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* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
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'''Updates for editors'''
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* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
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* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/14|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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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
[[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 26 apr 2026 02:58 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the issue where global blocks did not have the option to disable sending emails, has now been fixed, and will be available for use in the week of January 13. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401293]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/03|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 12 jan 2026 20:33 (CET)
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== Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 ==

Dear Wikimedia communities,

We hope you are doing well, and we wish you a happy New Year.

''Last year, we captured light. This year, we’ll capture legacy.''

In 2025, communities around the world shared the glow of Ramadan nights and the warmth of collective iftars. In 2026, ''Wiki Loves Ramadan'' is expanding, bringing more stories, more cultures, and deeper global connections across Wikimedia projects.

We invite you to explore the ''Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026'' [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Meta page]] to learn how you can participate and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026/Participating communities|sign up]] your community.

📷 ''Photo campaign on '' [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Wikimedia Commons]]

If you have questions about the project, please refer to the FAQs:  
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We look forward to collaborating with you and your community.


'''The Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 Organizing Team''' 16 jan 2026 20:45 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

'''''[[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/2026/04|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;
&lt;section begin=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/05|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''''[[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/2026/06|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 23 feb 2026 20:03 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 mrt 2026 18:51 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

'''''[[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/2026/12|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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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

'''''[[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/2026/13|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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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/14|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 30 mrt 2026 21:25 (CEST)
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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
[[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 26 apr 2026 02:58 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 25 mei 2026 23:52 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2026 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2026|2026 Election information page]]. The vote closes on 2 June 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780358400 00:00 UTC].

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[[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 27 mei 2026 19:15 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)</text>
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the issue where global blocks did not have the option to disable sending emails, has now been fixed, and will be available for use in the week of January 13. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401293]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 12 jan 2026 20:33 (CET)
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== Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 ==

Dear Wikimedia communities,

We hope you are doing well, and we wish you a happy New Year.

''Last year, we captured light. This year, we’ll capture legacy.''

In 2025, communities around the world shared the glow of Ramadan nights and the warmth of collective iftars. In 2026, ''Wiki Loves Ramadan'' is expanding, bringing more stories, more cultures, and deeper global connections across Wikimedia projects.

We invite you to explore the ''Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026'' [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Meta page]] to learn how you can participate and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026/Participating communities|sign up]] your community.

📷 ''Photo campaign on '' [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Wikimedia Commons]]

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We look forward to collaborating with you and your community.


'''The Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 Organizing Team''' 16 jan 2026 20:45 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/05|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

'''''[[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/2026/07|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 23 feb 2026 20:03 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/10|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 mrt 2026 18:51 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 9 mrt 2026 19:53 (CET)
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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
[[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 26 apr 2026 02:58 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2026 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2026|2026 Election information page]]. The vote closes on 2 June 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780358400 00:00 UTC].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the issue where global blocks did not have the option to disable sending emails, has now been fixed, and will be available for use in the week of January 13. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401293]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 12 jan 2026 20:33 (CET)
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== Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 ==

Dear Wikimedia communities,

We hope you are doing well, and we wish you a happy New Year.

''Last year, we captured light. This year, we’ll capture legacy.''

In 2025, communities around the world shared the glow of Ramadan nights and the warmth of collective iftars. In 2026, ''Wiki Loves Ramadan'' is expanding, bringing more stories, more cultures, and deeper global connections across Wikimedia projects.

We invite you to explore the ''Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026'' [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Meta page]] to learn how you can participate and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026/Participating communities|sign up]] your community.

📷 ''Photo campaign on '' [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Wikimedia Commons]]

If you have questions about the project, please refer to the FAQs:  
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We look forward to collaborating with you and your community.


'''The Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 Organizing Team''' 16 jan 2026 20:45 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/05|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

'''''[[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/2026/07|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 13 apr 2026 17:19 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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Apologies for writing in English. {{int:Please-translate}}
A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
[[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 26 apr 2026 02:58 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2026 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2026|2026 Election information page]]. The vote closes on 2 June 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780358400 00:00 UTC].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the issue where global blocks did not have the option to disable sending emails, has now been fixed, and will be available for use in the week of January 13. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401293]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

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== Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 ==

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/05|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

'''''[[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/2026/07|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 23 feb 2026 20:03 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 11 mei 2026 21:20 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2026 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2026|2026 Election information page]]. The vote closes on 2 June 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780358400 00:00 UTC].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

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== Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 ==

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We invite you to explore the ''Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026'' [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Meta page]] to learn how you can participate and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026/Participating communities|sign up]] your community.

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 11 mei 2026 21:20 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2026 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2026|2026 Election information page]]. The vote closes on 2 June 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780358400 00:00 UTC].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)</text>
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

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== Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 ==

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 11 mei 2026 21:20 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)
:::::De kaarten kunnen gewoon als afbeelding behandeld worden, dus via croptool met verwijdering van de witte marges. 800px is de volle paginabreedte bij full page, 450 past voor de halve pagina weergave naast het venster van de scanweergave en heeft daaromk voorkeur. Men kan via comm ns altijd volle breedte openen. Gebruik van Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2 is toegestaan, maar schijnt nadelen te hebben. [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:48 (CEST)</text>
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/17|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 11 mei 2026 21:20 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)
:::::De kaarten kunnen gewoon als afbeelding behandeld worden, dus via croptool met verwijdering van de witte marges. 800px is de volle paginabreedte bij full page, 450 past voor de halve pagina weergave naast het venster van de scanweergave en heeft daarom voorkeur. Men kan via commons altijd volle breedte openen. Gebruik van Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2 is toegestaan, maar schijnt de hele pdf op te halen, wat een nadeel is. [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:48 (CEST)</text>
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 11 mei 2026 21:20 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)
:::::De kaarten kunnen gewoon als afbeelding behandeld worden, dus via croptool met verwijdering van de witte marges. 800px is de volle paginabreedte bij full page, 450 past voor de halve pagina weergave naast het venster van de scanweergave en heeft daarom voorkeur. Men kan via commons altijd volle breedte openen. Gebruik van Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2 is toegestaan, maar schijnt de hele pdf op te halen, wat een nadeel is. [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:48 (CEST)
::::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt! {{uitgevoerd}}. En nu? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:12 (CEST)</text>
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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 11 mei 2026 21:20 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)
:::::De kaarten kunnen gewoon als afbeelding behandeld worden, dus via croptool met verwijdering van de witte marges. 800px is de volle paginabreedte bij full page, 450 past voor de halve pagina weergave naast het venster van de scanweergave en heeft daarom voorkeur. Men kan via commons altijd volle breedte openen. Gebruik van Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2 is toegestaan, maar schijnt de hele pdf op te halen, wat een nadeel is. [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:48 (CEST)
::::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt! {{uitgevoerd}}. En nu? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:12 (CEST)
:::::::Nu nog de inhoudsopgave, welke titels wil je gebruiken ? IK stel voor: [[Borysthenes (Dniepr)]] en [[Taurica Chersonesus]], maar dat kun je op de indexpagina wijzigen, vóórdat je die pagina's aanmaakt. Daarna komt valideren: dat moet door andere gebruikers gedaan worden. Voor jouw: nu nog op de Franse wikisource de afbeeldingen toevoegen...--[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:06 (CEST)</text>
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/09|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 23 feb 2026 20:03 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 mrt 2026 18:51 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 9 mrt 2026 19:53 (CET)
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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 11 mei 2026 21:20 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/21|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)
:::::De kaarten kunnen gewoon als afbeelding behandeld worden, dus via croptool met verwijdering van de witte marges. 800px is de volle paginabreedte bij full page, 450 past voor de halve pagina weergave naast het venster van de scanweergave en heeft daarom voorkeur. Men kan via commons altijd volle breedte openen. Gebruik van Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2 is toegestaan, maar schijnt de hele pdf op te halen, wat een nadeel is. [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:48 (CEST)
::::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt! {{uitgevoerd}}. En nu? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:12 (CEST)
:::::::Nu nog de inhoudsopgave, welke titels wil je gebruiken ? IK stel voor: [[Borysthenes (Dniepr)]] en [[Taurica Chersonesus]], maar dat kun je op de indexpagina wijzigen, vóórdat je die pagina's aanmaakt. Daarna komt valideren: dat moet door andere gebruikers gedaan worden. Voor jouw: nu nog op de Franse wikisource de afbeeldingen toevoegen...--[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:06 (CEST)
::::::::Hah, je had gezien dat ik daar ook al bezig was. ;)
::::::::De titel van het boek als geheel zou ik wel ''Beschrijving van Oekraïne'' willen houden, zoals het in alle andere talen bekend is en zoals ik ook op [[:nl:w:Beschrijving van Oekraïne]] heb geschreven.
::::::::Borysthenes (Dniepr) en Taurica Chersonesus zijn twee prima titels voor de hoofdstukken, waarin Blaeu de tekst verdeeld heeft.
::::::::Het is mij overigens niet duidelijk of de tekst op p. 25 en p. 27 ook van Beauplan is of niet. Ik denk van niet. Ten eerste sluit p. 24 expliciet de tekst van Beauplan af. Ten tweede is het taalgebruik van p. 25 en 27 veel 'Duitser' dan de rest van de tekst, wat een andere schrijver of vertaler suggereert. Tot slot komt het vrij korte stukje over de Krim-Tataren inhoudelijk totaal niet overeen met de uitgebreide verhandeling die in Frans 1660 of [[:File:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf|Engels 1704 (&quot;A Description of Crim Tartary&quot;, pp. 12-20)]] te lezen is. Beauplan verhaalt uitgebreid over de militaire tactieken van de Krim-Tataren, maar niets over de verschillende opvoeding van Tataarse jongens en meisjes, wat Blaeu 1664 p. 27 wel doet.
::::::::Toch denk ik dat het terecht is om p. 25-27 bij dit boek op te nemen omdat het de beschrijving van Oekraïne wel 'af' maakt.
::::::::Maar goed, ik ben al best wel moe. Ik ga morgen weer verder. Bedankt voor je hulp tot dusver! :D [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:27 (CEST)</text>
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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 12 jan 2026 20:33 (CET)
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== Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 ==

Dear Wikimedia communities,

We hope you are doing well, and we wish you a happy New Year.

''Last year, we captured light. This year, we’ll capture legacy.''

In 2025, communities around the world shared the glow of Ramadan nights and the warmth of collective iftars. In 2026, ''Wiki Loves Ramadan'' is expanding, bringing more stories, more cultures, and deeper global connections across Wikimedia projects.

We invite you to explore the ''Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026'' [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Meta page]] to learn how you can participate and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026/Participating communities|sign up]] your community.

📷 ''Photo campaign on '' [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Wikimedia Commons]]

If you have questions about the project, please refer to the FAQs:  
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan/FAQ/|Meta-Wiki]]
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We look forward to collaborating with you and your community.


'''The Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 Organizing Team''' 16 jan 2026 20:45 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/05|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

'''''[[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/2026/07|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/08|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/15|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/16|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 13 apr 2026 17:19 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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Apologies for writing in English. {{int:Please-translate}}
A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
[[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 26 apr 2026 02:58 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/18|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 27 apr 2026 20:06 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/19|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)
:::::De kaarten kunnen gewoon als afbeelding behandeld worden, dus via croptool met verwijdering van de witte marges. 800px is de volle paginabreedte bij full page, 450 past voor de halve pagina weergave naast het venster van de scanweergave en heeft daarom voorkeur. Men kan via commons altijd volle breedte openen. Gebruik van Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2 is toegestaan, maar schijnt de hele pdf op te halen, wat een nadeel is. [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:48 (CEST)
::::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt! {{uitgevoerd}}. En nu? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:12 (CEST)
:::::::Nu nog de inhoudsopgave, welke titels wil je gebruiken ? IK stel voor: [[Borysthenes (Dniepr)]] en [[Taurica Chersonesus]], maar dat kun je op de indexpagina wijzigen, vóórdat je die pagina's aanmaakt. Daarna komt valideren: dat moet door andere gebruikers gedaan worden. Voor jouw: nu nog op de Franse wikisource de afbeeldingen toevoegen...--[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:06 (CEST)
::::::::Hah, je had gezien dat ik daar ook al bezig was. ;)
::::::::De titel van het boek als geheel zou ik wel ''Beschrijving van Oekraïne'' willen houden, zoals het in alle andere talen bekend is en zoals ik ook op [[:nl:w:Beschrijving van Oekraïne]] heb geschreven.
::::::::Borysthenes (Dniepr) en Taurica Chersonesus zijn twee prima titels voor de hoofdstukken, waarin Blaeu de tekst verdeeld heeft.
::::::::Het is mij overigens niet duidelijk of de tekst op p. 25 en p. 27 ook van Beauplan is of niet. Ik denk van niet. Ten eerste sluit p. 24 expliciet de tekst van Beauplan af. Ten tweede is het taalgebruik van p. 25 en 27 veel 'Duitser' dan de rest van de tekst, wat een andere schrijver of vertaler suggereert. Tot slot komt het vrij korte stukje over de Krim-Tataren inhoudelijk totaal niet overeen met de uitgebreide verhandeling die in Frans 1660 of [[:File:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf|Engels 1704 (&quot;A Description of Crim Tartary&quot;, pp. 12-20)]] te lezen is. Beauplan verhaalt uitgebreid over de militaire tactieken van de Krim-Tataren, maar niets over de verschillende opvoeding van Tataarse jongens en meisjes, wat Blaeu 1664 p. 27 wel doet.
::::::::Toch denk ik dat het terecht is om p. 25-27 bij dit boek op te nemen omdat het de beschrijving van Oekraïne wel 'af' maakt.
::::::::Maar goed, ik ben al best wel moe. Ik ga morgen weer verder. Bedankt voor je hulp tot dusver! :D [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:27 (CEST)
:::::::::{{uitgevoerd}}. Bedankt voor de instructies! Dan ga ik ondertussen bezig met die afbeeldingen op fr.wikisource. 
:::::::::Ben ondertussen ook al begonnen op [[:en:Index:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 10:40 (CEST)</text>
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-03&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/03|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] is a MediaWiki [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that lets you see your watchlists from different wikis on the same page. It was recently updated to look more like the regular [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]], such as preparing it for temporary accounts in IP masking (including rerouting user links to contributions pages), making page titles bold, and opening links in edit summaries and tags in new browser tabs. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398361][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298919][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T273526][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286309]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the issue where global blocks did not have the option to disable sending emails, has now been fixed, and will be available for use in the week of January 13. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401293]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Citation tool|VisualEditor citation tool]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Reference Previews]] now support &quot;map&quot; as a reference type. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411083]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.10|MediaWiki]]/[[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.11|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/03|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 12 jan 2026 20:33 (CET)
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== Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 ==

Dear Wikimedia communities,

We hope you are doing well, and we wish you a happy New Year.

''Last year, we captured light. This year, we’ll capture legacy.''

In 2025, communities around the world shared the glow of Ramadan nights and the warmth of collective iftars. In 2026, ''Wiki Loves Ramadan'' is expanding, bringing more stories, more cultures, and deeper global connections across Wikimedia projects.

We invite you to explore the ''Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026'' [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Meta page]] to learn how you can participate and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026/Participating communities|sign up]] your community.

📷 ''Photo campaign on '' [[c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026|Wikimedia Commons]]

If you have questions about the project, please refer to the FAQs:  
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We look forward to collaborating with you and your community.


'''The Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 Organizing Team''' 16 jan 2026 20:45 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/04|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The tray shown on [[Special:Diff|Special:Diff]] in mobile view has been redesigned. It is now collapsed by default, and incorporates a link to undo the edit being viewed, making it easier for mobile editors and reviewers to take action while keeping the interface uncluttered. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402297] 
* [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|The Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now automatically determines the text direction (ensuring correct display of sites with unusual domain names) and shows detailed descriptions for log actions. Later this week, a new permanent link for page creations and CSS classes for each entry element will be added. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T412505][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287929][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262768][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414135]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the previously observed issue in Vector 2022, where anchor link targets were obscured by the sticky header, has now been addressed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406114]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As mentioned in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2025/44|October 2025 deprecation announcement]], MediaWiki Interfaces team will begin sunsetting all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the MediaWiki REST API the week of January 26. Changes are expected to roll out to all wikis on or before January 30th. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found, compared, and tested using the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox]. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in Phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* Interactive reference documentation for the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia REST API|Wikimedia REST API]] has moved. Requests to API docs previously hosted through [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/RESTBase|RESTBase]] (e.g.: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/&lt;/code&gt;) are now redirected to the [[w:en:Special:RestSandbox|REST Sandbox]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|WMF Wikidata Platform team]] (WDP) has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|January 2026 newsletter]]. It includes updates on the legacy full-graph endpoint decommissioning, the User-Agent policy change, the monthly Blazegraph migration office hours, and efforts to reduce regressions caused by the legacy endpoint shutdown. As a reminder, you can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/WDP team updates|subscribe to the WDP newsletter]]!
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.12|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026|Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026]] will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications opened mid-December and will close soon or when capacity is reached. It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Hope to see you there!

'''''[[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/2026/04|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 19 jan 2026 21:29 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;
&lt;section begin=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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19 jan 2026 22:02 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/05|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
* Unregistered contributors on blocked IPs or blocked IP ranges can now interact on-wiki to appeal a block by creating a temporary account to appeal a block on the user talk page, unless the &quot;prevent this user from editing their own talk page&quot; is enabled. This solves the problem of logged-out users unable to use the default unblock process via user talk page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398673]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) methods description on the management page has been updated. It is now clearer and easier for users to understand and make use of. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332385]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.13|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/05|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 26 jan 2026 22:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/06|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, VisualEditor previously added bold or italic formatting inside link descriptions, making the wikicode complex. This has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409669]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.14|MediaWiki]]

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 feb 2026 18:43 (CET)
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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 10 feb 2026 00:30 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 feb 2026 20:17 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 23 feb 2026 20:03 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 2 mrt 2026 18:51 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

'''''[[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/2026/12|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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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

'''''[[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/2026/13|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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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/14|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 30 mrt 2026 21:25 (CEST)
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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419171]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
[[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 26 apr 2026 02:58 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)
:::::De kaarten kunnen gewoon als afbeelding behandeld worden, dus via croptool met verwijdering van de witte marges. 800px is de volle paginabreedte bij full page, 450 past voor de halve pagina weergave naast het venster van de scanweergave en heeft daarom voorkeur. Men kan via commons altijd volle breedte openen. Gebruik van Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2 is toegestaan, maar schijnt de hele pdf op te halen, wat een nadeel is. [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:48 (CEST)
::::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt! {{uitgevoerd}}. En nu? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:12 (CEST)
:::::::Nu nog de inhoudsopgave, welke titels wil je gebruiken ? IK stel voor: [[Borysthenes (Dniepr)]] en [[Taurica Chersonesus]], maar dat kun je op de indexpagina wijzigen, vóórdat je die pagina's aanmaakt. Daarna komt valideren: dat moet door andere gebruikers gedaan worden. Voor jouw: nu nog op de Franse wikisource de afbeeldingen toevoegen...--[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:06 (CEST)
::::::::Hah, je had gezien dat ik daar ook al bezig was. ;)
::::::::De titel van het boek als geheel zou ik wel ''Beschrijving van Oekraïne'' willen houden, zoals het in alle andere talen bekend is en zoals ik ook op [[:nl:w:Beschrijving van Oekraïne]] heb geschreven.
::::::::Borysthenes (Dniepr) en Taurica Chersonesus zijn twee prima titels voor de hoofdstukken, waarin Blaeu de tekst verdeeld heeft.
::::::::Het is mij overigens niet duidelijk of de tekst op p. 25 en p. 27 ook van Beauplan is of niet. Ik denk van niet. Ten eerste sluit p. 24 expliciet de tekst van Beauplan af. Ten tweede is het taalgebruik van p. 25 en 27 veel 'Duitser' dan de rest van de tekst, wat een andere schrijver of vertaler suggereert. Tot slot komt het vrij korte stukje over de Krim-Tataren inhoudelijk totaal niet overeen met de uitgebreide verhandeling die in Frans 1660 of [[:File:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf|Engels 1704 (&quot;A Description of Crim Tartary&quot;, pp. 12-20)]] te lezen is. Beauplan verhaalt uitgebreid over de militaire tactieken van de Krim-Tataren, maar niets over de verschillende opvoeding van Tataarse jongens en meisjes, wat Blaeu 1664 p. 27 wel doet.
::::::::Toch denk ik dat het terecht is om p. 25-27 bij dit boek op te nemen omdat het de beschrijving van Oekraïne wel 'af' maakt.
::::::::Maar goed, ik ben al best wel moe. Ik ga morgen weer verder. Bedankt voor je hulp tot dusver! :D [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:27 (CEST)
:::::::::{{uitgevoerd}}. Bedankt voor de instructies! Dan ga ik ondertussen bezig met die afbeeldingen op fr.wikisource. 
:::::::::Ben ondertussen ook al begonnen op [[:en:Index:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 10:40 (CEST)
::::::::::Ik zet de kopteksten in het venster ''Koptekst''. Kun je pagina 32r valideren? [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 11:58 (CEST)</text>
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* The Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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* As part of the current work of Community Tech team on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W372|Multiple watchlists]] project, the display of [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]] will be updated as a first step towards multiple watchlists. Additionally, the pagination on [[Special:Search|Search]] will be updated too, as a part of the work on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/W186|Revamp pagination / page navigation]] wish. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411596]
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-04&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-05&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia Foundation invites comments on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Year1 Reflections and Proposed Way Forward 2026 Update|proposed future]] of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] until 28 February.
* All users with registered accounts can now use passkeys for [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication|two-factor authentication]] (2FA). Passkeys are a simple way to log in without using a second device. They verify the user's identity using a fingerprint, face scan, or a PIN code. To set up a passkey, first set up a regular 2FA method. Currently, to log in with a passkey, users must also use a password. Later this quarter, passwordless login will allow users to log in with a single click and a passkey. Users with advanced rights will also be required to have 2FA enabled. This is part of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security|Account Security]] project.
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new AbuseFilter variable, &lt;code&gt;account_type&lt;/code&gt;, has been added to provide a reliable way to determine the account type being created in the &lt;code&gt;createaccount&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;autocreateaccount&lt;/code&gt; actions. As part of this change, the variable &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; has been renamed to &lt;code&gt;account_name&lt;/code&gt;, and &lt;code&gt;accountname&lt;/code&gt; is now deprecated. Edit filter managers should update any filters that use hardcoded account type checks or the deprecated variable. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414049]
* Image thumbnails that are requested in non-standard sizes, and using non-standard methods such as direct requests to &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;upload.wikimedia.org/…&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will stop working in the near future. This change is to prevent ongoing external abuse by web-scrapers and bots. Some users with custom CSS/JS, Interface Admins who can fix gadgets and local skins, and Tool-authors, will need to update their code to use standard thumbnail sizes. [[phab:T414805|Details, search-links, and examples of how to fix them, are available in the task]].
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-06&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* The &quot;{{int:pageinfo-toolboxlink}}&quot; feature, which gives validating information about a page ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=info}} example]), now automatically includes a table of contents. If there is a local [[{{ns:8}}:Pageinfo-header]] page created by individual users, it can now be removed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T363726]
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* There was no XML dump on 20 January. Additionally, from now on, dumps will be generated once per month only. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414389]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team removed support for all transform endpoints containing a trailing slash from the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:REST%20API MediaWiki REST API]. All API users currently calling those endpoints are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. If you have questions or encounter any problems, please file a ticket in phabricator to the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/6931/ #MW-Interfaces-Team board].
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* Users are reminded that the Wikimedia Foundation has shared some guiding questions for the July 2026–June 2027 Annual Plan on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Product &amp; Technology OKRs|Meta]] and ''[[diffblog:2025/12/10/shaping-wikimedia-foundations-2026-2027-annual-goals-key-questions-for-the-wikimedia-movement/|Diff]]''. These focus on global trends, faster and healthier experimentation, better support for newcomers, strengthening editors and advanced users, improving collaboration across projects, and growing and retaining readership. Feedback and ideas are welcome on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]].

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== Hello from Belgium (and France…) ==

Dear wikisource contributors, I’m french wikimedian who have organized the Missie Gourmande (Mission Gourmande in french), an operation to numerize the Gourmet Museum and Library (museum van de gastronomie). And we scanned some flemish books. I put their here : [[:Categorie:Missie Gourmande - Mission Gourmande]]. If I mis something or made a mistake don’t hesitate to correct. Thank you (and sorry for my bad english). [[Gebruiker:Lyokoï|Lyokoï]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Lyokoï|overleg]]) 6 feb 2026 23:27 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-07&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|Watchlist labels]] feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
* A new feature available on [[Special:Contributions|Special:Contributions]] shows [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts#February 2026: Improvements to the patroller tooling|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415674] 
* When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414742]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example both [[d:|Wikidata]] and [[testwikidata:|testwikidata]]. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415440][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415458]
* The automatic &quot;magic links&quot; for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have been [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic links|deprecated in wikitext since 2021]] due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic words#isbn|built-in parser function]] &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{#isbn}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145604]
* Two new wikis have been created: 
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q35401|Jju]] ([[w:kaj:|&lt;code&gt;w:kaj:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413283]
** a {{int:project-localized-name-group-wikipedia}} in [[d:Q1186896|Nawat]] ([[w:ppl:|&lt;code&gt;w:ppl:&lt;/code&gt;]]) [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413273]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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'''
* A new global user group has been created: [[{{int:grouppage-local-bot}}|{{int:group-local-bot}}]]. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusive [[w:en:Web scraping|web scrapers]]. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415588]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.15|MediaWiki]]

'''Meetings and events'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Spring 2026|MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026]] will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AZBWVI46SDEB65PGR5J6E4TYOQQEZXM7/]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-08&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|SRE Team]] will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia's [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Etherpad|Etherpad]] instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237]

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Information Retrieval team will be launching an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|Android mobile app experiment]] that tests hybrid search capabilities which can handle both semantic and keyword queries. The improvement of on-platform search will enable readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily. The experiment will first be launched on Greek Wikipedia in late February, followed by English, French, and Portuguese in March. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/01/08/semantic-search-making-it-easier-to-find-the-information-readers-want/ Read more] on Diff blog. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Readers/Information_Retrieval]
* The Reader Growth team will run [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/WE3.10.2 Mobile Table of Contents|an experiment]] for mobile web users, that adds a table of contents and automatically expands all article sections, to learn more about navigation issues they face. The test will be available on Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, and Vietnamese Wikipedias.
* Previously, site notices ([[{{ns:8}}:Sitenotice]] and [[{{ns:8}}:Anonnotice]]) would only render on the desktop site. Now, they will render on all platforms. Users on mobile web will now see these notices and be informed. Site administrators should be prepared to test and fix notices on mobile devices to avoid interference with articles. To opt out, interface admins can add &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;#siteNotice { display: none; }&lt;/code&gt; to [[{{ns:8}}:Minerva.css]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138572][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416644]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue on [[Special:RecentChanges|Special:RecentChanges]] has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the &quot;view new changes since…&quot; button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T406339]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* New documentation is now available to help editors debug on-site search features. It supports troubleshooting when pages do not appear in results, when ranking seems unexpected, and when you need to inspect what content is being indexed, helping make search behavior easier to understand and analyze. [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/Debug|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T411169]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.16|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-09&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Reference Check|Reference Check]] has been deployed to English Wikipedia, completing its rollout across all Wikipedias. The feature prompts newcomers to add a citation before publishing new content, helping reduce common citation-related reverts and improve verifiability. In A/B testing, the impact was substantial: newcomers shown Reference Check were approximately 2.2 times more likely to include a reference on desktop and about 17.5 times more likely on mobile web. [https://analytics.wikimedia.org/published/reports/editing/reference_check_ab_test_report_final_2025.html]
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:InterwikiSorting|InterwikiSorting extension]], which allowed for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interwiki sorting order|sorting of interwiki links]], has been undeployed from Wikipedia. As a result, editors who had enabled interwiki link sorting in non-compact mode (full list format) will now see links reordered. The links moving forward will be listed in the alphabetical order of language code. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T253764]
* Later this week, people who are editing a page-section using the mobile visual editor, will notice a new &quot;Edit full page&quot; button. When tapped, you will be able to edit the entire article. This helps when the change you want to make is outside the section you initially opened. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387175][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409112]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|The Reader Experience team]] is inviting editors to assess whether dark mode should still be considered &quot;beta&quot; on their wiki, based on their experience of how well it functions on desktop and mobile. If the feature is deemed mature, editors can update the interface messages in &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:skin-theme-description&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;MediaWiki:Vector-night-mode-beta-tag&lt;/code&gt; to indicate that dark mode is ready and no longer considered beta.
* The improved [[mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Team/iOS/Activity_Tab|Activity tab]] which displays user-insights is now available to all users of the Wikipedia iOS app (version 7.9.0 and later). Following earlier A/B testing that showed higher account creation among users with access to the feature, it has been rolled out to 100% of users along with some updates. The Activity tab now shows your edited articles in the timeline, offers editing impact insights like contribution counts and article view trends, and customization options to improve in-app experience for users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, a bug that prevented [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:DiscussionTools|DiscussionTools]] from working on mobile has now been fixed, restoring full functionality. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415303]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] that makes this possible continues to improve. The latest upgrade is the inclusion of a [[mw:Extension:GlobalWatchlist#hook|new hook]], &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.globalwatchlist.rebuild&lt;/code&gt;, which fires after each watchlist rebuild. This allows you to run gadgets and user scripts for the Special page. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275159]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.17|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-10&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-11&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 9 mrt 2026 19:53 (CET)
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== Save the Date: zaterdag 20 juni 2026 Verjaardagsfeest Wikipedia 25 jaar! ==

Op 19 juni bestaat de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia precies 25 jaar en dat willen we vieren! 

Daarom nodigen we je van harte uit voor het verjaardagsfeest op zaterdag 20 juni van 12:00 tot 17:00 uur bij restaurant LE:EN in Utrecht. 

Inschrijving is geopend! Op [[wmnl:Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar!|deze pagina]] vind je meer informatie alsmede het inschrijfformulier.

We hopen dat je erbij kunt zijn en kijken ernaar uit je te mogen verwelkomen. Tot dan!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Team Wikimedia Nederland [[Gebruiker:JansenKirsten|JansenKirsten]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:JansenKirsten|overleg]]) 12 mrt 2026 11:55 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-12&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

'''''[[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/2026/12|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 16 mrt 2026 20:35 (CET)
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== Wikimania Parijs ==

Beste Wikimedianen,

Dit jaar vindt [[wikimania:2026:Wikimania|Wikimania]] van 21-25 juli plaats in Parijs. Wikimedia Nederland stelt een beperkt aantal beurzen beschikbaar voor het hoofdprogramma dat plaatsvindt tussen 23-25 juli. Hiervoor kun je vóór 12 april een FOKA- aanvraag indienen. Meer informatie hierover vind je op [[wmnl:Wikimania_2026|de verenigingswiki]].

Vriendelijke groet,

Cristina

[[Gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|C.A.Fodor]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:C.A.Fodor|overleg]]) 23 mrt 2026 14:05 (CET)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-13&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 23 mrt 2026 17:51 (CET)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-14&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

'''''[[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/2026/14|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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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 30 mrt 2026 21:25 (CEST)
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== Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226) ==

Hello everyone,

This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as &lt;code&gt;Module:Itemgroup/list&lt;/code&gt;).

'''The Change:'''&lt;br /&gt;
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]], combined with the qualifier [[:d:Property:P180|P180]]: [[:d:Q19571328|Q19571328]]. 

We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property: '''[[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]]'''.

'''What You Need To Do:'''&lt;br /&gt;
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from [[:d:Property:P14226|P14226]] instead of the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] + [[:d:Property:P180|P180]] structure. A [[m:Wikidata/Property Migration: P1846 to P14226/List|list of pages]] was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.

'''Deadline:'''&lt;br /&gt;
We are temporarily retaining the old data on [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old [[:d:Property:P1846|P1846]] statements will be removed after '''May 1, 2026'''. Please update your modules and templates before this date to prevent any disruption to your wiki's election articles.

Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance with the query logic. Thank you for your help! [[User:ZI Jony|ZI Jony]] using [[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 3 apr 2026 19:11 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-15&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''

* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]] now includes a new group goal-setting feature, enabling organizers to set and track event goals such as the number of articles created and participating contributors in real time. Similarly, participants can work toward shared targets and see their collective impact as the event unfolds. The feature is now available on all Wikimedia wikis. Learn more in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration/Collaborative contributions#Goal setting|the documentation]].
* [[File:Maki-gift-15.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Wishlist item]] The new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Watchlist labels|watchlist labels]] feature (announced in [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/07|Tech News 2026-07]]) is now available via VisualEditor, the source editor, and the 'watchstar' (or watch link, for skins that don't have a star icon). Previously it was only possible to assign labels via [[Special:EditWatchlist|EditWatchlist]]. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.
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'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]], which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to [[phab:T414094|more wikis]] later this year. Wikis using the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reference Tooltips|Reference Tooltips]] gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at [[m:MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js|MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js]] as shown [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1344408362 here]) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416304]
* All Wikinews editions will be closed and switched to read-only mode on 4 May 2026. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles can be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions. [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|Read more]].
* The [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Action API|Action API]] has had several formats for requested output. One of them, &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;format=php&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Data formats#Output|JSON format]]. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T118538]
* The [[Special:NamespaceInfo|Special:NamespaceInfo]] page now includes namespace aliases. For example &quot;WP&quot; for the &quot;Project&quot; (&quot;Wikipedia&quot;) namespace on the German Wikipedia. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381455]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.23|MediaWiki]]

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== Nodig je oud-collega’s uit voor het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia ==

[[Bestand:Header Wikipedia 25 jaar 02.png|miniatuur|rechts]]

Beste Wikisource-collega,

Als het goed is, staat het al in je agenda voor zaterdag 20 juni 2026, het verjaardagsfeest van Wikipedia. 

Kom jij op het feest in Utrecht? En zou je het leuk vinden als je dan niet alleen huidige collega’s kan ontmoeten, maar ook mensen van vroeger? Mensen die je de laatste jaren niet meer ziet? Ook door hen is Wikipedia gegroeid en sterk geworden. Help jij mee om hen uit te nodigen voor het feest, zodat we samen kunnen proosten op de toekomst?

Ik zou je daarom willen vragen om oud-collega’s, mensen die de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia of Wikisource om wat voor reden dan ook verlaten hebben, uit te nodigen. Mensen met wie jij het goed kon vinden. Heb je een mailadres? Stuur zo iemand een persoonlijk mailtje, waarin je zegt hoe leuk je het zou vinden als die persoon komt. [[Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Voorbeeld e-email|Hier]] kan je een voorbeeldmail vinden, maar pas het vooral aan, zodat het persoonlijk wordt. Heb je geen mailadres, dan kan je het natuurlijk ook sturen via de overlegpagina van die persoon, maar er bestaat natuurlijk een grote kans dat die niet gelezen wordt. 

Heb je inspiratie nodig wie je wil uitnodigen? Dan hier wat tips.
*Kijk in de geschiedenis van je eigen overlegpagina. Wie heeft jou welkom geheten? Wie heeft je aangemoedigd?
*Kijk op de pagina met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Jubileumster|jubilea]] of op de andere pagina’s met [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Sterren voor bewezen diensten/Inzet voor de inhoud van de encyclopedie|Wikipedia-sterren]]; zijn er mensen die je mist de laatste tijd?
*Kijk naar je oudste bijdragen: wie heeft die destijds verbeterd?
*Kijk wie er allemaal vertrokken zijn via [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speciaal:VerwijzingenNaarHier/Sjabloon:Vertrokken&amp;namespace=2&amp;limit=500 het sjabloon &quot;vertrokken&quot;]. 
*En zoek natuurlijk in je eigen mailarchief met wie je ooit gecorrespondeerd hebt.

Het is handig als je [[w:nl:Wikipedia:Feestjaar 2026/uitnodiging#Uitgenodigd|hier aangeeft]] met welke Wikipediaan jij contact hebt opgenomen. Dan ontvangt de persoon niet al te veel dubbele uitnodigingen. 

N.B. Van iedereen die deelneemt aan dit evenement wordt verwacht dat zij het Beleid Vriendelijke Ruimtes respecteren. Je kunt er [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/BVR_-_startpagina hier] meer over lezen.

P.S. Heb jij je zelf nog niet aangemeld? Je kan je [https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Verjaardagsfeest_Wikipedia_25_jaar! hier nog inschrijven]. 

Dank je wel alvast en hopelijk tot ziens 20 juni! Met feestelijke groet, [[Gebruiker:Ellywa|Elly]] &lt;sub&gt;([[Overleg gebruiker:Ellywa|Overleg]])&lt;/sub&gt; 12 apr 2026 21:22 (CEST)

== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-16&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* Experienced editors are invited to [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page test] the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] feature, designed to help less-experienced editors create well-structured, policy-compliant Wikipedia articles. Testing instructions are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Test feature guide|available]]. Also, after reviewing [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance the outlines], please provide feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Article guidance|project talk page]]. Based on your input, the feature will be refined and transferred to the pilot Wikipedias to translate and adapt. Check out [[c:File:Article Guidance workflow demo - April 2026.webm|the video]] explaining the feature.
'''Updates for editors'''
* On most wikis, all autoconfirmed users can now use [[Special:ChangeContentModel|Special:ChangeContentModel]] page to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:ChangeContentModel|create new pages with custom content models]], such as mass message lists, making custom page formats more accessible. Check [[Special:ListGroupRights|Special:ListGroupRights]] for the status of your wiki. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T248294]
* The Growth team has launched an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account_Creation_Experiments|account creation experiment]] to evaluate whether adding an account creation button to the mobile web header increases new account registrations and encourages more mobile users to contribute to the wikis. The experiment is currently live on Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, and Hebrew Wikipedia, and targets 10% of logged-out mobile web users.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue where VisualEditor could get stuck loading on Windows devices with animations turned off, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T382856]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Starting later this week, {{int:group-abusefilter}} who have the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature enabled will have [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] as the editor at [[Special:AbuseFilter|Special:AbuseFilter]]. This is part of the broader effort to make the user experience more consistent across all editors. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T399673][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* Tools and bots that access the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Notifications/API|Notifications API]] (&lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;action=query&amp;meta=notifications&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;) will need to update their OAuth or BotPassword grants to also include access to private notifications. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421991]
* Due to a library upgrade, listings on category pages may be displayed out of order starting on Monday, 20th April. A migration script will be run to correct this, and will take hours to days depending on the size of the wiki (up to a week for English Wikipedia). [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422544]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.24|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-17&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* After two years of development, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]], also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], is to be promoted out of beta on Tuesday, April 21. It brings better code and wikitext readability, reduction in typing errors, and other [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|benefits]] to all users of the standard syntax highlighter. A huge thank you to volunteer [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Bhsd/ Bhsd] who developed many of the new features, including [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Code folding|code folding]], [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Autocompletion|autocompletion]], and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Linting|linting]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* A major update to the Wikipedia app for iOS is now rolling out, redesigning the interface to align with Apple's latest &quot;Liquid Glass&quot; visual design. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikipedia/id324715238 Download the latest version] and explore the update.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|Reading lists]] is a feature which allows readers to save articles to a list for reading later. This feature is now in beta on Arabic, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Chinese Wikipedias and by default for all new accounts on all Wikipedias.
* An experiment which explores extending [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Mobile page previews|Page Previews to mobile web]] will be launched in the week of April 20 on Arabic, English, French, Italian, Polish, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Page Previews are pop-ups that display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and a link to open the full article of a blue link, thereby improving content discovery. The feature is already available on desktop and in the apps. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/List of experiments in Product and Technology#Template|Read more about this experiment and others]].
* On several wikis, logged-in editors who haven't [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Email confirmation|confirmed their email addresses]] can now see a banner encouraging them to do so. Having the email address confirmed allows a user to restore access to the account if they lose it. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Account Security#Encouraging users to confirm their email addresses|Learn more]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421366]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:15}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:15|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where editing very large wiki pages in the 2017 wikitext editor caused slow loading, preview and scrolling lag, and performance issues when selecting, cutting, or pasting content, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184857]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As part of the promotion of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] from a beta feature, all users will use [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The &lt;code&gt;mirrors.wikimedia.org&lt;/code&gt; service for Debian and Ubuntu users will sunset and stop working on May 15. The resources for the service will be replaced with new and better options. Some users may need to switch to a different server which should take about a minute. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LJYRIS4WB66HIRCAO4GIDTXCMDVZRBMA/ You can read more]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416707]
* The &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table will be removed from [[wikitech:Help:Wiki Replicas|wikireplicas]]. If your tools or queries access &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;image&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;oldimage&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; directly, please update them to use the &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;file&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;filerevision&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; table before 28 May. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T28741]
* Following the recent implementation of global API rate limits on unidentified traffic, the Wikimedia Foundation will continue efforts to ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]] by applying global limits to identified API traffic beginning the last week of April. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Attribution API|Attribution API]] is now available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Stability policy|beta]]. The API fetches information for crediting Wikimedia articles and media files wherever they are used. Reference documentation is available through the REST Sandbox special page available on all Wikimedia wikis (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?api=attribution.v0-beta&amp;title=Special%3ARestSandbox REST sandbox on English Wikipedia]). Share your feedback on the [[mw:Talk:Attribution API|project talk page]].
* There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 20 apr 2026 17:00 (CEST)
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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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A [[:m:Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy|request for comment]] is currently being held to decide on a global AI policy. {{int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
[[Gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:MediaWiki message delivery|overleg]]) 26 apr 2026 02:58 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-18&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Updates for editors'''
* There is a change in how new users are autoconfirmed that will improve anti-vandalism protection. Currently, users who have had an account for a few days and made a few edits are automatically added to the [[{{int:grouppage-autoconfirmed/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}}}|{{int:group-autoconfirmed}}]] group. This configuration tends to be exploited by some vandals, who create accounts and start to use them only after some time. To mitigate this, the configuration will be updated next week so that – for the purpose of becoming autoconfirmed – the account age will be counted from their first edit, instead of registration date. The numeric value of the age threshold will remain the same. This change will be deployed only to wikis which require at least one edit as part of the autoconfirmation conditions. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418484]
* All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the &quot;automatically enable most beta features&quot; option in their preference can now use the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/WE3.3.4 Reading lists|reading lists]] beta feature to save articles for later reading. This helps organize reading interests in one place for convenient access. 
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, the issue where infobox images have huge padding in Firefox, has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423676]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* As a reminder, the global API rate limits will be applied this week to identified API traffic. This is to help ensure [[mw:MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]]. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, including the actual rate limits, see [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]] and [[mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.26|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-19&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|Article guidance]] team invites experienced editors of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators|pilot Wikipedias]]—Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Portuguese, Persian, Turkish, Simple English, Spanish, and French—to help translate and adapt [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Category:Pages_using_article_guidance sample outlines]. These outlines will guide editors in creating clear, well-structured, and policy-compliant articles when using [https://b24e11a4f1.catalyst.wmcloud.org/wiki/Special:NewArticle the feature] once it is launched in May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance#Adapting a sample outline in a Wikipedia|Simple instructions]] on how to translate and adapt the outlines are available.
'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council|Product and Technology Advisory Council]] has published [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|draft recommendations]] on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the recommendation until May 8th [[:m:Talk:Product and Technology Advisory Council/May 2026 draft PTAC recommendation for feedback|on the talk page]].
* The number of available thumbnail size preferences in MediaWiki is being reduced to three standardized options—Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px), as part of ongoing efforts to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. As a result, existing preferences will be mapped to the nearest new size (for example, smaller selections like 120px or 150px will render at 180px, while larger ones like 300px or 360px will render at 400px). The preferences interface will soon be updated to reflect these changes, and users who wish to opt out or provide feedback can do so. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424909]
* From now on, even when a permission expires automatically, users will receive an Echo notification similar to the standard notification for permission changes. There is a difference between this and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global reminder bot|Global reminder bot]] in that the latter reminds users a week ''before'' the rights are due to expire, so that they can renew the rights.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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]]. For example, the problem where the ULS language selector in [[m:Special:Translate|Special:Translate]] would scroll vertically when it shouldn't, has been resolved. Previously, when users opened the &quot;Translate to English&quot; dropdown and typed certain inputs, the dialog would scroll vertically by a few pixels even when there was enough space to display all results. The dropdown no longer shifts unnecessarily when filtering languages. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358864] 
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]], which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page, continues to improve. For example, watchlists for Wikibase sites such as [[:d:|Wikidata]] now support [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:EntitySchema|EntitySchema]] elements for better tracking. The Live Updates mode now refreshes the special page every 60 seconds to comply with the updated [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] for improved real-time responsiveness. Additionally, a directionality bug that displayed links as &quot;changes 3&quot; instead of &quot;3 changes&quot; in mixed-direction lists has been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415450][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424422][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418091]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The second phase of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|global API rate limits]] has been rolled out to reduce the [[diffblog:2026/03/26/quo-vadis-crawlers-progress-and-whats-next-on-safeguarding-our-infrastructure/|impact of AI crawlers]] and ensure fair, sustainable access to Wikimedia resources, prioritising human and mission-aligned traffic. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits#Limits|Limits]] have been shifted from per-hour to per-minute, producing smoother traffic patterns and more predictable API load. Community users are not expected to be affected, and no action is required. Early indications show some User-Agent-based requestors are adjusting behaviour, and around 64% of automated API traffic has been identified. Monitoring continues, and Wikimedia Enterprise remains available for commercial support.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.27|MediaWiki]]

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 4 mei 2026 22:43 (CEST)
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-20&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/20|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Community Tech has published [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/How to write a good wish|new guidance]] explaining how wishes on Community Wishlist are triaged and prioritized. The documentation is intended to help contributors write stronger proposals by clarifying the factors that influence prioritization decisions. Beyond vote counts, the guidance highlights considerations such as potential impact on the community when determining which wishes move forward.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Reader Growth team is launching an experiment to test a new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Growth/Share_Card|Share Card feature]] that allows readers to create visually engaging cards from Wikipedia articles or selected article sections and share them online, with each card linking back to the original article to help expand readership and article discovery. The mobile-only A/B test will be available to a portion of readers on Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese, and English Wikipedia to better understand reading and sharing habits, and is scheduled to begin the week of May 18 and run for four weeks.
* The Android and iOS Wikipedia apps recently released the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/25th_Birthday_Reading_Challenge|25-day reading challenge]] into Beta, as part of efforts to drive reader engagement by encouraging users to complete reading milestones. To track their reading streak during the challenge, App users can add a widget featuring Baby Globe to their home screen. The challenge officially begins May 11.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:17}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:17|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where the global preference for enabling syntax highlighting in wikitext could unexpectedly disable itself after being turned on, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425286]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|12px|link=|alt=|Advanced item]] The ResourceLoader module &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;mediawiki.ui.input&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt;, deprecated since [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2023/39|September 2023]], will be removed this week. There is a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Codex/Migrating_from_MediaWiki_UI|guide for migrating from MediaWiki UI to Codex]] for any tools that use it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420125]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.2|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-21&lt;/span&gt; ==

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'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Abstract Wikipedia team has identified five potential pilot wikis to assess their interest in adopting abstract articles on their wikis. The pilots are Malayalam, Bengali, Dagbani, Arabic, and Indonesian Wikipedia. The feedback period will be open until May 22. If your community is interested in becoming a pilot, [[m:Talk:Abstract Wikipedia|let us know on Meta]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* An experiment to show [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|Reading Lists]] to logged-out readers on mobile web will launch on May 18 across German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu Wikipedias, and will run for one month. The effort supports broader goals of helping readers save and organize articles for later reading, while encouraging habits that could lead to future Wikipedia contributions.
* To support a bookmark button in the Reading List beta feature, the &quot;Tools &gt; Action&quot; menu has been updated to display icons, including the watch star indicator that helps editors identify temporarily watched articles. The icons now also match those used on mobile, improving consistency across platforms. The change is currently limited to the actions menu and mainly affects editors with privileged user rights. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426008]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] was released as an [[w:en:A/B test|A/B test]] for newcomer editors on the mobile website at [[phab:T421189|~15 Wikipedias]]. The experiment will measure the impact that Suggestion Mode has on the proportion of newcomer mobile web edit sessions that result in constructive (un-reverted) article edits. The experiment will also evaluate the feature's impact on editor retention, and monitor changes in revert and block rates.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.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, an issue in the Wikipedia Android app where images could sometimes fail to load after opening a recommended reading list notification, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418231]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata Platform|Wikidata Platform team]] has published its [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/Backend Replacement|backend replacement recommendation]] and accompanying [[wikitech:Wikidata Query Service/WDQS Architecture re-design|technical architecture]] for the migration of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) away from Blazegraph. Feedback is invited until May 25th 2026, especially on potential gaps and impacts on advanced use cases. Wikidata community members and WDQS users are also encouraged to help identify high-impact tools and workflows that may need attention on [[d:Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update/High-Impact Use Cases|this page]]. Feedback can be shared on the [[d:Wikidata talk:SPARQL query service/WDQS backend update|Migration talk page]] or during the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Blazegraph Migration Office Hours|next office hour]]. See the [[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Wikidata Platform team/Newsletter|WDP team newsletter]] for more details.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.3|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''

* On English, French, Japanese, and a few other Wikipedias, there was a [[diffblog:2025/09/02/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha/|trial of hCaptcha]], a third-party bot detection service. The trial showed that hCaptcha effectively detects and deters some bad-faith automated activity, on its own and by giving [[w:en:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 225#Introducing SuggestedInvestigations|checkusers and stewards]] signals to look into. Because the results were positive, hCaptcha will be rolled out across all wikis over the next few weeks. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/hCaptcha|See the hCaptcha project page]] for technical information about the implementation and privacy protections. [[diffblog:2026/05/04/better-detecting-bots-and-replacing-our-captcha-part-2/|Learn more]].
* The latest Community Tech update is now available, with progress across several Community Wishlist initiatives, including Reading Lists expansion from the mobile app to the website, new language support for &quot;Who Wrote That&quot; and the Personal Dashboard, improvements to 3D rendering and Charts, and upcoming work on talk page sorting, audio playback, and editing workflows. The update also shares current priorities, wishlist status trends, and opportunities for community feedback on future focus areas and the Wikimedia Foundation’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist/Updates#May 13, 2026: Latest updates from the Community Tech team|Read the full newsletter for details]].

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&lt;bdi lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]&lt;/bdi&gt; 18 mei 2026 22:21 (CEST)
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== Technieuws: 2026-22 ==

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Het laatste '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|technieuws]]''' van de technische gemeenschap van Wikimedia. Niet alle wijzigingen hebben een merkbaar effect op alle projecten. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/22|Meer vertalingen]] zijn beschikbaar.

