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Tech News: 2025-21

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Weekly highlight

• The Editing Team and the Machine Learning Team are working on a new check for newcomers: 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 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, oversighters and 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. Learn more.
• 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 contact the team if you have concerns. Administrators can test the new user interface now on your own wiki by browsing to Special:Block?usecodex=1, and can test the full multiblocks functionality 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 help page for more information. [1]
• Later this week, the Special:SpecialPages listing of almost all special pages will be updated with a new design. This page has been 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 previewed at Beta Cluster now, and feedback shared in the task. [2]
• The 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 deployment timeline.
• Wikifunctions will be deployed on May 27 on five Wiktionaries: Hausa, Igbo, Bengali, Malayalam, and Dhivehi/Maldivian. This is the second batch of deployment planned for the project. After deployment, the projects will be able to call 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 a stable and global function, rather than via a local template.
• Later this week, the Wikimedia Foundation will publish a hub for experiments. This is to showcase and get user feedback on product experiments. The experiments help the Wikimedia movement understand new users, how they interact with the internet and how it could affect the Wikimedia movement. Some examples are generated video, the Wikipedia Roblox speedrun game and the Discord bot.
• View all 29 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, there was a bug with creating an account using the API, which has now been fixed. [3]

Updates for technical contributors

• Gadgets and user scripts that interact with Special:Block may need to be updated to work with the new manage blocks interface. Please review the 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 talk page. [4]
• The mw.title object allows you to get information about a specific wiki page in the Lua programming language. Starting this week, a new property will be added to the object, named isDisambiguationPage. This property allows you to check if a page is a disambiguation page, without the need to write a custom function. [5]
• User script developers can use a new reverse proxy tool to load javascript and css from gitlab.wikimedia.org with mw.loader.load. The tool's author hopes this will enable collaborative development workflows for user scripts including linting, unit tests, code generation, and code review on gitlab.wikimedia.org without a separate copy-and-paste step to publish scripts to a Wikimedia wiki for integration and acceptance testing. See Tool:Gitlab-content on Wikitech for more information.
• Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki

Meetings and events

• The 12th edition of 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 register now.

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Question from FinacialWizard (21:49, 21 May 2025)

I have edited the page and trying to publish someone pushed the page for speedy deletion. I don't know why talking about specific person in neutral tone and providing facts and citations wherever needed is giving issue. Please guide --FinacialWizard (talk) 21:49, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

@FinacialWizard: How did you find out about Giannangelo? HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:12, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Charter6281 (04:05, 22 May 2025)

Hi there! I'm just curious on how I would go about adding citations to the second paragraph of the UChicago People section (which was mentioned in the GA review of the page)? The statistics I came up with are from the dedicated UChicago people page (counting heads of states, cabinet secretaries, etc) - does this count as original research? If so, what should I do instead, and if not, would I have to add individual citations for each person (which seems rather excessive)? Thank you very much for the help! --Charter6281 (talk) 04:05, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

@Charter6281: Counting the number of instances would be original research, but we actually have an exception to the policy allowing "routine calculations". Counting how many individuals did xyz is acceptable :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:47, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Oh, perfect! Is there a standard way to cite this then, given that all the information is from a different Wikipedia page, and each individual person would probably have its own citation (that is, saying that there are six alumni heads of states would require six citations)? Charter6281 (talk) 04:55, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

@Charter6281: The best way to cite this would be a source which lists all six heads of state. I would argue the UChicago website is reliable in this context; it would be very hard to place someone on that list if they never attended UChicago. It's not hard to verify the accuracy of the website, so I would trust that is being honest. But that's just my opinion :) If you do need to cite six sources, you can follow the instructions at WP:BUNDLE. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 01:59, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

RfC ongoing regarding Abstract Wikipedia (and your project)

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Hello all! We opened a discussion on Meta about a very delicate issue for the development of Abstract Wikipedia: where to store the abstract content that will be developed through functions from Wikifunctions and data from Wikidata. Since some of the hypothesis involve your project, we wanted to hear your thoughts too.

