedly turned to Simmons for historical costumes, especially Herbert Beerbohm Tree whose magnificent stagings of Shakespeare were often outfitted by Simmons.

While best known as a historical costumier for the London stage, Simmons' output was diverse. The company created costumes for a variety of shows in the West End, the provinces, and overseas, ranging from Victorian pantomime to the &quot;kitchen sink&quot; dramas of the 1960s. ... In addition to making new costumes for professional productions, Simmons operated a thriving rental business which allowed operatic and dramatic societies across England to hire beautifully made garments for amateur productions. Like many theatrical costumiers, Simmons maintained a substantial nontheatrical trade.

Simmons began as a family-run outfit known variously as B. J. Simmons, J. B. Simmons, John Simmons &amp; Son/Sons, Simmons/Symmons/Simmonds Brothers, G. B. Simmons, and B. &amp; G. Simmons. The force majeure seems to have been John Simmons, whose name appears in ''The London Stage'' and in London newspapers until 1922. According to J. P. Wearing, between 1890 and 1899 Simmons provided costumes for at least forty-two theatre productions in London.&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Simmons' contributions to costumes for the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:
* Messrs. John Simmons and Son is cited as one of the sources of its information about the costumes by the London ''Evening Standard''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}
* Simmons and Sons made costumes for the following guests at the ball:
** [[Social Victorians/People/Ellesmere#Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere]]&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** The Duke of Somerset&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** The Marquis of Winchester&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** Earl Beauchamp&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** Earl Carrington&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** Earl Essex&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** Viscount Esher&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
** Lord Ampthill&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
** Lady Ampthill&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
Simmons and Sons is also sometimes listed as having made clothing for other social events:

* For the [[Social Victorians/1892-02-10 Alington Leigh Wedding|very fashionable February 1892 wedding between Henry Sturt, Lord Alington and Evelyn Leigh]] — the &quot;most important social event of last week in the social world&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:03&quot;&gt;&quot;Lord Alington to Miss Leigh.&quot; ''Gentlewoman'' 20 February 1892, Saturday: 21 [of 46], Cols. 1a–3a [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18920220/092/0021. Same print title, p. 237.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|Col. 1a}} — &quot;Messrs. Simmons &amp; Sons, of Coventry House, Haymarket, made the charming little suits for the pages, which were so much admired.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:03&quot; /&gt;{{rp|Col. 3a}}

=== Smaller Concerns ===
* Mme. Auguste, of Wellington-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot;&gt;“The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The ''Gentlewoman'' 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* Mr. W. Clarkson, 44, Wellington Street (costumes and wigs)&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}

=== Unknown Whether Costumier or Dressmaker ===
*Mme. Ellis: &quot;The pretty costumes of Merlin and Vivian worn by [[Social Victorians/People/Walker|Mr and Mrs Willie Walker]] at the Devonshire House Ball, were made by Mme. Ellis, 16, Upper George-street, Bryanston-square.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Holt, Ardern. &quot;Dress and Fashion. To Correspondents.&quot; The ''Queen'' 24 July 1897, Saturday: 54 [of 88], Col. 1a [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18970724/271/0054.&lt;/ref&gt;
* Madame Frederic, of Lower Grosvenor Place
* &quot;and many others&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}

== Perruquiers ==
Mr. W. Clarkson &quot;supplied the wigs and headdresses for the Royal Family&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}} for the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:&lt;blockquote&gt;At the Duchess of Devonshire's ball, on the 2d inst., the Prince of Wales looked as if he had stepped out of a masterpiece by one of the old painters. His wig, which completed a correct make-up as Knight of Malta, was specially made and fitted by that favoured &quot;Royal Perruquier&quot; Mr Willie Clarkson, who also had the honour of making and fitting the wigs worn by Prince Charles of Denmark, the Duke of York, and the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and of dressing the hair of the Duchess of York and the Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. Mr Clarkson also supplied a number of the costumes, including those worn by the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Princess Louise, and the Duke of Manchester. It would not be safe to say how many crowned heads have literally &quot;passed through the hands&quot; of Mr Clarkson. The art of the perruquier is a very difficult one, requiring historical knowledge, patient research, and great taste. It is most essential to the success of any theatrical performance or of an historical ball.&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&gt;“Foreign Plays and Players.” ''The Era'' 10 July 1897, Saturday: 15 [of 28], Col. 3c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000053/18970710/032/0015.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Clarkson also provided costumes and wigs for the [[Social Victorians/Royals Amateur Theatricals|amateur theatricals]] that the royals took part in to entertain themselves.

== Jewelers ==
After naming costumiers for the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]], the ''Gentlewoman'' specifically mentions the Parisian Company for its jewelry and Mr. Norman of Bond Street for the shoes he made:&lt;blockquote&gt;Among other firms [than the costumiers] who lent their aid to make the great ball a huge success was the Parisian Company, whose sparkling gems and jewels, and whose ropes of pearls and precious stones, enhanced the charms of many a fair dame in her dainty old-world costume, and the firm of Mr. Norman, 69, New Bond-street, who designed and made the shoes for the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Buccleuch, &amp;c., &amp;c.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3c}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;According to the ''Westminster Gazette'', &quot;One very great lady indeed had been lent, by a jeweller, diamonds worth about £13,000.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:4&quot;&gt;“The Duchess’s Costume Ball.” ''Westminster Gazette'' 03 July 1897 Saturday: 5 [of 8], Cols. 1a–3b [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002947/18970703/035/0005.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 5, Col. 2c}}

== People Who Made Costumes for the Ball ==
The ''Queen'' often mentions the dressmaker or costumier in its reports on the costumes at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House]] as well as in general.

The ''Gentlewoman'' covered this topic explicitly in its report on the ball:&lt;blockquote&gt;Very great credit is due to the taste and artistic powers of the designers of these dresses, and particular mention must be made of M. Comelli, of Covent Garden Theatre, whose facile pen designed most of the superb toilettes so ably carried out by Messrs. Alias, of Soho-square. Other theatrical costumiers who brought all their special talents to bear on the historical and fancy costumes required for this function were Messrs. Nathan (artist, Mr. Karl), of Coventry-street; Messrs. John Simmons &amp; Sons, Haymarket; Mme. Auguste, of Wellington-street; Harrison's, Ltd., 31, Bow-street; Simmons, 7 and 8, King-street; Mr. Clarkson, 44, Wellington-street; Mme. Fisher, 26, Bedford-street; and many others. A great number of well-known modistes in London were also called upon to supply dresses. Amongst these we chronicle M. Mason, New Burlington-street; M. Machinka, Conduit-street; Paquin, of Dover-street; Jays, Ltd., Regent-street; Messrs. Durrant, 116, Bond-street (who made Lady Londonderry's magnificent gown), and numerous others.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;The London ''Evening Standard'' cites the sources of its information about the costumes:&lt;blockquote&gt;We are indebted for some of the particulars of the dresses to Mr. Charles Alias, Soho-square; Messrs. L. and H. Nathan, Coventry-street, Haymarket; Messrs. John Simmons and Son, Coventry House, Haymarket; Mr. May, Garrick-street, Covent-garden; Miss Mary E. Fisher, 26 Bedford-street, Covent-garden; and the ''Lady'' newspaper.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;The ''Morning Post'' also addressed the costumiers. It named Mr. Alias in association with the royals, as well as mentioning several other costumiers by name:&lt;blockquote&gt;The costumes worn by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the Duchess of Connaught, as well as many others were supplied by Mr. Alias, of Soho-square. Those worn by the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, the Duke of Manchester, Princess Victor of Hohenlohe, and others were made by Mr. W. Clarkson, of Wellington-street, who also supplied the wigs and headdresses for the Royal Family. Messrs. Simmons and Sons, of the Haymarket, made a large number of costumes, including those of the Duke of Somerset, the Marquis of Winchester, Earls Beauchamp, Carrington, Ellesmere, and Essex. Nathan, of Coventry-street, and Simmons, of King-street, Covent-garden; Madame Frederic, of Lower Grosvenor-place, and Mrs. Mason, of New Burlington-street, also made some of the principal costumes.&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;On 3 July 1897, the day after the ball, the ''Belfast News-letter'' says,&lt;blockquote&gt;For weeks past all the leading London dressmakers and costumiers had been hard at work executing the orders for this great ball. At Alias Nathan's, Clarkson's, Auguste's, and Simmons' all hands set to with a will, and it is gratifying to know that the dresses entrusted to them more than held their own with those sent over from Paris.&lt;ref name=&quot;:10&quot;&gt;&quot;The Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy Dress Ball. Special Telegram.&quot; ''Belfast News-Letter'' Saturday 03 July 1897: 5 [of 8], Col. 9c [of 9]–6, Col. 1a. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000038/18970703/015/0005.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 5, Col. 9a}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

According to the ''Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald'', citing the ''Daily Mail'',&lt;blockquote&gt;Lady de Grey is going as Zenobia, and is getting her dress from Doucet, I hear, while Worth also is making a great many costumes; but the greatest number are being made in England. The Duchess of Portland, the Duchess of Hamilton, Lady Mar and Kellie, and [[Social Victorians/People/Muriel Wilson|Miss Muriel Wilson]] are all going to the costumier in Soho-square, and Alias has also been summoned to Marlborough House for a consultation.
&lt;p&gt;
Mr. Caryl Craven, who is so clever in such matters, is helping the Duchess of Leeds with her dress; in fact, everyone seems pressed into the service, and the result will be one of the most brilliant sights that ever was seen.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
== Notes and Questions ==

# Which costumier was this? &quot;A well-known West End dressmaker booked for the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy dress ball orders representing £27000.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;London Letter.&quot; ''Western Daily Press'' 15 July 1897, Thursday: 8 [of 8], Col. 7c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18970715/146/0008.&lt;/ref&gt;

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=== Not to Mention Seamstresses, Tailors, Lace-makers, Milliners, and Lady's Maids ===
Dominated as the social world was by women, fashion was an important part of the reportage on social events, with some reporters demonstrating knowledge of fabrics, cuts, laces, and so on. The Victorians had specialized terms for people who designed and made clothing, especially very fashionable clothes or haut couture, and specialized careers for those people who assisted women to acquire, manage and wear that clothing. Because of the popularity of fancy-dress or costume parties, some of the people assisting them were costumiers from the world of theatre and opera. The terminology and examples that follow are generally focused on the end of the 19th century in London.

== Fashion Houses, Couturiers and Modistes ==
The ''Gentlewoman'' says, &quot;A great number of well-known modistes in London were also called upon to supply dresses.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}} Among those who helped construct the costumes and wigs include the following:

=== Doucet ===
A gossipy article in ''Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald'' (citing the ''Daily Mail'') says, &quot;Lady de Grey is going as Zenobia, and is getting her dress from Doucet, I hear,&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot;&gt;“Derbyshire Sayings and Doings.” ''Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald'' 12 June 1897, Saturday: 5 [of 8], Col. 2A. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18970612/018/0005.&lt;/ref&gt; although she went as Cleopatra and not Zenobia (only the Duchess of Devonshire went as Zenobia).

=== Mme Durrant ===

Mme Durrant's concern, at the end of the 19th century, at least, was at 116 &amp; 117 New Bond-street, London W. An ad in ''The Queen'' says,&lt;blockquote&gt;Court Dressmaker and Milliner. The Latest Paris Models in Morning, Afternoon, Tailor, and Evening Gowns, Millinery, and Mantles.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Madame Durrant, Court Dressmaker and Milliner.&quot; ''The Queen'' 15 April 1899, Saturday: 11 [of 88], Cols. 2–3c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18990415/082/0011.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Mme Durrant made the costumes for the following guests at the ball:

# [[Social Victorians/People/Londonderry#Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry|Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry]]&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Lines for the Ladies.&quot; ''Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough'' Thursday 16 June 1898: 4 [of 4], Col. 2c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000159/18980616/060/0004.&lt;/ref&gt; The dress and fabrics for the Marchioness of Londonderry as well as her quadrille, were made in Britain or Ireland.&lt;ref name=&quot;:02&quot;&gt;&quot;This Morning’s News.&quot; London ''Daily News'' 6 July 1897, Tuesday: 7 [of 12], Col. 3b. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18970706/038/0007.&lt;/ref&gt;

Mme Durrant made at least a couple of dresses for Queen Mary (early 20th century).&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/278730664423122186/|title=1900 - 1919 Clothing panosundaki Pin|website=Pinterest|language=en|access-date=2023-03-08}} https://pin.it/2GUiBm7 and https://pin.it/2GUiBm7.&lt;/ref&gt; Also, perhaps early 20th-c, Durrant had an address on Dover Street.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/ch-d-e/Edwin%20Hardy%20Amies.html|title=queerplaces - Sir Edwin Hardy Amies|website=www.elisarolle.com|access-date=2023-03-08}} http://www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/ch-d-e/Edwin%20Hardy%20Amies.html.&lt;/ref&gt; ''The Queen'' also has ads for a &quot;Mr. Durrrant's Ladies' Taylor and Habit Maker&quot; in Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1892.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Durrant Ladies' Taylor and Habit Maker.&quot; [advertisement] ''The Queen'' 06 February 1892, Saturday: 5 [of 81], Cols. 2–3c [of 4]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18920206/043/0005.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Mrs. Mason ===
M. or Mrs. Mason, of 4, New Burlington Street, W.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* &quot;Dress and Fashion&quot; answer by Adern Holt in the ''Queen'' to queries posed by &quot;Correspondents&quot;: &quot;F&lt;small&gt;ANCY&lt;/small&gt; D&lt;small&gt;RESS&lt;/small&gt;. — For the beautiful ball such as you describe you cannot do better than go to Mrs Mason, New Burlington-street, for the costume about which you inquire. It needs very careful making and the most artistic designs, and these you would be sure to obtain there, for the dresses she made for the Duchess of Devonshire's ball were quite artistic masterpieces.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Holt, Ardern. &quot;Dress and Fashion. To Correspondents.&quot; The ''Queen'' 17 July 1897, Saturday: 48 [of 97], Col. 1a [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18970717/231/0049.&lt;/ref&gt;
Mrs. Mason made costumes for the following guests at the ball:

# [[Social Victorians/People/Pless|Daisy, Princess of Pless]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Ashburton#Mabel, Lady Ashburton|Mabel, Lady Ashburton]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/de Trafford#Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Violet, Lady de Trafford]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Cadogan#Lady Sophie Scott|Lady Sophie Scott]]
# Lady Lurgan&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# [[Social Victorians/People/Leeds#Katherine, Duchess of Leeds|Katherine, Duchess of Leeds]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Sutherland#Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland|Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Meysey-Thompson#Lady Ethel Meysey Thompson|Lady Ethel Meysey Thompson]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Muriel Wilson|Muriel Wilson]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Edmonstone#Lady Ida Edmonstone|Lady Ida Edmonstone]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Goelet#Costumes at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Mary Goelet]]
#[[Social Victorians/People/Cavendish#Lady Edward Cavendish|Lady Edward Cavendish]]
#[[Social Victorians/People/Sarah Spencer-Churchill Wilson#Lady Sarah Wilson|Lady Sarah Wilson]]
#[[Social Victorians/People/Derby#Constance Villiers Stanley, Countess of Derby|Countess of Derby]]
#Mrs [[Social Victorians/People/Bourke|Gwendolen Bourke]]&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
#Duchess of Roxburghe&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

=== Morin-Blossier ===
The French &quot;tailoring workshop&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://fashion.mam-e.it/morin-blossier/|title=Morin-Blossier -|date=2016-02-05|language=it-IT|access-date=2022-04-07}}&lt;/ref&gt; of Morin-Blossier &quot;possibly&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt; made the dress worn to  the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 fancy-dress ball]] by

* Alexandra, Princess of Wales&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* [[Social Victorians/People/Prince Charles of Denmark|Princess Maud of Wales]] (Princess Charles of Denmark)&lt;ref name=&quot;:43&quot;&gt;Harris, Russell. &quot;Prince and Princess Carl of Denmark, later King Haakon VII (1872-1957) and Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938),  and Princess Victoria of Wales (1868-1935), as a 16th century Danish courtier, and Ladies-in-Waiting at to Marguerite de Valois.&quot; &quot;List of Sitters.&quot; ''In Calm Prose''. 2011 http://www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk/incalmprose/denmark.html.&lt;/ref&gt;
* Duchess of York&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* Princess Victoria&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

=== Messrs Russell and Allen ===
Old Bond-street., W.

Made presentation dresses for 8 of the following in 1913&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Their Majesties' Court.&quot; ''Lady's Pictorial'' 17 May 1913, Saturday: 35 [of 64], Col. 2c [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive''https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005980/19130517/296/0035. Same print title, p. 787.&lt;/ref&gt;:

* Mrs. A. C. Hardy, of Montreal
* Mrs. Thorburn
* Mrs. Ralph Berners
* Miss Spencer Warwick
* [[Social Victorians/People/Bourke|Miss [Daphne] Bourke]]
* Mrs. Henry Barran
* Miss D. Hickman
* Hon. Irene Molesworth
* The Hon. Edith Winn
* The Hon. Hilaria St. Aubyn
* The Hon. Mary Charteris
* Miss Grace Holley

=== Mrs Sims' Court Dress Establishment, Dublin ===
Mrs Mary Sims, Dawson Street, Dublin

Mrs Sims made a dress decorated with beetle wings in c. 1880; this dress still exists and, according to Elaine Hewitt, is in the NMI collections.&lt;ref name=&quot;:13&quot;&gt;Objects in Focus: New Research Seminar, Naional Museum of Ireland, Decoraive Arts and History, Collins Barracks. Saturday 16th February 2013. https://www.academia.edu/2455567/The_material_culture_of_infancy_and_early_childhood_in_Ireland_c_1680_1830?auto=download.&lt;/ref&gt; Hewitt's precis for an exhibit called ''Objects in Focus: New Research Seminar, National Museum of Ireland, Decoraive Arts and History, Collins Barracks'' says, &quot;Mary Sims was a court dressmaker by Royal appointment, who established herself from 1863 as the most prominent dressmaker in Dublin.&quot;

Mrs Sims made costumes for the following guests at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:

* [[Social Victorians/People/Cadogan#Lady Beatrix, Countess Cadogan|Lady Beatrix, Countess Cadogan]]

Other people Mrs Sims made clothes for:

* Alexandra, Princess of Wales, 1885: Kate Strasdin offers an example of Alexandra's strategic use of clothing: a gown Alexandra wore to a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace was, according to the ''Times'', &quot;a dress of rich yellow satin and silver brocade, draped with silver lace, corsage to correspond, made by Mrs Sims of Dublin.&quot;{{rp|1885, p. 11}} What is strategic is the release of Mrs Sims's name, according to Strasdin, since &quot;[t]he communication of this detail can only have come from the royal household itself, demonstrating the control that Alexandra exerted over details released to the press relating to her appearance.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Strasdin, Kate, &quot;Reporting Royal Dress: Queen Alexandra and Royal Image Making.&quot; Falmouth University Research Repository. http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk.&lt;/ref&gt;
* Ishbel, Marchioness Aberdeen, 1886: &quot;Ishbel, Lady Aberdeen (1857–1939), [wore a &quot;costume of an Irish lady in the thirteenth century&quot;] in 1886 while presiding over a garden party at the Vice Regal Lodge in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, an event to which the 2,000 invited guests were expected to wear clothes of Irish manufacture.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Alex Ward, &quot;Dress and National Identity: Women’s Clothing and the Celtic Revival,&quot; ''Costume'', 48:2, 2014, 193-212, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/0590887614Z.00000000050.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|199}}

=== Smaller Concerns ===
* Madame Fréderic: made the costume for Princess Mary of Teck&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* Jays, Ltd., Regent-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* M. Machinka, Conduit-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* Maison Lucille: made Mrs. James's costume&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* Mrs. Nettleship: made the Countess of Yarborough's costume&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
* Paquin, of Dover-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}: made the dress of Madame von André&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

=== Worth, of Paris ===
Located in Paris, Maison Worth or the House of Worth — named for owner and designer Englishman Charles Frederick Worth — was a very influential couturier in the 2nd half of the 19th and the first quarter of the 20th centuries.&lt;blockquote&gt;Worth’s designs are notable for his use of lavish fabrics and trimmings, his incorporation of elements of historic dress, and his attention to fit. While the designer still created one-of-a-kind pieces for his most important clients, he is especially known for preparing a variety of designs that were shown on live models at the House of Worth. Clients made their selections and had garments tailor-made in Worth’s workshop.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wrth/hd_wrth.htm|title=Charles Frederick Worth (1825–1895) and the House of Worth {{!}} Essay {{!}} The Metropolitan Museum of Art {{!}} Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History|last=Krick|first=Authors: Jessa|website=The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History|language=en|access-date=2024-07-12}} https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wrth/hd_wrth.htm.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;After having won design prizes at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, which was housed at the Crystal Palace, and the 1854 Exposition Universelle in Paris, Worth opened his own design house in Paris in 1858.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; The Empress Eugénie appointed him designer to the court of France&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2024-07-03|title=House of Worth|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=House_of_Worth&amp;oldid=1232307431|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Worth.&lt;/ref&gt;:&lt;blockquote&gt;Worth’s rise as a designer coincided with the establishment of the Second Empire in France. The restoration of a royal house in 1852, with Napoleon III (1808–1873) as the new emperor, once again made Paris an imperial capital and the setting for numerous state occasions. Napoleon III implemented a grand vision for both Paris and France, initiating changes and modernization that revitalized the French economy and made Paris into a showpiece of Europe. The demand for luxury goods, including textiles and fashionable dress, reached levels that had not been seen since before the French Revolution (1789–99). When Napoleon III married Empress Eugénie (1826–1920), her tastes set the style at court .... The empress’ patronage ensured Worth’s success as a popular dressmaker from the 1860s onward.&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Other patrons included women from Empress Eugénie's court, &quot;Elizabeth of Austria, Margherita of Italy, Mme. de Castiglione, Mme. de Pourtales, and every reigning star in the theatrical and operatic world.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[Worth, House of.] {{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfFeminineFashion|title=A History Of Feminine Fashion (1800s to 1920s)}} Before 1927. [Likely commissioned by Worth. Link is to Archive.org; info from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worth_Biarritz_salon.jpg.]&lt;/ref&gt; (6) By the end of the 19th century, wealthy women from the US, the UK and around Europe were making their way to Maison Worth in Paris.

Besides his contributions to in developments in models of promotion and business for the couture fashion house, Worth's real influence took the form of a particular look, which for the end of the century we call the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Traditional Style|traditional Victorian style]]. After Charles Worth's death in 1895, his sons Gaston-Lucien and Jean-Philippe &quot;succeeded in maintaining his high standards,&quot; and Jean-Philippe especially &quot;follow[ed] his father’s aesthetic, with his use of dramatic fabrics and lavish trimmings.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:7&quot; /&gt; While we associate a particular look with it, the House of Worth designed its clothing for its customers, whose relationship with the traditional style could be nuanced and fluctuating. For example, Lillie Langtry sometimes purchased her gowns at Maison Worth, even at the time she was known not to be corseted, so the style of the House of Worth is also less static and extreme than the gowns of some of its customers might suggest.

==== Costumes for the Fancy-dress Ball ====
The House of Worth made costumes for the following guests at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:

# [[Social Victorians/People/Louisa Montagu Cavendish|Louise, Duchess of Devonshire]], although the costume was designed by [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#M. Comelli|Attilio Comelli]].
# Lady Randolph Churchill&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# Mrs. Arthur Paget&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# Daisy, Countess of Warwick&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

== Costumiers for Theatres and Operas ==
At the end of the 19th century, the profession of costumier depended on a knowledge of the history of clothing, although the costumiers themselves  generally did not feel constrained by notions of [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Historical Accuracy|historical accuracy]] for the productions they designed for. ['''until the industrial revolution women made fabrics and clothing, plus ppl wore clothing every day, so clothing was not considered important. Planché; actual history of clothing vs just looking at portraits. History of clothing: foundation garments, items specific to a particular time like a codpiece, fabrics changed and evolved over time, plus a greater variety of fabrics; fabric and empires. The idea of a coherent production design with costumes designed for the particular actor in that production may have been changing about this time; before this actors provided their own costumes; Ellen Terry was probably part of this, Gilbert and Sullivan.''']

Not present at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]] but certainly very involved in it were the people who made or provided the clothing, hats, wigs, jewelry, and other accessories. Besides people who made the costumes (costumiers, dressmakers, and modistes) and wigs (perruquiers), embroiderers, jewelers and shoemakers are occasionally mentioned although almost never named in the newspaper accounts.

Not all of these may have been costumiers, at least professional ones; some of the less well known might have been [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Fashion Houses, Couturiers and Modistes|clothiers]] instead.

=== Mr. Charles Alias ===
Mr. Charles Alias, 36 Soho Square

==== Personal Details ====

* Charles Georges Alias (1852 – 11 May 1921&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot;&gt;Principal Probate Registry. ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England''. London, England © Crown copyright. Ancestry.com. ''England &amp; Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995'' [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.&lt;/ref&gt;)
* Sarah Alias ()

Notes

# Will probated on 6 October 1921, effects of £6376 18s. 5d. to Marie Alias, widow.&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot; /&gt;
# 1881 Census: Charles Alias was born in France; they lived at 114 St Martins Lane in St Martin in the Fields; his occupation is listed as Costumier (Milliner); 2 boarders and a servant were living with them: Robert Soutar (age 51, comedian/actor), Harriet Morgan (age 28, comedian/actor) and the general domestic servant Lucy Ann Hewitt (age 23). Other servants' names follow, but apparently they were not living in 114 St Martins Lane.&lt;ref&gt;''Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881''. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Class: ''RG11''; Piece: ''328''; Folio: ''42''; Page: ''27''; GSU roll: ''1341071''. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ''1881 England Census'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.&lt;/ref&gt;
# 1891 Census: Charles Alias was born in France; they lived at 36 Soho Square; his occupation is listed as Theatrical Costumier;

==== Costumier ====
[[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Comelli|M. Comelli]], designer and costumier at Covent Garden, designed the costumes that were constructed by Mr. Alias of Soho Square.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* Several newspapers specifically name Mr. Alias as one of their sources of information about the costumes for the Duchess of Devonshire's ball: The London ''Echo''&lt;ref&gt;“A Jubilee Ball. Brilliant Scene at Devonshire House. Some of the Costumes Worn.” The London ''Echo'' 3 July 1897, Saturday: 2 [of 4], Cols. 6a – 7a [of 7]. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004596/18970703/027/0002.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 2, Col. 6a}}; the London ''Evening Standard'' &lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot;&gt;“The Ball at Devonshire House. Magnificent Spectacle. Description of the Dresses.” London ''Evening Standard'' 3 July 1897 Saturday: 3 [of 12], Cols. 1a–5b [of 7]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18970703/015/0004.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}
* The column &quot;Girls' Gossip&quot; names M. Alias in its discussion of the costumes:&lt;blockquote&gt;Herr von André was a splendid Benvenuto Cellini in brown and crimson, a perfect triumph of M. Alias's art. In fact, it was owing to the studious research and historical accuracy displayed by this clever costumier that so many of the dresses were so realistically pictorial. Alias dressed the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Duke of York, Prince Christian, Lord Lathom, and about a hundred other great ones of our island for the occasion.&lt;ref name=&quot;:12&quot;&gt;“Girls’ Gossip.” ''Truth'' 8 July 1897, Thursday: 41 [of 70], Col. 1b – 42, Col. 2c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002961/18970708/089/0041.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|42, Col. 2c}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;
*&quot;Charles Alias was French and very small. He had started as a traveller in artificial flowers and married a little dressmaker in Long Acre. They started making theatrical costumes and later moved to 36 Soho Square.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJ8fAQAAMAAJ&amp;q=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgMEAI|title=As You Were: Reminiscences|last=Byng|first=Douglas|date=1970|publisher=Duckworth|isbn=978-0-7156-0543-1|language=en}} https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJ8fAQAAMAAJ&amp;q=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgMEAI.&lt;/ref&gt;
* In its Appendix of Royal Warrant Holders, the 1902 ''Debrett's'' also says &quot;Charles Alias, Costumier, 36, Soho Square. W.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cLc7AQAAMAAJ&amp;pg=RA2-PP7&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&amp;q=Alias%20Soho%20dressmaker%20costumier&amp;f=false|title=Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets|date=1902|publisher=Dean &amp; Son, Limited|language=en}} https://books.google.com/books?id=cLc7AQAAMAAJ&amp;pg=RA2-PP7&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&amp;q=Alias%20Soho%20dressmaker%20costumier&amp;f=false.&lt;/ref&gt; (n.p.; end of book)
* The ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'', Vol. 1, says, &quot;Alias &amp; Co prospered in the 1880s, having a major success with their new costumes for the transferred version of the amazing ''Dorothy'' [a comic opera by Alfred Cellier, libretto by B. C. Stephenson, &quot;transferred&quot; from the Gaiety to the Prince of Wales's Theatre in 1886 and then to the Lyric Theatre in 1888, the most successful of the productions&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-03-25|title=Dorothy (opera)|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorothy_(opera)&amp;oldid=1146605626|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_(opera).&lt;/ref&gt;], and on into the 1890s by which ...&quot;; &quot;The Aliases made their mark in the West End when they provided the costumes for the original London production of La Fille de ...&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2myfAAAAMAAJ&amp;q=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgEEAI|title=The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre|last=G?nzl|first=Kurt|date=1994|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=978-0-02-871445-5|language=en}} https://books.google.com/books?id=2myfAAAAMAAJ&amp;q=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;dq=Alias+Soho+dressmaker+costumier&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjpr_zTzc3-AhXwlIkEHZ8wDHYQ6AF6BAgEEAI.&lt;/ref&gt; (taking from snippets)
* BNA search: Alias, Costumier, 36, Soho Square, London: 1898 shows a lot of advertisements.
* In 1892 Mr. C. Alias, 36, Soho Square, W., was a director of the 13th Annual Dramatic Ball, at the Freemasons' Tavern.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/account/register?countrykey=0&amp;showgiftvoucherclaimingoptions=false&amp;gift=false&amp;nextpage=%2faccount%2flogin%3freturnurl%3d%252fviewer%252fbl%252f0001682%252f18920213%252f011%252f0004&amp;rememberme=false&amp;cookietracking=false&amp;partnershipkey=0&amp;newsletter=false&amp;offers=false&amp;registerreason=none&amp;showsubscriptionoptions=false&amp;showcouponmessaging=false&amp;showfreetrialmessaging=false&amp;showregisteroptions=false&amp;showloginoptions=false&amp;showcaptchaerrormessage=false&amp;isonlyupgradeable=false|title=Register {{!}} British Newspaper Archive|website=www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk|access-date=2023-04-28}} https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001682/18920213/011/0004.&lt;/ref&gt;
* In a gushing piece written for the 15 December 1899 ''Music Hall and Theatre Review'', &quot;The Bohemian Girl&quot; says that Alias executed Comelli designs for a Christmas pantomime ''Triumph of Music''. She goes on to talk about Willie Clarkson's work for another pantomime and a visit by Mrs. Langtry.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Bohemian Girl, The.&quot; &quot;Preparing for the Pantomime.&quot; ''Music Hall and Theatre Review'' 15 December 1899, Friday: 24 [of 60], Cols. 1b–c and 2b–c [of 2]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002237/18991215/160/0024.&lt;/ref&gt;
Russell Harris quotes ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'' (Blackwell, 1994. Vol. 1, p. 19.):&lt;blockquote&gt;ALIAS, Charles (b France, 184-?; d London, 11 May 1921). The most famous name in British theatrical costumery in the second half of the 19th century.

The son of a French doctor, the young Alias fought alongside his father in the Franco-Prussian war where he is said to have lost the sight in one eye. He visited Britain and the Philharmonic Theatre, Islington, shortly afterwards as a dresser with the French dance troupe, Les Clodoches, and there he met and married Miss Price, the theatre's costumer. Although Alias had no experience in the theatre, he joined his wife in setting up the freelance firm of M et Mme Alias &amp; Co, '''someties''' designing and manufacturing, or more often just making up from the designs of such artists as [Comelli or] Wilhelm or [[Social Victorians/People/Faustin Betbeder|Faustin]], the costumes for an ever-extending series of musical shows.

The Aliases made their mark in the West End when theyprovided the costumes for the original London production of ''La Fille de Madame Angot'' (1873), and thereafter they costumes, either wholly or partly, many of London's most important musical productions including the burlesques at the Gaiety Theatre (''The Bohemian G'yurl, Little Dr Faust, Gulliver, Il Sonnambulo, Pretty Esmeralda'' etc), the Royalty (''Madcap, '''Pluto''''' '''etc'''), and the Strand (''The '''Lying''' Dutchman, L'Africaine, Nemesis, Loo, Antarctic, Champagne, The Baby, Intimidad''), Gilbert's early ''Tospyturveydom'' and ''Princess Toto'', Gilbert and Sullivan premières at the '''OPera''' Comique (''The Pirates of Penzance'') and the Savoy (''Iolanthe''), the vast spectaculars at the Alhambra (''La Poule aux oeufs d'or'' etc) and, most noticeably, the long string of French opéras-bouffes and opéras-comiques which were produced in Britain in the 1870s and 1880s. These included the record-breaking ''Trouillat (La Belle Normande), Le Jour et la nuit (Manola), La Timbale d'argent (The Duke's Daughter), La Marjolaine, Les Prés St Gervais'' and most of the long string of adaptations from the French made by Alias's close friend Henry Farnie, and produced by Alexander Henderson.

Alias maintained a close connection with his homeland. His home at 48 Soho Square became well known as a first stopping place for Frenchmen new to London and a congenial gathering place for theatricals, and he as a useful and friendly intermediary in various theatrical dealings between London and Paris. Hervé, Planquette, Chassaigne, Audran and Lecocq were all guests at Soho Square and the little costumier was said to have been instrumental in the brothers Mansell bringing Hervé and his ''Chilpéric'' (1870) to London, and thus helping set off the craze for opéra-bouffe which dominated the 1870s musical theatre in England. He also encouraged Planquette to work with H B Farnie on an original musical for Britain - the result of which was the enduring ''Rip van Winkle''.

Alias &amp; Co prospered in the 1880s, having a major succss with their new costumes for the transferred version of the amazing ''Dorothy'', and on into the 1890s by which stage they had become largely costume-makers rather than designers. Alias himself had by this time become one of the 'characters' of the London theatre, always anxiously asking 'What time de répétition générale?' as an opening approached, but always punctually ready with the show's costumes on dress-rehearsal night.