'''Hoogtepunt van de week'''
* Na een [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#LOWM|succesvol experiment met het aanmaken van accounts]] wordt een verbeterd waarschuwingsbericht voor niet aangemelde bewerkers in de eerste week van juni worden uitgerold naar alle Wikimedia-wiki's. De wijziging treft alleen niet aangemelde gebruikers op mobiel die een bewerkingssessie openen. De bijgewerkte ervaring is ontworpen om het aanmaken van een account duidelijker aan te moedigen, terwijl gebruikers nog steeds kunnen bewerken met tijdelijke accounts. Resultaten van het experiment lieten een significante toename zien in het aanmaken van accounts, met een relatieve stijging van 27% onder gebruikers die het bijgewerkte bericht te zien kregen. Zoals verwacht namen tijdelijke accounts relatief af met 16% doordat meer mensen een account aanmaakten. Het experiment liet geen significante veranderingen zien in het aantal constructieve bewerkingen of andere gemonitorde bijdragerstatistieken. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424595] 

'''Updates voor moderatoren'''
* Om veiligheidsredenen moeten leden van bepaalde gebruikersgroepen [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|tweetrapsauthenticatie]] (2FA) ingeschakeld hebben. Leden van deze groepen kunnen de laatste 2FA-methode op hun account niet uitschakelen, en het is onmogelijk om gebruikers zonder 2FA aan deze groepen toe te voegen. Gebruikers kunnen nog steeds nieuwe authenticatiemethoden toevoegen of verwijderen, zolang er ten minste één methode continu ingeschakeld blijft. In de komende weken worden gebruikers zonder 2FA uit deze groepen verwijderd. Dit geldt met name voor bureaucraten. Zie de gekoppelde taken voor uitrolschema's. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423119][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423120]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technische Wensen]] voert een [[w:nl:A/B-test|A/B-test]] uit op [[:phab:T415904|10 wiki's]], waarbij [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/Reference Previews|mogelijke verbeteringen voor Referentievoorvertoningen]] worden getest. Het experiment duurt ongeveer 2 weken aan het einde van mei / begin juni en treft 10% van de desktoplezers op de deelnemende wiki's.
* Na twee succesvolle experimenten rolt het Reader Growth-team op 25 mei een bètafunctie [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Growth/Image Browsing|Afbeeldingen bladeren]] uit voor alle Wikipedia's op mobiel. Dit betekent dat iedereen die standaard alle bètafuncties ingeschakeld heeft deze functie te zien krijgt, en anderen kunnen het vakje aanvinken om het in te schakelen in hun voorkeuren. De bètafunctie bevat een carrousel van alle afbeeldingen van een pagina bovenaan de pagina, met opties voor redacteuren om [[mw:Readers/Reader_Growth/Image_Browsing#Phase_2.1_beta_feature|afbeeldingen uit te sluiten van de carrousel van de pagina of om een pagina volledig uit te sluiten van de functie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Bekijk alle {{formatnum:30}} door de gemeenschap ingediende {{PLURAL:30|taak|taken}} die vorige week [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|opgelost]] {{PLURAL:30|is|zijn}}. Zo werden driedimensionale STL-bestanden incorrect weergegeven door de 3D-uitbreiding van de mediaviewer, wat nu is opgelost. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416723]

'''Updates voor technische bijdragers'''
* De verouderde CSS-klassen &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;tright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; zijn vervangen door &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; omdat de eerste niet consistent werken op alle MediaWiki-platforms, met name mobiel en mobiele apps. Projecten die deze klassen gebruiken worden aangemoedigd om gerelateerd gebruik te bekijken en een migratie te plannen. Houd er rekening mee dat &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatleft&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; en &lt;bdi lang=&quot;zxx&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;floatright&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/bdi&gt; in de toekomst ook verouderd kunnen worden verklaard, hoewel er momenteel geen plannen zijn om dit te doen. [[phab:T426452|Meer informatie]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Terugkerend onderwerp]] Gedetailleerde code updates later deze week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.4|MediaWiki]]

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Tech News: 2026-23&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/23|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] is conducting an experiment to show the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists|reading lists]] feature, which is still in development, to logged-out mobile readers to test whether it encourages account creation at a higher rate compared to the watchstar button. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists#Experiment timeline|experiment]] was launched on May 18th on German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, and Urdu wikis, and it will run for a month.
* The Wikimedia Apps team released [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Explore Feed Refresh/Phase 1|Phase 1]] of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed &quot;Community&quot; tab and a personalized &quot;For You&quot; tab featuring daily updated reading recommendations. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve content discovery and create more engaging learning experiences in the Wikipedia apps.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on [[w:Special:Homepage|Special:Homepage]], leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.5|MediaWiki]]

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== Controle gewenst! ==

Ik heb zojuist de proeflezing van [[Index:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf]] voltooid! Zou iemand de tekst willen controleren? Wellicht @[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]], die reeds de eerste pagina heeft gecorrigeerd? Of @[[Gebruiker:Vincent Steenberg|Vincent Steenberg]], die me hielp met de paginalijst? :) Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:38 (CEST)

:Kun je de afbeeldingen eerst nog toevoegen? --[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 15:55 (CEST)
::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Hoe bedoel je? De afbeelding linksonder op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/21|p. 21]] en die rechtsmidden op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/6|p. 6]]? Dat kan, dan zal ik die eerst uitknippen, apart uploaden op Commons en dan in de tekst voegen. Maar is dat wat je bedoelt? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:00 (CEST)
::::::Ja, dat is de werkwijze, voor de kaarten en de overige afbeeldingen. Je kunt [[Commons:CropTool]] activeren en gebruiken, dan hoef je niet eerst te downloaden ion je computer en wordt de afbeelding meteen ook geupload op commons.
:::[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:09 (CEST)
::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt voor de tip om CropTool te gebruiken, daar had ik in dit geval niet aan gedacht!
::::Ok ik heb de genoemde afbeeldingen uitgeknipt en toegevoegd (met een extra afbeelding voor het hutframe, want die kwam uit een andere druk en had daardoor afwijkende kleuren. Hetzelfde zouden we kunnen doen bij de boot op [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/16|pagina 16]], maar dat lijkt me niet nodig.)
::::Is dat goed zo?
::::En wat doen we dan met de kaarten? Bij p. 2 heb ik nu dit gedaan: [[Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2]]. center + 800px. Weet niet wat de normen zijn? En moet dat bijschrift boven, onder of rechtsonder de kaart komen? Mvg, [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:32 (CEST)
:::::De kaarten kunnen gewoon als afbeelding behandeld worden, dus via croptool met verwijdering van de witte marges. 800px is de volle paginabreedte bij full page, 450 past voor de halve pagina weergave naast het venster van de scanweergave en heeft daarom voorkeur. Men kan via commons altijd volle breedte openen. Gebruik van Pagina:Description of Ukraine (Borysthenes) Atlas Maior NL 1664.pdf/2 is toegestaan, maar schijnt de hele pdf op te halen, wat een nadeel is. [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 16:48 (CEST)
::::::@[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] Bedankt! {{uitgevoerd}}. En nu? [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:12 (CEST)
:::::::Nu nog de inhoudsopgave, welke titels wil je gebruiken ? IK stel voor: [[Borysthenes (Dniepr)]] en [[Taurica Chersonesus]], maar dat kun je op de indexpagina wijzigen, vóórdat je die pagina's aanmaakt. Daarna komt valideren: dat moet door andere gebruikers gedaan worden. Voor jouw: nu nog op de Franse wikisource de afbeeldingen toevoegen...--[[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:06 (CEST)
::::::::Hah, je had gezien dat ik daar ook al bezig was. ;)
::::::::De titel van het boek als geheel zou ik wel ''Beschrijving van Oekraïne'' willen houden, zoals het in alle andere talen bekend is en zoals ik ook op [[:nl:w:Beschrijving van Oekraïne]] heb geschreven.
::::::::Borysthenes (Dniepr) en Taurica Chersonesus zijn twee prima titels voor de hoofdstukken, waarin Blaeu de tekst verdeeld heeft.
::::::::Het is mij overigens niet duidelijk of de tekst op p. 25 en p. 27 ook van Beauplan is of niet. Ik denk van niet. Ten eerste sluit p. 24 expliciet de tekst van Beauplan af. Ten tweede is het taalgebruik van p. 25 en 27 veel 'Duitser' dan de rest van de tekst, wat een andere schrijver of vertaler suggereert. Tot slot komt het vrij korte stukje over de Krim-Tataren inhoudelijk totaal niet overeen met de uitgebreide verhandeling die in Frans 1660 of [[:File:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf|Engels 1704 (&quot;A Description of Crim Tartary&quot;, pp. 12-20)]] te lezen is. Beauplan verhaalt uitgebreid over de militaire tactieken van de Krim-Tataren, maar niets over de verschillende opvoeding van Tataarse jongens en meisjes, wat Blaeu 1664 p. 27 wel doet.
::::::::Toch denk ik dat het terecht is om p. 25-27 bij dit boek op te nemen omdat het de beschrijving van Oekraïne wel 'af' maakt.
::::::::Maar goed, ik ben al best wel moe. Ik ga morgen weer verder. Bedankt voor je hulp tot dusver! :D [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 23:27 (CEST)
:::::::::{{uitgevoerd}}. Bedankt voor de instructies! Dan ga ik ondertussen bezig met die afbeeldingen op fr.wikisource. 
:::::::::Ben ondertussen ook al begonnen op [[:en:Index:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 10:40 (CEST)
::::::::::Ik zet de kopteksten in het venster ''Koptekst''. Kun je pagina 32r valideren? [[Gebruiker:Havang(nl)|Havang(nl)]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Havang(nl)|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 11:58 (CEST)
:::::::::::Gedaan. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 12:04 (CEST)</text>
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== Algemeen ==
=== Tentoonstellingen ===
;1933
*''Kunsthandel Dorus Hermsen N.V.'', Den Haag, december 1933.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Gio. [=Jan Kalff] (16 december 1933) ‘Kunst in Den Haag’, ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;10.

;1935
*''Vermeer. Oorsprong en invloed Fabritius, De Hooch, De Witte'', Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 9 juli-9 oktober 1935.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (24 mei 1935) [[Haagsche Courant/Nummer 16042/Boymans' openings-expositie|‘Boymans’ openings-expositie. Werken van Meesters van de Delftsche School’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', vierde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.
**Anoniem (21 juni 1935) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 108/Nummer 35334/Avondblad/Het Rijksmuseum leent aan Boymans|‘Het Rijksmuseum leent aan Boymans’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, p.&amp;nbsp;13.
**Anoniem (9 juli 1935) [[De Gooi- en Eemlander/Jaargang 64/Nummer 159/Schilderkunst|‘Schilderkunst. De Vermeer-tentoonstelling in Boymans’]], ''De Gooi- en Eemlander'', eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.

== Algemene geschiedenis van de Nederlandse schilderkunst uit de barok en rococo ==
*Houbraken, Arnold (1718-1721) ''[[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen]]'', Amsterdam: [s.n.]

== Bijzondere onderwerpen ==
;Aelst, Willem van (1627-1683)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Aldewereld, Herman van (1628/1629-1669)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Anthonisz., Aert
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Arentsz. genaamd Cabel, Arent
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Asch, Pieter van
*Arnold Houbraken (1718) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 1/Pieter Janze van Asch|&quot;Pieter Janze van Asch&quot;]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;235-236.

;Avercamp, Hendrick (1585-1634)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Ban, Gerbrand
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Beck, David (1621-1656)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/David Beck|“David Beck”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;83-87.

;Beelt, Cornelis (voor 1612-na 1664)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Beerstraaten, Anthonie
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].
*Anoniem (13 juli 1898) [[Leeuwarder Courant/1898/Nummer 162/Leeuwarden, 12 Juli/Stadsnieuws/Ter afwisseling van de vorige verzameling|‘Ter afwisseling van de vorige verzameling is thans op het Prentenkabinet van het Friesch Museum tentoongesteld […]’]], ''Leeuwarder Courant'', [eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (8 mei 1985) ‘Tip voor Sneek’, ''Leeuwarder Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;17].
*Anoniem (22 mei 1985) ‘Beerstraatens stadsgezicht niet naar Sneek’, ''Leeuwarder Courant'', p.&amp;nbsp;15.
*''’t Is Winter'', Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, ....-2 maart 1987, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Jan Bart Klaster (14 januari 1987) ‘Moralistisch lesje in pretverpakking. Het verdwenen Amsterdam op wintertaferelen’, ''Het Parool'', uit en thuis, p.&amp;nbsp;6.

;Beerstraaten, Jan Abrahamsz.
[[Bestand:Rotterdamsche Courant vol 1867 no 024 advertisement A. J. &amp; Dirk A. Lamme.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit de ''Rotterdamsche Courant'', 27 januari 1867]]
[[Bestand:Algemeen Handelsblad vol 1872 no 12851 advertisement Belangrijke kunstveilingen in de Brakke Grond.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit het ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', 24 september 1872]]
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].
*''Annual autumn exhibition of paintings by old Dutch and Flemish masters'', Alfred Brod Galerie, Londen, 5 oktober-4 november 1961.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (13 oktober 1961) ‘Londense expositie van oude meesters’, ''Het Parool'', p.&amp;nbsp;17.
*''’t Is Winter'', Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, ....-2 maart 1987, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Jan Bart Klaster (14 januari 1987) ‘Moralistisch lesje in pretverpakking. Het verdwenen Amsterdam op wintertaferelen’, ''Het Parool'', uit en thuis, p.&amp;nbsp;6.

;Beest, Sybrand van
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*Kramm, Christiaan (1857) [[De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters/Deel 1/Beest. (S... van)|“Beest. (S... van)”]], in: Christiaan Kramm (1857-1864) ''De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters'', Amsterdam: Gebroeders Diederichs, deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;68.

;Begeyn, Abraham
*Anoniem (3 oktober 1876) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Nummer 14295/De heer de Stuers, schrijver van de uitmuntende Notice van het Mauritshuis|‘De heer de Stuers, schrijver van de uitmuntende ''Notice'' van het Mauritshuis, [...]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*Kramm, Christiaan (1857) [[De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters/Deel 1/Bega. (Abraham)|“Bega. (Abraham)”]], in: Christiaan Kramm (1857-1864) ''De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters'', Amsterdam: Gebroeders Diederichs, deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;68-69.

;Bemmel, Jacob Gerritsz. van
*Kramm, Christiaan (1857) [[De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters/Deel 1/Bemmel. (Joost van)|“Bemmel. (Joost van)”]], in: Christiaan Kramm (1857-1864) ''De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters'', Amsterdam: Gebroeders Diederichs, deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;73.

;Bemmel, Willem van (1630-1708)
*Kramm, Christiaan (1857) [[De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters/Deel 1/Bemmel. (van)|“Bemmel. (van)”]], in: Christiaan Kramm (1857-1864) ''De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters'', Amsterdam: Gebroeders Diederichs, deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;72-73.

;Berckheyde, Job (1630-1693)
*Anoniem (25 februari 1940) [[Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant/Jaargang 63/Nummer 22259/Beroemde Haarlemmers|‘Beroemde Haarlemmers’]], ''Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;3].
*Houbraken, Arnold (1721) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 3/Job en Gerard Berkheyden|“Job en Gerard Berkheyden”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel III, p.&amp;nbsp;189-198.

;Bergen, Dirck van
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Bergh, Matthijs van den (1618-1687)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Mathys vanden Berg|“Mathys vanden Berg”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;15-16.

;Bloemaert, Hendrick
[[Bestand:Opregte Haerlemsche Courant vol 1832 no 027 ad L. van Es en S. de Grebber.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit de ''Opregte Haerlemsche Courant'', 3 maart 1832.]]
*''Catalogus der tentoonstelling van oude schilderkunst te Utrecht'', Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Utrecht, 20 augustus-1 oktober 1894.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Graaf, J.J. (17 september 1894) [[De Tijd/Nummer 14327/De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht|‘De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht’]], ''De Tijd'', Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].
*Houbraken, Arn. (1718) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 1/Abraham Bloemaart|&quot;Abraham Bloemaart&quot;]], in: Arn. Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;44.

;Borssom, Anthonie van
*Mautner, W. (1941) [[Oud-Holland/Jaargang 58/Onbekende Meesters - Onbekende Werken|‘Onbekende Meesters — Onbekende Werken’]], ''Oud-Holland'', jrg. 58, p.&amp;nbsp;38-48.

;Brakenburgh, Richard (1650-1702)
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Bramer, Leonaert (1596-1674)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Bray, Jan de
*''Tentoonstelling Bijbelsche Kunst'', Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 8 juli-8 oktober 1939.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**M.V. (27 juli 1939) ‘Bijbelsche kunst in het Rijksmuseum’, ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.

;Breenbergh, Bartholomeus
*''Catalogus der tentoonstelling van oude schilderkunst te Utrecht'', Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Utrecht, 20 augustus-1 oktober 1894.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Graaf, J.J. (17 september 1894) [[De Tijd/Nummer 14327/De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht|‘De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht’]], ''De Tijd'', Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].

;Brekelenkam, Quiringh van (1622/30-1669/1670)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Broeck, Elias van den (ca. 1650-1708)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Buytewech, Willem (I) (1591/1592-1624)
*Anoniem (22 juli 1905) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 78/Nummer 24505/Avondblad/&quot;Rembrandt&quot;|‘„Rembrandt”’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Eerste Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Carrée, Michiel (1657-1727)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Claesz., Pieter (1597/1598-1661)
*''Catalogue des tableaux anciens des écoles allemande, anglaise, espagnole, flamande, française, hollandaise, italienne, suisse des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe, XVIIIe siècles composant la collection de Son Excellence feu Paul Delaroff, conseiller privé de Sa Majesté l'Empereur de Russie'', F. Lair-Dubreuil, Parijs, 23-24 april 1914.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (25 april 1914) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 87/Nummer 27675/Avondblad/Veiling-Delaroff|‘Veiling-Delaroff’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;7.
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Codde, Pieter
*''Catalogue tableaux anciens, porcelaines diverses, beau meuble Boulle - collection du Baron Liphart-Rathshoff à Dorpat; argenterie interessante, chales, tapis persans, porcelaines emaillées, meubles - provenances diverses'' [veilingcat.], A. Mak, Amsterdam, 11-13 oktober 1921.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen:
**Anoniem (29 september 1921) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 78/Nummer 270/Avondblad/De firma A. Mak te Amsterdam zendt ons den catalogus van de kunstveiling, welke 11 en 13 October in het gebouw „De Roos” zal worden gehouden|‘De firma A. Mak te Amsterdam zendt ons den catalogus van de kunstveiling, welke 11 en 13 October in het gebouw „De Roos” zal worden gehouden [...]’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Avondblad, B, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

;Compe, Jan ten
*[''Stadsgezichten en genretaferelen''], Centraal Museum, Utrecht, ....-15 juli 1934, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**H. de Jonge (12 juni 1934) ‘Centraal museum Utrecht. Stadsgezichten en genretafereelen’, ''De Tijd'', Avondblad, [p.&amp;nbsp;5].

;Croos, Anthonie van (1606/1607-1662)
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*Anoniem (24 september 1902) [[De Zuid-Willemsvaart/Jaargang 22/Nummer 76/Veiling Heeswijk|‘Veiling Heeswijk’]], ''De Zuid-Willemsvaart'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*''Catalogue des tableaux anciens des écoles allemande, anglaise, espagnole, flamande, française, hollandaise, italienne, suisse des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe, XVIIIe siècles composant la collection de Son Excellence feu Paul Delaroff, conseiller privé de Sa Majesté l'Empereur de Russie'', F. Lair-Dubreuil, Parijs, 23-24 april 1914.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (25 april 1914) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 87/Nummer 27675/Avondblad/Veiling-Delaroff|‘Veiling-Delaroff’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;7.

;Cuylenborch, Abraham van (I)
*''Catalogus der tentoonstelling van oude schilderkunst te Utrecht'', Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Utrecht, 20 augustus-1 oktober 1894.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Graaf, J.J. (17 september 1894) [[De Tijd/Nummer 14327/De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht|‘De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht’]], ''De Tijd'', Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].

;Delff, Jacob Willemsz. (II) (1619-1661)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jakob Delff|“Jakob Delff”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;56-57.

;Diepraam, Arent (1622-1670)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Does, Jacob van der (I) (1623-1673)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jakob vander Does|“Jakob vander Does”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;105-108.

;Donker, Jan
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan en Pieter Donker|“Jan en Pieter Donker”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;93.

;Donker, Pieter (ca. 1635-1668)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan en Pieter Donker|“Jan en Pieter Donker”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;93.

;Doomer, Lambert (1624-1700)
*''Kaarten, profielen en panorama’s van Amsterdam'', Museum Fodor, Amsterdam, 10 september-27 november 1932.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (1 oktober 1932) [[De Locomotief/Jaargang 81/Nummer 228/Amsterdam in Vroeger Eeuwen|‘Amsterdam in Vroeger Eeuwen. Eene belangwekkende tentoonstelling’]], ''De Locomotief'', Vijfde Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Drielenburg, Willem van (1632-1677)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Willem van Drillenburg|“Willem van Drillenburg”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;147-153.
*[''Stadsgezichten en genretaferelen''], Centraal Museum, Utrecht, ....-15 juli 1934, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**H. de Jonge (12 juni 1934) ‘Centraal museum Utrecht. Stadsgezichten en genretafereelen’, ''De Tijd'', Avondblad, [p.&amp;nbsp;5].

;Droochsloot, Cornelis
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].
*''Catalogus der tentoonstelling van oude schilderkunst te Utrecht'', Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Utrecht, 20 augustus-1 oktober 1894.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Graaf, J.J. (17 september 1894) [[De Tijd/Nummer 14327/De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht|‘De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht’]], ''De Tijd'', Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].

;Druyvestein, Aart Jansz. (1577-1627)
*Arnold Houbraken (1718) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 1/Aart Janze Druivestein|&quot;Aart Janze Druivestein&quot;]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;60-61.

;Dubbels, Hendrick Jacobsz.
*Anoniem (12 maart 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 61/De derde serie schilderijen, (...) leverde een zeer schoone veiling op|‘De derde serie schilderijen, […] leverde een zeer schoone veiling op, […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*''’t Is Winter'', Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, ....-2 maart 1987, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Jan Bart Klaster (14 januari 1987) ‘Moralistisch lesje in pretverpakking. Het verdwenen Amsterdam op wintertaferelen’, ''Het Parool'', uit en thuis, p.&amp;nbsp;6.

;Duck, Jacob
*[''Stadsgezichten en genretaferelen''], Centraal Museum, Utrecht, ....-15 juli 1934, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**H. de Jonge (12 juni 1934) ‘Centraal museum Utrecht. Stadsgezichten en genretafereelen’, ''De Tijd'', Avondblad, [p.&amp;nbsp;5].

;Duif, Jan Ariens (1617-1649)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan Duive|“Jan Duive”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;90-91.

;Dullaert, Heyman
*Anoniem (31 maart 1915) [[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden/Jaargang 76/Nummer 28/Het geschenk van dr. P. Hofstede de Groot|‘Het geschenk van dr. P. Hofstede de Groot’]], ''Nieuwsblad van het Noorden'', [eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Duynen, Isaac van
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den (1621-1674)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Gerbrant vanden Eekhout|“Gerbrant vanden Eekhout”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;100-101.
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Esselens, Jacob (1626-1687)
[[Bestand:Het Nieuws van den Dag 1878 no 2447 advertisement Belangrijke Verkooping van schilderijen door oude meesters.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit ''Het Nieuws van den Dag'', 21 februari 1878.]]
*''Catalogue de douze tableaux anciens provenant de la célèbre galerie de tableaux de feu Madame la douairière Van Loon-van Winter, à Amsterdam, et d’autres tableaux anciens provenant de la famille Druyvesteyn, de Haarlem, de feu Monsieur Ed. Croese, d’Amsterdam, et d’autres successions'' […], C.F. Roos en C.F. Roos Jr., Amsterdam, 26 februari 1878.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (27 februari 1878) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1878/Nummer 50/In de heden (dingsdag) te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘In de heden (dingsdag) te Amsterdam ge­hou­den veiling […]’]], ''Opregte Woensdagsche Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Everdingen, Allaert van (1617-1675)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Aldert van Everdingen|“Aldert van Everdingen”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;95-96.

;Everdingen, Caesar van (1616/1617-1678)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Cesar van Everdingen|“Cesar van Everdingen”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;94-95.
*''Catalogus tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen van Nederlandsche Italianiseerende schilders uit de 16e en 17e eeuw'', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 14 juli-16 september 1934.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**M.V. (27 juli 1934) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 107/Nummer 35008/Avondblad/Nederlandsche italianiseerende meesters|‘Neder­land­sche italiani­seeren­de mees­ters’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.

;Everdingen, Jan (I) (ca. 1618/1620-1656)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan van Everdingen|“Jan van Everdingen”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;95.

;Fabritius, Barent
*''Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen der Collectie N.V. Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam'', Koninklijke kunstzaal Kleykamp, 's-Gravenhage, 8 juni-3 juli 1939.&lt;br&gt;Recensies en aankondigingen:
**Anoniem (23 juni 1939) [[Haagsche Courant/Nummer 17294/Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen|‘Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.

;Feddes van Harlingen, Pieter
*Anoniem (13 juli 1898) [[Leeuwarder Courant/1898/Nummer 162/Leeuwarden, 12 Juli/Stadsnieuws/Ter afwisseling van de vorige verzameling|‘Ter afwisseling van de vorige verzameling is thans op het Prentenkabinet van het Friesch Museum tentoongesteld […]’]], ''Leeuwarder Courant'', [eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Fromantiou, Hendrick de (1633/1634-na 1693)
*Anoniem (3 april 1937) [[De Telegraaf/Jaargang 45/Nummer 16746/Avondblad/Berlijn beleefde eens een periode van Nederlandsche cultuur|‘Berlijn beleefde eens een periode van Nederlandsche cultuur. Groot was de invloed van Louise van Oranje. Uiteindelijk is niet veel meer van dit alles te merken’]], ''De Telegraaf'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;5.
*Anoniem (25 februari 1940) [[Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant/Jaargang 63/Nummer 22259/Beroemde Haarlemmers|‘Beroemde Haarlemmers’]], ''Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;3].

;Gael, Barent (1630/1635-1698)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Gaesbeeck, Adriaen van
*Mautner, W. (1941) [[Oud-Holland/Jaargang 58/Onbekende Meesters - Onbekende Werken|‘Onbekende Meesters — Onbekende Werken’]], ''Oud-Holland'', jrg. 58, p.&amp;nbsp;38-48.

;Gelder, Arent de
*''Tentoonstelling Bijbelsche Kunst'', Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 8 juli-8 oktober 1939.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**M.V. (27 juli 1939) ‘Bijbelsche kunst in het Rijksmuseum’, ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.

;Giselaer, Nicolaes de
*Anoniem (31 maart 1915) [[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden/Jaargang 76/Nummer 28/Het geschenk van dr. P. Hofstede de Groot|‘Het geschenk van dr. P. Hofstede de Groot’]], ''Nieuwsblad van het Noorden'', [eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Gool, Jan van
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Grasdorp, Willem
*Mautner, W. (1941) [[Oud-Holland/Jaargang 58/Onbekende Meesters - Onbekende Werken|‘Onbekende Meesters — Onbekende Werken’]], ''Oud-Holland'', jrg. 58, p.&amp;nbsp;38-48.

;Grebber, Anthonie Claesz. de
*Mautner, W. (1941) [[Oud-Holland/Jaargang 58/Onbekende Meesters - Onbekende Werken|‘Onbekende Meesters — Onbekende Werken’]], ''Oud-Holland'', jrg. 58, p.&amp;nbsp;38-48.

;Grebber, Pieter de (ca. 1600-1652/1653)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Johan Torrentius|“Johan Torrentius”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;117-125, met name 122.

;Groot, Jan de (1650-1726)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan de Groot|“Jan de Groot”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;58.

;Hackaert, Jan
*''Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen der Collectie N.V. Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam'', Koninklijke kunstzaal Kleykamp, 's-Gravenhage, 8 juni-3 juli 1939.&lt;br&gt;Recensies en aankondigingen:
**Anoniem (23 juni 1939) [[Haagsche Courant/Nummer 17294/Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen|‘Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.

;Hals, Dirck (1591-1656)
*''Collection de Mme Jean Cardon. Tableaux modernes &amp; anciens, dessins, aquarelles, objets d’art, meubles'', Galerie J. et A. Le Roy, frères, Brussel, 24-25 april 1912.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (24 april 1912) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 69/Nummer 113/Ochtendblad/Men schrijft ons uit Brussel|‘Men schrijft ons uit Brussel: […]’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Ochtendblad, A, p.&amp;nbsp;1.
*Anoniem (18 oktober 1924) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 81/Nummer 289/Avondblad/Kunsthandel Gebr. Douwes|‘Kunsthandel Gebr. Douwes’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Avondblad, B, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

;Hals, Frans (II) (1618-1669)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Hals, Harmen
*Anoniem (31 maart 1915) [[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden/Jaargang 76/Nummer 28/Het geschenk van dr. P. Hofstede de Groot|‘Het geschenk van dr. P. Hofstede de Groot’]], ''Nieuwsblad van het Noorden'', [eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Hannot, Johannes
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Heck, Claes Jacobsz. van der (ca. 1575/ca. 1581-1652)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Nicolaas vander Hek|“Nicolaas vander Hek”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;7-8.

;Heck, Marten Heemskerck van der (ca. 1607-1656)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Marten Heemskerk vander Hek|“Marten Heemskerk vander Hek”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;8.

;Heem, Jan Davidsz. de (1606-1684)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].
*''Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen der Collectie N.V. Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam'', Koninklijke kunstzaal Kleykamp, 's-Gravenhage, 8 juni-3 juli 1939.&lt;br&gt;Recensies en aankondigingen:
**Anoniem (23 juni 1939) [[Haagsche Courant/Nummer 17294/Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen|‘Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.

;Heer, Margareta de (voor 1603-voor 1665)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Helmbreker, Dirck (1633-1696)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Theodoor Helmbreker|“Theodoor Helmbreker”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;108-109.
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Heusch, Willem de
*''Kersttentoonstelling van teekeningen van Utrechtsche meesters der 17e en 18e eeuw uit het bezit van Teyler's Stichting te Haarlem'', Centraal Museum, Utrecht, december 1927, geen catalogus bekend.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 december 1927) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 84/Nummer 358/Centraal Museum te Utrecht|‘Centraal Museum te Utrecht’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Ochtendblad, B, p.&amp;nbsp;1.
*[''Stadsgezichten en genretaferelen''], Centraal Museum, Utrecht, ....-15 juli 1934, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**H. de Jonge (12 juni 1934) ‘Centraal museum Utrecht. Stadsgezichten en genretafereelen’, ''De Tijd'', Avondblad, [p.&amp;nbsp;5].

;Heyden, Jan van der (1637-1712)
*Anoniem (12 maart 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 61/De derde serie schilderijen, (...) leverde een zeer schoone veiling op|‘De derde serie schilderijen, […] leverde een zeer schoone veiling op, […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Hillegaert, Paulus van (I) (1596-1640)
[[Bestand:Het Nieuws van den Dag 1878 no 2447 advertisement Belangrijke Verkooping van schilderijen door oude meesters.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit ''Het Nieuws van den Dag'', 21 februari 1878.]]
*''Catalogue de douze tableaux anciens provenant de la célèbre galerie de tableaux de feu Madame la douairière Van Loon-van Winter, à Amsterdam, et d’autres tableaux anciens provenant de la famille Druyvesteyn, de Haarlem, de feu Monsieur Ed. Croese, d’Amsterdam, et d’autres successions'' […], C.F. Roos en C.F. Roos Jr., Amsterdam, 26 februari 1878.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (27 februari 1878) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1878/Nummer 50/In de heden (dingsdag) te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘In de heden (dingsdag) te Amsterdam ge­hou­den veiling […]’]], ''Opregte Woensdagsche Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Holsteyn, Pieter (II) (ca. 1614-1673)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Johan Torrentius|“Johan Torrentius”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;117-125, met name 124-125.

;Hondecoeter, Gijsbert Gillisz. de
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].
*Anoniem (9 oktober 1928) [[De Maasbode/Jaargang 61/Nummer 22102/Ochtendblad/Centraal Museum te Utrecht|‘Centraal Museum te Utrecht. Het jaarverslag’]], ''De Maasbode'', Ochtendblad, derde blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Hondecoeter, Gillis Claesz. de (ca. 1575-1638)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.
*D.L. (1853) [[Album der Natuur/1853/Nieuwe afbeelding Dodo, Lubach|‘Over eene nieuw ontdekte afbeelding van den Dodo’]], ''Album der Natuur'', jrg. 2, p.&amp;nbsp;255.

;Hondecoeter, Melchior d’
*''Catalogue de tableaux anciens de premier ordre des écoles hollandaise et flamande provenant de différentes successions vente à Amsterdam à hôtel &quot;De Brakke Grond&quot; le mercredi 16 mai 1877'', Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Amsterdam.&lt;br&gt;Uitslagen:
**Anoniem (17 mei 1877) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/1877/Nummer 14517/Uitslag der veiling|‘Uitslag der veiling van oude schilderijen op heden, in „de Brakke Grond” alhier. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', [p.&amp;nbsp;3].
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Hoogstraten, Jan van (1629/1630-1654)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Samuel van Hoogstraten|“Samuel van Hoogstraten”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;155-170, met name 168-170.

;Hoogstraten, Samuel van (1627-1678)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Samuel van Hoogstraten|“Samuel van Hoogstraten”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;155-170.

;Houbraken, Arnold
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Huijsum, Jan van (1682-1749)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.
*Anoniem (4 juni 1930) [[De Telegraaf/Jaargang 38/Nummer 14271/Avondblad/Hooge prijzen bij Christie|‘Hooge prijzen bij Christie’]], ''De Telegraaf'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.

;Jacobsz., Jurriaan (1624-1685)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Juriaan Jakobze|“Juriaan Jakobze”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;49-50.

;Jardin, Karel du
*''Catalogus der tentoonstelling van oude schilderkunst te Utrecht'', Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Utrecht, 20 augustus-1 oktober 1894.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Graaf, J.J. (17 september 1894) [[De Tijd/Nummer 14327/De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht|‘De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht’]], ''De Tijd'', Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].

;Jongh, Ludolph de
*Anoniem (31 maart 1915) [[Nieuwsblad van het Noorden/Jaargang 76/Nummer 28/Het geschenk van dr. P. Hofstede de Groot|‘Het geschenk van dr. P. Hofstede de Groot’]], ''Nieuwsblad van het Noorden'', [eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Ludolf de Jong|“Ludolf de Jong”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;32-34.

;Jonson van Ceulen, Cornelis (I)
*Anoniem (12 maart 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 61/De derde serie schilderijen, (...) leverde een zeer schoone veiling op|‘De derde serie schilderijen, […] leverde een zeer schoone veiling op, […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Jordaens, Hans (IV) (1616-1680)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Hans Jordaans|“Hans Jordaans”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;28-30.

;Keirincx, Alexander (1600-1652)
*Houbraken, Arn. van (1718) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 1/Alexander Kierings|&quot;Alexander Kierings&quot;]], in: Arn. Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;130.

;Klomp, Albert Jansz.
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Knijff, Wouter (1605/1607-1694)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Koninck, Philips (1619-1688)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Philips de Koning|“Philips de Koning”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;53-55.
*''Catalogue des tableaux anciens des écoles allemande, anglaise, espagnole, flamande, française, hollandaise, italienne, suisse des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe, XVIIIe siècles composant la collection de Son Excellence feu Paul Delaroff, conseiller privé de Sa Majesté l'Empereur de Russie'', F. Lair-Dubreuil, Parijs, 23-24 april 1914.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (25 april 1914) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 87/Nummer 27675/Avondblad/Veiling-Delaroff|‘Veiling-Delaroff’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;7.

;Koninck, Salomon (1609-1656)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Kraanevelt, N. (....-voor 1674)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/N. Kraanevelt|“N. Kraanevelt”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;52.

;Laer, Roeland van (1598-1635/1640)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Johan Torrentius|“Johan Torrentius”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;117-125, met name 124.

;Lastman, Pieter (1583-1633)
*''Catalogue des tableaux anciens des écoles allemande, anglaise, espagnole, flamande, française, hollandaise, italienne, suisse des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe, XVIIIe siècles composant la collection de Son Excellence feu Paul Delaroff, conseiller privé de Sa Majesté l'Empereur de Russie'', F. Lair-Dubreuil, Parijs, 23-24 april 1914.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (25 april 1914) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 87/Nummer 27675/Avondblad/Veiling-Delaroff|‘Veiling-Delaroff’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;7.

;Latombe, Abraham (1597-na 1628)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Latombe|“Latombe”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;27-28.

;Leemans, Anthonie (1631-1671/1673)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Lely, Peter
*Anoniem (12 maart 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 61/De derde serie schilderijen, (...) leverde een zeer schoone veiling op|‘De derde serie schilderijen, […] leverde een zeer schoone veiling op, […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Leveck, Jacobus (1634-1675)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jakob Lavecq|“Jakob Lavecq”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;153-155.

;Lisse, Dirck van der
*''Catalogus der tentoonstelling van oude schilderkunst te Utrecht'', Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Utrecht, 20 augustus-1 oktober 1894.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Graaf, J.J. (17 september 1894) [[De Tijd/Nummer 14327/De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht|‘De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht’]], ''De Tijd'', Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].

;Lundens, Gerrit (1622-1686)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Luttichuys, Isaack (1616-1673)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Man, Cornelis de (1621-1706)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Kornelis de Man|“Kornelis de Man”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;99-100.

;Marienhof, Aert Jansz. (ca. 1626-1654)
*Anoniem (15 oktober 1935) [[De Tijd/Jaargang 91/Nummer 28430/Avondblad/Utrechts Centraal Museum|‘Utrechts Centraal Museum’]], ''De Tijd'', Avondblad, [p.&amp;nbsp;6].

;Martens de Jonge, Jan
*Anoniem (22 juli 1905) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 78/Nummer 24505/Avondblad/&quot;Rembrandt&quot;|‘„Rembrandt”’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Eerste Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Meerkerk, Dirk (1602 of 1620-na 1660)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Dirk Meerkerk|“Dirk Meerkerk”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;91-92.

;Meijer, Hendrick de (ca. 1620-na 1689)
*Anoniem (10 juli 1910) [[De Maasbode/Jaargang 42/Nummer 10679/Aanwinsten in het Haagsch Museum|‘Aanwinsten in het Haagsch Museum’]], ''De Maasbode'', Ochtendblad, tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Menton, Frans (ca. 1545-1615)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Frans Menton|“Frans Menton”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;15.

;Mieris, Frans van (I) (1635-1681)
*''Oude kunst'', Kunstzaal Bennewitz, Den Haag, ....-23 mei 1936, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (14 mei 1936) [[Het Vaderland/Jaargang 68/14 mei 1936/Avondblad/Oude kunst|‘Oude kunst’]], ''Het Vaderland'', Avondblad C, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

;Mieris, Willem van
[[Bestand:Rotterdamsche Courant vol 1867 no 024 advertisement A. J. &amp; Dirk A. Lamme.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit de ''Rotterdamsche Courant'', 27 januari 1867]]
*Anoniem (12 maart 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 61/De derde serie schilderijen, (...) leverde een zeer schoone veiling op|‘De derde serie schilderijen, […] leverde een zeer schoone veiling op, […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Mijtens, Johannes (ca. 1614-1670)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Molenaer, Klaes
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Mommers, Hendrick (1619/1620-1693)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Moor, Carel de (II) (1655-1738)
*''Tentoonstelling van zeldzame en belangrijke schilderijen van oude meesters. In de kunstzalen der Maatschappij „Arti et Amicitiae.” Ten behoeve van het Weduwen- en Wezenfonds'', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 12 april 1872-....&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (14-15 april 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 89/Amsterdam, 12 April|‘Amsterdam, 12 April’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', bijvoegsel, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Murant, Emanuel (1622-ca. 1700)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Emanuel Murant|“Emanuel Murant”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;102.

;Naiveu, Matthijs (1647-1726)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Nedek, Pieter Pietersz. (1617-na 1692)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Pieter Pieterze Nedek|“Pieter Pieterze Nedek”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;27.

;Neer, Eglon van der
*Anoniem (12 maart 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 61/De derde serie schilderijen, (...) leverde een zeer schoone veiling op|‘De derde serie schilderijen, […] leverde een zeer schoone veiling op, […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Netscher, Caspar (1639-1684)
*Havelaar, Just (7 september 1921) [[Het Vaderland/Jaargang 53/7 september 1921/Avondblad/Collectie Van Maanen|‘Collectie Van Maanen’]], ''Het Vaderland'', Avondblad B, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Netscher, Constantijn
*Anoniem (12 maart 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 61/De derde serie schilderijen, (...) leverde een zeer schoone veiling op|‘De derde serie schilderijen, […] leverde een zeer schoone veiling op, […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Nickelen, Isaak van (1632/1633-1703)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Nieulandt, Adriaen van (ca. 1586-1658)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1718) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 1/Adriaan Nieulant|&quot;Adriaan Nieulant&quot;]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;42-43.

;Oosterwijck, Maria van
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Ossenbeeck, Jan van (ca. 1624-1674)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Ossenbek|“Ossenbek”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;170-171.

;Pape, Abraham de (ca. 1620-1666)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Pardanus, Abraham (1673-1744)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Gysbrecht Thys|“Gysbrecht Thys”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;144-145.

;Paulusz., Zacharias (ca. 1580-1648)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Zacharias Paulusz.|“Zacharias Paulusz.”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;55-56.

;Pijnacker, Adam (1620/1622-1673)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Adam Pynaker|“Adam Pynaker”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;96-99.
*''Kunsthandel Dorus Hermsen N.V.'', Den Haag, december 1933.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Gio. [=Jan Kalff] (16 december 1933) ‘Kunst in Den Haag’, ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;10.

;Poel, Egbert Lievensz. van der (1621-1664)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].
*''Oude kunst'', Kunstzaal Bennewitz, Den Haag, ....-23 mei 1936, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (14 mei 1936) [[Het Vaderland/Jaargang 68/14 mei 1936/Avondblad/Oude kunst|‘Oude kunst’]], ''Het Vaderland'', Avondblad C, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

;Poorter, Willem de (1608-na 1648)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Post, Frans
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.
*''Annual autumn exhibition of paintings by old Dutch and Flemish masters'', Alfred Brod Galerie, Londen, 5 oktober-4 november 1961.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (13 oktober 1961) ‘Londense expositie van oude meesters’, ''Het Parool'', p.&amp;nbsp;17.

;Pot, Hendrik Gerritsz. (1580/1581-1657)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Johan Torrentius|“Johan Torrentius”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;117-125, met name 123.

;Puytlinck, Christoffel
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Ravesteyn, Jan van (ca. 1572-1657)
[[Bestand:Rotterdamsche Courant vol 1867 no 024 advertisement A. J. &amp; Dirk A. Lamme.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit de ''Rotterdamsche Courant'', 27 januari 1867]]
*''Collection de Mme Jean Cardon. Tableaux modernes &amp; anciens, dessins, aquarelles, objets d’art, meubles'', Galerie J. et A. Le Roy, frères, Brussel, 24-25 april 1912.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (24 april 1912) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 69/Nummer 113/Ochtendblad/Men schrijft ons uit Brussel|‘Men schrijft ons uit Brussel: […]’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Ochtendblad, A, p.&amp;nbsp;1.
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Roestraeten, Pieter Gerritsz. van (1630-1700)
*Anoniem (25 februari 1940) [[Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant/Jaargang 63/Nummer 22259/Beroemde Haarlemmers|‘Beroemde Haarlemmers’]], ''Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;3].

;Romeyn, Willem
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Rotius, Jan Albertsz. (1624-1666)
*Anoniem (7 juni 1898) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 232/Nummer 131/Men meldt ons uit Amsterdam|‘Men meldt ons uit Amsterdam: [...]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', Eerste Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan Albertsz. Roodtseus|“Jan Albertsz. Roodtseus”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;11-12.

;Ruysch, Rachel
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.
*''Kunsthandel Dorus Hermsen N.V.'', Den Haag, december 1933.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Gio. [=Jan Kalff] (16 december 1933) ‘Kunst in Den Haag’, ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;10.

;Saftleven, Cornelis
*Anoniem (8 november 1905) [[Het Nieuws van den Dag/1905/Nummer 10999/Wetenschap en kunst|‘Wetenschap en kunst’]], ''Het Nieuws van den Dag'', p. 15.

;Saenredam, Pieter
*''Kersttentoonstelling van teekeningen van Utrechtsche meesters der 17e en 18e eeuw uit het bezit van Teyler's Stichting te Haarlem'', Centraal Museum, Utrecht, december 1927, geen catalogus bekend.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 december 1927) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 84/Nummer 358/Centraal Museum te Utrecht|‘Centraal Museum te Utrecht’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Ochtendblad, B, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

;Sant-Acker, Frans (''fl''. 1648-1668)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Santvoort, Dirck Dircksz.
*''Catalogue de tableaux anciens de premier ordre des écoles hollandaise et flamande provenant de différentes successions vente à Amsterdam à hôtel &quot;De Brakke Grond&quot; le mercredi 16 mai 1877'', Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Amsterdam.&lt;br&gt;Uitslagen:
**Anoniem (17 mei 1877) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/1877/Nummer 14517/Uitslag der veiling|‘Uitslag der veiling van oude schilderijen op heden, in „de Brakke Grond” alhier. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', [p.&amp;nbsp;3].
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Savoyen, Carel van (1618-1665)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Karel van Savoyen|“Karel van Savoyen”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;53.

;Schagen, Gillis (1616-1668)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Gillis Schagen|“Gillis Schagen”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;30-32.

;Seghers, Hercules
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Hercules Segers|“Hercules Segers”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;136-137.
*''Hercules Seghers. Omstreeks 1590-omstreeks 1640'', ’s Rijks Prentenkabinet, Amsterdam, 1 april-30 juni 1914.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**M.V. (25 april 1914) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 87/Nummer 27675/Avondblad/Prentenkabinet Hercules Seghers|‘Prentenkabinet: Hercules Seghers’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;6.

;Sorgh, Hendrick Martensz. (ca. 1611-1670)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Hendrik Martensz. bygenaamt Zorgh|“Hendrik Martensz. bygenaamt Zorgh”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;89-90.

*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Stap, Jan Woutersz. genaamd
*''Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen der Collectie N.V. Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam'', Koninklijke kunstzaal Kleykamp, 's-Gravenhage, 8 juni-3 juli 1939.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (23 juni 1939) [[Haagsche Courant/Nummer 17294/Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen|‘Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.

;Staveren, Jan Adriaensz. van
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Streek, Juriaan van (1632-1687)
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters in de zalen van het Gothische Paleis in het Noordeinde te ’s Gravenhage ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden'' […], Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag, 20 maart-30 april 1881.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (26 april 1881) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 215/Nummer 97/De tentoonstelling|‘De tentoonstelling van kunstvoorwerpen van oude meesters, te ’s Gravenhage, ten behoeve der Watersnoodlijdenden, onder de Hooge Bescherming van HH. MM. de Koning en de Koningin. VII. Figuur- en stilleven-schilders’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', [p.&amp;nbsp;581].

;Stoop, Dirk
*''Kersttentoonstelling van teekeningen van Utrechtsche meesters der 17e en 18e eeuw uit het bezit van Teyler's Stichting te Haarlem'', Centraal Museum, Utrecht, december 1927, geen catalogus bekend.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 december 1927) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 84/Nummer 358/Centraal Museum te Utrecht|‘Centraal Museum te Utrecht’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Ochtendblad, B, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

;Storck, Abraham
[[Bestand:Het Nieuws van den Dag 1878 no 2447 advertisement Belangrijke Verkooping van schilderijen door oude meesters.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit ''Het Nieuws van den Dag'', 21 februari 1878.]]
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Storck, Jacobus
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].
*Mautner, W. (1941) [[Oud-Holland/Jaargang 58/Onbekende Meesters - Onbekende Werken|‘Onbekende Meesters — Onbekende Werken’]], ''Oud-Holland'', jrg. 58, p.&amp;nbsp;38-48.

;Swart, Pieter
*Mautner, W. (1941) [[Oud-Holland/Jaargang 58/Onbekende Meesters - Onbekende Werken|‘Onbekende Meesters — Onbekende Werken’]], ''Oud-Holland'', jrg. 58, p.&amp;nbsp;38-48.

;Tempel, Abraham van den
*''Tentoonstelling van zeldzame en belangrijke schilderijen van oude meesters. In de kunstzalen der Maatschappij „Arti et Amicitiae.” Ten behoeve van het Weduwen- en Wezenfonds'', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 12 april 1872-....&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (14-15 april 1872) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 205/Nummer 89/Amsterdam, 12 April|‘Amsterdam, 12 April’]], ''Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage'', bijvoegsel, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (22 juli 1905) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 78/Nummer 24505/Avondblad/&quot;Rembrandt&quot;|‘„Rembrandt”’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Eerste Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Troost, Cornelis
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Tulden, Theodoor van
*Anoniem (24 september 1902) [[De Zuid-Willemsvaart/Jaargang 22/Nummer 76/Veiling Heeswijk|‘Veiling Heeswijk’]], ''De Zuid-Willemsvaart'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Vaillant, Andries (1655-1693)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Vaillant|“Wallerant, Jan, Bernard, Jaques en Andreas Vaillant”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;102-105.

;Vaillant, Bernard (1632-1698)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Vaillant|“Wallerant, Jan, Bernard, Jaques en Andreas Vaillant”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;102-105.

;Vaillant, Jacques (1643-1691)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Vaillant|“Wallerant, Jan, Bernard, Jaques en Andreas Vaillant”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;102-105.

;Vaillant, Wallerant (1623-1677)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Vaillant|“Wallerant, Jan, Bernard, Jaques en Andreas Vaillant”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;102-105.

;Valkenburg, Dirk
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Velde, Jan van de (III) (1620-1662)
*Anoniem (18 oktober 1924) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 81/Nummer 289/Avondblad/Kunsthandel Gebr. Douwes|‘Kunsthandel Gebr. Douwes’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Avondblad, B, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

;Velde, Willem van de (II) (1633-1707)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.

;Venne, Pieter van de
*''Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen der Collectie N.V. Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam'', Koninklijke kunstzaal Kleykamp, 's-Gravenhage, 8 juni-3 juli 1939.&lt;br&gt;Recensies en aankondigingen:
**Anoniem (23 juni 1939) [[Haagsche Courant/Nummer 17294/Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen|‘Tentoonstelling van oude schilderijen’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', tweede blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.

;Verbeeck, Cornelis (ca. 1590-na 1637)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Johan Torrentius|“Johan Torrentius”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;117-125, met name 123.

;Verbijl, Jan Govertsz. (1634-1690)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan Duive|“Jan Duive”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;90-91.

;Verboom, Adriaen Hendriksz. (1627/1628-1673)
[[Bestand:Het Nieuws van den Dag 1878 no 2447 advertisement Belangrijke Verkooping van schilderijen door oude meesters.jpg|thumb|Advertentie uit ''Het Nieuws van den Dag'', 21 februari 1878.]]
*''Catalogue de douze tableaux anciens provenant de la célèbre galerie de tableaux de feu Madame la douairière Van Loon-van Winter, à Amsterdam, et d’autres tableaux anciens provenant de la famille Druyvesteyn, de Haarlem, de feu Monsieur Ed. Croese, d’Amsterdam, et d’autres successions'' […], C.F. Roos en C.F. Roos Jr., Amsterdam, 26 februari 1878.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (27 februari 1878) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1878/Nummer 50/In de heden (dingsdag) te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘In de heden (dingsdag) te Amsterdam ge­hou­den veiling […]’]], ''Opregte Woensdagsche Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Verdoel, Adriaen (I) (1623-1675)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Adriaan Verdoel|“Adriaan Verdoel”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;57-58.

;Verkolje, Nicolaas (1673-1746)
*''Catalogus der oude schilderijen en der antieke meubelen nagelaten door wijlen Mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen te Enkhuizen'', Frederik Muller &amp; Co., van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Enkhuizen, 29 april 1886.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengst:
**Anoniem (1 mei 1886) [[Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage/Jaargang 220/Nummer 102/Uit Enkhuizen|‘Uit Enkhuizen ontvingen wij het volgende bericht omtrent den verkoop […] van de oude schilderijen en antieke meubelen, nagelaten door mejonkvrouwe M. M. Snouck van Loosen: […]’]], ''Dagblad van Zuid-Holland en ’s-Gravenhage'', tweede blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;685].

;Verschuring, Hendrick (1627-1690
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*''Catalogus tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen van Nederlandsche Italianiseerende schilders uit de 16e en 17e eeuw'', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 14 juli-16 september 1934.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**M.V. (27 juli 1934) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 107/Nummer 35008/Avondblad/Nederlandsche italianiseerende meesters|‘Neder­land­sche italiani­seeren­de mees­ters’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.

;Verspronck, Johannes Cornelisz. (1600/1603-1662)
*''Tentoonstelling collectie Goudstikker'', Pulchri Studio, ’s-Gravenhage, 4-30 november 1922.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (10 november 1922) [[Haagsche Courant/1922/Nummer 12190/Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker|‘Tentoonstelling collectie-Goudstikker’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', Eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;2.
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Johan Torrentius|“Johan Torrentius”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;117-125, met name 122-123.

;Verwilt, François
*''Catalogus der tentoonstelling van oude schilderkunst te Utrecht'', Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Utrecht, 20 augustus-1 oktober 1894.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Graaf, J.J. (17 september 1894) [[De Tijd/Nummer 14327/De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht|‘De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht’]], ''De Tijd'', Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].

;Victors, Jan
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*''Catalogus tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen van Nederlandsche Italianiseerende schilders uit de 16e en 17e eeuw'', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 14 juli-16 september 1934.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (14 juli 1934) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 107/Nummer 34995/Avondblad/Tentoonstelling in &quot;Arti&quot;|‘Tentoonstelling in „Arti”. Italianisanten uit de 16de en 17de eeuw’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.

;Vinne, Vincent Laurensz. van der (I) (1628-1702)
*Anoniem (25 februari 1940) [[Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant/Jaargang 63/Nummer 22259/Beroemde Haarlemmers|‘Beroemde Haarlemmers’]], ''Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;3].

;Vliet, Hendrick van (1611/1612-1675)
*[''Stadsgezichten en genretaferelen''], Centraal Museum, Utrecht, ....-15 juli 1934, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**H. de Jonge (12 juni 1934) ‘Centraal museum Utrecht. Stadsgezichten en genretafereelen’, ''De Tijd'', Avondblad, [p.&amp;nbsp;5].
*Anoniem (15 oktober 1935) [[De Tijd/Jaargang 91/Nummer 28430/Avondblad/Utrechts Centraal Museum|‘Utrechts Centraal Museum’]], ''De Tijd'', Avondblad, [p.&amp;nbsp;6].

;Vois, Ary de
*''Catalogue de tableaux anciens de premier ordre des écoles hollandaise et flamande provenant de différentes successions vente à Amsterdam à hôtel &quot;De Brakke Grond&quot; le mercredi 16 mai 1877'', Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, Amsterdam.&lt;br&gt;Uitslagen:
**Anoniem (17 mei 1877) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/1877/Nummer 14517/Uitslag der veiling|‘Uitslag der veiling van oude schilderijen op heden, in „de Brakke Grond” alhier. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', [p.&amp;nbsp;3].

;Voort, Cornelis van der
*Anoniem (24 september 1902) [[De Zuid-Willemsvaart/Jaargang 22/Nummer 76/Veiling Heeswijk|‘Veiling Heeswijk’]], ''De Zuid-Willemsvaart'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Vrel, Jacob
*''Vermeer. Oorsprong en invloed Fabritius, De Hooch, De Witte'', Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 9 juli-9 oktober 1935.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (24 mei 1935) [[Haagsche Courant/Nummer 16042/Boymans' openings-expositie|‘Boymans’ openings-expositie. Werken van Meesters van de Delftsche School’]], ''Haagsche Courant'', vierde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.
**Anoniem (9 juli 1935) [[De Gooi- en Eemlander/Jaargang 64/Nummer 159/Schilderkunst|‘Schilderkunst. De Vermeer-tentoonstelling in Boymans’]], ''De Gooi- en Eemlander'', eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.

;Waben, Jacobus (ca. 1575-ca. 1641)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jaques Wabbe|“Jaques Wabbe”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;10-11.

;Waes, Aert van (ca. 1620-1664)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan Duive|“Jan Duive”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;90-91.

;Waterloo, Anthonie (1609-1690)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Antoni Waterloo|“Antoni Waterloo”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;51.

;Wieringa, Harmen Willems
*Anoniem (22 juli 1905) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 78/Nummer 24505/Avondblad/&quot;Rembrandt&quot;|‘„Rembrandt”’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Eerste Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Wieringen, Cornelis Claesz. (1577-1633)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Johan Torrentius|“Johan Torrentius”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;117-125, met name 122.

;Wilkens, Theodoor (ca. 1690-1748)
*''Catalogus tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen van Nederlandsche Italianiseerende schilders uit de 16e en 17e eeuw'', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 14 juli-16 september 1934.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**M.V. (27 juli 1934) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 107/Nummer 35008/Avondblad/Nederlandsche italianiseerende meesters|‘Neder­land­sche italiani­seeren­de mees­ters’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.

;Willaerts, Adam (1577-1664)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1718) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 1/Adam Willaarts|&quot;Adam Willaarts&quot;]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel I, p.&amp;nbsp;60.
*''Schilderijenkabinet van F. H. Wente'', loods op het Damrak, Amsterdam, februari 1890.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (25 februari 1890) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 63/Nummer 19093/Avondblad/Schilderijen-verzamelingen/Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente|‘Onze stadgenoot, de heer F. H. Wente, heeft zijn kostbare verzameling schilderijen in de loods op het Damrak ter bezichtiging gesteld. […]’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Willaerts, Cornelis
*''Catalogus der tentoonstelling van oude schilderkunst te Utrecht'', Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Utrecht, 20 augustus-1 oktober 1894.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Graaf, J.J. (17 september 1894) [[De Tijd/Nummer 14327/De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht|‘De Tentoonstelling van Oude Schilderkunst te Utrecht’]], ''De Tijd'', Tweede Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].

;Wit, Jacob de
*''Tableaux anciens et antiquités. Cabinet de m. S. B. Bos de Harlingue'', Frederik Muller &amp; Cie. et Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten, 21 februari 1888.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (22 februari 1888) [[Opregte Haarlemsche Courant/1888/Nummer 45/Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling|‘Op de heden door de heeren Fr. Muller &amp; Co. en Van Pappelendam &amp; Schouten in den Brakken Grond te Amsterdam gehouden veiling […]’]], ''Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant'', [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Withoos, Alida (ca. 1661/1662-1730)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Mathias Withoos|“Mathias Withoos”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;186-189, met name 188.

;Withoos, Frans
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Mathias Withoos|“Mathias Withoos”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;186-189, met name 189.

;Withoos, Johannes (1648-ca. 1688)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Mathias Withoos|“Mathias Withoos”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;186-189, met name 188.