We want to make the decision process clear: we do not yet know which option we want to use, which is why we are consulting here. We will take the arguments from the Wikimedia communities into account, and we want to consult with the different communities and hear arguments that will help us with the decision. The decision will be made and communicated after the consultation period by the Foundation.

You can read the various hypothesis and have your say at Abstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content. Thank you in advance! -- Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:26, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from CactusCougar (22:16, 22 May 2025)

I'm not really understanding the "suggested edits" recommendations. I came across one that said that the page had too many intricate details that only certain people would care about. But isn't that true of a lot of niche creators? --CactusCougar (talk) 22:16, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

@CactusCougar: Generally, "intricate details" means details which distract from the article's subject. For example, if Joe Blogs went to London, explaining the flight he took, that it was 5 minutes late, and that he ordered French Fries in the airport would be excessive amounts of detail. Just write "Joe Blogs went to London". We employ summary style when writing. If you have a particular article in mind, I can take a look :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:51, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, that helps. Next time I come across one of those recommendations I'll try to link to it here. CactusCougar (talk) 01:55, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Question from Jaydeep Dabgar24 on Sevinj Nurugizi (07:51, 23 May 2025)

Delete --Jaydeep Dabgar24 (talk) 07:51, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

What do you want deleted, Jaydeep Dabgar24? HouseBlaster (he/they) 01:49, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 May 24 § Palestinian territories redirected categories

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 May 24 § Palestinian territories redirected categories on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Hassan697 (talk) 10:33, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Tech News: 2025-22

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Weekly highlight

• A community-wide discussion about a very delicate issue for the development of 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 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 the largest 20, people using the mobile visual editor will have additional tools in the menu bar, accessed using the new + toolbar button. To start, the new menu will include options to add: citations, hieroglyphs, and code blocks. Deployment to the remaining wikis is scheduled to happen in June.
• The #ifexist 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. [6]
• This week, the Moderator Tools team will launch 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. Learn more.
• Some users of the Wikipedia Android app can use a new feature for readers, 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 Newsletter extension that is available on MediaWiki.org allows the creation of 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. [7]
• View all 32 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

Updates for technical contributors

• The previously deprecated ipblocks views in Wiki Replicas will be removed in the beginning of June. Users are encouraged to query the new block and block_target views instead.
• Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki

Meetings and events

• 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 read the Program schedule and register.

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Question from Broda Gbemsky on User:Broda Gbemsky (13:36, 27 May 2025)

Hello , how can I set up my Wikipedia account up? --Broda Gbemsky (talk) 13:37, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

@Broda Gbemsky: Your Wikipedia account is all set up! If you want to create a "user page", you can check out Help:User page. But that is optional—your account is ready to use. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:56, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks so much, I really appreciate. Broda Gbemsky (talk) 09:56, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection & Call for Questions

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Dear all,

This year, the term of 2 (two) Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will come to an end [1]. The Board invites the whole movement to participate in this year’s selection process and vote to fill those seats.

The Elections Committee will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Governance Committee, composed of trustees who are not candidates in the 2025 community-and-affiliate-selected trustee selection process (Raju Narisetti, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Lorenzo Losa, Kathy Collins, Victoria Doronina and Esra’a Al Shafei) [3], is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2025 trustee selection process and for keeping the Board informed. More details on the roles of the Elections Committee, Board, and staff are here [4].

Here are the key planned dates:

• May 22 – June 5: Announcement (this communication) and call for questions period [6]
• June 17 – July 1, 2025: Call for candidates
• July 2025: If needed, affiliates vote to shortlist candidates if more than 10 apply [5]
• August 2025: Campaign period
• August – September 2025: Two-week community voting period
• October – November 2025: Background check of selected candidates
• Board’s Meeting in December 2025: New trustees seated

Learn more about the 2025 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page [link].

Call for Questions

In each selection process, the community has the opportunity to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. The Election Committee selects questions from the list developed by the community for the candidates to answer. Candidates must answer all the required questions in the application in order to be eligible; otherwise their application will be disqualified. This year, the Election Committee will select 5 questions for the candidates to answer. The selected questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the community, if they’re alike or related. [link]

Election Volunteers

Another way to be involved with the 2025 selection process is to be an Election Volunteer. Election Volunteers are a bridge between the Elections Committee and their respective community. They help ensure their community is represented and mobilize them to vote. Learn more about the program and how to join on this Meta-wiki page [link].