When Mme Alias died, Charles remarried and continued the business with his new wife, Mme Marie Wallet Floret from the Paris Opéra wardrobe, up to his death.&lt;ref&gt;Harris, Russell. {{Cite web|url=http://lafayette.org.uk/edw1335.html|title=King Edward VII at the Devonshire House Ball 1897, by Lafayette|website=lafayette.org.uk|access-date=2024-07-23}} Lafayette Negative Archive http://lafayette.org.uk/edw1335.html.  Quoting ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'' (Vol. 1, Blackwell, 1994, p. 19).&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;'''Costumes for the Fancy-dress Ball'''

Mr. Alias made costumes for the following guests at the Duchess of Devonshire’s 1897 fancy-dress ball:

# [[Social Victorians/People/Albert Edward, Prince of Wales|Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]]
# The [[Social Victorians/People/Connaught|Duke of Connaught]]
# The [[Social Victorians/People/George and Mary|Duke of York]]
# Duke of Fife&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot;&gt;Harris, Russell. &quot;Costumes by Named Dressmakers.&quot; {{Cite web|url=http://www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk/incalmprose/|title=The Devonshire House Ball 1897 photographed by Lafayette|website=www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk|access-date=2024-05-21}} 2011. http://www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk/incalmprose/.&lt;/ref&gt;
# The Duke of Devonshire&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# [[Social Victorians/People/Stonor#Julia Caroline Stonor, Marquise of Hautpoul|Julia Stonor, Marquise of Hartpoul]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Mar and Kellie#Violet, Countess of Mar and Kellie|Violet, Countess of Mar and Kellie]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Tweedmouth#Fanny, Baroness Tweedmouth|Fanny, Baroness Tweedmouth]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein#Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Connaught#Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught|Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Douglas-Hamilton Duke of Hamilton|Mary, Dowager Duchess of Hamilton]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Portland|The Duchess of Portland]]
# [[Social Victorians/People/Muriel Wilson|Miss Muriel Wilson]]
# Adolf von André&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# Lady St. Oswald&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
# Earl of Rosebery&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;

=== Faustin Bedbeter ===
[[Social Victorians/People/Faustin Betbeder|Faustin Bedbeter]] was a caricaturist and painter who left France after Bismarck's seige of Paris and settled in London, working for the ''London Figaro'' and ''Punch''. He was a costumier beginning at least in 1875. He designed the costumes for a 1909 revival of [[Social Victorians/People/Gilbert|Gilbert]] and [[Social Victorians/People/Arthur Sullivan|Sullivan]]'s ''The Pirates of Penzance''.

=== Willie Clarkson ===
Mr. W. Clarkson, of Wellington-street

Clarkson is also listed among the [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Perruquiers|perruquiers]]. Clarkson made the costumes for the following guests at the ball:

* Grand Duke Michael of Russia&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;&quot;Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House.&quot; ''Morning Post'' Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4A–8 Col. 2B. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
* The Duke of Manchester&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
* [[Social Victorians/People/Gleichen#Laura, Princess Victor of Hohenlohe Langenburg|Laura, Princess Victor of Hohenlohe]]&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
* Princess Louise&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot; /&gt;

=== M. Comelli ===
Attilio Giuseppe de Comelli von Stuckenfeld (1858-1925).

Comelli &quot;was appointed house designer to the Royal Opera House in the 1890s&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&gt;&quot;Attilio Comelli Design Collection.&quot; ''Royal Opera House''  https://www.rohcollections.org.uk/collectionComelli.aspx (retrieved February 2024).&lt;/ref&gt; continuing &quot;to the early 1920s.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Citation|title=Drury Lane Design Collection|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1172507/drury-lane-design-collection-costume-design-comelli-attilio/|date=1915|accessdate=2024-02-13|first=Attilio|last=Comelli}}. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1172507/drury-lane-design-collection-costume-design-comelli-attilio/.&lt;/ref&gt; At the same time, &quot;He was credited as Artist in Chief at the Alhambra, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Royal Opera House in London, and also found time to provide costumes for some of the Savoy operas and for Christmas pantomimes in London and Australia.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt; After coming &quot;to London in the late 19th century [he] quickly established himself as one of the most prolific designers for the London stage.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;

He described his research process for costume design for the July 1902 ''Cassell's Magazine'':&lt;blockquote&gt;When I get the order to prepare designs for a new play … [sic ellipsis] I first spend some weeks in studying, at the British and South Kensington [now the Victoria &amp; Albert] Museum, every available authority on the period, and I frequently send my brother to Paris and Berlin, if there is a chance of getting information there that is not available in London’. (‘The Art of Theatrical Disguise’ by Sidney Dark, ''Cassell’s Magazine'', July 1902, pp.162–7).&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;According to the Royal Opera House, he &quot;appears to have had several siblings, including possibly Emilio Andrea Comelli (1862–1929).&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&gt;  Also, perhaps another relative, Italian painter Dante Comelli (1880–1958) designed for the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden later.

Comelli's designs for the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:
* Comelli designed the costumes that were constructed by [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Mr. Charles Alias|Mr. Alias of Soho Square]].&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}

* Comelli designed the costumes of the attendants of [[Social Victorians/People/Louisa Montagu Cavendish|Louise, Duchess of Devonshire]] as well as her own costume. Alias did not construct her costume, [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#The House of Worth|the House of Worth]] did.
* Comelli may have designed the costumes of the entourage of [[Social Victorians/People/Pless#Daisy, Princess Henry of Pless|Daisy, Princess of Pless]], although Mrs. Mason made Daisy's dress.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Dresses Worn at the Duchess of Devonshire's Ball on July 2. Made by Mrs. Mason, 4 New Burlington Street, W.&quot; The ''Queen'' 10 July 1897, Saturday: 48 [of 98 BNA; p. 74 print page), Col. 1a–3c [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002627/18970710/168/0048?browse=true.&lt;/ref&gt; George Cornwallis-West says his costume was &quot;designed by a famous theatrical designer of the day.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Qtd. in Martin Spies, &quot;&quot;Late Victorian Aristocrats and the Racial Other: The Devonshire House Ball of 1897.&quot; ''Race &amp; Class'' April–June 2016 (57.4): 95–103.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|97}}
[[File:Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth.jpg|thumb|''Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth'', Sargent 1889]]

=== Alice Comyns Carr ===
According to Smallhythe Place, the &quot;beetle wing dress&quot; for Ellen Terry's 1888 performance as Lady Macbeth was designed by Alice Comyns Carr and constructed by Ada Nettleship, the &quot;team&quot; that made Ellen Terry's costumes for perhaps 2 decades.&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot;&gt;&quot;'Beetle Wing Dress' for Lady Macbeth.&quot; Smallhythe Place, Kent. The National Trusts Collections. Object NT 1118839.1 (1888) https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1118839.1.&lt;/ref&gt; John Singer Sargent's 1889 portrait of Terry in this dress is at right. (Smallhythe Place, Kent, part of the National Trust, was Terry's home from 1899 to her death. This dress is part of that collection.)

Nettleship crocheted the sleeves and skirt of Terry's costume to resemble &quot;soft chain armour,&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot; /&gt; which she overlaid with wing cases from 1,000 beetles.&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://womenwhomeantbusiness.com/2021/01/21/ada-nettleship-1856-1932/|title=Ada Nettleship (1856-1932)|last=B|first=Lizzie|date=2021-01-21|website=Women Who Meant Business|language=en|access-date=2025-06-06}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Comyn Carr and Nettleship's beetle-wing costume was not the only or even the first dress decorated with the iridescent wings. Ada Nettleship had used beetle wings in &quot;an 1886 dress and an 1887 hat for Constance Lloyd that were oversewn with iridescent green beetle wings&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot;&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-04-21|title=Ada Nettleship|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ada_Nettleship&amp;oldid=1286707541|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; — and [[Social Victorians/People/Dressmakers and Costumiers#Mrs Sims' Court Dress Establishment, Dublin|Mrs Sims]] had used some for a dress in c. 1880.&lt;ref name=&quot;:13&quot; /&gt;

==== Personal Details ====
Alice Laura Vansittart Comyns Carr designed costumes, and dressmaker Adaline Cort Nettleship constructed Comyns Carr's designs. They were a &quot;costume team&quot; separate from those who did the costumes for &quot;the rest of the Lyceum company.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:14&quot; /&gt; They appear to have maintained individual establishments, with Nettelship often constructing costumes for Terry that were designed by Comyns Carr.

Alice Comyns Carr (1850–1927) was married to J. Comyns Carr, &quot;drama and art critic, author, playwright and director of the Grosvenor Gallery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2025-04-21|title=Alice Comyns Carr|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Comyns_Carr&amp;oldid=1286707345|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; She was associated with the [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Progressive Style|aesthetic dress movement]] and was friends with Edward Burne-Jones and John Singer Sargent as well as Lawrence Alma-Tadema, &quot;the writers Robert Browning and Henry James and composers Hubert Parry and [[Social Victorians/People/Arthur Sullivan|Arthur Sullivan]].&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot; /&gt;

Ada (Adaline) Cort Nettleship (1856 – 19 December 1932&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot; /&gt;) was married to painter John Trivett Nettleship. Some of her &quot;[n]otable clients included the soprano Marie Tempest, and the actors Ellen Terry, Winifred Emery, Sarah Bernhardt, and Mrs Patrick Campbell.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:16&quot; /&gt; Like Comyns Carr, Nettleship was an advocate of [[Social Victorians/Terminology#Progressive Style|aesthetic dress design]], making dresses for Constance Lloyd in that progressive style, including her dress for her wedding to [[Social Victorians/People/Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]. Nettleship &quot;in her youth had been a noted ‘art-embroiderer’ in the style of May Morris.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot; /&gt;

Alice Comyns Carr published her ''Reminiscences'' in 1926, the year before her death. Ada Nettleship was covered by the newspapers from time to time (&quot;''St James Gazette'' 30/5/1883; ''Dundee Evening Telegraph'' 7/7/1884; ''Morning Post'' 16/10/1886; ''The Queen'' 13/8/1887; ‘Ellen Terry’s gowns and the woman who makes them’ by Bessie O’Connor in ''Harpers Bazaar'' 9th Jan 1897; ‘What Actresses Pay For Their Dresses’ in ''New Zealand Herald'' 25/08/1900; ''South Wales Daily News'' 25/1/1902; ''Leeds Mercury'' 13/2/1914.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:15&quot; /&gt;)

=== Miss Mary E. Fisher ===
Mme. or Miss Mary E. Fisher, 26, Bedford-street, Covent-garden&lt;ref name=&quot;:9&quot;&gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=cVQZAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=RA3-PR2&amp;dq=Mr.+May,+Garrick-street,+Covent-garden&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;redir_esc=y|title=The Play-pictorial|date=1908|publisher=Greening &amp; Company, Limited|language=en}} P. ADVT ii. ''Google Books'' https://books.google.com/books?id=cVQZAAAAYAAJ.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
*Miss Mary E. Fisher is cited as one of the sources of its information about the costumes by the London ''Evening Standard''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}

=== Charles H. Fox ===
Fox: &quot;perruquier and costumier Charles H. Fox. Since 1878, Fox had been a major supplier of wigs and costumes for private theatricals and fancy dress balls.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot;&gt;&quot;B. J. Simmons &amp; Co.: An Inventory of Its Costume Design Records at the Harry Ransom Center.&quot; ''B. J. Simmons &amp; Co. Costume Design Records''. Harry Ransom Center. The University of Texas. 2023. Retrieved February 2024. https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadID=01440.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Harrison ===
Harrison's, Ltd., 31, Bow-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* In a chatty column written as a letter to &quot;Dearest Amy,&quot; the article in ''Truth'' on the ball says, &quot;Princess Henry of Pless was another [Queen of Sheba], and her dress was absolutely magnificent. The conception of it was both poetic and artistic, and is due, I believe, to the genius of Mrs. Harrison.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:12&quot; /&gt;{{rp|42, Col. 1b}}
* There are ads for Harrison's.

=== May ===
Mr. May, Garrick-street, Covent-garden&lt;ref name=&quot;:9&quot; /&gt;

* Mr. May is cited as one of the sources of its information about the costumes by the London ''Evening Standard''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}

=== Nathan ===
Messrs. L. and H. Nathan, Coventry-street, Haymarket; 17, Convent-street, Picadilly

*Messrs. L. and H. Nathan is cited as one of the sources of its information about the costumes by the London ''Evening Standard''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}
*Mr. Karl, artist, designed the costumes made by Messrs. L. and H. Nathan of Coventry-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}} &lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}
*Messrs Nathan made the costumes for the following people:
**[[Social Victorians/People/Harcourt#Elizabeth Harcourt|Elizabeth, Lady Harcourt]]
**[[Social Victorians/People/Rothschild Family#Emma, Lady Rothschildand Nathan Mayer, Lord Rothschild|Emma, Lady Rothschild]]

=== Simmons and Sons ===
Messrs. John Simmons and Sons, Coventry House, Haymarket.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}} Simmons, 7 and 8, King Street, Covent Garden.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}} Possibly there are 2 Simmonses?

The Harry Ransom Center has a collection on this firm:&lt;blockquote&gt;The London costumier B. J. Simmons &amp; Co. was founded in 1857 by a Mr. B. J. Simmons and operated by his direct descendants well into the 1930s. Simmons' costumes were known for their correctness of period, sophisticated design, and high quality. ... In their busy Covent Garden workshop, dressmakers turned out immaculately constructed stage apparel, often from renderings by leading costume designers. Successful theater managers repeatedly turned to Simmons for historical costumes, especially Herbert Beerbohm Tree whose magnificent stagings of Shakespeare were often outfitted by Simmons.

While best known as a historical costumier for the London stage, Simmons' output was diverse. The company created costumes for a variety of shows in the West End, the provinces, and overseas, ranging from Victorian pantomime to the &quot;kitchen sink&quot; dramas of the 1960s. ... In addition to making new costumes for professional productions, Simmons operated a thriving rental business which allowed operatic and dramatic societies across England to hire beautifully made garments for amateur productions. Like many theatrical costumiers, Simmons maintained a substantial nontheatrical trade.

Simmons began as a family-run outfit known variously as B. J. Simmons, J. B. Simmons, John Simmons &amp; Son/Sons, Simmons/Symmons/Simmonds Brothers, G. B. Simmons, and B. &amp; G. Simmons. The force majeure seems to have been John Simmons, whose name appears in ''The London Stage'' and in London newspapers until 1922. According to J. P. Wearing, between 1890 and 1899 Simmons provided costumes for at least forty-two theatre productions in London.&lt;ref name=&quot;:3&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Simmons' contributions to costumes for the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:
* Messrs. John Simmons and Son is cited as one of the sources of its information about the costumes by the London ''Evening Standard''.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}
* Simmons and Sons made costumes for the following guests at the ball:
** [[Social Victorians/People/Ellesmere#Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball|Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere]]&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** The Duke of Somerset&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** The Marquis of Winchester&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** Earl Beauchamp&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** Earl Carrington&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** Earl Essex&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}
** Viscount Esher&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
** Lord Ampthill&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
** Lady Ampthill&lt;ref name=&quot;:6&quot; /&gt;
Simmons and Sons is also sometimes listed as having made clothing for other social events:

* For the [[Social Victorians/1892-02-10 Alington Leigh Wedding|very fashionable February 1892 wedding between Henry Sturt, Lord Alington and Evelyn Leigh]] — the &quot;most important social event of last week in the social world&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:03&quot;&gt;&quot;Lord Alington to Miss Leigh.&quot; ''Gentlewoman'' 20 February 1892, Saturday: 21 [of 46], Cols. 1a–3a [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18920220/092/0021. Same print title, p. 237.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|Col. 1a}} — &quot;Messrs. Simmons &amp; Sons, of Coventry House, Haymarket, made the charming little suits for the pages, which were so much admired.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:03&quot; /&gt;{{rp|Col. 3a}}

=== Smaller Concerns ===
* Mme. Auguste, of Wellington-street&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot;&gt;“The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The ''Gentlewoman'' 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}
* Mr. W. Clarkson, 44, Wellington Street (costumes and wigs)&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}

=== Unknown Whether Costumier or Dressmaker ===
*Mme. Ellis: &quot;The pretty costumes of Merlin and Vivian worn by [[Social Victorians/People/Walker|Mr and Mrs Willie Walker]] at the Devonshire House Ball, were made by Mme. Ellis, 16, Upper George-street, Bryanston-square.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Holt, Ardern. &quot;Dress and Fashion. To Correspondents.&quot; The ''Queen'' 24 July 1897, Saturday: 54 [of 88], Col. 1a [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive''  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18970724/271/0054.&lt;/ref&gt;
* Madame Frederic, of Lower Grosvenor Place
* &quot;and many others&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}

== Perruquiers ==
Mr. W. Clarkson &quot;supplied the wigs and headdresses for the Royal Family&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}} for the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]]:&lt;blockquote&gt;At the Duchess of Devonshire's ball, on the 2d inst., the Prince of Wales looked as if he had stepped out of a masterpiece by one of the old painters. His wig, which completed a correct make-up as Knight of Malta, was specially made and fitted by that favoured &quot;Royal Perruquier&quot; Mr Willie Clarkson, who also had the honour of making and fitting the wigs worn by Prince Charles of Denmark, the Duke of York, and the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and of dressing the hair of the Duchess of York and the Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. Mr Clarkson also supplied a number of the costumes, including those worn by the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Princess Louise, and the Duke of Manchester. It would not be safe to say how many crowned heads have literally &quot;passed through the hands&quot; of Mr Clarkson. The art of the perruquier is a very difficult one, requiring historical knowledge, patient research, and great taste. It is most essential to the success of any theatrical performance or of an historical ball.&lt;ref name=&quot;:1&quot;&gt;“Foreign Plays and Players.” ''The Era'' 10 July 1897, Saturday: 15 [of 28], Col. 3c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000053/18970710/032/0015.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Clarkson also provided costumes and wigs for the [[Social Victorians/Royals Amateur Theatricals|amateur theatricals]] that the royals took part in to entertain themselves.

== Jewelers ==
After naming costumiers for the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 1897 fancy-dress ball]], the ''Gentlewoman'' specifically mentions the Parisian Company for its jewelry and Mr. Norman of Bond Street for the shoes he made:&lt;blockquote&gt;Among other firms [than the costumiers] who lent their aid to make the great ball a huge success was the Parisian Company, whose sparkling gems and jewels, and whose ropes of pearls and precious stones, enhanced the charms of many a fair dame in her dainty old-world costume, and the firm of Mr. Norman, 69, New Bond-street, who designed and made the shoes for the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Buccleuch, &amp;c., &amp;c.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3c}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;According to the ''Westminster Gazette'', &quot;One very great lady indeed had been lent, by a jeweller, diamonds worth about £13,000.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;:4&quot;&gt;“The Duchess’s Costume Ball.” ''Westminster Gazette'' 03 July 1897 Saturday: 5 [of 8], Cols. 1a–3b [of 3]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002947/18970703/035/0005.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 5, Col. 2c}}

== People Who Made Costumes for the Ball ==
The ''Queen'' often mentions the dressmaker or costumier in its reports on the costumes at the [[Social Victorians/1897 Fancy Dress Ball|Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House]] as well as in general.

The ''Gentlewoman'' covered this topic explicitly in its report on the ball:&lt;blockquote&gt;Very great credit is due to the taste and artistic powers of the designers of these dresses, and particular mention must be made of M. Comelli, of Covent Garden Theatre, whose facile pen designed most of the superb toilettes so ably carried out by Messrs. Alias, of Soho-square. Other theatrical costumiers who brought all their special talents to bear on the historical and fancy costumes required for this function were Messrs. Nathan (artist, Mr. Karl), of Coventry-street; Messrs. John Simmons &amp; Sons, Haymarket; Mme. Auguste, of Wellington-street; Harrison's, Ltd., 31, Bow-street; Simmons, 7 and 8, King-street; Mr. Clarkson, 44, Wellington-street; Mme. Fisher, 26, Bedford-street; and many others. A great number of well-known modistes in London were also called upon to supply dresses. Amongst these we chronicle M. Mason, New Burlington-street; M. Machinka, Conduit-street; Paquin, of Dover-street; Jays, Ltd., Regent-street; Messrs. Durrant, 116, Bond-street (who made Lady Londonderry's magnificent gown), and numerous others.&lt;ref name=&quot;:42&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 42, Col. 3b}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;The London ''Evening Standard'' cites the sources of its information about the costumes:&lt;blockquote&gt;We are indebted for some of the particulars of the dresses to Mr. Charles Alias, Soho-square; Messrs. L. and H. Nathan, Coventry-street, Haymarket; Messrs. John Simmons and Son, Coventry House, Haymarket; Mr. May, Garrick-street, Covent-garden; Miss Mary E. Fisher, 26 Bedford-street, Covent-garden; and the ''Lady'' newspaper.&lt;ref name=&quot;:8&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 3, Col. 5b}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;The ''Morning Post'' also addressed the costumiers. It named Mr. Alias in association with the royals, as well as mentioning several other costumiers by name:&lt;blockquote&gt;The costumes worn by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the Duchess of Connaught, as well as many others were supplied by Mr. Alias, of Soho-square. Those worn by the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, the Duke of Manchester, Princess Victor of Hohenlohe, and others were made by Mr. W. Clarkson, of Wellington-street, who also supplied the wigs and headdresses for the Royal Family. Messrs. Simmons and Sons, of the Haymarket, made a large number of costumes, including those of the Duke of Somerset, the Marquis of Winchester, Earls Beauchamp, Carrington, Ellesmere, and Essex. Nathan, of Coventry-street, and Simmons, of King-street, Covent-garden; Madame Frederic, of Lower Grosvenor-place, and Mrs. Mason, of New Burlington-street, also made some of the principal costumes.&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;{{rp|p. 8, Col. 2a}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;On 3 July 1897, the day after the ball, the ''Belfast News-letter'' says,&lt;blockquote&gt;For weeks past all the leading London dressmakers and costumiers had been hard at work executing the orders for this great ball. At Alias Nathan's, Clarkson's, Auguste's, and Simmons' all hands set to with a will, and it is gratifying to know that the dresses entrusted to them more than held their own with those sent over from Paris.&lt;ref name=&quot;:10&quot;&gt;&quot;The Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy Dress Ball. Special Telegram.&quot; ''Belfast News-Letter'' Saturday 03 July 1897: 5 [of 8], Col. 9c [of 9]–6, Col. 1a. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000038/18970703/015/0005.&lt;/ref&gt;{{rp|p. 5, Col. 9a}}&lt;/blockquote&gt;

According to the ''Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald'', citing the ''Daily Mail'',&lt;blockquote&gt;Lady de Grey is going as Zenobia, and is getting her dress from Doucet, I hear, while Worth also is making a great many costumes; but the greatest number are being made in England. The Duchess of Portland, the Duchess of Hamilton, Lady Mar and Kellie, and [[Social Victorians/People/Muriel Wilson|Miss Muriel Wilson]] are all going to the costumier in Soho-square, and Alias has also been summoned to Marlborough House for a consultation.
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Mr. Caryl Craven, who is so clever in such matters, is helping the Duchess of Leeds with her dress; in fact, everyone seems pressed into the service, and the result will be one of the most brilliant sights that ever was seen.&lt;ref name=&quot;:11&quot; /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
== Notes and Questions ==

# Which costumier was this? &quot;A well-known West End dressmaker booked for the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy dress ball orders representing £27000.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;London Letter.&quot; ''Western Daily Press'' 15 July 1897, Thursday: 8 [of 8], Col. 7c. ''British Newspaper Archive'' http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18970715/146/0008.&lt;/ref&gt;

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==Overview==
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After the game, they realise that these emotional experiences go beyond the game itself. Summer feels more motivated to take on real-life problems with confidence, and Autumn sees how his character's journey helped him face his own anxieties. The game allowed them to explore different aspects of their personalities in a fun and safe environment.

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Role-playing games (RPGs) have exploded in popularity{{f}}, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. By stepping into the shoes of different characters, players either get to shape or create the story. It is wild how games can mess with your head, making you feel certain ways and pushing you to do things you would not normally do. At the same time, your mindset can totally change how you play the games. This crazy connection between the player and the games shows how our motivation and emotions shape our choices, and how those choices, in turn, affect how we feel. This chapter focuses on the relationship between RPGs, motivation and emotion.

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* What are role-playing games?
* How do role-playing games influence players' sense of identity and self-concept? 
* How do role-playing games inspire players to reach their goals, both in the game and in real life?
* What are the potential positive and negative effects of immersive role-playing experiences on players' mental and emotional well-being?
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==What are RPGs?==
'''[[wikipedia:Role-playing_game|Role-playing games]]''' (RPGs) are games in which players take on the roles of characters in a made-up world. Typically, players create or choose characters with specific traits and work together or compete to achieve goals. Their actions influence the unfolding events, shaped by the game or other players. The core element of RPGs is that players have full control over their characters, deciding their appearance, role, function, and stats (Yuliawati et al., 2024). The character remains central until it dies, exits, or the player switches roles. In tabletop RPGs, a &quot;game master&quot; (GM) guides the story and manages the rules (Zagal &amp; Deterding, 2018).

=== Types of RPGs ===
There are three common types of RPGs:

==== Tabletop RPGs ====
[[File:Dungeons and Dragons game.jpg|thumb|'''Figure 1.''' Dungeons and Dragons game (Tabletop RPGs)]]

A [[wikipedia:Tabletop_role-playing_game|tabletop role-playing game]] (TTRPG or TRPG), also called a pen-and-paper RPG, is a board game where players gather in-person or online. It follows a structured plot with set rules, led by a game master. The gameplay is turn-based, involving dice, rulebooks, and character sheets (Otani et al., 2024). Dungeons &amp; Dragons is the most famous example, with virtual versions like Tabletop Simulator, Heroes of Might and Magic, Pathfinder, and Fiasco. 

==== Online RPGs ====

A [[wikipedia:Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game|massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] (MMORPG) is an online game where thousands or even millions of players join a shared server. Players create characters, upgrade skills, and complete quests. Some games emphasize showcasing skills, while others focus on role-specific gameplay (Baker, Turner, and Kotera, 2023). Popular examples include World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, and Animal Crossing. 

==== Live Action Role-Playing ====
[[File:Cantas-de-cazera-strongtales-lag-larp.jpg|thumb|'''Figure 3.''' Cantas de cazera Strongtales live action games]]

[[wikipedia:Live_action_role-playing_game|Live Action Role-Playing]] (LARP) is a role-playing game where players physically embody characters, often inspired by movies or books, in real-world settings (Tychsen et al., 2006). Players wear costumes, use props, and pursue fictional goals within the game space. The narrative is driven by player interaction and guided by game organizers.

== How do role-playing games influence a player's sense of identity and self-concept? ==
In RPGs, players frequently project parts of their personalities onto characters, creating an idealised or exaggerated version of themselves. These games provide opportunities for players to explore different identities, challenge their attitudes toward themselves, and broaden their self-perception (Meriläinen, 2012). In addition, the games' emphasis on critical and creative thinking encourages players to acknowledge their own abilities and resources (Weigel &amp; Rudnick, 2023). By adopting diverse characteristics, gamers can have a better understanding of others' viewpoints and feelings.

=== Role-playing as a tool for self-discovery ===
RPGs provide a safe space for individuals to express themselves without fear of judgment (Weigel &amp; Rudnick, 2023). In everyday life, people often feel pressured by social norms and expectations that may not reflect their true selves. This phenomenon is called the [[wikipedia:Proteus_effect|Proteus effect]], which states that individuals may alter their behaviours based on their avatars' characteristics (Yee &amp; Bailenson, 2007). Stereotypes linking attractiveness with confidence and leadership strengthen this effect, leading people to show more of these traits when they play as idealised characters. Through these games, players can adopt characters that mirror or contrast their real-life traits (İskender, 2023).  The behaviours and decisions they make in-game may differ from real life but can reveal hidden aspects of themselves.   

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Messinger et al. (2008) conducted a meta-analysis on 46 quantitative experimental studies that examine the relationship between avatar characteristics and user behaviour in virtual environments. The results showed small to medium effect sizes (ranging from 0.22 to 0.26), confirming a reliable link between avatar appearance and behavioural outcomes. Specifically, participants who designed more attractive avatars reported being more confident and extroverted than their real-life actions. Similarly, users of taller avatars were more assertive in negotiation tasks.
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=== Emotional reflection and identity formation ===
Marcia's {{what}} theory (1966) outlines four identity stages: diffusion, moratorium, foreclosure, and achievement. To illustrate this, let’s consider a person named Leah. In ''diffusion'', Leah has no strong commitments or exploration. In ''moratorium'', she experiments with roles to find what suits her. ''Foreclosure'' is when Leah decides without considering alternatives, while ''achievement'' is when she commits after exploring options. RPGs provide a platform for identity moratorium, letting players explore different roles without real-world consequences (Meeus, 2012). This safe space offers personal growth as they reflect on values and preferences. 

The emotions of the controller and the character are intimately linked to each other, causing ''identity bleeding'', where a player's virtual persona begins to invade their actual life, or vice-versa (Hugaas, 2024). RPGs, especially those with complex plots, intensify this effect due to their immersive nature. Over time, players may adopt traits of their characters, such as increased confidence from playing a confident role. Additionally, Hugaas (2024) distinguishes between ''ego bleed'', where the player's personality affects their character, and ''emancipatory bleed'', where role-playing helps confront suppressed aspects of identity. Based on these features, RPGs have potential therapeutic applications including being used to heal emotions. In 1994, Blackmon reported using Dungeons &amp; Dragons (D&amp;D) in the treatment of a 19-year-old patient named Fred, who had an obsessional, schizoid personality. Fred was able to safely work through his emotions through D&amp;D's rules, which reduced anxiety and provided a framework for self-therapy.

[[wikipedia:Narrative_therapy|Narrative therapy]] is a psychotherapy strategy in which people assess and reconstruct their own stories to improve their self-esteem and quality of life (Zadeh-Mohammadi et al., 2013). It promotes self-awareness by exploring emotions and interpreting life experiences. Kerr (2020) claims that D&amp;D, with its focus on overcoming challenges, mirror aspects of mental health rehabilitation. Another research, Baker et al. (2023), noted that RPGs can reduce anxiety and improve social skills, helping players reframe negative experiences through storytelling.  

=== Impact of in-game success on self-perception ===
The impact of role-playing game success on self-perception is a complex process involving many psychological factors. Achievements like completing quests or upgrading characters boost players' confidence and self-esteem both in-game and in real life. According to Deci and Ryan's (2000) [[wikipedia:Self-determination_theory|Self-Determination Theory]], individuals have psychological needs for ''autonomy'' (creating characters), ''competence'' (solving problems), and ''relatedness'' (interacting with others). Players enjoy the freedom to shape their characters' backstories and actions, giving them a strong sense of autonomy. Additionally, facing challenges—such as solving puzzles or defeating enemies— enhancing their competence through rewards like new skills or levels. A study by Sheldon and Filak (2008) highlighted that when players regard their decisions as meaningful, their intrinsic motivation increases, which aligns with SDT's focus on autonomy. 

Furthermore, to succeed in RPGs, players must frequently communicate and collaborate with their teammates. In accordance with Baumeister and Leary's theory of the ''need to belong'', success in a group can strengthen relations and make players feel as if they have a place and value in a social community. This sense of connection not only improves the game experience but also encourages self-awareness and well-being (Kilmer et al., 2024). Likewise, when participants form close friendships with their teammates, they not only make new friends but also boost their general happiness and well-being. Moreover, players develop resilience by learning to cope with failure through trial and error in the game (Steinkuehler &amp; Duncan, 2008). When they achieve their goals in the game, they can transfer this mindset to real life, believing that they can overcome setbacks just as they did in the game.

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{What psychological need is fulfilled when players have the freedom to create and control their characters in RPGs?
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+ Autonomy
- Competence
- Relatedness
- Mastery
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{Baumeister and Leary's theory of the need to belong is primarily linked to which aspect of RPG success?
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- Developing character backstories
+ Collaborating and succeeding as a team
- Acquiring new skills and items
- Learning through trial and error
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== How do role-playing games inspire players to reach their goals, both in the game and in real life? ==
The levelling mechanism and unlocking of new abilities in RPGs create a clear sense of progress, forcing players to keep striving for development. Rewards such as treasure, equipment, or character improvements are not only satisfying, but also become powerful motivators, motivating players to achieve their in-game goals (Domingues et al., 2024).

=== Motivational mechanics in RPGs ===
RPGs require strategic decision-making, like choosing weapons, attacking or defending, and managing resources during battles (Funk, 2021). Players do not rely entirely on chance but must also think critically and alter their plans as conditions change. These skills translate to real life; for example, instead of getting frustrated by a tough math problem, players seek alternate solutions, just like in the game. At work, they can break down tasks, plan, and adjust their approach as needed, similar to how they adapt tactics in gameplay.  

One strength of RPG mechanics is the power they give players to control their character’s actions, skills, and story direction (Bowman, 2024). By learning to make good decisions in games, players can apply those skills to real-life challenges. Managing their actions in RPGs helps them self-organise, reflect, and regulate behaviour, motivating them to pursue goals. In addition, dealing with failure in games can teach players to view failure as part of the learning process, making them more persistent and resilient in real life (Powers &amp; Moore, 2021).

=== Transfer of motivation from virtual to real life ===
In a level or a chapter of the story, players have clear goals, like collecting items and completing tasks to upgrade their character. In life, this teaches them to break big goals into smaller steps, making progress easier to track and reducing stress. For example, instead of just aiming to &quot;do well in school,&quot; they can set specific goals like &quot;complete 5 homework assignments each week.&quot;   

Building a team with diverse roles, listening to others, and making joint decisions is a key skill RPGs promote (Bowman, 2024). Players learn that they do not have to do everything alone and can seek help in real life. For example, study groups allow them to share knowledge and motivate each other, making learning more effective. Similarly, joining clubs creates relationships and support. 

=== Emotional rewards and real-life goals ===
RPGs provide joy and satisfaction when players complete tasks or overcome challenges, generating a sense of fulfilment from reaching what once seemed impossible (Bowman, 2024). Moreover, when individuals share a victory, they feel connected to each other and preserve memories of friendship, like a football team celebrating a victory after overcoming a tough match together. These bonds last in real life, helping players make friends and support each other in various aspects of life. 

The storyline and character psychology have a significant impact on players, particularly when they seriously integrate the character. In games like Silent Hill 2, which focuses on psychological themes, the protagonist's struggles with guilt manifest through events and monsters that represent dark emotions. From here, the player not only improves their capacity to think critically and perceive problems, but also develops empathy when dealing with the same situation in real life. Furthermore, when players relate to a character’s pain, they can indirectly confront their problems, so healing is through the character's journey.

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{James, a university student, plays an RPG where the character, Arin, faces trauma similar to his own. As Arin overcomes challenges and emotional pain, James relates to the character’s journey. This connection helps James indirectly process his grief and feel less isolated in his struggles. How does James benefit from connecting with Arin?
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- Improves cognitive skills
- Solves real-life issues directly
- Uses the game for escapism
+ Experiences emotional healing through Arin’s journey
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== Effects of immersive role-playing experiences on players' mental and emotional well-being ==
What are the potential positive and negative effects of immersive role-playing experiences on players' mental and emotional well-being?