;Withoos, Matthias (1627-1703)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Mathias Withoos|“Mathias Withoos”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;186-189.

;Withoos, Pieter (ca. 1657-1692)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Mathias Withoos|“Mathias Withoos”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;186-189, met name 189.

;Wittel, Caspar van (1653-1736)
*''Kunsthandel Dorus Hermsen N.V.'', Den Haag, december 1933.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Gio. [=Jan Kalff] (16 december 1933) ‘Kunst in Den Haag’, ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;10.
*''Catalogus tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen van Nederlandsche Italianiseerende schilders uit de 16e en 17e eeuw'', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 14 juli-16 september 1934.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**M.V. (27 juli 1934) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 107/Nummer 35008/Avondblad/Nederlandsche italianiseerende meesters|‘Neder­land­sche italiani­seeren­de mees­ters’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.

;Worst, Jan (....-na 1686)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Jan Worst|“Jan Worst”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;147.

;Wouwerman, Jan (1629-1666)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Philip Wouwerman|“Philip Wouwerman”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;69-76, met name 76.

;Wtewael, Joachim (1566-1638)
*''Catalogus tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen van Nederlandsche Italianiseerende schilders uit de 16e en 17e eeuw'', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, 14 juli-16 september 1934.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (14 juli 1934) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 107/Nummer 34995/Avondblad/Tentoonstelling in &quot;Arti&quot;|‘Tentoonstelling in „Arti”. Italianisanten uit de 16de en 17de eeuw’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.
**M.V. (27 juli 1934) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 107/Nummer 35008/Avondblad/Nederlandsche italianiseerende meesters|‘Neder­land­sche italiani­seeren­de mees­ters’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, derde blad, p.&amp;nbsp;9.
**Engelman, Jan (25 augustus 1934) ‘Italianiseerende schilders in Nederland’, ''De Tijd'', Avondblad, [p.&amp;nbsp;5].
*''Tentoonstelling van schilderijen der Utrechtsche School'', Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 21 juni 1941–1 oktober 1941.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (23 juni 1941) [[Het Volk, Socialistisch Dagblad/Jaargang 4/Nummer 833/Utrechtse schildersschool|‘Utrechtse schildersschool’]], ''Het Volk'' (''Socialistisch Dagblad''), p.&amp;nbsp;5.

;Wyck, Jan (1652-1700)
*Houbraken, Arnold (1719) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 2/Tomas Wyk|“Tomas Wyk”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel II, p.&amp;nbsp;16-18.

;Zuylen, J. Hendricksz. van (''fl''. 1644)
*Anoniem (7 december 1931) [[De Maasbode/Jaargang 64/Nummer 24049/Avondblad/Centraal Museum te Utrecht|‘Centraal Museum te Utrecht. Nieuwe aanwinsten’]], ''De Maasbode'', Avondblad, p.&amp;nbsp;6.

;Overige onderwerpen
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jan Asselijn|Jan Asselijn]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Balthasar van der Ast|Balthasar van der Ast]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Justus van Attevelt|Justus van Attevelt]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Dirck van Baburen|Dirck van Baburen]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Ludolf Bakhuizen|Ludolf Bakhuizen]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Cornelis Bega|Cornelis Bega]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Abraham van Beijeren|Abraham van Beijeren]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Nicolaes Berchem|Nicolaes Berchem]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Gerrit Berckheyde|Gerrit Berckheyde]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Jan van Bijlert|Jan van Bijlert]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Abraham Bloemaert|Abraham Bloemaert]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Adriaen Bloemaert|Adriaen Bloemaert]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Ferdinand Bol|Ferdinand Bol]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Paulus Bor|Paulus Bor]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Gerard ter Borch (II)|Gerard ter Borch (II)]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Andries Both|Andries Both]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Jan Both|Jan Both]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Hendrick ter Brugghen|Hendrick ter Brugghen]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Aelbert Cuyp|Aelbert Cuyp]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Benjamin Cuyp|Benjamin Cuyp]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Simon van der Does|Simon van der Does]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Gerard Dou|Gerard Dou]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot|Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Carel Fabritius|Carel Fabritius]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Govert Flinck|Govert Flinck]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jacob Gillig|Jacob Gillig]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Jan van Goyen|Jan van Goyen]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Frans Hals|Frans Hals]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Adriaen Hanneman|Adriaen Hanneman]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Willem Claesz. Heda|Willem Claesz. Heda]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Cornelis de Heem|Cornelis de Heem]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Bartholomeus van der Helst|Bartholomeus van der Helst]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Meindert Hobbema|Meindert Hobbema]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Gerard van Honthorst|Gerard van Honthorst]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Pieter de Hooch|Pieter de Hooch]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jan van Huchtenburg|Jan van Huchtenburg]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Willem Kalf|Willem Kalf]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Hendrik van Limborch|Hendrik van Limborch]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Johannes Lingelbach|Johannes Lingelbach]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Nicolaes Maes|Nicolaes Maes]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Gabriël Metsu|Gabriël Metsu]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Michiel van Mierevelt|Michiel van Mierevelt]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jan Miense Molenaer|Jan Miense Molenaer]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Aert van der Neer|Aert van der Neer]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jacob Ochtervelt|Jacob Ochtervelt]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Adriaen van Ostade|Adriaen van Ostade]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Isaac van Ostade|Isaac van Ostade]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Anthonie Palamedesz.|Anthonie Palamedesz.]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Cornelis van Poelenburch|Cornelis van Poelenburch]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Paulus Potter|Paulus Potter]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Pieter Potter|Pieter Potter]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Rembrandt|Rembrandt]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jacob van Ruisdael|Jacob van Ruisdael]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Salomon van Ruysdael|Salomon van Ruysdael]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Herman Saftleven|Herman Saftleven]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Jan Steen|Jan Steen]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Johannes Torrentius|Johannes Torrentius]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jacob van der Ulft|Jacob van der Ulft]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Adriaen van de Velde|Adriaen van de Velde]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Adriaen van de Venne|Adriaen van de Venne]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Johannes Vermeer|Johannes Vermeer]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jan Weenix|Jan Weenix]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jan Baptist Weenix|Jan Baptist Weenix]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Thomas Wijck|Thomas Wijck]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Jan Wijnants|Jan Wijnants]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Emanuel de Witte|Emanuel de Witte]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Philips Wouwerman|Philips Wouwerman]]
*[[Hoofdportaal:Beeldende kunst/Schilderkunst/Nederland/Barok en Rococo/Pieter Wouwerman (II)|Pieter Wouwerman (II)]]

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In de morgen ging het huishouden zijn iederendaagse gang: het iederendaagse leven rolde er zacht gelijkmatig voort in het grote huis, dat het borg in zijn gangen en kamers, nu de winter nog ongenadig was, nu de luchten grauw bleven, de wind woei, de grote bomen in de tuin dropen van kille regen. Weinig kwam er van buiten, dat emotie bracht in het grote huis, daar staande als een eenzaam groot blok aan de villa-weg, in het sombere tuingeheim van zijn wind-doorwaaide takkenbomen. Want met buren of andere villa-bewoners hadden zij van het grote, sombere huis zo min mogelijk betrekkingen aangeknoopt, en alleen in het voorjaar, des zomers, ging Gerdy, met haar racket, geregeld naar haar tennisclub... Maar verder was het het stille leven in huis — nu in de winter — behalve een wandeling, een zieken-, een armenbezoek, — het stille leven tussen de wanden der grote kamers, aan wier ramen tikkelde de wind... De oude grootmoeder, meestal, zat in de serre, en zag in de tuin, welwetend knikkende haar zilvergrijs hoofd — zij herkende de kinderen niet allen meer — zij dacht zich meestal in Buitenzorg, te midden van eigen huisgezin — en zelfs als Klaasje speelde aan haar voeten, dacht zij: het was kleine Gertrude... Gertrude... in Buitenzorg... Constance, ijverige huisvrouw, rap niettegenstaande haar vijf-en-vijftig, liep door het huis onophoudelijk, des morgens, en Marietje of Adèletje hielpen haar... Twee-en-twintig, en een-en-wintig, waren zij stilletjes, Marietje al van nature zorgende, altijd met Constance mee — Adèletje ziekelijk, zonder veel woorden, boven, op de meisjes-zitkamer, zittende aan haar naaiwerk, en om de vreemde melancholie van Alex waren het alleen Guy en Gerdy, die in huis waren de vrolijke, gezonde jeugd: dat rijke, gezondblonde element, dat Constance aan hun vader deed denken, haar broer Gerrit — luidruchtig, breed en sterk — vóor hij ziek was geworden... te ziek om te kunnen leven blijven... Klaasje was 's morgens heel lastig, heel druk, vol nukjes en kuurtjes; altijd dwong zij, opdat men met haar zou spelen, zich minstens met haar bemoeien zou en Constance betreurde het zo, dat zij niet boven in de kinderkamer kon bij Jetje en Constant; maar Mathilde duldde er haar niet, en zij — het arme, al twaalfjarige onnozele kind — zij was ijverzachtig van Constant en Jetje — zij had een haat voor Mathilde, — als gevoelde zij, onbewust, in de kinderen een kinderlijkheid, die natuurlijk was — als wist zij zichzelf toch veel te groot al... om te spelen... en huisjes te bouwen van kaarten en dominostenen...

Over het grote, sombere huis, tegen de grote sombere luchten, en {{sp|in}} huis was heel vreemd altijd een weemoed van dingen, die waren geweest... Het was niet alleen of het zweefde door de gangen... of klopte in de meubels, maar het was ook om het&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Zeg toch aan Gerdy... dat ze niet speelt... als Mathilde boven speelt...

Marietje ijide dan naar de salon, berispte Gerdy — en omdat tante Constance het vroeg, zweeg plots Gerdy's piano stil en alleen Mathilde's loopjes zegevierden boven en parelden... De kinderen, iedere dag, gingen uit, in het kinderwagentje, met de bonne — door weer en wind, — het was het principe van Addy en zij bevonden zich er goed bij... en hun de eerste woordjes stamelende jeugd was als een dagen van toekomst, rozig en licht... als zij gingen door sombere trappen en donkere gangen en kamers en in die sfeer des verledens plotseling blond zonnestraalden, als poeierden zij stof van licht plotseling door bruin van schaduw, als sprenkelden zij klank van kinderstem door bruine atmosfeer, die sedert zo lange jaren geen kinderklank had opgevangen... Addy uit, naar zijn patiënten, bleef Van der Welckë op zijn kamer, roken en lezen — oom Jupiter, als Gerdy hem noemde, omdat hij meestal zat in de blauwe wolken van zijn sigaret, en Guy werkte wat — voor zijn examen voor&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Guy, werk je niet...

— Jawel, zeker tante... Wat doet u?

— Ik moet naar de provisiekast, jongen.

Hij ging mee, met Marietje, naar de provisiekast, snoepte er rozijnen en amandelen, maakte gekheid, deed Constance lachen, tot zij zei:

— Kom Guy... hoepel op naar boven...

Maar omdat hij Adèletje zag lopen met een kleine gieter vol water — zij verzorgde de planten in de serre — hielp hij haar, en sponste zelfs de bladen van een azalea af, terwijl Klaasje speelde aan de voeten van grootmama, bouwende huizen van kaarten, die zij liefhad om de schelle kleuren van de poppen en azen, en om de mooie figuren van harten en ruiten en schoppen en klaveren: hij bouwde een huisje voor haar, hij plaagde Gerdy, die piano speelde, nu Mathilde boven was uitgescheiden, tot Truitje de tafel voor de lunch kwam dekken en hij naar boven rende, verschrikt, drie trappen hoog, om toch te werken... drommels, ja, te werken... Hij hield zijn oren in de handen om niet te horen, zijn ogen gericht op zijn kaarten en ging de lunchbel beneden, dan bleef hij opzettelijk nog enkele minuten, maakte zich wijs, dat hij geërgerd was, omdat zo vlug een morgen voorbij ging, en kwam nooit anders dan vijf minuten aan tafel te laat, zich verontschuldigende, dat hij zo druk had gewerkt...

Nu, in de winter, gingen stil, somber, huiselijk de korte dagen voorbij — 's middags een wandeling of een armenbezoek van Constance meestal met Adèletje — een visite te maken of te ontvangen was een hele gebeurtenis, en gebeurde niet meer dan drie, vier keer op een winter — alleen Gerdy soms &quot;ontving&quot; haar tennis-clubje en schonk thee, boven op de meisjes-zitkamer, als zorgde zij voor wat gezelligheid, die van buiten zou komen... En de avond, in de gele lichtkringen der lampen, dommelde zacht na den eten voort, de wind om het huis, — de drukte van Gerdy, met haar theegerei tinkelend, — en de dobbelstenen in de bekers rammelend van Guy en Adèletje.

— Twee en vijf...

— Dubbele zes... Nog eens na... Imperiale... nog eens na. Drie en vijf...

En de starende ogen van Mathilde, een boek in de handen,&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Het regende toen Adolfine 's morgens te Zeist-Driebergen stapte uit de trein en zich haastte naar de tram, die zij juist op het punt zag te vertrekken. Zij zag er heel moe uit en mager, met een bitterheid om haar dunne nijdige lippen, en een verwijt in haar toch scherpe ogen, en plotseling bedacht zij, speet het haar, dat zij niet een betere mantel had aangedaan.

— Conducteur, wil je ophouden bij de villa van baron Van der Welcke?

— We gaan de villa niet langs, mevrouw, maar het huis ligt toch dicht bij de baan...

— Zal je me dan zeggen, waar ik uit moet stappen...

De conducteur beloofde en Adolfine, plotseling, werd heel nerveus. Ja, dat zij al die jaren — al die jaren, dat Constance woonde te Driebergen — hen ook nooit eens was komen opzoeken — eigenlijk uit een rancune, omdat zij zich van mama hadden geaccapareerd, omdat mama bij hen was in komen wonen... In al die jaren had zij haar moeder nooit, had zij Constance maar nu en dan eens — te Baarn, bij het sterven van Bertha, terloops in Den Haag — gezien, enkele woorden met haar gewisseld, waar zij elkaar ontmoetten, toevallig, bij tante Lot, en ook Addy had zij maar heel zelden gezien. Nu speet haar dat wel, nu leek het zo vreemd, om zo ineens aan te komen en daarbij, aangekondigd had zij haar visite niet, omdat zij er tegen op had gezien het briefje te schrijven... Als Constance nu maar niet uit was... of van huis weg... naar Utrecht misschien... Amsterdam... voor boodschappen, dat kon toch zijn... Zij kwam wel geheel als een vreemde aan, en haar hart klopte, en nu bijna had zij berouw, dat zij tot deze stap was overgegaan... Er bestonden toch wel andere dokters dan Addy, die nog zo jong was, onervaren... en toch... en toch... In haar nervoziteit kwamen de tranen haar in de ogen, voelde zij zich overweldigd door haar verdriet, al haar bitterheid van de laatste treurige jaren... Het was heel triestig in huis, Van Saetzema, gepensionneerd, sukkelend de laatste tijd, lijdende aan een maagkanker, — de jongens, Jaap naar Indië als ambtenaar, Chris en Piet, officier en adelborst, niets latende horen van zich, nu zij het ouderlijk huis niet meer nodig hadden, — Caroline, bitter omdat zij niet trouwde, en haar jongste, Marietje, de laatste tijd zo zwak, &lt;section end=&quot;s2&quot;/&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Zij was heel zenuwachtig, toen de conducteur, bij een halte, haar zei nu uit te stappen, haar een weg wees, haar het huis toonde schemeren tussen de druipende winterbomen. Het grote blok schemerde massievig grijs tussen al het zwarte getakte; streng, onverbiddelijk tekende het lange; rechte dak zich af tegen de grauwe winterluchten. Het was een indruk van bevende zenuwtrilling alleen, maar in de vensters, van de voorgevel, spiegelend met hun ruiten, de valgordijnen half neer, meende Adolfine te voelen een terughouding, een afwering, een trotsheid, een rancune, een weigering... Het ging heel vlug door haar heen, het gaf haar een aarzeling om verder te gaan en toch... nu zij eenmaal zo ver was, nu zij het hek naderde van de voortuin, begreep zij, dat het te laat was, dat zij nu wel moest gaan, om de perken langs de stro-omwondene rozen, en zij belde aan de grote, sombere voordeur. Zij belde verlegen, te zacht... de bel was zeker niet overgegaan... en zij bleef wachten onder haar druipende parapluie... Haar hart klopte, toen zij belde voor de tweede maal, haars ondanks wat harder... Nu opende&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— ... Is... is me... mevrouw,... is mevrouw... thuis?

— Zeker, mevrouw... mevrouw is thuis...

Bevende was Adolfine binnengekomen, en de meid, achter haar, sloot de deur, nam haar de natte parapluie uit de handen. Zo stond zij op de vloermat... zag zij voor zich de lange gang... terzijde de bruine kamerdeuren... het antiek kabinet... gravures en portretten... Het maakte op haar een indruk van zeer degelijk en ernstig Hollands interieur, maar een indruk ook van terughouding, afwering, trotsheid, rancune en weigering... En terwijl zij als angstig de ogen bleef houden gevestigd op de eiken deur aan het einde der gang, die stond op een kier, stamelde zij nog, met een niet te overmeesteren weifeling, in haar stem — bijna smekend:

— Stoor ik... stoor ik... mevrouw niet...

— Zeker niet mevrouw... komt u binnen...

Maar de deur van de achterkamer was opengegaan, en het was Constance zelf.

— Adolfine!

Er was een verrassing in haar stem, zo al geen blijdschap — een verrassing, omdat zij Adolfine zag, die zij nooit zag te Driebergen — die zij niet anders meer had gezien, dan een enkele keer, terloops, in Den Haag en in Baarn — toen arme Bertha gestorven was.

— Adolfine!

— Ik kom je eens opzoeken, Constance... en... en mama.

De stem weifelde, stotende, smekende, onzeker van zichzelf, en het was zo vreemd en verrassend voor Constance, Adolfine aan te zien, haar die woorden, met zo een stem van aarzeling zeggen te horen, dat Constance zich niet dadelijk terug vond... dat zij geen welkomstwoord vond, geen schijn zelfs van hartelijkheid wist te vinden... Maar zij zag, dat de deur aan het einde der gang stond op een kier, en zij zeide, tegen Truitje, bijna geërgerd:

— Truitje... Waarom staat die deur weer open... Je weet, dat ik de deur dicht wil hebben...

— De deur springt wel eens open, mevrouw, door de tocht, antwoordde de meid. Zij sloot de deur, ging terug in de keuken.

Zij stonden tegenover elkaar, de zusters.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Kom binnen, Adolfine.

— Stoor ik je niet?

— Zeker niet... Ik ben blij je eens te zien.

Zij dwong zich warmte in haar stem te leggen.

— In jaren hebben we elkaar niet gezien, verontschuldigde Adolfine zich, weifelend.

— Ja, in lange tijd niet... Ik kom zo weinig in Den Haag... Hier is mama.

De oude vrouw zat in de serre, tuurde uit het raam.

— Mama! zei Adolfine geroerd. Mama...

Zij naderde.

— Dag... mama...

De oude vrouw keek haar wezenloos aan.

— Het waait, zeide zij. Er liggen in de tuin gróte takken...

— Mama, zei Constance. Hier is Adolfine... die komt u eens opzoeken...

De oude vrouw herkende niet. Zij zag Adolfine wezenloos aan, onverschillig, toen zeide zij:

— Als het zo waait... is het niet goed... dat Gertrude in de tuin loopt... Er vallen gróte takken neer...

— Neen mama, ik zal haar binnen halen.

— Gertrude? vroeg Adolfine.

— Zij meent onze arme Klaasje, zei Constance.

— Herkent mama me niet...?

— Niet zo dadelijk... Ze zal je wel straks herkennen... Mama, herkent u Fine niet?

— Fine? vroeg de oude vrouw.

— Ja... Adolfine... Kijk ... ze is hier... ze komt u een zoen geven. — Ze is dood, zei de oude vrouw.

— Neen mama, Adolfine is niet dood... Kijk... hier is Adolfine.

De oude vrouw schudde het hoofd.

— Ze is dood, zei ze vast, en zeker. Jaren... geleden... is zij gestorven. Adolfine, plotseling, snikte; zij wendde zich af.

— Mama zal je straks wel herkennen, troostte Constance zacht. Straks, zéker, zal ze je herkennen... Ik ben blij, Adolfine, je te zien...

Maar Adolfine snikte hevig.

— Mama heeft me niet herkend!

— Ze heeft je in lange tijd niet gezien, Adolfine... Ik ben zeker, dat ze je straks herkent... En je blijft nu natuurlijk lunchen...

— Ja... dat zou ik heel graag... Ik ben gekomen... Constance... om...

— Waarom Adolfine...

— Om je iets te vragen... Maar straks, straks... ik ben nu te zenuwachtig...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Laat me je helpen je goed af te doen.

— Ik ben heet nat... het regent zo...

— Je hebt geen mooie dag uitgekozen.

— Ik wilde niet langer wachten...

— Zeg mij... wat is er, wat kan ik voor je doen?

— Ik kan het je nog niet zeggen ...

Om de open deur gluurde Gerdy.

— Is dat tante Adolfine??

— Ja... zeker... zei Constance.

Marietje en Adèletje volgden.

— Is dat... tante Adolfine...??

Zij kwamen binnen, zij groetten haar.

— Loopt Klaasje in de tuin? vroeg Constance.

— Zoëven zag ik haar rennen... zei Gerdy.

— Je hebt een druk huis... Constance... aarzelde Adolfine.

— Ja, glimlachte Constance. ik zou ze toch niet willen missen. Al mijn dochters... en mijn jongens.

De meisjes stonden om haar heen, Gerdy heel mooi, Adèletje zwakjes en bleek, en Marietje, lang spichtig, lelijk...

— En dan heb je... Emilie... Adeline... telde Adolfine schuw op.

— Ja... zei Constance. Wij houden ons nu allemaal bij elkaar... Kinderen, tante Adolfine blijft lunchen...

Er was in haar woorden iets als vroeg zij de meisjes te gaan, haar alleen met Adolfine te laten... In de serre tuurde de oude vrouw, naar boven, naar de wolken, die grauw en groot aanwaaiden en zij hoorde niet, sloeg geen acht...

— Adolfine, zei Constance, toen zij weer waren alleen. Wij hebben nog een ogenblik vóor de lunch. Kom naar mijn kamer boven, daar zal niemand ons storen.

Zij strekte haar hand uit, Adolfine nam die. Als werktuigelijk leidde Constance haar zuster door de gangen, de trappen op.

— Het is een somber huis... zei Adolfine en zij keek, bang, naar de eiken deuren.

— Ja, het huis is wel somber... Gelukkig is het groot, heeft het veel ruimte.

— Zo? zei Adolfine geïnteresseerd. Heb je véel kamers...?

— Heel veel... Toen de oude heer leefde, stond alles leeg... Nu is bijna alles vol.

— Bijna àlle kamers??

— Bijna alle... Hier is mijn eigen zitkamer.

Zij traden binnen.

— Het is je salon... uit Den Haag, zei Adolfine, de meubels herkennende.

— Ja... Hier kan ik mij verbeelden in Den Haag te zijn...

— Je houdt van Den Haag?

— Ik woonde er liever dan hier... Maar Henri en Addy zijn gehecht aan het huis, als aan hun familie-huis.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Het zijn mooie, grote kamers, prees Adolfine nederig. Ik heb nu... een heel klein huis...

— Jullie zijn zo weinig.

— Ja...

— Hoe gaat het met je man?

— Slecht... En ook... en ook met Marietje.

— Gaat het niet goed met haar?

— Neen ... Ze is heel nerveus. Ik heb dokter Berens geconsulteerd, om tot gerustheid te komen...

— Wat zegt hij?

— Hij... hij heeft me verzocht... om...

— Om wat... Adolfine?

— Hij zei... dat Addy... zo een naam begon te maken... als zenuwspecialiteit. .. Hij raadde mij eens naar Addy te gaan... om hem over Marietje te spreken. Misschien, als hij eens kwam in Den Haag — zou hij Marietje kunnen zien... niet waar Constance?

— Zeker, Adolfine... dat zal Addy natuurlijk graag doen...

— Ik hoor zoveel goeds van hem... als dokter.

— Ja... hij heeft al zeer veel praktijk.

— Hij zal wel veel geld al verdienen...

— Zo... Niet zo heel veel, geloof ik.

— Ja... het beste voor een jonge dokter... is... wat raisonnabel te zijn... Zie je... Constance.. daarom... daarom ben ik eens gekomen...

— Dat is een goed idee van je geweest, Adolfine. Straks komt Addy thuis en dan kan je hem zelf spreken... Arme Marietje... gaat het zo slecht Hoe oud is zij nu...

— Zes-en-twintig.

— Ja, een jaar jonger dan Addy... ik herinner me.

— Wie had gedacht... Constance... dat je nog hier zou komen wonen... Met mama... Adeline, de kinderen... Maar mama heeft altijd het meest van jou gehouden. Ik had ook graag mama bij mij genomen... maar nu is het maar beter zo: ons huis is wel heel klein. Komt Addy dikwijls in Den Haag en zou hij Marietje geregeld kunnen behandelen?

— Hij zou er voor overkomen...

— Hij hypnotizeert, niet waar?

— Heel dikwijls, geloof ik.

— Hecht jij daar aan?

— Addy ziet er dikwijls bizondere resultaten van...

— Ik voor mij hecht er niet aan. Ik zou niet gaarne hebben, dat hij Marietje hypnotizeerde... Maar als het moet...

De bel, beneden, luidde...

— Is dat voor de lunch?

— Ja... Kom je?

Beneden waren Van der Welcke en Addy, juist thuis, al voorbereid door de meisjes, dat tante Adolfine er was, en Van der&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Geregeld zien we elkaar niet veel meer, zei Adolfine, treurig. Ja, mama's Zondag vroeger... het was toch altijd een lieve avond... We waren het wel niet altijd eens, maar toch...

Zij schrikte, werd verlegen, pikte onbeholpen in haar bord. Zij voelde, dat de illuzie van de samenhang der familie — de illuzie vooral van mama vroeger — gehéel vervlogen was, en zij was er, ouder, triestiger, en bitter altijd — weemoedig om, als om iets, dat zij misschien wel nooit had geteld, maar dat zij nu toch miste. Toch kon zij zich niet weerhouden een acute ijverzucht te gevoelen, dat Constance in zo een groot huis woonde, en zo veel familie huisvestte, en plotseling vroeg zij, scherp:

— Je huis is wel vochtig, hè, Van der Welcke...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Een rez-de-chaussée, en regen — verklaarde Van der Welcke goedsmoeds.

— Het is zo kil aan de voeten...

— Guy, geef tante een voetenbankje.

Guy zocht het voetenbankje, Adolfine liet het zich onder de voeten schuiven...

Er zijn zoveel bomen rondom het huis, zei zij: die maken het somber en kil. Je moet ze goed laten snoeien... Het is wel eenzaam wonen hier...

— Zie je de anderen niet geregeld? vroeg Constance, om het gesprek te breken.

— Neen, Karel en Cateau maken nu en dan eens een visite. Ze zijn niet hartelijk: het is nooit anders dan een visite! kritiseerde Adolfine, die vergat, dat zij vroeger Constance en Van der Welcke ook nooit anders dan een &quot;visite&quot; maakte. Paul zie je nooit, Dorine ook niet en Ernst... je weet, dat hij weer niet heel wel is de laatste tijd.

Constance schrikte.

— Neen, dat wist ik niet. Drie weken geleden nog, heb ik hem gezien... Ik zou zo graag hebben, dat hij hier kwam, in Driebergen, op een vrolijke kamer in een goed pension bij voorbeeld, omdat ik denk, dat het buitenleven hem goed zou doen, en dat hij zich — in Den Haag... misschien wat eenzaam voelt... Maar hij wou niet... Ja, al die jaren woont hij daar nu op die zelfde kamer... en hij schijnt zo gehecht aan die kamer... dat hij ze niet verlaten kan... en toch is hij nooit tevreden over de juffrouw en over de broer. Die broer is altijd zijn cauchemar... Toch dacht ik, leefde hij rustigjes voort... Is hij tegenwoordig toch altijd kalm... hoe eenzelvig... ook...? Is hij niet wel, de laatste tijd?

— Neen... Niet zoals hij toen... hoe lang ook, tien, elf jaar geleden, geweest is.

— Elf jaar.

— Zo erg niet... Maar hij kan er soms zo raar uitzien... en...

— Ik ga morgen naar Den Haag, hem opzoeken, zei Constance beslist.

— O neen, zei Adolfine gepiqueerd. Ik verzeker je, er is niets bizonders. Wij zijn er immers ook nog... als er wat met hem gebeurt.

— Hij woont daar te eenzaam... Dat heb ik al lang gevonden... En ik verwijt me nu...

— Ik heb oom Ernst nog verleden enkele keren gezien, mama... zei Addy kalmerend. Hij was... als altijd... Niet erger. Ik heb toen ook nog aangedrongen, dat hij in Driebergen zou komen. Hij wil niet... Hij zei het heel kalm.

— Hij was de laatste dagen {{sp|niet}} kalm, zei Adolfine.

— Ik ga morgen naar Den Haag, herhaalde Constance, nerveus.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Wil u, dat ik ga? zei Addy.

— Ja goed, ga mee...

— Heus, Constance, hernam Adolfine, heel koel en gemaakt bezadigd, je hoeft je niet zo zenuwachtig te maken. Als er iets is... zijn wij er toch... en Karel... en Dorine en Paul. Je kan Ernst gerust aan ons over laten. Het is of wij helemaal niet tellen.

— Dat is het niet, Adolfine... maar...

— Maar wat...?

— Jullie bemoeien je niet met hem... en ik verwijt me, dat ik zelf... de laatste tijd... Maar het is ook heel druk... en...

— Druk?! herhaalde Adolfine verbaasd. Heb je het hier druk... te Driebergen??

In de kameratmosfeer was er als een plotse beving van opkomende ontzenuwing, en de meisjes, angstig, keken naar tante Constance. Zij voelde het, was zich bewust, dat zij haar zenuwen niet meester was, en dwòng zich kalm te blijven. Maar haar ogen, haar lippen beefden. Zij zag echter, dat een bezorgdheid hun allen — behalve Mathilde — trok over de gespannen trekken, en nu werd zij zich geheel meester, — alleen heel diep in zich bleef de beving.

— Ja, antwoordde zij met een zachtere stem. Wij hebben het heus nog al druk... met allerlei dingen. Natuurlijk, Adolfine, stelt het mij gerust, dat jullie er... allen... zijn in Den Haag... mocht er iets gebeuren met Ernst...

De ontzenuwing vereffende zich, de lunch eindigde rustig: alleen zei Adolfine:

— is dat eigengemaakte gelei?... Wat maak je die zoet, Constance...

En zij vond, heel geheim in zich, heerlijk die zoete gelei.

— Tante Adolfine wou je spreken, Addy... zei Constance na de lunch.

Nu voelde Adolfine zich heel nederig. Ja, zij wou wel met Addy spreken en zij ging met hem samen, alleen...

— Het is voor Marietje, dat ze is gekomen, zei Constance, toen Adolfine zich met Addy had teruggetrokken.

— Maar waarom heeft ze niet geschreven, vroeg Van der Welcke; in plaats van zelf te komen...

In de andere kamer, plotseling, met Addy samen, hoorden zij Adolfine snikken.

— Is Marietje zo erg, tante? vroegen de meisjes.

En zij bleven als in een wachting. De stemmen van Adolfine en Addy. achter de porte-brisée, klonken door elkaar heen... Onwillekeurig luisterden zij:

— Zij moet zeker weg uit haar omgeving, zei Addy beslist. Adolfine snikte.

— Dat zei onze dokter ook en... dokter Berens van het Gasthuis... hokte zij tussen haar huilen door.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Constance wilde niet meer luisteren, maar hoewel zij zich zo even bedwongen had, trilden nog haar zenuwen. Om Adolfine af te wachten ging zij door de achterkamer, zette zich in de serre naast de oude vrouw.

— Ja... ja... ja... mompelde de oude vrouw. Als er zo veel regen valt... zullen wij wel weer overstroming krijgen... net als verleden jaar. Voor haar starende blik zag zij de tropische watervloeden van daar ginds.

Na een half uur kwamen Adolfine en Addy, haar zoekende: Adolfine was heel ontroerd, met rode huilogen, die zij telkens wiste. Constance ging haar tegemoet.

— O, Adolfine, zei zij; heb maar vertrouwen op Addy...

Een moederlijke trots trilde door haar stem van medelijden.

— Ik hèb vertrouwen op Addy, Constance, zei Adolfine. Alleen...

— Alleen...?

— Waar moet ik blijven met het kind... Verandering van omgeving, dat zei onze dokter ook... En dokter Berens van het Gasthuis... Toch zijn wij lief voor haar... Waarom verandering van omgeving...! En waar... Ik heb geen geld om... om lange tijd ergens met haar buiten te gaan... In dit seizoen ook... in het najaar... waar, waar moet ik blijven met het kind...

— Ik dacht... zei Addy.

Hij zag zijn moeder aan.

— Wat...?

— Als papa en u het goed vonden ... ik zou haar hier het beste kunnen observeren en behandelen.

Maar Constance werd heel strak.

— Ik weet niet, Addy, zeide zij. Ik weet niet of papa dat goed zou vinden.

En zij vond hem tactloos, dat hij dit zei, in het bijzijn van Adolfine, en zijzelf betreurde het, dat zij vóor de lunch, in haar kamer, Adolfine niet gezegd had, dat het huis vol was, helemaal vol.

Maar rustig ging hij door:

— Ik zou het papa willen vragen... Marietje zou Guy's kamer kunnen krijgen en Guy het kleine kamertje er naast...

— Voor Guy, die werken moet, is dat kamertje te klein.

Hij hoorde een onwilligheid in haar woorden.

— Guy zou in mijn kantoor kunnen werken, zei hij. Ik ben er 's morgens nooit...

— Neen, neen, zeide Adolfine nu. Neen, Addy, het zou niet gaan... Het is al zo druk... voor mama...

— Het is niet, dat het druk is, zei Constance; maar...

— Wat mama? — Ons huishouden is al heel duur.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Hij had nooit zijn moeder zo hard gekend en zo wreed... Hij zei nu ook:

— Natuurlijk, mama... als u denkt, dat het niet gaan zal... zal ik zien wat ik doen kan voor tante Adolfine... ergens in de buurt... Misschien bij een familie te Zeist... zou Marietje onder dak kunnen komen.

— Zou je daar iemand weten? vroeg Adolfine weemoedig.

Maar plotseling voelde Constance heel week. Omdat Addy dit zei, werd zij zo week, versmolt al haar hardheid en wreedheid in een berouw over haar laatste woorden, en zeide zij:

— Addy... ga naar boven... en ... en vraag het aan papa...

Adolfine, verwonderd, zag op, onder uit haar rode ogen. Haar had getroffen, dat Constance, zo plotseling, veranderde van toon, van onwilligheid tot willigheid — en ook trof het haar, dat Constance niet scheen te willen beslissen... alle beslissing overliet aan Van der Welcke.

Addy, dadelijk, ging naar boven. De beide zusters, stil, bleven alleen; in de serre de oude vrouw...

— O... Constance! zei Adolfine; zou je denken, dat Van der Welcke...

Zij voltooide niet, maar vroeg:

— Ja... je huishouden zal wel duur zijn?

— Ja, zei Constance; het is heel duur, en het is...

— Wat?

— Het geld van mijn man... voor mijn familie.

— Maar de kinderen hebben toch wat?

Constance haalde de schouders op.

— Je weet precies wat ze kunnen hebben. Ieder een paar duizend gulden.

— Nu maar, dat is toch wàt...

— Dat laten we voor hen liggen... en komen er niet aan.

— Zo? zei Adolfine verwonderd. Maar dan is er toch mama nog.

— Mama... zei Constance.

— Ja, je hebt haar geld toch ook, zei Adolfine de ogen in Constance's ogen.

Constance gaf haar de blik terug.

— Beste Adolfine, zeide zij zacht. Omdat mama niet in staat is haar zaken af te doen, berust haar vermogen bij onze notaris, in Den Haag, die het voor haar beheert...

— En de rente...?

— Op rente zet. Wij ontvangen niets van het geld van mama. Wist je dat niet?

— Neen...

— Bij de notaris zijn voor alle broers en zusters de boeken in te zien.

— Waarom doe je dat?

— Omdat wij niets willen nemen van het geld van mama.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Waarom niet. Ze woont bij je in.

— Omdat wij alle moeilijkheid willen vermijden met een van de broers of de zusters.

— Maar wie van ons zou je moeilijkheid maken, zei Adolfine, heel nederig.

— Zo als wij het nu doen... is alle moeilijkheid uitgesloten.

— Ja... zei Adolfine. Ik had toch gedacht...

— Dat we alle interesten van mama's vermogen ontvingen...

— Ja. Dat geld ligt daar nu toch nutteloos...

— Des te meer hebben mama's kleinkinderen later.

— Ja, zei Adolfine, heel verwonderd, zich herinnerend de lange gesprekken, die zij al die jaren in Den Haag had gehad met Saetzema, Karel en Cateau — omdat Van der Welcke en Constance zich accapareerden van het geld van mama, daar, stilletjes te Driebergen. Waarom heeft de notaris ons dat niet gezegd!

— Ik dacht, dat jullie het wisten.

— Neen, zei Adolfine nederig, en zij zeide haar niet, dat de notaris het eens verzekerd aan Karel had, maar dat zij geen van allen het hadden willen geloven. Dus mama leeft... eigenlijk op jullie kosten.

Constance glimlachte.

— Mama heeft zo weinig behoeften... arme mama.

— Je hebt toch een aparte meid voor mama?

— Ja, dat is het enige.

— Dat maakt toch alles weer duurder, in de keuken — belasting?

— Ja, zei Constance kalm.

Zij hoorde Van der Welcke en Addy de trap afkomen; zij kwamen binnen, vader en zoon. En het was vreemd hen te zien naast elkaar. Van der Welcke met zijn jong-leuke heldere gezicht en zijn kinderlijke ogen, ook al grauwden zijn haren, en al was hij wat rond van het zitten; Addy er naast, met zijn klare ernst van heel ouwelijke jonge man, de grauwe ogen vol dingen van zorg en peinzing...

— Addy vertelt me, dat het zo slecht met Marietje gaat? begon Van der Welcke, als inleiding.

Adolfine had een grote snik, die haar ophief: zij knikte het hoofd van ja en zij huilde.

— Nu, zei Van der Welcke, die van tranen altijd beroerd werd. Als Addy haar graag hier heeft... om haar beter te observeren... dan kan ze gerust komen, hoor Adolfine... We zullen wel een bedje voor haar spreien... Het is hier bij ons toch het asyl.

En omdat Adolfine heel hevig begon te snikken, voegde hij er bij, zijn hand even op haar schouder.

— Kom, kom, heb maar goede hoop... Addy zal haar wel beter maken.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Nog altijd woonde Ernst op zijn kamers op de Nieuwe Uitleg, te midden van zijn collecties, te midden van zijn liefhebberijen. Stil en eenzelvig leefde hij, een man van bij de vijftig nu, in zijn hoeken, tussen zijn porcelein, tussen zijn antiquiteiten, en de juffrouw zorgde voor hem, kookte zijn eten — omdat hij er goed voor betaalde — te veel. Hij zag de familie weinig, want zo als hij leefde, zo leefden eigenlijk ook, afzonderlijk, Paul op zijn kamers, Dorine in haar pension, zij echter telkens verwisselend van pension, altijd ontevreden, en noch tot het huis van Van Saetzema, noch tot dat van Karel trok een band van familie hen aan. Zo was het een scheiding en een verwijdering tussen hen allen geworden, een afsterven van elkaar, nu mama er niet meer was in Den Haag, om hen allen te verzamelen, 's Zondagsavonds in haar grote huis in de Alexanderstraat, en Constance in die jaren, dikwijls, had er bij Ernst op aangedrongen, dat hij te Driebergen zou komen wonen. Maar hij wilde niet, halsstarrig, en toch, zodra hij haar zag, een enkele keer in Den Haag, nam hij haar hand en, knie aan knie, fluisterend, stortte hij uit bij haar al zijn opgekropte ontevredenheden omtrent de kamers, het eten, de juffrouw, de broer... de broer vooral, die hij nooit kon uitstaan, ruwe ploert als hij hem schold... Dan voelde Constance in hem een ouder wordende, altijd eenzame man, die nooit sprak, en om deze voortdurende stilzwijgendheid in zich opkropte de duizenden woorden, die hij haar dan op eenmaal uitstortte, met een schichtige blik, als bang, dat de juffrouw en de broer achter de deur stonden, om te luisteren... Als Constance hem dan poogde over te halen, naar Driebergen te verhuizen, schudde hij halsstarrig van neen, als was er iets van hem vastgegroeid in deze kamer, als kon hij er zich niet meer uit scheuren, en ook sloeg hij een blik op al zijn boeken, zijn porcelein — als meende hij, dat het onmogelijk was dat alles te verplaatsen. En omdat hij kalm was, niemand hinderde, rustig zijn gang ging, liet zij hem dan, omdat hij dit het liefste wilde: leven in zichzelf, tussen zijn liefhebberijen, eenzelvig, vreemd en mensenschuw. Vijf jaren geleden was hij wel weer ziek geweest, had dagen lang, luid, alleen gesproken — had gedwaald, in het Bos — Paul had toen aan Constance geschreven, en zij was overgekomen, maar hij was spoedig weer rustig geworden, zeker bang, dat hij weer naar Nunspeet zou moeten gaan — bang voor verandering van woonplaats, verzorgers, verpleging: al wat hij hun allen, zelfs Constance, nooit had kunnen vergeven. Dat was nu weer jaren geleden, vijf jaren geleden, en de laatste tijd had Constance, had Addy ook, Ernst nooit anders meer dan kalm en rustig gezien, hoewel hij veel stille vreemde peinzing scheen te bergen achter zijn sluw donkere, stille staarblik. Maar dan gingen er weer maanden en maanden voorbij, zonder dat zij hem&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Constance, plotseling nerveus en zich verwijtende, dat zij Ernst verwaarloosde, ging de dag na Adolfine's bezoek met Addy naar Den Haag, en beiden, onverwachts, kwamen aan op de Nieuwe Uitleg.

— Meneer is uit, zei de juffrouw.

— Met die regen? vroeg Constance.

— Ja, mevrouw, meneer is vanmorgen uitgegaan...

— Hoe is hij de laatste tijd?

— Vrij goed, mevrouw. Als altijd. Meneer is altijd vreemd, niet waar, maar hij is niet lastig en vrij wel.

— Dus niet... zoals toen...

— Zo als jaren geleden... neen mevrouw. Meneer spreekt wel meer in zijn eigen de laatste tijd, maar dat is alles. Wil u op hem wachten?

— Ja...

— Hij zal wel terugkomen om en bij twaalf uur. Hij is heel geregeld in zijn gewoontes. Komt u boven...

Constance en Addy gingen naar boven, wachtten in Ernsts kamer.

— Arme... arme jongen... zei Constance nerveus.

Wat zij had, zij wist het niet, maar zij voelde zich vol zelfverwijt. O, lieten zij hem niet te veel maar alleen, verzonken in zijn eenzelvigheid? Hoe gaarne zou zij hem niet naar Driebergen mee willen tronen, opdat hij er wonen zou, niet ver van hen, in een kleine villa, bij mensen, die zieken verpleegden! O, niet bij hen in huis, niet bij hen in huis — nooit zou zij dàt Van der Welcke hebben durven voorstellen, en ook Addy had het nooit geopperd... Neen, niet bij hen, niet bij hen! Maar dicht in de buurt, opdat zij hem ieder ogenblik kon zien, en niet behoefde te vrezen, dat hij plotseling in een zenuwcrisis zou uitbarsten en er niemand zou zijn, die zich aantrok zijn treurige ziekte van ziel... En zo denkende zag zij om zich rond en het trof haar, dat tegen de somberheid van het behang en de eiken meubels, heel vreemd, vreemder dan zij ooit had ge zien, kronkelden de grilligste lijnen van oud porcelein en nieuwe faïences, zo grillig vooral om de schikking... Meer en meer in die jaren&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Waarom plaatst Ernst zijn vazen zo hoog... vroeg Constance, peinzend, terwijl zij omzag.

Maar plotseling kwam hij binnen. De juffrouw beneden had hem zeker gezegd, dat boven waren zijn zuster en de jonge dokter, zijn neef, want de beweging, waarmee hij de knop der deur omdraaide, was bruusk, de blik waarmee hij, stilstaande, zag van de een naar de ander was vol achterdocht en zijn stem beefde zeer, toen hij vroeg:

— Waarom zijn jullie hier?

Hij stond voor hen als een bevende, oude man. In slappe oude plooien hingen de onverzorgde kleren om zijn hoekige ledematen; het al bijna geheel grijze haar droop lang en sluik om zijn magere bevende trekken, en pijnlijk starende donkere ogen, kijkende met een gemartyrizeerde blik van de een naar de ander. En toch, hoe verwaarloosd en geesteskrank die bevende man een grijsaard gelijk, hoewel niet ouder dan vijftig jaren, een tinteling van intelligentie twinkelde diep in zijn pijnlijke blik van achterdocht, en zijn lange magere vingers waren die van een artiest, machteloos om te beelden of om te bootsen, in lijn, kleur, woord of klank, de altijd voor hem uit fladderende zieleschim van maar even geradene schoonheid.

Zij beiden poogden hem gerust te stellen, hem zeggende, dat, toevallig in Den Haag, zij hem een ogenblik kwamen opzoeken en hij scheen, na de eerste schrik, hun waarlijk niet vreemder of zieker dan anders toe. Plotseling zelfs scheen een straal van sympathie hem te doorschieten, zette hij zich tussen hen beiden, nam hun handen en klaagde:

— Stil... ze luisteren altijd achter de deur, de lammelingen! fluisterde hij schichtig. De juffrouw en haar boer... Ik heb geen leven: ze zijn altijd op de loer... Als ik me uitkleed, als ik naar bed ga, als ik eet... ze zijn altijd op de loer... Dan hoor ik ze grinniken. Nu staan ze er weer, om te horen of we niet spreken over hen... En als ik de deur dan openmaak, dan zijn ze ineens weg, zo vlug, zo vlug, net spoken... Verleden heeft hij de hele nacht onder mijn bed gelegen: ik wen er aan, ik geef er niet meer om... Maar eigenlijk heb ik geen leven. Iemand, die niet zulke sterke zenuwen had als ik, zou het niet uithouden, zou het niet uithouden...

— Maar Ernst, waarom verhuis je niet?

Hij kende de vraag al, hij wist de aandrang. Hij glimlachte&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Ik zou niet kunnen verhuizen, zei hij. Zie je... hier heb ik alles... hier heb ik alles...

Zijn blik en zijn gebaren werden heel vaag, als wilde hij niet meer zeggen. En Addy zag het in: oom Ernst geloofde nog altijd, hij had altijd, al die jaren lang, geloofd aan de zielen, die om hem heen krioelden, de zielen, die waren opgespookt uit boeken, oudheden, antieke vazen... Maar hij sprak nooit meer over de zielen, omdat hij zich maar te goed herinnerde al hun domheid en slechtheid, van vroeger... Na die crisis, twaalf jaren geleden, had hij altijd geloofd aan zijn hersen— en zielenschimmen, maar hij had geweten ze te moeten verzwijgen voor allen, en hij praatte mee met de domme mensen. Liever nog, hij praatte niet... Maar om deze stilzwijgendheid had zijn achterdocht zich ontwikkeld tot een waanzin van vervolging, die hem telkens deed omkijken, schichtig... Hij opende de deur, zag op de gang... En op straat — wist Constance — zag hij om, telkens en telkens, wekte de aandacht om zijn angstig, achterdochtig omkijken.

Addy zag het: hij geloofde aan de zielen, die lagen en drongen rondom hem heen, die met kettingen haakten in zijn ziel, — die hij meesleepte door de modder van de straat en de ellende van het leven, de zielen die drongen in smart rondom hem heen, zodat zij hem benauwden de borst en benamen de adem, en hij half naakt verlangde op straat te gaan om zich te koelen in regen en lucht, te zwelgen in wind. En heel diep in de zieke ziel zag Addy: het overgevoel schuilen als een aanbiddelijke tederheid, die, zo ze niet ware ziekte geworden, had kunnen zich ontwikkelen tot de innigste hoedanigheden van meelijdend sentiment, dat niet alleen had kunnen voelen, maar ook had kunnen weten, — om de vonk van intelligentie, die sluimerde, — om al de begerig opgegaarde kennis... En nu waren het gaven verspild, kwaliteiten verziekt, nu was het alles nutteloos en ziek, en zieker geworden en nuttelozer, naarmate de zieke schemerjaren dof hadden voortgesleept hun neveltriestige eenzelvigheden en aangroeiende en groeiende achterdocht. Nu, nu was het alles verloren. En in zijn medelijden over al deze noodlottige verspilling, over deze tot bijna krankzinnigheid verziekelijkte tederheden, die toegingen naar schimmen, terwijl de arme wereld zo veel werkelijke behoefte had aan tederheid en sentiment, herinnerde Addy zich, hoe hij vroeger, jaren geleden, bewust had gevoeld een verlangen met een enkel woord, maar welk, maar welk! — te genezen de zieke man, — als had hij geweten dat enkel woord te zweven in de atmosfeer rondom hem, — maar hij te jong en te onkundig nog om het te vangen, als een kapel met zijn hoed! En nu, nu wist hij zeker — na àl de jaren van neveltriestige eenzelvigheid, en aangroeiende, -groeiende achterdocht — was het te laat geworden, en zou de man niet kunnen genezen en&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Mama... u moet mij met oom Ernst alleen laten...

Zij zag hem aan; toch, trots zijn rust, ernst, kalmte, somberheid, kende zij haar zoon te goed, om niet te voelen, plotseling, dat hij wist.

— Goed, zeide zij. Blijf alleen met oom Ernst... Ik, ik ga nu naar tante Adolfine, om Marietje te zien. Waar en wanneer zie ik je terug? Vanavond, in het hôtel?

Hij schudde het hoofd van neen.

— Neen, zeide hij. Gaat u alleen terug... naar Driebergen, met Marietje. Wat mij betreft...

Hij poosde even, als dacht hij na: hij streek over zijn voorhoofd.

— Wat mij betreft, herhaalde hij; u ziet mij morgen... of overmorgen.

— Te Driebergen, thuis.

— Te Driebergen... thuis...

— En... oom?

Hij knikte haar toe met de wimpers, en zij begreep hem, half, en wilde niet meer vragen. Zij nam dus afscheid van Ernst en wilde gaan, maar Ernst, bij de deur hield haar een ogenblik tegen:

— Constance...

— Wat is er, Ernst?

— Als er iets is... dat ik voor je doen kan, dan moet je het zeggen, niet waar... Zeg het dan eerlijk... Het is mij wel heel&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Op het ogenblik, Ernst, niet...

— Maar later....

— Misschien...

— Dan zal ik je graag helpen. Je moet het mij ronduit vragen.

— Ik zat het doen...

— Zie je... je moet oppassen...

— Waarvoor?

— Voor de broer... De vent is een ellendeling. Pas op... spreek niet hard; hij staat achter de deur. Zie je: zó hoog kan hij er niet bij.

— Waarbij?

— Bij mijn arme vazen... Nu moet hij er een trap voor nemen... en dat zal hij niet licht doen.

— Wat deed hij de vazen dan, Ernst...

— Hij nam ze in de handen...

— Hij vond ze zeker mooi.

— Neen; hij brak ze... expres. Hij... hij...

— Wat, Ernst?

— Hij worgde ze. Stil. Hij worgde ze bij de halzen in zijn gemene vingers...

Hij begreep eindelijk, dat hij zich versprak en lachte goedig hoog.

— Je gelooft niet, dat hij ze worgde... Nu, in alle geval, zó hoog staan ze veilig.

— Hij kan ze daar tenminste niet breken.

— Neen. Wat heeft Addy...? Hij ziet er slecht uit.

— Hij heeft niets. Hij blijft nog wat met je praten.

— Is er iets, dat ik voor hem doen kan?

— Misschien wel, Ernst. Praat maar eens met hem.

— Jullie zijn een zware last voor mij...

— Nu ga ik, broer...

Zij kuste hem.

— Wees voorzichtig, fluisterde hij.

Plots, met een ruk, zwaaide hij de deur open.

— Zie je... triomfeerde hij. De ellendeling slipt zo gauw weg. Net een spook. Neen, net een duivel.

Ze knipte met de wimpers nog even tot Addy, ging. Ernst sloot de deur toe, héel voorzichtig.

— Hij kàn niet meer alleen blijven, dacht Constance, terwijl zij zich haastte naar het huis van Van Saetzema.

Het was een zeer kleine woning in een zijstraat te Duinoord en zij vond er Van Saetzema, ziek, sukkelig, in een benauwde kleine huiskamer; zij zag er Caroline, met bittere ogen en een bittere mond, verbitterd in haar slepend bestaan van meisje bij de dertig, dat niet huwde — terwijl Adolfine haar zuster&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Het is hier een frisse lucht in Duinoord... En het huis is bizonder gerieflijk...

Maar haar trotsende stem stokte, terwijl zij, nederigjes, haar blague zin voltooide:

— Voor ons viertjes...

— En waar is Marietje? vroeg Constance.

— Zij is boven. Zij blijft liever boven... In haar eigen kamertje...

— Hoe is zij vandaag?

— Hetzelfde...

— Mag ik haar zien...?

Er was een aarzeling in Adolfine's opstaan. Maar toch bracht zij Constance naar boven, opende een deur:

— Marietje, daar is tante Constance...

In het grauwe licht van het kleine kamertje rees het meisje op. Zij was lang en bleek en zij scheen plots omhoog in het grauwe licht te bloeien als een lelie van treurigheid, het witte hoofd geknakt aan de hals, een beetje schuin. Het heel licht blonde haar viel vlak om de slapen, en was zwaar en haar enig mooi, zoals het zich wrong tot een zware knoop, die zij laag droeg in de hals. In de beweging der lange armen, der lange magere handen was als een lome kwijning van anemie en de blouse droop plooiende neer om de borst, die zich niet rondde. Zes-en-twintig, leek zij jonger, was er in haar fletse ogen een onschuld aan alle passie, als een onmacht om ooit vrouw te worden, of de zinnen in haar verlelie-den met al stervingen in der stengelen buigingen.

— Dag tante...

In de kleine kamer was het grauwe en het witte als in de cel van een non, en als kloostereenvoud van een kluis.

— Ik ben zo blij je eens te zien, Marietje...

— Tante... Mama zei me... dat u en oom...