Thank you!

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Results

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter

[3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Committee_Membership,_December_2024

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles

[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/FAQ

[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Questions_for_candidates

Best regards,

Victoria Doronina

Board Liaison to the Elections Committee

Governance Committee

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Snow

Hm, not sure why it stopped snowing. Polygnotus (talk) 03:38, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

@Polygnotus: It now requires the use of {{sticky decoration wrapper}} or equivalent CSS, per WP:STICKYDECO. (I broke the fix, which lead to the funky display.) Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 03:51, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Maybe, but that breaks it. So what you need to do is see where that css is embedded and do this. Polygnotus (talk) 03:58, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

That was the exact edit I made which you reverted to fix my broken attempt

I can try to make a JWB run tonight to finish the stragglers which have not been given class=sticky-decoration. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 04:03, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

And that's  Done. HouseBlaster (he/they) 04:23, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, gotta love snow! Polygnotus (talk) 04:33, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome HouseBlaster! I'm glad that you are joining the June 2025 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 03:48, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Technical Barnstar
	Thank you for implementing support for multiple contentious topics in Module:Contentious topics talk banner. I accidentally stumbled upon this feature when using {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} and it was a very pleasant surprise. — Newslinger talk 10:37, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Of course :) It was fun to learn some Lua, even if I hate the language. Later today {{ct/prtn}} is getting merged into {{contentious topics/talk notice}}, which will hopefully make life easier on everyone! HouseBlaster (he/they) 15:29, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

That's excellent. Thank you again! — Newslinger talk 10:43, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Question from Anabelbridget on Ōharae no Kotoba (10:41, 1 June 2025)

Hello everyone my name is Anabel Bridget and I’m here to meet a lot of people and want share some part of the world you have not been … what do you see about how the technology in the whole world 🌎 growing and where do you think you would see yourself in next 5years --Anabelbridget (talk) 10:41, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi Anabelbridget! Let me know if you have any questions about Wikipedia :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 15:30, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you

I just noticed the edit you made on my userpage fixing that (very tiny, but very important) alignment issue. Thanks! :) Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 14:02, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Of course :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 15:29, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

Tech News: 2025-23

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Weekly highlight

• The 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 Graph extension.

Updates for editors

• It is now easier to configure automatic citations for your wiki within the visual editor's citation generator. Administrators can now set a default template by using the _default key in the local MediaWiki:Citoid-template-type-map.json page (example diff). Setting this default will also help to future-proof your existing configurations when 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. [8]
• View all 20 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.

Updates for technical contributors

• Starting the week of June 2, bots logging in using action=login or action=clientlogin will fail more often. This is because of stronger protections against suspicious logins. Bots using bot passwords or using a loginless authentication method such as OAuth are not affected. If your bot is not using one of those, you should update it; using action=login without a bot password was deprecated in 2016. For most bots, this only requires changing what password the bot uses. [9]
• 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 async/await 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. [10]
• Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki

Meetings and events

• Scholarship applications to participate in the 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 apply here. Scholarship applications close on June 7th.

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Question from Sophiahall759 (08:35, 3 June 2025)

why are my edits not visible --Sophiahall759 (talk) 08:35, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Sophiahall759: They were reverted with the summary of Unsourced, promotional, presumably WP:UPE - UtherSRG (talk) 11:28, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Question from Arrow Real Estate Group (21:38, 4 June 2025)

Hi, I wanted to make a page about Arrow Real Estate. Can you walk me through that process? Thank you. --Arrow Real Estate Group (talk) 21:38, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

The first thing you need to do is change your username to something else. Account usernames like yours imply that multiple people are using the account, which is strictly prohibited by our policies. To start a new article, you can follow the advice at Help:Your first article. If you are on Arrow Real Estate's payroll, you must disclose that fact. In addition, I'd give our notability guidelines for companies a quick read-through. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 23:41, 4 June 2025 (UTC)