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=== Positive effects ===
Baker et al. (2023) describe how the games bring players together via shared narratives and collaborative worldbuilding, resulting in a sense of belonging and social connection. Collaboration in virtual worlds teaches players teamwork, communication skills, and the understanding that individual success is often tied to collective success. This environment encourages listening, negotiation, and respect, forming a strong community. Shared experiences and completing quests can lead to lasting friendships both in-game and in real life (Vasalou et al., 2008). Furthermore, gamers can escape daily stressors, such as work and personal issues, allowing them to relax and recharge, which promotes a positive attitude toward practical life (Kowert et al., 2014).

Players may also use it as a tool for personal growth, self-expression, and even therapy, exploring various aspects of themselves and their relationships. (Baker et al., 2023). RPGs encourage players to face challenges they may not experience in real life, helping them make moral decisions and manage conflicts, which fosters the development of personal values and emotional resilience. This process increases self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses, boosting confidence. In addition, the freedom to create diverse characters allows players to express identities they might not explore in daily life, helping them understand their desires and how they wish to interact with the world (Bowman, 2024). Moreover, RPGs have the potential to be a form of therapy, where players explore and work through personal or social issues in a safe way. Psychologists use these games in narrative therapy because they let clients build scenarios to address psychological difficulties without immediate consequences, producing insights about themselves and their relationships. (Baker et al., 2023). 

=== Negative effects ===
Some players use RPGs to escape real-life problems or stressors (Wang et al., 2021). However, excessive gaming can lead to social isolation, as players become so absorbed in the game's adventures that they lose interest in connecting with family and friends (Nebel &amp; Ninaus, 2022). This isolation can result in psychological issues like anxiety and depression due to a lack of meaningful real-world experiences and community. If this behaviour persists, reintegrating into society can be difficult, with a loss of important communication skills such as empathy and conflict resolution. Instead of providing relaxation, RPGs can become a source of isolation and loneliness (Kowert et al., 2014). Additionally, a strong desire for in-game achievements can lead to increased gaming time, cognitive distortions about success, and negative emotional symptoms (Wang et al., 2021).

Extended or intense role-playing can blur the lines between &quot;self&quot; and &quot;character,&quot; prompting aspects of the virtual character to invade the player's self-perception. Conflicts can arise when a character's ideals and behaviours clash with the player's personal beliefs (Shin et al., 2021). This complexity is heightened during identity formation or adjustment. For instance, a player embodying a strong, aggressive anti-hero may feel rebellious, despite being peace-loving in real life, leading to mental tension and imbalance. Moreover, some role-playing games, especially those with violence or horror, can evoke negative emotions like stress and fear (Blasi et al., 2019). For emotionally vulnerable players, unpleasant in-game situations can lead to increased feelings of anxiety or despair in real life.

== Conclusion ==
RPGs are more than just a source of entertainment; they also have a huge influence on players' motivation and emotions. Through the mechanism of setting clear goals, achievements and rewards, RPGs encourage perseverance, helping players develop problem-solving skills and creative thinking. Furthermore, they provide opportunities to explore different aspects of themselves in a safe and controlled environment. This not only boosts self-esteem, but also allows gamers to acquire stronger empathy for other individuals and circumstances. This potential has opened up remarkable therapeutic applications, helping players to both entertain and improve their mental health via role-playing and solving personal problems. Nevertheless, one should not become overly invested in the game that they lose themselves. Thus, RPGs can continue to play a vital part in supporting personal growth and dealing with challenges, but players must be aware of their negative impacts and adjust themselves and their time accordingly.

==See also==
* [[wikipedia:Psychodrama|Psychodrama]] (Wikipedia)
* [[wikipedia:Role-playing game|Role-playing game]] (Wikipedia)
* [[Motivation and emotion/Book/2023/Role-playing games, motivation, and emotion|Role-playing games, motivation, and emotion]] (Book chapter, 2023)

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==External links==
* [https://www.gamestudies.org/1702/articles/hart#:~:text=The%20idea%20that%20players%20can,environment%20is%20referred%20to%20as Getting Into the Game: An Examination of Player Personality Projection in Videogame Avatars] (Game Studies)
* [https://positivepsychology.com/role-playing-scripts/ Role Play in Therapy: 21 Scripts &amp; Examples for Your Session] (PositivePsychology.com)
* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/1-4020-3898-4_9 The Psychology of Massively Multi-User Online Role-Playing Games: Motivations, Emotional Investment, Relationships and Problematic Usage] (Springer Link)

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# [[/Spirituality and mental health/]] - How does spirituality contribute to mental health and emotional well-being? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Stockholm syndrome emotion/]] - What are the emotional aspects of Stockholm syndrome? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Tattoo regret/]] - What causes tattoo regret and what can be done about it? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Wayfinding and emotion/]] - What are the affective aspects of wayfinding? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/World happiness/]] - What are the global determinants of happiness? {{ME-By|User Name}}

==Motivation and emotion==
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# [[/Psychological determinants of endurance performance/]] - What are the psychological determinants of endurance performance? {{ME-By|User Name}}
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==Motivation==
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# [[/Citizen science motivation/]] - What motivates individuals to participate in citizen science projects? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Coercion and therapeutic alliance/]] - How do coercive practices in mental health care undermine trust and therapeutic relationships? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Coercive control in intimate partner violence/|Coercive control in intimate partner violence]] - What role does CC play in IPV and how can it be addressed? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Cognitive dissonance and balance theory in social attitudes/]] – What is the role of cognitive dissonance and balance theory in social attitudes? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Dark triad and power seeking motivation/]] - How do dark triad traits influence power seeking motivations? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Defensive avoidance and goal pursuit/]] - What is defensive avoidance and how does it impact goal pursuit? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Defensive pessimism and performance/]] - What is defensive pessimism and how does it impact performance? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Domestic energy conservation motivation/]] - How can domestic energy conservation be motivated and behaviour changed? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/End-of-history illusion and motivation/]] – How does the EOHI influence motivation and what strategies can mitigate its impact? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Goal striving dynamics/]] - What is the role of pushing and coasting? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Hunger and satiety cue awareness/]] - How do psychological processes affect our ability to recognise and respond to internal eating cues? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Investment model of commitment and social motivation/]] - How does the investment model of commitment relate to social motivation? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Lifelong learning motivation/]] – What motivates lifelong learning? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Mindsets and stigma/]] - What is the relationship between mindsets and stigma? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Mobile phone use motivation/]] - What are the motivations for mobile phone use? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Non-residential energy conservation motivation/]] - How can non-residential building energy conservation be motivated and behaviour changed? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Procrastination and temporal discounting/]] – How does valuing immediate rewards over future outcomes contribute to procrastination? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Role-playing game motivation/]] - What are the key psychosocial elements of RPGs that enhance player engagement? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Self-disclosure motivation/]] – What motivates people to share personal information with others? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Semaglutide and hunger/]] – How does semaglutide affect subjective feelings of hunger and appetite regulation? {{ME-By|User Name}} 
# [[/Staff retention motivation/]] - How can organisations and managers motivate long-term retention of employees? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Surrender motivation/]] - What is the motivational state of surrender and what are its impacts? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Theory of basic human values/]] – What is the theory of basic human values and how does it explain motivation? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Tonic-phasic model of dopamine regulation/]] - What is the tonic/phasic model of dopamine regulation and how does affect behaviour? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Transactive goal dynamics theory and motivation/]] - What is transactive goal dynamics theory and how does it impact motivation? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Types of impulsivity/]] – What are the different types of impulsivity and how do they affect motivation? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Windfall gain effect/]] - How do unexpected financial gains influence behaviour and decision-making? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Youth environmental activism motivation/]] - What motivates young people to engage in environmental activism? {{ME-By|User Name}}

==Emotion==
# [[/Affect heuristic/]] - What is the affect heuristic and how does it influence decision making? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Aversion to happiness/]] - What are the psychological mechanisms behind aversion to happiness? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Awe and the diminished self/]] - How does awe diminish the self and how can this be applied? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Awe and nature/]] - What is the relationship between awe and nature? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Biofeedback and emotion/]] - How does awareness of physiological states influence emotion? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Body neutrality and emotional well-being/]] - How does viewing one's body neutrally influence emotional well-being? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Defence mechanisms and emotion regulation/]] - How do psychological defence mechanisms regulate emotion under stress? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Dialectical behaviour therapy and emotion regulation/]] - How does DBT help in managing and regulating emotions? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Dopamine and reward prediction/]] - How does dopamine affect the anticipation of rewards and subsequent emotional responses? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Durability bias in affective forecasting/]] - What role does durability bias play in affective forecasting? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Emotional usability/]] - What is emotional usability and how can it be enhanced? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Gloatrage/]] - What is gloatrage, what causes it, and what are its consequences? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Guided meditation and emotion regulation/]] - How can guided meditation be used to regulate emotion? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Inner voice in anxiety/]] – What role does the inner voice play in maintaining or alleviating anxiety? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Laughing gas (nitrous oxide) and emotion/]] - How does nitrous oxide influence emotion? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Mindful eating and food satisfaction/]] - How does mindfulness in eating enhance satisfaction and reduce compulsive eating behaviors? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Music and social bonding/]] – How does shared musical experience foster emotional connection and group cohesion? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Neurodiversity and emotion/]] - How does neurodiversity affect emotion and emotion regulation? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Noise and emotion/]] - What are the typical emotional responses to different types of noise? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Occupational violence, emotion, and coping/]] - What are the emotional impacts of occupational violence and how can employees cope? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Polyvagal theory/]] - What is polyvagal theory, how does it explain the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and emotion regulation, and what are its applications? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Rational compassion/]] - What is rational compassion and how can it be cultivated? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Reflected glory/]] - What is reflected glory and what are its pros and cons? {{ME-By|Username}}
# [[/Responsiveness and trust/]] - How does responsiveness influence the development and maintenance of trust? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Self-disclosure and well-being/]] – What is the relationship between self-disclosure and psychological well-being? {{ME-By|User Name}}
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# [[/Tattoo regret/]] - What causes tattoo regret and what can be done about it? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/Wayfinding and emotion/]] - What are the affective aspects of wayfinding? {{ME-By|User Name}}
# [[/World happiness/]] - What are the global determinants of happiness? {{ME-By|User Name}}

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[[File:Reformation_Workshop.png|thumb|We can [[Clear Thinking/Curriculum|think critically]], and act [[Finding Courage|courageously]] to create a [[Envisioning Our Future|better future]].]]

== Welcome! ==
In a world facing profound challenges and rapid change, the need for thoughtful, purposeful reform has never been greater. This workshop is an invitation—to prepare yourself, to [[Clear Thinking/Curriculum|think critically]], and to act [[Finding Courage|courageously]] in pursuit of a better future.&lt;ref&gt;[[w:ChatGPT|ChatGPT]] generated this introductory text after being prompted with the recommendations that follow. &lt;/ref&gt;

[[Improving Social Systems#What do you want?|Reformation is difficult]]. It requires reflection, resilience, and responsibility. But it is also essential. Whether we are improving our personal habits or transforming entire systems, meaningful change begins with awareness and is sustained by intentional effort.

The following recommendations are organized around key areas where reform is both urgently needed and deeply possible—from the ways we care for ourselves and others, to how we engage with information, belief, governance, money, and global challenges.

This is not just about fixing what’s broken. It’s about envisioning and building something better. A future that works—for more people, with more [[wisdom]], and with greater integrity.

We can progress from good intentions to effective action. Let’s begin. 

== Prepare Yourself for Reformation ==
[[Improving Social Systems#What do you want?|Reformation is difficult]]. Take the following steps to prepare yourself for the journey.

* [[Living Wisely/Take Care|Take care]] of yourself and others. [[Living Wisely|Live wisely]]. Begin by adopting these [[Wise Living Toolkit#Wise Practices|wise practices]].
* [[Envisioning Our Future|Envision a brighter future]]. 
** Progress [[Envisioning Our Future/Toward Compassion|toward compassion]]. 
* Carefully consider the question &quot;[[Exploring Existential Concerns/What Ought We Do?|What we ought do]]?&quot; 
* [[A Journey to GameB#Pre GameB (PreB)|Get yourself ready]]. 
* Recognize that [[Improving Social Systems|improving social systems]] is difficult and essential.
** This requires engaging others and [[Improving Social Systems#Building Support|building support]] for carrying out the improvement, among other essential work. 
** Prepare to [[Improving Social Systems|improve social systems]].
** [[Sustaining Agency|Sustain your agency]] throughout the transformations.

== Reform Information Systems ==
We form our beliefs based on what we think we know. It is essential that we align our knowledge base with reality. 

* [[Intellectual honesty|Expect intellectual honesty]].
* [[Navigating Information Landscapes|Navigate the information landscape]] skillfully.
* [[Evaluating Information|Evaluate information wisely]].
** [[Seeking True Beliefs|Seek true beliefs]]
** [[Evaluating Journalism Standards|Evaluate journalism standards]].
** [[Navigating Social Proof|Navigate social proof skillfully]].
** Use your [[Influence and Persuasion|influence and persuasion]] wisely and skillfully.
* [[Understanding Misbelief|Avoid misbeliefs]].
* Recognize that the future of education is learning.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://lelandbeaumont.substack.com/p/the-future-of-education-is-learning|title=The future of education is learning|last=Beaumont|first=Leland|date=2022-10-19|website=Seeking Real Good|access-date=2025-03-29}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* [[The Idea Incubator/Reforming Social Media Platforms|Reform social media platforms]].
* [[Finding Common Ground|Find common ground]].

== Reform Belief Systems ==
Because our [[Forming beliefs|beliefs]] shape our actions, and our actions are [[Global Perspective#Interdependence|interdependent]], he have an obligation—to ourselves and others—to [[Seeking True Beliefs|seek true beliefs]].
* Align your [[Exploring Worldviews/Aligning worldviews|worldview with reality]].
* Adopt well chosen [[Moral Reasoning|moral reasoning]]. 
* Practice a [[Real Good Religion]].

== Reform Governance Systems ==
Because [[Global Perspective#Interdependence|we live together]], we must govern together. 
* [[Coming Together|Come together]].
* Recognize [[Evolving Governments/Good Government|good government]].
** Advocate for good government.
** [[Assessing Human Rights/Beyond Olympic Gold|Advance human rights worldwide]].
* [[Evolving Governments|Evolve Governments]].

== Reform Monetary Systems ==
Because money is the [[Wisdom Research/Pinnacles|lynchpin]] of many of our institutions and actions, we must [[Evolving Money|reform our financial systems]] to serve human flourishing—not the other way around.
* Learn to [[Limits To Growth/Coping with Abundance|cope with abundance]] and share the productivity dividend.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://lelandbeaumont.substack.com/p/who-owns-the-productivity-dividend|title=Who owns the Productivity dividend?|last=Beaumont|first=Leland|date=2023-05-02|website=Seeking Real Good|access-date=2025-03-29}}&lt;/ref&gt; 
* Respect [[Limits To Growth|limits to growth]]. 
* Eliminate [[Living Wisely/Economic Faults|economic faults]].
* Ensure sufficiency&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|title=On Inequality|last=Frankfurt  |first=Harry G.|date=September 29, 2015|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0691167145|pages=120|authorlink=w:Harry_Frankfurt}}&lt;/ref&gt; for the most vulnerable.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://lelandbeaumont.substack.com/p/find-work-or-starve-8fa99a4551be|title=Find Work or Starve|last=Beaumont|first=Leland|date=2021-01-13|website=Seeking Real Good|access-date=2025-04-10}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* Fulfill our [[w:What_We_Owe_the_Future|obligations to future generations]].
* Understand [[Macroeconomics/Quick Reference|macroeconomics]].
* [[Evolving Money|Evolve money]].

== Address Grand Challenges ==
The world faces many [[grand challenges]].

Improvements are required locally in the short term and [[Global Perspective|globally]] in the long term.

* [[Doing Good|Do good]] in the short term while [[Improving Social Systems|undertaking structural reformations]] for long term systemic impact.
* Work locally while continuing to [[Global Perspective|think globally]]. 
** Value [[Global Perspective#Interdependence|interdependence]]. 
* [[Assessing Human Rights/Beyond Olympic Gold|Advance human rights worldwide]].
* Address the [[grand challenges]]. 

== Practice Intentional Evolution ==
Help us [[Intentional Evolution|evolve toward the next big thing]]. [[Living Wisely/Seeking Real Good|Seek real good]]!

== We can do this ==
Although this is likely to be a difficult very long-term project, it is definitely achievable because it requires improving only our [[Exploring Social Constructs|social constructs]]. Let’s keep going.

== References ==
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[[File:Cray J90 Series.jpg|thumb|right|A Cray J90 series system. The CPU/memory mainframe cabinet is at right; the IO Subsystem cabinet is at left.]]

The [[w:Cray J90|Cray J90]] series was a [[w:minisupercomputer|minisupercomputer]] manufactured by [[w:Cray|Cray Research]] from 1994 - 1998. This learning resource documents the restoration of a model J916 that was donated to the [[commons:Commons:Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island|Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island]] (RCS/RI) historic computer collection. 

These systems have multiple [[w:Scalar processor|scalar]]/[[w:Vector processor|vector]] parallel processors.  Unlike larger, more powerful, supercomputers that required [[w:Computer_cooling#Liquid_cooling|liquid cooling]], these used [[w:Computer_cooling#Air_cooling|air cooling]].

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== Hardware ==

[[File:Cray J90 Service WorkStation.jpg|thumb|right|The SPARCstation 5 System WorkStation is the console for the Cray J90.]]

=== System WorkStation (SWS) ===

* [[w:SPARCstation 5|SPARCstation 5]] (for jumpers see: [http://www.obsolyte.com/sun_ss5/ Sun SparcStation 5 / SparcServer 5])
** Node: &lt;code&gt;hbar&lt;/code&gt;
*** Two internal 4 GB drives
*** [[w:SBus|SBus]]
***# 10base5 / 10base2 Ethernet
***# quad fast Ethernet
***# graphics
***#* See: Sun 501-2337 S24 24-Bit Color Frame Buffer - X323A or X324A

=== IO Subsystem (IOS) ===

* [[w:VMEbus|VMEbus]]

# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950023
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 6B 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050023&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios0&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
#** tape drive
#** CDROM
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# EI-1 – System Ethernet
#* Rockwell Int'l/CMC Network Products P/N 320057-06
# DC-6S - Disk Controller (SCSI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 9.11 GB (36.44 GB formatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** [https://dbgweb.net/product/90360800-a2/ Interphase H4220W-005] SCSI-2 Fast Wide High Voltage Differential controller
#** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/seagate/scsi/elite/83328860C_ST410800_Elite_9_Product_Manual_Vol_1_199409.pdf Seagate ST410800WD Elite 9] 
#** 10.8 GB unformatted capacity
#** 9.08 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 7.2 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 4.2 – 6.2 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 23.5 ms access time (11.5 ms average)
#** Aggregate transfer rate capacity of controller is unknown
#** Maximum number of drives per controller is unknown
#* SCSI array: [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19696-01/805-2624-12/805-2624-12.pdf Sun StorEdge D1000]. (6 X [https://www.seagate.com/support/disc/manuals/scsi/29471c.pdf Seagate ST150176LC], 50 GB, 7,200 rpm, SE/LVD)
# (empty)
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# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950078
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 9E 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050078&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios1&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# DC-5I - Disk Controller (IPI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 3.4 GB (3.6 GB unformatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** Xylogics SV7800 IPI-2 controller
#** Seagate ST43200K Elite 3
#** 3.4 GB unformatted capacity
#** 2.75 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 12.4 MB/s peak transfer rate (unformatted)
#** 9.5 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 6 - 8.5 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 24 ms access time (11.5 average)
#**  “The DC-5I disk controller is an intelligent and high-performance controller that can sustain the peak rates of four drives simultaneously to mainframe memory. You can attach up to four DD-5I drives to a DC-5I controller.”s&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;
# FDDI card: Interphase H04211-004 
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
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* Allied Telesis CentreCOM 470 MAU with 4 AUI and 1 10bse2

VME slots are labeled C1 – C20 in a 6-4-6-4 slot arrangement. Any of the four sections could be (but are not) jumpered to an adjacent section.

* VME0 C1 – C6
* VME1 C7 – C10
* VME2 C11 – C16
* VME3 C17 – C20

Note: the disk controller notation used here is [c]ontroller, SCSI [t]arget address, and [GB] capacity.

The IOS (IO Subsystem) contains two IOPs (IO Processors, each with its own VME backplane) running the [[w:VxWorks|VxWorks]] IOS-V operating system.

Need to check the MAC addresses on the Themis IOPs to see if they match our custom config file. Also, document IP address mappings for MACs. The IOPs use the 10/8 private subnet.

[[File:Cray J90 Central Control Unit.jpg|thumb|right|A CCU showing an LED lamp test.]]

=== Central Control Unit (CCU) ===

* On the Cray Y-MP EL and EL98 the LED panel batteries take 36 hours to charge and last for 72 hours. The J90 uses four Eveready CH50 cells; these are standard D size Ni-Cd cells at 1.2 V and 1.8 Ah. These will be replaced with EBL Ni-MH cells at 1.2 V and 10.0 Ah. With these new batteries it takes about 10 hours to fully charge discharged batteries with a standard charger. There is a switch on the back of the CCU to disable the batteries to prevent them from discharging while the system is off.

=== Mainframe ===

Serial number: 9109. Node: &lt;code&gt;boson&lt;/code&gt;
# MEM0
# MEM1
# CPU0 with two Y1 channels
# CPU1
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)

[[File:Cray J90 CPU module.jpg|thumb|right|A 4 CPU scalar/vector Cray J90 processor module.]]

* Our specific model is J916/8-1024 (J90 series with a backplane that has space for eight modules. The backplane is only wired for four modules. There are two boards with a total of eight CPUs and two memory boards with a total of 1 GB RAM total. (We need to verify RAM size.) Based on the IOP JTAG boundary scan results, all of the eight processors are enabled.
* J90 Series: “The allowable backplane types are 1x1, 2x2, 4x4, and 8x8. There can be up to 8 processor modules with each module containing 4 CPUs. There can be up to 8 memory modules with a combined range of 0.25 to 4 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; It is not clear if Cray ever manufactured or sold a 1x1 J916 backplane.
* J90se series: “The Cray J90se mainframe runs the UNICOS operating system. It allows backplane types of 2x2, 4x4, or 8x8 processor modules. A Cray J98 system has up to 2 processor modules for a total of 8 CPUs. A Cray J916 system has up to 4 processor modules for a total of 16 CPUs. A Cray J932 system has up to 8 processor modules for a total of 32 CPUs. The combined memory capacity of these configurations ranges from 0.50 to 32 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; (J90se is “scaler enhanced; the scaler processors are upgraded from 100 to 200 MHz, but the vector processors are still 100 MHz.)
* &quot;Memory has a peak bandwidth of 32 words per clock period (CP) (25.6 Gbytes/s) for a 4 X 4 backplane (J916) configuration and 16 words per CP (12.8 Gbytes/s) for a 2 X 2 backplane (J98) configuration.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;
* &quot;Data travels from a peripheral device, across a data channel to the device controller and then from the device controller, across the VMEbus to the I/O buffer board (IOBB). From the IOBB, data travels to the mainframe memory through the 50-Mbyte/s data channel.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;

== Installed software ==

=== CDROM install media ===

* CrayDocs for UNICOS 8.0.3 March 1994
* J90 Console Install v 1.3 3/14/95
* UNICOS 10.0.0.5 Install May 1999
{Note: the CrayDocs and Console Install are seriously incompatible with UNICOS v. 10.}

* Support System and IOS-E Installation Guide SG-560A
* Cray J90 (unknown version SWS software and IOS software)
* [[iarchive:cray-cd1|UNICOS 10.0.0.2]] May 1998

* CrayDoc Documentation Library 3.0 (UNICOS 10.0.1.2, SWS 6.2, NQE 3.3,)
* UNICOS 10.0.1.2 (May not support J90 &quot;Classic&quot;)
* SWS 6.2
* NQE 3.3.0.15 Modules 2.2.2.3 CAL 10.1.0.6

=== Software versions ===

* SWS
** Solaris 7 / SunOS 5.7 / November 1998
** Cray console software

* IOS
** IOS-V Kernel 3.0.0.5 97/10/16 15:44:46 (installed)

* Mainframe
** UNICOS

== Installation ==

“If you need to power-cycle the machine, you must press the CPU reset button first followed by the VME reset button on the control panel. Failure to press the reset buttons in this order will cause the power-up diagnostic tests to fail.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; This is an important note that I missed.

Release contents:
* IOS tar file
* Install tar file
* Generic UNICOS file system
* Generic system files
* UNICOS binaries

Read in the files from the install CD:
* Usage of the &lt;code&gt;/src&lt;/code&gt; partition is decreasing; the &lt;code&gt;/opt&lt;/code&gt; partition is used to store the installation and IOS-related files
* The install script is &lt;code&gt;./setup&lt;/code&gt; and it asks for the four digit serial number. This can be found on a plate on the back of the mainframe cabinet. The EL series serial numbers are 5nnn. Serial numbers 9nnn are J916 backplane; serial numbers 95nn are J932 backplane. &quot;In 1996 350 Cray J90 systems where shipped the large part of the total of 415 J90 systems. Some J90 systems are being converted to SV1 chassis just to keep the records complicated.&quot;&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt; Serial numbers 3nnn are SV-1.&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt;
* There is a &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account and an &lt;code&gt;ios&lt;/code&gt; group account
* “Loads the opt. tar file from the CD into &lt;code&gt;/opt/install&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;/opt/local&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;/opt/packages&lt;/code&gt;”
* “Establishes the J90 Console script (&lt;code&gt;jcon&lt;/code&gt;) script for the master lOS”
* “Sets up the &lt;code&gt;BOOTPD&lt;/code&gt; daemon”
* “Updates the following Solaris network files in &lt;code&gt;/etc&lt;/code&gt;: &lt;code&gt;inetd.conf&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;services&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;/code&gt;hostname.le1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;netmasks&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;hosts&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;nsswitch.conf&lt;/code&gt;”
* Reboot
* Log in with the &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account using the password of &lt;code&gt;initial0&lt;/code&gt;.

Cray Load Optional Async Product Relocatables. Versions of UNICOS 9.0 and later automatically load this optional software.
* User Exits
* Tape Daemon
* Ultra
* Kerberos / Enigma
* Secure - Id
* NQS
* Accounting user - exits

Use &lt;code&gt;fold -80 logfile | more&lt;/code&gt; to view &lt;code&gt;/opt/install/log/xxxx&lt;/code&gt;, where xxxx is the serial number. Otherwise, vi and other editors will truncate the long lines of text making it unreadable.

Right mouse click on the OpenWindows root X window will show menu options for J90 Console and J90 Install Menu.

“If you are performing an initial install starting from CD-ROM, after running the Load Binaries procedure, you must quit the J90 Install Utility and restart it before continuing the installation. This avoids an lOS reset problem between the CD-ROM version of Load Binaries and the J90 UNICOS 9.0.2 version.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; Another important note that I missed.

Configuration files containing the ASICs chip information.
&lt;pre&gt;
/sys/pm0.cfg	# Processor Module configuration
/sys/mem0.cfg	# Memory Module Configuration
&lt;/pre&gt;

The UNICOS &lt;code&gt;root&lt;/code&gt; password is &lt;code&gt;initial&lt;/code&gt;. Run &lt;code&gt;mkfs /core&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;mkdump&lt;/code&gt;. 

After installation there are two disk partitions &lt;code&gt;roota/usra/srca&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;rootb/usrb/srcb&lt;/code&gt; for both a live boot and an alternate root used for upgrade. We need to install double the original disk space to accommodate the archive of the original disk arrays and a fresh install.

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot;
!colspan=&quot;3&quot; | Recommended minimum partition sizes
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | Partition
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 4k blocks
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | MB
|-
| root
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 110,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 440
|-
| usr
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 190,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 760
|-
| src
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 120,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 480
|-
| opt
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 150,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 600
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | total
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 570,000
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 2,280
|}

Use &lt;code&gt;CONTROL-A&lt;/code&gt; to toggle between the IOS-V and UNICOS consoles.

== Administration ==

“Device recommendations: To avoid contention, you should configure the /usr file system on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the root (/) file system resides.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“On baseline systems however, only swap is recommended as a striped disk. Striping is best used only for large I/O moves, such as swapping.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“Device recommendations: If two or more lOSs are present, to avoid contention, you should configure /tmp and /home on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the frequently accessed system file systems and logical devices reside. This file system is best handled by allocating slices from several different disks to compose the logical file system. This disk allocation strategy is called banding.””&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

Banding is concatenating a bunch of disks to create a larger logical disk. Unlike striping, the banded disks can vary in size. Striping requires disks that are closely identical in raw capacity. I’ve seen no indication that the cray can do other levels of RAID.

Banding partitions / file systems:
&lt;pre&gt;
/usr/src
/tmp
&lt;/pre&gt;

== Startup ==

Describe power up procedure

Details of SWS, IOS, and mainframe initialization and boot

== References ==

{{reflist|refs=
* &lt;ref name=admin&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Basic Administration Guide for CRAY J90 and CRAY EL Series |origyear=1994 |origmonth=March |url=https://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-2416_UNICOS_Basic_Administration_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_and_CRAY_EL_Series_8.0.3.2_Feb95.pdf  |accessdate=24 March 2025 |date=February 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-2416 8.0.3.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=install&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Installation Guide for Cray J90 Series |origyear=1995 |origmonth=March |url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-5271_UNICOS_Installation_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_Series_9.0.2_Apr96.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1996 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-5271 9.0.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=overview&gt;{{cite book |title=CRAY J98 and CRAY J916 Systems Hardware Overview |origyear=1995 |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/HMM-094-A-Hardware_Overview_for_CRAY_J916_System-April_1998.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1998 |publisher=Cray Research / Silicon Graphics |id=HMM-094-B }}&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;ref name=faq3&gt;{{cite web |url=https://0x07bell.net/WWWMASTER/CrayWWWStuff/Cfaqp3.html#TOC3 |title=Cray Research and Cray computers FAQ Part 3 |author=&lt;!--Not stated--&gt; |date=December 2003 |website=Cray Supercomputer FAQ and other documents |publisher= |access-date=28  May 2025 |quote=}}&lt;/ref&gt;
}}

== Further reading ==

=== Wikimedia resources ===

* [[Scientific computing]] &lt;small&gt;General info about scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Scientific computing/History]] &lt;small&gt;A brief history of scientific computing through the mid-1970s.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Cosmological simulations]] &lt;small&gt;An example of one type of scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
{{Wikipedia | lang=en |Cray J90}}
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{{commons |position=left |Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island}}

=== Cray documentation ===

* {{cite book |title=CRAY IOS-V Commands Reference Manual |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SR-2170_CRAY_IOS-V_Commands_Reference_8.0.3.2_Mar95.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=March 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SR2170 8.0.3.2 }}
* {{cite book |title=CF77 Compiling System, Volume 3: Vectorization Guide |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/UNICOS/5.0_1989/SG-3073_5.0_CF77_Vol3_Vectorization_Guide_Aug91.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=August 1991 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG 3073 5.0 }}
* {{cite book |url=https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/J90_JustRightForYou.pdf |title=The CRAY J916 System - Just Right For You |date=1994 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |access-date24 May 2025= }}
* {{cite journal |last=Qualters |first=Irene M. |year=1995 |title=Cray Research Software Report |journal=CUG 1995 Spring Proceedings |url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/1997CD/S95PROC/3_5.PDF |accessdate=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/ |title=Index of /cray_docs/hw/j90/ |last=Tantos |first=Andras |date=2021-07-01 |website=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator |publisher=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator
 |access-date=24 May 2025 }}

=== Informational sites ===

* {{cite web |url=https://cray-history.net/cray-history-front/fom-home/cray-j90-range/ |title=Cray J90 Range |website=Cray-History.net |access-date=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://fornaxchimiae.blogspot.com/p/cray-j90.html |title=Cray Jedi |last=Umbricht |first=Michael L. |author-link=User:Mu301 |date=August 15, 2019 |website=Fornax Chimiæ |publisher=Retro-Computing Society of RI |access-date=24 May 2025 |quote=&lt;small&gt;Restoration of a Cray J90 series parallel vector processing system at RCS/RI&lt;/small&gt; }}

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[[File:Cray J90 Series.jpg|thumb|right|A Cray J90 series system. The CPU/memory mainframe cabinet is at right; the IO Subsystem cabinet is at left.]]

The [[w:Cray J90|Cray J90]] series was a [[w:minisupercomputer|minisupercomputer]] manufactured by [[w:Cray|Cray Research]] from 1994 - 1998. This learning resource documents the restoration of a model J916 that was donated to the [[commons:Commons:Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island|Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island]] (RCS/RI) historic computer collection. 

These systems have multiple [[w:Scalar processor|scalar]]/[[w:Vector processor|vector]] parallel processors.  Unlike larger, more powerful, supercomputers that required [[w:Computer_cooling#Liquid_cooling|liquid cooling]], these used [[w:Computer_cooling#Air_cooling|air cooling]].

Index of Cray J90 Wikiversity subpages:
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Cray J90 (computer)/|hideredirect=1|stripprefix=1}}
&lt;br clear=all&gt;

== Hardware ==

[[File:Cray J90 Service WorkStation.jpg|thumb|right|The SPARCstation 5 System WorkStation is the console for the Cray J90.]]

=== System WorkStation (SWS) ===

* [[w:SPARCstation 5|SPARCstation 5]] (for jumpers see: [http://www.obsolyte.com/sun_ss5/ Sun SparcStation 5 / SparcServer 5])
** Node: &lt;code&gt;hbar&lt;/code&gt;
*** Two internal 4 GB drives
*** [[w:SBus|SBus]]
***# 10base5 / 10base2 Ethernet
***# quad fast Ethernet
***# graphics
***#* See: Sun 501-2337 S24 (TCX) 24-Bit Color Frame Buffer - X323A or X324A

=== IO Subsystem (IOS) ===

* [[w:VMEbus|VMEbus]]

# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950023
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 6B 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050023&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios0&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
#** tape drive
#** CDROM
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# EI-1 – System Ethernet
#* Rockwell Int'l/CMC Network Products P/N 320057-06
# DC-6S - Disk Controller (SCSI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 9.11 GB (36.44 GB formatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** [https://dbgweb.net/product/90360800-a2/ Interphase H4220W-005] SCSI-2 Fast Wide High Voltage Differential controller
#** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/seagate/scsi/elite/83328860C_ST410800_Elite_9_Product_Manual_Vol_1_199409.pdf Seagate ST410800WD Elite 9] 
#** 10.8 GB unformatted capacity
#** 9.08 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 7.2 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 4.2 – 6.2 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 23.5 ms access time (11.5 ms average)
#** Aggregate transfer rate capacity of controller is unknown
#** Maximum number of drives per controller is unknown
#* SCSI array: [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19696-01/805-2624-12/805-2624-12.pdf Sun StorEdge D1000]. (6 X [https://www.seagate.com/support/disc/manuals/scsi/29471c.pdf Seagate ST150176LC], 50 GB, 7,200 rpm, SE/LVD)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950078
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 9E 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050078&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios1&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# DC-5I - Disk Controller (IPI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 3.4 GB (3.6 GB unformatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** Xylogics SV7800 IPI-2 controller
#** Seagate ST43200K Elite 3
#** 3.4 GB unformatted capacity
#** 2.75 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 12.4 MB/s peak transfer rate (unformatted)
#** 9.5 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 6 - 8.5 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 24 ms access time (11.5 average)
#**  “The DC-5I disk controller is an intelligent and high-performance controller that can sustain the peak rates of four drives simultaneously to mainframe memory. You can attach up to four DD-5I drives to a DC-5I controller.”s&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;
# FDDI card: Interphase H04211-004 
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
* Allied Telesis CentreCOM 470 MAU with 4 AUI and 1 10bse2

VME slots are labeled C1 – C20 in a 6-4-6-4 slot arrangement. Any of the four sections could be (but are not) jumpered to an adjacent section.