— Zeker, Marietje... gaarne willen wij je bij ons hebben. Dat heeft mama al gezegd, niet waar... Dan kan Addy...

— Tante... het is heel lief van u. Maar... maar ik kom liever niet...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Hoe is dat nu, kind!!

— Ik blijf liever hier... Er is aan mij niet veel te genezen, en ik verlang ook niet te genezen... En bij u...

— Nu wat bij ons...?

— Zou ik te treurig zijn. Ik ben niet vrolijk, nooit opgewekt. Ik kom ook bijna nooit beneden...

Adolfine's ogen stonden vol tranen.

— Het is waar, zei zij zacht. Ze leeft hier...

— Je zou bij ons vrolijk worden, Marietje...

— Neen tante... ik zou mij bij u... verlegen voelen... omdat ik niet vrolijk ben. Ik zou u allen terneer drukken...

— Wij zijn zo gauw niet terneer gedrukt. En het is voornamelijk te doen, opdat Addy je geregeld behandelen kan...

Marietje glimlachte bleekjes.

— Ik zou het maar doen, kind, zei Adolfine.

Het meisje, bleekjes bleef glimlachen. In zich streed zij als met een verleiding, die voor haar opende zachte, stille vizioenen in haar bleek leven van altijd zieke maar zij wilde niet, zij wilde niet...

— Kom, ik zou het maar doen, zei Constance aanmoedigend.

Nu, plotseling, voelde Marietje zich heel zwak. Zij zag de dood, het einde zo heel dicht voor ogen en de zachte, stille vizioenen zouden niet meer zijn dan een heel korte zielsbegoocheling, die zij zich misschien wel mocht laten welgevallen. En tegen de zacht insinuerende stemmen van haar moeder en van haar tante, lokkende, lokkende, als stemmen van heel ver weg, die zij meende te horen door wazingen van verleidende verte en vaagheid, had zij geen kracht, omdat het haar plotseling was als een droom. Toch klonk in haar bleke stem niet door wat zij voelde, toen zij nog, zwakjes, weerstreefde:

— Ik zou u te lastig zijn: een zieke, dat is niet vrolijk...

— Hier is het Addy heel moeilijk je te verzorgen.

— U heeft al grootmama...

— Die geeft geen last...

— Kleine Klaasje...

— Ja, maar, dat is iets anders.

— Hoe maken Marietje het en Adèle...

— Goed, heus goed... We zullen haar Marietje blijven noemen, en, als je komt, noemen we je... Mary, bijvoorbeeld, om geen verwarring te hebben.

— Mary...

— Dat is goed, niet waar...

— U heeft al het huis zo vol.

— Guy staat je zijn kamer af...

Nu sprak zij zo maar van die woordjes en flauwe zinnetjes, en het waren als golfjes, die haar zacht, welwilligjes nu meesleepten naar het zachte vizioen en de droom...

— Goed dan, tante, zei zij eindelijk. U is heel lief... voor mij...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Wat mij betreft, is het heel natuurlijk... maar in Driebergen moet je wel oom bedanken, niet waar?

— Ja. Het is zijn huis...

— Ja, het is zijn huis...

— Zou het daar niet... vochtig zijn, voor Marietje? vroeg Adolfine aarzelend.

— Ik geloof van niet, zei Constance.

— Constance, zei Adolfine, en nam haar hand. Het is zo lief van je... ik ben zo dankbaar...

Haar stem beefde.

— Het is van mij niets bizonders, zei Constance. Ik ben toch je zuster. Marietje is mijn nichtje, maar...

— Maar wat...

— Maar het is wel lief... van Henri ...

— Ja... het is heel aardig van je man.

— Zie je... het is zijn huis...

— En... hij heeft al zoveel lasten, zei, nederig, Adolfine. Constance... mag ik je dan ook iets geven... voor het inwonen van Marietje... Maandelijks bedoel ik... tot zij wat beter is...

— Dat zou ik maar niet doen, Adolfine.

— Je huishouden is al zo duur.

— Maar jij kan je geld ook gebruiken.

— Ja. Maar...

— Wat...

— Het is het... geld van je man.

— Ja. Maar toch zou Henri het liever niet hebben, dat je iets gaf... geloof ik.

— Geloof je?

— Ja, ik weet het zeker. Schrijf jij... of Van Saetzema aan hem een woordje... dat zal hij aardig vinden.

— Ik zal het doen. Ik zal hem persoonlijk bedanken.

— Kom je kind opzoeken, wanneer je wilt, niet waar, Adolfine.

— Ja, Constance, ja, ik zal het zeker doen... Het is jammer, dat je niet in Den Haag woont.

— Waarom...?

— Ach, Den Haag is zo onze stad, onze familiestad en je huis is — nu mama zo oud is — wel het huis... van de familie. Het centrum...

— Het is het huis van Henri...

— Ja... dat meen ik...

Zij stonden op; Constance nam afscheid.

— Gaat Marietje dan met mij morgen mee...

— Ja, we zullen haar koffer pakken.

Plotseling stond Marietje op: zij sloeg haar armen om Constance; zij snikte nerveus:

— Tante... tante... ik vind het...

— Wat kind...

Haar stem van extaze zakte... zij voltooide:&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Ik vind het zo lief... dat oom... dat oom en u mij willen hebben bij u in huis, bij u in huis...

Beneden had Van Saetzema een hevige aanval van hoest, en Adolfine angstig, stormde de deur uit.
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Dagen van eindeloos vlokkende sneeuw waren gekomen en de harde vorst hield de sneeuw vastgepakt in de tuin, langs het huis, dat dik blanke lijnen tekende van stilzwijgend massief gebouw tegen de sneeuwzwangere lage luchten; grauwte, waaruit het grauw van de sneeuw dommelig en dwarrelig neerviel, tot het in de greep van de vorst vastpakte en blankte, tekenend ommelijn van villa-huizen en tak-silhouetten van treurzwarte bomen met ronde vegen van mollig wit, de weg voor het huis al bezoedelend zijn wit met wagensporen en zolenindrukken, en met de sneeuw vielen neer uit de lucht als grauwige waden de vaalblanke melancholieën van de winter buiten, witte afsterving, witte eenzaamheid — de dagen zo kort of sliepen de trage uren, die, wakker, maar even sleepten hun wittere sluiers heen van de grauwe dageraad naar grauwe schemering toe, opdat het van dag weer zou worden nacht. En als witte nachten waren de korte dagen, zonder zon, of zij schenen door floers heen, of het leven door floers heen ademde, koud floers als wazing van dood, het waas van de dood zelf, die neerstreek, alles kil in zijn floers omvangende... En in het grote huis was het de stille warmte van huiselijkheid in verwarmde grote kamers en gangen, met de bruiningen en harceringen der zware maar oude tapijten en gordijnen, lang geleefd en even gesleten in moede strekkingen en hangingen en plooien van kamerpeinzing, alsof de dode stoffen neerzagen, meedroomden, meedeinden van ademen met allen, die tussen hen leefden, terwijl in de sneeuwschijn van buiten de mahoniehouten meubels glimpten van eigen leven ook, of zij weerschenen dingen van vroeger, lang verleden leed van kleine mensen en lang verleden gevoelingen. Stille stemmingen van oude eenzame mensen schenen te wazen uit de oude, ernstige meubels, die goedmoedig opglimlachten, om dat zoveel nieuw leven tussen hen kwam, van buiten af: de veren der stoelen steunden, de deuren der kasten kraakten, de wateringen der spiegels versomberden en verhelderden, het porcelein kartelde en het tafelzilver kraste, vol dienstbare deemoedigheid van heel oude, lang gebruikte, slijtende dingen van het dagelijks leven, die heel langzaam-aan afstierven, terwijl om hen heen en aan hen herbloeide de nieuwe beweging der nieuwe levens van buiten. Een ziel van vroeger scheen, trots die nieuwe beweging, dat nieuwe leven, te blijven varen langs de lange gangen, de bruinende &lt;section end=&quot;s2&quot;/&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Tussen die weerschijningen van zieledingen van vroeger bleef nog iets hangen van een bijbelse vroomheid — om sommige boekentitels in de boekenkasten — om sommige ouderwetse gravures in de donkere kamers, en in sommige uren van stille schemering ging er door het gehele huis heen als een zweving van gebed, en Constance voelde dat soms zo intens, dat zij er 's Zondagsmorgens altijd op aandrong, dat de meisjes tenminste naar de kerk zouden gaan — als waren zij dit, uit reverentie, bijna verplicht aan de oude mensen, die hier vroeger hadden geleefd en gebeden — vooral aan de Oude Man. En dat zij zelf niet ging, hinderde haar zo, dat zij soms de meisjes wel eens vergezelde — hoewel zij toch ongevoelig bleef voor elke indruk van kerkelijke godsdienst. En de dingen van vroeger, die weerschemerden en zweefden en als vormden de ontastbare atmosfeer, van de donkere gangen en bruinende kamers, waar soms alleen hel vrolijk opschemerde de blauwwitte glans van Delftse pullen — de dingen van vroeger waren, in onbewustheid, alleen geheel sympathiek aan Van der Welcke, omdat iets van zijn kinderjaren er mee zweefde, er mee weerscheen, en aan Addy, om een vaag gevoel van erfgenaam zijn, niet alleen van de materiële, maar ook van de immateriële dingen, waarvan vol bleef het grote huis. Voelde hij zich vreemd aan de Oude Man, hij voelde aan de Oude Vrouw zich verwant, met een vreemde terugblik op wat hij van haar wist en zich heugde van latere stil-mystieke jaren, toen kerkelijke vroomheid haar niet kon voldoen. Maar verder bleef het huis als éen grote gastvrijheid, vreemd van bloed, aan zo velen, die er gevonden hadden een schuilplaats en een veiligheid: — de oude kindse vrouw aan het raam, turende in de sneeuwgrauwe tuinverschieten — de vertreurde nog jonge moeder, haar grote kinderen — Emilie, vol van stil geheim, en dezer dagen, in een jachtbui van sneeuw, had Constance binnengevoerd Marietje Van Saetzema: Mary, als zij genoemd werd, en zij hadden haar geïnstalleerd in de kamer van Guy, nu Guy werkte in een hoekje van Addy's kantoor, waar hij op een kleine tafel zijn boeken stapelde. Het huis, langzamerhand, werd heel vol. Vreemd aan het grote huis bleef ook de schoondochter, maar de kinderen — Constant en Jetje — ze waren altijd als blonde zonneglanzingen, die soms wemelden in een geluid van nog stamelende jonge-lentestemmen, als zij door de gangen, over de trappen gingen met de kindermeid — de ene al wankellopende, de andere nog op de arm gedragen — om in het wagentje buiten te rijden — om wat in de serre te&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Zie eens... een blauw mannetje... geel vrouwtje... rood...! En buiten... alles wit... alles wit... alles wit...

En zó zwaar klom plotseling een treurigheid op in Constance,&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Is het nu niet te druk voor oom Ernst?

— Ik breng hem naar huis, zei Addy.

— Zou hij hier niet eens kunnen blijven eten?

— Misschien later eens; eerst moet hij wennen. Vooral hem nu niet dwingen...

En hij stelde Ernst voor naar huis te gaan.

Maar Ernst vroeg:

— Wanneer komen mijn kisten....

— Morgen, oom.

— Zie je... om de boel op orde te brengen.

— Ik zal u helpen.

— Help je me... met het uitpakken?

— En ik zal u ook helpen, oom, zei Guy.

— Ja, zei Ernst. Dat is goed... Zie je, fluisterde hij tot Addy...

— Wat oom?

— Het is niet goed, dat de vazen... zo lang in de kisten blijven... Jij gelooft het natuurlijk niet, maar...

Hij voltooide niet, wilde niet zeggen, dat de vazen stikten in de kisten tussen papier en stro, wilde het niet zeggen, omdat Addy wel goed was, een goede jongen, maar niet begreep, dom, dom, als allen...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— We zullen alles zo gauw mogelijk uitpakken, oom, en de kamer gezellig maken...

— Ja. Nu heb ik nog alleen maar de slaapkamer.

— Die is toch goed, niet waar...

— Ja. Eet ik vanavond daar...?

— Als u het goed vindt. Tot uw zitkamer op orde is...

— Ja. Ik hou er niet van in mijn slaapkamer te eten. Kan ik niet hier blijven?

— Zeker, oom. Dat vinden wij heel gezellig. Is de bende u niet te druk?

— Ze zijn wel druk, maar... neen, ze zijn wel goed. Zeg, Addy, dat zijn al de kinderen van oom Gerrit, nietwaar?

— Van oom Gerrit, zeker.

— Ja, ja, ik herinner me wel. Ik wil wel blijven eten, als dat kan. Zie je, omdat de zitkamer daar niet op orde is.

— Ja oom, komt u dan nu boven, op mijn kantoor. Daar kan u wat uitrusten, lezen, of wat slapen als u wil, op de chaiselongue.

— Neen, niet slapen... overdag.

— Daar heeft u het rustig...

— Ja. Het is bij jou rustig...

— Komt u mee...

Hij bracht Ernst naar boven.

— Dat is een rustige kamer, zei Ernst.

— Dan laat ik u hier alleen. Daar vindt u boeken, tijdschriften... Wil u u nu alleen wat bezig houden?

— Ja... kerel, ik wil wel wat alleen zijn. Je bent goed, je bent heel goed. Je begrijpt me. Maar ik wil wèl blijven eten.

— Wil u hier op de kamer eten?

— Neen... beneden... bij jullie allen. Het zijn de kinderen van oom Gerrit, nietwaar?... Zie je, dat is toch alles familie. Ik wil wèl beneden komen eten...

— Goed dan, dan zal ik u waarschuwen.
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Een paar dagen van schaatsen-rijden gaven een plots onverwachte vrolijkheid en Mathilde leefde op; de leden van Gerdy's tennistroepje vonden elkaar op het ijs terug. Guy deed deze dagen niet anders dan rijden, zich over zijn niet-werken verontschuldigend bij Constance, bij Addy, dat men van het ijs, dat zo kort altijd duurde, moest profiteren; zelfs Van der Welcke, door Guy overgehaald, bond zich eens de schaatsen aan, rustigjes-weg jong blijvende altijd. Het was na de zo vele regenende dagen wel plots onverwachte vrolijkheid: de koude wind zwiepte het bloed, de sneeuw knerpte als gruizelend kristal onder hun haastige, driftige voeten; jongelui, jonge meisjes, van Gerdy's troepje, &lt;section end=&quot;s2&quot;/&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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O, gelukkig, dat het was gaan vriezen! Het was of het mooie ijs iets deed verbroederlijken en verzusterlijken: Gerdy was niet te hatelijk; Guy reed met haar, Mathilde, omdat zij goed reed, flink reed, hield van goed flink schaatsenrijden, onvermoeid, en de frisse kristallige kou, na al de regenende stormdagen — maakte ieder vrolijk, en toegeeflijk! O, de tochtjes, 's ochtends met de trein eerst een eind, dan langs de vaarten, als eindeloos, eindeloos door, en zij was zo dankbaar, dat Addy zich een enkele morgen eens los wist te maken van al die arme, zieke mensen, die hij iedere dag bezoeken moest — vies was zij dan van hem als hij terugkwam — en dat hij nu meeging, voor een halve&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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O, gelukkig, dat het was gaan vriezen! Het was haar of zij plotseling in deze dagen van koude sport haar man terugvond, of zij iets in hem voelde of hij haar terugvond! Hij hield dan toch wel van haar? Zij was hem niet geheel onverschillig? Zij voelde, trots de handschoen, haar hand warm in de zijne, zij voelde het snelle rhythme van hun heupen als een wellust, en zij had zich willen hangen aan zijn hals, opdat hij haar zo meenam, ijlende, ijlende over de rechte strepen van het eindeloze gladde ijs! — Addy... Addy... je houdt wèl van me...?

In de snelle voortbeweging keek zij hem lachende aan en zijn ogen wendden zich, wat lachende, ook tot haar. O, zoals ze lachen konden, zijn grote ernstige ogen, met de soms vreemd blauwe vonk, als de tinteling van een vuur van geheim, dat zij soms niet begreep, maar nu wel? Want was het wat anders nu, die tinteling, dan dat hij haar liefhad ook, dat hij haar mooi vond, en zei hij het haar niet met zijn ogen zoals hij het haar dikwijls met woorden kon zeggen: dat hij haar liefhad omdat zij zo mooi was, zo eenvoudig-weg gezond en mooi, en dat hem dat zo aantrok in haar: haar rozigblanke tint, haar volle vormen, haar jong-sterke leden. Dan voelde zij hem aan zich verwant, een jonge man, verjeugdigd, — een man, met een heldere ziel van materialisme, en in de man begreep zij de jonge dokter, die beminde haar gezonde lichaam, haar rijke gezonde bloed — moe als hij zijn moest van dat morbide nevrozisme der familie van zijn moeder! O, die Van Lowe's; zij haatte ze eigenlijk allen — zij voelde zich van een ander ras! En was Addy zelf, als zijn vader, ook niet gezond, eenvoudig gezond en flink, — een mooie jonge kerel, — een man, ook al was hij wat ouwelijk — en had hij wel ièts van het bloed zijner moeder; was hij wel, in het minste ook maar, een Van Lowe, met al hun zenuwen, hun ziek zijn, hun half-gek zijn — zo morbide hun aller gestellen, dat zij ze geen van allen kon uitstaan! Bah, ze walgde er van; altijd Adèletje ziekelijk; Marietje doodziek, Alex zo week, — Emilie zo gebroken en melancholiek, wel een Van Naghel, maar wèl van het bloed van de Van Lowe's, en Guy was een wel knappe jongen, maar zo sukkelig en soezig, en Gerdy was wel een knap meisje,&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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O, gelukkig, dat het was gaan vriezen! Drie mooie dagen en nu was het al de vierde, en iets van dooi al, helaas, scheen te verslappen de kristalheldere stevigheid van de eerst zo ijle luchten, maar toch was het ijs nog lang niet bedorven, was er een tochtje beraamd, en dacht Mathilde niet anders dan dat Addy zou meegaan... en haar teleurstelling was groot, toen hij zei:

— Vandaag niet, Tilly... ik moet vanmorgen naar mijn zieken...

— Je bent gisteren even 's middags gegaan

— Nu kan ik zo lang niet wachten: er is een oude vrouw, die me wacht... En dan is Marietje niet goed vanmiddag... Mary, bedoel ik, als mama haar noemt...

— Dan ga ik ook niet, zei zij boos.

— Waarom zou je niet gaan? drong hij zacht. Het geeft je pleizier...

— Met jou...

— Vanmorgen kàn ik niet...

— Jawel... om mij pleizier te doen.

— Neen, ik kàn niet vanmorgen, Tilly. Maar je doet me pleizier te gaan...

— Ik vind het prettig met jou te rijden...

Zijn ogen lachten.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— En denk je, dat me dat geen pleizier doet.

— Je houdt niet van me.

— Dat weet je wel beter.

— Ga dan mee...

— Vanmorgen niet...

— Jij blijft altijd stokstijf staan op je wil...

— Omdat ik vanmorgen niet mag... Wees nu verstandig en ga zonder mij.

Zij haalde de schouders op.

— Goed, ik zal gaan. Ik zal gaan.

Het was kort na het ontbijt en de kinderen waren nog beneden. Hij speelde met ze: Constant wankelde moeilijk van beentjes naar hem toe; hij had Jetje op zijn arm en warrelde zijn snor tegen haar melkgezichtje, om haar lachen en gieren te doen. Een zachte zaligheid welde in hem op, omdat hij drukte tegen zich een leven, dat zijn leven was, — als een kleine schrijn van teer, week kindjeslichaam, waarin tintelde een atoom van ziel, zielatoom, die lachte, kraaide, leefde... En het kindje was zo gewoon, — een kindje als andere kinderen geheel — wanneer hij het aanzag als dokter, en het kindje was zo mystiek, als hij, vader, het tegen zich aandrukte. — Wat was er mystieker dan het kindje... Wat was er geheimzinniger en hoger van goddelijke onbegrijpelijkheid dan het kindje, niets dan het enige maanden geleden gewoon-weg gebaarde kindje? Wat was er goddelijk-geheimzinniger en mystieker dan geboorte, en dageraad van het leven... Waar kwam het vandaan, het kindje met zijn atoompje van ziel, het kindje, dat zijn vrouw hem gebaard had... En als dokter lachte hij om zijn naïeve zelfvraag; als vader en mens huiverde hij ervoor met ontzetting... Twee veelde hij in zich, duidelijker, duidelijker iedere dag; twee, lange tijd in vreemd evenwicht gehouden, maar nu wankelend als in een crisis... Twee voelde hij zich: de gewone, normale, praktische, een beetje vroeg-oude, ernstige jonge man van wetenschap en dokter, en in die ziel zijn tweede ziel: een ziel van geheimzinnigheid, goddelijk onbegrijpelijk, een ziel vol van mystiek, een ziel vol van ondoorgrondelijke kracht, kracht uit welke een fluïde schoot, dat heilzaam was aan velen... En als dan het fluïde schoot weg uit hem, heilzaam toe naar de velen, dan voelde hij zichzelf normaal, praktisch en ernstig, maar, plotseling, blind voor zichzelf, als wist hij niets voor zich, omdat hij zo twee was, te veel twee om voor zichzelf te weten... O, wat was er onbegrijpelijker dan de essence van het leven, wat onbegrijpelijker dan hijzelf, wat onbegrijpelijker dan dit kleine kindje, en die kleine nog beentjes-wankelende jongen ... En het werd zo eenvoudig geboren, uit de schoot van een gezonde vrouw, en het groeide zo gewoon-weg op, en het gewoon-weg opgroeien, het was even groot raadsel als alles, als alles... O, wat wist men, wie wist het... En het allervreemdste, het was, dat {{sp|hij}}&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Nu gaf hij ze terug aan de meid, zijn kleine Jetje, zijn raadseltje van geboorte en levensdageraad, en zielatoompje; nu streelde hij nog even over de zij-krulletjes van Constant, die hing aan zijn benen en ging naar boven, wetende... Hoe vreemd was dat in hem, dat kalme, rustige weten, die zekerheid van zijn wil, die hij in kalm zeggen zou uit doen stralen... Hij ging de trappen op, naar de bovenverdieping, de vroegere kamer van Guy, waar Guy meestal 's morgens had gebogen gezeten over zijn boeken en kaarten, tot hij in een aandrang van jonge bewegelijkheid het huis doorging, dwalende en zoekende zusters en tante... Nu was in die kamer Marietje, Mary, als zij nu meestal genoemd werd... Addy klopte, en zij vroeg wie er was, liet hem even wachten in de kuisheid, waarmee zij, nerveus zeker iets schikte in haar kamer, en haar kleren verborg... Toen hij binnenkwam zat zij, bleekjes in een grote stoel...

Maar Mathilde, boos omdat Addy niet mee ging schaatsen rijden, Mathilde, plotseling, voelde een hevige jalouzie, zo acuut hevig, als een priem door haar ziel, omdat Addy gesproken had van patiënten, die hem wachtten, en omdat hij gesproken had van Marietje. En besluiteloos in haar kamer, of zij nu mee zou gaan, ja of neen, of zij bouderen zou of toch haar pleizier zou zoeken, zonder haar man, voelde zij ineens een onweerstaanbare aandrang, naar boven te gaan, haar man na, de trappen op... Zij ging, en om — zo zij iemand tegenkwam — zich een houding te geven, bedacht zij, dat zij doen zou of zij een mantel zou halen, die hing in een kastenkabinet naast de kamer van Marietje. In die kasten borg men kleren, die men niet iedere dag gebruikte. In het kabinet nu, sloot zij zacht de deur, en hield in de hand haar sleutels: mocht zij er overvallen worden, dan zou zij rustig-weg de grote kast openen... Maar intussen luisterde zij aan het beschot. En zij hoorde de stemmen van haar man en van Marietje, als klinkende door een afstand en verhindering heen.

— Hoe heb je geslapen, Marietje. .

— Ik heb niet geslapen.

— Wat was er dan weer...?

— De hele nacht heb ik suizen in mijn oor gehoord... Het bruiste, bruiste als een zee... Ik heb willen opstaan, ik heb naar beneden willen komen... naar tante, maar ik was bang — en ik wilde ook niet storen... Het waren net golven... Ik heb de hele nacht niet geslapen... En dan droom ik, dan droom ik, wakende... Allerlei dingen, als visioenen, schieten&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Jawel...

— Neen, Addy. Ik ben altijd ziek geweest.

— Je moet nu eens rustig gaan slapen.

— Ik zal niet kunnen.

— Jawel. Ga hier liggen op de divan... Ik zal de kamer donker maken.

— O, Addy...

— Wat is er, Marietje...?

— Weet je wat ik zou wensen...

— Wat dan...?

— Ik zou wensen, dat, als je me in slaap maakte, zo als je gisteren, zoals je eergisteren hebt gedaan... ik niet meer wakker werd... ik insliep voor altijd. Ik zou wensen, dat je stem me zou wiegen in slaap, voor altijd, voor altijd...

— En waarom wil je niet langer leven... Je bent jong en je zal beter worden...

— Zeg mij, wat heb ik...

— Denk daar niet over...

— Mijn lichaam is ziek, maar is mijn ziel ook niet ziek...

— Denk daar niet over, en ga nu liggen... Wees stil... Geef mij je hand... Stil, nu zal de slaap komen, de rustige slaap... De oogleden vallen toe... Zwaarder en zwaarder worden de oogleden... De oogleden vallen toe... Zwaarder en zwaarder worden de oogleden... Je kan ze niet meer oplichten, je kàn ze niet meer oplichten... De hand wordt zwaarder en zwaarder; je kan de hand niet meer oplichten... Het gehele lichaam wordt zwaar, zwaarder en zwaarder van de slaap, de rustige slaap, die komt...

Ademloos, aan het beschot, bleef luisteren Mathilde. Nu bleef het stil in de kamer van Marietje; Mathilde hoorde niet meer Addy's wiegende stem, oproepen de slaap, de betovering van de rustige slaap. En plotseling, in haar luistering, werd zij bang, werd zij bang, Mathilde, werd zij bang voor dingen, die zij niet begreep, werd zij bang, als zij bang was, wanneer zij 's avonds laat, over de donkere trappen, over de donkere gangen ging. En toch nu was het morgen en de winterweerschijn van sneeuw, even verslapt in een beginnende dooiing, viel grel binnen in de smalle kasten-kamer, zonder schaduwing van wat geheimzinnigheid ook...

Zij beefde op haar knieën, zenuwachtig van wat zij niet begreep. Zij beefde en in haar beving was zij zich van een felle jalouzie bewust, niet alleen op Marietje, maar op àl Addy's zieken — daar buiten, van wie zij niets wist, wonende in kleine armoedige huizen, die zij niet kende en toch op Marietje het zeerst. Sliep zij nu... Marietje? Nu hoorde zij even Addy's stap kraken, zijn&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Die avond zei Gerdy tegen Constance:

— Tante... Mathilde heeft zich vanmiddag als een gek aangesteld... Maar Constance wilde niet horen. Wist zij niet, dat er geen sympathie bestond tussen Mathilde en al de anderen en speet het haar niet altijd, dat, aan de ene kant Mathilde altijd een vreemde bleef, dat aan de andere, altijd een van de kinderen iets op Mathilde had aan te merken. Vergoelijkte zij integendeel niet altijd in alles Mathilde, zocht zij bijna niet altijd haar partij...

— Heus, tante, Mathilde heeft zich vanmiddag als een gek aangesteld... Gerdy was in een warme opgewondenheid en Gerdy wilde vertellen. Het was na het diner, vóor de thee en Mathilde was nog boven, bracht de kinderen naar bed. In de kamer waren nog Adeline, Emilie, Guy; oude oma zat in haar hoek. En Constance wilde niet horen.

— Je moet niet altijd zo onverdraagzaam zijn... voor Mathilde, bestrafte Constance Gerdy.

— Onverdraagzaam? Onverdraagzaam? herhaalde Gerdy opgewonden. Maar u heeft haar niet gezien, zo gek als ze deed... We waren op het ijs en...

Zij fluisterde, hoewel oma toch niet verstond.

— We waren op het ijs... en er waren nog anderen, de Erzeele's uit Utrecht, en Johan Erzeele uit Den Haag... u weet wel de luitenant... hij is bij de grenadiers... en Mathilde kende hem, nu ja, dat weet ik wel... ze heeft vroeger dikwijls met hem gedanst... maar dat is toch geen reden om zich zo met hem aan te stellen, als zij gedaan heeft.

— Kom, zo erg was het niet, vergoelijkte Guy

— Was het zo erg niet, was het zo erg niet? herhaalde Gerdy heel boos, omdat Guy, Constance, iedereen Mathilde van-&lt;section end=&quot;s2&quot;/&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Laat Mathilde zich toch amuseren, zei Constance; heus, ze heeft zo weinig...

— Wat heeft ze weinig? zei Gerdy, bijna ruw. Ze heeft alles, ze heeft àlles! Ze heeft een dot van een man, ze heeft lieve kinderen... ze heeft àlles...

— Maar ze is tussen ons allen... wel eens... wat verlaten en vreemd, vergoelijkte steeds Constance; dus als ze nu eens wat uitgelaten is, dan gun ik haar dat van harte...

— Maar het was meer dan uitgelaten.. het was veel erger: aanstellen was het!

— Foei, Gerdy... je moest niet zo haatdragend zijn...

Gerdy, boos, haalde de schouders op. Zij was altijd dol op tante Constance; ze zou voor geen geld van de wereld willen kibbelen met tante Constance: tante Constance, die zo lief voor hen allen was! en daarom, nu, zweeg ze maar liever. Maar in haar kleine, vieve zieltje ziedde het nu, was ze heel boos, had ze medelijden met Addy. Ze was zo boos, ze had zó met Addy medelijden, dat ze, eigenlijk, zich niet heel goed begreep. Zij was toch wel eens meer door Mathilde geërgerd geworden, Mathilde was haar nooit sympathiek — zij morste met de thee en de melk, alleen al als Mathilde onverwachts binnenkwam, — dat zij zich nu waarlijk niet goed begreep, waarom ze zó boos was, en zó dacht aan Addy — alleen omdat Mathilde zich met Johan Erzeele had aangesteld... Waarom het haar zo hinderde, dat tante Constance, — uit principe, dat begreep zij heel goed — Mathilde's partij nam, waarom het haar hinderde, dat mama en Emilie zo stil, zo melancholiek zaten, dat oma daar zo zwak en stil-beverig zat in haar verre hoek, waarom het haar hinderde, dat Adèletje en Guy tric-trac speelden, onophoudelijk door:

— Drie en vier...

— Twee en vijf... imperiale. .. Nog eens na...

Zij was heel nerveus, en toen Mathilde, met het thee-uur — de kinderen sliepen nu — binnenkwam, trilde haar gezichtje, kon zij zich als niet inhouden, maar deed zich geweld aan, omdat tante Constance haar zo verwonderd aanzag. En om zich een houding te geven, ging zij oom Henri zoeken, vond Van der Welcke juist in de gang, op het punt binnen te komen, en zij vroeg hem:

— Oom... komt u met ons whisten?

— Dat is goed, kleine: wie heb je nog meer...?

— Marietje zal wel willen, en Alex

— Is andere Marietje... Mary beneden?

— Neen, oom, ze is boven...

— Het is een hospitaal bij ons, hè...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Nu zo erg is het niet, oom... Ik vind het wel een lief huis bij u...

— Zo vind jij dat, kleine...

Zij werd ineens heel week, vrolijke Gerdy: heel nerveus, boos en kribbig — week, en zij begreep zichzelf niet, zij begreep zich niet...

— Maar kom nu maar whisten...

— Ja, ja... ik kom al... Niet zo haastig: oom wordt oud...

Maar Gerdy lachte, schelletjes, door ingehouden tranen heen.

— U wordt nooit oud.

— Zo...

— Neen...

— Zo, blijf ik altijd een kwajongen

— Een lieve oom ... Maar kom nu whisten...

Zij trok hem mee in de kamer. Binnen bromde tante Constance een beetje:

— Gerdy, je bent net een stout kind... Je laat de deur open, telkens, dat je wegvliegt...

En Gerdy werd van week nu in-treurig... Tante Constance hield zeker niet meer van haar, meer van haar schoondochter, Mathilde... Iedereen, iedereen hield meer van Mathilde... Addy, Johan Erzeele... Ze hielden allen meer van Mathilde... Zij, Gerdy, werd door àllen miskend ... Alleen oom Henri, die was lief...

Zij deed zich geweld, werd zich meester, werd meester haar wisselende emoties. Met Alex — die Zaterdag over, uit Amsterdam, waar hij nu inwoonde bij een leraar van de Handelsschool — met Marietje, was de whisttafel spoedig klaar. En het werd zelfs een heel ernstig partijtje, in de stille, bleekgele binnen-atmosfeer der grote huiskamer, waar het licht van de lampen dommelde door de geel zijden kappen, maar helder genoeg voor boek en haakwerk in de handen der stille vrouwen — Constance, Adeline, Emilie... Er was, even negen uur, een bewegelijkheid in de intimiteit dier stille, bijna melancholieke kleuren en lijnen van interieur, nu Adeline Klaasje naar bed bracht, Constance en Adèletje grootmama hielpen naar boven te gaan, naar bed ook — op hetzelfde uur kind en oude vrouw — kinderlijk, kinds zij beiden — het kleinkind kind gebleven, de grootmoeder kind weer geworden nà de welweting van vele treurige dingen, die zouden komen, die waren gekomen, die al waren verbleekt weer, als heel het leven, dat komt en dat gaat, verbleekt in de verbleking van het verleden... En toen Constance en Adeline samen beneden weer kwamen, meenden zij te horen, de wind om het huis, opstekende, en Adeline zei, op de trap:

— Hoor, de wind steekt op...

— Het weer verandert, zei Constance.

— Het zal gaan dooien: het is een Westenwind, en wij zullen regen krijgen...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Binnen vonden zij Ernst, die 's avonds dikwijls aankwam; hij keek naar de kaarten van Gerdy, en zat heel stil, sprak nooit veel, voelende dat ze zijn woorden nooit begrepen, en dat het beter was, maar zo min mogelijk tegen ze te zeggen, ook al hadden zij wel iets goeds, al waren zij niet geheel verdorven, al wilden zij de lijdende zielen geen kwaad, ook al trapten zij ze, allen, wel eens, onbewust, omdat ze niet zagen en wisten, en omdat ze zo dom waren, en zo ingeboren ruw... Toch, ruw en dom, waren het de zijnen, zocht hij ze op, voelde hij zich thuis in het huis van zijn zuster Constance en van haar man, in het huis van Addy ook, die de knapste was van hen allen, die — hij was er zeker van — de zielen wel hoorde en zag, want hij spaarde ze dikwijls... Nu tuurde hij naar de kaarten, en hij dacht aan de partijtjes in de Alexanderstraat, toen hij daar vroeger des Zondags kwam, bij mama... Hoe vreemd, dat alles veranderde, en dat alles niet bleef, dacht hij... Nu was het niet meer Den Haag, nu was het Driebergen, het huis van Van der Welcke, de kinderen van Gerrit — Gerrit, héel ruw, o hoe ruw was hij geweest, maar misschien toch niet slecht en verdorven — en het waren de kaarten, die vielen neer op elkaar uit de uitspelende vingers van Van der Welcke, Gerdy, Alex en Marietje... hetzelfde spel, en het leven veranderde, maar het spel en de zielen niet, de arme zielen, altijd en altijd lijdende om hem rond, hakende in zijn ziel met slepende ketenen... Stil zat hij en volgde het spel, begreep het, knikte goedkeurend, omdat Van der Welcke met zorg speelde... Ook Mathilde was binnengekomen, ook Addy — een ogenblik, voor hij nog boven ging werken; en zij kwamen samen, als man en vrouw, die, na den eten, in een druk huis, elkaar een ogenblik vinden, om samen te praten. Mathilde had rode ogen, Addy zag somber, en zij bespeurden het allen, het viel op, het maakte hen treurig, terwijl zij de wind hoorden flapperen als een zeil, dat zwapperde, en de ruiten, even, kraakten en de ramen, even, rammelden, te ruim in de vensterposten... Wat hadden zij, dacht Constance, en zij meende, het was Mathilde, die drong altijd om te wonen in Den Haag, en dan wilde Addy wel voor zijn vrouw, maar dan was het de geldkwestie, die niet was op te lossen, omdat Mathilde niet zuinig wilde zijn...

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Mathilde zette zich, stil in een hoek, en zij zat van de anderen een beetje af, om het licht van een lamp op de letters te vangen, en Addy bleef maar een ogenblik, zei, dat hij had te werken. En toen hij de deur uit ging, woei een plotselinge tocht, woei zo, dat de lampen flakkerden en stoomden en bijna doofden.

— Wat staat er open... waar komt toch de wind vandaan, zei Constance.

— Ik zal wel eens zien, zei Addy en sloot de deur.

— U ziet, zei Gerdy, met een pruilmondje en keerde zich om tegen tante Constance; u ziet, dat het niet altijd mijn schuld is, als het tocht...

Een zwijgen viel; alleen het harde geval van de dobbelstenen in het tric-tracbord en het even ritselend uitgespeel van de kaarten... terwijl Constance, Adeline, Emilie en Mathilde, lazen en handwerkten, en de gelige huiskamer-avond dommelde weg, als met zacht slepende intieme minuten, kwartieren, doffe weerschijnen in de spiegels, lampenschamplichten op de meubels, en de tiktak van de pendule rhythmisch in de bijna zo gave stilte, die alleen nu en dan de enkele woorden verbraken, aan de speeltafel, of toen Guy zei:

— Het waait... en het dooit... Alle ijspret is morgen voorbij...

Er klonk een snerpende gil door het huis, en zo plotseling onverwacht snerpte de gil door de gangen— en trappenstilte van het grote huis, buiten de kamer, waar zij allen zaten — dat allen schrikten, plotseling, op.

— Wat is dat...

— Wat is dat...

Zij stonden allen op; de kaarten, om Gerdy's schrik, vielen op de grond, vlakten er poppig en bont. En Van der Welcke opende de deur; het tochtte niet meer, zij volgden hem allen... in de gang, uit de open keukendeur, kwamen angstig de meiden. Zij vroegen door elkaar... Zij hoorden Addy een trap afkomen, en de vrouwen stelde gerust zijn stevige tred, de traptreden haastig krakende. Zij riepen hem toe, hij riep hen, en zij hoorden zijn stem, in hun verwarring, eindelijk, duidelijk:

— Help me... hier...

— Waar...

— Hier... op de trap.

Zij liepen de trap op.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Op de binnentrap! hoorden zij hem roepen.

En Constance zag, dat aan het einde van de lange gang, op een kier, de tussendeur stond open... Zij huiverde heet koud en zij hoorde Mathilde plots zeggen:

— O, ik ga... voor geen geld die trap op!

Maar zij, zij drong zich, ze ging en de anderen met haar...

Op de kleine nauwe binnentrap vonden zij Addy en hij had in zijn armen Marietje... Mary... bewusteloos... als een wit pak hing zij tegen hem aan, slap de spierloze armen ...

— Wat is er gebeurd...

— Ik hoorde haar roepen... Boven was de trapdeur open... Ze is zeker naar beneden willen gaan... om iets te halen... en op de trap is ze ziek geworden... Help me nu! zei hij bijna ongeduldig.

Zij hielpen hem, de vrouwen, Marietje naar boven te brengen. Zij gingen nu allen naar boven, naar hun kamers; de meiden in de huiskamer doofden de lampen, bleek nog en beverig, en de stilte viel donker neer in het huis, nu zij met kaarsen, krakende, de trappen opgingen.

Buiten stak feller de wind op en langs de vensters tikkelde de druppelende dooi.

In haar slaapkamers, waren de drie zusjes bijeen, Marie en Gerdy, en Adèletje, die alleen sliep, had open de tussendeur. En zij spraken met fluisterende stemmen, heel zacht:

— Ik wen er aan, zei Marietje, verstandig; ik ben niet meer bang.

— De laatste tijd heb ik het gehoord, zei Gerdy.

En Adèletje antwoordde:

— Ja, ik hoor het bijna iedere avond...

— Oom en tante spreken er niet over.

— Neen, dat is immers het beste...

— Het is altijd hetzelfde geluid: als een sleping van zware voetstappen, onder het dak op de vliering...

— Dan daalt het naar beneden.

— Ja... dan daalt het naar beneden...

— Oom heeft de vliering laten onderzoeken.

— Addy is er geweest... met Guy...

— Ze hebben niets gevonden...

— Een rat kan het niet zijn.

— Het is heel onverklaarbaar...

— Ik wen er zo aan, zei Marietje.

— Het daalt soms van het trapje...

— Tante Constance is bang voor het trapje...

— Zij houdt helemaal niet van het huis...

— Maar oom wel en Addy wel...

— Mathilde was zo bang!

— Oom en Addy zouden het huis nooit willen verlaten.

— Het is ook een lief huis, zei Gerdy. Ik... ik ben wel eens bang en toch hou ik van het huis...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Ik hou ook van het huis, zei Adèletje. Het is er zo bruin, zo donker... als iets veiligs en iets heel liefs — om ons allen rond. Ik zou het huis niet graag willen verlaten. Ik zal ook niet trouwen, niet waar... omdat ik lelijk en ziekelijk ben... en ik zal altijd blijven bij oom en tante...

Gerdy nam haar tegen zich aan.

— Jij niet... jij zal trouwen, Gerdy... en Marietje ook.

— O stil! zei Gerdy. Wees toch stil, Adèletje... Wat praat je, wat praat je van trouwen... Ik ben ook lelijk, niemand houdt van mij!!

— Hoor, zei Marie.

— Wat hoor je?

— Ik dacht... het geluid.

— Ik hoor niets...

— Hoor!

— Ja, hoor...

— Het sleept de trappen op.

— O, ik ben bang, ik ben bang! zei Gerdy.

De zusters kropen bij elkaar.

— Ik ben niet bang, zei Marietje. Ik hoor het dikwijls, zo...

— Wat is het?

— De meiden zeggen...

— Wat?

— Dat het is...

— Wie...

— De Oude Man...

— Stil...

— Hoor, hoor...

— Ze zeggen, dat het spookt...

— Het is niets misschien, zei Marietje. Het is de wind, die tocht.

— Maar alles is toe.

— In een oud huis tocht het soms heel vreemd.

— De meubels zijn ook oud.

— Hoor, het sleept...

— Het is de wind.

— In de wind, om het huis, is soms dezelfde sleping... Ik wen er aan, zei Marie.

— Ja, zei Adèletje. Je went... je went aan alles... Ik, ik blijf altijd in dit huis, bij oom en tante... Ik hou van ze.

— Ze spreken er nooit over.

— Dat is ook het beste...

— Mathilde... Wat is die bang...!

— Hoor... hoor! Het gaat naar boven.

— Het is de wind... die zuigt de tocht naar boven...

— In een oud huis — is het als leeft het oude hout...

— En als leven de meubels...

— Wat zou Mary hebben gehad?&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Zou ze... wat hebben gezien?

— Neen...

— Neen...

— Ze heeft iets willen halen... Ze is flauw gevallen... Ze is heel ziek, geloof ik, heel zwak... — Addy zegt, dat ze zo ziek niet is...

— Hoor!

— Zou het heus zijn, de Oude Man?

— En al was het de Oude Man... wat zou het dan nog, zei Adèletje. Ik... ik blijf in het buis. Ik zal sterven — hier, denk ik, bij tante en oom...

— O, stil toch Adèletje, zei Gerdy week, en school in haar zusjes armen.

— Ik ben niet bang om te sterven.

— Neen, Adèletje... maar stil toch... stil toch! Je màg niet van sterven praten.

— Hoor... ik hoor het nog eens!

— Maar nu sleept het weg.

— Als een tocht, die zuigt.

— Ja, zei Adèletje; het is zeker de Oude Man...

— Waarom zou hij het zijn...

— Hij kan van het huis niet scheiden.

— Hij is altijd onverzoenlijk geweest.

— Voor arme tante Constance.

— De Oude Vrouw wel...

— Ja, de Oude Vrouw wel...

— Neen, het is de tocht, het is de tocht alleen... En het huis, dat kraakt.

— Het is niets...

— Het is niets...

— Maar wij bedenken misschien... omdat wij horen...

— Mary heeft zeker gezien...

— Meisjes, kom laten we gaan slapen...

— Durf je in je kamertje alleen slapen, Adèletje...

— Ja Gerdy... Maar laat de tussendeur maar open.

— Dat is gezelliger...

— Nacht dan, zusjes...

— Adèletje... zal je niet meer aan sterven denken? zei Gerdy, de ogen vochtig. Misschien ben ik wel eerder dood dan jij.

— Stil toch, zusje. Hoe zeg je zo iets... Ik, ik ben ziek en lelijk... Jij, je bent gezond, je bent mooi.

— Misschien ben ik wel eerder dood!

Zij snikte.

— Gerdy, wind je niet op, zei Marietje. Dat is omdat we zo hebben gesproken... Nu slaap je niet, vannacht.

— Ik zal wel bang zijn vannacht, zei Gerdy. Marietje, dan maak ik je wakker, en kruip ik bij je in bed...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Goed, doe dat maar... Maar wees nu rustig...

— Nacht dan, zusjes...

— Nacht dan, nacht...!

Buiten om het huis weende de dooi en in de nacht brak de spierige nerf van het ijs, in een verslapping van tranen droppelende melancholieën en in de melancholie van de zware wolken aanwaaiende Westenwind, die aankwam van heel ver, zacht huilend streek langs de muren, over het dak, aan de dichtgesloten nachtvensters rammelde...

Binnen waren het zwart van de rust en de schaduw van de stilte, en de mensen sliepen; alleen Gerdy kon de slaap niet vatten: zij lag met open ogen te bedenken, in haar vage luistering naar de windwaaiing en de tappeling van de dooi, dat zij haatte, en dat zij liefhad...

Dat zij haatte Mathilde... en liefhad... hèm... Johan.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Ja, zei Paul, terwijl hij Constance naliep uit haar eigen zitkamer — terwijl zij, het sleutelmandje in de hand, de trap nu afging met Marietje en Gerdy; ... ja, ik schaam me niet het te zeggen: ik kom het nu eens buiten proberen. Den Haag wordt zo vuil, dat ik het er niet meer uithou. Een stad, wat is dat vuil! Buiten, is het veel schoner... Wat dat betreft, hebben jullie het wel getroffen. Maar ik zou nog wel zijn gebleven in Den Haag — ik ben eigenlijk geen buitenmens — als mijn juffrouw niet zo oud werd, als ze niet telkens van meiden veranderde, als die meiden niet zo onmogelijk slordig en vuil waren... Ze had de laatste tijd zulke exemplaren, dat ik haar mijn kamers heb opgezegd... Veertien jaren woonde ik er al... Het is wel een hele verandering... Maar ik hield het er niet meer uit. Ik moest alles zelf onderhouden, en daar word ik te oud toe... Mijn wastafel, ja die doe ik nog altijd zelf... Maar zie je, Constance, mijn bed opmaken — omdat de meid vuile handen had en mijn lakens eens naar uien stonken — zie je, dat kan men toch niet vergen van mij. Ik ben geen jongmens meer, ik ben zes-en-veertig. Ja... jullie, nichtjes, ondeugden, lach je oude oom maar uit. Ik ben zes-en-veertig, zes-en-veertig. God, wat heb ik in die jaren niet een vuiligheid gezien... Met de jaren stapelt het vuil zich als een berg om je op: er is geen doorkomen aan. De politiek, de mensen, de dienstboden, de beddelakens, alles wat je eet, alles wat je doet, zegt, denkt, voelt... het is toch eigenlijk éen beestentroep... een walgelijke vuilnisboel... Het enige, dat ik als reinheid heb gevonden in de wereld, het enige, dat is muziek! O, wat is muziek rein...

— Paul, ik moet even naar de provisiekamer, en delibereren met mijn keukenmeid, over de vuiligheid, die ik je vanmiddag voor zal zetten, zei Constance, en de meisjes lachten.

— Goed, ik hinder je niet... Ik volg je wel. O wat is dat rein, muziek! ging hij voort, in de provisiekamer, terwijl de keukenmeid grote ogen opzette. Bijvoorbeeld, schilderen, wat is dat&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Paul... bestrafte Constance, maar hij begreep niet, in zijn hartstocht. Hoepel nu op, met de meisjes, en laat mij met Keetje alleen. De meid staat je verbaasd aan te gapen en hoort niets, van wat ik zeg... Keetje, luister nu naar mij... wat je moet maken voor het eten... en Paul... ajo... ga weg...

— Kom oom! zei Marietje. Keetje, hier in Driebergen, is niet gewend, dat we alles zo vuil noemen.

— Keetje... die zo trots op haar keuken is, niet waar, Keetje? zei Gerdy.

— Nou, zei Keetje. Ik geloof wel, dat meneer overdrijft...

— Overdrijven! stoof Paul op tegen de meid, rustig de vuisten op de heupen. Overdrijven...

— Met schrobben kom je een heel eind ver, meneer. Alles goed onderhouden.

— En ik zeg je, voer Paul uit; dat alles vuil is, behalve muziek...

— En behalve mijn keuken! zei Keetje, beledigd. Ik weet niet, wat meneer voor meiden gehad heeft. Maar wij, niet waar mevrouw, wij maken goed schoon... Nu ja, ouwe Mie is wel heel oud, maar mevrouw houdt haar maar uit goeiigheid, en we hebben er een jonge helpster bij... maar vuil — zij schudde energiek het hoofd — vuil is het niet bij ons ook al is het een heel oud huis... en al is het een groot gezin...

— Meisjes, Paul!! riep Constance wanhopig. Ik heb geen tijd hier in mijn provisiekamer te redeneren over het al of niet vuil zijn van de wereld of Keetje's keuken... Maak dat jullie wegkomt... En Keetje, luister naar mij en antwoord mij.

— Ja, mevrouw...

— Oom, kom mee! riep Gerdy. We zullen u Keetje's keuken tonen.

— Nou... die kan meneer gerust inspecteren...! schoot Keetje voor het laatste nog een pijl af.

De meisjes sleepten oom Paul mee naar de keuken, en Adèletje kwam er bij en zelfs Marietje Van Saetzema, en het was in de keuken een hete vrolijkheid, omdat Paul de pannen een voor een bezag.

— Maar kijk oom... ze blinken als zilver en goud.

— Nu, we {{sp|kunnen}} er vanmiddag ons maal wel uit hebben... Maar kinderen, muziek, muziek, is de enige reinheid van de wereld!

— Als ze maar niet vals is...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Natuurlijk, ze moet zuiver zijn... Is hier een goede piano...

— Ja oom, Mathilde heeft de hare boven, en hier in de serre is de mijne, zei Gerdy. Ik ben de enige, die speelt.

Paul zette zich, sloeg aan akkoorden.

— De klank is vrij zuiver... Muziek, muziek...

En hij speelde. Hij speelde Wotans Afscheid en daarna de Feuerzauber... Hij speelde heel mooi, uit zijn hoofd: zijn bleke, smalle trekken bezielden... zijn lange vingers trilden... zijn ogen vlamden op. Uit de serre luisterde de oude moeder, hoorde alleen een vloeiing van klank, weldadig. Aan haar voeten luisterde spelende Klaasje... Mathilde kwam van boven; en na haar kwam Guy, zijn boeken verlatende. Paul speelde, hij speelde door... hij had ze allen vergeten... Plotseling brak hij af, zei brusk:

— Je moet niet denken, dat ik onvoorwaardelijk een Wagner-vereerder ben. Zijn muziek is heerlijk; zijn poëzie is naïef, kinderlijk en slecht; zijn filozofie is hoogst gebrekkig en erg vaag Duits... Bewijzen, je wil bewijzen... Neem Rheingold... wat een goden, zonder reine kracht of reine pit in hun gemene dievenzielen, hun inbrekerszielen vol vuiligheid. Is dàt het begin van de wereld... Neen, een wereldbegin is reiner... En zo kinderlijk naïef... de wereldschat, het goud, het zuivere goud bewaakt door drie vuile Nixen, met haren vol zeewier, en die dadelijk, als ze een dwerg zien, gaan ginnegappen en gekheid maken... Zijn dat reine bewaaksters van het reine goud? Maar de muziek alléén, de klankreinheid... o in de klankreinheid is hij een meester...

En hij speelde het voorspel van Rheingold: hij speelde het twee malen achtereen. Plotseling weer brak hij af:

— O, Gerdy, wat is je piano stoffig... Worden de toetsen nooit afgeveegd... Waar kan ik mijn handen wassen...

— Beste oom, toe nu, speel door.

— Met vingers, grauw van het stof...? Neen, hoor, Keetje's pannen blinken als zilver of goud, maar je piano is een klankbord van vuiligheid. Waar kan ik mijn handen wassen...

— Hier aan het fonteintje...

Zij voerde hem door de gang.

— Zoek me eerst dan een schone handdoek.

— De handdoek is schoon, meneer, zei Truitje, die juist voorbij ging.

— Neen, ik wil een handdoek, zo uit de was, en nog gevouwen...

En het was een grote vrolijkheid: Marietje zocht naar Constance, om de sleutels van de linnenkast.

— Je komt dus hier wonen, zei Van der Weleke, beneden gekomen, terwijl Paul zijn handen waste.

— Ja, het was plotseling een onwederstaanbare drang in me... te verhuizen naar Driebergen toe. Ik was in Den Haag wat&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Hij bezag zijn nu schone handen.

— Verbeeld je, zei hij; als er geen water meer zou zijn. Ik was de volgende dag dood.

Paul, waarlijk, vrolijkte op. Hij was veel over de vloer, hij kwam al heel spoedig iedere avond eten, en, omdat hij scrupules had, dat hij zo klap liep op Van der Welcke's middagtafel, gaf hij mooie cadeaux, om, als hij zei, zijn klaplopen goed te maken, zodat het hem duurder uitkwam, dan wanneer hij iedere middag thuis was blijven eten. Hij bestelde mooie vruchten uit Den Haag, mooie bloemen; op Van der Welcke's verjaardag bood hij hem een bezending champagne aan; op Constance's verjaardag karavanen-thee, omdat hij zo iedere middag kwam afternoon-tea mede drinken. Zo droeg hij rijkelijk mee tot het huishouden, en had nu geen scrupules meer. Hij vrolijkte veel op, na zijn laatste eenzame jaren, sprak veel, druk, filozofeerde, speelde Wagner, en zelfs Mathilde vond in hem een aangename afwisseling, een element ook van Haagsheid.

Als Constance hem bestrafte, en zei:

— Paul, ik wil niet, dat je telkens van die dure vruchten uit Den Haag bestelt, antwoordde hij:

— Beste Constance, ik spaar de vruchten op mijn dassen uit, want mijn coquetterie slijt langzamerhand af...