* VME0 C1 – C6
* VME1 C7 – C10
* VME2 C11 – C16
* VME3 C17 – C20

Note: the disk controller notation used here is [c]ontroller, SCSI [t]arget address, and [GB] capacity.

The IOS (IO Subsystem) contains two IOPs (IO Processors, each with its own VME backplane) running the [[w:VxWorks|VxWorks]] IOS-V operating system.

Need to check the MAC addresses on the Themis IOPs to see if they match our custom config file. Also, document IP address mappings for MACs. The IOPs use the 10/8 private subnet.

[[File:Cray J90 Central Control Unit.jpg|thumb|right|A CCU showing an LED lamp test.]]

=== Central Control Unit (CCU) ===

* On the Cray Y-MP EL and EL98 the LED panel batteries take 36 hours to charge and last for 72 hours. The J90 uses four Eveready CH50 cells; these are standard D size Ni-Cd cells at 1.2 V and 1.8 Ah. These will be replaced with EBL Ni-MH cells at 1.2 V and 10.0 Ah. With these new batteries it takes about 10 hours to fully charge discharged batteries with a standard charger. There is a switch on the back of the CCU to disable the batteries to prevent them from discharging while the system is off.

=== Mainframe ===

Serial number: 9109. Node: &lt;code&gt;boson&lt;/code&gt;
# MEM0
# MEM1
# CPU0 with two Y1 channels
# CPU1
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)

[[File:Cray J90 CPU module.jpg|thumb|right|A 4 CPU scalar/vector Cray J90 processor module.]]

* Our specific model is J916/8-1024 (J90 series with a backplane that has space for eight modules. The backplane is only wired for four modules. There are two boards with a total of eight CPUs and two memory boards with a total of 1 GB RAM total. (We need to verify RAM size.) Based on the IOP JTAG boundary scan results, all of the eight processors are enabled.
* J90 Series: “The allowable backplane types are 1x1, 2x2, 4x4, and 8x8. There can be up to 8 processor modules with each module containing 4 CPUs. There can be up to 8 memory modules with a combined range of 0.25 to 4 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; It is not clear if Cray ever manufactured or sold a 1x1 J916 backplane.
* J90se series: “The Cray J90se mainframe runs the UNICOS operating system. It allows backplane types of 2x2, 4x4, or 8x8 processor modules. A Cray J98 system has up to 2 processor modules for a total of 8 CPUs. A Cray J916 system has up to 4 processor modules for a total of 16 CPUs. A Cray J932 system has up to 8 processor modules for a total of 32 CPUs. The combined memory capacity of these configurations ranges from 0.50 to 32 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; (J90se is “scaler enhanced; the scaler processors are upgraded from 100 to 200 MHz, but the vector processors are still 100 MHz.)
* &quot;Memory has a peak bandwidth of 32 words per clock period (CP) (25.6 Gbytes/s) for a 4 X 4 backplane (J916) configuration and 16 words per CP (12.8 Gbytes/s) for a 2 X 2 backplane (J98) configuration.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;
* &quot;Data travels from a peripheral device, across a data channel to the device controller and then from the device controller, across the VMEbus to the I/O buffer board (IOBB). From the IOBB, data travels to the mainframe memory through the 50-Mbyte/s data channel.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;

== Installed software ==

=== CDROM install media ===

* CrayDocs for UNICOS 8.0.3 March 1994
* J90 Console Install v 1.3 3/14/95
* UNICOS 10.0.0.5 Install May 1999
{Note: the CrayDocs and Console Install are seriously incompatible with UNICOS v. 10.}

* Support System and IOS-E Installation Guide SG-560A
* Cray J90 (unknown version SWS software and IOS software)
* [[iarchive:cray-cd1|UNICOS 10.0.0.2]] May 1998

* CrayDoc Documentation Library 3.0 (UNICOS 10.0.1.2, SWS 6.2, NQE 3.3,)
* UNICOS 10.0.1.2 (May not support J90 &quot;Classic&quot;)
* SWS 6.2
* NQE 3.3.0.15 Modules 2.2.2.3 CAL 10.1.0.6

=== Software versions ===

* SWS
** Solaris 7 / SunOS 5.7 / November 1998
** Cray console software

* IOS
** IOS-V Kernel 3.0.0.5 97/10/16 15:44:46 (installed)

* Mainframe
** UNICOS

== Installation ==

“If you need to power-cycle the machine, you must press the CPU reset button first followed by the VME reset button on the control panel. Failure to press the reset buttons in this order will cause the power-up diagnostic tests to fail.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; This is an important note that I missed.

Release contents:
* IOS tar file
* Install tar file
* Generic UNICOS file system
* Generic system files
* UNICOS binaries

Read in the files from the install CD:
* Usage of the &lt;code&gt;/src&lt;/code&gt; partition is decreasing; the &lt;code&gt;/opt&lt;/code&gt; partition is used to store the installation and IOS-related files
* The install script is &lt;code&gt;./setup&lt;/code&gt; and it asks for the four digit serial number. This can be found on a plate on the back of the mainframe cabinet. The EL series serial numbers are 5nnn. Serial numbers 9nnn are J916 backplane; serial numbers 95nn are J932 backplane. &quot;In 1996 350 Cray J90 systems where shipped the large part of the total of 415 J90 systems. Some J90 systems are being converted to SV1 chassis just to keep the records complicated.&quot;&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt; Serial numbers 3nnn are SV-1.&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt;
* There is a &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account and an &lt;code&gt;ios&lt;/code&gt; group account
* “Loads the opt. tar file from the CD into &lt;code&gt;/opt/install&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;/opt/local&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;/opt/packages&lt;/code&gt;”
* “Establishes the J90 Console script (&lt;code&gt;jcon&lt;/code&gt;) script for the master lOS”
* “Sets up the &lt;code&gt;BOOTPD&lt;/code&gt; daemon”
* “Updates the following Solaris network files in &lt;code&gt;/etc&lt;/code&gt;: &lt;code&gt;inetd.conf&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;services&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;/code&gt;hostname.le1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;netmasks&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;hosts&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;nsswitch.conf&lt;/code&gt;”
* Reboot
* Log in with the &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account using the password of &lt;code&gt;initial0&lt;/code&gt;.

Cray Load Optional Async Product Relocatables. Versions of UNICOS 9.0 and later automatically load this optional software.
* User Exits
* Tape Daemon
* Ultra
* Kerberos / Enigma
* Secure - Id
* NQS
* Accounting user - exits

Use &lt;code&gt;fold -80 logfile | more&lt;/code&gt; to view &lt;code&gt;/opt/install/log/xxxx&lt;/code&gt;, where xxxx is the serial number. Otherwise, vi and other editors will truncate the long lines of text making it unreadable.

Right mouse click on the OpenWindows root X window will show menu options for J90 Console and J90 Install Menu.

“If you are performing an initial install starting from CD-ROM, after running the Load Binaries procedure, you must quit the J90 Install Utility and restart it before continuing the installation. This avoids an lOS reset problem between the CD-ROM version of Load Binaries and the J90 UNICOS 9.0.2 version.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; Another important note that I missed.

Configuration files containing the ASICs chip information.
&lt;pre&gt;
/sys/pm0.cfg	# Processor Module configuration
/sys/mem0.cfg	# Memory Module Configuration
&lt;/pre&gt;

The UNICOS &lt;code&gt;root&lt;/code&gt; password is &lt;code&gt;initial&lt;/code&gt;. Run &lt;code&gt;mkfs /core&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;mkdump&lt;/code&gt;. 

After installation there are two disk partitions &lt;code&gt;roota/usra/srca&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;rootb/usrb/srcb&lt;/code&gt; for both a live boot and an alternate root used for upgrade. We need to install double the original disk space to accommodate the archive of the original disk arrays and a fresh install.

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot;
!colspan=&quot;3&quot; | Recommended minimum partition sizes
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | Partition
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 4k blocks
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | MB
|-
| root
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 110,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 440
|-
| usr
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 190,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 760
|-
| src
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 120,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 480
|-
| opt
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 150,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 600
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | total
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 570,000
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 2,280
|}

Use &lt;code&gt;CONTROL-A&lt;/code&gt; to toggle between the IOS-V and UNICOS consoles.

== Administration ==

“Device recommendations: To avoid contention, you should configure the /usr file system on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the root (/) file system resides.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“On baseline systems however, only swap is recommended as a striped disk. Striping is best used only for large I/O moves, such as swapping.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“Device recommendations: If two or more lOSs are present, to avoid contention, you should configure /tmp and /home on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the frequently accessed system file systems and logical devices reside. This file system is best handled by allocating slices from several different disks to compose the logical file system. This disk allocation strategy is called banding.””&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

Banding is concatenating a bunch of disks to create a larger logical disk. Unlike striping, the banded disks can vary in size. Striping requires disks that are closely identical in raw capacity. I’ve seen no indication that the cray can do other levels of RAID.

Banding partitions / file systems:
&lt;pre&gt;
/usr/src
/tmp
&lt;/pre&gt;

== Startup ==

Describe power up procedure

Details of SWS, IOS, and mainframe initialization and boot

== References ==

{{reflist|refs=
* &lt;ref name=admin&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Basic Administration Guide for CRAY J90 and CRAY EL Series |origyear=1994 |origmonth=March |url=https://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-2416_UNICOS_Basic_Administration_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_and_CRAY_EL_Series_8.0.3.2_Feb95.pdf  |accessdate=24 March 2025 |date=February 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-2416 8.0.3.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=install&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Installation Guide for Cray J90 Series |origyear=1995 |origmonth=March |url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-5271_UNICOS_Installation_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_Series_9.0.2_Apr96.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1996 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-5271 9.0.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=overview&gt;{{cite book |title=CRAY J98 and CRAY J916 Systems Hardware Overview |origyear=1995 |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/HMM-094-A-Hardware_Overview_for_CRAY_J916_System-April_1998.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1998 |publisher=Cray Research / Silicon Graphics |id=HMM-094-B }}&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;ref name=faq3&gt;{{cite web |url=https://0x07bell.net/WWWMASTER/CrayWWWStuff/Cfaqp3.html#TOC3 |title=Cray Research and Cray computers FAQ Part 3 |author=&lt;!--Not stated--&gt; |date=December 2003 |website=Cray Supercomputer FAQ and other documents |publisher= |access-date=28  May 2025 |quote=}}&lt;/ref&gt;
}}

== Further reading ==

=== Wikimedia resources ===

* [[Scientific computing]] &lt;small&gt;General info about scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Scientific computing/History]] &lt;small&gt;A brief history of scientific computing through the mid-1970s.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Cosmological simulations]] &lt;small&gt;An example of one type of scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
{{Wikipedia | lang=en |Cray J90}}
{{commons |position=left |Cray J90}}
{{commons |position=left |Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island}}

=== Cray documentation ===

* {{cite book |title=CRAY IOS-V Commands Reference Manual |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SR-2170_CRAY_IOS-V_Commands_Reference_8.0.3.2_Mar95.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=March 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SR2170 8.0.3.2 }}
* {{cite book |title=CF77 Compiling System, Volume 3: Vectorization Guide |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/UNICOS/5.0_1989/SG-3073_5.0_CF77_Vol3_Vectorization_Guide_Aug91.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=August 1991 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG 3073 5.0 }}
* {{cite book |url=https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/J90_JustRightForYou.pdf |title=The CRAY J916 System - Just Right For You |date=1994 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |access-date24 May 2025= }}
* {{cite journal |last=Qualters |first=Irene M. |year=1995 |title=Cray Research Software Report |journal=CUG 1995 Spring Proceedings |url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/1997CD/S95PROC/3_5.PDF |accessdate=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/ |title=Index of /cray_docs/hw/j90/ |last=Tantos |first=Andras |date=2021-07-01 |website=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator |publisher=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator
 |access-date=24 May 2025 }}

=== Informational sites ===

* {{cite web |url=https://cray-history.net/cray-history-front/fom-home/cray-j90-range/ |title=Cray J90 Range |website=Cray-History.net |access-date=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://fornaxchimiae.blogspot.com/p/cray-j90.html |title=Cray Jedi |last=Umbricht |first=Michael L. |author-link=User:Mu301 |date=August 15, 2019 |website=Fornax Chimiæ |publisher=Retro-Computing Society of RI |access-date=24 May 2025 |quote=&lt;small&gt;Restoration of a Cray J90 series parallel vector processing system at RCS/RI&lt;/small&gt; }}

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[[File:Cray J90 Series.jpg|thumb|right|A Cray J90 series system. The CPU/memory mainframe cabinet is at right; the IO Subsystem cabinet is at left.]]

The [[w:Cray J90|Cray J90]] series was a [[w:minisupercomputer|minisupercomputer]] manufactured by [[w:Cray|Cray Research]] from 1994 - 1998. This learning resource documents the restoration of a model J916 that was donated to the [[commons:Commons:Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island|Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island]] (RCS/RI) historic computer collection. 

These systems have multiple [[w:Scalar processor|scalar]]/[[w:Vector processor|vector]] parallel processors.  Unlike larger, more powerful, supercomputers that required [[w:Computer_cooling#Liquid_cooling|liquid cooling]], these used [[w:Computer_cooling#Air_cooling|air cooling]].

Index of Cray J90 Wikiversity subpages:
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Cray J90 (computer)/|hideredirect=1|stripprefix=1}}
&lt;br clear=all&gt;

== Hardware ==

[[File:Cray J90 Service WorkStation.jpg|thumb|right|The SPARCstation 5 System WorkStation is the console for the Cray J90.]]

=== System WorkStation (SWS) ===

* [[w:SPARCstation 5|SPARCstation 5]] (for jumpers see: [http://www.obsolyte.com/sun_ss5/ Sun SparcStation 5 / SparcServer 5])
** Node: &lt;code&gt;hbar&lt;/code&gt;
*** Two internal 4 GB drives
*** [[w:SBus|SBus]]
***# 10base5 / 10base2 Ethernet
***# quad fast Ethernet
***# graphics
***#* See: Sun 501-2337 S24 (TCX) 24-Bit Color Frame Buffer - X323A or X324A

=== IO Subsystem (IOS) ===

* [[w:VMEbus|VMEbus]]

# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950023
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 6B 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050023&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios0&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
#** tape drive
#** CDROM
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# EI-1 – System Ethernet
#* Rockwell Int'l/CMC Network Products P/N 320057-06
# DC-6S - Disk Controller (SCSI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 9.11 GB (36.44 GB formatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** [https://dbgweb.net/product/90360800-a2/ Interphase H4220W-005] SCSI-2 Fast Wide High Voltage Differential controller
#** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/seagate/scsi/elite/83328860C_ST410800_Elite_9_Product_Manual_Vol_1_199409.pdf Seagate ST410800WD Elite 9] 
#** 10.8 GB unformatted capacity
#** 9.08 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 7.2 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 4.2 – 6.2 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 23.5 ms access time (11.5 ms average)
#** Aggregate transfer rate capacity of controller is unknown
#** Maximum number of drives per controller is unknown
#* SCSI array: [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19696-01/805-2624-12/805-2624-12.pdf Sun StorEdge D1000]. (6 X [https://www.seagate.com/support/disc/manuals/scsi/29471c.pdf Seagate ST150176LC], 50 GB, 7,200 rpm, SE/LVD)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950078
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 9E 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050078&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios1&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# DC-5I - Disk Controller (IPI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 3.4 GB (3.6 GB unformatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** Xylogics SV7800 IPI-2 controller
#** Seagate ST43200K Elite 3
#** 3.4 GB unformatted capacity
#** 2.75 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 12.4 MB/s peak transfer rate (unformatted)
#** 9.5 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 6 - 8.5 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 24 ms access time (11.5 average)
#**  “The DC-5I disk controller is an intelligent and high-performance controller that can sustain the peak rates of four drives simultaneously to mainframe memory. You can attach up to four DD-5I drives to a DC-5I controller.”s&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;
# FDDI card: Interphase H04211-004 
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
* Allied Telesis CentreCOM 470 MAU with 4 AUI and 1 10bse2

VME slots are labeled C1 – C20 in a 6-4-6-4 slot arrangement. Any of the four sections could be (but are not) jumpered to an adjacent section.

* VME0 C1 – C6
* VME1 C7 – C10
* VME2 C11 – C16
* VME3 C17 – C20

Note: the disk controller notation used here is [c]ontroller, SCSI [t]arget address, and [GB] capacity.

The IOS (IO Subsystem) contains two IOPs (IO Processors, each with its own VME backplane) running the [[w:VxWorks|VxWorks]] IOS-V operating system.

Need to check the MAC addresses on the Themis IOPs to see if they match our custom config file. Also, document IP address mappings for MACs. The IOPs use the 10/8 private subnet.

[[File:Cray J90 Central Control Unit.jpg|thumb|right|A CCU showing an LED lamp test.]]

=== Central Control Unit (CCU) ===

* On the Cray Y-MP EL and EL98 the LED panel batteries take 36 hours to charge and last for 72 hours. The J90 uses four Eveready CH50 cells; these are standard D size Ni-Cd cells at 1.2 V and 1.8 Ah. These will be replaced with EBL Ni-MH cells at 1.2 V and 10.0 Ah. With these new batteries it takes about 10 hours to fully charge discharged batteries with a standard charger. There is a switch on the back of the CCU to disable the batteries to prevent them from discharging while the system is off.

=== Mainframe ===

Serial number: 9109. Node: &lt;code&gt;boson&lt;/code&gt;
# MEM0
# MEM1
# CPU0 with two Y1 channels
# CPU1
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)

[[File:Cray J90 CPU module.jpg|thumb|right|A 4 CPU scalar/vector Cray J90 processor module.]]

* Our specific model is J916/8-1024 (J90 series with a backplane that has space for eight modules. The backplane is only wired for four modules. There are two boards with a total of eight CPUs and two memory boards with a total of 1 GB RAM total. (We need to verify RAM size.) Based on the IOP JTAG boundary scan results, all of the eight processors are enabled.
* J90 Series: “The allowable backplane types are 1x1, 2x2, 4x4, and 8x8. There can be up to 8 processor modules with each module containing 4 CPUs. There can be up to 8 memory modules with a combined range of 0.25 to 4 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; It is not clear if Cray ever manufactured or sold a 1x1 J916 backplane.
* J90se series: “The Cray J90se mainframe runs the UNICOS operating system. It allows backplane types of 2x2, 4x4, or 8x8 processor modules. A Cray J98 system has up to 2 processor modules for a total of 8 CPUs. A Cray J916 system has up to 4 processor modules for a total of 16 CPUs. A Cray J932 system has up to 8 processor modules for a total of 32 CPUs. The combined memory capacity of these configurations ranges from 0.50 to 32 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; (J90se is “scaler enhanced; the scaler processors are upgraded from 100 to 200 MHz, but the vector processors are still 100 MHz.)
* &quot;Memory has a peak bandwidth of 32 words per clock period (CP) (25.6 Gbytes/s) for a 4 X 4 backplane (J916) configuration and 16 words per CP (12.8 Gbytes/s) for a 2 X 2 backplane (J98) configuration.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;
* &quot;Data travels from a peripheral device, across a data channel to the device controller and then from the device controller, across the VMEbus to the I/O buffer board (IOBB). From the IOBB, data travels to the mainframe memory through the 50-Mbyte/s data channel.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;

== Installed software ==

=== CDROM install media ===

* CrayDocs for UNICOS 8.0.3 March 1994
* J90 Console Install v 1.3 3/14/95
* UNICOS 10.0.0.5 Install May 1999
{Note: the CrayDocs and Console Install are seriously incompatible with UNICOS v. 10.}

* Support System and IOS-E Installation Guide SG-560A
* Cray J90 (unknown version SWS software and IOS software)
* [[iarchive:cray-cd1|UNICOS 10.0.0.2]] May 1998

* CrayDoc Documentation Library 3.0 (UNICOS 10.0.1.2, SWS 6.2, NQE 3.3,)
* UNICOS 10.0.1.2 (May not support J90 &quot;Classic&quot;)
* SWS 6.2
* NQE 3.3.0.15 Modules 2.2.2.3 CAL 10.1.0.6

=== Software versions ===

* SWS
** Solaris 7 / SunOS 5.7 / November 1998
** Cray console software

* IOS
** IOS-V Kernel 3.0.0.5 97/10/16 15:44:46 (installed)

* Mainframe
** UNICOS

== Installation ==

“If you need to power-cycle the machine, you must press the CPU reset button first followed by the VME reset button on the control panel. Failure to press the reset buttons in this order will cause the power-up diagnostic tests to fail.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; This is an important note that I missed.

Release contents:
* IOS tar file
* Install tar file
* Generic UNICOS file system
* Generic system files
* UNICOS binaries

Read in the files from the install CD:
* Usage of the &lt;code&gt;/src&lt;/code&gt; partition is decreasing; the &lt;code&gt;/opt&lt;/code&gt; partition is used to store the installation and IOS-related files
* The install script is &lt;code&gt;./setup&lt;/code&gt; and it asks for the four digit serial number. This can be found on a plate on the back of the mainframe cabinet. The EL series serial numbers are 5nnn. Serial numbers 9nnn are J916 backplane; serial numbers 95nn are J932 backplane. &quot;In 1996 350 Cray J90 systems where shipped the large part of the total of 415 J90 systems. Some J90 systems are being converted to SV1 chassis just to keep the records complicated.&quot;&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt; Serial numbers 3nnn are SV-1.&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt;
* There is a &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account and an &lt;code&gt;ios&lt;/code&gt; group account
* “Loads the opt. tar file from the CD into &lt;code&gt;/opt/install&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;/opt/local&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;/opt/packages&lt;/code&gt;”
* “Establishes the J90 Console script (&lt;code&gt;jcon&lt;/code&gt;) script for the master lOS”
* “Sets up the &lt;code&gt;BOOTPD&lt;/code&gt; daemon”
* “Updates the following Solaris network files in &lt;code&gt;/etc&lt;/code&gt;: &lt;code&gt;inetd.conf&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;services&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;/code&gt;hostname.le1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;netmasks&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;hosts&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;nsswitch.conf&lt;/code&gt;”
* Reboot
* Log in with the &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account using the password of &lt;code&gt;initial0&lt;/code&gt;.

Cray Load Optional Async Product Relocatables. Versions of UNICOS 9.0 and later automatically load this optional software.
* User Exits
* Tape Daemon
* Ultra
* Kerberos / Enigma
* Secure - Id
* NQS
* Accounting user - exits

Use &lt;code&gt;fold -80 logfile | more&lt;/code&gt; to view &lt;code&gt;/opt/install/log/xxxx&lt;/code&gt;, where xxxx is the serial number. Otherwise, vi and other editors will truncate the long lines of text making it unreadable.

Right mouse click on the OpenWindows root X window will show menu options for J90 Console and J90 Install Menu.

“If you are performing an initial install starting from CD-ROM, after running the Load Binaries procedure, you must quit the J90 Install Utility and restart it before continuing the installation. This avoids an lOS reset problem between the CD-ROM version of Load Binaries and the J90 UNICOS 9.0.2 version.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; Another important note that I missed.

Configuration files containing the ASICs chip information.
&lt;pre&gt;
/sys/pm0.cfg	# Processor Module configuration
/sys/mem0.cfg	# Memory Module Configuration
&lt;/pre&gt;

The UNICOS &lt;code&gt;root&lt;/code&gt; password is &lt;code&gt;initial&lt;/code&gt;. Run &lt;code&gt;mkfs /core&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;mkdump&lt;/code&gt;. 

After installation there are two disk partitions &lt;code&gt;roota/usra/srca&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;rootb/usrb/srcb&lt;/code&gt; for both a live boot and an alternate root used for upgrade. We need to install double the original disk space to accommodate the archive of the original disk arrays and a fresh install.

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot;
!colspan=&quot;3&quot; | Recommended minimum partition sizes
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | Partition
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 4k blocks
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | MB
|-
| root
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 110,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 440
|-
| usr
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 190,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 760
|-
| src
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 120,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 480
|-
| opt
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 150,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 600
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | total
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 570,000
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 2,280
|}

Use &lt;code&gt;CONTROL-A&lt;/code&gt; to toggle between the IOS-V and UNICOS consoles.

== Administration ==

“Device recommendations: To avoid contention, you should configure the /usr file system on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the root (/) file system resides.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“On baseline systems however, only swap is recommended as a striped disk. Striping is best used only for large I/O moves, such as swapping.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“Device recommendations: If two or more lOSs are present, to avoid contention, you should configure /tmp and /home on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the frequently accessed system file systems and logical devices reside. This file system is best handled by allocating slices from several different disks to compose the logical file system. This disk allocation strategy is called banding.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

Banding is striping a bunch of disks to create a logical disk. Unlike striping, the banded disks can vary in size. Striping requires disks that are closely identical in raw capacity. I’ve seen no indication that the cray can do other levels of RAID.

Banding partitions / file systems:
&lt;pre&gt;
/usr/src
/tmp
&lt;/pre&gt;

== Startup ==

Describe power up procedure

Details of SWS, IOS, and mainframe initialization and boot

== References ==

{{reflist|refs=
* &lt;ref name=admin&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Basic Administration Guide for CRAY J90 and CRAY EL Series |origyear=1994 |origmonth=March |url=https://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-2416_UNICOS_Basic_Administration_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_and_CRAY_EL_Series_8.0.3.2_Feb95.pdf  |accessdate=24 March 2025 |date=February 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-2416 8.0.3.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=install&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Installation Guide for Cray J90 Series |origyear=1995 |origmonth=March |url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-5271_UNICOS_Installation_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_Series_9.0.2_Apr96.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1996 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-5271 9.0.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=overview&gt;{{cite book |title=CRAY J98 and CRAY J916 Systems Hardware Overview |origyear=1995 |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/HMM-094-A-Hardware_Overview_for_CRAY_J916_System-April_1998.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1998 |publisher=Cray Research / Silicon Graphics |id=HMM-094-B }}&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;ref name=faq3&gt;{{cite web |url=https://0x07bell.net/WWWMASTER/CrayWWWStuff/Cfaqp3.html#TOC3 |title=Cray Research and Cray computers FAQ Part 3 |author=&lt;!--Not stated--&gt; |date=December 2003 |website=Cray Supercomputer FAQ and other documents |publisher= |access-date=28  May 2025 |quote=}}&lt;/ref&gt;
}}

== Further reading ==

=== Wikimedia resources ===

* [[Scientific computing]] &lt;small&gt;General info about scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Scientific computing/History]] &lt;small&gt;A brief history of scientific computing through the mid-1970s.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Cosmological simulations]] &lt;small&gt;An example of one type of scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
{{Wikipedia | lang=en |Cray J90}}
{{commons |position=left |Cray J90}}
{{commons |position=left |Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island}}

=== Cray documentation ===

* {{cite book |title=CRAY IOS-V Commands Reference Manual |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SR-2170_CRAY_IOS-V_Commands_Reference_8.0.3.2_Mar95.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=March 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SR2170 8.0.3.2 }}
* {{cite book |title=CF77 Compiling System, Volume 3: Vectorization Guide |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/UNICOS/5.0_1989/SG-3073_5.0_CF77_Vol3_Vectorization_Guide_Aug91.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=August 1991 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG 3073 5.0 }}
* {{cite book |url=https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/J90_JustRightForYou.pdf |title=The CRAY J916 System - Just Right For You |date=1994 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |access-date24 May 2025= }}
* {{cite journal |last=Qualters |first=Irene M. |year=1995 |title=Cray Research Software Report |journal=CUG 1995 Spring Proceedings |url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/1997CD/S95PROC/3_5.PDF |accessdate=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/ |title=Index of /cray_docs/hw/j90/ |last=Tantos |first=Andras |date=2021-07-01 |website=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator |publisher=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator
 |access-date=24 May 2025 }}

=== Informational sites ===

* {{cite web |url=https://cray-history.net/cray-history-front/fom-home/cray-j90-range/ |title=Cray J90 Range |website=Cray-History.net |access-date=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://fornaxchimiae.blogspot.com/p/cray-j90.html |title=Cray Jedi |last=Umbricht |first=Michael L. |author-link=User:Mu301 |date=August 15, 2019 |website=Fornax Chimiæ |publisher=Retro-Computing Society of RI |access-date=24 May 2025 |quote=&lt;small&gt;Restoration of a Cray J90 series parallel vector processing system at RCS/RI&lt;/small&gt; }}

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The [[w:Cray J90|Cray J90]] series was a [[w:minisupercomputer|minisupercomputer]] manufactured by [[w:Cray|Cray Research]] from 1994 - 1998. This learning resource documents the restoration of a model J916 that was donated to the [[commons:Commons:Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island|Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island]] (RCS/RI) historic computer collection. 

These systems have multiple [[w:Scalar processor|scalar]]/[[w:Vector processor|vector]] parallel processors.  Unlike larger, more powerful, supercomputers that required [[w:Computer_cooling#Liquid_cooling|liquid cooling]], these used [[w:Computer_cooling#Air_cooling|air cooling]].

Index of Cray J90 Wikiversity subpages:
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== Hardware ==

[[File:Cray J90 Service WorkStation.jpg|thumb|right|The SPARCstation 5 System WorkStation is the console for the Cray J90.]]

=== System WorkStation (SWS) ===

* [[w:SPARCstation 5|SPARCstation 5]] (for jumpers see: [http://www.obsolyte.com/sun_ss5/ Sun SparcStation 5 / SparcServer 5])
** Node: &lt;code&gt;hbar&lt;/code&gt;
*** Two internal 4 GB drives
*** [[w:SBus|SBus]]
***# 10base5 / 10base2 Ethernet
***# quad fast Ethernet
***# graphics
***#* See: Sun 501-2337 S24 (TCX) 24-Bit Color Frame Buffer - X323A or X324A

=== IO Subsystem (IOS) ===

* [[w:VMEbus|VMEbus]]

# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950023
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 6B 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050023&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios0&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
#** tape drive
#** CDROM
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# EI-1 – System Ethernet
#* Rockwell Int'l/CMC Network Products P/N 320057-06
# DC-6S - Disk Controller (SCSI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 9.11 GB (36.44 GB formatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** [https://dbgweb.net/product/90360800-a2/ Interphase H4220W-005] SCSI-2 Fast Wide High Voltage Differential controller
#** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/seagate/scsi/elite/83328860C_ST410800_Elite_9_Product_Manual_Vol_1_199409.pdf Seagate ST410800WD Elite 9] 
#** 10.8 GB unformatted capacity
#** 9.08 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 7.2 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 4.2 – 6.2 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 23.5 ms access time (11.5 ms average)
#** Aggregate transfer rate capacity of controller is unknown
#** Maximum number of drives per controller is unknown
#* SCSI array: [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19696-01/805-2624-12/805-2624-12.pdf Sun StorEdge D1000]. (6 X [https://www.seagate.com/support/disc/manuals/scsi/29471c.pdf Seagate ST150176LC], 50 GB, 7,200 rpm, SE/LVD)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950078
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 9E 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050078&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios1&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# DC-5I - Disk Controller (IPI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 3.4 GB (3.6 GB unformatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** Xylogics SV7800 IPI-2 controller
#** Seagate ST43200K Elite 3
#** 3.4 GB unformatted capacity
#** 2.75 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 12.4 MB/s peak transfer rate (unformatted)
#** 9.5 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 6 - 8.5 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 24 ms access time (11.5 average)
#**  “The DC-5I disk controller is an intelligent and high-performance controller that can sustain the peak rates of four drives simultaneously to mainframe memory. You can attach up to four DD-5I drives to a DC-5I controller.”s&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;
# FI-2 system FDDI
#* Interphase H04211-004 
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
* Allied Telesis CentreCOM 470 MAU with 4 AUI and 1 10bse2

VME slots are labeled C1 – C20 in a 6-4-6-4 slot arrangement. Any of the four sections could be (but are not) jumpered to an adjacent section.

* VME0 C1 – C6
* VME1 C7 – C10
* VME2 C11 – C16
* VME3 C17 – C20

Note: the disk controller notation used here is [c]ontroller, SCSI [t]arget address, and [GB] capacity.

The IOS (IO Subsystem) contains two IOPs (IO Processors, each with its own VME backplane) running the [[w:VxWorks|VxWorks]] IOS-V operating system.

Need to check the MAC addresses on the Themis IOPs to see if they match our custom config file. Also, document IP address mappings for MACs. The IOPs use the 10/8 private subnet.

[[File:Cray J90 Central Control Unit.jpg|thumb|right|A CCU showing an LED lamp test.]]

=== Central Control Unit (CCU) ===

* On the Cray Y-MP EL and EL98 the LED panel batteries take 36 hours to charge and last for 72 hours. The J90 uses four Eveready CH50 cells; these are standard D size Ni-Cd cells at 1.2 V and 1.8 Ah. These will be replaced with EBL Ni-MH cells at 1.2 V and 10.0 Ah. With these new batteries it takes about 10 hours to fully charge discharged batteries with a standard charger. There is a switch on the back of the CCU to disable the batteries to prevent them from discharging while the system is off.

=== Mainframe ===

Serial number: 9109. Node: &lt;code&gt;boson&lt;/code&gt;
# MEM0
# MEM1
# CPU0 with two Y1 channels
# CPU1
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)

[[File:Cray J90 CPU module.jpg|thumb|right|A 4 CPU scalar/vector Cray J90 processor module.]]

* Our specific model is J916/8-1024 (J90 series with a backplane that has space for eight modules. The backplane is only wired for four modules. There are two boards with a total of eight CPUs and two memory boards with a total of 1 GB RAM total. (We need to verify RAM size.) Based on the IOP JTAG boundary scan results, all of the eight processors are enabled.
* J90 Series: “The allowable backplane types are 1x1, 2x2, 4x4, and 8x8. There can be up to 8 processor modules with each module containing 4 CPUs. There can be up to 8 memory modules with a combined range of 0.25 to 4 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; It is not clear if Cray ever manufactured or sold a 1x1 J916 backplane.
* J90se series: “The Cray J90se mainframe runs the UNICOS operating system. It allows backplane types of 2x2, 4x4, or 8x8 processor modules. A Cray J98 system has up to 2 processor modules for a total of 8 CPUs. A Cray J916 system has up to 4 processor modules for a total of 16 CPUs. A Cray J932 system has up to 8 processor modules for a total of 32 CPUs. The combined memory capacity of these configurations ranges from 0.50 to 32 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; (J90se is “scaler enhanced; the scaler processors are upgraded from 100 to 200 MHz, but the vector processors are still 100 MHz.)
* &quot;Memory has a peak bandwidth of 32 words per clock period (CP) (25.6 Gbytes/s) for a 4 X 4 backplane (J916) configuration and 16 words per CP (12.8 Gbytes/s) for a 2 X 2 backplane (J98) configuration.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;
* &quot;Data travels from a peripheral device, across a data channel to the device controller and then from the device controller, across the VMEbus to the I/O buffer board (IOBB). From the IOBB, data travels to the mainframe memory through the 50-Mbyte/s data channel.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;

== Installed software ==

=== CDROM install media ===

* CrayDocs for UNICOS 8.0.3 March 1994
* J90 Console Install v 1.3 3/14/95
* UNICOS 10.0.0.5 Install May 1999
{Note: the CrayDocs and Console Install are seriously incompatible with UNICOS v. 10.}

* Support System and IOS-E Installation Guide SG-560A
* Cray J90 (unknown version SWS software and IOS software)
* [[iarchive:cray-cd1|UNICOS 10.0.0.2]] May 1998

* CrayDoc Documentation Library 3.0 (UNICOS 10.0.1.2, SWS 6.2, NQE 3.3,)
* UNICOS 10.0.1.2 (May not support J90 &quot;Classic&quot;)
* SWS 6.2
* NQE 3.3.0.15 Modules 2.2.2.3 CAL 10.1.0.6

=== Software versions ===

* SWS
** Solaris 7 / SunOS 5.7 / November 1998
** Cray console software

* IOS
** IOS-V Kernel 3.0.0.5 97/10/16 15:44:46 (installed)

* Mainframe
** UNICOS

== Installation ==

“If you need to power-cycle the machine, you must press the CPU reset button first followed by the VME reset button on the control panel. Failure to press the reset buttons in this order will cause the power-up diagnostic tests to fail.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; This is an important note that I missed.

Release contents:
* IOS tar file
* Install tar file
* Generic UNICOS file system
* Generic system files
* UNICOS binaries

Read in the files from the install CD:
* Usage of the &lt;code&gt;/src&lt;/code&gt; partition is decreasing; the &lt;code&gt;/opt&lt;/code&gt; partition is used to store the installation and IOS-related files
* The install script is &lt;code&gt;./setup&lt;/code&gt; and it asks for the four digit serial number. This can be found on a plate on the back of the mainframe cabinet. The EL series serial numbers are 5nnn. Serial numbers 9nnn are J916 backplane; serial numbers 95nn are J932 backplane. &quot;In 1996 350 Cray J90 systems where shipped the large part of the total of 415 J90 systems. Some J90 systems are being converted to SV1 chassis just to keep the records complicated.&quot;&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt; Serial numbers 3nnn are SV-1.&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt;
* There is a &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account and an &lt;code&gt;ios&lt;/code&gt; group account
* “Loads the opt. tar file from the CD into &lt;code&gt;/opt/install&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;/opt/local&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;/opt/packages&lt;/code&gt;”
* “Establishes the J90 Console script (&lt;code&gt;jcon&lt;/code&gt;) script for the master lOS”
* “Sets up the &lt;code&gt;BOOTPD&lt;/code&gt; daemon”
* “Updates the following Solaris network files in &lt;code&gt;/etc&lt;/code&gt;: &lt;code&gt;inetd.conf&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;services&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;/code&gt;hostname.le1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;netmasks&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;hosts&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;nsswitch.conf&lt;/code&gt;”
* Reboot
* Log in with the &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account using the password of &lt;code&gt;initial0&lt;/code&gt;.

Cray Load Optional Async Product Relocatables. Versions of UNICOS 9.0 and later automatically load this optional software.
* User Exits
* Tape Daemon
* Ultra
* Kerberos / Enigma
* Secure - Id
* NQS
* Accounting user - exits

Use &lt;code&gt;fold -80 logfile | more&lt;/code&gt; to view &lt;code&gt;/opt/install/log/xxxx&lt;/code&gt;, where xxxx is the serial number. Otherwise, vi and other editors will truncate the long lines of text making it unreadable.

Right mouse click on the OpenWindows root X window will show menu options for J90 Console and J90 Install Menu.

“If you are performing an initial install starting from CD-ROM, after running the Load Binaries procedure, you must quit the J90 Install Utility and restart it before continuing the installation. This avoids an lOS reset problem between the CD-ROM version of Load Binaries and the J90 UNICOS 9.0.2 version.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; Another important note that I missed.

Configuration files containing the ASICs chip information.
&lt;pre&gt;
/sys/pm0.cfg	# Processor Module configuration
/sys/mem0.cfg	# Memory Module Configuration
&lt;/pre&gt;

The UNICOS &lt;code&gt;root&lt;/code&gt; password is &lt;code&gt;initial&lt;/code&gt;. Run &lt;code&gt;mkfs /core&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;mkdump&lt;/code&gt;. 

After installation there are two disk partitions &lt;code&gt;roota/usra/srca&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;rootb/usrb/srcb&lt;/code&gt; for both a live boot and an alternate root used for upgrade. We need to install double the original disk space to accommodate the archive of the original disk arrays and a fresh install.

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot;
!colspan=&quot;3&quot; | Recommended minimum partition sizes
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | Partition
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 4k blocks
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | MB
|-
| root
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 110,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 440
|-
| usr
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 190,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 760
|-
| src
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 120,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 480
|-
| opt
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 150,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 600
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | total
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 570,000
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 2,280
|}

Use &lt;code&gt;CONTROL-A&lt;/code&gt; to toggle between the IOS-V and UNICOS consoles.

== Administration ==

“Device recommendations: To avoid contention, you should configure the /usr file system on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the root (/) file system resides.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“On baseline systems however, only swap is recommended as a striped disk. Striping is best used only for large I/O moves, such as swapping.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“Device recommendations: If two or more lOSs are present, to avoid contention, you should configure /tmp and /home on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the frequently accessed system file systems and logical devices reside. This file system is best handled by allocating slices from several different disks to compose the logical file system. This disk allocation strategy is called banding.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

Banding is striping a bunch of disks to create a logical disk. Unlike striping, the banded disks can vary in size. Striping requires disks that are closely identical in raw capacity. I’ve seen no indication that the cray can do other levels of RAID.

Banding partitions / file systems:
&lt;pre&gt;
/usr/src
/tmp
&lt;/pre&gt;

== Startup ==

Describe power up procedure

Details of SWS, IOS, and mainframe initialization and boot

== References ==

{{reflist|refs=
* &lt;ref name=admin&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Basic Administration Guide for CRAY J90 and CRAY EL Series |origyear=1994 |origmonth=March |url=https://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-2416_UNICOS_Basic_Administration_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_and_CRAY_EL_Series_8.0.3.2_Feb95.pdf  |accessdate=24 March 2025 |date=February 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-2416 8.0.3.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=install&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Installation Guide for Cray J90 Series |origyear=1995 |origmonth=March |url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-5271_UNICOS_Installation_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_Series_9.0.2_Apr96.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1996 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-5271 9.0.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=overview&gt;{{cite book |title=CRAY J98 and CRAY J916 Systems Hardware Overview |origyear=1995 |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/HMM-094-A-Hardware_Overview_for_CRAY_J916_System-April_1998.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1998 |publisher=Cray Research / Silicon Graphics |id=HMM-094-B }}&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;ref name=faq3&gt;{{cite web |url=https://0x07bell.net/WWWMASTER/CrayWWWStuff/Cfaqp3.html#TOC3 |title=Cray Research and Cray computers FAQ Part 3 |author=&lt;!--Not stated--&gt; |date=December 2003 |website=Cray Supercomputer FAQ and other documents |publisher= |access-date=28  May 2025 |quote=}}&lt;/ref&gt;
}}

== Further reading ==

=== Wikimedia resources ===

* [[Scientific computing]] &lt;small&gt;General info about scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Scientific computing/History]] &lt;small&gt;A brief history of scientific computing through the mid-1970s.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Cosmological simulations]] &lt;small&gt;An example of one type of scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
{{Wikipedia | lang=en |Cray J90}}
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=== Cray documentation ===

* {{cite book |title=CRAY IOS-V Commands Reference Manual |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SR-2170_CRAY_IOS-V_Commands_Reference_8.0.3.2_Mar95.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=March 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SR2170 8.0.3.2 }}
* {{cite book |title=CF77 Compiling System, Volume 3: Vectorization Guide |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/UNICOS/5.0_1989/SG-3073_5.0_CF77_Vol3_Vectorization_Guide_Aug91.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=August 1991 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG 3073 5.0 }}
* {{cite book |url=https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/J90_JustRightForYou.pdf |title=The CRAY J916 System - Just Right For You |date=1994 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |access-date24 May 2025= }}
* {{cite journal |last=Qualters |first=Irene M. |year=1995 |title=Cray Research Software Report |journal=CUG 1995 Spring Proceedings |url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/1997CD/S95PROC/3_5.PDF |accessdate=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/ |title=Index of /cray_docs/hw/j90/ |last=Tantos |first=Andras |date=2021-07-01 |website=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator |publisher=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator
 |access-date=24 May 2025 }}

=== Informational sites ===

* {{cite web |url=https://cray-history.net/cray-history-front/fom-home/cray-j90-range/ |title=Cray J90 Range |website=Cray-History.net |access-date=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://fornaxchimiae.blogspot.com/p/cray-j90.html |title=Cray Jedi |last=Umbricht |first=Michael L. |author-link=User:Mu301 |date=August 15, 2019 |website=Fornax Chimiæ |publisher=Retro-Computing Society of RI |access-date=24 May 2025 |quote=&lt;small&gt;Restoration of a Cray J90 series parallel vector processing system at RCS/RI&lt;/small&gt; }}

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[[File:Cray J90 Series.jpg|thumb|right|A Cray J90 series system. The CPU/memory mainframe cabinet is at right; the IO Subsystem cabinet is at left.]]

The [[w:Cray J90|Cray J90]] series was a [[w:minisupercomputer|minisupercomputer]] manufactured by [[w:Cray|Cray Research]] from 1994 - 1998. This learning resource documents the restoration of a model J916 that was donated to the [[commons:Commons:Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island|Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island]] (RCS/RI) historic computer collection. 

These systems have multiple [[w:Scalar processor|scalar]]/[[w:Vector processor|vector]] parallel processors.  Unlike larger, more powerful, supercomputers that required [[w:Computer_cooling#Liquid_cooling|liquid cooling]], these used [[w:Computer_cooling#Air_cooling|air cooling]].

Index of Cray J90 Wikiversity subpages:
{{Special:PrefixIndex/Cray J90 (computer)/|hideredirect=1|stripprefix=1}}
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== Hardware ==

[[File:Cray J90 Service WorkStation.jpg|thumb|right|The SPARCstation 5 System WorkStation is the console for the Cray J90.]]

=== System WorkStation (SWS) ===

* [[w:SPARCstation 5|SPARCstation 5]] (for jumpers see: [http://www.obsolyte.com/sun_ss5/ Sun SparcStation 5 / SparcServer 5])
** Node: &lt;code&gt;hbar&lt;/code&gt;
*** Two internal 4 GB drives
*** [[w:SBus|SBus]]
***# 10base5 / 10base2 Ethernet
***# quad fast Ethernet
***# graphics
***#* See: Sun 501-2337 S24 (TCX) 24-Bit Color Frame Buffer - X323A or X324A

=== IO Subsystem (IOS) ===

* [[w:VMEbus|VMEbus]]

# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950023
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 6B 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050023&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios0&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
#** tape drive
#** CDROM
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# EI-1 – System Ethernet
#* Rockwell Int'l/CMC Network Products P/N 320057-06
# DC-6S - Disk Controller (SCSI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 9.11 GB (36.44 GB formatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** [https://dbgweb.net/product/90360800-a2/ Interphase H4220W-005] SCSI-2 Fast Wide High Voltage Differential controller
#** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/seagate/scsi/elite/83328860C_ST410800_Elite_9_Product_Manual_Vol_1_199409.pdf Seagate ST410800WD Elite 9] 
#** 10.8 GB unformatted capacity
#** 9.08 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 7.2 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 4.2 – 6.2 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 23.5 ms access time (11.5 ms average)
#** Aggregate transfer rate capacity of controller is unknown
#** Maximum number of drives per controller is unknown
#* SCSI array: [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19696-01/805-2624-12/805-2624-12.pdf Sun StorEdge D1000]. (6 X [https://www.seagate.com/support/disc/manuals/scsi/29471c.pdf Seagate ST150176LC], 50 GB, 7,200 rpm, SE/LVD)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950078
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 9E 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050078&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios1&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# DC-5I - Disk Controller (IPI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 3.4 GB (3.6 GB unformatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** Xylogics SV7800 IPI-2 controller
#** Seagate ST43200K Elite 3
#** 3.4 GB unformatted capacity
#** 2.75 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 12.4 MB/s peak transfer rate (unformatted)
#** 9.5 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 6 - 8.5 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 24 ms access time (11.5 average)
#**  “The DC-5I disk controller is an intelligent and high-performance controller that can sustain the peak rates of four drives simultaneously to mainframe memory. You can attach up to four DD-5I drives to a DC-5I controller.”s&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;
# FI-2 system FDDI
#* Interphase H04211-004 
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
* Allied Telesis CentreCOM 470 MAU with 4 AUI and 1 10bse2

For jumpers on VME boards see the hardware reference manual.&lt;ref name=hardware /&gt;

VME slots are labeled C1 – C20 in a 6-4-6-4 slot arrangement. Any of the four sections could be (but are not) jumpered to an adjacent section.

* VME0 C1 – C6
* VME1 C7 – C10
* VME2 C11 – C16
* VME3 C17 – C20

Note: the disk controller notation used here is [c]ontroller, SCSI [t]arget address, and [GB] capacity.

The IOS (IO Subsystem) contains two IOPs (IO Processors, each with its own VME backplane) running the [[w:VxWorks|VxWorks]] IOS-V operating system.

Need to check the MAC addresses on the Themis IOPs to see if they match our custom config file. Also, document IP address mappings for MACs. The IOPs use the 10/8 private subnet.

[[File:Cray J90 Central Control Unit.jpg|thumb|right|A CCU showing an LED lamp test.]]

=== Central Control Unit (CCU) ===

* On the Cray Y-MP EL and EL98 the LED panel batteries take 36 hours to charge and last for 72 hours. The J90 uses four Eveready CH50 cells; these are standard D size Ni-Cd cells at 1.2 V and 1.8 Ah. These will be replaced with EBL Ni-MH cells at 1.2 V and 10.0 Ah. With these new batteries it takes about 10 hours to fully charge discharged batteries with a standard charger. There is a switch on the back of the CCU to disable the batteries to prevent them from discharging while the system is off.

=== Mainframe ===

Serial number: 9109. Node: &lt;code&gt;boson&lt;/code&gt;
# MEM0
# MEM1
# CPU0 with two Y1 channels
# CPU1
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)

[[File:Cray J90 CPU module.jpg|thumb|right|A 4 CPU scalar/vector Cray J90 processor module.]]

* Our specific model is J916/8-1024 (J90 series with a backplane that has space for eight modules. The backplane is only wired for four modules. There are two boards with a total of eight CPUs and two memory boards with a total of 1 GB RAM total. (We need to verify RAM size.) Based on the IOP JTAG boundary scan results, all of the eight processors are enabled.
* J90 Series: “The allowable backplane types are 1x1, 2x2, 4x4, and 8x8. There can be up to 8 processor modules with each module containing 4 CPUs. There can be up to 8 memory modules with a combined range of 0.25 to 4 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; It is not clear if Cray ever manufactured or sold a 1x1 J916 backplane.
* J90se series: “The Cray J90se mainframe runs the UNICOS operating system. It allows backplane types of 2x2, 4x4, or 8x8 processor modules. A Cray J98 system has up to 2 processor modules for a total of 8 CPUs. A Cray J916 system has up to 4 processor modules for a total of 16 CPUs. A Cray J932 system has up to 8 processor modules for a total of 32 CPUs. The combined memory capacity of these configurations ranges from 0.50 to 32 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; (J90se is “scaler enhanced; the scaler processors are upgraded from 100 to 200 MHz, but the vector processors are still 100 MHz.)
* &quot;Memory has a peak bandwidth of 32 words per clock period (CP) (25.6 Gbytes/s) for a 4 X 4 backplane (J916) configuration and 16 words per CP (12.8 Gbytes/s) for a 2 X 2 backplane (J98) configuration.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;
* &quot;Data travels from a peripheral device, across a data channel to the device controller and then from the device controller, across the VMEbus to the I/O buffer board (IOBB). From the IOBB, data travels to the mainframe memory through the 50-Mbyte/s data channel.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;

== Installed software ==

=== CDROM install media ===

* CrayDocs for UNICOS 8.0.3 March 1994
* J90 Console Install v 1.3 3/14/95
* UNICOS 10.0.0.5 Install May 1999
{Note: the CrayDocs and Console Install are seriously incompatible with UNICOS v. 10.}

* Support System and IOS-E Installation Guide SG-560A
* Cray J90 (unknown version SWS software and IOS software)
* [[iarchive:cray-cd1|UNICOS 10.0.0.2]] May 1998

* CrayDoc Documentation Library 3.0 (UNICOS 10.0.1.2, SWS 6.2, NQE 3.3,)
* UNICOS 10.0.1.2 (May not support J90 &quot;Classic&quot;)
* SWS 6.2
* NQE 3.3.0.15 Modules 2.2.2.3 CAL 10.1.0.6

=== Software versions ===

* SWS
** Solaris 7 / SunOS 5.7 / November 1998
** Cray console software

* IOS
** IOS-V Kernel 3.0.0.5 97/10/16 15:44:46 (installed)

* Mainframe
** UNICOS

== Installation ==

“If you need to power-cycle the machine, you must press the CPU reset button first followed by the VME reset button on the control panel. Failure to press the reset buttons in this order will cause the power-up diagnostic tests to fail.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; This is an important note that I missed.

Release contents:
* IOS tar file
* Install tar file
* Generic UNICOS file system
* Generic system files
* UNICOS binaries

Read in the files from the install CD:
* Usage of the &lt;code&gt;/src&lt;/code&gt; partition is decreasing; the &lt;code&gt;/opt&lt;/code&gt; partition is used to store the installation and IOS-related files
* The install script is &lt;code&gt;./setup&lt;/code&gt; and it asks for the four digit serial number. This can be found on a plate on the back of the mainframe cabinet. The EL series serial numbers are 5nnn. Serial numbers 9nnn are J916 backplane; serial numbers 95nn are J932 backplane. &quot;In 1996 350 Cray J90 systems where shipped the large part of the total of 415 J90 systems. Some J90 systems are being converted to SV1 chassis just to keep the records complicated.&quot;&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt; Serial numbers 3nnn are SV-1.&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt;
* There is a &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account and an &lt;code&gt;ios&lt;/code&gt; group account
* “Loads the opt. tar file from the CD into &lt;code&gt;/opt/install&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;/opt/local&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;/opt/packages&lt;/code&gt;”
* “Establishes the J90 Console script (&lt;code&gt;jcon&lt;/code&gt;) script for the master lOS”
* “Sets up the &lt;code&gt;BOOTPD&lt;/code&gt; daemon”
* “Updates the following Solaris network files in &lt;code&gt;/etc&lt;/code&gt;: &lt;code&gt;inetd.conf&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;services&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;/code&gt;hostname.le1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;netmasks&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;hosts&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;nsswitch.conf&lt;/code&gt;”
* Reboot
* Log in with the &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account using the password of &lt;code&gt;initial0&lt;/code&gt;.

Cray Load Optional Async Product Relocatables. Versions of UNICOS 9.0 and later automatically load this optional software.
* User Exits
* Tape Daemon
* Ultra
* Kerberos / Enigma
* Secure - Id
* NQS
* Accounting user - exits

Use &lt;code&gt;fold -80 logfile | more&lt;/code&gt; to view &lt;code&gt;/opt/install/log/xxxx&lt;/code&gt;, where xxxx is the serial number. Otherwise, vi and other editors will truncate the long lines of text making it unreadable.

Right mouse click on the OpenWindows root X window will show menu options for J90 Console and J90 Install Menu.

“If you are performing an initial install starting from CD-ROM, after running the Load Binaries procedure, you must quit the J90 Install Utility and restart it before continuing the installation. This avoids an lOS reset problem between the CD-ROM version of Load Binaries and the J90 UNICOS 9.0.2 version.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; Another important note that I missed.

Configuration files containing the ASICs chip information.
&lt;pre&gt;
/sys/pm0.cfg	# Processor Module configuration
/sys/mem0.cfg	# Memory Module Configuration
&lt;/pre&gt;

The UNICOS &lt;code&gt;root&lt;/code&gt; password is &lt;code&gt;initial&lt;/code&gt;. Run &lt;code&gt;mkfs /core&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;mkdump&lt;/code&gt;. 

After installation there are two disk partitions &lt;code&gt;roota/usra/srca&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;rootb/usrb/srcb&lt;/code&gt; for both a live boot and an alternate root used for upgrade. We need to install double the original disk space to accommodate the archive of the original disk arrays and a fresh install.

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot;
!colspan=&quot;3&quot; | Recommended minimum partition sizes
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | Partition
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 4k blocks
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | MB
|-
| root
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 110,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 440
|-
| usr
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 190,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 760
|-
| src
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 120,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 480
|-
| opt
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 150,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 600
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | total
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 570,000
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 2,280
|}

Use &lt;code&gt;CONTROL-A&lt;/code&gt; to toggle between the IOS-V and UNICOS consoles.

== Administration ==

“Device recommendations: To avoid contention, you should configure the /usr file system on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the root (/) file system resides.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“On baseline systems however, only swap is recommended as a striped disk. Striping is best used only for large I/O moves, such as swapping.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“Device recommendations: If two or more lOSs are present, to avoid contention, you should configure /tmp and /home on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the frequently accessed system file systems and logical devices reside. This file system is best handled by allocating slices from several different disks to compose the logical file system. This disk allocation strategy is called banding.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

Banding is striping a bunch of disks to create a logical disk. Unlike striping, the banded disks can vary in size. Striping requires disks that are closely identical in raw capacity. I’ve seen no indication that the cray can do other levels of RAID.

Banding partitions / file systems:
&lt;pre&gt;
/usr/src
/tmp
&lt;/pre&gt;

== Startup ==

Describe power up procedure

Details of SWS, IOS, and mainframe initialization and boot

== References ==

{{reflist|refs=
* &lt;ref name=admin&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Basic Administration Guide for CRAY J90 and CRAY EL Series |origyear=1994 |origmonth=March |url=https://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-2416_UNICOS_Basic_Administration_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_and_CRAY_EL_Series_8.0.3.2_Feb95.pdf  |accessdate=24 March 2025 |date=February 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-2416 8.0.3.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=install&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Installation Guide for Cray J90 Series |origyear=1995 |origmonth=March |url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-5271_UNICOS_Installation_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_Series_9.0.2_Apr96.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1996 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-5271 9.0.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=overview&gt;{{cite book |title=CRAY J98 and CRAY J916 Systems Hardware Overview |origyear=1995 |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/HMM-094-A-Hardware_Overview_for_CRAY_J916_System-April_1998.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1998 |publisher=Cray Research / Silicon Graphics |id=HMM-094-B }}&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;ref name=faq3&gt;{{cite web |url=https://0x07bell.net/WWWMASTER/CrayWWWStuff/Cfaqp3.html#TOC3 |title=Cray Research and Cray computers FAQ Part 3 |author=&lt;!--Not stated--&gt; |date=December 2003 |website=Cray Supercomputer FAQ and other documents |publisher= |access-date=28  May 2025 |quote=}}&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;ref name=hardware&gt;{{cite book | title=Cray J90 I/O Cabinet Hardware Reference Book | date=November 1995 | url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/HMQ-261-0-CRAY_J90_Series_IO_Cabinet_Hardware_Reference_Booklet-November_1995.pdf |accessdate=9 June 2025 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc.|location=Chippewa Falls, WI|id=HMQ-261-0 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
}}

== Further reading ==

=== Wikimedia resources ===

* [[Scientific computing]] &lt;small&gt;General info about scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Scientific computing/History]] &lt;small&gt;A brief history of scientific computing through the mid-1970s.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Cosmological simulations]] &lt;small&gt;An example of one type of scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
{{Wikipedia | lang=en |Cray J90}}
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{{commons |position=left |Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island}}

=== Cray documentation ===

* {{cite book |title=CRAY IOS-V Commands Reference Manual |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SR-2170_CRAY_IOS-V_Commands_Reference_8.0.3.2_Mar95.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=March 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SR2170 8.0.3.2 }}
* {{cite book |title=CF77 Compiling System, Volume 3: Vectorization Guide |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/UNICOS/5.0_1989/SG-3073_5.0_CF77_Vol3_Vectorization_Guide_Aug91.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=August 1991 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG 3073 5.0 }}
* {{cite book |url=https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/J90_JustRightForYou.pdf |title=The CRAY J916 System - Just Right For You |date=1994 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |access-date24 May 2025= }}
* {{cite journal |last=Qualters |first=Irene M. |year=1995 |title=Cray Research Software Report |journal=CUG 1995 Spring Proceedings |url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/1997CD/S95PROC/3_5.PDF |accessdate=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/ |title=Index of /cray_docs/hw/j90/ |last=Tantos |first=Andras |date=2021-07-01 |website=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator |publisher=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator
 |access-date=24 May 2025 }}

=== Informational sites ===

* {{cite web |url=https://cray-history.net/cray-history-front/fom-home/cray-j90-range/ |title=Cray J90 Range |website=Cray-History.net |access-date=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://fornaxchimiae.blogspot.com/p/cray-j90.html |title=Cray Jedi |last=Umbricht |first=Michael L. |author-link=User:Mu301 |date=August 15, 2019 |website=Fornax Chimiæ |publisher=Retro-Computing Society of RI |access-date=24 May 2025 |quote=&lt;small&gt;Restoration of a Cray J90 series parallel vector processing system at RCS/RI&lt;/small&gt; }}

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[[File:Cray J90 Series.jpg|thumb|right|A Cray J90 series system. The CPU/memory mainframe cabinet is at right; the IO Subsystem cabinet is at left.]]

The [[w:Cray J90|Cray J90]] series was a [[w:minisupercomputer|minisupercomputer]] manufactured by [[w:Cray|Cray Research]] from 1994 - 1998. This learning resource documents the restoration of a model J916 that was donated to the [[commons:Commons:Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island|Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island]] (RCS/RI) historic computer collection. 

These systems have multiple [[w:Scalar processor|scalar]]/[[w:Vector processor|vector]] parallel processors.  Unlike larger, more powerful, supercomputers that required [[w:Computer_cooling#Liquid_cooling|liquid cooling]], these used [[w:Computer_cooling#Air_cooling|air cooling]].

Index of Cray J90 Wikiversity subpages:
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== Hardware ==

[[File:Cray J90 Service WorkStation.jpg|thumb|right|The SPARCstation 5 System WorkStation is the console for the Cray J90.]]

=== System WorkStation (SWS) ===

* [[w:SPARCstation 5|SPARCstation 5]] (for jumpers see: [http://www.obsolyte.com/sun_ss5/ Sun SparcStation 5 / SparcServer 5])
** Node: &lt;code&gt;hbar&lt;/code&gt;
*** Two internal 4 GB drives
*** [[w:SBus|SBus]]
***# 10base5 / 10base2 Ethernet
***# quad fast Ethernet
***# graphics
***#* See: Sun 501-2337 S24 (TCX) 24-Bit Color Frame Buffer - X323A or X324A

=== IO Subsystem (IOS) ===

* [[w:VMEbus|VMEbus]]

# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950023
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 6B 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050023&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios0&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
#** tape drive
#** CDROM
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# EI-1 – System Ethernet
#* Rockwell Int'l/CMC Network Products P/N 320057-06
# DC-6S - Disk Controller (SCSI) 
#* 2c x 2t x 9.11 GB (36.44 GB formatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#** [https://dbgweb.net/product/90360800-a2/ Interphase H4220W-005] SCSI-2 Fast Wide High Voltage Differential controller
#** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/seagate/scsi/elite/83328860C_ST410800_Elite_9_Product_Manual_Vol_1_199409.pdf Seagate ST410800WD Elite 9] 
#** 10.8 GB unformatted capacity
#** 9.08 GB formatted capacity
#** 5,400 rpm
#** 7.2 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#** 4.2 – 6.2 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#** 1.7 – 23.5 ms access time (11.5 ms average)
#** Aggregate transfer rate capacity of controller is unknown
#** Maximum number of drives per controller is unknown
#* SCSI array: [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19696-01/805-2624-12/805-2624-12.pdf Sun StorEdge D1000]. (6 X [https://www.seagate.com/support/disc/manuals/scsi/29471c.pdf Seagate ST150176LC], 50 GB, 7,200 rpm, SE/LVD)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# IOP - Themis SPARC 2LC-8 D1 S26950078
#* Ethernet: &lt;code&gt;00 80 B6 02 9E 40&lt;/code&gt;
#* Host ID: &lt;code&gt;FF050078&lt;/code&gt;
#* Node: &lt;code&gt;sn9109-ios1&lt;/code&gt;
#* Fujitsu SPARC MB86903-40 CPU Processor IOSV BOOT F/W REV 1.4
#* A/B serial
#* AUI Ethernet
#* SCSI
# IOBB-64 - Y1 Channel (Connection to processor board) 
# DC-5I - Disk Controller (IPI)
#* Xylogics SV7800 IPI-2 controller “The DC-5I disk controller is an intelligent and high-performance controller that can sustain the peak rates of four drives simultaneously to mainframe memory. You can attach up to four DD-5I drives to a DC-5I controller.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; 
#** DD-5I disk drives 2c x 2t x 2.96 GB (3.4 GB unformatted) specs&lt;ref name=admin /&gt; for each disk:
#*** Seagate ST43200K Elite 3
#*** 5,400 rpm
#*** 12.4 MB/s peak transfer rate (unformatted)
#*** 9.5 MB/s peak transfer rate (formatted)
#*** 6 - 8.5 MB/s sustained transfer rate (formatted)
#*** 1.7 – 24 ms access time (11.5 average)
# FI-2 system FDDI
#* Interphase H04211-004 
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
# (empty)
* Allied Telesis CentreCOM 470 MAU with 4 AUI and 1 10bse2

For jumpers on VME boards see the hardware reference manual.&lt;ref name=hardware /&gt;

VME slots are labeled C1 – C20 in a 6-4-6-4 slot arrangement. Any of the four sections could be (but are not) jumpered to an adjacent section.

* VME0 C1 – C6
* VME1 C7 – C10
* VME2 C11 – C16
* VME3 C17 – C20

Note: the disk controller notation used here is [c]ontroller, SCSI [t]arget address, and [GB] capacity.

The IOS (IO Subsystem) contains two IOPs (IO Processors, each with its own VME backplane) running the [[w:VxWorks|VxWorks]] IOS-V operating system.

Need to check the MAC addresses on the Themis IOPs to see if they match our custom config file. Also, document IP address mappings for MACs. The IOPs use the 10/8 private subnet.

[[File:Cray J90 Central Control Unit.jpg|thumb|right|A CCU showing an LED lamp test.]]

=== Central Control Unit (CCU) ===

* On the Cray Y-MP EL and EL98 the LED panel batteries take 36 hours to charge and last for 72 hours. The J90 uses four Eveready CH50 cells; these are standard D size Ni-Cd cells at 1.2 V and 1.8 Ah. These will be replaced with EBL Ni-MH cells at 1.2 V and 10.0 Ah. With these new batteries it takes about 10 hours to fully charge discharged batteries with a standard charger. There is a switch on the back of the CCU to disable the batteries to prevent them from discharging while the system is off.

=== Mainframe ===

Serial number: 9109. Node: &lt;code&gt;boson&lt;/code&gt;
# MEM0
# MEM1
# CPU0 with two Y1 channels
# CPU1
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)
# (empty / disabled)

[[File:Cray J90 CPU module.jpg|thumb|right|A 4 CPU scalar/vector Cray J90 processor module.]]

* Our specific model is J916/8-1024 (J90 series with a backplane that has space for eight modules. The backplane is only wired for four modules. There are two boards with a total of eight CPUs and two memory boards with a total of 1 GB RAM total. (We need to verify RAM size.) Based on the IOP JTAG boundary scan results, all of the eight processors are enabled.
* J90 Series: “The allowable backplane types are 1x1, 2x2, 4x4, and 8x8. There can be up to 8 processor modules with each module containing 4 CPUs. There can be up to 8 memory modules with a combined range of 0.25 to 4 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; It is not clear if Cray ever manufactured or sold a 1x1 J916 backplane.
* J90se series: “The Cray J90se mainframe runs the UNICOS operating system. It allows backplane types of 2x2, 4x4, or 8x8 processor modules. A Cray J98 system has up to 2 processor modules for a total of 8 CPUs. A Cray J916 system has up to 4 processor modules for a total of 16 CPUs. A Cray J932 system has up to 8 processor modules for a total of 32 CPUs. The combined memory capacity of these configurations ranges from 0.50 to 32 Gbytes.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; (J90se is “scaler enhanced; the scaler processors are upgraded from 100 to 200 MHz, but the vector processors are still 100 MHz.)
* &quot;Memory has a peak bandwidth of 32 words per clock period (CP) (25.6 Gbytes/s) for a 4 X 4 backplane (J916) configuration and 16 words per CP (12.8 Gbytes/s) for a 2 X 2 backplane (J98) configuration.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;
* &quot;Data travels from a peripheral device, across a data channel to the device controller and then from the device controller, across the VMEbus to the I/O buffer board (IOBB). From the IOBB, data travels to the mainframe memory through the 50-Mbyte/s data channel.&quot;&lt;ref name=overview /&gt;

== Installed software ==

=== CDROM install media ===

* CrayDocs for UNICOS 8.0.3 March 1994
* J90 Console Install v 1.3 3/14/95
* UNICOS 10.0.0.5 Install May 1999
{Note: the CrayDocs and Console Install are seriously incompatible with UNICOS v. 10.}

* Support System and IOS-E Installation Guide SG-560A
* Cray J90 (unknown version SWS software and IOS software)
* [[iarchive:cray-cd1|UNICOS 10.0.0.2]] May 1998

* CrayDoc Documentation Library 3.0 (UNICOS 10.0.1.2, SWS 6.2, NQE 3.3,)
* UNICOS 10.0.1.2 (May not support J90 &quot;Classic&quot;)
* SWS 6.2
* NQE 3.3.0.15 Modules 2.2.2.3 CAL 10.1.0.6

=== Software versions ===

* SWS
** Solaris 7 / SunOS 5.7 / November 1998
** Cray console software

* IOS
** IOS-V Kernel 3.0.0.5 97/10/16 15:44:46 (installed)

* Mainframe
** UNICOS

== Installation ==

“If you need to power-cycle the machine, you must press the CPU reset button first followed by the VME reset button on the control panel. Failure to press the reset buttons in this order will cause the power-up diagnostic tests to fail.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; This is an important note that I missed.