's Avonds, in de grote huiskamer, ruiste, — terwijl de wind woei om het huis, de tric-trac-dobbelstenen hard vielen neer, de kaarten bont en poppig wisselden in de handen van de spelers, — Pauls spel als een nieuw geluid, verjagend de grauwe melancholieën, neertinkelend in muziekzilveren verdruppeling. Hij speelde alles uit het hoofd, en het enige, dat zijn aandachtige hoorders niet konden uitstaan, was zijn plotseling afbreken in de heerlijkste passages om een filozofische stelling te verdedigen, die op dat ogenblik niemand lust had aan te vallen, waarmee iedereen het eens was, op dit moment. Toch trots zijn spel en zijn nieuwe vrolijkheid, voelde hij zich oud, eenzaam, en doelloos. Had hij een ogenblik gelegenheid rustig met Constance te praten — zonder haar te behoeven na te lopen de trappen af, naar de provisie-kamer, dan zei hij soms weemoedig:

— Ik? Ik ben een oude vrijer. Een oude jongeheer. Ik ben het type van een oude vrijer...

— Je moest nog trouwen, Paul

Hij schrikte hevig.

— Constance, zei hij. Als je ooit moeite doet om me te&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Een echt oude-vrijersidee, Paul: een heel jong meisje te trouwen... dat op te voeden in jouw ideeën. Een flinke vrouw van dertig, of in de dertig, dat zou wat anders zijn.

— Zo oud?! riep Paul uit.

— Een vrouw van dertig is niet oud, voor een man van zes-en-veertig...

— Neen Constance, doe maar geen moeite... Trouwen, het is iets vreeslijks. Neen, het is goed, dat ik nooit ben getrouwd. Maar eenzaam... is het me wel soms. Ik ben maar blij, dat ik hier ben komen wonen... Het wordt bij jullie nu: het familie-tafereel... Arme mama, tòch kent ze me goed... Maar ze denkt, dat ik heel, heel jong nog ben... Ja, bij jullie is het nu het familie-tafereel, niet Zondagsavonds, maar de hele week door... Nu ik oud word, voel ik me pastoraler worden, dan ik vroeger was. Herinner je hoe ik schold op familie, en familie-liefde nieerde, en hoe goeie Gerrit dan boos kon worden... Nu, nu word ik erg idyllisch en verlang ik naar de woestijnfamilie heel atavistisch terug... Ik ben blij, dat je huis een centrum is voor de familie, Constance... Er is anders zo niets, dat ons meer samenhoudt. O, het is melancholiek, zo oud te worden, alleen, alleen als ik ben... Wat heb ik? Ik heb niets... Neen, bij jullie ben ik, tenminste, nog een soort van erfoom voor de kinderen: ieder van de neefjes en nichtjes laat ik nog wel een dubbeltje na... Ik zal er eens met de notaris over spreken... Veel zal het niet voor ze zijn, maar ze kunnen van mijn erfenis nog wel een pendule kopen, of een ander ornament voor hun schoorsteen... En jullie oude vriend Brauws is terug in Den Haag, dat weet je... Zo, wist je het niet... Heeft hij niets van zich laten horen...? Dan zal hij het wel gauw doen... Ik heb hem verleden ontmoet: de man is oud geworden... Hij had vroeger al een oud gezicht: rimpels, die moet je verzorgen, masseren... Ik masseerde de mijne vroeger: maar nu niet meer: mijn coquetterie is weg... Zie je: ik draag altijd dezelfde das... Ik ben gehecht aan deze das. Ik laat hem nu en dan uitstomen, dan blijft hij zindelijk... Het is een mooie das, maar ik heb er niet meer zo een collectie van... Ja, in Den Haag hangt de familie elkaar niet meer aan... Karel en Cateau doen nog altijd niets anders dan lekker met hun beidjes eten... Jaren lang hebben ze nu al niets anders gedaan dan lekker met elkaar eten... God, God, wat een vuile mensen, om dàarin je geluk te zoeken! Saetzema en Adolfine, dat is treurig: jullie zijn heel&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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En de spierige Noord-Oostenwinden, die hadden de nervige vorst meegebracht, ze kwamen niet meer, waren voorbijgegaan, en het waren de blij sterke, vrolijke winden niet meer, maar het waren de boze winden: de winden, die brachten de wolken mee van grauwige melancholieën, als eeuwige aanwaaiingen van treurigheden, of er ginds in het Westen een donker rijk was van geheimzinnige treurigheid, waaruit huilende waaiden-aan immense cohorten van reuzeweemoedigheden, titanesmarten, schaduwend over het kleine land, en de kleine, kleine mensen. Nu schenen de lucht en de wolken groter te zijn en machtiger dan het kleine land en de kleine mensen; nu scheen de lucht de alwereld, en huizen, wegen, bomen en mensen, bos— en heidekimmen en mensenzielen, ze krompen als in onder de wolken groot, ze doken neer onder de stortvloeden water: de waaiende en wenende reuzesmarten, die verdronken van horizon tot horizon het kleine land en de mensen klein: gordijnen van waterval sloten af de verschieten en vochte nevel stompte af de kriebelende bomenlijn verre: regenmist waste uit het bijna spookgebaar, het stilte wanhoopsarmbeweeg van de molenwieken, en zwak, klein en somber en neergebogen, onderging de lage wereld de verpletterzwaar drukkende macht van dagentange regen en wind, dagen lang.

Zij zaten boven, in haar eigen zitkamer, die was als de weerspiegeling van de kleine Haagse salon, van de Kerkhoflaan — Constance en Brauws. Langs de ronding van overgordijnen door grijs bewasemde ruiten heen, zagen zij de grijze regen vallen, nu recht van stralen, dan schuin van de razende wind.

— Ik herinner me, zei hij: dat weer zo, vroeger, als ik bij u zat... te praten... in Den Haag, in uw kamer, die bijna was gelijk aan deze kamer...

— Ja, zei zij.

— Ik kwam laat in de namiddag, ik vond u in de donker, &lt;section end=&quot;s2&quot;/&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Het is lang geleden...

— De jaren vliegen voorbij... Herinnert u zich: wij streden, beiden, zo een beetje, tegen de jaren, die ons overstelpten... tegen de jaren, die ons oud zouden maken.

Zij lachte even.

— Ja... Nu strijden wij niet meer. Nu zijn wij oud. Nu zijn wij oud geworden.

— Nu wòrden wij oud... En toch, wat is er veel jeugd in een mens. Ouder wordend, denken wij altijd: nu worden wij oud. En ouder geworden, dan toen wij dat dachten, voelen wij onszelf... altijd dezelfde gebleven, die wij waren van kind af aan.

— Ja... een mens verandert niet...

— Alleen al zijn vreugde en al zijn verdriet verandert... stompt af... maar wijzelf veranderen niet...

— Neen, wij veranderen niet... En waarom dan vreugde en verdriet... als na jaren wij dezelfde zijn gebleven... die wij waren van kind af...

— Omdat wij dezelfde blijven... en toch niet dezelfde blijven.

— Ja, zei zij, glimlachend. Dat begrijp ik... wat u daarmee bedoelt. Wij blijven dezelfde van kind af aan... en toch — toch veranderen wij. Het is als een spel en een weerspel... Ik... ik ben dezelfde... en ik ben veranderd...

— Ik ook... Mijn ziel herkent in zich nog haar vroegere kinderziel... en toch... toch ben ik veranderd... Zeg mij: ik geloof dat het goed en rustig in u is...

— Soms...

— Niet altijd...

— Neen...

— Ik zie met zoveel blijdschap... dat het goed gaat tussen u en Hans...

— Wij worden zo oud... Alles stompt zich af.

— Neen, dat is het niet alleen.

— Neen, niet alleen...

— U heeft zich aan elkaar gewend...

— Zonder veel woorden.

— U waardeert elkander nu...

— Misschien... zo langzamerhand...

— Hans is goed.

— Ja, hij is eenvoudig-weg goed.

— En dat apprecieert u nu.

— Ik geloof, dat het zo is...

— Uw beider leven is gevuld.

— Ja... Wie had het kunnen denken...

— U heeft zo veel geluk. Addy... zo bij u... altijd...

— Mijn arme jongen...

— Waarom?&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Ik ben bang...

— Waarvoor is u bang.

— Ik weet het niet... Met dagen als deze laatste dagen ben ik gevoelig voor allerlei vrees... Altijd geweest...

— Was die vrees dan gerechtvaardigd?

— Soms...

— Waar vreest u voor...

— Ik denk aan treurige dingen...

— Dat is melancholie...

— Melancholie, als voorgevoel... Met dagen als deze...

— En alles is goed...

— De innerlijke dingen niet...

— Wees gelukkig, dat uw leven zo rijk is gevuld... Dat van u en Hans... Het is als een rustige rijkdom... met alles wat u doet.

— Wat doen wij... Wij doen niets.

— U doet heel veel. Voor mensen, die klein zijn... glimlachte hij.

— Voor kleine zielen... doen wij genoeg...?

— U doet veel...

Zij schudde het hoofd ontkennend.

— Ik niet... Hans wel, hij is goed.

— Eenvoudig-weg goed... Zeg mij, is het alleen om het weer, dat het niet goed en rustig in u is...

— Om de innerlijke dingen.

— Om Addy...

— Misschien... Ik weet het niet... Het is een beklemming, hier.

Zij drukte op het hart de handen.

— Er kan altijd komen... een dag ... zei zij.

— Een dag?

— Van treurigheid, ziekte, ellende... van ongeluk... van ramp.

— Waarom zo te denken...

— Zo denk ik zo dikwijls... nu komt er... een ongeluk... een ramp... Dan wacht ik dat af.. O, al maanden wacht ik dat af... De kinderen zien mij dan zo, vragen wat er toch is... of er iets is gebeurd ... met Mathilde... Neen, er gebeurt nooit iets... Er is geen sympathie... maar ik... ik ben kalm, en ik wil, dat het haar goed is... de vrouw van mijn zoon....

— Overwin nu die beklemming.

— Er is niet tegen te redeneren...

— U moet gelukkig zijn... Ik ben hier nu enige dagen... Ik zie niets anders dan liefde om u heen...

— Van haàr niet...

— Van hàar misschien niet...

— Zij blijft een vreemde.

— Win haar dan...&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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— Het is zo heel moeilijk en waar er geen sympathie is...

— Maar verder is er niets dan veel liefde om u heen... Er is heus een stil geluk om u heen...

Zij schudde van neen.

— Zij houden van mij... maar er sluimeren dingen...

— Die sluimeren er altijd... Een geluk zonder schaduw... bestaat niet... En zou dat zelfs goed zijn...

— Neen, misschien niet... voor later. Later. Maar... er sluimeren dingen... stille dingen van treurigheid...

— Ik zie... u kan het niet overwinnen...

— Neen... Ik ben blij u weer te zien...

— Na jaren... En ik ben ook blij ... te zien dat het tòch... al sluimeren de dingen van treurigheid... heél goed gaat...

— Er zijn heel goede dingen...

— Er is veel liefde... en leven voor anderen.

Zij lachte zachtjes.

— Zo eenvoudigjes-weg... Zonder enige grote poging...

— Als wij niet groot zijn... wat zouden wij groot doen. Wij zijn klein, en wij doen klein. Als wij kleintjes-weg goed doen... is dat niet al een begin...

— Een streven...

— Voor later...

— Ja. Later...

— Ik, ik kan zelfs niet zeggen... dat ik kleintjes-weg goed doe...

— Vertel mij van u...

— Er is niets te vertellen... Denken, leven, zoeken... zoeken altijd... verder is er niets geweest.

— Doe dan als wij... lachte zij zachtjes: kleintjes-weg goed... als u zegt, dat wij doen.

— Ik zal het proberen... Maar ik ben moedeloos. Ik bewonder u en benijd u...

— Om wat...!

— Ik... ik ben moedeloos. Ik ben soms heel gebroken. Ik zou nu stil willen leven en wonen... met veel boeken om mij heen. Ik... ik geef het op...

— De strijd...?

— Ja... om te zoeken en te vinden... Ik ben er geleidelijk door overwonnen... Begrijpt u dat? U... u heeft overwonnen...

— Wat heb ik overwonnen...

— U begrijpt mij...

— U stelt die overwinning te hoog ... En u, waarom is u overwonnen.

— Omdat ik nooit heb... verkregen... Misschien nog wel eens gevonden, maar... nooit... nooit iets verkregen... Nu wil ik rusten... met veel boeken om mij heen... en, als ik kan, uw voorbeeld volgen... en kleintjes-weg goed doen.

— Ik zal u helpen, schertste zij, heel weemoedig.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Zij zwegen en tussen hen beiden was het vol van verledene dingen. De meubels waren dezelfde, sommige lijnen en intonatiën waren dezelfde van jaren her... Buiten was de zware macht van de ruisende regen en de razende wind dezelfde... als van jaren her... Het leven weefde voort zijn lange weefsel van jaren, als grauwe wade aan wade. Beiden glimlachten zij erom, maar hun hart was heel treurig.
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En de weemoed der verledene dingen scheen te zwellen de volgende dagen, die regenden, op de zware loeiklacht van de wind; vol scheen het grote huis, deze dagen, van de weemoed der verledene dingen, was het als een uitschemering en afschaduwing om de oude kindse vrouw in de serre; Adeline, de stilte treurige moeder; Emilie, jonge vrouw maar gebroken — als al het grauw uit mensenzielen, die àltijd leven in de verledene dagen en de weemoed ervan, en nu Brauws het ook zag in Alex schaduwen en schemeren — omdat de jongen nooit kon vergeten de gruwelijkheid van de dood van zijn vader, — begreep hij ook voor zich, dat nooit de verledene dingen zijn af te schuiven, en dat zij misschien om de mensen onder de grauwe luchten — de kleine mensen onder de grote luchten, — dichter hangen blijven in weemoedwolken, dan in vrolijke landen van bergen en zon en van blauw. En dat er treurige innerlijke dingen waren, die sluimerden, zag hij het niet in het fronsen van Addy, het dromend staren van zieke Marietje, in van nijd en geheime wrok en wrevel broeiende blikken van Mathilde, zag hij het niet in de plotse melancholieën van anders vrolijke Gerdy en begreep hij niet, dat er weefde tussen hun levens, jong, een weefsel van allermenselijkste gevoelens, maar heel intens, zo intens misschien, omdat het voelen van de kleine mensen onder de grote luchten diep-treurig kan zijn tussen de bruine wanden van een huis, tussen de donkere gordijnen van een kamer, waar het grauwe daglicht in binnenvalt als een verkleuring van smart en zijn verkleuring met de weerschijn mengelt, die in dof verweerde spiegels is blijven hangen uit vroegere jaren, of alle gevoel en alle leven zich trillende afspiegelt in de atmosferen, waartussen het leven geleefd en het gevoel heeft geademd... Brauws woonde nu te Zeist, en hij had er zijn vele boeken om zich verzameld en leefde er stil, overwonnen, zoals hij zei, maar zoveel was hij bij hen allen en nauwlijks was hij verwonderd toen hij op een morgen, menende te komen koffie-drinken, in de gang hoorde kinderstemmen onbekend, in de gang zag een jonge vrouw, hem eerst onbekend — haar hoorde zeggen met een heel zachte stem vol weemoed, waarin klonk als een even gebersten klokje van zilveren lach:&lt;section end=&quot;s2&quot;/&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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== Geschiedenis van tijdperken; afzonderlijk ==
=== 17e eeuw ===
==== Boheemse Opstand ====
;Verbeurdverklaring van kerkelijke goederen
*Anoniem (15 februari 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/15 februari#art9al2|‘Wt Weenen’, alinea 2]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;7-8.
*Anoniem (19 mei 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/19 mei (1)#art3al3|‘Wt Praghe den 27. April’, alinea 3]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;6-8.

;Inname van Mikulov, februari 1620
*Anoniem (13 maart 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/13 maart (2)#art1|‘Verhael vanden slach tegen de Boheemsche met tijdinghe van Weenen den 19. Februarij’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-5 (Mikulov vermeld als ‘Niclas-burg’).

;Inval van de kozakken in Moravië
*Anoniem (8 mei 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/8 mei (1)#art1al2|‘Gheschreuen wt weenen den viij. April’, alinea 2]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-5.
*Anoniem (5 juni 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/5 juni (1)#art3|‘Uut Weenen den 19. Mey 1620’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;6-7.

;Inval van Polen in Moravië
*Anoniem (19 mei 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/19 mei (1)#art4|‘Wt Praghe den 1. Mey’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;8.

;Interne strijd
*Anoniem (30 juli 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/30 juli (1)#art1|‘Wt Weenen met brieven van 8. Julio 1620. van diuersche plaetsen’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-4.

;De plattelandsbevolking van Moravië vlucht in de steden en kastelen
*Anoniem (7 oktober 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/7 oktober (2)#art2al5|‘Tijdinghe vt Weenen vanden 10. Sept. 1620’, alinea 5]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-4.

;Vergadering van de Staten van Moravië, september 1620
*Anoniem (10 oktober 1620) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1620/10 oktober/VVt Praghe den 29. September|‘VVt Praghe den 29. September’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (14 oktober 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/14 oktober (1)#art3al3|‘Wt Praghe’, alinea 3]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5-7.

;Opstand in Moravië na de val van Praag, november 1620
*Anoniem (5 december 1620) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1620/5 december/Wt Weenen den 15. dito|‘Wt Weenen den 15. dito. [= 15 november 1620]’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*Anoniem (12 december 1620) [[Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c./1620/12 december/VVt VVeenen, den 22 November|‘VVt VVeenen, den 22 November’, alinea 3]], ''Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c.'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (30 december 1620) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1620/30 december (2)#art1|‘VVaerachtighe Tydinghe van Duytslant, ende hoe dat den Bethlehem Gabor de Croone van Hongarijen mede ghenomen heeft’, alinea 3]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-4.
*Anoniem (8 januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 1#art2|‘Andere Tydinghen vvt Weenen’, alinea 3]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;4-5.
*Anoniem (8 januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 2#art3|‘Noch wt Praghe’, alinea 4]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5.
*Anoniem (januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 12#art3|‘VVt Weenen int lest van December. 1620’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5-7.
*Anoniem (januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 13#art1|‘VVt Praghe in December. 1620’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-5.
*Anoniem (1 februari 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/1 februari/Wt Brin in Moravien den 26. December|‘Wt Brin in Moravien den 26. December’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (26 februari 1621) [[Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c./1621/26 februari/VVt Prage, den 9. dito|‘VVt Prage, den 9. dito. [= 9 februari 1621]’, alinea 3]], ''Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c.'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].
*Anoniem (1 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/1 maart/Wt Brin in Moravien den 1, Februarij|‘Wt Brin in Moravien den 1, Februarij’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Inname van Jihlava
*Anoniem (15 januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 6#art3|‘VVt VVeenen vande voorleden maent 1620’, alinea 4]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5-6.

;Overgave van Moravië na de Boheemse Opstand
*Anoniem (8 januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 1#art4|‘VVt VVeenen van den 2. Decembris, 1620’, alinea 2]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;6-7.
*Anoniem (15 januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 6#art3|‘VVt VVeenen vande voorleden maent 1620’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5-6.
*Anoniem (15 januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 5#art1|‘VVt Norenberg den 6. Ianuarius Anno 1621’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-4.
*Anoniem (25 januari 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/25 januari/Wt Weenen den 3. Ianuarij|‘Wt Weenen den 3. Ianuarij’, alinea 4]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (25 januari 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/25 januari/Wt Weenen den 6. Ianuarij|‘Wt Weenen den 6. Ianuarij’, alinea 2]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem ([ca. 27] januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 14#art1|‘Wt VVeenen den 10. Ianuarij 1621’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-5.
*Anoniem (29 januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 15#art1|‘Met Tydinghe vvt VVeenen, den 6. Ianuary, 1621’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-4.
*Anoniem (29 januari 1621) [[Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c./1621/29 januari/VVt VVeenen, den 9. dito|‘VVt VVeenen, den 9. dito. [= 9 januari 1621]’]], ''Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c.'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (29 januari 1621) [[Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c./1621/29 januari/VVt Prage, den 10. dito|‘VVt Prage, den 10. dito. [= 10 januari 1621]’, alinea 5]], ''Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c.'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (februari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 17#art2|‘Tijdinghe vvt Praghe vanden 12. Ianuarij, anno 1621’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5-7.
*Anoniem (1 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/1 maart/Wt Breslauw den 4, Februarij|‘Wt Breslauw den 4, Februarij’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (8 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/8 maart/Wt Weenen den 17. dito|‘Wt Weenen den 17. dito [= 17 februari 1621]’, alinea 2]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Vredesonderhandelingen
*Anoniem (26 februari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 24#art2al6|‘Wt Weenen vanden 17. Ianuarij 1621’, alinea 6]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;4-6.
*Anoniem (26 februari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 24#art3|‘Andere Tijdinghe vvt Weenen vanden 17. ditto. [= 17 januari 1621]’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;6-7.
*Anoniem (26 februari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 25#art4al4|‘Wt Weenen vanden 20. Ianuarij’, alinea 4-6]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;7-8.
*Anoniem (3 maart 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 26#art4|‘Wt Weenen van den 27. ditto. [= 27 januari 1621], alinea 2-4]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;7-8.

;Betalingen van Moravië aan keizer Ferdinand II
*Anoniem (1 februari 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/1 februari/Wt Lintz den 12. dito|‘Wt Lintz den 12. dito. [= 12 januari 1621]’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (27 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/27 maart/Wt Weenen den 10. Martij|‘Wt Weenen den 10. Martij’, alinea 7]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Nasleep van de Boheemse opstand in Moravië
*Anoniem (15 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/15 maart/Wt Weenen den 24. Februarij|‘Wt Weenen den 24. Februarij’, alinea 7]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (26 april 1621) [[Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c./1621/26 april/VVt VVeenen, den 10. April|‘VVt VVeenen, den 10. April’, alinea 4]], ''Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c.'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (5 mei 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/5 mei/VVt VVeenen den 21. April. 1621|‘VVt VVeenen den 21. April. 1621’, alinea 2]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Vervolging van de Moravische opstandelingen
*Anoniem (21 april 1621) [[Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c./1621/21 april/VVt VVeenen, den 7. April|‘VVt VVeenen, den 7. April’, alinea 4]], ''Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c.'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Gevolgen van de Boheemse Opstand voor de burgerbevolking
*Anoniem (1 februari 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/1 februari/Wt Praghe den 13. dito|‘Wt Praghe den 13. dito. [= 13 januari 1621]’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;2].

;Inval van de Hongaren, eind maart/begin april 1621
*Anoniem (5 april 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/5 april/Wt Breslauw den 11. Martij|‘Wt Breslauw den 11. Martij’, alinea 2]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

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Alle ligchamen trekken elkander aan. Elk ligchaam, tot ons zonnestelsel behoorende, kan op zich zelf beschouwd worden als het middenpunt van eene aantrekkende kracht, die zich naar alle zijden heen uitstrekt in de ruimte. Die kracht werkt zwakker, naarmate de afstand tusschen verschillende ligchamen grooter is en wel in de evenredigheid van de vierkanten dier afstanden. Wordt dus de afstand 2 malen vergroot, dan is de kracht 4 malen zwakker, wordt die afstand 3 malen genomen, de kracht wordt 9 malen minder. Maar daarbij moet tevens in aanmerking genomen worden, dat die kracht naar evenredigheid van de massa dier ligchamen toeneemt. Een ligchaam, dat 2, 3 of 4 malen de massa van een ander bezit, zal ook eene 2, 3 of 4 malen verhoogde kracht van aantrekking uitoefenen.

Daar nu de zon in massa al de ons bekende ligchamen van ons planetenstelsel verre te boven gaat, zoo zelfs, dat al de planeten te zamen nog niet {{smaller|{{frac|1|700}}}} gedeelte van hare massa bedragen, kan de zon door die geweldige massa zulk eene kracht op alle andere planeten uitoefenen, dat zij ze als door een onzigtbaren band tot zich trekt en ze in elliptische of eenigzins verlengd ronde banen rondom zich doet wentelen.

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Maar die loopbanen der planeten zijn niet allen op gelijke afstanden van de zon gelegen, Is de naastbij de zon geplaatste, algemeen bekende planeet daarvan 8 millioenen mijlen verwijderd, wij kennen er ook eene, wier afstand bijna 78 maal zoo groot is en die in eene verwijdering van 621 millioenen mijlen van de zon haren loop rondom haar volbrengt. Terwijl de eerst genoemde hare baan rondom de zon in bijna 88 dagen afloopt, heeft de laatste daartoe meer dan 164 jaren noodig.

Ook is de stand, waarin de planeten op de vlakte van hare banen geplaatst zijn, niet gelijk. En gelijk nu onze aarde aan den stand van haar ligchaam op het vlak harer loopbaan, dat is, aan den hoek, die door de as, rondom welke zij zich wentelt, met de ecliptica gemaakt wordt, de eigenaardige wisseling harer jaargetijden te danken heeft, zoo volgt daaruit, dat deze wisseling bij planeten, die in een anderen stand geplaatst zijn, ook weder geheel anders zijn moet.

Maar bovendien werkt de zon niet alleen op de ligchamen van het zonnestelsel door de aantrekkingskracht, die zij daarop uitoefent, maar tevens als de bron van licht en warmte, die van haar naar alle zijden heen uitstralen. Hoe nader eene planeet aan de bron geplaatst is, des te krachtiger zal zij ook den invloed van licht en warmte ondervinden. De intensiteit van licht en warmte is zwakker, al naarmate de ligchamen verder van de zon verwijderd staan, en wel, evenals de aantrekkingskracht, naar de evenredigheid van de vierkanten der afstanden.

Doch genoeg om te doen opmerken, dat de natuurlijke gesteldheid der ligchamen van ons zonnestelsel grootendeels bepaald wordt door de verhouding, waarin zij tot de zon geplaatst zijn. Maar dit is het eenige&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2307" sha1="hd28d67ioof5z881h2lbzge5rr9alhc" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh|132|OVER DE NATUURLIJKE GESTELDHEID DER LIGCHAMEN,|}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;is, bedraagt ruim 8 millioenen geographische mijlen, terwijl de gemiddelde afstand, waarop de aarde van de zon geplaatst is, nagenoeg 21 mijlen bedraagt. Maar daar de loopbaan van deze planeet van alle groote planeten verreweg de grootste excentriciteit, dat is de meest langronde gedaante heeft, zoo bestaat er bij gevolg tusschen den versten en den naasten stand dezer planeet ten opzigte van de zon een zeer aanmerkelijk verschil. Terwijl zij in haar naasten stand tot op 6 millioenen mijlen tot de zon nadert, is zij in haar versten stand ongeveer 10 millioenen mijlen van haar verwijderd.

Daar zij zooveel nader bij de zon, de licht- en warmtebron van ons planetenstelsel, is geplaatst, is het zeer natuurlijk, dat de sterkte van het licht op die planeet veel aanzienlijker moet zijn dan op onze aarde. Stellen wij de lichtsterkte op onze aarde gelijk aan 1, dan volgt daaruit, dat de gemiddelde lichtsterkte op Mercurius 6,63 moet bedragen, terwijl zij, wanneer de planeet op het verst van de zon verwijderd is, tot 4,59 afdaalt, maar ook in den naasten stand tot 10,58 maal de lichtsterkte op onze aarde klimt.

Uit hare nabijheid aan de zon laat zich gemakkelijk verklaren, waarom zij een zoo sterk licht van zich terugkaatst, dat zij reeds bij de ouden bij uitnemendheid den naam van de schitterende (ό ότίλβων) droeg.

De uitstralende warmte volgt dezelfde evenredigheid als het licht; derhalve moet op Mercurius eene temperatuur heerschen, waarvan wij ons ter naauwernood eenige voorstelling kunnen vormen. Noemen wij eene warmte van 70° F. eene aangename zomerwarmte, daaraan zoude zelfs bij den versten afstand van de zon eene warmte van 319°, bij den gemiddelden afstand eene warmte van 469° op Mercurius gelijk staan, die bij den naasten zonnestand in dezelfde evenredigheid tot 740° zoude klimmen. Als wij nu bedenken, dat reeds bij eene temperatuur van 212° Fahrenheit het water begint te koken, dan kunnen wij bij zulk eene hitte ons geen organisch leven, zoo als wij het op onze aarde zien, op Mercurius denken,

Daar de planeet zich nagenoeg in denzelfden tijd om hare as wentelt als onze aarde, namelijk in 24 uren 5 minuten, zoo volgt daaruit, dat de dagen ook nagenoeg dezelfde lengte hebben als op onze planeet.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2318" sha1="gow65sy2p998vl87oyfbp5o8jn98o0n" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh|134|OVER DE NATUURLIJKE GESTELDHEID DER LIGCHAMEN,|}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;en derhalve de oppervlakte verder van het centrum verwijderd is, ook des te meer de valkracht verzwakt wordt en wel in de omgekeerde evenredigheid van de vierkanten der afstanden; dat wil zeggen, als een voorwerp tweemaal zoo ver van het centrum van aantrekking verwijderd is als een ander, valt het niet twee maal, maar 2 x 2, dat is 4 maal trager dan het ander; is het 3 maal zoo ver verwijderd, dan 3 x 3, dat is 9 maal trager en zoo voorts.

De kracht, waarmede een ligchaam drukt op de oppervlakte van eene planeet, hangt dus af zoowel van het volume als van de massa, of met andere woorden, zoowel van de grootte als van de zwaarte van eene planeet.

Stellen wij nu de zwaarte op de oppervlakte van onze aarde = 1, dan zal de zwaarte op de oppervlakte van Mercurius = 0,51, derhalve bijna de helft minder zijn. Een voorwerp, hetwelk hier 100 Ned. ponden weegt, dat wil zeggen, dat met eene kracht van 100 Ned. ponden op de oppervlakte onzer aarde drukt, zal op Mercurius slechts een druk van 51 Ned. ponden uitoefenen.

Dit is alles, wat de sterrekunde uit eigenlijke berekening aangaande de natuurlijke gesteldheid van Mercurius heeft mede te deelen. Wat zij uit waarneming op de oppervlakte van dit hemelligchaam daaraan heeft toe te voegen, is ook uiterst gering. Daar de planeet in vergelijking met andere planeten zeer nabij de zon geplaatst is en daarvan gemiddeld slechts 23° is verwijderd, zoo is het hoogst moeijelijk haar waar te nemen, dewijl zij alleen kort na het op- en ondergaan der zon in de morgen- of avondschemering voor het bloote oog zigtbaar wordt, zoo namelijk de dampkring doorzigtig genoeg is om haar schijnsel door te laten. Bovendien vertoont de planeet zich evenals de maan onder afwisselende schijngestalten. Alleen dat gedeelte van het aan de aarde toegekeerde halfrond, hetwelk door de zon beschenen wordt, kan op de aarde gezien worden. Wanneer zij ons hare schijf geheel verlicht toekeert, wanneer het vol-Mercurius is, bevindt zij zich te zeer in de nabijheid der zon, dan dat wij haar met het bloote oog kunnen waarnemen. Zij is dus alleen voor ons zigtbaar, en dan nog slechts voor korten tijd, als zij ons slechts een smallen sikkel vertoont. Wij verwijzen, om dit duidelijk te maken, op nevensgaande figuur.
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Onder al de planeten, die tot ons zonnestelsel behooren, is er zeker geene, die in natuurlijke gesteldheid meer tot onze aarde nadert, dan Venus. Wij kennen allen dat prachtig gesternte, dat nu eens als avondster (Hesperus) de rei harer zusters aanvoert en den naderenden nacht aankondigt, dan weder als morgenster (Lucifer) den aanbrekenden dageraad voorafgaat, om weldra te verbleeken voor het licht der zon.

De baan, die deze planeet doorloopt, is evenals die van Mercurius gelegen binnen de loopbaan onzer aarde. Zij moet dus, even gelijk wij bij Mercurius hebben aangewezen, aan onze aarde een aanwassende en afnemende schijf vertoonen. Toen {{sc|copernicus}} met zijne bewering opkwam, dat Mercurius en Venus zich binnen de loopbaan der aarde rondom de zon bewegen, maakte men hem de tegenwerping, dat deze planeten dan ook, evenals de maan, zekere schijngestalten moesten doorloopen. Hij meende deze tegenwerping te moeten oplossen door de gissing, dat Venus of zelve lichtgevend, of zoo met zonnelicht doortrokken en verzadigd was, dat zij haar geheele schijf terugkaatste. Want dat Venus nu en dan slechts voor de helft of een vierde verlicht zou zijn, hield men voor eene dwaasheid. Toen echter de verrekijker was uitgevonden, toonde {{sc|Galilei}} in 1610 aan, dat deze dwaasheid eene waarheid was, en sedert dien tijd heeft niemand dan ook de schijngestalten van Venus betwijfeld.

Deze planeet is van de zon omstreeks 15 millioenen geographische mijlen verwijderd. In grootte komt zij nagenoeg met onze aarde overeen. Haar middellijn bedraagt 1694 geographische mijlen, dus slechts 25 mijlen minder dan de middellijn der aarde op haren aequator. Daar hare loopbaan eene zeer geringe excentriciteit bezit en bijna cirkelvormig is, bestaat er slechts een gering verschil tusschen haren naasten en versten afstand van de zon.

Daar de planeet Venus bijna 6 millioenen mijlen nader aan de zon staat dan onze aarde, zoo is de intensiteit van licht en warmte, die zij van de zon ontvangt, bijna dubbel zoo groot als op onzen aardbol; of, naauwkeuriger uitgedrukt, zoo wij de licht- en warmtekracht op&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2396" sha1="qf6xhjwz5yn0k86ep8diw7h6170eae9" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh|142|OVER DE NATUURLIJKE GESTELDHEID DER LIGCHAMEN,|}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;meer dan 15° verwijderd. De heete aardgordel, die op onze aarde eene breedte van 47° heeft, zal dus op Venus zich over 30° uitstrekken. De koude luchtstreken aan de noord- en zuidpool gelegen zullen insgelijks elk 15° beslaan, terwijl zij op onze aarde 23½° bevatten. In deze streken zal in den zomer de zon niet ondergaan en in den winter zich niet boven den horizon verheffen. In den zomer zal voor de bewoners der polen de zon op den langsten dag op eene hoogte van 75° staan, eene zonshoogte, die op onze aarde in den zomer alleen in het zuidelijk deel van Spanje, Sicilië en Griekenland wordt waargenomen. De gematigde luchtstreken, welke in het midden tusschen de koude en verzengde, tusschen 15 en 75 graden noorder- en zuiderbreedte gelegen zijn, beslaan in het noorder en zuider halfrond eene breedte van 60°. Gedurende een gedeelte des jaars zal men echter ook hier de zon niet boven den horizon zien, en wederom op andere tijden haar niet zien ondergaan, terwijl ze voor alle plaatsen in deze gordels ook weder op sommige tijden aan het toppunt van den hemel zal staan. In deze gematigde luchtstreken zal men derhalve elk jaar het poolklimaat en dat der heete luchtstreek ondervinden. Er zal dus eene zeer sterke afwisseling van warmte en koude zijn, waarvan echter de gevolgen weder gematigd worden, doordien de jaargetijden spoediger op elkander volgen dan op onze aarde. Aan de polen zelve, waar men gedurende eenigen tijd de zon niet boven den horizon ziet, zal men dan ook weder een zomer hebben, waarin de zon eene keerkrings-warmte verspreidt.

Gelijk Venus in grootte nagenoeg met onze aarde overeenkomt, zoo is dit ook het geval met opzigt tot de massa en het specifiek gewigt der stof, waaruit zij bestaat. Hare massa bedraagt ongeveer {{smaller|{{frac|9|10}}}} van de massa onzer aarde. Daaruit volgt, dat, als wij de digtheid onzer aarde = 1 stellen, die van Venus == 0,940 of, zoo als {{sc|arago}} zegt, = 9,923 zal zijn. Zoo hare stofmassa gelijkelijk verdeeld ware, zoude zij dus bestaan uit eene stof, die slechts een weinig ligter is dan die onzer aarde. Het gevolg daarvan is tevens, dat het gewigt, waarmede ligchamen op hare oppervlakte drukken, slechts een weinig minder is dan die wij op onze planeet waarnemen, namelijk 0,91, zoo wij de zwaarte op de oppervlakte onzer aarde = 1 stellen.
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{{sc|mädler}} hebben door hunne naauwkeurige waarnemingen in 1833 en 1836 het boven allen twijfel gesteld, dat de omtrekken van de lichtgrens, die het voor ons oog verlichte deel van de planeet van het donkere afscheidt, niet scherp geteekend zijn. Op meer dan eene plaats is die omtrek afgebroken, onregelmatig, oneffen. Dit is ook het geval aan de uiteinden van de sikkelvormige gestalte der planeet. Somtijds zelfs worden op het niet verlichte deel, in de nabijheid van de lichtgrens, enkele afgezonderde lichtpunten waargenomen. Men heeft daaruit het gevolg afgeleid, dat de oppervlakte van Venus zeer oneffen en met hooge bergen bezaaid moet zijn. Door die hooge bergen en diepe dalen wordt de regelmatige voortgang van de lichtgrens afgebroken. Hoog uitstekende bergen worden nog door de zon beschenen, als hun voet reeds in de duisternis gehuld is. Deze bergen moeten veel hooger, sommigen zelfs vijfmalen hooger zijn dan de hoogste bergen onzer aarde. Bij enkele dezer spitsen toch heeft men eene hoogte van 44,000 Ned. ellen gemeten.

Bovendien schijnt het wel boven allen twijfel verheven te zijn, dat de planeet Venus met eenen dampkring is omgeven. Het zoo verblindend helder licht van deze planeet neemt naar de nachtzijde trapsgewijze in helderheid af en verkrijgt op korten afstand van de binnenwaarts gekeerde zijde van haren sikkel eene dofgraauwe kleur, die zelfs over die grenslijn van dag en nacht in de nachtzijde inschiet. Haar heldere lichtzijde is derhalve, evenals op Mercurius, met eenen doffen, halfverlichten band omzoomd en dat wel juist in die streek, voor welke de zon even is ondergegaan of voor welke zij binnen kort boven den horizon zal verrijzen, met andere woorden, in die plaatsen, welke avond- of morgenschemering hebben. Dit verschijnsel laat zich gemakkelijk verklaren, als men een dampkring aanneemt. Zonnestralen, die den rand van Venus aanraken, worden gebogen door de atmosfeer, welke zij doorgaan, en raken dus punten aan, die verder liggen dan de punten, die zij anders zouden aangeraakt hebben, indien zij niet door eene dikkere middenstof gegaan en daar volgens de bekende wetten der straalbreking gebogen waren. Die plaatsen worden dan met een zwakker licht bestraald. Uit de breedte van dezen band van&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Wij hebben ons voorgesteld te onderzoeken, wat wij uit de berekeningen en waarnemingen der sterrekundigen met mindere of meerdere waarschijnlijkheid kunnen afleiden met opzigt tot de natuurlijke gesteldheid der planeten, die tot ons zonnestelsel behooren. Als wij nu de planeet, die wij zelven bewonen, mede opnemen onder de reeks van voorwerpen, die wij te behandelen hebben, dan spreekt het van zelf, dat wij alles, wat wij aangaande de natuurlijke gesteldheid van de planeet, die wij bewonen, uit eigene waarneming en aanschouwing weten, buiten den kring van ons tegenwoordig onderzoek plaatsen, Er is bijna geen tak der natuurwetenschap, die niet het zijne heeft toegebragt om de natuurlijke gesteldheid onzer aarde in het licht te stellen. Ja wij mogen veilig zeggen, dat onze aarde de eenige plek in het gansche heelal is, van wier natuurlijke gesteldheid wij eene eenigermate volledige en bevredigende kennis hebben. Maar alles wat physica en chemie, wat geologie en geographie, wat plant- en dierkunde betreffende de natuurlijke gesteldheid van onzen aardbol aan het licht gebragt hebben, — dat alles willen wij thans wegwerpen, vergeten, voorbijzien, om ons op een geheel zuiver astronomisch standpunt te stellen en ons de vraag voor te houden, wat wij, afgescheiden van alles, wat wij van elders weten, alleen uitgaande van astronomische berekeningen en waarnemingen zouden kunnen opmaken betreffende de natuurlijke gesteldheid van onze planeet.
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Bij haren naasten zamenstand met de aarde zal het den waarnemer op Venus niet moeijelijk zijn, den tijd naauwkeurig af te meten, waarin hare nabuur zich om hare as omwentelt en haren loop rondom de zon volbrengt. Hij zal de lengte der dagen en jaren op Tellus met eene juistheid en naauwkeurigheid opgeven, grooter dan die, waarmede men op Tellus de lengte van dag en jaar op Venus heeft bepaald.

Maar hij zal nog meer: in haren naasten zamenstand met onze planeet zal het den waarnemer in het oog vallen, dat aan de noord- en zuidpool eene streek bestaat, van waar een meer wit en schitterend licht wordt teruggekaatst dan van de daar tusschen gelegen streken. Hij zal daaruit de rigting van de as en van den aequator van onze planeet met meerdere juistheid berekenen, dan wij dat van Venus kunnen doen. Hij zal bevinden, dat de hoek, welken de as van Tellus met hare loopbaan maakt, omstreeks 66½° bedraagt, of met andere woorden, dat haar aequator met een hoek van 23½° op hare ecliptica helt. Maar heeft hij deze helling gevonden, dan volgt daaruit ook van zelf eene juiste kennis van de klimaten en jaargetijden, inzooverre zij door den stand der planeet op hare baan worden bepaald. Maar daar hij bekend is met de intensiteit der warmte op onze aarde, heeft hij nu ook de ware verklaring van die witte lichtende plekken, die hij rondom de Tellus-polen heeft waargenomen. Het is bij hem geene bloote gissing, maar eene vrij stellige zekerheid, dat die plekken ijsgordels moeten zijn, die hij geregeld elk Tellus-jaar aan de pool, waar het zomer is, ziet inkrimpen en aan de pool, waar het winter is, zich ziet uitbreiden.

In de maan, die hij de aarde als een getrouwe satelliet op hare baan ziet volgen, heeft hij een uitnemend middel om met de meeste juistheid de massa en den graad van digtheid der aarde te berekenen. De waarneming toch van de wederkeerige aantrekking van Tellus en haren satelliet stelt den sterrekundige op Venus in staat om met eene ongemeene juistheid de massa der aarde te bepalen. Stelt hij de massa&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2317" sha1="3od4okupkfivek35bpso47cpta74myp" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh||TOT ONS ZONNESTELSEL BEHOORENDE.|149}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;Ik vraag daarom, dat al mijne lezers met mij eenen grooten sprong doen en dat wij ons met onze astronomische kennis en werktuigen verplaatsen op de planeet Venus. Wat zouden wij, daar levende en met dezelfde sterrekundige wetenschap en hulpmiddelen voorzien, die wij hier bezitten, kunnen vaststellen aangaande de natuurlijke gesteldheid van dat prachtig gesternte, dat daar aan den nachtelijken hemel schittert, en dat daar bekend staat als eene planeet, onder den naam Tellus!

Ja! een prachtig gesternte moet die planeet Tellus zijn, als zij van Venus af gezien wordt. In den naasten zamenstand vertoont zich haar schijnbare middellijn onder een hoek van nagenoeg 63&quot; en dus nog ééne sekonde grooter dan Venus zich in haren naasten stand aan de aarde vertoont. Maar terwijl Venus in dien stand hare onverlichte zijde aan de aarde toekeert, heeft Tellus dit boven haar vooruit, dat zij in dien stand al het van de zon ontvangene licht over hare geheele oppervlakte naar Venus terugkaatst. Over het algemeen staat zij, om waargenomen en gekend te worden, in een veel gunstiger verhouding tot Venus dan deze tot haar. Want terwijl Venus, als haar geheele schijf door de zon beschenen wordt, op den versten afstand van de aarde geplaatst is, zoo is daarentegen bij den naasten zamenstand de dagzijde van onze planeet over hare volle breedte aan Venus toegekeerd. Terwijl Venus voor onze aarde hare schijngestalten doorloopt en wast en afneemt en nog het best van onze aarde kan worden waargenomen, als zij slechts een smalle sikkel ter breedte van naauwelijks 10&quot; aan ons oog aanbiedt, vertoont onze planeet aan Venus bijna altijd hare volle schijf. Zij kan dus voor den waarnemer, hoewel op verschillende afstanden en uit verschillende oogpunten, een bijna onafgebroken voorwerp van onderzoek zijn.

Een blik op de volgende figuur zal dit genoegzaam ophelderen. Vooronderstelt, dat de zon in Z geplaatst en de loopbaan van Venus door V en die der aarde door A wordt aangewezen, dan zal, in welk gedeelte van hare loopbaan Venus zich ook bevinden moge, de verlichte zijde der aarde aan haar zijn toegekeerd. Op zijn hoogst zal, wanneer zij in een schuinschen stand tot de aarde, b.v. in ''a'' tot ''b''', geplaatst, niet de geheele schijf der aarde overzien kunnen worden.&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2375" sha1="cb5k5fkle221fd6d755swx3o9oa286a" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh||TOT ONS ZONNESTELSEL BEHOORENDE.|147}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;dat de planeet in haren naasten stand bij de aarde slechts een zeer smallen sikkel vertoonde, zag hij haren geheelen bol in een flaauw aschgraauw licht, gelijk aan dat hetwelk de maan ons zien laat, als zij het licht, door de aarde op haar geworpen, tot ons terugkaatst. {{sc|Andrea mayer}} zag in 1759 hetzelfde verschijnsel. In 1806 nam {{sc|harding}} in drie weken drie malen hetzelfde licht waar; eenmaal zelfs met een roodachtigen tint. {{sc|Schröter}} had omstreeks denzelfden tijd dezelfde opmerking gemaakt. Later, in 1825, heeft ook {{sc|gruithuizen}} dit verschijnsel waargenomen. Prof. {{sc|kaiser}} durft echter deze waarnemingen niet als onbetwijfelbaar zeker aannemen en dat wel om de niet ongegronde reden, dat het door de volkomener kijkers van lateren tijd nog nimmer gezien is.

Maar indien wij op grond der getuigenissen aannemen, dat dit flaauwe, matte licht werkelijk op den geheelen bol van Venus is waargenomen, dan is nog de vraag, aan welke oorzaak het is toe te schrijven. {{sc|Olbers}} en {{sc|william herschell}} meenden het te moeten toeschrijven aan een zeker lichtgevend vermogen, hetwelk aan het vaste ligchaam der planeet of aan haren dampkring eigen is. Maar zoo dit het geval ware, zoude het eene blijvende eigenschap zijn en dus ook voortdurend waargenomen kunnen worden. Anderen waren van oordeel, dat dit aschgraauwe licht veroorzaakt zou worden door het licht, hetwelk van onze aarde of van Mercurius op Venus afstraalt en zoo weder tot onze aarde werd teruggekaatst, evenzoo als zulks bij onze maan onder bepaalde omstandigheden plaats heeft. Maar zoo dit het geval ware, zou dit verschijnsel op geregelde tijden wederkeeren en het zou weinig moeite kosten vooraf reeds te berekenen, op welke dagen men de geheele Venus-schijf flaauw verlicht zoude zien. Het komt mij daarom het waarschijnlijkste voor, dat wij hier veeleer hebben te denken aan voorbijgaande phosphorescerende verschijnselen in den dampkring van Venus, die dezen in zijne geheele uitgestrektheid met eene lichtontwikkeling doordringen, min of meer gelijk aan de noorder- en zuiderlichten, die in onzen dampkring worden waargenomen. Indien dit werkelijk het geval mogt zijn, dan laat het zich verklaren, waarom dit verschijnsel niet geregeld, maar slechts nu en dan is waargenomen. Het lichten van Venus zou dan, evenals het&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2344" sha1="idrcuzmyy20ra4slmpu85d5lne2exvw" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh||TOT ONS ZONNESTELSEL BEHOORENDE.|145}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;schemerlicht heeft de sterrekundige {{sc|schröter}} het besluit opgemaakt, dat de straalbuiging op Venus nagenoeg moet overeenkomen met die, welke wij op onzen aardbol aannemen, dat zij bij gevolg met een nagenoeg even hoogen dampkring moet omgeven zijn.

Het bestaan van eenen dampkring van Venus wordt nog door eene belangrijke omstandigheid bevestigd. Alle sterrekundigen, die Venus met aandacht hebben gadegeslagen, hebben opgemerkt, dat de buitenzijde, die naar de zon is gekeerd, schitterender verlicht is dan de tegenovergestelde binnenzijde. {{Sc|Schröter}} heeft gemeend duidelijk te bemerken, hoe dat licht van den buitenrand af in schitterenden glans van lieverlede afneemt en doffer wordt, naarmate men den binnenrand nadert. Geen wonder. De zonnestralen toch, die den buitenrand van de planeet treffen en van daar weêrkaatst worden, hebben eene minder dikke laag van den dampkring door te gaan dan de zonnestralen, die vallen op de streken, die meer in de nabijheid liggen van den binnenrand en die van daar worden teruggekaatst.

Bovendien heeft men opgemerkt, dat de sterren, voor welke de planeet voorbijtrekt, niet oogenblikkelijk aan den rand van de planeet verdwijnen, maar dat zij, in de nabijheid van de planeet gekomen, van lieverlede flaauwer worden, totdat ze eindelijk door het ligchaam der planeet bedekt worden. Hoe nader zij komen aan den rand van de planeet, des te diepere lagen van den Venus-dampkring moet de sterrestraal doorklieven en bijgevolg moet ook het sterrelicht in dezelfde evenredigheid verflaauwen.

Wij moeten hier nog melding maken van eene andere bijzonderheid, op de oppervlakte van Venus waargenomen. {{sc|Dominus cassini}} ontdekte reeds in 1666 en 1667 donkere vlekken, die een groot gedeelte van de middellijn der planeet innemen. Hoe flaauw en onbegrensd zij ook zijn mogen, zoo gelukte het toch aan {{sc|bianchini}} in 1726, begunstigd door een helderen Italiaanschen hemel, zeven zulke donkere viekken te onderscheiden, die hij zeeën noemde, welke door straten met elkander verbonden waren. Hij teekende hare gedaante en gaf zoo eene kaart van de planeet Venus.

Andere sterrekundigen, zoo als {{sc|herschell}} en {{sc|schröter}}, vonden wel somtijds eenige graauwe vlekken op het ligchaam der planeet,&lt;noinclude&gt;{{rh|{{gap|2em}}1863.||10{{gap|2em}}}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2209" sha1="mq6avrf4of3t2503c66zgwpcpaqhwyl" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh||TOT ONS ZONNESTELSEL BEHOORENDE.|131}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;niet, waaruit wij de natuurlijke gesteldheid dier ligchamen kennen. Door de allervoortreffelijkste teleskopen hebben de sterrekundigen ook op de oppervlakte van vele planeten zekere verschijnselen waargenomen, die althans eenig licht over dit onderwerp kunnen verspreiden. Bij hetgeen door de berekening der sterrekundigen bekend is, moet dus ook gevoegd worden, wat door onmiddellijke waarneming is gebleken. Zoo toch zal men eerst tot die kennis aangaande het natuurleven op die bollen komen, welke bij den tegenwoordigen stand der wetenschap mogelijk is. Het zijn dus niets meer dan enkele trekken, soms zelfs zeer twijfelachtige en onzekere, waarmede wij ons tevreden moeten stellen; ja, van sommige zullen wij ons zelfs moeten vergenoegen met de verklaring, dat wij van hunne natuurlijke gesteldheid zoo goed als niets weten.

Dit is althans vooralsnog het geval met die planeet, welke den 25 Maart 1859 door den Franschen geneesheer {{sc|lescarbault}} voor het eerst zoude zijn gezien. Uit deze waarneming, die door den sterrekundige {{sc|le verrier}} voor juist werd gehouden, schijnt te blijken, dat zij, slechts op eenen afstand van ongeveer 3 millioenen mijlen van de zon geplaatst, hare loopbaan in 19 {{x-smaller|{{frac|7|10}}}}, volgens {{sc|radau}} in 25 dagen volbrengt. Daar zij om haren stand in de nabijheid der zon wel nooit anders zal kunnen worden waargenomen, dan op den tijd, dat zij tusschen onze aarde en de zonneschijf geplaatst is, dus voor de zon voorbijgaat, zal men een tweeden overgang moeten afwachten om aangaande haar eenig nader berigt te vernemen. {{sc|Le verrier}}
heeft haar om hare nabijheid bij den grooten vuurhaard den welgekozen naam van ''Vulcanus'' gegeven.

Doch daar na hare eerste ontdekking ons niets naders van haar is bekend geworden, en haar werkelijk bestaan nog door sommige sterrekundigen in twijfel wordt getrokken, laten wij haar buiten den kring van ons onderzoek. Wij vangen onze beschouwing aan met de planeet, die althans tot den 25 Maart 1859 als de naast bij de zon geplaatste werd aangemerkt.
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De gemiddelde afstand, waarop deze planeet van de zon verwijderd&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2319" sha1="gt9liwn8uff4ibif7987kqqgvhummtx" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh||TOT ONS ZONNESTELSEL BEHOORENDE.|133}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;Maar daar zij in veel korter tijd dan de aarde, namelijk in den tijd van omtrent 88 dagen (87 dagen, 23 uren, 15 minuten en 46 sekonden), haren loop rondom de zon volbrengt, zoo moet op haar eene veel sneller wisseling van jaargetijden plaats hebben. Als bij haar de zon in de evennachtslijn is, en dagen en nachten aan elkander gelijk zijn, behoeft zij slechts 22 dagen te wachten, en de zon zal haren hoogsten stand aan den hemel, en van daar weder na 22 dagen in de evennachtslijn en dan na 22 dagen reeds op haren laagsten stand gekomen zijn.

De middellijn van Mercurius bedraagt slechts 0,391 van de middellijn onzer aarde, hetwelk gelijk staat met ongeveer 671 geographische mijlen. De inhoud van dezen planetenbol bedraagt het 0,06 van onze aarde: dat wil zeggen, dat men 16{{smaller|{{frac|2|3}}}}, Mercurius-ligchamen zoude noodig hebben om daaruit een ligchaam van den omvang onzer aarde te vormen. Daar echter de massa van Mercurius slechts ruim een dertiende gedeelte van die onzer aarde bedraagt, dat wil zeggen, dat men ruim 13 ligchamen van Mercurius op eene schaal zou moeten leggen om aan het gewigt van onze aarde gelijk te zijn, zoo volgt daaruit, dat de digtheid der stof, waaruit Mercurius is zamengesteld, aanzienlijk meerder moet zijn dan die onzer aarde. Stellen wij het specifiek gewigt onzer aarde gelijk aan 1, dan is Mercurius bijna gelijk aan 1¼ of naauwkeuriger aan 1,23. Of nemen wij de digtheid van het water als éénheid aan, dan is de digtheid der aarde gelijk aan 5,44 en die van Mercurius aan 7,71.