Release contents:
* IOS tar file
* Install tar file
* Generic UNICOS file system
* Generic system files
* UNICOS binaries

Read in the files from the install CD:
* Usage of the &lt;code&gt;/src&lt;/code&gt; partition is decreasing; the &lt;code&gt;/opt&lt;/code&gt; partition is used to store the installation and IOS-related files
* The install script is &lt;code&gt;./setup&lt;/code&gt; and it asks for the four digit serial number. This can be found on a plate on the back of the mainframe cabinet. The EL series serial numbers are 5nnn. Serial numbers 9nnn are J916 backplane; serial numbers 95nn are J932 backplane. &quot;In 1996 350 Cray J90 systems where shipped the large part of the total of 415 J90 systems. Some J90 systems are being converted to SV1 chassis just to keep the records complicated.&quot;&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt; Serial numbers 3nnn are SV-1.&lt;ref name=faq3 /&gt;
* There is a &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account and an &lt;code&gt;ios&lt;/code&gt; group account
* “Loads the opt. tar file from the CD into &lt;code&gt;/opt/install&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;/opt/local&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;/opt/packages&lt;/code&gt;”
* “Establishes the J90 Console script (&lt;code&gt;jcon&lt;/code&gt;) script for the master lOS”
* “Sets up the &lt;code&gt;BOOTPD&lt;/code&gt; daemon”
* “Updates the following Solaris network files in &lt;code&gt;/etc&lt;/code&gt;: &lt;code&gt;inetd.conf&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;services&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;/code&gt;hostname.le1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;netmasks&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;hosts&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;nsswitch.conf&lt;/code&gt;”
* Reboot
* Log in with the &lt;code&gt;crayadm&lt;/code&gt; account using the password of &lt;code&gt;initial0&lt;/code&gt;.

Cray Load Optional Async Product Relocatables. Versions of UNICOS 9.0 and later automatically load this optional software.
* User Exits
* Tape Daemon
* Ultra
* Kerberos / Enigma
* Secure - Id
* NQS
* Accounting user - exits

Use &lt;code&gt;fold -80 logfile | more&lt;/code&gt; to view &lt;code&gt;/opt/install/log/xxxx&lt;/code&gt;, where xxxx is the serial number. Otherwise, vi and other editors will truncate the long lines of text making it unreadable.

Right mouse click on the OpenWindows root X window will show menu options for J90 Console and J90 Install Menu.

“If you are performing an initial install starting from CD-ROM, after running the Load Binaries procedure, you must quit the J90 Install Utility and restart it before continuing the installation. This avoids an lOS reset problem between the CD-ROM version of Load Binaries and the J90 UNICOS 9.0.2 version.”&lt;ref name=install /&gt; Another important note that I missed.

Configuration files containing the ASICs chip information.
&lt;pre&gt;
/sys/pm0.cfg	# Processor Module configuration
/sys/mem0.cfg	# Memory Module Configuration
&lt;/pre&gt;

The UNICOS &lt;code&gt;root&lt;/code&gt; password is &lt;code&gt;initial&lt;/code&gt;. Run &lt;code&gt;mkfs /core&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;mkdump&lt;/code&gt;. 

After installation there are two disk partitions &lt;code&gt;roota/usra/srca&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;rootb/usrb/srcb&lt;/code&gt; for both a live boot and an alternate root used for upgrade. We need to install double the original disk space to accommodate the archive of the original disk arrays and a fresh install.

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot;
!colspan=&quot;3&quot; | Recommended minimum partition sizes
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | Partition
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 4k blocks
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | MB
|-
| root
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 110,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 440
|-
| usr
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 190,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 760
|-
| src
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 120,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 480
|-
| opt
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 150,000
| style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 600
|+
! style=&quot;text-align:left;&quot; | total
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 570,000
! style=&quot;text-align:right;&quot; | 2,280
|}

Use &lt;code&gt;CONTROL-A&lt;/code&gt; to toggle between the IOS-V and UNICOS consoles.

== Administration ==

“Device recommendations: To avoid contention, you should configure the /usr file system on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the root (/) file system resides.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“On baseline systems however, only swap is recommended as a striped disk. Striping is best used only for large I/O moves, such as swapping.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

“Device recommendations: If two or more lOSs are present, to avoid contention, you should configure /tmp and /home on a different controller, disk, and lOS than the one on which the frequently accessed system file systems and logical devices reside. This file system is best handled by allocating slices from several different disks to compose the logical file system. This disk allocation strategy is called banding.”&lt;ref name=admin /&gt;

Banding is striping a bunch of disks to create a logical disk. Unlike striping, the banded disks can vary in size. Striping requires disks that are closely identical in raw capacity. I’ve seen no indication that the cray can do other levels of RAID.

Banding partitions / file systems:
&lt;pre&gt;
/usr/src
/tmp
&lt;/pre&gt;

== Startup ==

Describe power up procedure

Details of SWS, IOS, and mainframe initialization and boot

== References ==

{{reflist|refs=
* &lt;ref name=admin&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Basic Administration Guide for CRAY J90 and CRAY EL Series |origyear=1994 |origmonth=March |url=https://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-2416_UNICOS_Basic_Administration_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_and_CRAY_EL_Series_8.0.3.2_Feb95.pdf  |accessdate=24 March 2025 |date=February 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-2416 8.0.3.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=install&gt;{{cite book |title=UNICOS Installation Guide for Cray J90 Series |origyear=1995 |origmonth=March |url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SG-5271_UNICOS_Installation_Guide_for_CRAY_J90_Series_9.0.2_Apr96.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1996 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG-5271 9.0.2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=overview&gt;{{cite book |title=CRAY J98 and CRAY J916 Systems Hardware Overview |origyear=1995 |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/HMM-094-A-Hardware_Overview_for_CRAY_J916_System-April_1998.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=April 1998 |publisher=Cray Research / Silicon Graphics |id=HMM-094-B }}&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;ref name=faq3&gt;{{cite web |url=https://0x07bell.net/WWWMASTER/CrayWWWStuff/Cfaqp3.html#TOC3 |title=Cray Research and Cray computers FAQ Part 3 |author=&lt;!--Not stated--&gt; |date=December 2003 |website=Cray Supercomputer FAQ and other documents |publisher= |access-date=28  May 2025 |quote=}}&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;ref name=hardware&gt;{{cite book | title=Cray J90 I/O Cabinet Hardware Reference Book | date=November 1995 | url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/HMQ-261-0-CRAY_J90_Series_IO_Cabinet_Hardware_Reference_Booklet-November_1995.pdf |accessdate=9 June 2025 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc.|location=Chippewa Falls, WI|id=HMQ-261-0 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
}}

== Further reading ==

=== Wikimedia resources ===

* [[Scientific computing]] &lt;small&gt;General info about scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Scientific computing/History]] &lt;small&gt;A brief history of scientific computing through the mid-1970s.&lt;/small&gt;
* [[Cosmological simulations]] &lt;small&gt;An example of one type of scientific computing.&lt;/small&gt;
{{Wikipedia | lang=en |Cray J90}}
{{commons |position=left |Cray J90}}
{{commons |position=left |Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island}}

=== Cray documentation ===

* {{cite book |title=CRAY IOS-V Commands Reference Manual |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/J90/SR-2170_CRAY_IOS-V_Commands_Reference_8.0.3.2_Mar95.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=March 1995 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SR2170 8.0.3.2 }}
* {{cite book |title=CF77 Compiling System, Volume 3: Vectorization Guide |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cray/UNICOS/5.0_1989/SG-3073_5.0_CF77_Vol3_Vectorization_Guide_Aug91.pdf |accessdate=24 May 2025 |date=August 1991 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |id=SG 3073 5.0 }}
* {{cite book |url=https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/J90_JustRightForYou.pdf |title=The CRAY J916 System - Just Right For You |date=1994 |publisher=Cray Research, Inc. |location=Mendota Heights, MN |access-date24 May 2025= }}
* {{cite journal |last=Qualters |first=Irene M. |year=1995 |title=Cray Research Software Report |journal=CUG 1995 Spring Proceedings |url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/1997CD/S95PROC/3_5.PDF |accessdate=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=https://cray.modularcircuits.com/cray_docs/hw/j90/ |title=Index of /cray_docs/hw/j90/ |last=Tantos |first=Andras |date=2021-07-01 |website=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator |publisher=Modular Circuits: The Cray X-MP Simulator
 |access-date=24 May 2025 }}

=== Informational sites ===

* {{cite web |url=https://cray-history.net/cray-history-front/fom-home/cray-j90-range/ |title=Cray J90 Range |website=Cray-History.net |access-date=24 May 2025 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://fornaxchimiae.blogspot.com/p/cray-j90.html |title=Cray Jedi |last=Umbricht |first=Michael L. |author-link=User:Mu301 |date=August 15, 2019 |website=Fornax Chimiæ |publisher=Retro-Computing Society of RI |access-date=24 May 2025 |quote=&lt;small&gt;Restoration of a Cray J90 series parallel vector processing system at RCS/RI&lt;/small&gt; }}

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Wedding of Lady Helen Stewart and Lord Stavordale, son of the Earl and Countess of Ilchester

==Overview==

==Logistics==
* Saturday, 25 January 1902, 2:00 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, Eaton-square, London
* Bride's bouquet, made by
* Bride's dress, made by
* Embroidery
* Bride's traveling dress, made by
* Bridesmaids' dresses
* Bridesmaids' hats
* Bridesmaids' bouquets
==Related Events==
* Reception
* Honeymoon
==Who Was Present==
===Bride and Bridesmaids===
====Bride====
====Bridesmaids====
====Pages====
===Groom and Best Man===
===People Who Attended===

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==What People Wore==
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==Gifts==
Lady Helen Stewart received a lot of very valuable jewelry, including a diamond and turquoise brooch from King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and a pearl and diamond bracelet from the tenantry on the family county Down estate and the inhahitants of Newtownards, Ireland.

===Books===

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===Unusual or Interesting Gifts===

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==Anthology==
From the ''Londonderry Standard'':&lt;blockquote&gt;Marriage of Lady Helen Stewart. A Brilliant Gathering.

The marriage of Lady Helen Stewart, only daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, Londonderry House, Park-lane, London, with Lord Stavordale, son of the Earl and Countess of Ilchester, Holland House, Kensington, London, took place in St. Peter’s Church, Eaton-square, London, on Saturday at two o’clock. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dress made of a lovely shade of rich ivory duchesse satin. The skirt was embroidered with graduated true lover's knots on the same satin, veined with a silver thread. The train was an original one, as it formed, and was part of, the skirt, and . [sic] was made with an exquisite flounce of Limerick lace, caught up with bows of the same embroidery. The bodice was very prettily arranged with old lace, forming a fichu at the back, with insertions of the same lace in front. The sleeves were of transparent chiffon and lace. The bride wore a wreath of orange blossorns and myrtle grown from that used in her mother's wedding bouquet, and also a veil of Brussels lace, which was worn by Lady Londonderry and her sisters, and by the Hon. Mrs. Beckett at their weddings, and by the Dowager Lady Shrewsbury. The bride’s ornaments were a pearl and diamond collar, a gift from the county of Durham, and a diamond riviere, the gift of her father. She was attended by ten bridesmaids, viz., Miss Marion Beckett, Miss Gladys Beckett, Miss Margaret Beaumont, Miss Aline Beaumont, Lady Muriel Fox-Strangways, Lady Edith Dawson, Lady Viola Talbot, Miss Muriel Chaplin, Miss Madeleine Stanley, and Miss Eleanor Hicks-Beach. The four first-named were little girls, and they wore Empire frocks, to the ground, of old lace, over ‘‘quicksilver” silk, with high sashes of cloth of gold. Gold shoes and stockings and white mittens completed this quaint costume. The remaining and elder bridesmaids wore gowns of white ‘‘quicksilver” silk, draped with old lace over chiffon, the deep flounce headed by crescents of Russian sable. The bodices had deep lace collars bordered with the sable, and were fastened at the waist with sashes of cloth of gold tied at the side and falling in long ends. They wore long biscuit coloured suede gloves and white felt hats, trimmed with bouquets of white and yellow jonquils and green and brown leaves. The bridesmaids carried baskets of jonkils [sic] and lilies of the valley, and wore diamond birds, the gifts of the bridegroom. The officiating clergy were the Primate of Ireland, the Rev. Canon Body (Durham), the Rev. H. A. V. Boddy (vicar of Grindon, county Durham, and chaplain to Lord Londonderry at Wynyard Park), and the Rev. J. Storrs (vicar of St. Peter’s, Eaton-square). The bridegroom was attended by Lord Hyde as best man. The ceremony over, a reception was held at Londonderry House, and later the bride and bridegroom left for Ingestre, Stafford, the residence of the Earl of Shrewsbury, uncle of the bride, where they will spend the honeymoon. The bride's travelling dress was of creamy white cloth, the skirt being made with a garniture of deep ecru embroidered lace, opening in front over an underdress of creamy white panne velvet, a border of which was shown all round the bottom of the skirt, and edged with sable. The corsage, with a vest of lace to match the skirt, the cloth slashed down each side, with little straps of panne velvet fastened with tiny gold studs, showing the lace underneath, a double collar round the shoulder, the under one in panne velvet, the outer one in cloth, with lace applique and slashed similar to bodice in order to show the panne collar underneath. A shaped belt of gold fabric, made high back and front, and slashed into little bands, showing the white dress underneath, the sleeves finished with transparent full undersleeves of lace and wristbands embroidered gold, neckband to match. Large cream beaun picture hat, with two large ostrich feathers round the mount, '''a whole sable arranged on the crown''', the sable’s head just showing to the face; on one side a cluster of creamy roses nestling on the hair under the brim. She wore a black sable muff and boa, given her by the Marchioness of Londonderry, and a cape to match, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dunville, of Redburn, county Down.

The bride’s bouquet was made at Wynyard by '''Mr. H. E. Gribble''', head gardener, and was composed of gardineres, lilies of the valley, with orange blossom and myrtle. The Marchioness of Londonderry wore a silver grey crepe de chine dress, with valenciennes lace, toque, ruffle, and muff to match.

The bride’s dress was made by '''Madame Kate Reily''', No. 10, Dover-street, Piccadilly. The whole of the embroidery, &amp;c., was made and arranged in England by Madame Reily’s own workers. Bride's travelling dress — '''Madame E. Durrant''', 116, New Bond-street, W. Bridesmaids’ dresses — '''Madame Oliver Holmes''', 61, New Bond-street, W. Bridesmaids’ hats — '''Madame Cecil''', 43, South Molton-street, W. Bridesmaids’ bouquets — '''Madame Escourt''', Wigmorestreet, London.

Presents to the Bride. 

* Marquis of Londonderry — Diamond tiara, diamond earrings, diamond riviere, three diamond brooches, pearl and diamond ring, '''pony phaton and harness'''.
* Marchioness of Londonderry — Diamond arrow, sable muff and boa, set of Cambrai point lace, set of Irish rose point, two flounces of Irish lace.
* Earl of Ilchester — Pearl necklace, with diamond clasp.
* Countess of Ilchester — Emerald and diamond necklace, with large emerald and diamond pendant, emerald and diamond comb, two emerald and diamond brooches.
* Lord Stevordale — Diamond brooch, ruby and diamond bracelet, turquoise and diamond earrings, emerald and diamond ring.
* Their Majesties the King and Queen — Diamond and turquoise brooch.
* H.R.H. Princess Victoria — Turquoise and diamond pendant.
* Prince and Princess of Wales — Diamond and sapphire crescent.
* T.H.R. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught — Mirror.
* The Duke and Duchess of Fife — Travelling bag.
* Prince Christian — Crystal and emerald umbrella handle.
* Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar — Silver mirror.
* Belfast Conservative Association — Emerald and diamond bracelet.
* Officers of Second Durham Artillery Volunteers — Silver salver.
* '''Tenantry on county Down estate and inhahitants of Newtownards, Ireland''' — Pearl and diamond bracelet.
* Friends in the county of Durham — Pearl and diamond dog collar.
* The ladies of Belfast — Carrickmacross lace robe.
* County Down Staghounds’ Hunt Club — Silver tea and coffee set.
* North-Eastern Agricultural Society (county Down) — Silver candlebra.
* Officials General Post Office — Silver inkstand.
* Mr. George Hardy and workmen of Londonderry Engine Works — [sic.]
* Servants at Londonderry House — Gold and velvet pincushion.
* Employees at Wynyard — Gold mirror.
* Seaham Harbour Primrose League — Three silver rose bowls.
* Tenants on Wynyard Park and Longnewtown estate — Silver salver.
* Employees on Mount Stewart estate — Gold necklace, with pearl ornament.
* North Durham tenants — Silver bowl.
* Tradespeople of Stockton-on-Tees — '''Writing cabinet'''.
* Mothers’ Union at New Seaham — Writing-case.
* G.F.S. at Wynward — Silver and leather blotter.
* Wynyard school children — Silver and leather paper case.
* Wynyard choir — Visitors’ book.
* Mountstewart school children — Two satin covers.
* Downger Marchioness of Londonderry — Gold tea service. [Col. 1c–2a]
* Dowager Countess of Shrewsbury — Pearl and diamond cluster ring.
* Earl of Shrewsbury — Gold-mounted and tortoiseshell dressing-case.
* Mr. and Lady Aline Beaumont — Pearl and diamond comb and sapphire ring.
* Lord Henry Vane-Tempest — Turquoise and diamond bracelet.
* Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest — Enamel pearl muff chain.
* Viscount and Viscountess Helmsley — Emerald and pearl necklet and ornament and enamel comb.
* Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh — '''Dinner service'''.
* Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. G. Beckett — Pearl and diamond earrings.
* Marquis of Salisbury — Jewelled and emerald necklace.
* Baroness Burdett-Coutts — Emerald and pearl necklace and emerald and diamond buckle.
* Lord and Lady Rothschild — Sapphire and diamond star brooch.
* Lord and Lady Lurgan — Sapphire and diamond bracelet and emerald and diamond ditto.
* Marquis and Marchioness of Zetland — Muff chain.
* Mr. and Lady Isabel Larnach — Sapphire and diamond horseshoe bracelet.
* General the Hon. R. Talbot and Mrs. Talbot — Holbein pendant and gold and pearl chain.
* Earl and Countess Brownlow — Sapphire and diamond buckle.
* The Russian Ambassador and Madame de Staal — Blue enamel buckle.
* Lord and Lady Tweedmouth — Ruby and emerald pendant.
* Duke and Duchess of Marlborough — Ruby and diamond locket and chain.
* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sassoon — Diamond bow brooch.
* Lady Margaret Orr-Ewing — Turquoise and gold muff chain.
* Sir William and Lady Eden — Emerald and pearl bracelet.
* Duke and Duchess of Portland — Diamond and pearl brooch.
* Mr. C. D. Rose — Amethyst and gold chain.
* Count Koziebrodzki — Gold chain bracelet.
* Lord Willoughby de Eresby — Ruby and diamond bangle.
* Lady Maria Hood — Paste buttons.
* Sir Samuel and Lady Sophie Scott — Turquoise and diamond ring.
* Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Maguire — Hat pin.
* Earl and Countess of Scarborough — Brooch.
* Lady Brabourne—Brooch.
* Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont — Enamel brooch.
* Sir Ernest Cassel — Brooch.
* Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Ashley — Brooch.
* Countess Camilla Hoyos — Antique Viennese watch.
* Right Hon. George Wyndham — Emerald and diamond shamrock brooch.
* Lord and Lady Iveagh — Diamond and sapphire pendant.
* Sir Thomas and Lady Wrightson — Antique gold chatelaine.
* Earl Cadogan — Antique French box.
* Earl and Countess Cadogan — '''Antique table'''.
* Right Hon. St. John Brodrick — '''Bureau'''.
* Right Hon. Walter Long and Lady Doreen Long — Silver inkstand.
* Earl Mansfield — Silver bowl.
* Earl and Countess of Crewe — Emerald and diamond ornament.
* Sir Henry and Lady Drummond Wolff — Pair of antique silver vases.
* Lord and Lady Burton — Ormulu inkstand.
* Lord and Lady Annesley—Empire gold tea service.
* Duke and Duchess of Abercorn — Jade ornament.
* Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford — Silver coffee pot.
* Lady Savile and Miss Helyar — Pair silver sconces.
* Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne — Four silver candlesticks.
* Right Hon. James Lowther — Four silver candlesticks.
* Dr. Mahaffy — Silver gipsy kettle.
* Earl and Countess of Erne — Silver vase.
* Lord Rowton — Silver bowl.
* Marchioness of Headfort — Silver box.
* Lord George Scott — Six silver menu holders.
* Mr. and the Misses Parkin and Miss Bowser — Silver dish and spoon.
* The Lord Mayor of Belfast and Lady Dixon — Silver bread basket.
* Lord and Lady O’Neill — Silver fruit basket.
* Right Hon. Henry and Mrs. Asquith — Four silver salt cellars.
* Lady Susan Beresford — Silver tea strainer.
* Earl and Countess of Coventry — Pair of silver candlesticks.
* Duchess of Montrose — Silver mirror.
* Countess of Suffolk — Silver box.
* Sir Francis Mowatt — Four silver dishes.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Mulhall — Silver inkstand and pair of silver candlesticks.
* Miss Montgomerie — Two silver menu holders.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Hopper — Silver rose bowl.
* Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton — Silver mirror.
* Count Albert Mensdorff — Silver bonbonniere.
* Mrs. Boddy — Carved silver waistband.
* Mr. Robert Yeoman — Antique Venetian buttons.
* Prince and Princess Alexis Dolgorouki — Silver bowl.
* Earl and Countess of Carnarvon — Gilt inkstand.
* Miss Madeline Stanley — Silver bowl.
* Duke and Duchess of Sutherland — Two silver sauce boats.
* Mr. and Mrs. Eminson — Silver bridge box.
* Earl of Durham — '''Writing table'''.
* The Chancellor of the Exchequer — '''Fur rug'''.
* Lady Lucy Hicks-Beach — Green leather despatch box.
* Mr. Bathurst — '''Book''' on gardening.
* Lord and Lady Grey — Set of '''books''' — George III.
* Lord Errington — Silver box.
* Miss Chandos-Pole — Gold sugar castor.
* Lady Cynthia Graham — Old basket brooch.
* Mr. and Mrs. D. Cooper — Fan, with mother of pearl stick.
* General Stracey — Silver shoe.
* Miss Farquharson — Gold heart-shaped brooch.
* Captain Ponsonby — Riding whip (hippo).
* Lord and Lady Ribblesdale — Paste buckle.
* Mr. and Mrs. R. Houston — Two fire screens.
* Captain snd Mrs. Behrens — Mother of pearl and feather fan.
* Lord and Lady Burton — lnkstand, &amp;c.
* Lord and Lady Londesborough — '''Rosewood table''' and box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Dunville — '''Brown fur rug'''.
* Lady Selkirk — Tortoiseshell fan.
* Dowager Lady Scarborough — Two silver candlesticks.
* Lady Hindlip — Twelve silver knives.
* Mr. J. L. Wharton — Two silver vases.
* Mr. J. B. Houston — Mezzotint of Lord Castlereagh.
* Lord and Lady Annaly — Silver gilt tea service.
* Lord Kerry — Silver '''aneroid'''. 
* Sir Redvers and Lady Audrey Buller — Two antique fans.
* Mr. Watson — Two silver frames.
* Mr. and Mrs. Oppenheim — Two gold boxes.
* Lady Mabel Crichton — Green leather blotter (Dreyfous).
* Mr. and Lady Sophia Montgomerie — Enamel plaques in frame.
* Mr. H. Fetherstonhaugh — Trivet and toasting fork.
* Mr. Spender Clay — White enamel buckle.
* The Moss Family — Two painted panels.
* Canon Tristram — '''Book''' on Japan. 
* Mr. Smalley — '''Jane Austen’s novels'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Lecky — Silver clothes brush.
* Sir Berkeley and Miss Sheffield — Blue cloth and white fur rug.
* Mr. Francis Jeune — '''Volumes of poetry'''. 
* Mr. Brinsly Marley — Gilt handglass.
* Lord and Lady William Cecil — '''Boswell’s Life of Johnson''' — 5 volumes. 
* Mrs. Boreham — Lace collar and cuffs.
* The Ladies Northcote — Prayer '''Book'''. 
* Mr. Coventry — Driving whip.
* Lord Cole — Cushion.
* Miss B. Houston — Gold penknife.
* Lady Garvagh — Seal.
* Colonel F. Rhodes — '''Electric clock'''. 
* Lady Leila Egerton — Crystal umbrella handle.
* Mr. V. Hussey-Walsh — Silver shoe.
* Miss Gooday — Painted China umbrella handle. [Col. 2c–3a]
* Lieutenant-Colonel O'Shaughnessy — Trefoil silver pincushion.
* Lady Antrim — Two &quot;Punch'’ '''books'''. 
* Lord and Lady Farquhar — Two stands and lamps.
* Major Wynne Finch — En tout case.
* Lord and Lady Cowper — China box.
* Mrs. Arthur James — '''Screen'''. 
* Captain and Lady Sarah Wilson — Two turquoise pins.
* Lady Fort — Silver and velvet pincushion.
* Lord and Lady Wenlock — '''Bellows'''. 
* Bishop of Rochester — '''Book'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Allhusen — '''Merriman's Novels'''. 
* Sir H. and Lady Meysey-Thompson — Dreyfous tray.
* The Misses Meysey-Thompson — Penholder.
* Duchess of Manchester — Seal.
* Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Villiers — Dresden China inkstand.
* Princess Henry of Pless — Cameo ornament.
* Lord and Lady Elcho — lnlaid wooden tray.
* Mr. and Mrs. M‘Neile — Blotter and paper case.
* Mr. and Mrs. Apperley — '''Card table'''. 
* Miss Dorothy Hood — Amethyst seal.
* Captain Hicks-Beach — Two silver frames.
* Lady Edith Ashley — Silver corkscrew and seal.
* Lady Mildred Allsopp — '''Screen'''. 
* Dr. M‘Kendrick — '''Twenty-five volumes poetry'''. 
* Dowager Lady Tweedmouth — Silver muffineers.
* Captain Brinton — '''Six volumes Rudyard Kipling'''. 
* Sir Francis and Lady Jeune — '''Screen'''. 
* Sir W. and Lady Harcourt — Enamel jar.
* Lady De Ramsey — Red leather blotter.
* Rev. Edgar Shepperd — Shooting stick.
* Mrs. M'Donald — '''Screen'''. 
* Mrs. A. Meysey-Thompson — Gold box.
* Lady Hamilton — '''lndian embroidery'''. 
* Miss Brassey — Gold frame.
* Lord and Lady Halsbury — '''Two books'''. 
* Mrs. and Miss Vernon — Fan.
* Sir Hedworth Williamson — Four scent bottles in gilt stand.
* Mr. and Miss Parkin — Silver dish and spoon.
* Lady Constance Butler — Enamel box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Meiklejohn — Tortoiseshell and gold card case.
* Mrs. Watkins — Sketch.
* Mrs. G. Fowler — Paste buckle.
* Mrs. Farquharson — Purse.
* Sir Daniel and Lady Dixon — Silver bread basket.
* Duchess of Devonshire — White sunshade.
* Mrs. Charrington — Gold chain purse.
* Masters Stirling — Silver box.
* Miss Winsonme Wharton — '''Book''' (Mme. Ricomier). 
* Lady Helen Vincent — '''Book''' (Bacon’s Essays). 
* Duchess of Roxburghe — Fire '''screen'''. 
* Mr. R. Lucas — '''Book'''. 
* Lord and Lady Bathurst — Enamelled box.
* Mrs. Maurice Glyn — '''Book tray and stand'''. 
* Lord and Lady Knutsford — '''Book'''. 
* Mrs. Battey — Frame.
* Lord Cairns — Gold and china box.
* Captain and Lady V. Villiers — Two crystal jugs.
* Lady Beatrice Meade — Four cups and saucers.
* Prince and Princess Bismarck — Three scent bottles.
* Lady Kilmorey — Lamp.
* Mr. Frank Chaplin — Sunshade.
* Mr. and Mrs. Graham Menzies — Silver box.
* Lady Mary Willoughby — '''Shelley's Poems'''. 
* Mr. and Lady Clodagh Anson — Silver box.
* Countess Isabelle Deym — Tortoiseshell and crystal umbrella top.
* Miss Sturmfels — '''Russian leather hymn-book'''. 
* The Duchess of Westminster — Tortoiseshell and lace fan.
* Miss Dorothy Wilson — Twelve shamrock buttons.
* Lord and Lady Minto — Lamp and shade.
* Mrs. G. Cornwallis West — Gold inkstand.
* Major and Mrs. M‘Kenzie — Twelve amethyst buttons.
* Lord and Lady Annesley — '''Bookslide and stand'''. 
* Lord and Lady Ancaster — '''Embroidered firescreen'''. 
* Lady Huntingdon — '''Book stand'''. 
* Lady Katherine Somerset — Work basket.
* Mr. De Pledge — Print of Lord Castlereagh.
* Major Arthur Doyle — Two carved pictures.
* Lady Parker and Captain Matthews — '''Book case'''. 
* Lord and Lady Barnard — '''Screen'''. 
* Sir Charles Cust — Enamel frame.
* Mr. James Mackenzie — Silver ornament.
* Miss Wrightson — Picture in frame.
* Mr. Ottley — '''Book (Browning)'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. W. James — '''Table'''. 
* Mr. Charles Pollen — Walking-stick.
* Miss Knatchbull Hugessen — '''Matthew Arnold’s Poems'''. 
* Miss B. and Miss W. Paget — Smelling salts bottle.
* Lord and Lady Duncannon — Frame.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Delacour — Gold trinket tray.
* Viscount Ridley — '''Enamel letter rack'''. 
* Miss Ridgeway — '''Carved wood table'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. George Gregson — Lace fan.
* Lady Inchiquin — Silver frame.
* The Bishop of Durham — '''Book'''. 
* General Albert Williams — '''Silver telegraph case'''. 
* Mr. Ward Cook — Silver inkstand.
* Rev. H. Boddy — '''Bible and Prayer Book'''. 
* Lady Helen Graham — '''Book, Tennyson'''. 
* Lady Charlotte Montgomery — Blotter.
* '''Mr. Edmund Gosse''' — '''Book'''. 
* The Hon. E. and the Hon. A. Cadogan — Silver bottle.
* Lady Rossmore and Miss Naylor — '''Vitrine table'''. 
* Colonel Swaine — Gilt box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Hall-Walker — Two silver sugar casters.
* Captain and Mrs. Colin Keppell — '''Book'''. 
* Mrs. C. Vane-Tempest — White feather fan.
* Lady Sybil Gray — Enamel hatpin.
* Mr. Algernon Peel — lnlaid gold box.
* General and Miss Thesiger — Six tea knives.
* Lord and Lady Falmouth — Enamel box.
* Mr. Ruggles-Brise — '''Thirty-one volumes Carlyle’s works'''. 
* Lord and Lady Henry Nevill — '''Two safety pins'''. 
* Lady Muril Parsons — Silver box.
* The Misses Daisy and Aline and Master Wentworth Beaumont — '''Prayer Book'''. 
* Dr. and Mrs. Dillon — Beer glass.
* Mr. and Mrs. Pirrie — '''Writing cabinet'''. 
* Sir John Willoughby — Mirror.
* Sir F. and Lady Milner — Leather box.
* Lady Milton — Umbrella.
* Major Stracey Clitheroe — Driving whip.
* Mr. and Mrs. Webster — Silver mirror.
* Lord Hugh Cecil — Clock.
* Lord and Lady Enniskillen — Tortoiseshell umbrella handle.
* Rev. H. Martin and Mrs. Martin — Bible.
* Mrs. Seton—Six d’oyleys [sic].
* Dr. and Mrs. Blandford — Brown feather fan.
* Lord Crofton — '''MS. music book'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Jameson — Emerald hatpin.
* Misses Trefusis — Pair of vases.
* Mr. and Lady Evelyn Eyre — Pair of links.
* Mrs. Strong — Cushion.
* Duke and Duchess of Teck — Silver salver.
* Lord Crichton — Tortoiseshell box.
* Captain and Mrs. Greville — Sunshade.
* Mrs. Huhn — '''German album'''. 
* Mrs. and Miss Falconer — '''Tennyson (six volumes)'''. 
* Lady Wilton and Mr. Prior — Gold and turquoise pen, pencil, &amp;c.
* Miss Meerworth — '''German book'''. 
* Miss Curzon — '''Birthday book'''. 
* Messrs. Rothschild — Tortoiseshell paper knife.
* Mr. Herbert Praed — Four gold ornaments.
* Lady Beatrix Taylour — '''Two volumes poetry'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Brown — '''Book, Keble's poems'''. 
* Mr. Robert Vyner — Topaz hatpins.
* Archdeacon and Mrs. Long — Painting.
* Mr. Wright — Silver and glass bowl.
* Mr. and Mrs. Corbett — Silver mirror.
* Duke of Roxburghe — '''Fur rug'''. 
* Mrs. Sowler — Satin satchet.
* Colonel and Mrs. Ropner — Two scent bottles in silver case.
* Dr. and Mrs. Jackson — Picture.
* The Misses Warham — Table cover.
* Mrs. Van Raalte — Ornament.
* Lady Magheramorne — Crystal bowl.
* Lord and Lady Chesham — '''Bookstand'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald — China punchbowl.
* Mrs. Meiklejohn — Gold penholder.
* Miss Gibson — Green and silver blotter.
* Lord and Lady O'Brien—Lace fan. [Col. 3c–4a]
* The Misses O'Brien — Lace handkerchief.
* Baron Heyking — Hatpin.
* Mrs. Bone — Silver ornament.
* Miss Dale-Copeland — '''Book'''. 
* Mr. C. P. Little — '''Screen'''. 
* Mr. Thomas Egerton — Two silver ornaments.
* Miss Gully — '''Book'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Sim — '''Gong'''. 
* Sir G. and Lady Murray — Brown Ieather bag.
* Lord Rosebery — Shagreen and silver box.
* Mr. and Miss Brownlow — Round silver mirror.
* Duke and Duchess of Somerset — Embroidered box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Brydon — Gilt candlesticks.
* Sir E. and Lady Carson — Silver mirror.
* Miss Carson — Silver manicure set.
* Mr. Barry — Silver calendar.
* Lady Limerick — Silver and glass box.
* Lady Marjorie Wilson — Grey bag.
* Miss Buddy — Silver thermometer.
* Captain Fortescue — Fan.
* Miss Cockerell — Antique box.
* Sir Andrew and Lady Reid — Silver box.
* Mr. Arthur Portman — Oxidised inkstand.
* Lady Mar and Kellie — Gold box.
* Lord Hyde and Lady E. Villiers — '''Three turquoise safety pins'''. 
* Miss Freda Villiers — Enamel box.
* Lady Galway and Miss Monckton — Round tortoiseshell box.
* Mr. Reade — '''Book'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair — Fan.
* Lord and Lady Hopetoun — Diamond kangaroo.
* Captain and Mrs. Greer — Seal.
* Sir John and Lady Milbanke — Photo frame.
* Mrs. Claud Lambton — Tortoiseshell and silver box.
* Mr. and Lady Getrude Langford — Photo frame.
* Sir William and Lady Carrington — Crystal and gold box.
* Mr. Guy Rennie — Gold Penholder (with stones).
* Sir Howard and Lady Vincent — '''Silver Prayer Book'''. 
* Lady Constance Hatch — Crystal and turquoise penholder.
* Dowager Lady Howe — Silver basket.
* Colonel and Mrs. Crawford — Box.
* Lord Dufferin — '''Book (18th Century)'''. 
* Mr. Olphert — Two silver mice.
* Mr. Stone and Miss Stone — Silver rose bowl.
* Mrs. Dudley Field — Gold scent bottle.
* Lady Naylor-Leyland — Purse.
* Sir James Montgomery — Silver and tortoiseshell mirror.
* Mr. Sampson Walters — Silver frame.
* Lord and Lady Clonbrock — China box.
* Mrs. Arthur Pakenham — '''Electric lamp'''. 
* Duke and Duchess of Newcastle — '''Work table'''. 
* Dowager Lady Esher — Fan.
* Lord and Lady Arthur Hill — Case and four scent bottles.
* Major Edward Beaumont — Umbrella.
* Misses Vivian — Enamelled box.
* Hon. Mrs. Oliphant — '''Paper case and book'''. 
* Mr. Ivor Guest — Seal.
* The Countess of Ravensworth — Diamond hairpin.
* The Hon. T. and Mrs. Dundas — Ornament.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Dunville — Driving whip.
* [[Social Victorians/People/Bourke|Mrs. Algernon Bourke]] — Box. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Harris — '''Four volumes of Shakespeare'''. 
* Mr. Harold Brassey — Old silver box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Hohler — '''Screen'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Ord — Silver teapot, cream and sugar basin.
* Lord and Lady Pirbright — Silver cup and saucer.
* Lady Arran and Miss Stopford — Seal.
* Sir R. and Lady B. Pole-Carew — Paper case and blotter.
* Mr. and Mrs. Young — Silver blotter.
* Mrs. Percy Mitford — Silver photo frame.
* Colonel and Mrs. M'Calmont — Lace scarf.
* Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Andrews — Silver paper knife.
* Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith — Two lace handkerchiefs.
* Sir Henry Ewart — Driving whip.
* Mr. and Mrs. T. Brough — Mirror.
* Mr. James Knowles — '''Jane Austen’s works — 6 volumes'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Robinson — '''Book'''. 
* Sir F. Dixon-Hartland — Silver waist belt.
* Mr. Leonard — '''Brassey table'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. F. Wrench — Silver jug.
* Major Little — Green leather bag.
* '''Mr. Thomas Hardy''' — '''Book'''. 
* Sir Edward Hamilton — Silver basket.
* Lady Anne Lambton — '''Fire screen'''. 
* Lord and Lady de Ros — '''d'Oyleys''' [sic]. 
* Lady Lilian Wemyss — Box.
* Miss Cadogan — Silver stamp case.
* Dowager Lady Rosslyn — '''Shagreen''' box. 
* Lady Annable Milnes — Paper box.
* Sir Donald Wallace — Writing case.
* Mr. and Mrs. C. Chaplin — '''Two books'''. 
* Lady Aberdeen — Tray.
* Lord and Lady Downshire — lnkstand.
* Lord and Lady Boyne — Fan.
* '''H. E. The Portuguese Minister''' — lnkstand. 
* Mrs. Laverton — Two silver photo frames.
* Mr. and Mrs. William West — Gold ring box.
* Mr. Hope Hawkins — '''Books'''. 
* Hon. and Mrs. Eric North — Box.
* Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Leigh — Screen.
* Sir James and Lady Miller — Silver urn.
* Lord and Lady Ashbourne — Three silver sugar casters.
* Mr. Hugh Owen — Parasol top.
* Colonel and Mrs. Fludyer — Scent bottle.
* Lady Doxford—Two China vases. Lady Emma Talbot—Seal. Mre! Chastion Lamo _‘g k ton ug. Lord and Lad anbom lock. Miss Gnrwoody—Tw China vases. Miss Murray—Book. Mr. and Mrs. Bampfylde—Gold scent bottles. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis—Mother o‘lwnrl box. Lord and Lady Alice Stanley—Writing table. Lord and Lady Templetown—Two silver candle- Lord and Lady Westmoreland—SBix tea knives. Lord and Lady Robert Cecil—Butter knife. Dowager Lady Airlie—Gold tray. Dowager Lady Annaly—Address book. o A . A e. i A Mr. and Mrs. Bonrchm—Silmrb‘:a. Mr. and Mrs. Warham—Lace and mother of pearl fan, Lord and Lady Penrhyn—Enamel bracelet. Captain H. Lambton—Enamel brooch. Lady De L’'lsle—Card case. Mr. and Mrs. Dance—Silver calendar. Lady B. Herbert—Silver box. Lon{ and Lady Heunry Fitzgerald—Silver buttons, Lord and Lady Selborne and Lord and Lady Cranborne—Corner cupboard. Lord Ingestre—Green jewel case. Mr. Vere Chaplin—Blue blotter. Captain l.rkgun—[‘t!nr bridge box. ~ Mr. and Mrs. W. Ridley—Jay feather fan. ~ Mr. and Mrs. C. Hunter—Links, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson Clarke—China box. Captain and Mrs. Fowler—Antique fan. Dowager Lady Ampthill—Clock. Mr. and Mrs. Hopking—— Sir R. and Lady Graham—SBilver shoe, Major Mackenzie—Whist markers. Mr. Mclntyre—Two silver and glass bonbonnieres. Miss Russell—White satin cushion. ‘H(ir- Gno“n—V‘Jhiu T-cuf. . and Mrs. Vane- mpﬁ—&amp;ﬁe. Mr. and Lady Isobel Hardy, and Mr. Stanley— Mr. and Mrs. R. Gerard —Twelve . g. Clarence Winilulou—:::hmdca silk cloth. . lur:‘lzrn— ilver box. Lady Bradford—Four glass vases. Mr. Rupert Guinness—Table. Lady Ashburton—Book. DML- of Bedford —Frame in case. Lord and Lady Edmund Talbot—two scent bottles. Mr. H. Milner—Book. Mr. James Gn*—Cloek. Lord Herbert—Tortoiseshell inkstand. Mr. Rabone—Table. Mrs. Alston—Walking stick. Lord and Lady Howe—Silver bowl, Norreys—Table. E and Lady Hamilton—Gilt mirror. Ord—Two sketches. Lord and Lady Gerard—Diamond sword. Lady G. Little—Gilt letter-case. ﬂ?:nl and Mrs. Godfrey Clark—Spray with Mrs. Blizzard—White embroideréd cloth. Mr. and y Victoria Grenfell-Glass and silver m Mr. M{ F. Sturt—Two tables. Mr. Hope—Tea basket. ‘lﬁd’zrl!'mm Cﬁ%m—-ﬂilm pepper pot. urrog 'Brien—Silver tn‘ Mﬂnnl and mw:—&amp;:— r case, ln?.. W H. Grenfell—Green letter case. Mr. F. Curzon—Large green blotter. Mr. Vonuhan— Mr. and . Richardson—Coffee cups and Misses Griffiths —Carved oak tray. Lord and ladg North— Miss Smith—Silver shoehorn and buttonhook. Lord and Lady Derby—Necklace and pearl gd:t Hon. C. J. Rhodes—Turquoise and diamond necklace. Lady Isabella Wilson—Silver box. Mrs. Coﬂa‘:l?rm. Lord and y St. Oswald—Two tables. Mr. R. Gillart—Mirror, Rev. J. G. Nash—Gold pen. Mr. A. Strong—Bock. Lord and Lady Shaftesbury—Enamel card case. Co:onel Duncombe — Paperknife and bookmarker. | Lady Bherborne—China box, \ Lou{ud Lady Wolverton—Ruby and diamond ring. l:n. Hnrtmsnn—’roﬁoimb:mpck-ih. Viscount and Viscountess W, y—Two china its. ‘ .lm and Lady Essex—Fan. Mr. McDonnell—Cigarette case. | Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Dawkins—Buttons. Miss Reynardson—Writing block. Colonel Forster—Umbrella. Lord and Lsd{ Dudley—Dessert service. Mrs. Cockerell—Fan. Mrs. Gramshaw—Cushion. Miss Muriel White—Grey bag. Mrs. Parker—Carved ivory box. Admiral and Mrs. Carpenter—Old silver box. \ Miss Alexander—Silver box. Sir Bache and Lady Cunard—Silver vase. Lord and Lady Binniog—Vitrine. Bir M. Fitzgerald—Whip, Bir Edfu- Vincent—Diamond necklet. Colonel Chaudos Pole—Silver sugar sifter. Mrs. Murray Guthrie—Crystal penholder. : s IRight I;on. Joseph and Mrs. Chamberlainilver coffee pot. Mrs. Gmn[:l)l—Bnttom. Mrs. Arthur Paget—Jewel box. Lady Grosvenor—Silver cigarette box. E[ﬁlg F :lvenha.m——S‘iJNr basket, and Countess Wargrave—Crystal jar, Lord and Lad{‘Cmden-Vitrin‘. Mr. and Mrs. Wharton—Paper knife. Mr. Ker—Two crystal bowls. B:‘.lmd Mrs. Hi:((l}—Whip. S Ellesmere stal pen seal. | Sir ;‘.lix and Lady amou-Addn- book. | Mrs. Arthur Henniker—Books, Mr. and Miss Weir—Silver potato bowl. Captain and L dy Edith Trotter—Card case. Mrs. Chaine—Enamel frame. Lady Jane Levett—Six tea kn ves. Lady Maud Warrender—Glass jar with gold brnrd Huntingfield—Umbrella. Mr. and Mrs, Carlisle—Silver box. Mr. and Mrs. R. Nm—&amp;lm milk jug. Dowager Lady Lonsddle—Worcester china jug. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hay—Silver frame. Mr. and Mrs. F. Bibby—Six buttons. Duchess of Weuminmr—Dnglm tray. Lord and Lady Llangattock—Silver vase. Mr. and Mrs. Aap!oby—'l‘u set. Lord and Lady Gosford—Crystal workcase. Lady Alwyne Compton—Antique fan. Mrs. Kerr—Card case. Sirl Francis and Lady Knollys—Life of Napoleon I. Mr. énd Mrs. R. Spencer—Five vols. Spenser's Poems. Mrs. Spence—Stamp box. Mr. Borthwick—Enamel vinaigette. Mr. Wiener—Tea set. Dr. and Mrs. Davies— Rev. James Colling—Silver salver, Earl and Countess of Eglinton—Two large pelm vases. Miss Nellie Lu-nch—nxf. Lady Helen Forbes— .