Maar hieruit vloeit nog een hoogst belangrijk gevolg voort. Door de wet der zwaartekracht worden alle ligchamen, die zich op eene planeet bevinden, naar het middenpunt van die planeet heengetrokken, met andere woorden: zij vallen in eene regte lijn naar het centrum, totdat zij in hunnen val door de oppervlakte gestuit worden. Maar daar nu de ligchamen, tot ons zonnestelsel behoorende, in massa en omvang zeer veel van elkander verschillen, zoo zal de kracht, waarmede voorwerpen op de oppervlakte drukken, zeer ongelijk zijn. Hoe aanzienlijker de massa van een hemelligchaam is, des te sterker zal de kracht zijn, waarmede de voorwerpen op haar vallen. Maar daar staat tegenover, dat, naarmate de omvang van een hemelligchaam grooter&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="2238" sha1="t909ox711ufzxhqt9jk2lwh2h5q2jkf" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;pagequality level=&quot;3&quot; user=&quot;WeeJeeVee&quot; /&gt;{{rh||TOT ONS ZONNESTELSEL BEHOORENDE.|141}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;onze aarde stellen = 1, dan is zij op Venus 1,932, of volgens {{sc|arago}}
slechts 1,91. Hoe hoog deze lichtsterkte en temperatuur ook ons moge voorkomen, zoo is zij toch veel gematigder dan die wij op Mercurius hebben leeren kennen.

Zij volbrengt de dagelijksche omwenteling rondom hare as in nagenoeg denzelfden tijd als onze aarde, in 23 uren, 21 minuten en 24 sekonden. Zij heeft bijgevolg dagen op slechts weinige minuten na van dezelfde lengte als wij. Haar omloopstijd echter is aanmerkelijk korter. In den tijd van 7 maanden (de maand gerekend op 30 dagen), 14 dagen, 16 uren, 49 minuten en 7 sekonden volbrengt zij hare baan rondom de zon. Binnen dat tijdperk loopt dus de afwisseling der jaargetijden op haar af. De lente- en herfstnachtevening zijn derhalve slechts 112 dagen van elkander verwijderd.

Maar het is niet alleen de snelle wisseling der jaargetijden, welke de planeet Venus van onze aarde onderscheidt. Indien men met grond kan aannemen, dat, zooals {{sc|arago}} beweert &lt;ref&gt;''Astronomie populaire'', t. 2, p. 520.&lt;/ref&gt;, de as, rondom welke zij zich dagelijks rondwentelt, met het vlak van hare loopbaan slechts den kleinen hoek van omstreeks 15° maakt, dan zoude daarvan eene geheel andere verdeeling van klimaten het gevolg zijn dan op onze aarde. Wij hebben vroeger, met toepassing op onze aarde, in het ''Album der Natuur'', 1854, bl. 33 en v.v., meer uitvoerig aangewezen, dat de gesteldheid der jaargetijden en de verdeeling der klimaten bepaald wordt door den stand, waarin eene planeet op hare baan geplaatst is, met andere woorden door den hoek, dien haar aequator met de ecliptica maakt. Zoo de pool van eene planeet met de ecliptica een hoek van slechts 15° maakt, dan is de hoek, dien de ecliptica met den aequator maakt, niet minder dan 75°, terwijl dezelfde op onze aarde slechts 23½° bedraagt.

Passen wij dit op de planeet Venus toe, dan vloeijen daaruit deze gevolgen voort. Op ieder halfrond zal men dan een heeten gordel hebben, die zich 15° ten noorden en 15° ten zuiden van den aequator uitstrekt, waar de zon het geheele jaar door op- en ondergaat en waar men de zon of aan het toppunt des hemels ziet of althans daarvan niet&lt;noinclude&gt;{{smallrefs}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Als de sterrekundige op Venus van zijn observatorium zijne beste kijkers op Tellus rigt, dan zal hij niet lang in twijfel behoeven te staan, of zij al of niet met een dampkring omgeven is. Hij zal toch gedurig in de gelegenheid zijn om op te merken, dat sterren, voor welke de Tellus-schijf voorbijgaat en die dus voor een oogenblik door haar bedekt worden, in glans afnemen, als zij nabij den rand dier schijf gekomen zijn, omdat de lichtstraal, die van de ster naar het oog van den waarnemer op Venus gaat, den dampkring, die de aarde omgeeft, doorklieven moet. Hij ziet den glans der sterrestraal van lieverlede doffer worden, omdat zij, hoe meer zij de planeet nadert, des te dikker laag der atmosfeer doorgaan moet. Met aanwending van eenen goeden mikrometer zal het soms niet moeijelijk zijn de diepte van de luchtzee te peilen, waarmede de Tellus-planeet aan alle zijden bedekt is. Daar deze diepte zeker niet die van ééne halve sekonde zal te boven gaan, zal hij daaruit het gevolg kunnen afleiden, dat zij hoogstens {{smaller|{{frac|1|132}}}} gedeelte van de middellijn der planeet, dat is niet meer dan 12 mijlen, kan bedragen,

Het moet voor den sterrekundige op Venus een belangwekkend schouwspel zijn de physionomie van de Tellus-planeet dan vooral te bestuderen, als zij in haren naasten stand gekomen is. Wel zal de Tellus-kaart, die hij mag teekenen, niet die naauwkeurigheid en uitvoerige volledigheid hebben, welke onze, door {{sc|mädler}} geteekende maankaart bezit; maar zij zal toch onze, door {{sc|bianchini}} geteekende Venus-kaart verre overtreffen. De atmosfeer, die Venus omgeeft, door de hooge warmte uitgezet, zal eene helderheid en doorzigtigheid hebben, welke die onzer aarde verre te boven gaat. Wanneer dan de sterrekundige de geheele schijf van Tellus voor het veld van&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Hij zal verder opmerken, dat de rimpels en plooijen op de oppervlakte van Tellus nu en dan verdwijnen en als met een sluijer bedekt worden. Vooral op de effene, spiegelgladde vlakten zal hij dit verschijnsel waarnemen. Daar deze doffe, graauwe plekken niet bestendig op dezelfde plaats blijven, maar gedurig van stelling en gedaante veranderen, zal hij ze ligt erkennen voor wolken, die niet aan het ligchaam der planeet zijn verbonden, maar door luchtstroomen gedreven, vrij in de atmospheer ronddrijven.

Het is niet geheel onwaarschijnlijk, dat hij ook nog eenige andere verschijnselen in den dampkring zal kunnen waarnemen. Welligt zullen hevige uitbarstingen van vulkanen en sterke noorder- en zuiderlichten voor hem niet geheel onopgemerkt voorbijgaan. Zeker is het, dat er voor de bewoners van Venus geen hemelligchaam bestaat, met welks natuurlijke gesteldheid zij beter bekend zijn dan met die van de planeet, welke wij bewonen.
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Hij zal verder opmerken, dat de rimpels en plooijen op de oppervlakte van Tellus nu en dan verdwijnen en als met een sluijer bedekt worden. Vooral op de effene, spiegelgladde vlakten zal hij dit verschijnsel waarnemen. Daar deze doffe, graauwe plekken niet bestendig op dezelfde plaats blijven, maar gedurig van stelling en gedaante veranderen, zal hij ze ligt erkennen voor wolken, die niet aan het ligchaam der planeet zijn verbonden, maar door luchtstroomen gedreven, vrij in de atmospheer ronddrijven.

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Het is eene alom erkende, ja zelfs tot een spreekwoord geworden waarheid, dat personen, die verafgelegen landen bezocht of uitgestrekte reizen gemaakt hebben, in hunne verhalen niet altijd te vertrouwen zijn, althans aan veel waars dikwerf veel onwaars vastknoopen, of, wil men eene zachtere uitdrukking, datgene, wat zij werkelijk waarnamen, òf overdrijven, òf wel wijzigen, inkleeden of versieren, al naar gelang hunne verbeeldingskracht bij 't weergeven hunner indrukken in meerdere of mindere maté werkzaam is. Reeds aan
{{sc|plinius}}, een der oudste geschiedschrijvers onzer jaartelling (geb. a°. 33, † a°. 79), werd ten laste gelegd, dat hij bij het zamenstellen zijner ''Historia naturalis'' niet altijd even behoedzaam te werk ging, en zich niet ontzag zijne dikwerf zoo voortreffelijke beschrijvingen nu en dan met fabelen af te wisselen. Ook de tijd, waarin wij leven, levert voorbeelden op van dusdanige dwalingen van den menschelijken geest (men denke slechts aan het verhaal van boombladen, die in sprinkhanen veranderden, door een bekend schrijver voorgedragen in zijn: ''Nederlandsch Oost-Indië; reizen, gedaan gedurende het tijdvak van'' 1852—1857). Wat vroeger zoo was, is dus nog zoo, en het is wel aan te nemen, dat het bekende fransche spreekwoord zijne toepassing altijd vinden zal.

Het komt mij voor, dat aan de eerste berigten, die in der tijd tot&lt;noinclude&gt;{{rh|{{gap|2em}}1863.||19{{gap|2em}}}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Toch is er in 't verhaal der bekerplanten iets waars, juist zooals er ook aan andere opgesmukte vertelsels veelal iets geloofwaardigs ten grondslag ligt. De volgende regels mogen er toe strekken om dat ware in een helder licht te stellen. Ook al houden wij alle sprookjes terug, waarmede men de geschiedenis der bekerplanten getracht heeft op te sieren, toch zal er zooveel belangrijks te zeggen overblijven, dat wij vrijelijk kunnen hopen, dat hetgeen thans volgen zal, de aandacht van de lezers van dit Album niet geheel onwaardig zal zijn.

Men verstaat onder bekerplanten zoodanige gewassen, die met holle, op bekers, kannetjes of urnen gelijkende, en meestentijds met een waterachtig vocht gevulde werktuigen getooid zijn. In Europa komen zij niet voor, maar wel in de vier andere werelddeelen, alwaar zij nu eens in maagdelijke wouden, dan eens op bergruggen of droogen steengrond, dan weder in boschmoerassen worden aangetroffen. Niet tegenstaande den verren afstand en de ontoegankelijkheid harer oorspronkelijke groeiplaatsen; in spijt van de zorgen, die zoowel aan hare overbrenging als aan hare verdere opkweeking verbonden zijn, heeft men de bekerplanten toch naar ons werelddeel weten over te&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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De naam van bekerplanten, zeer goed gekozen om in 't algemeen die gewassen aan te duiden, welke urnen voortbrengen, is echter evenmin geschikt om ons eenig denkbeeld te geven van de verwantschap, waarin de soorten, tot die planten behoorend, jegens elkander staan, als van de verschillen, welke door eene onderlinge vergelijking dier soorten aan 't licht worden gebragt. Die naam kan dus als collectiefnaam beschouwd worden, en het is aan de aanwijzingen en bemoeijingen der beroemdste systeemkundigen toe te schrijven, dat wij tegenwoordig weten, dat men de bekerplanten — voor zoo verre die thans bekend zijn — in vier groepen of geslachten verdeelen kan, welke door de namen ''Nepenthes, Sarracenia, Cephalotus'' en ''Darlingtonia'' worden aangeduid. Het verdient opmerking, dat elk der vroeger genoemde vier werelddeelen zijne eigene soort van bekerplanten voortbrengt, en dat de vormen, eigen aan het eene werelddeel, behoudens een paar uitzonderingen, in het andere niet worden weergevonden. Zoo is ''Nepenthes'' bijna geheel van Aziatischen, ''Cephalotus'' uitsluitend van Australischen oorsprong, en zoo worden ''Sarracenia'' en ''Darlingtonia'' niet anders dan in Amerika aangetroffen. Op het eiland Madagascar, 't welk tot Afrika behoort, heeft men eene soort van ''Nepenthes'', en op Nieuw-Guinea, 't welk men tot Australië brengt, eene andere van hetzelfde geslacht gevonden. Met het oog echter op de betrekkelijke ligging van deze eilanden en die van den Oost-Indischen Archipel, laten deze feiten zich vrij voldoende verklaren, en houden zij op zoo bevreemdend te zijn als men oppervlakkig wel meenen zou.

Wij zullen ieder der zoo even genoemde geslachten thans een weinig naauwkeuriger gadeslaan, en wenden ons dus het eerst tot het geslacht. {{nop}}&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Deze naam dagteekent van het jaar 1735, en werd door {{sc|linneaus}}, onder toevoeging van het woord destillatorta, gegeven aan eene of meer soorten van bekerplanten, die vóór of in zijn tijd van Madagascar, Ceylon en de Molukken naar Europa waren overgevoerd. Het woord destillatorta toont duidelijk genoeg aan, dat reeds {{sc|linneaus}} bekend was met het feit, dat de bekers der bekerplanten een zeker vocht bevatten, terwijl al verder uit die benaming kan worden opgemaakt, dat dezelfde geleerde den oorsprong van dat vocht in de plant zelve zocht en niet buiten haar. De naam Nepenthes, afgeleid van het Grieksche ''νηπενθής'', werd door {{sc|linneaus}} voor de bedoelde gewassen gekozen, omdat in zijn tijd het sprookje rondging, dat het vocht uit de bekers der bekerplanten — even als de door {{sc|homerus}} in zijne Odyssea onder denzelfden naam bedoelde, en, naar men vooronderstelt, uit Egypte afkomstige stof, — vrolijkmakende eigenschappen bezitten zou.

Het geslacht Nepenthes is, in den waren zin des woords, tropisch. Zooals wij hier boven mededeelden, waren daarvan, ten tijde van
{{sc|linneaus}}, reeds soorten uit Madagascar, Ceylon en de Molukken bekend. Latere onderzoekingen leerden, dat ook Java, Sumatra, Banka, Borneo, Celebes, Singapore, Bintang, Cochinchina en eindelijk ook Nieuw-Guinea soorten van Nepenthes voortbrengen; en zoo kunnen wij dus vaststellen, dat de door {{sc|Linneaus}} onder laatstgenoemden naam beschreven groep van bekerplanten hoofdzakelijk op de eilanden der Indische zee te huis behoort, en, met terzijdestelling van Madagascar en Nieuw-Guinea, van Aziatischen oorsprong is.

Gelijk uit de beschrijvingen van {{sc|jack, wallich, reinwardt, korthals}} en andere natuuronderzoekers blijken kan, die het voorregt genoten, de onbeschrijfelijk schoone, weelderige, en onder duizenden en duizenden vormen zich openbarende plantenwereld van tropisch Azië met eigen oogen te aanschouwen, bewonen de Nepenthessen bij voorkeur de lager gelegen moerassen der daar zoo talrijke en uitgestrekte maagdelijke wouden. Slechts enkele soorten werden op steenigen bodem en op bergruggen aangetroffen, doch, zooals gezegd, deze maken verreweg de minderheid uit. Met hunne overblijvende en toch grootendeels kruidachtige, slanke en lange stengels, die de&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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Maar het wordt tijd, dat wij met de onderdeelen der Nepenthessen en hare wijze van leven meer van nabij kennis maken, en onze lezers eene zigtbare voorstelling geven van de planten, die ons op 't oogenblik bezig houden.

De Nepenthessen dan (zie fig. 1, ontleend aan de ''tuinbouw-Flora'', van wijlen den hoogl. {{sc|de vriese}}, deel I) zijn overblijvende planten, die in den grond bevestigd zijn door middel van een bijna horizontaal kruipenden wortelstok, waarvan vooral de zwarte kleur de aandacht trekt, en die aan zijn top dikwerf zoodanig in omvang toeneemt en van vorm verandert, dat hij aldaar het voorkomen krijgt van een knol. Er is geen twijfel aan, dat dit knolvormig voortbrengsel den bovenaardschen stengel, waar deze door de eene of andere omstandigheid te niet gaat, overleeft, en, even als andere dergelijke vleezige organen, het vermogen bezit, om onder gunstige omstandigheden op nieuw uit te loopen. Uit een en denzelfden wortelstok ontstaan, op onregelmatige afstanden, veelal verscheidene spruiten; onder deze is er echter altijd eene, die de anderen in groei verre vooruit is, en hierop zoude men derhalve, vooral in een later ontwikkelingstijdperk, den naam van hoofdstengel kunnen toepassen.

De stengels der Nepenthessen zijn, zoodra zij eene eenigzins aanzienlijke lengte bereikt hebben, aan hun lager gedeelte, op enkele verspreide bladgroepen na, geheel bladerloos, en verder rolrond en&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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;Secretaris Pavel Michna z Vacínova bezoekt keizer Ferdinand III in Wenen, december 1620
*Anoniem (januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 13#art1|‘VVt Praghe in December. 1620’, alinea 4]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-5.

;Voorgenomen bezoek van de keizer aan Praag
*Anoniem (februari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 17#art2|‘Tijdinghe vvt Praghe vanden 12. Ianuarij, anno 1621’, alinea 2]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5-7.
*Anoniem (1 februari 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/1 februari/Wt Praghe den 13. dito|‘Wt Praghe den 13. dito. [= 13 januari 1621]’, alinea 2-3]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;2].
*Anoniem (23 februari 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/23 februari/Wt Weenen den 3. dito|‘Wt Weenen den 3. dito [= 3 februari 1621]’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].
*Anoniem (3 maart 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 26#art4al5|‘Wt Weenen van den 27. ditto. [= 27 januari 1621], alinea 5]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;7-8.

;Verzameling van brieven en documenten met betrekking tot de opstand
*Anoniem (29 januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 15#art4|‘Tijdinghe wt weenen’]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5-7.

;Arrestatie van de opstandelingen
*Anoniem (januari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 13#art1|‘VVt Praghe in December. 1620’, alinea 5]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;3-5.
*Anoniem (februari 1621) [[Nieuwe Tijdinghen/1621/nummer 17#art2al4|‘Tijdinghe vvt Praghe vanden 12. Ianuarij, anno 1621’, alinea 4]], [''Nieuwe Tijdinghen''], p.&amp;nbsp;5-7.
*Anoniem (15 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/15 maart/Wt Prage den 25. dito|‘Wt Prage den 25. dito. [= 25 februari 1621]’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (20 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/20 maart/Wt Praghe den 2. Martij|‘Wt Praghe den 2. Martij’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Rechtzaak, maart-april 1621
*Anoniem (27 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/27 maart/Wt Praghe den 5. Martij, 1621|‘Wt Praghe den 5. Martij, 1621’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (27 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/27 maart/Wt Praghe den 9. Martij|‘Wt Praghe den 9. Martij’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].
*Anoniem (27 maart 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/27 maart/Wt Weenen den 10. Martij|‘Wt Weenen den 10. Martij’, alinea 5]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (5 april 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/5 april/Wt Praghe den 16. Martij|‘Wt Praghe den 16. Martij’, alinea 2-3]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Anoniem (10 april 1621) [[Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren/1621/10 april/VVt Praghe den 24. dito|‘VVt Praghe den 24. dito. [= 24 maart 1621]’]], [''Tijdinghe uyt verscheyde Quartieren''], [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Uitspraak tegen de overleden opstandelingen, maart 1621
*Anoniem (21 april 1621) [[Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c./1621/21 april/VVt Praghe, den 4 dito|‘VVt Praghe, den 4 dito. [= 4 april 1621]’]], ''Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c.'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

;Vogelvrijverklaring van de gevluchte opstandelingen, 5 april 1621
*Anoniem (26 april 1621) [[Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c./1621/26 april/VVt Praghe, den 9 dito|‘VVt Praghe, den 9 dito. [= 9 april 1621]’, alinea 2]], ''Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &amp;c.'', [p.&amp;nbsp;1-2].

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{{Initiaal|D}}E rivier Borysthenes wordt nu gemeenelijck van de Moscoviters, Russen, Littauwers, Polen, en van alle Sarmatische volkeren Nieper oft Dnieper genoemt, van seker dorp Dniepersko, by 't welck sy haer oorsprong heeft. Maer dewijl de hedendaeghsche naem veel van de Latijnsche benaeming verschilt, soo sijn 'er, die achten dat d'oude naem Borysthenes beter op de rivier Berezin past, de welcke, het kasteel Borisou, en meer andere bespoelende, en de rivieren Prodwin, Zyze, Olhe, Zerdzie, Swiece, en een weynigh boven Rzeczycke, in sich ontfangen hebbende, sich in de rivier, die tegenwoordigh Borysthenes genoemt wordt, ontlast; daer sijn andere, die dese rivier Diaborysthenes noemen. Doch wat 'er af sy, wy sullen dit aen 't oordeel van de leser laten; en ick acht dat men niet langer aen d'ondersoecking van de naem moet blijven hangen; dewijl de Schrijvers, van de namen der rivieren en landen handelende, eerder by gissing, dan met versekering van de waerheyt daer af spreken. Indien men echter acht dat de rivier Borysthenes de Berezine der Ouden is, soo kan men ten minsten dit toestaen, dat dese Dnieper, daer af wy nu spreken, by outs met de selfde naem aengewesen heeft geweest; ten minsten aen 't benedendeel, daer sy de Berezine in haer gracht ontfangt; maer dat, soo veel het bovendeel aengaet, de naem daer af aen d'Ouden onbekent heeft geweest; oft, indien het eenige naem heeft gehadt, dat die door verloop van tijdt uytgewischt is, en dat dit bovendeel oock de naem van 't benedendeel heeft ontleent gehadt.

't Is seker dat Europa geen grooter rivier heeft, dan alleen de Donau; indien iemant de Wolga boven de Borysthenes stelt, die moet weten dat die, hoewel in Europa gesproten, echter meer onder de rivieren van Asien gereeckent moet worden, dewijl sy Europa slechts met een kleyn gedeelte van hare wateren besproeyt.

De Borysthenes heeft haeren oorsprong in Moscovien, van 't welck het Hartoghdom van Russen is, niet verre van de bron der riviere Moskou, by het dorp Dniepersko, van daer sy, westwaerts loopende, Wiasme bespoelt, en haren loop zuydwaerts nemende, voorby Dorohobusz, Smolensko, de hooftstadt van 't Hartoghdom van de selfde naem, Dubrowne, Orsse, Kopyse, Szklowan en Mohitovie stroomt, en, door d'invloeying van verscheyde beeken grooter geworden, sich naer Rohaczovie streckt, daer de rivier Druo in sijn gracht komt. Hy swelght oock, beneden dese stadt, de beeck Bobosne in, en besproeyt de stadt Striestyne, en ontfangt eyndelijck, een weynigh boven Rzeczyze, een gerechts-stadt, de Berezyne, van de welcke wy hier boven gewagh hebben gemaeckt, en die van eenige voor d'oude Borysthenes wordt gehouden, om de gelijcke klanck van de naem, en overeenkoming van 't woort. Sy dan, voorby dese plaetsen geloopen, vloeyt in de stadt Chelmiez, en stroomt van daer naer Lojowagorde, tegen over de welcke de rivier Soffze sich in de Borysthenes stort, van daer sy naer Lubiecze vloeyt, en naer het dorp Nawos, 't welck een adelijck huys heeft, en, door de wateren van de rivier Perepete, (die op de grensen van Podlachien in Polesie sijn oorsprong heeft) grooter geworden, neemt eyndelijck haer loop naer Kiovie, daer sy oock door 't water van de Dziesne, uyt het Hartoghdom van Severien vloeyende, vergroot wordt.

Kiovie, van d'inwoonders Kiow genoemt, is eender oudtste steden van Europa, gelijck uyt de merckteeckenen, die haer ouderdom te kennen geven, blijckt; namelijck, uyt haer lange en breede omkring, diepte der grachten, puynhoopen der kercken, en oude graven van veel Koningen, die daer begraven sijn. Van haer oude kercken sijn niet meer dan twee overgebleven, als tot een geheughteecken van een stadt, die eertijts soo groot heeft geweest; namelijck van S. Sophie, en van S. Michaël. D'overigen konnen niet, dan uyt de puynhoopen, bekent worden; gelijck van S. Basilius, welcks muren noch omtrent vijf of ses voeten hoogh staen, met Griecksche opschriften, over veertien hondert jaren in marmer gesneden, de welcke door de langen tijdt byna uytgesleten sijn. In dese puynhoopen ontdeckt men de toe-&lt;noinclude&gt;{{rechts|D d{{gap|6em}}gang}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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gang tot de graven van seer veel Vorsten van Ruschlant.

De kercken van S. Sophie, en van S. Michaël sijn op d oude wijse gesticht. Die van S. Sophie is cierlijck om aen te schouwen, van welcke sijde men haer oock besiet: want haer muren sijn met velerley beelden en historien verçiert, en dit met kleyne steentjes van verscheyde verwen, gelijck glas blinckende, beset, die soo konstelijck te samen gevoegt sijn, dat men naeuwelijcks kan sien of het schildery, of tapijtwerck is. Het gewelfsel is geheel van witte potten met kalck bestreecken. In dese kerck vind men de graven van veel Koningen; en d'Aertsbisschop van Kiow self heeft hier sijn stoel.

De kerck van S. Michaël wordt gemenelijck het verguld dack genoemt, om dat sy met vergulde platen gedeckt is. Hier word oock het lighaem van S. Barbara gevonden, het welck, gelijck men segt, daer gebracht is in d'oorlogh die tusschen de Russen en Griecken geresen was, de Nicomedische oorlogh genoemt.

Het oudt Kiow legt op een vlackte van een hooge bergh, van de welcke men aen d'een sijde over het lant, en aen d'ander sijde over de Borysthenes siet, de welck aen de voet van dese bergh vloeyt. Maer tusschen dese oude stadt, en de genoemde vloet is de nieuwe stadt Kiow, die in dese tijt niet wel bewoont, en naeuwelijcks vijf oft ses duysent inwoonders begrijpt. Haer langte, aen de Borysthenes te meten, daer sy aen legt, is van vier duysent schreden; en haer breette in de rechte lijn, van de Borysthenes tot aen de bergh, is omtrent drie duysent schreden groot. Sy is van een slechte graft, omtrent vijf-en-twintigh voeten breet, omringt; is driehoeckigh van gestalte, met een houte wal besloten, en van torens of bolwercken van de selfde stoffe. Haer kasteel leght op de schuynte van de bergh, wel hooger als de stadt, daer het over gebied, maer echter laeger dan d'oude stadt.

De Roomsche Catholijcken besitten daer vier kercken, naemelijck de hooftkerck, de kerck der Dominikanen op de marckt, der Bernardinen op de bergh, en niet verre van daer de kerck der Iesuyten, die hun wooning tusschen de Bernardinen en de rivier hebben.

De Griecksche Russen hebben omtrent tien kercken, die sy Xerkcuils noemen, van de welcken d'een staet by 't Stadthuys, daer de Russen hun Academie hebben, die sy anders Brassra Xerkcuils, of kerck der gebroederschap noemen. Daer is noch een ander aen de voet van 't kasteel. S. Nicolaus kerck genoemt, indien men my niet bedrieght. D'anderen staen in verscheyde gewesten van de stadt, van welckers namen men geen kennis heeft.

Dese stadt heeft niet meer dan drie voortreffelijcke straten; d'anderen sijn niet recht, noch krom, in goede ordening, maer bochtigh gelijck een doolhof. Zy word in twee deelen gedeelt, in Bisschoppelijcke, daer de hooftkerck is, en gemeene stadt, daer drie Roomsche, en d'andere Griecksche kercken sijn. Hier is een vermaerde koophandel, voornamelijck van kooren, en erreten, boonen, &amp;c, van was, honigh, smeer; gesoute visch, &amp;c. Sy heeft een Bisschop, Paltsgraef, Kasteleyn, een Overste of Starosta, en een krijgsrecht: vier Rechtspraken, namelijck van de Bisschop, van de Paltsgraef, of Overste, (want de Paltsgraven van Kiow sijn oock Oversten oft Starosten) van d'Advocaet, en de leste van de Burgermeesters van de stadt.

De huysen sijn daer, op de Moskovische wyse, slecht en laegh gebouwt, en ten meestendeel niet meer dan een soldering hoogh. Sy gebruycken kaerssen van splinters gemaeckt, soo goet koop, dat men, selfs in de langste nachten des winters, niet dan voor seer weynigh gelt behoeft. De schoorsteenen worden oock op de marckt verkocht, 't welck yder tot lachen sou verwecken, gelijck oock hun wijse in de spijs te bereyden, als mede hun huwelijcken, en andere plechtelijckheden; van 't welck wy hier na breedelijcker sullen spreken. Niet tegenstaende dese dingen is hier uyt dit soo strijdtbaer volck voortgekomen, die wy heden Zaporovische Cosacken noemen, nu soo veel jaeren in verscheyde gewesten van de Borysthenes verspreydt, gelijck oock in de landen, die daer omtrent leggen, uyt de welcke men heden, op des Konings minste wenck, binnen acht dagen tijdts, hondert en twintigh duysent strijdtbaere mannen vergaderen kan. Dit is het volck, 't welck dickwijls, en deurgaens alle jaren op d'Euxinus stroopt, en dit op de Turcken, tot grooten dienst der Christenen. Dit sijn de gene, die soo dickwijls het Crimische Tartarien hebben afgeloopen, kleyn Asia wijt en breet hebben verwoest. Trapesunde hebben uytgeplondert ja soo, dat sy tot aen de mont van de Hellespontus, niet veerder dan drie mylen van Konstantinopolen, sijn gekomen, van daer sy, alles met vuur en stael verdelgt hebbende, met rijcke roof weder sijn gekeert, en oock met veel slaven, die, soo sy noch jong van jaren sijn, bewaert worden, soo tot hun eyge gebruyck, als tot geschencken aen de Grooten van 't landt; want sy dragen geen sorge voor de gevangenen, die alreê hoogh van jaren sijn, 't en sy van de rijcksten, van de welcken sy groot losgelt verwachten. Degenen, die dese tocht naer d'Euxinus aennemen, overtreffen niet het getal van ses of tien duysent. Sy gebruycken slechte en swacke schuytjes, die sy met hun eyge handen hebben gemaeckt: invoegen dat het een wonder schijnt, dat sy soo geluckighlijck over de geheele Pontus konnen geraeken. Wy sullen hier na de gedaente en bouwing van dese schuytjes beschrijven.

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gang tot de graven van seer veel Vorsten van Ruschlant.

De kercken van S. Sophie, en van S. Michaël sijn op d oude wijse gesticht. Die van S. Sophie is cierlijck om aen te schouwen, van welcke sijde men haer oock besiet: want haer muren sijn met velerley beelden en historien verçiert, en dit met kleyne steentjes van verscheyde verwen, gelijck glas blinckende, beset, die soo konstelijck te samen gevoegt sijn, dat men naeuwelijcks kan sien of het schildery, of tapijtwerck is. Het gewelfsel is geheel van witte potten met kalck bestreecken. In dese kerck vind men de graven van veel Koningen; en d'Aertsbisschop van Kiow self heeft hier sijn stoel.

De kerck van S. Michaël wordt gemenelijck het verguld dack genoemt, om dat sy met vergulde platen gedeckt is. Hier word oock het lighaem van S. Barbara gevonden, het welck, gelijck men segt, daer gebracht is in d'oorlogh die tusschen de Russen en Griecken geresen was, de Nicomedische oorlogh genoemt.

Het oudt Kiow legt op een vlackte van een hooge bergh, van de welcke men aen d'een sijde over het lant, en aen d'ander sijde over de Borysthenes siet, de welck aen de voet van dese bergh vloeyt. Maer tusschen dese oude stadt, en de genoemde vloet is de nieuwe stadt Kiow, die in dese tijt niet wel bewoont, en naeuwelijcks vijf oft ses duysent inwoonders begrijpt. Haer langte, aen de Borysthenes te meten, daer sy aen legt, is van vier duysent schreden; en haer breette in de rechte lijn, van de Borysthenes tot aen de bergh, is omtrent drie duysent schreden groot. Sy is van een slechte graft, omtrent vijf-en-twintigh voeten breet, omringt; is driehoeckigh van gestalte, met een houte wal besloten, en van torens of bolwercken van de selfde stoffe. Haer kasteel leght op de schuynte van de bergh, wel hooger als de stadt, daer het over gebied, maer echter laeger dan d'oude stadt.

De Roomsche Catholijcken besitten daer vier kercken, naemelijck de hooftkerck, de kerck der Dominikanen op de marckt, der Bernardinen op de bergh, en niet verre van daer de kerck der Iesuyten, die hun wooning tusschen de Bernardinen en de rivier hebben.

De Griecksche Russen hebben omtrent tien kercken, die sy Xerkcuils noemen, van de welcken d'een staet by 't Stadthuys, daer de Russen hun Academie hebben, die sy anders Brassra Xerkcuils, of kerck der gebroederschap noemen. Daer is noch een ander aen de voet van 't kasteel. S. Nicolaus kerck genoemt, indien men my niet bedrieght. D'anderen staen in verscheyde gewesten van de stadt, van welckers namen men geen kennis heeft.

Dese stadt heeft niet meer dan drie voortreffelijcke straten; d'anderen sijn niet recht, noch krom, in goede ordening, maer bochtigh gelijck een doolhof. Zy word in twee deelen gedeelt, in Bisschoppelijcke, daer de hooftkerck is, en gemeene stadt, daer drie Roomsche, en d'andere Griecksche kercken sijn. Hier is een vermaerde koophandel, voornamelijck van kooren, en erreten, boonen, &amp;c, van was, honigh, smeer; gesoute visch, &amp;c. Sy heeft een Bisschop, Paltsgraef, Kasteleyn, een Overste of Starosta, en een krijgsrecht: vier Rechtspraken, namelijck van de Bisschop, van de Paltsgraef, of Overste, (want de Paltsgraven van Kiow sijn oock Oversten oft Starosten) van d'Advocaet, en de leste van de Burgermeesters van de stadt.

De huysen sijn daer, op de Moskovische wyse, slecht en laegh gebouwt, en ten meestendeel niet meer dan een soldering hoogh. Sy gebruycken kaerssen van splinters gemaeckt, soo goet koop, dat men, selfs in de langste nachten des winters, niet dan voor seer weynigh gelt behoeft. De schoorsteenen worden oock op de marckt verkocht, 't welck yder tot lachen sou verwecken, gelijck oock hun wijse in de spijs te bereyden, als mede hun huwelijcken, en andere plechtelijckheden; van 't welck wy hier na breedelijcker sullen spreken. Niet tegenstaende dese dingen is hier uyt dit soo strijdtbaer volck voortgekomen, die wy heden Zaporovische Cosacken noemen, nu soo veel jaeren in verscheyde gewesten van de Borysthenes verspreydt, gelijck oock in de landen, die daer omtrent leggen, uyt de welcke men heden, op des Konings minste wenck, binnen acht dagen tijdts, hondert en twintigh duysent strijdtbaere mannen vergaderen kan. Dit is het volck, 't welck dickwijls, en deurgaens alle jaren op d'Euxinus stroopt, en dit op de Turcken, tot grooten dienst der Christenen. Dit sijn de gene, die soo dickwijls het Crimische Tartarien hebben afgeloopen, kleyn Asia wijt en breet hebben verwoest. Trapesunde hebben uytgeplondert ja soo, dat sy tot aen de mont van de Hellespontus, niet veerder dan drie mylen van Konstantinopolen, sijn gekomen, van daer sy, alles met vuur en stael verdelgt hebbende, met rijcke roof weder sijn gekeert, en oock met veel slaven, die, soo sy noch jong van jaren sijn, bewaert worden, soo tot hun eyge gebruyck, als tot geschencken aen de Grooten van 't landt; want sy dragen geen sorge voor de gevangenen, die alreê hoogh van jaren sijn, 't en sy van de rijcksten, van de welcken sy groot losgelt verwachten. Degenen, die dese tocht naer d'Euxinus aennemen, overtreffen niet het getal van ses of tien duysent. Sy gebruycken slechte en swacke schuytjes, die sy met hun eyge handen hebben gemaeckt: invoegen dat het een wonder schijnt, dat sy soo geluckighlijck over de geheele Pontus konnen geraeken. Wy sullen hier na de gedaente en bouwing van dese schuytjes beschrijven.

Na dat wy van de dapperheyt der Cosacken gesproken hebben, soo sal 't oock wel passen iets van hun zeden en gewoonte van leven te seggen. Men moet dan weten, dat onder dese volcken veel lieden gevonden worden, die byna in alle kunsten, tot het menschelijck leven nootsaeckelijck sijnde, ervaren sijn, gelijck timmerlieden, soo van huysen, als van schuyten, wagemaeckers, smeden, wapenmaeckers, leertouwers oft leerbereyders, kuypers, kleermakers, schoenmakers, &amp;c. Sy sijn oock seer behendigh in 't&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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De kercken van S. Sophie, en van S. Michaël sijn op d oude wijse gesticht. Die van S. Sophie is cierlijck om aen te schouwen, van welcke sijde men haer oock besiet: want haer muren sijn met velerley beelden en historien verçiert, en dit met kleyne steentjes van verscheyde verwen, gelijck glas blinckende, beset, die soo konstelijck te samen gevoegt sijn, dat men naeuwelijcks kan sien of het schildery, of tapijtwerck is. Het gewelfsel is geheel van witte potten met kalck bestreecken. In dese kerck vind men de graven van veel Koningen; en d'Aertsbisschop van Kiow self heeft hier sijn stoel.

De kerck van S. Michaël wordt gemenelijck het verguld dack genoemt, om dat sy met vergulde platen gedeckt is. Hier word oock het lighaem van S. Barbara gevonden, het welck, gelijck men segt, daer gebracht is in d'oorlogh die tusschen de Russen en Griecken geresen was, de Nicomedische oorlogh genoemt.

Het oudt Kiow legt op een vlackte van een hooge bergh, van de welcke men aen d'een sijde over het lant, en aen d'ander sijde over de Borysthenes siet, de welck aen de voet van dese bergh vloeyt. Maer tusschen dese oude stadt, en de genoemde vloet is de nieuwe stadt Kiow, die in dese tijt niet wel bewoont, en naeuwelijcks vijf oft ses duysent inwoonders begrijpt. Haer langte, aen de Borysthenes te meten, daer sy aen legt, is van vier duysent schreden; en haer breette in de rechte lijn, van de Borysthenes tot aen de bergh, is omtrent drie duysent schreden groot. Sy is van een slechte graft, omtrent vijf-en-twintigh voeten breet, omringt; is driehoeckigh van gestalte, met een houte wal besloten, en van torens of bolwercken van de selfde stoffe. Haer kasteel leght op de schuynte van de bergh, wel hooger als de stadt, daer het over gebied, maer echter laeger dan d'oude stadt.

De Roomsche Catholijcken besitten daer vier kercken, naemelijck de hooftkerck, de kerck der Dominikanen op de marckt, der Bernardinen op de bergh, en niet verre van daer de kerck der Iesuyten, die hun wooning tusschen de Bernardinen en de rivier hebben.

De Griecksche Russen hebben omtrent tien kercken, die sy Xerkcuils noemen, van de welcken d'een staet by 't Stadthuys, daer de Russen hun Academie hebben, die sy anders Brassra Xerkcuils, of kerck der gebroederschap noemen. Daer is noch een ander aen de voet van 't kasteel. S. Nicolaus kerck genoemt, indien men my niet bedrieght. D'anderen staen in verscheyde gewesten van de stadt, van welckers namen men geen kennis heeft.

Dese stadt heeft niet meer dan drie voortreffelijcke straten; d'anderen sijn niet recht, noch krom, in goede ordening, maer bochtigh gelijck een doolhof. Zy word in twee deelen gedeelt, in Bisschoppelijcke, daer de hooftkerck is, en gemeene stadt, daer drie Roomsche, en d'andere Griecksche kercken sijn. Hier is een vermaerde koophandel, voornamelijck van kooren, en erreten, boonen, &amp;c, van was, honigh, smeer; gesoute visch, &amp;c. Sy heeft een Bisschop, Paltsgraef, Kasteleyn, een Overste of Starosta, en een krijgsrecht: vier Rechtspraken, namelijck van de Bisschop, van de Paltsgraef, of Overste, (want de Paltsgraven van Kiow sijn oock Oversten oft Starosten) van d'Advocaet, en de leste van de Burgermeesters van de stadt.

De huysen sijn daer, op de Moskovische wyse, slecht en laegh gebouwt, en ten meestendeel niet meer dan een soldering hoogh. Sy gebruycken kaerssen van splinters gemaeckt, soo goet koop, dat men, selfs in de langste nachten des winters, niet dan voor seer weynigh gelt behoeft. De schoorsteenen worden oock op de marckt verkocht, 't welck yder tot lachen sou verwecken, gelijck oock hun wijse in de spijs te bereyden, als mede hun huwelijcken, en andere plechtelijckheden; van 't welck wy hier na breedelijcker sullen spreken. Niet tegenstaende dese dingen is hier uyt dit soo strijdtbaer volck voortgekomen, die wy heden Zaporovische Cosacken noemen, nu soo veel jaeren in verscheyde gewesten van de Borysthenes verspreydt, gelijck oock in de landen, die daer omtrent leggen, uyt de welcke men heden, op des Konings minste wenck, binnen acht dagen tijdts, hondert en twintigh duysent strijdtbaere mannen vergaderen kan. Dit is het volck, 't welck dickwijls, en deurgaens alle jaren op d'Euxinus stroopt, en dit op de Turcken, tot grooten dienst der Christenen. Dit sijn de gene, die soo dickwijls het Crimische Tartarien hebben afgeloopen, kleyn Asia wijt en breet hebben verwoest. Trapesunde hebben uytgeplondert ja soo, dat sy tot aen de mont van de Hellespontus, niet veerder dan drie mylen van Konstantinopolen, sijn gekomen, van daer sy, alles met vuur en stael verdelgt hebbende, met rijcke roof weder sijn gekeert, en oock met veel slaven, die, soo sy noch jong van jaren sijn, bewaert worden, soo tot hun eyge gebruyck, als tot geschencken aen de Grooten van 't landt; want sy dragen geen sorge voor de gevangenen, die alreê hoogh van jaren sijn, 't en sy van de rijcksten, van de welcken sy groot losgelt verwachten. Degenen, die dese tocht naer d'Euxinus aennemen, overtreffen niet het getal van ses of tien duysent. Sy gebruycken slechte en swacke schuytjes, die sy met hun eyge handen hebben gemaeckt: invoegen dat het een wonder schijnt, dat sy soo geluckighlijck over de geheele Pontus konnen geraeken. Wy sullen hier na de gedaente en bouwing van dese schuytjes beschrijven.

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salpeter toe te maken, van 't welck het landt overvloet heeft, en daer af seer treffelijck bussekruyt gemaeckt word. Hun vrouwen sijn beesigh met vlas en wol te spinnen, van 't welck sy lijnwaet en laken maken, dat sy voor hun gebruyck houden. Zy sijn alle seer wel geoeffent in 't landt te bouwen, en te sayen, vruchten te vergaderen, broot te backen, bier, wijn, meede, en brahe te koken, en alderhande spijsen toe te maken; ja sy konnen byna alle brandewijn toestellen. Men vind onder hen niemant, 't sy men op 't geslacht, oft op d'ouderdom, oft op de staet siet, die niet d'ander pooght t'overtreffen in de konst van te brassen en suypen; ja in malkander tot overloopens toe met dranck op te vullen: in voegen dat men onder de Christenen naeuwelijcks menschen vindt, die minder voor den dagh van morgen bekommert sijn, dan de Cosacken.

Dieshalven, hoewel sy alle in 't gemeen byna alle konsten konnen bevatten, soo sijn sy echter niet alle even vernuftigh, maer d'een meer, en d'ander min in saken kundigh. Sy hebben wel alle een schrandere geest, maer sy houden sich echter aen 't gene, dat hen nut is, en begeven sich voornaemelijck tot de dingen, die de landtbouw aengaen.

De vruchtbare aerde brengt soo groot een ooghst voort, dat sy dickwijls niet weten wat sy daer mee sullen doen, om dat sy geen bevarelijcke rivieren hebben. Want de Borysthenes, hoewel anders bevaerelijck, wordt door dertien watersprongen, vijftigh mijlen beneden Kiow, verhindert, van de welcken de leste seven groote mijlen van d'eerste af is, 't welk is een groote daghreys verre, gelijck men in de lantbeschrijving kan sien. Dit is d'oorsaeck van dat sy hun gewas niet naer Konstantinopelen konnen voeren; en hier uyt spruyt hun luyheyt, en dat hun arbeyt sich niet boven de nootsakelijckheyt des levens uytstreckt. En dewijl sy gelt, het aenlocksel der wellusten, derven, soo stellen sy liever hun hoop van 't selve te krijgen in de geburige Turcken te berooven, dan in hun eygen neerstigheyt. Sy bekommeren sich niet met d'andere dingen, als sy stechts t'eten en te drincken hebben.

Sy hebben de Griecksche Godtsdienst; en worden in hun tael Rus genoemt: sy houden de feestdagen in hooge eer, gelijck oock de vastendagen, die acht oft negen maenden van 't jaer wechneemen, doch echter soo, dat sy behoorelijck meenen te vasten, soo sy sich van 't vleesch-ëeten onthouden: ja dit gevoelen van te vasten is soo diep in hun gewortelt, dat sy sich sekerlijck inbeelden, dat hun eeuwige saligheyt in dese onderscheyding der spijse bestaet. Sy overtreffen in 't gebruyck van te vasten, en oock van geduriglijck te suypen verre alle d'andere volckeren; want sy swelgen nooyt soo veel, of sy, een weynigh door de slaep weer bekomen, keeren sich weer tot de selfde kroesen; 't welck echter in tijt van vrede toegestaen word: want als sy eens de wapenen aengenomen hebben, soo leven sy in gedurige soberheyt. Sy hebben in 't leger geen heerlijcker huysgewaed, dan een slechte krijgsrock. Sy sijn van natuur schalck, scherpsinnigh, vernuftigh, en milt, sonder eenige vuyie gierigheyt, oft dat d'een begeert boven d'ander rijck te worden.

Sy sijn soo hardtneckigh in vry te sijn, dat sy meenen dat niemant kan leven, 't en sy hy vry is. Hier uyt spruyten hun gedurige weêrspannigheden tegen hun Grooten en eyge Heeren, als sy sien dat sy gedruckt worden; ja soo, dat 'er naeuwelijcks seven oft acht jaren verloopen, of men siet hen tegen hun Vorsten afvallen en opstuyven. Voorts, sy sijn lieden, die men niet vertrouwen magh, verraders, meyn-eedigh, ongetrouw, behalven in dingen, die tot hun beyder welstandt behooren. Sy sijn sterck van natuur, soo in hitte, als in koude te verdragen, geduldigh in honger en kommer te lijden, onvermoeyt in d'oorlogh, stout, grootmoedigh, en ten meestendeel reuckeloos, by de welcken voor lof geacht word sich plotselings in de doodt te storten. Sy toonen voornaemelijck hier in hun naerstigheyt en dapperheyt in d'oorlogh, als sy in de slaghordening van hun wagenen, by hun Tabord genoemt, besloten sijn, daer uyt sy konstelijck hun bussen. Samopalii geheeten, dewelcke hun gewoone wapenen sijn, konnen lossen. Sy sijn dapper, in plaetsen te beschermen, en niet van de slechtsten in zeeroovery. Sy sijn echter geen goede ruyters. My heught dat ick twee hondert Poolsche ruyters twee duysent van de beste Cosacken te paert heb sien in de vlucht drijven; hoewel ick niet tegenspreeck dat niet meer dan hondert Kosacken, in hun wagenburgh besloten, niet voor duysent Polen, oft Tartaren souden vreesen: ja indien sy soo dapper te paert, als te voet waren, soo souden sy van geen menschen verwonnen konnen worden. Sy sijn van goede gestalte, sterck en kloeck van lighaem, en hebben vermaeck in heerlijcke kleederen, gelijck men sien kan, als sy met rijcke roof van hun geburen weêrkeeren: want andersins kleeden sy sich met kleederen, die men gemackelijck kan bekomen. Sy sijn gesont van lighaem, en vry van die sieckte, de welcke, gelijck een pest, byna in geheel Polen en Ruschlant gemeen is, en van de Medecijns Plica, gemenelijck Koltun genoemt wordt, om dat het hair van alle de gene, die daer af geplaegt sijn, soo schrickelijck wardt, dat het door geen konst of naerstigheyt ontwart kan worden. Men siet seer weynigh Kosacken van sieckte sterven, dan in seer hooge ouderdom. Sy sterven ten meestendeel op hun eygen bedt, of in d'oorlogh.

In dese plaetsen is weynigh Adel; doch echter alle Poolsche, en Roomsch Catholijck; want het is deurgaens schande voor een Poolsch Edelman van een andere Godsdienst, dan van de Roomsche, te sijn; tot de welcken oock overal d'andere Grooten van de Grieksche Russen sich voegen, sonder aen hun oorsprong, en aen 't bloet van de Russische Vorsten te gedencken.

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salpeter toe te maken, van 't welck het landt overvloet heeft, en daer af seer treffelijck bussekruyt gemaeckt word. Hun vrouwen sijn beesigh met vlas en wol te spinnen, van 't welck sy lijnwaet en laken maken, dat sy voor hun gebruyck houden. Zy sijn alle seer wel geoeffent in 't landt te bouwen, en te sayen, vruchten te vergaderen, broot te backen, bier, wijn, meede, en brahe te koken, en alderhande spijsen toe te maken; ja sy konnen byna alle brandewijn toestellen. Men vind onder hen niemant, 't sy men op 't geslacht, oft op d'ouderdom, oft op de staet siet, die niet d'ander pooght t'overtreffen in de konst van te brassen en suypen; ja in malkander tot overloopens toe met dranck op te vullen: in voegen dat men onder de Christenen naeuwelijcks menschen vindt, die minder voor den dagh van morgen bekommert sijn, dan de Cosacken.

Dieshalven, hoewel sy alle in 't gemeen byna alle konsten konnen bevatten, soo sijn sy echter niet alle even vernuftigh, maer d'een meer, en d'ander min in saken kundigh. Sy hebben wel alle een schrandere geest, maer sy houden sich echter aen 't gene, dat hen nut is, en begeven sich voornaemelijck tot de dingen, die de landtbouw aengaen.

De vruchtbare aerde brengt soo groot een ooghst voort, dat sy dickwijls niet weten wat sy daer mee sullen doen, om dat sy geen bevarelijcke rivieren hebben. Want de Borysthenes, hoewel anders bevaerelijck, wordt door dertien watersprongen, vijftigh mijlen beneden Kiow, verhindert, van de welcken de leste seven groote mijlen van d'eerste af is, 't welk is een groote daghreys verre, gelijck men in de lantbeschrijving kan sien. Dit is d'oorsaeck van dat sy hun gewas niet naer Konstantinopelen konnen voeren; en hier uyt spruyt hun luyheyt, en dat hun arbeyt sich niet boven de nootsakelijckheyt des levens uytstreckt. En dewijl sy gelt, het aenlocksel der wellusten, derven, soo stellen sy liever hun hoop van 't selve te krijgen in de geburige Turcken te berooven, dan in hun eygen neerstigheyt. Sy bekommeren sich niet met d'andere dingen, als sy stechts t'eten en te drincken hebben.

Sy hebben de Griecksche Godtsdienst; en worden in hun tael Rus genoemt: sy houden de feestdagen in hooge eer, gelijck oock de vastendagen, die acht oft negen maenden van 't jaer wechneemen, doch echter soo, dat sy behoorelijck meenen te vasten, soo sy sich van 't vleesch-ëeten onthouden: ja dit gevoelen van te vasten is soo diep in hun gewortelt, dat sy sich sekerlijck inbeelden, dat hun eeuwige saligheyt in dese onderscheyding der spijse bestaet. Sy overtreffen in 't gebruyck van te vasten, en oock van geduriglijck te suypen verre alle d'andere volckeren; want sy swelgen nooyt soo veel, of sy, een weynigh door de slaep weer bekomen, keeren sich weer tot de selfde kroesen; 't welck echter in tijt van vrede toegestaen word: want als sy eens de wapenen aengenomen hebben, soo leven sy in gedurige soberheyt. Sy hebben in 't leger geen heerlijcker huysgewaed, dan een slechte krijgsrock. Sy sijn van natuur schalck, scherpsinnigh, vernuftigh, en milt, sonder eenige vuyie gierigheyt, oft dat d'een begeert boven d'ander rijck te worden.

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Dieshalven, hoewel sy alle in 't gemeen byna alle konsten konnen bevatten, soo sijn sy echter niet alle even vernuftigh, maer d'een meer, en d'ander min in saken kundigh. Sy hebben wel alle een schrandere geest, maer sy houden sich echter aen 't gene, dat hen nut is, en begeven sich voornaemelijck tot de dingen, die de landtbouw aengaen.

De vruchtbare aerde brengt soo groot een ooghst voort, dat sy dickwijls niet weten wat sy daer mee sullen doen, om dat sy geen bevarelijcke rivieren hebben. Want de Borysthenes, hoewel anders bevaerelijck, wordt door dertien watersprongen, vijftigh mijlen beneden Kiow, verhindert, van de welcken de leste seven groote mijlen van d'eerste af is, 't welk is een groote daghreys verre, gelijck men in de lantbeschrijving kan sien. Dit is d'oorsaeck van dat sy hun gewas niet naer Konstantinopelen konnen voeren; en hier uyt spruyt hun luyheyt, en dat hun arbeyt sich niet boven de nootsakelijckheyt des levens uytstreckt. En dewijl sy gelt, het aenlocksel der wellusten, derven, soo stellen sy liever hun hoop van 't selve te krijgen in de geburige Turcken te berooven, dan in hun eygen neerstigheyt. Sy bekommeren sich niet met d'andere dingen, als sy stechts t'eten en te drincken hebben.

Sy hebben de Griecksche Godtsdienst; en worden in hun tael Rus genoemt: sy houden de feestdagen in hooge eer, gelijck oock de vastendagen, die acht oft negen maenden van 't jaer wechneemen, doch echter soo, dat sy behoorelijck meenen te vasten, soo sy sich van 't vleesch-ëeten onthouden: ja dit gevoelen van te vasten is soo diep in hun gewortelt, dat sy sich sekerlijck inbeelden, dat hun eeuwige saligheyt in dese onderscheyding der spijse bestaet. Sy overtreffen in 't gebruyck van te vasten, en oock van geduriglijck te suypen verre alle d'andere volckeren; want sy swelgen nooyt soo veel, of sy, een weynigh door de slaep weer bekomen, keeren sich weer tot de selfde kroesen; 't welck echter in tijt van vrede toegestaen word: want als sy eens de wapenen aengenomen hebben, soo leven sy in gedurige soberheyt. Sy hebben in 't leger geen heerlijcker huysgewaed, dan een slechte krijgsrock. Sy sijn van natuur schalck, scherpsinnigh, vernuftigh, en milt, sonder eenige vuyie gierigheyt, oft dat d'een begeert boven d'ander rijck te worden.

Sy sijn soo hardtneckigh in vry te sijn, dat sy meenen dat niemant kan leven, 't en sy hy vry is. Hier uyt spruyten hun gedurige weêrspannigheden tegen hun Grooten en eyge Heeren, als sy sien dat sy gedruckt worden; ja soo, dat 'er naeuwelijcks seven oft acht jaren verloopen, of men siet hen tegen hun Vorsten afvallen en opstuyven. Voorts, sy sijn lieden, die men niet vertrouwen magh, verraders, meyn-eedigh, ongetrouw, behalven in dingen, die tot hun beyder welstandt behooren. Sy sijn sterck van natuur, soo in hitte, als in koude te verdragen, geduldigh in honger en kommer te lijden, onvermoeyt in d'oorlogh, stout, grootmoedigh, en ten meestendeel reuckeloos, by de welcken voor lof geacht word sich plotselings in de doodt te storten. Sy toonen voornaemelijck hier in hun naerstigheyt en dapperheyt in d'oorlogh, als sy in de slaghordening van hun wagenen, by hun Tabord genoemt, besloten sijn, daer uyt sy konstelijck hun bussen. Samopalii geheeten, dewelcke hun gewoone wapenen sijn, konnen lossen. Sy sijn dapper, in plaetsen te beschermen, en niet van de slechtsten in zeeroovery. Sy sijn echter geen goede ruyters. My heught dat ick twee hondert Poolsche ruyters twee duysent van de beste Cosacken te paert heb sien in de vlucht drijven; hoewel ick niet tegenspreeck dat niet meer dan hondert Kosacken, in hun wagenburgh besloten, niet voor duysent Polen, oft Tartaren souden vreesen: ja indien sy soo dapper te paert, als te voet waren, soo souden sy van geen menschen verwonnen konnen worden. Sy sijn van goede gestalte, sterck en kloeck van lighaem, en hebben vermaeck in heerlijcke kleederen, gelijck men sien kan, als sy met rijcke roof van hun geburen weêrkeeren: want andersins kleeden sy sich met kleederen, die men gemackelijck kan bekomen. Sy sijn gesont van lighaem, en vry van die sieckte, de welcke, gelijck een pest, byna in geheel Polen en Ruschlant gemeen is, en van de Medecijns Plica, gemenelijck Koltun genoemt wordt, om dat het hair van alle de gene, die daer af geplaegt sijn, soo schrickelijck wardt, dat het door geen konst of naerstigheyt ontwart kan worden. Men siet seer weynigh Kosacken van sieckte sterven, dan in seer hooge ouderdom. Sy sterven ten meestendeel op hun eygen bedt, of in d'oorlogh.

In dese plaetsen is weynigh Adel; doch echter alle Poolsche, en Roomsch Catholijck; want het is deurgaens schande voor een Poolsch Edelman van een andere Godsdienst, dan van de Roomsche, te sijn; tot de welcken oock overal d'andere Grooten van de Grieksche Russen sich voegen, sonder aen hun oorsprong, en aen 't bloet van de Russische Vorsten te gedencken.

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handen voor hun Heer te wercken, en een gedeelte van alderhande vruchten, naer de grootte van 't landt, dat sy besitten, aen hun te geven; daer by kapoenen, hoenders, eyeren, en kieckens, te weten, op de feesten van Paesschen, Pinxsteren, en Christus geboorte: sy worden ook gedwongen om hun wagens te leenen, tot hout voor hun meesters, ten gebruyck van de koken, te voeren: en sy sijn, tegen recht en billijckheyt, tot ontallijcke andere diensten verbonden; behalven het gereet gelt, ende tienden der hamelen, der varckens, van de honigh, en van d'andere vruchten; en yder derde jaer de
derde os, en het derde schaep. Eyndelijck, dese elendigen sijn gehouden aen hun meesters te geven al 't gene dat hun lust; in voegen dat het geen wonder is, dat sy, onder soo swaeren last gedruckt, in bitteren haet tegen hun meesters ontsteecken sijn.

Maer dit schijnt noch seer weynigh, in vergelijcking van de onbepaelde macht, die aen
den Poolschen Adel over 't leven en de doot van hun ondersaten, naer hun believen, toegestaen is: in voegen dat, soo iemant deser ellendigen een geemelijck en wreet meester gekregen heeft, hy in erger staet is, dan een slaef, tot de galey verwesen: soo streng een dienstbaerheyt dwingt dese ongeluckigen ten meestendeel, die moeds genoegh hebben, de vlucht te kiesen, en sich naer Zaporoüy, oft naer de bosschen van
de Borysthenes, de vertreckplaetsen der Cosacken tusschen de rivier, te begeven; en na dat sy daer eenige jaren overgebracht, en een zeetocht op d'Euxinische zee gedaen hebben, worden sy in de Cosackische krijghsordening aengenomen; en in deser voegen sijn de Zaporovische krijghsbenden seer groot geworden, gelijck de hedendaeghsche beroerten opentlijck getuygen. Want dese Zaporovianen, het Quartiaensche heir der Polen, met de beyde Velt-oversten, verdelght hebbende, sijn, door d'oproer der Russen, geheel Ruslant deur te streng van hun Heeren gehandelt, tot een getal van twee hondert duysent strijdbare mannen opgeklommen; en, als sy in de strijt d'overhant op de Polen verkregen hadden, soo hebben se hun palen tot over de hondert en twintigh mijlen in de langte, en sestigh in de breette uytgebreyd. Wy vergaten te seggen, ('t welck oock de
seden der Cosacken aengaet,) dat sy in tijdt van vrede sich tot de jaght van wilde beesten, en tot de visschery begeven.

Maer om weêr te keeren, daer wy 't gelaten hebben, men gelooft dat, toen 't oude Kiow
noch in bloeyende staet was, dese mont van de Hellespontus, die naer Constantinopelen strekt, noch niet aen d'inwoonders van Ruslandt bekent was; en men houd voor seker, (gelijck ick, op eygen ervarentheyt steunende, oock voor ontwijffelijck acht) dat de vlackten, aen den slincken oever van de Borysthenes gelegen, eertijdts met zeewater bedeckt sijn geweest; 't welck klarelijck blijckt, soo door d'anckers, als 't ander scheepstuygh, veel jaren daerna ontrent Lofficza gevonden, 't welk een stadt is, aen
de rivier Sula gelegen; en alle, soo steden, als dorpen, in dat gewest van de Borysthenes geplaetst, gelijcken nieuwe wooningen, en schijnen nauwelijcks eenige hondert jaren out te sijn. Ick, door een gerechtige nieusgierigheyt bewogen, heb gepooght de geschiede saecken der Russen t'ondersoecken, om daer uyt eenigh licht in d'oude geschiedenissen te bekomen; maer mijn arbeyt was vergeefs: want ick, een van hun geleertsten ondervragende, kreegh tot antwoort, dat door de gedurige oorlogen van hun voorouders met hare gebueren, alle hun geschriften verdelght waren; maer dat hy echter by ware overlevering van hant tot hant uyt sijn voorouders had verstaen, dat alle dese landen, de welcke beneden Kiow van de Borysthenes bespoelt worden, eertijts van de zee ingeswolgen waren, gelijck wy oock hier voor geseght hebben; en dat dit voor drie duysent jaren was geschied. Hy voeghd 'er by, dat, toen omtrent negen hondert jaren geleden, d'oude stadt Kiow geheel verdelght was, sonder dat 'er iets overbleef, dan de twee kercken, die wy hier voor breeder beschreven hebben.

Sy seggen dit oock niet sonder reden: want alle de puynhoopen der oude kasteelen en burgten, tusschen de Borysthenes en Moscovien gelegen, sijn op hooge en uytsteeckende bergen gebouwt, sonder dat men een sal vinden, in de vlackte staende. Hier uyt spruyt dit vermoeden, dat alle vlacke landen eertijts onder 't water bedolven hebben geweest. Dit wordt bevestight door de menighte van munt, in een der geseyde kuylen gevonden, 't welck, van koper gemaeckt sijnde, dus geteeckent was, sonder dat
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ick weet welck beelt het vertoont. Maer dit durf ick versekeren, dat alle dese landen, aen de slincke sijde van de Borysthenes, tot aen Moscovien uytgestreckt, laeger en sandiger sijn, dan degene die daer tegen over leggen, uytgesondert het landt aen de noortsijde van de rivier Sula, en de steden Worsko en Psczol; gelijck men beter uyt de landtkaert van dese plaetsen kan sien.

't Is oock aenmerckens-waerdigh, dat alle de rivieren van dit gewest soo langsamelijck afloopen, dat sy schijnen te twijffelen naer welcke sijde yder sich keeren sal, hoewel in tegendeel, de gemeene kolck van alle dese rivieren, namentlijck de Pontische zee, met soo groote geswintheyt voortgedreven wordt, dat sy, somtijts door d'afschutselen van de Hellespontus deurgebroocken, sich in de Middellantsche zee stort. En indien men dit neerstighlijck overweeght, soo sal men seggen, dat alle dese vlackten eertijts
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handen voor hun Heer te wercken, en een gedeelte van alderhande vruchten, naer de grootte van 't landt, dat sy besitten, aen hun te geven; daer by kapoenen, hoenders, eyeren, en kieckens, te weten, op de feesten van Paesschen, Pinxsteren, en Christus geboorte: sy worden ook gedwongen om hun wagens te leenen, tot hout voor hun meesters, ten gebruyck van de koken, te voeren: en sy sijn, tegen recht en billijckheyt, tot ontallijcke andere diensten verbonden; behalven het gereet gelt, ende tienden der hamelen, der varckens, van de honigh, en van d'andere vruchten; en yder derde jaer de
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Maer dit schijnt noch seer weynigh, in vergelijcking van de onbepaelde macht, die aen
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Sy seggen dit oock niet sonder reden: want alle de puynhoopen der oude kasteelen en burgten, tusschen de Borysthenes en Moscovien gelegen, sijn op hooge en uytsteeckende bergen gebouwt, sonder dat men een sal vinden, in de vlackte staende. Hier uyt spruyt dit vermoeden, dat alle vlacke landen eertijts onder 't water bedolven hebben geweest. Dit wordt bevestight door de menighte van munt, in een der geseyde kuylen gevonden, 't welck, van koper gemaeckt sijnde, dus geteeckent was, sonder dat
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derde os, en het derde schaep. Eyndelijck, dese elendigen sijn gehouden aen hun meesters te geven al 't gene dat hun lust; in voegen dat het geen wonder is, dat sy, onder soo swaeren last gedruckt, in bitteren haet tegen hun meesters ontsteecken sijn.

Maer dit schijnt noch seer weynigh, in vergelijcking van de onbepaelde macht, die aen
den Poolschen Adel over 't leven en de doot van hun ondersaten, naer hun believen, toegestaen is: in voegen dat, soo iemant deser ellendigen een geemelijck en wreet meester gekregen heeft, hy in erger staet is, dan een slaef, tot de galey verwesen: soo streng een dienstbaerheyt dwingt dese ongeluckigen ten meestendeel, die moeds genoegh hebben, de vlucht te kiesen, en sich naer Zaporoüy, oft naer de bosschen van
de Borysthenes, de vertreckplaetsen der Cosacken tusschen de rivier, te begeven; en na dat sy daer eenige jaren overgebracht, en een zeetocht op d'Euxinische zee gedaen hebben, worden sy in de Cosackische krijghsordening aengenomen; en in deser voegen sijn de Zaporovische krijghsbenden seer groot geworden, gelijck de hedendaeghsche beroerten opentlijck getuygen. Want dese Zaporovianen, het Quartiaensche heir der Polen, met de beyde Velt-oversten, verdelght hebbende, sijn, door d'oproer der Russen, geheel Ruslant deur te streng van hun Heeren gehandelt, tot een getal van twee hondert duysent strijdbare mannen opgeklommen; en, als sy in de strijt d'overhant op de Polen verkregen hadden, soo hebben se hun palen tot over de hondert en twintigh mijlen in de langte, en sestigh in de breette uytgebreyd. Wy vergaten te seggen, ('t welck oock de
seden der Cosacken aengaet,) dat sy in tijdt van vrede sich tot de jaght van wilde beesten, en tot de visschery begeven.

Maer om weêr te keeren, daer wy 't gelaten hebben, men gelooft dat, toen 't oude Kiow
noch in bloeyende staet was, dese mont van de Hellespontus, die naer Constantinopelen strekt, noch niet aen d'inwoonders van Ruslandt bekent was; en men houd voor seker, (gelijck ick, op eygen ervarentheyt steunende, oock voor ontwijffelijck acht) dat de vlackten, aen den slincken oever van de Borysthenes gelegen, eertijdts met zeewater bedeckt sijn geweest; 't welck klarelijck blijckt, soo door d'anckers, als 't ander scheepstuygh, veel jaren daerna ontrent Lofficza gevonden, 't welk een stadt is, aen
de rivier Sula gelegen; en alle, soo steden, als dorpen, in dat gewest van de Borysthenes geplaetst, gelijcken nieuwe wooningen, en schijnen nauwelijcks eenige hondert jaren out te sijn. Ick, door een gerechtige nieusgierigheyt bewogen, heb gepooght de geschiede saecken der Russen t'ondersoecken, om daer uyt eenigh licht in d'oude geschiedenissen te bekomen; maer mijn arbeyt was vergeefs: want ick, een van hun geleertsten ondervragende, kreegh tot antwoort, dat door de gedurige oorlogen van hun voorouders met hare gebueren, alle hun geschriften verdelght waren; maer dat hy echter by ware overlevering van hant tot hant uyt sijn voorouders had verstaen, dat alle dese landen, de welcke beneden Kiow van de Borysthenes bespoelt worden, eertijts van de zee ingeswolgen waren, gelijck wy oock hier voor geseght hebben; en dat dit voor drie duysent jaren was geschied. Hy voeghd 'er by, dat, toen omtrent negen hondert jaren geleden, d'oude stadt Kiow geheel verdelght was, sonder dat 'er iets overbleef, dan de twee kercken, die wy hier voor breeder beschreven hebben.

Sy seggen dit oock niet sonder reden: want alle de puynhoopen der oude kasteelen en burgten, tusschen de Borysthenes en Moscovien gelegen, sijn op hooge en uytsteeckende bergen gebouwt, sonder dat men een sal vinden, in de vlackte staende. Hier uyt spruyt dit vermoeden, dat alle vlacke landen eertijts onder 't water bedolven hebben geweest. Dit wordt bevestight door de menighte van munt, in een der geseyde kuylen gevonden, 't welck, van koper gemaeckt sijnde, dus geteeckent was, sonder dat
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ick weet welck beelt het vertoont. Maer dit durf ick versekeren, dat alle dese landen, aen de slincke sijde van de Borysthenes, tot aen Moscovien uytgestreckt, laeger en sandiger sijn, dan degene die daer tegen over leggen, uytgesondert het landt aen de noortsijde van de rivier Sula, en de steden Worsko en Psczol; gelijck men beter uyt de landtkaert van dese plaetsen kan sien.

't Is oock aenmerckens-waerdigh, dat alle de rivieren van dit gewest soo langsamelijck afloopen, dat sy schijnen te twijffelen naer welcke sijde yder sich keeren sal, hoewel in tegendeel, de gemeene kolck van alle dese rivieren, namentlijck de Pontische zee, met soo groote geswintheyt voortgedreven wordt, dat sy, somtijts door d'afschutselen van de Hellespontus deurgebroocken, sich in de Middellantsche zee stort. En indien men dit neerstighlijck overweeght, soo sal men seggen, dat alle dese vlackten eertijts
een zee hebben geweest.

Omtrent een mijl boven Kiow, aen de slincke sijde van de Borysthenes, wordt dese rivier vergroot van de beeck Dziesna, die, als sy de gebuerige stadt Mostho voorby vloeyt, wel hondert&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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dert mijlen van haer oorspronck voortgeloopen is, en daer in de Borysthenes valt. Een half mijl beneden de stadt is een dorp, Pieczary genoemt, met een klooster van Basilius Monicken, in 't welck d'Abt, een Aertsbisschop en Russische Grieck sijnde, de stoel der afgescheurden besit. Beneden aen de bergh, die by dit klooster leght, sijn veel holen vol lijcken, over meer dan vijftien hondert jaren daer begraven, in hun volle gestalte, gelijck de Mumien van Egypten. Men seght deurgaens dat d'oude Christelijcke heremijten dese holen hebben gemaeckt, en bewoont, om de vervolging der heydenen t'ontvluchten, en de ware Godt in stilte te dienen.

Men siet hier oock het lichaem van sekeren S. Ioannes, dat noch geheel is, en tot aen de lendenen gesien wordt; want het beneden deel van 't lichaem, met aerde bedeckt, kan niet gesien worden, als oft hy begeerde dat het verborgen sou sijn. De Monicken van dese plaets verhaelden, dat desen heyligen Ioannes, de tijdt van sijn overlijden voorsien hebbende, voor sich self sijn graf maeckte, niet in de langte, gelijck de gewoonte is, maer in de diepte; en dat hy, toen hy sterven sou, van sijn broeders,
by hem sijnde, afscheyt heeft genomen, en sich daer in begeven; doch dat, door Godts believen, hy, hoewel de kuyl diep genoegh was, niet geheel daer in is geraeckt, maer half buyten is gebleven, op dat het overige deel tot een voorbeelt van heyligheyt sou verstrecken. Hier wordt oock sekere S. Helena getoont, die by hen in hooge eerbiedigheyt is; met een ysere keten, daer meê, gelijck men seght, als met een geessel, de duyvel S. Antonius heeft geslagen; dese keten (gelijck men gelooft) heeft soo grooten kracht, dat sy, van de besetenen aengeraeckt, de boose geesten verdrijft. Men siet hier oock drie beckeneelen van menschen, in schuttels geleyt, daer dagelijcks veel olie afdruypt, die seer dienstigh is om alderhande sieckten te verdrijven. In dese selfde holen leggen oock de lichamen van seer veel groote en deurluchtige mannen verborgen, onder de welcke twee, de bouwmeesters van dese kerck, uytmunten; welcker lichamen gelijck kostelijck heylighdom gehouden, en aen alle de gene, die derwaerts
komen, getoont worden; gelijck aen my self dickwijls is geschiedt, als ick in de winter mijn verblijf te Kiow had, daer ick toen met gemack mijn nieusgierigheyt voldoen kon.

Wat my aengaet, ick acht dat 'er naeuwelijcks eenigh onderscheyt tusschen de geseyde
lighamen, end d'Egyptische mumyen is, uytgesondert in de swartheyt, en hardigheyt, die 
aen d'Egyptische lijcken eygen is; en ick geloof dat het gene, 't welck hen soo lange tijt onbederffelijck bewaert , d'eygenschap van dese plaets en van dese holen is, die, ten deel uyt sant en drijfsandt bestaende, in de winter warm, en des somers koel, en altijt droogh sijn. In dit klooster sijn veel Monicken, onder de welcken d'Abt, Aertsbisschop van geheel Russen, en alleenlijck onder d'Aertsbisschop van Konstantinopolen staende, uytmunt. Niet verre hier af is een ander klooster van Bagynen, die, omtrent hondert in getal sijnde, de kost met hun eyge handen winnen, en voornaemelijck met naeltwerck, 't welck sy daer na aen de gene, die hen komen besoecken, verkoopen. Het staet hen vry, als 't hen lust, buyten het klooster te gaen, gelijck sy dickwijls naer de stadt doen, die niet veerder dan een half mijl van daer is. Sy sijn in 't swart gekleedt, en gaen niet uyt, dan twee gelijck, op de wijse der Katholijcke Monicken. My heught oock dat ick eenigen van haer soo schoon van aengesicht gesien heb, dat sy nergens in voor de Poolsche vrouwen wijcken.

Tusschen Kiow en Pieczary is seecker dorp, Tripoli genoemt; en een weynigh laeger
Stayki, op d'afgang van de bergh. Dese stadt is seer oudt; en men vindt hier oock een deurwading over de Borysthenes.

Daer na volgt Rychow, oock op een bergh gebouwt. Dese plaets is bequaem om een vesting te bouwen, dewijl men daer lichtelijck over de rivier kan komen.

Dan volgt Tretimirow, een klooster, in 't midden van een afgront gelegen, en aen alle
sijden van onbeganckelijcke klippen besloten. De Cosacken brengen in dese plaets het kostelijckste dat sy hebben, soo dickwijls als 'er beroerte of gevaer is. Hier is oock een deurwaeding van de rivier te vinden.

Een mijl van hier, aen de slincke sijde van de rivier, leght Pereaslaw, een stadt, die, als het schijnt, niet seer oudt is, om dat sy in een vlacke plaets is, doch echter seer bequaem van gelegenheyt, en soo wel veyligh van natuur, als om dat men daer lichtelijck een vesting sou konnen maken, die tegen het woeden der Cosacken en Moskoviters sou dienen. Dese stadt bestaet uyt ontrent ses duysent huysen; en de Cosacken hebben daer een van hun regimenten in besetting.

Een weynigh laeger naer Russen is Kanjow, een seer oude stadt en kasteel, daer oock een regiment van Cosacken in besetting is. De Borysthenes heeft hier oock een deurwading.

Een weynigh nederwaerts, aen de slincke sijde van de rivier, siet men Bobunska, en Domontow, plaetsen van weynigh belang.

Noch laeger, aen de rechte sijde van de rivier, legt Cirkacze, een seer oude stadt, van aengename gelegenheyt, diemen lichtelijck verstercken kan. Ick heb dese stadt gesien, toen sy noch in haer oude glans was. Sy was als het middelpunt van 't geheel gewest der Cosacken, en de woonplaets van hun Hartogh, of Velt-overste. Wy verdelghden haer met vuur in 't jaer 1637, op de 18 van December, twee dagen na dat wy de Cosacken in de vlucht hadden geslagen, tegen de welcken wy echter elders hadden geoorloght, sonder hen schade aen te doen. Sy heeft een regiment van Cosacken tot besetting, en een deurwading over de Borysthenes.

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Tusschen Kiow en Pieczary is seecker dorp, Tripoli genoemt; en een weynigh laeger
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Daer na volgt Rychow, oock op een bergh gebouwt. Dese plaets is bequaem om een vesting te bouwen, dewijl men daer lichtelijck over de rivier kan komen.

Dan volgt Tretimirow, een klooster, in 't midden van een afgront gelegen, en aen alle
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op de rivier Ytazemen, een mijl van de Borysthenes af gelegen.

Een weynig laeger aen de sijde van Moskovie siet men Krzemienczow, en seer oude muren,
daer ick, de saeck naeukeurelijcker ondersoeckende, in 't jaer 1635 een kasteel vond. Dese plaets is seer aengenaem te bewoonen, en oock gemackelijck. Dit is de leste der steden van de Borysthenes: want alle d'anderen, naer Tartarien gelegen, sijn woest.

Een eenige mijl hier boven is de vischrijcke rivier Pfeczol, die daer sijn water met de Borysthenes vermengt: maer wat laeger, aen d'oever van Ruschlant, is de beeck Omielnik, die overvloet van kreeften heeft, en haer water in de selfde Nieper stort. Aen de selfde strandt van de Borysthenes is een ander beeckje, by de Russen Druhi Omielnik genoemt, die, mede rijck van kreeften, sich oock daer in ontlast. De rivier daer tegen over, Worsko genoemt, seer vischrijck sijnde, vergroot de Borysthenes door de menighte van sijn golven.

Aen de selfde strandt is noch een andere rivier, Orel genoemt, die in overvloet van visch niet voor de voorgenoemde wijckt, en oock in de Borysthenes stroomt. Ick heb 'er eens by geweest, dat, aen de mont van de geseyde rivier, met het uytsetten van een net twee duysent visschen gevangen wierden, van de welcken de kleynste een voet lang was.

Aen de rechte sijde van de Borysthenes, oft aen de strandt van Ruschlandt, siet men veel poelen, soo vol gepropt van visschen, dat het water self, byna doot en onbewegelijck sijnde, bederft; 't welck oock dickwijls de visschen doet sterven. Dese plaets wordt van d'inwoonders Zamolkam genoemt. Omtrent dese poelen vindt men kleyne karsseboomen, van omtrent dardehalf voet hoogh, die seer soete karssen voortbrengen, de welcke soo groot als pruymen sijn, en echter niet, dan in 't begin van Augustus, rijp worden. Men vindt hier overal geheele bosschen van karsseboomen, die oock elders een half mijl lang, maer echter niet meer dan twee of drie hondert schreden breet sijn. Warelijck, men moet bekennen, dat soo groot een menighte van karsseboomen, welcker vruchten smaekelijck sijn, seer aengenaem om te sien is, die echter weynigh op de hooghten, maer meest in de vlackten staen. Men vindt daer oock amandelboomen, die kleyn sijn, en een bittere vrucht geven; doch niet in soo groot een menighte, dat sy geheele bosschen konnen uytmaeken, gelijck de karsseboomen doen. Ick, door soodanigh een nieusgierigheyt aengedreven, die een vrygebore mensch past, deê eenige karsseboomen en amandelboomen, uyt dese plaetsen opneemen, en naer Bare (welck
toen mijn gewoone verblijfplaets was) voeren, en daer met behoorlijcke sorgvuldigheyt weêr insetten, de welcke daer na smakelijcker, en oock grooter wierden. Een weynigh hooger boven dese plaetsen vindt men sekere rivier, Demokant genoemt, rijck van kreeften, die wel negen vingeren lang sijn. Men pluckt hier oock waternooten, die seshoeckigh, en, een weynigh gekoockt sijnde, aengenaem van smaeck worden bevonden.

Als men nederwaerts reyst, ontmoet men Romanow, een groote heuvel van aerde, daer de Cosacken, als sy van gemeene saeken sullen spreken, of tegen de vyandt trecken, naer toeloopen, en hun krijgsbenden oversien. Dese plaets sou seer bequaem tot de bouwing van een vesting en stercke stadt sijn.

Een weynigh laeger is een eylant, een half mijl lang, en hondert en vijftigh schreden breet, het welck echter in de winter onderloopt. D'inwoonders noemen dit oock Romanow. Hier komen veel visschers, soo van andere plaetsen, als voornamelijck van Kiow. Aen 't achter-eynde van dit eylant heeft de rivier Borysthenes een vrye loop, sonder van eenige eylanden belemmert te worden. Hier is 't dat de Tarters, voorgenomen hebbende een roof uyt Ruschlant te halen, gemeenlijck hun benden overvoeren, vermits sy onder d'eylanden de gedurige overvallingen der Cosacken, die sich daer verbergen, vreesen.

Een weynigh laeger, aen de rechte sijde van de rivier, siet men sekere plaets, Tarowky
Rog genoemt, een der aengenaemste plaetsen, die ick ooyt gesien heb, om te bewoonen,
en oock seer bequaem om een vesting te bouwen, die een krachtige breydel voor de snelle vloet sou sijn. Want de Borysthenes heeft daer geen uytsteekende eylanden, en is niet boven de twee hondert schreden breet, soo dat men lichtelijck met een musket daer over schieten kan. D'oever aen d'andere sijde is een weynigh hooger, en wordt van d'inwoonders Sorokagore genoemt. De menighte der beeckjes, die overvloet van visch hebben, vermeerderen de bequaemheyt van dese plaets, en sijn oock in groote menighte in d'eylanden van de Borysthenes.

Een weynigh laeger vint men 't Eylandt van 't klooster genoemt, dat geheel een klip is, gantsch steyl afgebroken, in sommige plaetsen vijf-en-twintigh, en in andere dertigh voeten hoogh; 't welck oorsaeck is van dat het niet van de rivier ondergeset wordt. Hier op was eertijts een oudt klooster, van 't welck het eylant de naem heeft, waer van men echter in dese tijdt gantsch geen overblijfsel vindt. Dit sou een bequaeme wooning sijn, soo 't vaste landt niet soo hoogh en na daer aen was. Het is duysent schreeden lang, en hondert breet. Men vindt daer veel slangen, en andere kruypende dieren.

Hier na volght een ander eylandt, ''Konski Ostrow'' genoemt, drie mijlen lang, en voor aen een mijl breet: het is boschachtigh en poelachtigh, en wordt echter in de Lente van de Borysthenes overloopen. Hier sijn veel visschers, die, by gebreck van sout, de visschen eerst met asch souten, en daer na in de wint doen droogen. Dese visschers hebben een rijcke visschery in de rivier Samar genoemt, die tegen over dit eylant
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op de rivier Ytazemen, een mijl van de Borysthenes af gelegen.

Een weynig laeger aen de sijde van Moskovie siet men Krzemienczow, en seer oude muren,
daer ick, de saeck naeukeurelijcker ondersoeckende, in 't jaer 1635 een kasteel vond. Dese plaets is seer aengenaem te bewoonen, en oock gemackelijck. Dit is de leste der steden van de Borysthenes: want alle d'anderen, naer Tartarien gelegen, sijn woest.

Een eenige mijl hier boven is de vischrijcke rivier Pfeczol, die daer sijn water met de Borysthenes vermengt: maer wat laeger, aen d'oever van Ruschlant, is de beeck Omielnik, die overvloet van kreeften heeft, en haer water in de selfde Nieper stort. Aen de selfde strandt van de Borysthenes is een ander beeckje, by de Russen Druhi Omielnik genoemt, die, mede rijck van kreeften, sich oock daer in ontlast. De rivier daer tegen over, Worsko genoemt, seer vischrijck sijnde, vergroot de Borysthenes door de menighte van sijn golven.

Aen de selfde strandt is noch een andere rivier, Orel genoemt, die in overvloet van visch niet voor de voorgenoemde wijckt, en oock in de Borysthenes stroomt. Ick heb 'er eens by geweest, dat, aen de mont van de geseyde rivier, met het uytsetten van een net twee duysent visschen gevangen wierden, van de welcken de kleynste een voet lang was.

Aen de rechte sijde van de Borysthenes, oft aen de strandt van Ruschlandt, siet men veel poelen, soo vol gepropt van visschen, dat het water self, byna doot en onbewegelijck sijnde, bederft; 't welck oock dickwijls de visschen doet sterven. Dese plaets wordt van d'inwoonders Zamolkam genoemt. Omtrent dese poelen vindt men kleyne karsseboomen, van omtrent dardehalf voet hoogh, die seer soete karssen voortbrengen, de welcke soo groot als pruymen sijn, en echter niet, dan in 't begin van Augustus, rijp worden. Men vindt hier overal geheele bosschen van karsseboomen, die oock elders een half mijl lang, maer echter niet meer dan twee of drie hondert schreden breet sijn. Warelijck, men moet bekennen, dat soo groot een menighte van karsseboomen, welcker vruchten smaekelijck sijn, seer aengenaem om te sien is, die echter weynigh op de hooghten, maer meest in de vlackten staen. Men vindt daer oock amandelboomen, die kleyn sijn, en een bittere vrucht geven; doch niet in soo groot een menighte, dat sy geheele bosschen konnen uytmaeken, gelijck de karsseboomen doen. Ick, door soodanigh een nieusgierigheyt aengedreven, die een vrygebore mensch past, deê eenige karsseboomen en amandelboomen, uyt dese plaetsen opneemen, en naer Bare (welck
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Als men nederwaerts reyst, ontmoet men Romanow, een groote heuvel van aerde, daer de Cosacken, als sy van gemeene saeken sullen spreken, of tegen de vyandt trecken, naer toeloopen, en hun krijgsbenden oversien. Dese plaets sou seer bequaem tot de bouwing van een vesting en stercke stadt sijn.

Een weynigh laeger is een eylant, een half mijl lang, en hondert en vijftigh schreden breet, het welck echter in de winter onderloopt. D'inwoonders noemen dit oock Romanow. Hier komen veel visschers, soo van andere plaetsen, als voornamelijck van Kiow. Aen 't achter-eynde van dit eylant heeft de rivier Borysthenes een vrye loop, sonder van eenige eylanden belemmert te worden. Hier is 't dat de Tarters, voorgenomen hebbende een roof uyt Ruschlant te halen, gemeenlijck hun benden overvoeren, vermits sy onder d'eylanden de gedurige overvallingen der Cosacken, die sich daer verbergen, vreesen.

Een weynigh laeger, aen de rechte sijde van de rivier, siet men sekere plaets, Tarowky
Rog genoemt, een der aengenaemste plaetsen, die ick ooyt gesien heb, om te bewoonen,
en oock seer bequaem om een vesting te bouwen, die een krachtige breydel voor de snelle vloet sou sijn. Want de Borysthenes heeft daer geen uytsteekende eylanden, en is niet boven de twee hondert schreden breet, soo dat men lichtelijck met een musket daer over schieten kan. D'oever aen d'andere sijde is een weynigh hooger, en wordt van d'inwoonders Sorokagore genoemt. De menighte der beeckjes, die overvloet van visch hebben, vermeerderen de bequaemheyt van dese plaets, en sijn oock in groote menighte in d'eylanden van de Borysthenes.

Een weynigh laeger vint men 't Eylandt van 't klooster genoemt, dat geheel een klip is, gantsch steyl afgebroken, in sommige plaetsen vijf-en-twintigh, en in andere dertigh voeten hoogh; 't welck oorsaeck is van dat het niet van de rivier ondergeset wordt. Hier op was eertijts een oudt klooster, van 't welck het eylant de naem heeft, waer van men echter in dese tijdt gantsch geen overblijfsel vindt. Dit sou een bequaeme wooning sijn, soo 't vaste landt niet soo hoogh en na daer aen was. Het is duysent schreeden lang, en hondert breet. Men vindt daer veel slangen, en andere kruypende dieren.

Hier na volght een ander eylandt, ''Konski Ostrow'' genoemt, drie mijlen lang, en voor aen een mijl breet: het is boschachtigh en poelachtigh, en wordt echter in de Lente van de Borysthenes overloopen. Hier sijn veel visschers, die, by gebreck van sout, de visschen eerst met asch souten, en daer na in de wint doen droogen. Dese visschers hebben een rijcke visschery in de rivier Samar genoemt, die tegen over dit eylant
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Een eenige mijl hier boven is de vischrijcke rivier Pfeczol, die daer sijn water met de Borysthenes vermengt: maer wat laeger, aen d'oever van Ruschlant, is de beeck Omielnik, die overvloet van kreeften heeft, en haer water in de selfde Nieper stort. Aen de selfde strandt van de Borysthenes is een ander beeckje, by de Russen Druhi Omielnik genoemt, die, mede rijck van kreeften, sich oock daer in ontlast. De rivier daer tegen over, Worsko genoemt, seer vischrijck sijnde, vergroot de Borysthenes door de menighte van sijn golven.

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Aen de rechte sijde van de Borysthenes, oft aen de strandt van Ruschlandt, siet men veel poelen, soo vol gepropt van visschen, dat het water self, byna doot en onbewegelijck sijnde, bederft; 't welck oock dickwijls de visschen doet sterven. Dese plaets wordt van d'inwoonders Zamolkam genoemt. Omtrent dese poelen vindt men kleyne karsseboomen, van omtrent dardehalf voet hoogh, die seer soete karssen voortbrengen, de welcke soo groot als pruymen sijn, en echter niet, dan in 't begin van Augustus, rijp worden. Men vindt hier overal geheele bosschen van karsseboomen, die oock elders een half mijl lang, maer echter niet meer dan twee of drie hondert schreden breet sijn. Warelijck, men moet bekennen, dat soo groot een menighte van karsseboomen, welcker vruchten smaekelijck sijn, seer aengenaem om te sien is, die echter weynigh op de hooghten, maer meest in de vlackten staen. Men vindt daer oock amandelboomen, die kleyn sijn, en een bittere vrucht geven; doch niet in soo groot een menighte, dat sy geheele bosschen konnen uytmaeken, gelijck de karsseboomen doen. Ick, door soodanigh een nieusgierigheyt aengedreven, die een vrygebore mensch past, deê eenige karsseboomen en amandelboomen, uyt dese plaetsen opneemen, en naer Bare (welck
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Als men nederwaerts reyst, ontmoet men Romanow, een groote heuvel van aerde, daer de Cosacken, als sy van gemeene saeken sullen spreken, of tegen de vyandt trecken, naer toeloopen, en hun krijgsbenden oversien. Dese plaets sou seer bequaem tot de bouwing van een vesting en stercke stadt sijn.

Een weynigh laeger is een eylant, een half mijl lang, en hondert en vijftigh schreden breet, het welck echter in de winter onderloopt. D'inwoonders noemen dit oock Romanow. Hier komen veel visschers, soo van andere plaetsen, als voornamelijck van Kiow. Aen 't achter-eynde van dit eylant heeft de rivier Borysthenes een vrye loop, sonder van eenige eylanden belemmert te worden. Hier is 't dat de Tarters, voorgenomen hebbende een roof uyt Ruschlant te halen, gemeenlijck hun benden overvoeren, vermits sy onder d'eylanden de gedurige overvallingen der Cosacken, die sich daer verbergen, vreesen.

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Rog genoemt, een der aengenaemste plaetsen, die ick ooyt gesien heb, om te bewoonen,
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Een weynigh laeger vint men 't Eylandt van 't klooster genoemt, dat geheel een klip is, gantsch steyl afgebroken, in sommige plaetsen vijf-en-twintigh, en in andere dertigh voeten hoogh; 't welck oorsaeck is van dat het niet van de rivier ondergeset wordt. Hier op was eertijts een oudt klooster, van 't welck het eylant de naem heeft, waer van men echter in dese tijdt gantsch geen overblijfsel vindt. Dit sou een bequaeme wooning sijn, soo 't vaste landt niet soo hoogh en na daer aen was. Het is duysent schreeden lang, en hondert breet. Men vindt daer veel slangen, en andere kruypende dieren.

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nigh, wiltvang, en hout, bequaem tot bouwstoffen, daer as oock, gelijck wy seggen sullen, de vermaerde vesting Codack gemacckt wierdt; in alle welcke dingen het d'andere plaetsen overtreft. Dese rivier loopt echter met een trage loop af, van 't welck de menighte der bochten oorsaeck sijn. Hy heeft evenwel (om sijn wonderlijcken overvloet, gelijck ick geloof,) by de Cosacken met recht de naem van heylige rivier verkregen. My heught dat ick in 't begin van de lenten in dese rivier haring en steuren heb sien vangen, 't welck in d'andere rivieren niet geschiedt.

Een weynigh beneden het gewest van ''Konsky Ostrow'', ontmoet men ''Kniazom Ostrow,'' oft het eylandt van de Hartogh, seer kleyn, en klip-achtigh, omtrent ses hondert schreden lang, en hondert breet; echter vry van overvloeying in de Lenten; gelijck oock Konski ostrow, dat onessen is, en niet vol van bosschen, maer van slangen is.

Een schootweeghs hier van as nederwaerts leght ''Kodak'', d'eerste ''Porok'', oft drumpel van de Borysthenes; 't welck niets anders is, dan een sekere reecks van klippen, dwars over de rivier uytgestreckt, die de scheepvaert beletten. Hier heb ick, in de maent Iulius van 't jaer 1635, begonnen een kasteel te bouwen; maer in de maent Augustus van 't selfde jaer, na mijn vertreck, wierdt het van seker Solyman. Velt-overste der afgevalle Cosacken, van d'Euxinus weêrkeerende, om dat het schadelijck voor de wederkeering der sijnen was, die op roof uytgingen, overweldight, met verdelging van twee hondert besettelingen onder de Kolonel Marion. Dese wederspannige, dit gedaen hebbende, versorghde voor sich en voor de sijnen door de vlucht, en trock over de watervallen van de rivier. Dese boosheydt bleef echter nict lang ongestraft. Want hy wierdt van d'andere Cosacken, die getrouw gebleven waren, onder 't beleyt van de groote Koniecpolski, Kasteleyn van Krakou, en Generael van 't heyr, belegert, en gesamentlijck met sijn mede-hulpers gevangen, en naer Warschou gebracht, en daer in stucken gehackt. Maer toen ondertusschen de Polen de bewaring van dit kasteel verwaerloosden, schepten de Cosacken weder moedt, en vielen weêr af, in't jaer 1637. Wy ontmoetten hen in hun leger, of tabor, in achtien duysent strijdbare mannen bestaende, by de stadt Kumyky, op de 16 van December in't selfde jaer, ontrent op de middagh: en hoewel wy veel minder van getal waren, te weten niet meer dan vier duysent mannen, soo tasten wy hen evenwel aen, sloegen hen, en dreven hen op de vlucht. De strijdt duurde tot aen de middernacht, in de welcke van de vyanden ses daysent sneuvelden; en sy verloren oock vijf stucken geschuts. D'anderen, die toen het swaert ontquamen, geraeckten wech door de duysterheyt van de nacht. Van d'onsen wierden hondert gedoot, en duysent gewond onder de welcken oock veel Oversten sneuvelden; gelijck de Heer van Morveil, een Fransch Edelman, die Luytenant Colonel was, en daer het leven en sijn vaendel verloor: de Kapiteyn ''Iuskiewski'', en sijn Luytenant de Heer van Crotade, en veel vreemdelingen. Na dese neêrlaegh blees d'oorlogh noch slepende tot aen d'Octobermaent van 't volgende jaer, daer de vrede op volghde. De groote en dapperste ''Koniecpolski'', een heyr van vier duysent mannen by sich hebbende, was self naer Kodack getrocken, daer hy een geheele maent bleef, in de welcke hy dese vesting versorghde, en daer na trock hy wegh, met twee duysent krijgslieden by sich. Hy beval ondertusschen aen my, eenige benden en veltstucken by my hebbende, alles te besichtigen tot voorby de leste watervallen; want hy geboodt my dat ick, in mijn wederkeeren, met mijn krijgslieden, in de schuyten der Cosacken gevoert, de rivier weêr op sou trecken, in 't geselschap van de Heer Ostrorog, toen Opperkamerling van 't Rijck. In dese plaetsen konnen geen hondert, veel min duysent menschen, veyligh sijn, ja sels geen geheel heyr, 't en sy het in alle voorsichtigheyt, en na dat het alles wel besichtight heeft, voorttreckt. Want in dese gewesten onthouden sich de Tartaren, die, geen vaste wooning hebbende, overal in de woeste landen swerven en rooven, en deurgaens niet minder dan ses, ja dickwijls tien duysent mannen in yder troep sterck sijn. Ick sal elders de seden der Tartaren, en hun gewoonte van oorlogen, beschrijven; maer ick sal hier alleenlijck seggen, dat dit my tot groote eer verstreckt heeft, dat ick alle de dartien water-stortingen van de Borysthenes met een schuytje ('t welck in 't eerst by veel menschen vreemt sal schijnen,) deurgevaren ben. En dewijl eenige van dese watervallen seven, eenigen acht voeten hoogh sijn, soo wil ick de leser laten oordelen wat gevaer ick daer heb moeten uytstaen. De Cosacken willen niemant, die alle dese watervallen niet besocht heeft, in hun krijgs-ordening ontfangen: in voegen dat ick, nae hun oordeel, oock onder hun krijgs-ordening aengenomen magh worden, en dit is d'eer, die ick in dese tocht verkregen heb. 

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Een weynigh beneden het gewest van ''Konsky Ostrow'', ontmoet men ''Kniazom Ostrow,'' oft het eylandt van de Hartogh, seer kleyn, en klip-achtigh, omtrent ses hondert schreden lang, en hondert breet; echter vry van overvloeying in de Lenten; gelijck oock Konski ostrow, dat onessen is, en niet vol van bosschen, maer van slangen is.

Een schootweeghs hier van as nederwaerts leght ''Kodak'', d'eerste ''Porok'', oft drumpel van de Borysthenes; 't welck niets anders is, dan een sekere reecks van klippen, dwars over de rivier uytgestreckt, die de scheepvaert beletten. Hier heb ick, in de maent Iulius van 't jaer 1635, begonnen een kasteel te bouwen; maer in de maent Augustus van 't selfde jaer, na mijn vertreck, wierdt het van seker Solyman. Velt-overste der afgevalle Cosacken, van d'Euxinus weêrkeerende, om dat het schadelijck voor de wederkeering der sijnen was, die op roof uytgingen, overweldight, met verdelging van twee hondert besettelingen onder de Kolonel Marion. Dese wederspannige, dit gedaen hebbende, versorghde voor sich en voor de sijnen door de vlucht, en trock over de watervallen van de rivier. Dese boosheydt bleef echter nict lang ongestraft. Want hy wierdt van d'andere Cosacken, die getrouw gebleven waren, onder 't beleyt van de groote Koniecpolski, Kasteleyn van Krakou, en Generael van 't heyr, belegert, en gesamentlijck met sijn mede-hulpers gevangen, en naer Warschou gebracht, en daer in stucken gehackt. Maer toen ondertusschen de Polen de bewaring van dit kasteel verwaerloosden, schepten de Cosacken weder moedt, en vielen weêr af, in't jaer 1637. Wy ontmoetten hen in hun leger, of tabor, in achtien duysent strijdbare mannen bestaende, by de stadt Kumyky, op de 16 van December in't selfde jaer, ontrent op de middagh: en hoewel wy veel minder van getal waren, te weten niet meer dan vier duysent mannen, soo tasten wy hen evenwel aen, sloegen hen, en dreven hen op de vlucht. De strijdt duurde tot aen de middernacht, in de welcke van de vyanden ses daysent sneuvelden; en sy verloren oock vijf stucken geschuts. D'anderen, die toen het swaert ontquamen, geraeckten wech door de duysterheyt van de nacht. Van d'onsen wierden hondert gedoot, en duysent gewond onder de welcken oock veel Oversten sneuvelden; gelijck de Heer van Morveil, een Fransch Edelman, die Luytenant Colonel was, en daer het leven en sijn vaendel verloor: de Kapiteyn ''Iuskiewski'', en sijn Luytenant de Heer van Crotade, en veel vreemdelingen. Na dese neêrlaegh blees d'oorlogh noch slepende tot aen d'Octobermaent van 't volgende jaer, daer de vrede op volghde. De groote en dapperste ''Koniecpolski'', een heyr van vier duysent mannen by sich hebbende, was self naer Kodack getrocken, daer hy een geheele maent bleef, in de welcke hy dese vesting versorghde, en daer na trock hy wegh, met twee duysent krijgslieden by sich. Hy beval ondertusschen aen my, eenige benden en veltstucken by my hebbende, alles te besichtigen tot voorby de leste watervallen; want hy geboodt my dat ick, in mijn wederkeeren, met mijn krijgslieden, in de schuyten der Cosacken gevoert, de rivier weêr op sou trecken, in 't geselschap van de Heer Ostrorog, toen Opperkamerling van 't Rijck. In dese plaetsen konnen geen hondert, veel min duysent menschen, veyligh sijn, ja sels geen geheel heyr, 't en sy het in alle voorsichtigheyt, en na dat het alles wel besichtight heeft, voorttreckt. Want in dese gewesten onthouden sich de Tartaren, die, geen vaste wooning hebbende, overal in de woeste landen swerven en rooven, en deurgaens niet minder dan ses, ja dickwijls tien duysent mannen in yder troep sterck sijn. Ick sal elders de seden der Tartaren, en hun gewoonte van oorlogen, beschrijven; maer ick sal hier alleenlijck seggen, dat dit my tot groote eer verstreckt heeft, dat ick alle de dartien water-stortingen van de Borysthenes met een schuytje ('t welck in 't eerst by veel menschen vreemt sal schijnen,) deurgevaren ben. En dewijl eenige van dese watervallen seven, eenigen acht voeten hoogh sijn, soo wil ick de leser laten oordelen wat gevaer ick daer heb moeten uytstaen. De Cosacken willen niemant, die alle dese watervallen niet besocht heeft, in hun krijgs-ordening ontfangen: in voegen dat ick, nae hun oordeel, oock onder hun krijgs-ordening aengenomen magh worden, en dit is d'eer, die ick in dese tocht verkregen heb. 

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Een weynigh beneden het gewest van ''Konsky Ostrow'', ontmoet men ''Kniazom Ostrow,'' oft het eylandt van de Hartogh, seer kleyn, en klip-achtigh, omtrent ses hondert schreden lang, en hondert breet; echter vry van overvloeying in de Lenten; gelijck oock Konski ostrow, dat onessen is, en niet vol van bosschen, maer van slangen is.

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Een weynigh beneden het gewest van ''Konsky Ostrow'', ontmoet men ''Kniazom Ostrow,'' oft het eylandt van de Hartogh, seer kleyn, en klip-achtigh, omtrent ses hondert schreden lang, en hondert breet; echter vry van overvloeying in de Lenten; gelijck oock Konski ostrow, dat onessen is, en niet vol van bosschen, maer van slangen is.

Een schootweeghs hier van as nederwaerts leght ''Kodak'', d'eerste ''Porok'', oft drumpel van de Borysthenes; 't welck niets anders is, dan een sekere reecks van klippen, dwars over de rivier uytgestreckt, die de scheepvaert beletten. Hier heb ick, in de maent Iulius van 't jaer 1635, begonnen een kasteel te bouwen; maer in de maent Augustus van 't selfde jaer, na mijn vertreck, wierdt het van seker Solyman. Velt-overste der afgevalle Cosacken, van d'Euxinus weêrkeerende, om dat het schadelijck voor de wederkeering der sijnen was, die op roof uytgingen, overweldight, met verdelging van twee hondert besettelingen onder de Kolonel Marion. Dese wederspannige, dit gedaen hebbende, versorghde voor sich en voor de sijnen door de vlucht, en trock over de watervallen van de rivier. Dese boosheydt bleef echter nict lang ongestraft. Want hy wierdt van d'andere Cosacken, die getrouw gebleven waren, onder 't beleyt van de groote Koniecpolski, Kasteleyn van Krakou, en Generael van 't heyr, belegert, en gesamentlijck met sijn mede-hulpers gevangen, en naer Warschou gebracht, en daer in stucken gehackt. Maer toen ondertusschen de Polen de bewaring van dit kasteel verwaerloosden, schepten de Cosacken weder moedt, en vielen weêr af, in't jaer 1637. Wy ontmoetten hen in hun leger, of tabor, in achtien duysent strijdbare mannen bestaende, by de stadt Kumyky, op de 16 van December in't selfde jaer, ontrent op de middagh: en hoewel wy veel minder van getal waren, te weten niet meer dan vier duysent mannen, soo tasten wy hen evenwel aen, sloegen hen, en dreven hen op de vlucht. De strijdt duurde tot aen de middernacht, in de welcke van de vyanden ses daysent sneuvelden; en sy verloren oock vijf stucken geschuts. D'anderen, die toen het swaert ontquamen, geraeckten wech door de duysterheyt van de nacht. Van d'onsen wierden hondert gedoot, en duysent gewond onder de welcken oock veel Oversten sneuvelden; gelijck de Heer van Morveil, een Fransch Edelman, die Luytenant Colonel was, en daer het leven en sijn vaendel verloor: de Kapiteyn ''Iuskiewski'', en sijn Luytenant de Heer van Crotade, en veel vreemdelingen. Na dese neêrlaegh blees d'oorlogh noch slepende tot aen d'Octobermaent van 't volgende jaer, daer de vrede op volghde. De groote en dapperste ''Koniecpolski'', een heyr van vier duysent mannen by sich hebbende, was self naer Kodack getrocken, daer hy een geheele maent bleef, in de welcke hy dese vesting versorghde, en daer na trock hy wegh, met twee duysent krijgslieden by sich. Hy beval ondertusschen aen my, eenige benden en veltstucken by my hebbende, alles te besichtigen tot voorby de leste watervallen; want hy geboodt my dat ick, in mijn wederkeeren, met mijn krijgslieden, in de schuyten der Cosacken gevoert, de rivier weêr op sou trecken, in 't geselschap van de Heer Ostrorog, toen Opperkamerling van 't Rijck. In dese plaetsen konnen geen hondert, veel min duysent menschen, veyligh sijn, ja sels geen geheel heyr, 't en sy het in alle voorsichtigheyt, en na dat het alles wel besichtight heeft, voorttreckt. Want in dese gewesten onthouden sich de Tartaren, die, geen vaste wooning hebbende, overal in de woeste landen swerven en rooven, en deurgaens niet minder dan ses, ja dickwijls tien duysent mannen in yder troep sterck sijn. Ick sal elders de seden der Tartaren, en hun gewoonte van oorlogen, beschrijven; maer ick sal hier alleenlijck seggen, dat dit my tot groote eer verstreckt heeft, dat ick alle de dartien water-stortingen van de Borysthenes met een schuytje ('t welck in 't eerst by veel menschen vreemt sal schijnen,) deurgevaren ben. En dewijl eenige van dese watervallen seven, eenigen acht voeten hoogh sijn, soo wil ick de leser laten oordelen wat gevaer ick daer heb moeten uytstaen. De Cosacken willen niemant, die alle dese watervallen niet besocht heeft, in hun krijgs-ordening ontfangen: in voegen dat ick, nae hun oordeel, oock onder hun krijgs-ordening aengenomen magh worden, en dit is d'eer, die ick in dese tocht verkregen heb. 

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uyt: en onder dese dartien watervallen sijn niet meer dan twee, namelijck de tiende, ''Bodilow'' genoemt, en d'elfde, Tawolesan geheeten, daer de Tartars over de rivier konnen swemmen, uyt oorsaeck van de gemackelijcke opkomst aen de oevers, en dit van d'eerste tot aen de leste. De rivier set, als het water hoogh wordt, alle eylanden onder, behalven twee, 't eerste aen d'eerste waterval, ''Strzeky'' genoemt, het
welck in 't geheel een steyle klip is, dartigh voeten hoogh, vijf hondert schreden lang, en zeventigh of tachtigh breet. Men weet niet of daer water op is, om dat niemant, behalven 't gevogelte, daer op kan komen. Men siet echter dat dit eylandt rontom met wilde wijngaerden beset is. 't Ander eylandt is grooter dan 't eerste, en heeft in de langte omtrent twee duysent schreden, en hondert en vijftigh in de breette. Dit is oock gantsch klippigh, doch lichter om aen te komen. Dese plaets is
sterck van natuur, en bequaem om te bewoonen. Hier wast een boom, van d'inwoonders Tavola genoemt, roodt van koleur, en soo hardt als ebbenhoudt, 't welck kracht heeft om de paerden te doen pissen. Dit eylandt word ''Trawolczanil'' genoemt, welcke naem oock aen d'elfde waterval van de Borysthenes gemeen is, gelijck hier voor is geseght. De tiende waterval wordt Wolvy, dat is, Vry genoemt, een plaets, die seer bequaem is tot de bouwing van een vesting.

Een weynigh hooger, soo wijt als men met een
stuck geschuts beschieten kan, leght een ey-
landt, geheel van klippen, van de Cosacken
''Kuczanowice'' genoemt, als of men plaets der
Bacchanten of stempers seyde, om dat de Co-
sacken, alle de watervallen deurgeraeckt, daer
van blyschap hippelen en springen, en daer
feestdagh houden, met groen om 't hooft ver-
ciert, en sich, volgens de gewoonte van hun
landt, in 't sant, gelijck een meulen, rontom
wentelen. 