- PRESENTS TO THE BRIDEGROOM, The bride—Pearl and diamond solitaire stud and gold cigarette case. The Earl of Ilchester—Brougham. The Marquis of mmnm guns. Viscount Castlereagh— Li case. Lady Maria Hood—Chippendale bureau. Tenants at Melbury—Dutch n-mh bureau, Tensnts at Dorchester—Silver and ad- Tenants on the Redlynch Estate—Silver bowl and address. Tenants at Abho‘m—-eilvu basket. Servants at H House, Melbury, and Abbotsbary—Silver inkstand. mbkmﬂl at Melbury—Pair of silver candlesticks. Garden employees at Holland House—Silvermounted blotting book. -lEmployn- on the Melbury Estate—Silver ver. Emﬂoynu on Redlynch Estate—Four silver S enapte st Plaitford Wilts—Silver box s , Wi ver box. lmrico Hood—Letter rack. Gapain 3. Ponscabye- Hitso. hide r J. Ponsonby— Hippo. cane. Hon. E. Fitzgerald—lnkstand. Lord Villiers—Two silver sweetmeat dishes, Commander Hon. G. Digby—Snuff box. Mr. and lad; Sybil Smith—Paper knife. Mr. Baird—Four antique silver salt cellars. Mr. and Mrs. Dawkins—Two newspaper stands. Dr. and Mrs. Williamson—Gold I-Jl-ldl case. Mr. and Mrs. Kmoel-l’lm ver box. Lord and Lady Digby— and gilt clock. Lord Beaucham ix silver-mounted wine corks. Mr. Hope Vere—Four glass decanters. Mrs. and Miss Magnac—Revolving book table. Lord Elphinstone—Silver lighter. Mr. and Mrs. Hanbury—Silver loving bowl. Lord and Lady Lansdowne—Two candlesticks. Lord nmnon-—[.? silver bowl. Captain and Lady E. Dawson and Mr. and Mrs. Dawson—Two silver salvers. Mr. and Mrs. A. Sassoon—Silver inkstand. Miss B{Nl Hood--Case of tea knives. Lord Shrewsbury—Luncheon case. Miss Roche—Book (Josephine Impl.). Mr, Rice—Telegraph book. Lady Edith and Lady Mary Dawson—Breakfast service, Major Wynne Finch—Dutch silver box. i . snd Ldy Bt e Bir A. and Lady Book (Prince Charles Edward). Mr. :::l. Mrs. Sackville West—Twelve Crown Derby rt 3 Sir H. and l&amp;l“l‘;.l‘ring—mlm gilt ash tray. Lord and Lady Savile—Cigar case. Mr. Maurice Glyn—Six tea knives. Colonel aud Lady E. Digby—Twosilver candle_ Major and Mrs. Clayton—Glass and ormulu jar, _ Lord and Lady Baring—Two glass and silver ,‘ﬁh- Maclagan—lnk bottle. Hon. A. Meade—Claret jug. - Arnold Morley—Barograph. | Mlkn. Hope-Vere—Blotting book and paper |’ {nrd sndl%l:ly Yl-l)'lb:mh—&amp;n links., Viscount Ridley— and spoon, Mr. Gibh-—-wzitwon bnw;’::. Hon. Cecil Brownlow—Blotting book., Colonel Jerycise—Silver basin, 3. i'n‘ Mrs. A. Wilson—Walnut seat. Mr. Clarence Wilson—Green u' Mr. and Mrs. K. Wilson—Book slide. Lady Aberdeen—Nest and ?- n Mr. and Mrs. F. Sassoon—Watch in case, Hon. Thomas Egerton—Umbrella. Mr. Gillett—Cake knife. Lady Clanwilliam—Gold pencil. Mr. and Mrs. L. de Rothschild—Bleeve links, hl'nd and Lady Breadalbane—Deersfoot match- Mrs. Bischoffsheim—Silver box. Mr. and Mrs. H. Cook—Two salt cellars and casters, m Markham 811 a‘;‘&amp;“{&amp;‘ ver h%ot Hon. E. St. Aubyn—Silver-mounted Mr. R. Dawson—SBilver tankard. Mr. and Mrs. A. Dawson—Fruit dish and &quot; eppe-_Chins ek ikt o ina can Misses M. and N. Dawson—Card table, Mr. Bradley Martin, jun.—Silver inkstand, Rev. R. Bo{-ru—(}hu ink bottle. Mr. R. Charteris—Automatic stamp box. ey e ] on. b — . Mr, G. Lane Fox—Silmnqudled umbrella, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin—Gold cigarette case. Mr. W. Burns—O)d silver cup. Lord Dum:-—'l‘urqnoinwd diamond pin, Mr. and N Emn—l’bot@hmo. il ol Loks GOOB raven ver cigarette box, Messrs. G. -ns L. Digby—Glass paper rack. g.ou. Ml’;I Rsmuyp— &amp;;ng glass. n Heneage— . l(rp'l‘il Harris—Silver candlesticks, Mr. and Mrs. Dudleil:igh—silvar corkscrew, ; Mr. and Mrs. G. Jjoribanks—Champagne ui!on. E. and Mrs. Stonor—Writing desk. Lord Cecil Manners—Ash tray. Lord and Lad Dn.rtu{)—-Smsu plate chest. Colonel V. uu( Colonel D. Dawson—Coldstream star pin. Dol;rqer Lady Ashburton and Miss Baring— Silver salver, Mr. and Mrs. Wells—Books (Shakespeare). Dowager Lady Tweedmouth—Sixsilver liqueur ’ Captain and Mrs. Amory—Liquer stand. Mrs. F. Wombwell—Four dessert spoons, Mr. H. Milner—Walking stick. Mrs. Sheridan—Two silver candlesticks. Mr. M. Drummond-—Six menu holders, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson Clarke—Silver cigarette case. Lady Clandeboye—Letter weight. Lady Carnarvon—Cigarette case. Mr. Levita—Silver box. Mrs. Macdonald—Silver cigarette box, diamond and ruby pin, Major M‘Ad’nm—Woodoock pin. Lord Hamilton of Dalzel—Silver inkstand. Rev. R. B. and Mrs. Roe—Two silver menu holders. bo:(kr' Maurice Egerton—Tortoiseshell blotting | (l}: C. Gru(:}t—ogilver ﬂrmu l)o‘x‘;l ptain G. Crichton—Asparagus . Mr. W. M‘Ewan —Silver salver. - Mr. Gervase Beckett—Four bottle stands. Captain Hon. Guy Baring—Silver inkstand.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Marriage of Lady Helen Stewart.&quot; ''Londonderry Standard'' 27 January 1902, Monday: 8 [of 8], Col. 1a–6b [of 6]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005986/19020127/161/0008. Print title: ''The Derry Standard'', p. 8.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

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Wedding of Lady Helen Stewart and Lord Stavordale, son of the Earl and Countess of Ilchester

==Overview==

==Logistics==
* Saturday, 25 January 1902, 2:00 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, Eaton-square, London
* Bride's bouquet, made by
* Bride's dress, made by
* Embroidery
* Bride's traveling dress, made by
* Bridesmaids' dresses
* Bridesmaids' hats
* Bridesmaids' bouquets
==Related Events==
* Reception
* Honeymoon
==Who Was Present==
===Bride and Bridesmaids===
====Bride====
====Bridesmaids====
====Pages====
===Groom and Best Man===
===People Who Attended===

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==What People Wore==
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==Gifts==
Lady Helen Stewart received a lot of very valuable jewelry, including a diamond and turquoise brooch from King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and a pearl and diamond bracelet from the tenantry on the family county Down estate and the inhahitants of Newtownards, Ireland.

===Books===

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===Unusual or Interesting Gifts===

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==Anthology==
From the ''Londonderry Standard'':&lt;blockquote&gt;Marriage of Lady Helen Stewart. A Brilliant Gathering.

The marriage of Lady Helen Stewart, only daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, Londonderry House, Park-lane, London, with Lord Stavordale, son of the Earl and Countess of Ilchester, Holland House, Kensington, London, took place in St. Peter’s Church, Eaton-square, London, on Saturday at two o’clock. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dress made of a lovely shade of rich ivory duchesse satin. The skirt was embroidered with graduated true lover's knots on the same satin, veined with a silver thread. The train was an original one, as it formed, and was part of, the skirt, and . [sic] was made with an exquisite flounce of Limerick lace, caught up with bows of the same embroidery. The bodice was very prettily arranged with old lace, forming a fichu at the back, with insertions of the same lace in front. The sleeves were of transparent chiffon and lace. The bride wore a wreath of orange blossorns and myrtle grown from that used in her mother's wedding bouquet, and also a veil of Brussels lace, which was worn by Lady Londonderry and her sisters, and by the Hon. Mrs. Beckett at their weddings, and by the Dowager Lady Shrewsbury. The bride’s ornaments were a pearl and diamond collar, a gift from the county of Durham, and a diamond riviere, the gift of her father. She was attended by ten bridesmaids, viz., Miss Marion Beckett, Miss Gladys Beckett, Miss Margaret Beaumont, Miss Aline Beaumont, Lady Muriel Fox-Strangways, Lady Edith Dawson, Lady Viola Talbot, Miss Muriel Chaplin, Miss Madeleine Stanley, and Miss Eleanor Hicks-Beach. The four first-named were little girls, and they wore Empire frocks, to the ground, of old lace, over ‘‘quicksilver” silk, with high sashes of cloth of gold. Gold shoes and stockings and white mittens completed this quaint costume. The remaining and elder bridesmaids wore gowns of white ‘‘quicksilver” silk, draped with old lace over chiffon, the deep flounce headed by crescents of Russian sable. The bodices had deep lace collars bordered with the sable, and were fastened at the waist with sashes of cloth of gold tied at the side and falling in long ends. They wore long biscuit coloured suede gloves and white felt hats, trimmed with bouquets of white and yellow jonquils and green and brown leaves. The bridesmaids carried baskets of jonkils [sic] and lilies of the valley, and wore diamond birds, the gifts of the bridegroom. The officiating clergy were the Primate of Ireland, the Rev. Canon Body (Durham), the Rev. H. A. V. Boddy (vicar of Grindon, county Durham, and chaplain to Lord Londonderry at Wynyard Park), and the Rev. J. Storrs (vicar of St. Peter’s, Eaton-square). The bridegroom was attended by Lord Hyde as best man. The ceremony over, a reception was held at Londonderry House, and later the bride and bridegroom left for Ingestre, Stafford, the residence of the Earl of Shrewsbury, uncle of the bride, where they will spend the honeymoon. The bride's travelling dress was of creamy white cloth, the skirt being made with a garniture of deep ecru embroidered lace, opening in front over an underdress of creamy white panne velvet, a border of which was shown all round the bottom of the skirt, and edged with sable. The corsage, with a vest of lace to match the skirt, the cloth slashed down each side, with little straps of panne velvet fastened with tiny gold studs, showing the lace underneath, a double collar round the shoulder, the under one in panne velvet, the outer one in cloth, with lace applique and slashed similar to bodice in order to show the panne collar underneath. A shaped belt of gold fabric, made high back and front, and slashed into little bands, showing the white dress underneath, the sleeves finished with transparent full undersleeves of lace and wristbands embroidered gold, neckband to match. Large cream beaun picture hat, with two large ostrich feathers round the mount, '''a whole sable arranged on the crown''', the sable’s head just showing to the face; on one side a cluster of creamy roses nestling on the hair under the brim. She wore a black sable muff and boa, given her by the Marchioness of Londonderry, and a cape to match, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dunville, of Redburn, county Down.

The bride’s bouquet was made at Wynyard by '''Mr. H. E. Gribble''', head gardener, and was composed of gardineres, lilies of the valley, with orange blossom and myrtle. The Marchioness of Londonderry wore a silver grey crepe de chine dress, with valenciennes lace, toque, ruffle, and muff to match.

The bride’s dress was made by '''Madame Kate Reily''', No. 10, Dover-street, Piccadilly. The whole of the embroidery, &amp;c., was made and arranged in England by Madame Reily’s own workers. Bride's travelling dress — '''Madame E. Durrant''', 116, New Bond-street, W. Bridesmaids’ dresses — '''Madame Oliver Holmes''', 61, New Bond-street, W. Bridesmaids’ hats — '''Madame Cecil''', 43, South Molton-street, W. Bridesmaids’ bouquets — '''Madame Escourt''', Wigmorestreet, London.

Presents to the Bride. 

* Marquis of Londonderry — Diamond tiara, diamond earrings, diamond riviere, three diamond brooches, pearl and diamond ring, '''pony phaton and harness'''.
* Marchioness of Londonderry — Diamond arrow, sable muff and boa, set of Cambrai point lace, set of Irish rose point, two flounces of Irish lace.
* Earl of Ilchester — Pearl necklace, with diamond clasp.
* Countess of Ilchester — Emerald and diamond necklace, with large emerald and diamond pendant, emerald and diamond comb, two emerald and diamond brooches.
* Lord Stevordale — Diamond brooch, ruby and diamond bracelet, turquoise and diamond earrings, emerald and diamond ring.
* Their Majesties the King and Queen — Diamond and turquoise brooch.
* H.R.H. Princess Victoria — Turquoise and diamond pendant.
* Prince and Princess of Wales — Diamond and sapphire crescent.
* T.H.R. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught — Mirror.
* The Duke and Duchess of Fife — Travelling bag.
* Prince Christian — Crystal and emerald umbrella handle.
* Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar — Silver mirror.
* Belfast Conservative Association — Emerald and diamond bracelet.
* Officers of Second Durham Artillery Volunteers — Silver salver.
* '''Tenantry on county Down estate and inhahitants of Newtownards, Ireland''' — Pearl and diamond bracelet.
* Friends in the county of Durham — Pearl and diamond dog collar.
* The ladies of Belfast — Carrickmacross lace robe.
* County Down Staghounds’ Hunt Club — Silver tea and coffee set.
* North-Eastern Agricultural Society (county Down) — Silver candlebra.
* Officials General Post Office — Silver inkstand.
* Mr. George Hardy and workmen of Londonderry Engine Works — [sic.]
* Servants at Londonderry House — Gold and velvet pincushion.
* Employees at Wynyard — Gold mirror.
* Seaham Harbour Primrose League — Three silver rose bowls.
* Tenants on Wynyard Park and Longnewtown estate — Silver salver.
* Employees on Mount Stewart estate — Gold necklace, with pearl ornament.
* North Durham tenants — Silver bowl.
* Tradespeople of Stockton-on-Tees — '''Writing cabinet'''.
* Mothers’ Union at New Seaham — Writing-case.
* G.F.S. at Wynward — Silver and leather blotter.
* Wynyard school children — Silver and leather paper case.
* Wynyard choir — Visitors’ book.
* Mountstewart school children — Two satin covers.
* Downger Marchioness of Londonderry — Gold tea service. [Col. 1c–2a]
* Dowager Countess of Shrewsbury — Pearl and diamond cluster ring.
* Earl of Shrewsbury — Gold-mounted and tortoiseshell dressing-case.
* Mr. and Lady Aline Beaumont — Pearl and diamond comb and sapphire ring.
* Lord Henry Vane-Tempest — Turquoise and diamond bracelet.
* Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest — Enamel pearl muff chain.
* Viscount and Viscountess Helmsley — Emerald and pearl necklet and ornament and enamel comb.
* Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh — '''Dinner service'''.
* Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. G. Beckett — Pearl and diamond earrings.
* Marquis of Salisbury — Jewelled and emerald necklace.
* Baroness Burdett-Coutts — Emerald and pearl necklace and emerald and diamond buckle.
* Lord and Lady Rothschild — Sapphire and diamond star brooch.
* Lord and Lady Lurgan — Sapphire and diamond bracelet and emerald and diamond ditto.
* Marquis and Marchioness of Zetland — Muff chain.
* Mr. and Lady Isabel Larnach — Sapphire and diamond horseshoe bracelet.
* General the Hon. R. Talbot and Mrs. Talbot — Holbein pendant and gold and pearl chain.
* Earl and Countess Brownlow — Sapphire and diamond buckle.
* The Russian Ambassador and Madame de Staal — Blue enamel buckle.
* Lord and Lady Tweedmouth — Ruby and emerald pendant.
* Duke and Duchess of Marlborough — Ruby and diamond locket and chain.
* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sassoon — Diamond bow brooch.
* Lady Margaret Orr-Ewing — Turquoise and gold muff chain.
* Sir William and Lady Eden — Emerald and pearl bracelet.
* Duke and Duchess of Portland — Diamond and pearl brooch.
* Mr. C. D. Rose — Amethyst and gold chain.
* Count Koziebrodzki — Gold chain bracelet.
* Lord Willoughby de Eresby — Ruby and diamond bangle.
* Lady Maria Hood — Paste buttons.
* Sir Samuel and Lady Sophie Scott — Turquoise and diamond ring.
* Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Maguire — Hat pin.
* Earl and Countess of Scarborough — Brooch.
* Lady Brabourne—Brooch.
* Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont — Enamel brooch.
* Sir Ernest Cassel — Brooch.
* Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Ashley — Brooch.
* Countess Camilla Hoyos — Antique Viennese watch.
* Right Hon. George Wyndham — Emerald and diamond shamrock brooch.
* Lord and Lady Iveagh — Diamond and sapphire pendant.
* Sir Thomas and Lady Wrightson — Antique gold chatelaine.
* Earl Cadogan — Antique French box.
* Earl and Countess Cadogan — '''Antique table'''.
* Right Hon. St. John Brodrick — '''Bureau'''.
* Right Hon. Walter Long and Lady Doreen Long — Silver inkstand.
* Earl Mansfield — Silver bowl.
* Earl and Countess of Crewe — Emerald and diamond ornament.
* Sir Henry and Lady Drummond Wolff — Pair of antique silver vases.
* Lord and Lady Burton — Ormulu inkstand.
* Lord and Lady Annesley—Empire gold tea service.
* Duke and Duchess of Abercorn — Jade ornament.
* Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford — Silver coffee pot.
* Lady Savile and Miss Helyar — Pair silver sconces.
* Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne — Four silver candlesticks.
* Right Hon. James Lowther — Four silver candlesticks.
* Dr. Mahaffy — Silver gipsy kettle.
* Earl and Countess of Erne — Silver vase.
* Lord Rowton — Silver bowl.
* Marchioness of Headfort — Silver box.
* Lord George Scott — Six silver menu holders.
* Mr. and the Misses Parkin and Miss Bowser — Silver dish and spoon.
* The Lord Mayor of Belfast and Lady Dixon — Silver bread basket.
* Lord and Lady O’Neill — Silver fruit basket.
* Right Hon. Henry and Mrs. Asquith — Four silver salt cellars.
* Lady Susan Beresford — Silver tea strainer.
* Earl and Countess of Coventry — Pair of silver candlesticks.
* Duchess of Montrose — Silver mirror.
* Countess of Suffolk — Silver box.
* Sir Francis Mowatt — Four silver dishes.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Mulhall — Silver inkstand and pair of silver candlesticks.
* Miss Montgomerie — Two silver menu holders.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Hopper — Silver rose bowl.
* Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton — Silver mirror.
* Count Albert Mensdorff — Silver bonbonniere.
* Mrs. Boddy — Carved silver waistband.
* Mr. Robert Yeoman — Antique Venetian buttons.
* Prince and Princess Alexis Dolgorouki — Silver bowl.
* Earl and Countess of Carnarvon — Gilt inkstand.
* Miss Madeline Stanley — Silver bowl.
* Duke and Duchess of Sutherland — Two silver sauce boats.
* Mr. and Mrs. Eminson — Silver bridge box.
* Earl of Durham — '''Writing table'''.
* The Chancellor of the Exchequer — '''Fur rug'''.
* Lady Lucy Hicks-Beach — Green leather despatch box.
* Mr. Bathurst — '''Book''' on gardening.
* Lord and Lady Grey — Set of '''books''' — George III.
* Lord Errington — Silver box.
* Miss Chandos-Pole — Gold sugar castor.
* Lady Cynthia Graham — Old basket brooch.
* Mr. and Mrs. D. Cooper — Fan, with mother of pearl stick.
* General Stracey — Silver shoe.
* Miss Farquharson — Gold heart-shaped brooch.
* Captain Ponsonby — Riding whip (hippo).
* Lord and Lady Ribblesdale — Paste buckle.
* Mr. and Mrs. R. Houston — Two fire screens.
* Captain snd Mrs. Behrens — Mother of pearl and feather fan.
* Lord and Lady Burton — lnkstand, &amp;c.
* Lord and Lady Londesborough — '''Rosewood table''' and box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Dunville — '''Brown fur rug'''.
* Lady Selkirk — Tortoiseshell fan.
* Dowager Lady Scarborough — Two silver candlesticks.
* Lady Hindlip — Twelve silver knives.
* Mr. J. L. Wharton — Two silver vases.
* Mr. J. B. Houston — Mezzotint of Lord Castlereagh.
* Lord and Lady Annaly — Silver gilt tea service.
* Lord Kerry — Silver '''aneroid'''. 
* Sir Redvers and Lady Audrey Buller — Two antique fans.
* Mr. Watson — Two silver frames.
* Mr. and Mrs. Oppenheim — Two gold boxes.
* Lady Mabel Crichton — Green leather blotter (Dreyfous).
* Mr. and Lady Sophia Montgomerie — Enamel plaques in frame.
* Mr. H. Fetherstonhaugh — Trivet and toasting fork.
* Mr. Spender Clay — White enamel buckle.
* The Moss Family — Two painted panels.
* Canon Tristram — '''Book''' on Japan. 
* Mr. Smalley — '''Jane Austen’s novels'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Lecky — Silver clothes brush.
* Sir Berkeley and Miss Sheffield — Blue cloth and white fur rug.
* Mr. Francis Jeune — '''Volumes of poetry'''. 
* Mr. Brinsly Marley — Gilt handglass.
* Lord and Lady William Cecil — '''Boswell’s Life of Johnson''' — 5 volumes. 
* Mrs. Boreham — Lace collar and cuffs.
* The Ladies Northcote — Prayer '''Book'''. 
* Mr. Coventry — Driving whip.
* Lord Cole — Cushion.
* Miss B. Houston — Gold penknife.
* Lady Garvagh — Seal.
* Colonel F. Rhodes — '''Electric clock'''. 
* Lady Leila Egerton — Crystal umbrella handle.
* Mr. V. Hussey-Walsh — Silver shoe.
* Miss Gooday — Painted China umbrella handle. [Col. 2c–3a]
* Lieutenant-Colonel O'Shaughnessy — Trefoil silver pincushion.
* Lady Antrim — Two &quot;Punch'’ '''books'''. 
* Lord and Lady Farquhar — Two stands and lamps.
* Major Wynne Finch — En tout case.
* Lord and Lady Cowper — China box.
* Mrs. Arthur James — '''Screen'''. 
* Captain and Lady Sarah Wilson — Two turquoise pins.
* Lady Fort — Silver and velvet pincushion.
* Lord and Lady Wenlock — '''Bellows'''. 
* Bishop of Rochester — '''Book'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Allhusen — '''Merriman's Novels'''. 
* Sir H. and Lady Meysey-Thompson — Dreyfous tray.
* The Misses Meysey-Thompson — Penholder.
* Duchess of Manchester — Seal.
* Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Villiers — Dresden China inkstand.
* Princess Henry of Pless — Cameo ornament.
* Lord and Lady Elcho — lnlaid wooden tray.
* Mr. and Mrs. M‘Neile — Blotter and paper case.
* Mr. and Mrs. Apperley — '''Card table'''. 
* Miss Dorothy Hood — Amethyst seal.
* Captain Hicks-Beach — Two silver frames.
* Lady Edith Ashley — Silver corkscrew and seal.
* Lady Mildred Allsopp — '''Screen'''. 
* Dr. M‘Kendrick — '''Twenty-five volumes poetry'''. 
* Dowager Lady Tweedmouth — Silver muffineers.
* Captain Brinton — '''Six volumes Rudyard Kipling'''. 
* Sir Francis and Lady Jeune — '''Screen'''. 
* Sir W. and Lady Harcourt — Enamel jar.
* Lady De Ramsey — Red leather blotter.
* Rev. Edgar Shepperd — Shooting stick.
* Mrs. M'Donald — '''Screen'''. 
* Mrs. A. Meysey-Thompson — Gold box.
* Lady Hamilton — '''lndian embroidery'''. 
* Miss Brassey — Gold frame.
* Lord and Lady Halsbury — '''Two books'''. 
* Mrs. and Miss Vernon — Fan.
* Sir Hedworth Williamson — Four scent bottles in gilt stand.
* Mr. and Miss Parkin — Silver dish and spoon.
* Lady Constance Butler — Enamel box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Meiklejohn — Tortoiseshell and gold card case.
* Mrs. Watkins — Sketch.
* Mrs. G. Fowler — Paste buckle.
* Mrs. Farquharson — Purse.
* Sir Daniel and Lady Dixon — Silver bread basket.
* Duchess of Devonshire — White sunshade.
* Mrs. Charrington — Gold chain purse.
* Masters Stirling — Silver box.
* Miss Winsonme Wharton — '''Book''' (Mme. Ricomier). 
* Lady Helen Vincent — '''Book''' (Bacon’s Essays). 
* Duchess of Roxburghe — Fire '''screen'''. 
* Mr. R. Lucas — '''Book'''. 
* Lord and Lady Bathurst — Enamelled box.
* Mrs. Maurice Glyn — '''Book tray and stand'''. 
* Lord and Lady Knutsford — '''Book'''. 
* Mrs. Battey — Frame.
* Lord Cairns — Gold and china box.
* Captain and Lady V. Villiers — Two crystal jugs.
* Lady Beatrice Meade — Four cups and saucers.
* Prince and Princess Bismarck — Three scent bottles.
* Lady Kilmorey — Lamp.
* Mr. Frank Chaplin — Sunshade.
* Mr. and Mrs. Graham Menzies — Silver box.
* Lady Mary Willoughby — '''Shelley's Poems'''. 
* Mr. and Lady Clodagh Anson — Silver box.
* Countess Isabelle Deym — Tortoiseshell and crystal umbrella top.
* Miss Sturmfels — '''Russian leather hymn-book'''. 
* The Duchess of Westminster — Tortoiseshell and lace fan.
* Miss Dorothy Wilson — Twelve shamrock buttons.
* Lord and Lady Minto — Lamp and shade.
* Mrs. G. Cornwallis West — Gold inkstand.
* Major and Mrs. M‘Kenzie — Twelve amethyst buttons.
* Lord and Lady Annesley — '''Bookslide and stand'''. 
* Lord and Lady Ancaster — '''Embroidered firescreen'''. 
* Lady Huntingdon — '''Book stand'''. 
* Lady Katherine Somerset — Work basket.
* Mr. De Pledge — Print of Lord Castlereagh.
* Major Arthur Doyle — Two carved pictures.
* Lady Parker and Captain Matthews — '''Book case'''. 
* Lord and Lady Barnard — '''Screen'''. 
* Sir Charles Cust — Enamel frame.
* Mr. James Mackenzie — Silver ornament.
* Miss Wrightson — Picture in frame.
* Mr. Ottley — '''Book (Browning)'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. W. James — '''Table'''. 
* Mr. Charles Pollen — Walking-stick.
* Miss Knatchbull Hugessen — '''Matthew Arnold’s Poems'''. 
* Miss B. and Miss W. Paget — Smelling salts bottle.
* Lord and Lady Duncannon — Frame.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Delacour — Gold trinket tray.
* Viscount Ridley — '''Enamel letter rack'''. 
* Miss Ridgeway — '''Carved wood table'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. George Gregson — Lace fan.
* Lady Inchiquin — Silver frame.
* The Bishop of Durham — '''Book'''. 
* General Albert Williams — '''Silver telegraph case'''. 
* Mr. Ward Cook — Silver inkstand.
* Rev. H. Boddy — '''Bible and Prayer Book'''. 
* Lady Helen Graham — '''Book, Tennyson'''. 
* Lady Charlotte Montgomery — Blotter.
* '''Mr. Edmund Gosse''' — '''Book'''. 
* The Hon. E. and the Hon. A. Cadogan — Silver bottle.
* Lady Rossmore and Miss Naylor — '''Vitrine table'''. 
* Colonel Swaine — Gilt box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Hall-Walker — Two silver sugar casters.
* Captain and Mrs. Colin Keppell — '''Book'''. 
* Mrs. C. Vane-Tempest — White feather fan.
* Lady Sybil Gray — Enamel hatpin.
* Mr. Algernon Peel — lnlaid gold box.
* General and Miss Thesiger — Six tea knives.
* Lord and Lady Falmouth — Enamel box.
* Mr. Ruggles-Brise — '''Thirty-one volumes Carlyle’s works'''. 
* Lord and Lady Henry Nevill — '''Two safety pins'''. 
* Lady Muril Parsons — Silver box.
* The Misses Daisy and Aline and Master Wentworth Beaumont — '''Prayer Book'''. 
* Dr. and Mrs. Dillon — Beer glass.
* Mr. and Mrs. Pirrie — '''Writing cabinet'''. 
* Sir John Willoughby — Mirror.
* Sir F. and Lady Milner — Leather box.
* Lady Milton — Umbrella.
* Major Stracey Clitheroe — Driving whip.
* Mr. and Mrs. Webster — Silver mirror.
* Lord Hugh Cecil — Clock.
* Lord and Lady Enniskillen — Tortoiseshell umbrella handle.
* Rev. H. Martin and Mrs. Martin — Bible.
* Mrs. Seton—Six d’oyleys [sic].
* Dr. and Mrs. Blandford — Brown feather fan.
* Lord Crofton — '''MS. music book'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Jameson — Emerald hatpin.
* Misses Trefusis — Pair of vases.
* Mr. and Lady Evelyn Eyre — Pair of links.
* Mrs. Strong — Cushion.
* Duke and Duchess of Teck — Silver salver.
* Lord Crichton — Tortoiseshell box.
* Captain and Mrs. Greville — Sunshade.
* Mrs. Huhn — '''German album'''. 
* Mrs. and Miss Falconer — '''Tennyson (six volumes)'''. 
* Lady Wilton and Mr. Prior — Gold and turquoise pen, pencil, &amp;c.
* Miss Meerworth — '''German book'''. 
* Miss Curzon — '''Birthday book'''. 
* Messrs. Rothschild — Tortoiseshell paper knife.
* Mr. Herbert Praed — Four gold ornaments.
* Lady Beatrix Taylour — '''Two volumes poetry'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Brown — '''Book, Keble's poems'''. 
* Mr. Robert Vyner — Topaz hatpins.
* Archdeacon and Mrs. Long — Painting.
* Mr. Wright — Silver and glass bowl.
* Mr. and Mrs. Corbett — Silver mirror.
* Duke of Roxburghe — '''Fur rug'''. 
* Mrs. Sowler — Satin satchet.
* Colonel and Mrs. Ropner — Two scent bottles in silver case.
* Dr. and Mrs. Jackson — Picture.
* The Misses Warham — Table cover.
* Mrs. Van Raalte — Ornament.
* Lady Magheramorne — Crystal bowl.
* Lord and Lady Chesham — '''Bookstand'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald — China punchbowl.
* Mrs. Meiklejohn — Gold penholder.
* Miss Gibson — Green and silver blotter.
* Lord and Lady O'Brien—Lace fan. [Col. 3c–4a]
* The Misses O'Brien — Lace handkerchief.
* Baron Heyking — Hatpin.
* Mrs. Bone — Silver ornament.
* Miss Dale-Copeland — '''Book'''. 
* Mr. C. P. Little — '''Screen'''. 
* Mr. Thomas Egerton — Two silver ornaments.
* Miss Gully — '''Book'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Sim — '''Gong'''. 
* Sir G. and Lady Murray — Brown Ieather bag.
* Lord Rosebery — Shagreen and silver box.
* Mr. and Miss Brownlow — Round silver mirror.
* Duke and Duchess of Somerset — Embroidered box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Brydon — Gilt candlesticks.
* Sir E. and Lady Carson — Silver mirror.
* Miss Carson — Silver manicure set.
* Mr. Barry — Silver calendar.
* Lady Limerick — Silver and glass box.
* Lady Marjorie Wilson — Grey bag.
* Miss Buddy — Silver thermometer.
* Captain Fortescue — Fan.
* Miss Cockerell — Antique box.
* Sir Andrew and Lady Reid — Silver box.
* Mr. Arthur Portman — Oxidised inkstand.
* Lady Mar and Kellie — Gold box.
* Lord Hyde and Lady E. Villiers — '''Three turquoise safety pins'''. 
* Miss Freda Villiers — Enamel box.
* Lady Galway and Miss Monckton — Round tortoiseshell box.
* Mr. Reade — '''Book'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair — Fan.
* Lord and Lady Hopetoun — Diamond kangaroo.
* Captain and Mrs. Greer — Seal.
* Sir John and Lady Milbanke — Photo frame.
* Mrs. Claud Lambton — Tortoiseshell and silver box.
* Mr. and Lady Getrude Langford — Photo frame.
* Sir William and Lady Carrington — Crystal and gold box.
* Mr. Guy Rennie — Gold Penholder (with stones).
* Sir Howard and Lady Vincent — '''Silver Prayer Book'''. 
* Lady Constance Hatch — Crystal and turquoise penholder.
* Dowager Lady Howe — Silver basket.
* Colonel and Mrs. Crawford — Box.
* Lord Dufferin — '''Book (18th Century)'''. 
* Mr. Olphert — Two silver mice.
* Mr. Stone and Miss Stone — Silver rose bowl.
* Mrs. Dudley Field — Gold scent bottle.
* Lady Naylor-Leyland — Purse.
* Sir James Montgomery — Silver and tortoiseshell mirror.
* Mr. Sampson Walters — Silver frame.
* Lord and Lady Clonbrock — China box.
* Mrs. Arthur Pakenham — '''Electric lamp'''. 
* Duke and Duchess of Newcastle — '''Work table'''. 
* Dowager Lady Esher — Fan.
* Lord and Lady Arthur Hill — Case and four scent bottles.
* Major Edward Beaumont — Umbrella.
* Misses Vivian — Enamelled box.
* Hon. Mrs. Oliphant — '''Paper case and book'''. 
* Mr. Ivor Guest — Seal.
* The Countess of Ravensworth — Diamond hairpin.
* The Hon. T. and Mrs. Dundas — Ornament.
* Mr. and Mrs. John Dunville — Driving whip.
* [[Social Victorians/People/Bourke|Mrs. Algernon Bourke]] — Box. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Harris — '''Four volumes of Shakespeare'''. 
* Mr. Harold Brassey — Old silver box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Hohler — '''Screen'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Ord — Silver teapot, cream and sugar basin.
* Lord and Lady Pirbright — Silver cup and saucer.
* Lady Arran and Miss Stopford — Seal.
* Sir R. and Lady B. Pole-Carew — Paper case and blotter.
* Mr. and Mrs. Young — Silver blotter.
* Mrs. Percy Mitford — Silver photo frame.
* Colonel and Mrs. M'Calmont — Lace scarf.
* Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Andrews — Silver paper knife.
* Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith — Two lace handkerchiefs.
* Sir Henry Ewart — Driving whip.
* Mr. and Mrs. T. Brough — Mirror.
* Mr. James Knowles — '''Jane Austen’s works — 6 volumes'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. Robinson — '''Book'''. 
* Sir F. Dixon-Hartland — Silver waist belt.
* Mr. Leonard — '''Brassey table'''. 
* Mr. and Mrs. F. Wrench — Silver jug.
* Major Little — Green leather bag.
* '''Mr. Thomas Hardy''' — '''Book'''. 
* Sir Edward Hamilton — Silver basket.
* Lady Anne Lambton — '''Fire screen'''. 
* Lord and Lady de Ros — '''d'Oyleys''' [sic]. 
* Lady Lilian Wemyss — Box.
* Miss Cadogan — Silver stamp case.
* Dowager Lady Rosslyn — '''Shagreen''' box. 
* Lady Annable Milnes — Paper box.
* Sir Donald Wallace — Writing case.
* Mr. and Mrs. C. Chaplin — '''Two books'''. 
* Lady Aberdeen — Tray.
* Lord and Lady Downshire — lnkstand.
* Lord and Lady Boyne — Fan.
* '''H. E. The Portuguese Minister''' — lnkstand. 
* Mrs. Laverton — Two silver photo frames.
* Mr. and Mrs. William West — Gold ring box.
* Mr. Hope Hawkins — '''Books'''. 
* Hon. and Mrs. Eric North — Box.
* Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Leigh — '''Screen'''.
* Sir James and Lady Miller — Silver urn.
* Lord and Lady Ashbourne — Three silver sugar casters.
* Mr. Hugh Owen — Parasol top.
* Colonel and Mrs. Fludyer — Scent bottle.
* Lady Doxford — Two China vases.
* Lady Emma Talbot — Seal.
* Lady Florence Astley — '''Book'''.
* Mrs. Charlton Lane — Copper jug.
* Lord and Lad Yarborough — Clock.
* Miss Gurwood —Two China vases.
* Miss Murray — '''Book'''.
* Mr. and Mrs. Bampfylde — Gold scent bottles.
* Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis — Mother of pearl box.
* Lord and Lady Alice Stanley — '''Writing table'''.
* Lord and Lady Templetown — Two silver candlesticks.
* Lord and Lady Westmoreland — Six tea knives.
* Lord and Lady Robert Cecil — Butter knife.
* Dowager Lady Airlie — Gold tray.
* Dowager Lady Annaly — Address book.
* Mr. and Mrs. F. Lambton — Green bag.
* M. and Male. Dominguez — '''Fur rug'''.
* Mr. and Mrs. Bourchier —Silver box.
* Mr. and Mrs. Warham — Lace and mother of pearl fan.
* Lord and Lady Penrhyn — Enamel bracelet.
* Captain H. Lambton — Enamel brooch.
* Lady De L'lsle — Card case.
* Mr. and Mrs. Dance — Silver calendar.
* Lady B. Herbert — Silver box.
* Lord and Lady Henry Fitzgerald — Silver buttons, [sic]
* Lord and Lady Selborne and Lord and Lady Cranborne — '''Corner cupboard'''.
* Lord Ingestre — Green jewel case.
* Mr. Vere Chaplin — Blue blotter.
* Captain Markham — Leather bridge box.
* Mr. and Mrs. W. Ridley — Jay feather fan.
* Mr. and Mrs. C. Hunter — Links.
* Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson Clarke — China box.
* Captain and Mrs. Fowler — Antique fan.
* Dowager Lady Ampthill — Clock.
* Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins ——
* Sir R. and Lady Graham — '''Silver shoe'''.
* Major Mackenzie — Whist markers.
* Mr. Mclntyre — Two silver and glass bonbonnieres.
* Miss Russell — White satin cushion.
* Miss Green — White scarf.
* Mr. and Mrs. Vane-Tempest — Bangle.
* Mr. and Lady Isobel Hardy, and Mr. Stanley — '''Karosse''' [sic].
* Mr. and Mrs. R. Gerard —Twelve spoons.
* Mr. Clarence Wilson — Embroidered silk cloth.
* Dr. Maclagan — Silver box.
* Lady Bradford — Four glass vases.
* Mr. Rupert Guinness — '''Table'''.
* Lady Ashburton — '''Book'''.
* Duchess of Bedford — Frame in case.
* Lord and Lady Edmund Talbot — Two scent bottles.
* Mr. H. Milner — '''Book'''.
* Mr. James Gray — Clock.
* Lord Herbert — Tortoiseshell inkstand.
* Mr. Rabone — '''Table'''.
* Mrs. Alston — Walking stick.
* Lord and Lady Howe — Silver bowl. [Col. 4c–5a]
* Lady Norreys—'''Table'''.
* Lord and Lady Hamilton — Gilt mirror.
* Miss Ord — Two sketches.
* Lord and Lady Gerard — '''Diamond sword'''.
* Lady G. Little—Gilt letter-case.
* General and Mrs. Godfrey Clark — Spray with gilt top.
* Mrs. Blizzard — White embroidered cloth.
* Mrs. Craigie — '''Book'''.
* Mr. and Lady Victoria Grenfell — Glass and silver tray.
* Mr. and Lady F. Sturt — '''Two tables'''.
* Mr. Hope — Tea basket.
* Lady Emma Crichton —Silver pepper pot.
* Major Murrough O'Brien — Silver pen tray.
* General and Mrs. Montgomery — Green blotter and paper case.
* Mr. W. H. Grenfell — Green letter case.
* Mr. F. Curzon — Large green blotter.
* Mr. Venning——
* Mr. and Mrs. Richardson — Coffee cups and saucers and spoons.
* Misses Griffiths — Carved oak tray.
* Lord and ladg North——
* Miss Smith — Silver shoehorn and buttonhook.
* Lord and Lady Derby — Necklace and pearl drop.
* Right Hon. C. J. Rhodes — Turquoise and diamond necklace.
* Lady Isabella Wilson — Silver box.
* Mrs. Corry — Frame.
* Lord and Lady St. Oswald — '''Two tables'''.
* Mr. R. Gillart — Mirror.
* Rev. J. G. Nash—Gold pen. Mr. A. Strong—Bock. Lord and Lady Shaftesbury—Enamel card case. Co:onel Duncombe — Paperknife and bookmarker. | Lady Bherborne—China box, \ Lou{ud Lady Wolverton—Ruby and diamond ring. l:n. Hnrtmsnn—’roﬁoimb:mpck-ih. Viscount and Viscountess W, y—Two china its. ‘ .lm and Lady Essex—Fan. Mr. McDonnell—Cigarette case. | Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Dawkins—Buttons. Miss Reynardson—Writing block. Colonel Forster—Umbrella. Lord and Lsd{ Dudley—Dessert service. Mrs. Cockerell—Fan. Mrs. Gramshaw—Cushion. Miss Muriel White—Grey bag. Mrs. Parker—Carved ivory box. Admiral and Mrs. Carpenter—Old silver box. \ Miss Alexander—Silver box. Sir Bache and Lady Cunard—Silver vase. Lord and Lady Binniog—Vitrine. Bir M. Fitzgerald—Whip, Bir Edfu- Vincent—Diamond necklet. Colonel Chaudos Pole—Silver sugar sifter. Mrs. Murray Guthrie—Crystal penholder. : s IRight I;on. Joseph and Mrs. Chamberlainilver coffee pot. Mrs. Gmn[:l)l—Bnttom. Mrs. Arthur Paget—Jewel box. Lady Grosvenor—Silver cigarette box. E[ﬁlg F :lvenha.m——S‘iJNr basket, and Countess Wargrave—Crystal jar, Lord and Lad{‘Cmden-Vitrin‘. Mr. and Mrs. Wharton—Paper knife. Mr. Ker—Two crystal bowls. B:‘.lmd Mrs. Hi:((l}—Whip. S Ellesmere stal pen seal. | Sir ;‘.lix and Lady amou-Addn- book. | Mrs. Arthur Henniker—Books, Mr. and Miss Weir—Silver potato bowl. Captain and L dy Edith Trotter—Card case. Mrs. Chaine—Enamel frame. Lady Jane Levett—Six tea kn ves. Lady Maud Warrender—Glass jar with gold brnrd Huntingfield—Umbrella. Mr. and Mrs, Carlisle—Silver box. Mr. and Mrs. R. Nm—&amp;lm milk jug. Dowager Lady Lonsddle—Worcester china jug. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hay—Silver frame. Mr. and Mrs. F. Bibby—Six buttons. Duchess of Weuminmr—Dnglm tray. Lord and Lady Llangattock—Silver vase. Mr. and Mrs. Aap!oby—'l‘u set. Lord and Lady Gosford—Crystal workcase. Lady Alwyne Compton—Antique fan. Mrs. Kerr—Card case. Sirl Francis and Lady Knollys—Life of Napoleon I. Mr. énd Mrs. R. Spencer—Five vols. Spenser's Poems. Mrs. Spence—Stamp box. Mr. Borthwick—Enamel vinaigette. Mr. Wiener—Tea set. Dr. and Mrs. Davies— Rev. James Colling—Silver salver, Earl and Countess of Eglinton—Two large pelm vases. Miss Nellie Lu-nch—nxf. Lady Helen Forbes— .

- PRESENTS TO THE BRIDEGROOM, The bride—Pearl and diamond solitaire stud and gold cigarette case. The Earl of Ilchester—Brougham. The Marquis of mmnm guns. Viscount Castlereagh— Li case. Lady Maria Hood—Chippendale bureau. Tenants at Melbury—Dutch n-mh bureau, Tensnts at Dorchester—Silver and ad- Tenants on the Redlynch Estate—Silver bowl and address. Tenants at Abho‘m—-eilvu basket. Servants at H House, Melbury, and Abbotsbary—Silver inkstand. mbkmﬂl at Melbury—Pair of silver candlesticks. Garden employees at Holland House—Silvermounted blotting book. -lEmployn- on the Melbury Estate—Silver ver. Emﬂoynu on Redlynch Estate—Four silver S enapte st Plaitford Wilts—Silver box s , Wi ver box. lmrico Hood—Letter rack. Gapain 3. Ponscabye- Hitso. hide r J. Ponsonby— Hippo. cane. Hon. E. Fitzgerald—lnkstand. Lord Villiers—Two silver sweetmeat dishes, Commander Hon. G. Digby—Snuff box. Mr. and lad; Sybil Smith—Paper knife. Mr. Baird—Four antique silver salt cellars. Mr. and Mrs. Dawkins—Two newspaper stands. Dr. and Mrs. Williamson—Gold I-Jl-ldl case. Mr. and Mrs. Kmoel-l’lm ver box. Lord and Lady Digby— and gilt clock. Lord Beaucham ix silver-mounted wine corks. Mr. Hope Vere—Four glass decanters. Mrs. and Miss Magnac—Revolving book table. Lord Elphinstone—Silver lighter. Mr. and Mrs. Hanbury—Silver loving bowl. Lord and Lady Lansdowne—Two candlesticks. Lord nmnon-—[.? silver bowl. Captain and Lady E. Dawson and Mr. and Mrs. Dawson—Two silver salvers. Mr. and Mrs. A. Sassoon—Silver inkstand. Miss B{Nl Hood--Case of tea knives. Lord Shrewsbury—Luncheon case. Miss Roche—Book (Josephine Impl.). Mr, Rice—Telegraph book. Lady Edith and Lady Mary Dawson—Breakfast service, Major Wynne Finch—Dutch silver box. i . snd Ldy Bt e Bir A. and Lady Book (Prince Charles Edward). Mr. :::l. Mrs. Sackville West—Twelve Crown Derby rt 3 Sir H. and l&amp;l“l‘;.l‘ring—mlm gilt ash tray. Lord and Lady Savile—Cigar case. Mr. Maurice Glyn—Six tea knives. Colonel aud Lady E. Digby—Twosilver candle_ Major and Mrs. Clayton—Glass and ormulu jar, _ Lord and Lady Baring—Two glass and silver ,‘ﬁh- Maclagan—lnk bottle. Hon. A. Meade—Claret jug. - Arnold Morley—Barograph. | Mlkn. Hope-Vere—Blotting book and paper |’ {nrd sndl%l:ly Yl-l)'lb:mh—&amp;n links., Viscount Ridley— and spoon, Mr. Gibh-—-wzitwon bnw;’::. Hon. Cecil Brownlow—Blotting book., Colonel Jerycise—Silver basin, 3. i'n‘ Mrs. A. Wilson—Walnut seat. Mr. Clarence Wilson—Green u' Mr. and Mrs. K. Wilson—Book slide. Lady Aberdeen—Nest and ?- n Mr. and Mrs. F. Sassoon—Watch in case, Hon. Thomas Egerton—Umbrella. Mr. Gillett—Cake knife. Lady Clanwilliam—Gold pencil. Mr. and Mrs. L. de Rothschild—Bleeve links, hl'nd and Lady Breadalbane—Deersfoot match- Mrs. Bischoffsheim—Silver box. Mr. and Mrs. H. Cook—Two salt cellars and casters, m Markham 811 a‘;‘&amp;“{&amp;‘ ver h%ot Hon. E. St. Aubyn—Silver-mounted Mr. R. Dawson—SBilver tankard. Mr. and Mrs. A. Dawson—Fruit dish and &quot; eppe-_Chins ek ikt o ina can Misses M. and N. Dawson—Card table, Mr. Bradley Martin, jun.—Silver inkstand, Rev. R. Bo{-ru—(}hu ink bottle. Mr. R. Charteris—Automatic stamp box. ey e ] on. b — . Mr, G. Lane Fox—Silmnqudled umbrella, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin—Gold cigarette case. Mr. W. Burns—O)d silver cup. Lord Dum:-—'l‘urqnoinwd diamond pin, Mr. and N Emn—l’bot@hmo. il ol Loks GOOB raven ver cigarette box, Messrs. G. -ns L. Digby—Glass paper rack. g.ou. Ml’;I Rsmuyp— &amp;;ng glass. n Heneage— . l(rp'l‘il Harris—Silver candlesticks, Mr. and Mrs. Dudleil:igh—silvar corkscrew, ; Mr. and Mrs. G. Jjoribanks—Champagne ui!on. E. and Mrs. Stonor—Writing desk. Lord Cecil Manners—Ash tray. Lord and Lad Dn.rtu{)—-Smsu plate chest. Colonel V. uu( Colonel D. Dawson—Coldstream star pin. Dol;rqer Lady Ashburton and Miss Baring— Silver salver, Mr. and Mrs. Wells—Books (Shakespeare). Dowager Lady Tweedmouth—Sixsilver liqueur ’ Captain and Mrs. Amory—Liquer stand. Mrs. F. Wombwell—Four dessert spoons, Mr. H. Milner—Walking stick. Mrs. Sheridan—Two silver candlesticks. Mr. M. Drummond-—Six menu holders, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson Clarke—Silver cigarette case. Lady Clandeboye—Letter weight. Lady Carnarvon—Cigarette case. Mr. Levita—Silver box. Mrs. Macdonald—Silver cigarette box, diamond and ruby pin, Major M‘Ad’nm—Woodoock pin. Lord Hamilton of Dalzel—Silver inkstand. Rev. R. B. and Mrs. Roe—Two silver menu holders. bo:(kr' Maurice Egerton—Tortoiseshell blotting | (l}: C. Gru(:}t—ogilver ﬂrmu l)o‘x‘;l ptain G. Crichton—Asparagus . Mr. W. M‘Ewan —Silver salver. - Mr. Gervase Beckett—Four bottle stands. Captain Hon. Guy Baring—Silver inkstand.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Marriage of Lady Helen Stewart.&quot; ''Londonderry Standard'' 27 January 1902, Monday: 8 [of 8], Col. 1a–6b [of 6]. ''British Newspaper Archive'' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005986/19020127/161/0008. Print title: ''The Derry Standard'', p. 8.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

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These are (in)frequently asked questions and answers about the Cray J90 series along with trivia and other info.

=== J916 system specifications === 

(From the original 1994 announcement.&lt;ref name=computerworld /&gt;)
* Number of processors: 4 to 16
* Peak performance: 200 MFLOPS per CPU
* Memory capacity: 500M bytes to 4G bytes
* Memory bandwidth: 25.6G bytes per second
* Number of I/O subsystems: 1 to 16
* List price: $225,000 to $2 million

=== Software versions ===

* System WorkStation (SWS)
** Solaris 2.4 / SunOS 5.4 / November 1994
** Solaris 2.5 / SunOS 5.5 / November 1995
** Solaris 2.5.1 / SunOS 5.5.1 / May 1996
** Solaris 2.6 / SunOS 5.6 / July 1997
** Solaris 7 / SunOS 5.7 / November 1998

* Cray console software

* IO Subsystem (IOS)
** IOS-V Kernel 3.0.0.5 97/10/16 15:44:46 (VxWorks)

* Mainframe
** UNICOS 8.0.3.2J / March 1995 (initial J90 version)
** UNICOS 8.04A / June 1995
** UNICOS 8.04B / July 1995
** UNICOS 8.0.4.1 / September 1995
** UNICOS 8.0.4.2 / November 1995
** UNICOS 9.0.2 / April 1996
** UNICOS 9.2 / January 1997 (J90se and GigaRing support added)
** UNICOS 9.3 / August 1997
** UNICOS 10.0. / November 1997
** UNICOS 10.0.0.2 / May 1998
** UNICOS 10.0.0.5 / May 1999
** UNICOS 10.0.0.7 / January 2000 (cray-cyber.org has a J916 with this version)
** UNICOS 10.0.0.8 / November 2000 (SV1 support added)
** UNICOS 10.0.1.2 / May 2003

== Trivia ==

The R/J98 was an 8 processor J916 backplane with two quad processor modules in a ruggedized configuration. It was produced in partnership with Rugged Digital Systems, a DmC business unit. The company was founded in 1982 and provided ruggedized computer systems based on DEC's VAX and other architectures for industrial, field, and military uses.&lt;ref name=signal /&gt;

The MARQUISE demonstration project was used to &quot;shrink a 4 processor, 1 GByte memory version of the Cray J90 supercomputer from a cabinet system down to a form factor suitable for a 19 inch rack. Weight is reduced by 75% and volume is reduced by 80%.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;embedded&quot; /&gt;

== References ==

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* &lt;ref name=signal&gt;{{cite journal |year=1994 |month=November |title=Rugged Cray power, rugged Cray performance |journal=Signal |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=52 |issn=0037-4938 |publisher=Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Ig-AQAAIAAJ&amp;pg=RA2-PA52#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false |accessdate=2025-05-24 |quote= }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=&quot;embedded&quot;&gt;{{cite conference |url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/1997CD/S97PROC/AUTHORS/CULHANE/INDEX.HTM |title=MARQUISE - An Embedded High Performance Computer Demonstration |last1=Culhane |first1=Candy |last2=Boudreaux |first2=Paul J. |last3=Sienski |first3=Ken |date=September 1997 |conference=Thirty-Ninth Semi-Annual Cray User Group Meeting |conference-url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/1997CD/S97PROC/INDEX.HTM |editor=Bob and Karen Winget |book-title=Seismic Supercomputing |series=Cray User Group Proceedings |volume=39 |publisher=Cray User Group |location=San Jose, CA |access-date=25 May 2025 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* &lt;ref name=computerworld&gt;{{cite journal |last=Stedman |first=Craig |date=October 10, 1994 |title=Raw power is lure in Cray's low-end bid |journal=Computerworld |volume=28 |issue=41 |pages=75, 77 |id= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6j1_EuYNVoC&amp;pg=PA75#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false |accessdate=24 May 2025 |quote= }}&lt;/ref&gt;
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The Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIX) Center at SUNY Polytechnic Institute advances emerging AI opportunities through foundational model evaluation, application development, and user experience research. AIX is in the early stages of developing a platform to support these activities by allowing the use of LLM models, both offline and online, in a private, secure and personally managed environment.
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Open WebUI is an open-source interface for interacting with AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, and local Ollama models. More broadly, it is an &quot;extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform designed to operate entirely offline. It supports various LLM runners like Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, with built-in inference engine for RAG, making it a powerful AI deployment solution.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://docs.openwebui.com/|title=Open WebUI}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== The customized platform will emerge as the AIXworkbench ===
The AIXworkbench is an open-source AI interface designed for flexible deployment on personal computers and multi-user servers. It empowers users with the ability to leverage local AI models for offline inference, while also providing seamless API access to all models available on the internet.

The AIXworkbench utilizes OpenWebUI as its foundation. While OpenWebUI typically demands moderate to advanced technical skills—including familiarity with development tools, command-line interfaces, and system configuration—the AIX Workbench project aims to make this interface accessible to users with modest technical expertise.

The Personal AIXworkbench allows a single user on one device to query multiple models, whether they are stored locally or accessed online via an API. The Team AIXworkbench is designed for collaborative environments, enabling 2 to 25 users to access a shared device through a web application and query both local and online models.

Beyond model access, the AIXworkbench provides extensive management of prompt and response interactions. This includes sophisticated tools for optimizing and customizing prompt parameters, alongside comprehensive archiving of user, session, and model metadata. Furthermore, it serves as a robust platform for conducting experiments, facilitating the comparison of different models and the precise testing of various parameters.

=== On Wednesdays in June (2025), the initial version of the AIXworkbench will be developed by an informal group of friends and partners, meeting in-person and virtually ===
The group will get together to share experiences working out installation and set-up challenges, determining parameters, imagining use cases, and developing documentation

'''Wednesdays In June'''

June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25

10:00-11:30 EDT / 1400-1530 GMT

In-person: Hilltop A252 Utica NY USA

Zoom: email for link

Discord: https://discord.gg/pxjheq4JaH

=== Working group participants include friends and partners of the AIX ===
Participants in the working group include faculty, students and staff from SUNY Polytechnic Institute and AIX partners from universities in Ghana and Liberia and organizations in the United States.

=== June 4 Agenda ===

* Intros of participants (10 minutes)
* Overview of OpenWebUI (15 minutes)
* Discussion of &quot;Working Group&quot; (15)
* Discord &amp; Zotero resources (10)
* Digital Brain Base demo, Follow Steps 1-5 (30)

=== Working Group: Desired Outcomes ===
There are 6 desired outcomes from the Summer 2025 project

# Weekly sync online development sessions: Host a 90-minute live-streamed &amp; recorded weekly dev and support session from AIX Studio, 10:00am (EDT) 2pm (GMT) for all participants, June 4 - June 25, 2025
# Functioning versions of OpenWebUI: At the end of the 4 weeks, participants in the workshop should have a functioning version of OpenWebUI, with access (device specifications permitting) to local and API-based models.
# Personal AIXworkbench installer: Develop and release AIXworkbench installer intended to serve a single user on a single device, consisting of OpenWebUI engine, modifications, customizations, and defaults. To be available cross-platform.
# Team AIXworkbench Installation Scripts: Develop and release installation scripts of AIXworkbench intended to serve a team of 2-25 users via a web app logged into a single device, consisting of OpenWebUI engine, modifications, customizations, and defaults. To be available cross-platform.
# Establish and maintain project repository: Establish, encourage and maintain a culture and practice of documentation of code and user experiences.
# Demo of AIXworkbench: Late-July demo of AIXworkbench, including Aug 1 SURP demo.

=== For More Information ===
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Hi Charles. You are blanking this page, and it is being interpreted as vandalism. Why do you want to blank this page? —[[User:Atcovi|Atcovi]] [[User talk:Atcovi|(Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Atcovi|Contribs)]] 14:25, 9 June 2025 (UTC)</text>
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