Een weynigh laeger dan ''Kuczanowice'', tot
aen ''Kuczkosow'', sijn seer vermakelijcke plaet-
sen. ''Kuczkosow'' is een kleyne rivier, van de
sijde van Tartarien in de Borysthenes vloejen-
de, van de welcke een gedeelte van 't landt de
naem voert, en 't ander deel van de Borysthe-
nes, van daer het met ontoeganckelijcke klip-
pen bestoten is, gelijck uyt de kaert blijckt.
De toegang tot dit landt is soo steyl, dat men
daer niet dan van een plaets aen de lantsijde
inkomen kan. Het is omtrent twee duysent
schreden lang, en in de laeghte gelegen. Hier
sou bequaemheyt sijn om een treffelijcke en
stercke stadt te bouwen. Het landt self, onge-
lijck sijnde , vertoont sich in een ronde gestal-
te. 't Is wel waer dat alle de rivieren van Tar-
tarien hooger sijn, en dieshalven daer over te
gebieden hebben; maer men sou dit lichtelijck,
met het bouwen van een vesting, konnen wee-
ren: want hier worden uytsteeckende plaetsen
gevonden. De Borysthenes heeft hier sijn volle
loop, sonder door watervallen belet te worden;
maer is echter eng ter plaets, daer hy sich zuyd-
waerts keert , gelijck degene, die de kaert 
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besiet, lichtelijck sal bevinden. Dese rivier is hier seer eng, gelijck ick self gesien heb, ja soo, dat de pijlen van eenige Polen, uyt een boogh geschoten, hondert schreden verre op d'over-oever neer vielen. Men kan op dese plaets seer gemackelijck over de rivier komen; oock is 'er de gewoone overtocht der Tartars, dewijl het water daer naeuwelijcks hondert en vijftigh schreden breet is, en hier geen andere rivieren sijn, die hen hinderen. Het landt is oock niet met sterckten besloten , uyt de welcke men, soo met openbaer gewelt, als met belagingen, de vyanden bespringen kan. Dese overtocht voert ook de naem van ''Kuczkosow''. Een weynigh laeger, namelijck een half mijl van daer, neemt het hooft van Chorticza sijn begin. Doch dewijl ick niet veerder die wegh heen heb geweest, soo sal ick dat seggen, 't welck ick uyt het geloof-waerdigh verhael van anderen verstaen heb, 't gene ick echter niet voor sekerheyt toeseggen wil. Men seght dat dit eylandt seer veyligh is, soo om sijn hooghte, als om sijn steylte van al-le sijden, om de welcke het oock onbewoont is. Het is twee mijlen lang, en een half mijl breedt, en noch meest van voren ; want ter plaets, daer het sich westvvaerts streckt, wordt hetsmalder. Het wordt nooit van de rivier on- dergeset. Het sou seer bequaem om te bewoo-nen sijn, en oock dienftigh om vestingen te-gen de tochten der Tartaren te maeken. Be-neden dit eylandt spreydt de Borysthenes sich wijder uyt. Een weynigh laeger leght ''Weliki Ostrow'', of 't groot eylandt, twee mijlen in de langte uyt-gestreckt, en gantsch onvruchtbaer en onnut. Het loopt in de lenten oock onder, behalven in 't midden, daer het met een hooghte van om-trent vijftien hondert oft twee duysent schre-den in de lijn , die over dwars deurgaet, bovenwater blijft. Aen d'oversijde van dit eylandt, uyt het gewest van Tartarien, vloeyt de rivier Konskawoda in de Borysthenes. Dese rivier, die seer snel is, behoudt in de Borysthenes, aen de sijde van Tartarien, de loop van sijn eygewater besonder, twee mijlen verre, en tot aen 't eylandt Tawan. Doch hy, eyndelijck in sijn loop vermoeydt, en een groote santbanck tusschen sijn eyge gracht en de Borysthenes ge-maeckt hebbende , vermengt sich eyndelijck met de Neper.

''Tomachowka'' is een eylandt, byna geheel ront gelijck een halve maen, in sijn middellijn omtrent drie vierendeel van een mijl groot, en hoogh, met boomen beset. Als men op desselfs hooghte staet, soo kan men wijt en breetde geheele Borysthenes, van Chorticza tot aen Tawan, beschouwen. Dit eylandt is seer aengenaem van gelegenheyt, schoon des selfs oevers niet aen my bekent sijn. 't Is echter naer-der aen de Russen, dan aen de Tartars. Chmielnichi, Velt overste der Cosacken, daer na door soo veel overwinningen vermaert, met sijn aen-hang van de Polen afgevallen, hadt dese plaets boven anderen tot sijn wijck geschickt, toen hy vreesde dat hy belegert sou worden; 't welck in 't jaer 1648 in May-maent gebeurde, in de welcke
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uyt: en onder dese dartien watervallen sijn niet meer dan twee, namelijck de tiende, ''Bodilow'' genoemt, en d'elfde, Tawolesan geheeten, daer de Tartars over de rivier konnen swemmen, uyt oorsaeck van de gemackelijcke opkomst aen de oevers, en dit van d'eerste tot aen de leste. De rivier set, als het water hoogh wordt, alle eylanden onder, behalven twee, 't eerste aen d'eerste waterval, ''Strzeky'' genoemt, het
welck in 't geheel een steyle klip is, dartigh voeten hoogh, vijf hondert schreden lang, en zeventigh of tachtigh breet. Men weet niet of daer water op is, om dat niemant, behalven 't gevogelte, daer op kan komen. Men siet echter dat dit eylandt rontom met wilde wijngaerden beset is. 't Ander eylandt is grooter dan 't eerste, en heeft in de langte omtrent twee duysent schreden, en hondert en vijftigh in de breette. Dit is oock gantsch klippigh, doch lichter om aen te komen. Dese plaets is
sterck van natuur, en bequaem om te bewoonen. Hier wast een boom, van d'inwoonders Tavola genoemt, roodt van koleur, en soo hardt als ebbenhoudt, 't welck kracht heeft om de paerden te doen pissen. Dit eylandt word ''Trawolczanil'' genoemt, welcke naem oock aen d'elfde waterval van de Borysthenes gemeen is, gelijck hier voor is geseght. De tiende waterval wordt Wolvy, dat is, Vry genoemt, een plaets, die seer bequaem is tot de bouwing van een vesting.

Een weynigh hooger, soo wijt als men met een stuck geschuts beschieten kan, leght een eylandt, geheel van klippen, van de Cosacken ''Kuczanowice'' genoemt, als of men plaets der Bacchanten of stempers seyde, om dat de Cosacken, alle de watervallen deurgeraeckt, daer van blyschap hippelen en springen, en daer feestdagh houden, met groen om 't hooft verciert, en sich, volgens de gewoonte van hun landt, in 't sant, gelijck een meulen, rontom wentelen. 

Een weynigh laeger dan ''Kuczanowice'', tot aen ''Kuczkosow'', sijn seer vermakelijcke plaetsen. ''Kuczkosow'' is een kleyne rivier, van de sijde van Tartarien in de Borysthenes vloejende, van de welcke een gedeelte van 't landt de naem voert, en 't ander deel van de Borysthenes, van daer het met ontoeganckelijcke klippen besloten is, gelijck uyt de kaert blijckt. De toegang tot dit landt is soo steyl, dat men daer niet dan van een plaets aen de lantsijde inkomen kan. Het is omtrent twee duysent
schreden lang, en in de laeghte gelegen. Hier sou bequaemheyt sijn om een treffelijcke en stercke stadt te bouwen. Het landt self, ongelijck sijnde , vertoont sich in een ronde gestalte. 't Is wel waer dat alle de rivieren van Tartarien hooger sijn, en dieshalven daer over te gebieden hebben; maer men sou dit lichtelijck, met het bouwen van een vesting, konnen weeren: want hier worden uytsteeckende plaetsen gevonden. De Borysthenes heeft hier sijn volle loop, sonder door watervallen belet te worden; maer is echter eng ter plaets, daer hy sich zuydwaerts keert, gelijck degene, die de kaert besiet, lichtelijck sal bevinden. Dese rivier is hier seer eng, gelijck ick self gesien heb, ja soo, dat de pijlen van eenige Polen, uyt een boogh geschoten, hondert schreden verre op d'over-oever neer vielen. Men kan op dese plaets seer gemackelijck over de rivier komen; oock is 'er de gewoone overtocht der Tartars, dewijl het water daer naeuwelijcks hondert en vijftigh schreden breet is, en hier geen andere rivieren sijn, die hen hinderen. Het landt is oock niet met sterckten besloten , uyt de welcke men, soo met openbaer gewelt, als met belagingen, de vyanden bespringen kan. Dese overtocht voert ook de naem van ''Kuczkosow''. Een weynigh laeger, namelijck een half mijl van daer, neemt het hooft van Chorticza sijn begin. Doch dewijl ick niet veerder die wegh heen heb geweest, soo sal ick dat seggen, 't welck ick uyt het geloofwaerdigh verhael van anderen verstaen heb, 't gene ick echter niet voor sekerheyt toeseggen wil. Men seght dat dit eylandt seer veyligh is, soo om sijn hooghte, als om sijn steylte van alle sijden, om de welcke het oock onbewoont is. Het is twee mijlen lang, en een half mijl breedt, en noch meest van voren; want ter plaets, daer het sich westvvaerts streckt, wordt hetsmalder. Het wordt nooit van de rivier ondergeset. Het sou seer bequaem om te bewoonen sijn, en oock dienftigh om vestingen tegen de tochten der Tartaren te maeken. Beneden dit eylandt spreydt de Borysthenes sich wijder uyt. Een weynigh laeger leght ''Weliki Ostrow'', of 't groot eylandt, twee mijlen in de langte uytgestreckt, en gantsch onvruchtbaer en onnut. Het loopt in de lenten oock onder, behalven in 't midden, daer het met een hooghte van omtrent vijftien hondert oft twee duysent schreden in de lijn , die over dwars deurgaet, bovenwater blijft. Aen d'oversijde van dit eylandt, uyt het gewest van Tartarien, vloeyt de rivier Konskawoda in de Borysthenes. Dese rivier, die seer snel is, behoudt in de Borysthenes, aen de sijde van Tartarien, de loop van sijn eygewater besonder, twee mijlen verre, en tot aen 't eylandt Tawan. Doch hy, eyndelijck in sijn loop vermoeydt, en een groote santbanck tusschen sijn eyge gracht en de Borysthenes gemaeckt hebbende , vermengt sich eyndelijck met de Neper.

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Een weynigh hooger, soo wijt als men met een stuck geschuts beschieten kan, leght een eylandt, geheel van klippen, van de Cosacken ''Kuczanowice'' genoemt, als of men plaets der Bacchanten of stempers seyde, om dat de Cosacken, alle de watervallen deurgeraeckt, daer van blyschap hippelen en springen, en daer feestdagh houden, met groen om 't hooft verciert, en sich, volgens de gewoonte van hun landt, in 't sant, gelijck een meulen, rontom wentelen.

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eenen aen de bruyt een schoon hemt toe te reycken. Indien sy in 't hemt, 't welck de bruyt dan uyttreckt, de teeckenen van de maeghdelijcke schaemte vinden, soo vervullen sy het geheele huys met gedans, en vrolijck geroep, en roepen 't maeghschap tot getuygh. Sy kleeden eyndelijck weder de bruyt, setten haer een hulsel op 't hooft; en dus wordt sy onder de huysmoeders aengenomen. De nieuwe gehuwde behoud namaels de selfde hooftverciering, de welcke de maeghden, volgens de gewoonte, niet mogen gebruycken; en oock soude 't aen hen tot schande strecken: want de maeghden gebruycken geen ander hooft-cieraet, dan hun hair, oft een bloemkrans.

Op den tweeden dagh van de bruyloft wordt een ander vrolijck spel gespeelt, 't welck groote verwondering in de gene sou veroorsaken, die noyt iets diergelijck hadden gesien. Sy dragen 't hemt van de bruyt, met de smetten van de maeghdom besprengt, op een kruysstock, door de mouwen heen stekende, gelijck een vaendel, oft triumphteecken, langs alle de kruyswegen van het dorp oft vleck, om aen alle menschen te toonen, soo wel d'eerbaerheyt van de bruyt oft nieugehuwde vrouw, als de mannelijckheyt van de bruydegom. Sy sijn alle by dit schouspel, met speelgereetschap, gesangen en danssen. De jongelingen hebben ondertusschen yder een dochter by sich, en sy, dus als in zegeprael 't geheele dorp deur gewandelt hebbende, keeren alle weder naer't huys van de nieugehuwde man.

Doch indien, na de byslaping, de teeckenen
van de maeghdelijcke eerbaerheyt niet te voor-
schijn komen , soo smijt yder sijn kroes ter aer-
den, de vrouwen houden op van singen,de bruy-
loft raeckt overhoop, en neemt een eynde, d'ou-
ders van de bruyt sijn beschaemt , en lijden
smaet, en yder keert bedroeft weder naer huys,
maer voornamelijck d'ouders van de dochter.
De bruydegom heeft dan vryheyt om sijn bruyt
te verstooten ; en indien hy haer wil behouden,
soo moet de nieugehuwde vrouw alle de geme-
lijckheden van haer man verdragen, en alle haer
levenstijdt smaet uytstaen.

Wat de seden van dese boere-wijven aengaet,
ick wil hen geerne in't algemeen de prijs van
kuysheyt toestaen. En hoewel sy, uyt oorsaeck
van hun overvloedigh drincken van gemaeckte
wijn en meê, lichtelijck te genaken souden sijn,
soo worden sy echter door dese openbare schan-
de des huwelijcks afgeschrickt , om hun eer-
baerheyt ongekrenckt hun bruydegom toe te
brengen.

Na dat wy de seden der Russen en Cosacken
hebben vertoont, soo is'er noch iets van hun
gebruyck, in't genesen van hun sieckten, te
seggen : ick heb seer veel Cosacken gesien, die,
in koorts gevallen sijnde, geen andere remedie
daer toe gebruyckten , dan van bussekruyt, in
siedende brandewijn gemengt, daer af sy dronc-
ken, en op hun elleboogh gingen leggen, en in
de volgende uchtent gesont opstonden. Ick
self had een koetsier, die, eenige malen van de
koorts aengetast, door de geseyde dranck tot
sijn voorgaende gesontheyt herstelt wierdt;
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welcke verborgentheyt aen geen van d'onsen,
soo Medicijnen, als Apotekers, oyt bekent heeft
geweest. Ick heb eenige sien asch drincken , in
brandewijn gemengt , en dat daer op de selfde
wercking is gevolght. Ick heb hen dickwils de
selfde neerstigheyt van sich selven te genesen
sien toonen, als sy eenige wonden, 't sy van een
slagh, oft van een stock ontsangen hadden,
maer voornamelijck als sy met een pijl gewont
sijn. Sy , geen wondheelders omtrentsich heb-
bende, nemen een weynigh kley, 't welck sy met
speeckfel weeckmaken, en dus op de wondt leg-
gen ; en sy worden hier af soo wel genesen , als
oft sy de beste playsters daer toe gebruyckten.
Daer uyt blijckt dat de noot, die 't verstant
schrander maeckt, oock in dese gewesten haer
gewoone wercking doet. My heught dat ick
sekere Cosack aen de rivier Samar heb sien visch
koken in een houte vat, oft schuttel, de welck
de Cosacken en Polen achter te paert voeren,
soo om hun paerden te drencken, als oock tot
ander gebruyck geschickt. En dewijl men de
schuttel niet op't vuer kan setten , uyt vrees van
dat sy branden soude, en echter de krijghsknecht
de spijs gekoockt wilde hebben, soo wierp hy
groot drijfsant, uyt de rivier gehaelt , in de
haert,'t welck hy,soo heet als't was,in de schut-
tel, vol water sijnde , wierp, en dit soo dickwils,
tot dat het water koockte, en de visch gaer en
bequaem om t'eten was : een ruwe en grove
wijse van spijs te koocken , maer die echter haer
geestigheyt heeft.

My heught dat ick hier voor van sekere sieck-
te, onder de Russen gemeen, gesproken heb,
die Koltun, oft Warhair genoemt wordt. 't Sal
niet ongevoeghelijck sijn iets daer af te seggen.
De gene, die van dese sieckte aengetast wordt,
is't geheel jaer , gelijck een lam mensch, van
het gebruyck van alle sijn leden berooft ; doch
echter met groote pijn in de senuwen, in voegen
dat hy geduerigh krijt. Maer ten eynde van een
jaer krijgen sy een groote sweeting in't hooft,
in voegen dat in de volgende uchtent al hun hair
te samen gekrult, en dick gerolt is, gelijck een
staert, oft gelijck de stronck van een boom, oft
gelijck de Spaensche zeekatten, en knobbelig
en geklontert bevonden wordt. De siecken ge-
voelen dan merckelijcke verlichting van pijn,
en geraken, na verloop van eenige dagen, weder
tot volkomen gesontheyt, ja soo, dat sy, uyt-
gesondert het ongemack aen hun hair , geen
pijn meer gevoelen. Sy moeten dan hun hair
niet kemmen, veel min het afsnijden voor twee
dagen, tot dat de vocht, die gemeenelijck door
de pijpjes van't hair deurgaet, uytgevloeyt is :
andersins sou de vocht, dus binnen gebleven, en
op de senuwen vallende, hen blint maken.

Dese sieckte wordt by hen ongeneesselijck
geacht. Maer ick heb echter seer veel daer af
genesen , op de selfde wijse daer meê men in
Vranckrijck de gene , die de kinderpocken heb-
ben, geneest. En veel van dese sieckte geraeckt,
veranderen van wooning, en lucht ; 't welck een
ongevoelijcke, doch echter langdurige reme-
die is. Men krijght dese sieckte niet, als iemant,
gesont sijnde, met de gene, die daer af geraeckt
is,
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eenen aen de bruyt een schoon hemt toe te reycken. Indien sy in 't hemt, 't welck de bruyt dan uyttreckt, de teeckenen van de maeghdelijcke schaemte vinden, soo vervullen sy het geheele huys met gedans, en vrolijck geroep, en roepen 't maeghschap tot getuygh. Sy kleeden eyndelijck weder de bruyt, setten haer een hulsel op 't hooft; en dus wordt sy onder de huysmoeders aengenomen. De nieuwe gehuwde behoud namaels de selfde hooftverciering, de welcke de maeghden, volgens de gewoonte, niet mogen gebruycken; en oock soude 't aen hen tot schande strecken: want de maeghden gebruycken geen ander hooft-cieraet, dan hun hair, oft een bloemkrans.

Op den tweeden dagh van de bruyloft wordt een ander vrolijck spel gespeelt, 't welck groote verwondering in de gene sou veroorsaken, die noyt iets diergelijck hadden gesien. Sy dragen 't hemt van de bruyt, met de smetten van de maeghdom besprengt, op een kruysstock, door de mouwen heen stekende, gelijck een vaendel, oft triumphteecken, langs alle de kruyswegen van het dorp oft vleck, om aen alle menschen te toonen, soo wel d'eerbaerheyt van de bruyt oft nieugehuwde vrouw, als de mannelijckheyt van de bruydegom. Sy sijn alle by dit schouspel, met speelgereetschap, gesangen en danssen. De jongelingen hebben ondertusschen yder een dochter by sich, en sy, dus als in zegeprael 't geheele dorp deur gewandelt hebbende, keeren alle weder naer't huys van de nieugehuwde man.

Doch indien, na de byslaping, de teeckenen van de maeghdelijcke eerbaerheyt niet te voorschijn komen, soo smijt yder sijn kroes ter aerden, de vrouwen houden op van singen, de bruyloft raeckt overhoop, en neemt een eynde, d'ouders van de bruyt sijn beschaemt, en lijden smaet, en yder keert bedroeft weder naer huys, maer voornamelijck d'ouders van de dochter. De bruydegom heeft dan vryheyt om sijn bruyt te verstooten; en indien hy haer wil behouden, soo moet de nieugehuwde vrouw alle de gemelijckheden van haer man verdragen, en alle haer levenstijdt smaet uytstaen.

Wat de seden van dese boere-wijven aengaet, ick wil hen geerne in't algemeen de prijs van kuysheyt toestaen. En hoewel sy, uyt oorsaeck van hun overvloedigh drincken van gemaeckte wijn en meê, lichtelijck te genaken souden sijn, soo worden sy echter door dese openbare schande des huwelijcks afgeschrickt , om hun eerbaerheyt ongekrenckt hun bruydegom toe te brengen.

Na dat wy de seden der Russen en Cosacken
hebben vertoont, soo is'er noch iets van hun
gebruyck, in't genesen van hun sieckten, te
seggen : ick heb seer veel Cosacken gesien, die,
in koorts gevallen sijnde, geen andere remedie
daer toe gebruyckten , dan van bussekruyt, in
siedende brandewijn gemengt, daer af sy dronc-
ken, en op hun elleboogh gingen leggen, en in
de volgende uchtent gesont opstonden. Ick
self had een koetsier, die, eenige malen van de
koorts aengetast, door de geseyde dranck tot
sijn voorgaende gesontheyt herstelt wierdt;
|
welcke verborgentheyt aen geen van d'onsen,
soo Medicijnen, als Apotekers, oyt bekent heeft
geweest. Ick heb eenige sien asch drincken , in
brandewijn gemengt , en dat daer op de selfde
wercking is gevolght. Ick heb hen dickwils de
selfde neerstigheyt van sich selven te genesen
sien toonen, als sy eenige wonden, 't sy van een
slagh, oft van een stock ontsangen hadden,
maer voornamelijck als sy met een pijl gewont
sijn. Sy , geen wondheelders omtrentsich heb-
bende, nemen een weynigh kley, 't welck sy met
speeckfel weeckmaken, en dus op de wondt leg-
gen ; en sy worden hier af soo wel genesen , als
oft sy de beste playsters daer toe gebruyckten.
Daer uyt blijckt dat de noot, die 't verstant
schrander maeckt, oock in dese gewesten haer
gewoone wercking doet. My heught dat ick
sekere Cosack aen de rivier Samar heb sien visch
koken in een houte vat, oft schuttel, de welck
de Cosacken en Polen achter te paert voeren,
soo om hun paerden te drencken, als oock tot
ander gebruyck geschickt. En dewijl men de
schuttel niet op't vuer kan setten , uyt vrees van
dat sy branden soude, en echter de krijghsknecht
de spijs gekoockt wilde hebben, soo wierp hy
groot drijfsant, uyt de rivier gehaelt , in de
haert,'t welck hy,soo heet als't was,in de schut-
tel, vol water sijnde , wierp, en dit soo dickwils,
tot dat het water koockte, en de visch gaer en
bequaem om t'eten was : een ruwe en grove
wijse van spijs te koocken , maer die echter haer
geestigheyt heeft.

My heught dat ick hier voor van sekere sieck-
te, onder de Russen gemeen, gesproken heb,
die Koltun, oft Warhair genoemt wordt. 't Sal
niet ongevoeghelijck sijn iets daer af te seggen.
De gene, die van dese sieckte aengetast wordt,
is't geheel jaer , gelijck een lam mensch, van
het gebruyck van alle sijn leden berooft ; doch
echter met groote pijn in de senuwen, in voegen
dat hy geduerigh krijt. Maer ten eynde van een
jaer krijgen sy een groote sweeting in't hooft,
in voegen dat in de volgende uchtent al hun hair
te samen gekrult, en dick gerolt is, gelijck een
staert, oft gelijck de stronck van een boom, oft
gelijck de Spaensche zeekatten, en knobbelig
en geklontert bevonden wordt. De siecken ge-
voelen dan merckelijcke verlichting van pijn,
en geraken, na verloop van eenige dagen, weder
tot volkomen gesontheyt, ja soo, dat sy, uyt-
gesondert het ongemack aen hun hair , geen
pijn meer gevoelen. Sy moeten dan hun hair
niet kemmen, veel min het afsnijden voor twee
dagen, tot dat de vocht, die gemeenelijck door
de pijpjes van't hair deurgaet, uytgevloeyt is :
andersins sou de vocht, dus binnen gebleven, en
op de senuwen vallende, hen blint maken.

Dese sieckte wordt by hen ongeneesselijck
geacht. Maer ick heb echter seer veel daer af
genesen , op de selfde wijse daer meê men in
Vranckrijck de gene , die de kinderpocken heb-
ben, geneest. En veel van dese sieckte geraeckt,
veranderen van wooning, en lucht ; 't welck een
ongevoelijcke, doch echter langdurige reme-
die is. Men krijght dese sieckte niet, als iemant,
gesont sijnde, met de gene, die daer af geraeckt
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eenen aen de bruyt een schoon hemt toe te reycken. Indien sy in 't hemt, 't welck de bruyt dan uyttreckt, de teeckenen van de maeghdelijcke schaemte vinden, soo vervullen sy het geheele huys met gedans, en vrolijck geroep, en roepen 't maeghschap tot getuygh. Sy kleeden eyndelijck weder de bruyt, setten haer een hulsel op 't hooft; en dus wordt sy onder de huysmoeders aengenomen. De nieuwe gehuwde behoud namaels de selfde hooftverciering, de welcke de maeghden, volgens de gewoonte, niet mogen gebruycken; en oock soude 't aen hen tot schande strecken: want de maeghden gebruycken geen ander hooft-cieraet, dan hun hair, oft een bloemkrans.

Op den tweeden dagh van de bruyloft wordt een ander vrolijck spel gespeelt, 't welck groote verwondering in de gene sou veroorsaken, die noyt iets diergelijck hadden gesien. Sy dragen 't hemt van de bruyt, met de smetten van de maeghdom besprengt, op een kruysstock, door de mouwen heen stekende, gelijck een vaendel, oft triumphteecken, langs alle de kruyswegen van het dorp oft vleck, om aen alle menschen te toonen, soo wel d'eerbaerheyt van de bruyt oft nieugehuwde vrouw, als de mannelijckheyt van de bruydegom. Sy sijn alle by dit schouspel, met speelgereetschap, gesangen en danssen. De jongelingen hebben ondertusschen yder een dochter by sich, en sy, dus als in zegeprael 't geheele dorp deur gewandelt hebbende, keeren alle weder naer't huys van de nieugehuwde man.

Doch indien, na de byslaping, de teeckenen van de maeghdelijcke eerbaerheyt niet te voorschijn komen, soo smijt yder sijn kroes ter aerden, de vrouwen houden op van singen, de bruyloft raeckt overhoop, en neemt een eynde, d'ouders van de bruyt sijn beschaemt, en lijden smaet, en yder keert bedroeft weder naer huys, maer voornamelijck d'ouders van de dochter. De bruydegom heeft dan vryheyt om sijn bruyt te verstooten; en indien hy haer wil behouden, soo moet de nieugehuwde vrouw alle de gemelijckheden van haer man verdragen, en alle haer levenstijdt smaet uytstaen.

Wat de seden van dese boere-wijven aengaet, ick wil hen geerne in't algemeen de prijs van kuysheyt toestaen. En hoewel sy, uyt oorsaeck van hun overvloedigh drincken van gemaeckte wijn en meê, lichtelijck te genaken souden sijn, soo worden sy echter door dese openbare schande des huwelijcks afgeschrickt , om hun eerbaerheyt ongekrenckt hun bruydegom toe te brengen.

Na dat wy de seden der Russen en Cosacken hebben vertoont, soo is 'er noch iets van hun gebruyck, in 't genesen van hun sieckten, te seggen: ick heb seer veel Cosacken gesien, die, in koorts gevallen sijnde, geen andere remedie daer toe gebruyckten, dan van bussekruyt, in siedende brandewijn gemengt, daer af sy droncken, en op hun elleboogh gingen leggen, en in de volgende uchtent gesont opstonden. Ick self had een koetsier, die, eenige malen van de koorts aengetast, door de geseyde dranck tot sijn voorgaende gesontheyt herstelt wierdt;
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welcke verborgentheyt aen geen van d'onsen, soo Medicijnen, als Apotekers, oyt bekent heeft geweest. Ick heb eenige sien asch drincken, in brandewijn gemengt, en dat daer op de selfde wercking is gevolght. Ick heb hen dickwils de selfde neerstigheyt van sich selven te genesen sien toonen, als sy eenige wonden, 't sy van een slagh, oft van een stock ontsangen hadden, maer voornamelijck als sy met een pijl gewont sijn. Sy, geen wondheelders omtrentsich hebbende, nemen een weynigh kley, 't welck sy met
speecksel weeckmaken, en dus op de wondt leggen; en sy worden hier af soo wel genesen, als oft sy de beste playsters daer toe gebruyckten. Daer uyt blijckt dat de noot, die 't verstant schrander maeckt, oock in dese gewesten haer gewoone wercking doet. My heught dat ick sekere Cosack aen de rivier Samar heb sien visch koken in een houte vat, oft schuttel, de welck de Cosacken en Polen achter te paert voeren, soo om hun paerden te drencken, als oock tot ander gebruyck geschickt. En dewijl men de schuttel niet op't vuer kan setten, uyt vrees van dat sy branden soude, en echter de krijghsknecht de spijs gekoockt wilde hebben, soo wierp hy groot drijfsant, uyt de rivier gehaelt, in de haert,'t welck hy,soo heet als 't was, in de schuttel, vol water sijnde, wierp, en dit soo dickwils, tot dat het water koockte, en de visch gaer en
bequaem om t'eten was: een ruwe en grove wijse van spijs te koocken, maer die echter haer geestigheyt heeft.

My heught dat ick hier voor van sekere sieck-
te, onder de Russen gemeen, gesproken heb,
die Koltun, oft Warhair genoemt wordt. 't Sal
niet ongevoeghelijck sijn iets daer af te seggen.
De gene, die van dese sieckte aengetast wordt,
is't geheel jaer , gelijck een lam mensch, van
het gebruyck van alle sijn leden berooft ; doch
echter met groote pijn in de senuwen, in voegen
dat hy geduerigh krijt. Maer ten eynde van een
jaer krijgen sy een groote sweeting in't hooft,
in voegen dat in de volgende uchtent al hun hair
te samen gekrult, en dick gerolt is, gelijck een
staert, oft gelijck de stronck van een boom, oft
gelijck de Spaensche zeekatten, en knobbelig
en geklontert bevonden wordt. De siecken ge-
voelen dan merckelijcke verlichting van pijn,
en geraken, na verloop van eenige dagen, weder
tot volkomen gesontheyt, ja soo, dat sy, uyt-
gesondert het ongemack aen hun hair , geen
pijn meer gevoelen. Sy moeten dan hun hair
niet kemmen, veel min het afsnijden voor twee
dagen, tot dat de vocht, die gemeenelijck door
de pijpjes van't hair deurgaet, uytgevloeyt is :
andersins sou de vocht, dus binnen gebleven, en
op de senuwen vallende, hen blint maken.

Dese sieckte wordt by hen ongeneesselijck
geacht. Maer ick heb echter seer veel daer af
genesen , op de selfde wijse daer meê men in
Vranckrijck de gene , die de kinderpocken heb-
ben, geneest. En veel van dese sieckte geraeckt,
veranderen van wooning, en lucht ; 't welck een
ongevoelijcke, doch echter langdurige reme-
die is. Men krijght dese sieckte niet, als iemant,
gesont sijnde, met de gene, die daer af geraeckt
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eenen aen de bruyt een schoon hemt toe te reycken. Indien sy in 't hemt, 't welck de bruyt dan uyttreckt, de teeckenen van de maeghdelijcke schaemte vinden, soo vervullen sy het geheele huys met gedans, en vrolijck geroep, en roepen 't maeghschap tot getuygh. Sy kleeden eyndelijck weder de bruyt, setten haer een hulsel op 't hooft; en dus wordt sy onder de huysmoeders aengenomen. De nieuwe gehuwde behoud namaels de selfde hooftverciering, de welcke de maeghden, volgens de gewoonte, niet mogen gebruycken; en oock soude 't aen hen tot schande strecken: want de maeghden gebruycken geen ander hooft-cieraet, dan hun hair, oft een bloemkrans.

Op den tweeden dagh van de bruyloft wordt een ander vrolijck spel gespeelt, 't welck groote verwondering in de gene sou veroorsaken, die noyt iets diergelijck hadden gesien. Sy dragen 't hemt van de bruyt, met de smetten van de maeghdom besprengt, op een kruysstock, door de mouwen heen stekende, gelijck een vaendel, oft triumphteecken, langs alle de kruyswegen van het dorp oft vleck, om aen alle menschen te toonen, soo wel d'eerbaerheyt van de bruyt oft nieugehuwde vrouw, als de mannelijckheyt van de bruydegom. Sy sijn alle by dit schouspel, met speelgereetschap, gesangen en danssen. De jongelingen hebben ondertusschen yder een dochter by sich, en sy, dus als in zegeprael 't geheele dorp deur gewandelt hebbende, keeren alle weder naer't huys van de nieugehuwde man.

Doch indien, na de byslaping, de teeckenen van de maeghdelijcke eerbaerheyt niet te voorschijn komen, soo smijt yder sijn kroes ter aerden, de vrouwen houden op van singen, de bruyloft raeckt overhoop, en neemt een eynde, d'ouders van de bruyt sijn beschaemt, en lijden smaet, en yder keert bedroeft weder naer huys, maer voornamelijck d'ouders van de dochter. De bruydegom heeft dan vryheyt om sijn bruyt te verstooten; en indien hy haer wil behouden, soo moet de nieugehuwde vrouw alle de gemelijckheden van haer man verdragen, en alle haer levenstijdt smaet uytstaen.

Wat de seden van dese boere-wijven aengaet, ick wil hen geerne in't algemeen de prijs van kuysheyt toestaen. En hoewel sy, uyt oorsaeck van hun overvloedigh drincken van gemaeckte wijn en meê, lichtelijck te genaken souden sijn, soo worden sy echter door dese openbare schande des huwelijcks afgeschrickt , om hun eerbaerheyt ongekrenckt hun bruydegom toe te brengen.

Na dat wy de seden der Russen en Cosacken hebben vertoont, soo is 'er noch iets van hun gebruyck, in 't genesen van hun sieckten, te seggen: ick heb seer veel Cosacken gesien, die, in koorts gevallen sijnde, geen andere remedie daer toe gebruyckten, dan van bussekruyt, in siedende brandewijn gemengt, daer af sy droncken, en op hun elleboogh gingen leggen, en in de volgende uchtent gesont opstonden. Ick self had een koetsier, die, eenige malen van de koorts aengetast, door de geseyde dranck tot sijn voorgaende gesontheyt herstelt wierdt;

welcke verborgentheyt aen geen van d'onsen, soo Medicijnen, als Apotekers, oyt bekent heeft geweest. Ick heb eenige sien asch drincken, in brandewijn gemengt, en dat daer op de selfde wercking is gevolght. Ick heb hen dickwils de selfde neerstigheyt van sich selven te genesen sien toonen, als sy eenige wonden, 't sy van een slagh, oft van een stock ontsangen hadden, maer voornamelijck als sy met een pijl gewont sijn. Sy, geen wondheelders omtrentsich hebbende, nemen een weynigh kley, 't welck sy met
speecksel weeckmaken, en dus op de wondt leggen; en sy worden hier af soo wel genesen, als oft sy de beste playsters daer toe gebruyckten. Daer uyt blijckt dat de noot, die 't verstant schrander maeckt, oock in dese gewesten haer gewoone wercking doet. My heught dat ick sekere Cosack aen de rivier Samar heb sien visch koken in een houte vat, oft schuttel, de welck de Cosacken en Polen achter te paert voeren, soo om hun paerden te drencken, als oock tot ander gebruyck geschickt. En dewijl men de schuttel niet op't vuer kan setten, uyt vrees van dat sy branden soude, en echter de krijghsknecht de spijs gekoockt wilde hebben, soo wierp hy groot drijfsant, uyt de rivier gehaelt, in de haert,'t welck hy,soo heet als 't was, in de schuttel, vol water sijnde, wierp, en dit soo dickwils, tot dat het water koockte, en de visch gaer en
bequaem om t'eten was: een ruwe en grove wijse van spijs te koocken, maer die echter haer geestigheyt heeft.

My heught dat ick hier voor van sekere sieckte, onder de Russen gemeen, gesproken heb,
die Koltun, oft Warhair genoemt wordt. 't Sal niet ongevoeghelijck sijn iets daer af te seggen. De gene, die van dese sieckte aengetast wordt, is't geheel jaer, gelijck een lam mensch, van het gebruyck van alle sijn leden berooft; doch echter met groote pijn in de senuwen, in voegen dat hy geduerigh krijt. Maer ten eynde van een jaer krijgen sy een groote sweeting in 't hooft, in voegen dat in de volgende uchtent al hun hair te samen gekrult, en dick gerolt is, gelijck een staert, oft gelijck de stronck van een boom, oft gelijck de Spaensche zeekatten, en knobbelig en geklontert bevonden wordt. De siecken gevoelen dan merckelijcke verlichting van pijn, en geraken, na verloop van eenige dagen, weder tot volkomen gesontheyt, ja soo, dat sy, uytgesondert het ongemack aen hun hair, geen pijn meer gevoelen. Sy moeten dan hun hair niet kemmen, veel min het afsnijden voor twee dagen, tot dat de vocht, die gemeenelijck door de pijpjes van 't hair deurgaet, uytgevloeyt is: andersins sou de vocht, dus binnen gebleven, en op de senuwen vallende, hen blint maken.

Dese sieckte wordt by hen ongeneesselijck geacht. Maer ick heb echter seer veel daer af genesen, op de selfde wijse daer meê men in Vranckrijck de gene, die de kinderpocken hebben, geneest. En veel van dese sieckte geraeckt, veranderen van wooning, en lucht; 't welck een ongevoelijcke, doch echter langdurige remedie is. Men krijght dese sieckte niet, als iemant, gesont sijnde, met de gene, die daer af geraeckt is,&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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is, uyt een selfde beeker drinckt: maer de man, van dese sieckte getroffen, besmet in 't byslapen sijn vrou, en de besmette vrou haer man. Dese sieckte is oock tweederley, want sy is mannelijck en vrouwelijck. Sy gelooven oock dat men dese sieckte door de betoveringen der oude wijven krijgt, die gewent sijn veel menschen te besmetten, met hen seekere koecken tot hun spijs te geven; als oock door de damp van seeker warm
water, 't welck, tot de neus ingekomen, naer de harstenen treckt, die kort daer na sich daer af besmet gevoelen. Daer sijn oock kinderen, die met dese quael, en met gedraeyt hair geboren worden, 't welck een goed voorteecken is: want sy, ouder geworden, laten dit hair vallen, en sijn daer na alle hun leven lang tegen dese sieckte bevrijdt.

Dit is oock in dese gewesten aenmerckens-waerdigh, dat langs de geheele Borysthenes
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verscheyde soorten van ontellijcke vliegen ge-
vonden worden. Des uchtens siet men daer ge-
meene vliegen,niet seer schadelijck, maer op de
middagh andere , omtrent een vinger groot, en
die de paerden soo pijnigen , dat sy hen de huyt
deurbyten, en gantsch bloedigh maken : maer
op d'avont sijn 'er muggen en wespen, die soo
op de lighamen vallen, dat men niet slapen kan,
dan in hutten, die van de Cosacken ''Polne'' ge-
noemt worden. De genen, die de nacht onder
de blaeuwe hemel overbrengen, staen 's uch-
tens op met een aengesicht , dat door het byten
der muggen gantsch geswollen is. Ick heb eens
soo van dese wespen gesteken geweest, dat mijn
geheel aengesicht drie dagen lang soo geswollen
was, dat ick niet kon sien, ja d'oogen niet kon
openen, om dat d'ooghdecksels geswollen wa-
ren, ja soo, dat ick geen mensch, maer een ge-
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De Cosacken maken dus hun hutten: Sy set-
ten sestien gaffel-palen, een vinger dick , en
derdehalf voeten lang, in d'aerde vast, twee voe-
ten verre van malkander. Op dese gaffelstocken
leggen sy tien andere dwarsstocken , vijf en vijf
kruyswijse over malkander, die sy met bint-roe-
den te samen binden. Sy decken dese hutten
met een doeck, die van alle sijden tot op d'aer-
de nederhangt, en met een bant daer over heen
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streckende, vastgemaeckt wordt, op dat sy ner-
gens voor de vliegen open souden sijn. Dese
hut kan twee bevatten, die alleenlijck voor de
voornaemste der Cosacken opgerecht wordt:
want d'andere , en de gemeene krijghslieden
rechten een gemeene haertstede op , om door
de roock dese lastige vliegen te verdrijven. Als
sy voor de regen vreesen , soo wordt de hut met
een lang kleet overdeckt, dat over een dwars-

stock hangt, gelijck men lichtelijcker
uyt dese twee bygestelde afbeeeldin-
gen sal sien.
De letteren A B C D vertoonen dat
deel van de hut, over 't welck het linne
kleet gespreydt wort. E F en G wijsen
twee gaffels aen, daer een dwarsstock
H I op leght, die het Turcks tapijt
draeght, 't welck van wedersijden ne-
derhangt ; in voegen dat dus de hut
van alle sijden gesloten is , en voor een
huys verstreckt, daer in men't gebijt
der vliegen ontgaet.
Laet ons van de vliegen en wespen
tot de sprinckhanen overgaen, die hier
somtijts in soo groote menighte sijn,
dat
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is, uyt een selfde beeker drinckt: maer de man, van dese sieckte getroffen, besmet in 't byslapen sijn vrou, en de besmette vrou haer man. Dese sieckte is oock tweederley, want sy is mannelijck en vrouwelijck. Sy gelooven oock dat men dese sieckte door de betoveringen der oude wijven krijgt, die gewent sijn veel menschen te besmetten, met hen seekere koecken tot hun spijs te geven; als oock door de damp van seeker warm
water, 't welck, tot de neus ingekomen, naer de harstenen treckt, die kort daer na sich daer af besmet gevoelen. Daer sijn oock kinderen, die met dese quael, en met gedraeyt hair geboren worden, 't welck een goed voorteecken is: want sy, ouder geworden, laten dit hair vallen, en sijn daer na alle hun leven lang tegen dese sieckte bevrijdt.

Dit is oock in dese gewesten aenmerckens-waerdigh, dat langs de geheele Borysthenes verscheyde soorten van ontellijcke vliegen gevonden worden. Des uchtens siet men daer gemeene vliegen, niet seer schadelijck, maer op de middagh andere, omtrent een vinger groot, en die de paerden soo pijnigen, dat sy hen de huyt deurbyten, en gantsch bloedigh maken: maer op d'avont sijn 'er muggen en wespen, die soo op de lighamen vallen, dat men niet slapen kan, dan in hutten, die van de Cosacken ''Polne'' genoemt worden. De genen, die de nacht onder de blaeuwe hemel overbrengen, staen 's uchtens op met een aengesicht, dat door het byten der muggen gantsch geswollen is. Ick heb eens
soo van dese wespen gesteken geweest, dat mijn geheel aengesicht drie dagen lang soo geswollen was, dat ick niet kon sien, ja d'oogen niet kon openen, om dat d'ooghdecksels geswollen waren, ja soo, dat ick geen mensch, maer een gedrocht geleeck.
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De Cosacken maken dus hun hutten: Sy set-
ten sestien gaffel-palen, een vinger dick , en
derdehalf voeten lang, in d'aerde vast, twee voe-
ten verre van malkander. Op dese gaffelstocken
leggen sy tien andere dwarsstocken , vijf en vijf
kruyswijse over malkander, die sy met bint-roe-
den te samen binden. Sy decken dese hutten
met een doeck, die van alle sijden tot op d'aer-
de nederhangt, en met een bant daer over heen
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streckende, vastgemaeckt wordt, op dat sy ner-
gens voor de vliegen open souden sijn. Dese
hut kan twee bevatten, die alleenlijck voor de
voornaemste der Cosacken opgerecht wordt:
want d'andere , en de gemeene krijghslieden
rechten een gemeene haertstede op , om door
de roock dese lastige vliegen te verdrijven. Als
sy voor de regen vreesen , soo wordt de hut met
een lang kleet overdeckt, dat over een dwars-

stock hangt, gelijck men lichtelijcker
uyt dese twee bygestelde afbeeeldin-
gen sal sien.
De letteren A B C D vertoonen dat
deel van de hut, over 't welck het linne
kleet gespreydt wort. E F en G wijsen
twee gaffels aen, daer een dwarsstock
H I op leght, die het Turcks tapijt
draeght, 't welck van wedersijden ne-
derhangt ; in voegen dat dus de hut
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huys verstreckt, daer in men't gebijt
der vliegen ontgaet.
Laet ons van de vliegen en wespen
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somtijts in soo groote menighte sijn,
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is, uyt een selfde beeker drinckt: maer de man, van dese sieckte getroffen, besmet in 't byslapen sijn vrou, en de besmette vrou haer man. Dese sieckte is oock tweederley, want sy is mannelijck en vrouwelijck. Sy gelooven oock dat men dese sieckte door de betoveringen der oude wijven krijgt, die gewent sijn veel menschen te besmetten, met hen seekere koecken tot hun spijs te geven; als oock door de damp van seeker warm
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Dit is oock in dese gewesten aenmerckens-waerdigh, dat langs de geheele Borysthenes verscheyde soorten van ontellijcke vliegen gevonden worden. Des uchtens siet men daer gemeene vliegen, niet seer schadelijck, maer op de middagh andere, omtrent een vinger groot, en die de paerden soo pijnigen, dat sy hen de huyt deurbyten, en gantsch bloedigh maken: maer op d'avont sijn 'er muggen en wespen, die soo op de lighamen vallen, dat men niet slapen kan, dan in hutten, die van de Cosacken ''Polne'' genoemt worden. De genen, die de nacht onder de blaeuwe hemel overbrengen, staen 's uchtens op met een aengesicht, dat door het byten der muggen gantsch geswollen is. Ick heb eens
soo van dese wespen gesteken geweest, dat mijn geheel aengesicht drie dagen lang soo geswollen was, dat ick niet kon sien, ja d'oogen niet kon openen, om dat d'ooghdecksels geswollen waren, ja soo, dat ick geen mensch, maer een gedrocht geleeck.
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[[File:Kozaky 1664.jpg|500px|center]]

De Cosacken maken dus hun hutten: Sy setten sestien gaffel-palen, een vinger dick, en
derdehalf voeten lang, in d'aerde vast, twee voeten verre van malkander. Op dese gaffelstocken leggen sy tien andere dwarsstocken, vijf en vijf kruyswijse over malkander, die sy met bint-roeden te samen binden. Sy decken dese hutten met een doeck, die van alle sijden tot op d'aerde nederhangt, en met een bant daer over heen

streckende, vastgemaeckt wordt, op dat sy nergens voor de vliegen open souden sijn. Dese hut kan twee bevatten, die alleenlijck voor de voornaemste der Cosacken opgerecht wordt: want d'andere, en de gemeene krijghslieden rechten een gemeene haertstede op, om door de roock dese lastige vliegen te verdrijven. Als sy voor de regen vreesen, soo wordt de hut met een lang kleet overdeckt, dat over een dwarsstock hangt, gelijck men lichtelijcker uyt dese twee bygestelde afbeeeldingen sal sien.

De letteren A B C D vertoonen dat deel van de hut, over 't welck het linne kleet gespreydt wort. E F en G wijsen twee gaffels aen, daer een dwarsstock H I op leght, die het Turcks tapijt draeght, 't welck van wedersijden nederhangt; in voegen dat dus de hut van alle sijden gesloten is, en voor een huys verstreckt, daer in men 't gebijt
der vliegen ontgaet.

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is, uyt een selfde beeker drinckt: maer de man, van dese sieckte getroffen, besmet in 't byslapen sijn vrou, en de besmette vrou haer man. Dese sieckte is oock tweederley, want sy is mannelijck en vrouwelijck. Sy gelooven oock dat men dese sieckte door de betoveringen der oude wijven krijgt, die gewent sijn veel menschen te besmetten, met hen seekere koecken tot hun spijs te geven; als oock door de damp van seeker warm
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Dit is oock in dese gewesten aenmerckens-waerdigh, dat langs de geheele Borysthenes verscheyde soorten van ontellijcke vliegen gevonden worden. Des uchtens siet men daer gemeene vliegen, niet seer schadelijck, maer op de middagh andere, omtrent een vinger groot, en die de paerden soo pijnigen, dat sy hen de huyt deurbyten, en gantsch bloedigh maken: maer op d'avont sijn 'er muggen en wespen, die soo op de lighamen vallen, dat men niet slapen kan, dan in hutten, die van de Cosacken ''Polne'' genoemt worden. De genen, die de nacht onder de blaeuwe hemel overbrengen, staen 's uchtens op met een aengesicht, dat door het byten der muggen gantsch geswollen is. Ick heb eens
soo van dese wespen gesteken geweest, dat mijn geheel aengesicht drie dagen lang soo geswollen was, dat ick niet kon sien, ja d'oogen niet kon openen, om dat d'ooghdecksels geswollen waren, ja soo, dat ick geen mensch, maer een gedrocht geleeck.
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Description of Ukraine Cossack hut frame.jpg|500px|center]]

De Cosacken maken dus hun hutten: Sy setten sestien gaffel-palen, een vinger dick, en
derdehalf voeten lang, in d'aerde vast, twee voeten verre van malkander. Op dese gaffelstocken leggen sy tien andere dwarsstocken, vijf en vijf kruyswijse over malkander, die sy met bint-roeden te samen binden. Sy decken dese hutten met een doeck, die van alle sijden tot op d'aerde nederhangt, en met een bant daer over heen streckende, vastgemaeckt wordt, op dat sy nergens voor de vliegen open souden sijn. 

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Dese hut kan twee bevatten, die alleenlijck voor de voornaemste der Cosacken opgerecht wordt: want d'andere, en de gemeene krijghslieden rechten een gemeene haertstede op, om door de roock dese lastige vliegen te verdrijven. Als sy voor de regen vreesen, soo wordt de hut met een lang kleet overdeckt, dat over een dwarsstock hangt, gelijck men lichtelijcker uyt dese twee bygestelde afbeeeldingen sal sien.

De letteren A B C D vertoonen dat deel van de hut, over 't welck het linne kleet gespreydt wort. E F en G wijsen twee gaffels aen, daer een dwarsstock H I op leght, die het Turcks tapijt draeght, 't welck van wedersijden nederhangt; in voegen dat dus de hut van alle sijden gesloten is, en voor een huys verstreckt, daer in men 't gebijt
der vliegen ontgaet.

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      <text bytes="2248" sha1="qziwionqm12eaci8yj6nv5we7bqy28f" xml:space="preserve">== Vergelijk ==

[[:uk:Дніпрові пороги. Опис України і Дніпра коло 1640 р.]]

[[:uk:Індекс:Дніпрові пороги. Опис України і Дніпра коло 1640 р. 1925.pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 31 mei 2026 23:06 (CEST)

:[[File:Borysthenes (Dnipro) river compiled map (Blaeu 1664).jpg|thumb|[[:File:Borysthenes (Dnipro) river compiled map (Blaeu 1664).jpg]]]] [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 1 jun 2026 08:58 (CEST)
::[[:File:Description d'Vkranie, qui sont plusieurs prouinces du royaume de Pologne. Contenuës depuis les confins de la Moscouie, iusques aux limites de la Transilvanie. - Ensemble leurs moeurs (IA descriptiondvkra00beau).pdf]] Franstalige editie uit 1660 van Beauplan, geheel gescand boek (138 pagina's).
::http://izbornyk.org.ua/boplan/bop07.htm Franstalige editie uit 1660 van Beauplan, geheel gedigitaliseerde tekst van bovenstaand boek. 
::http://izbornyk.org.ua/boplan/opys.htm Moderne Oekraïense vertaling uit 1990, gebaseerd op de Franstalige editie uit 1660. Met machinevertalingen is deze tekst uiterst goed leesbaar.
::Let wel: de Nederlandstalige versie uit 1664 is gebaseerd op de originele Franstalige editie uit 1651, en zelfs daarvan heeft Joan Blaeu slechts een gedeelte vertaald (20 pagina's in het Nederlands, kaarten en de Krim niet meegerekend, versus 79 pagina's in het Frans in totaal, naar verluidt ook zonder kaarten). Het is overigens wel mogelijk dat Blaeu een veel kleiner lettertype gebruikte dan Beauplan. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 09:03 (CEST)
:::Inmiddels ook op de Franse Wikisource begonnen met de transcriptie van de Franstalige editie van 1660: [[:fr:Livre:Description d'Vkranie, qui sont plusieurs prouinces du royaume de Pologne. Contenuës depuis les confins de la Moscouie, iusques aux limites de la Transilvanie. - Ensemble leurs moeurs (IA descriptiondvkra00beau).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:53 (CEST)</text>
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      <text bytes="3487" sha1="oqigb7ei1c8pygpavnb22ebvaablpge" xml:space="preserve">== Vergelijk ==
[[File:Borysthenes (Dnipro) river compiled map (Blaeu 1664).jpg|thumb|[[:File:Borysthenes (Dnipro) river compiled map (Blaeu 1664).jpg]]]]
* '''Oekraïense Wikisource''' [[:uk:Дніпрові пороги. Опис України і Дніпра коло 1640 р.]] (verkorte uitgave)
:[[:uk:Індекс:Дніпрові пороги. Опис України і Дніпра коло 1640 р. 1925.pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 31 mei 2026 23:06 (CEST)

* Inmiddels ook op de '''Franse Wikisource''' begonnen met de transcriptie van de Franstalige editie van 1660: [[:fr:Livre:Description d'Vkranie, qui sont plusieurs prouinces du royaume de Pologne. Contenuës depuis les confins de la Moscouie, iusques aux limites de la Transilvanie. - Ensemble leurs moeurs (IA descriptiondvkra00beau).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:53 (CEST)
::[[:File:Description d'Vkranie, qui sont plusieurs prouinces du royaume de Pologne. Contenuës depuis les confins de la Moscouie, iusques aux limites de la Transilvanie. - Ensemble leurs moeurs (IA descriptiondvkra00beau).pdf]] Franstalige editie uit 1660 van Beauplan, geheel gescand boek (138 pagina's).
::http://izbornyk.org.ua/boplan/bop07.htm Franstalige editie uit 1660 van Beauplan, geheel gedigitaliseerde tekst van bovenstaand boek. 
::http://izbornyk.org.ua/boplan/opys.htm Moderne Oekraïense vertaling uit 1990, gebaseerd op de Franstalige editie uit 1660. Met machinevertalingen is deze tekst uiterst goed leesbaar.
::Let wel: de Nederlandstalige versie uit 1664 is gebaseerd op de originele Franstalige editie uit 1651, en zelfs daarvan heeft Joan Blaeu slechts een gedeelte vertaald (20 pagina's in het Nederlands, kaarten en de Krim niet meegerekend, versus 79 pagina's in het Frans in totaal, naar verluidt ook zonder kaarten). Het is overigens wel mogelijk dat Blaeu een veel kleiner lettertype gebruikte dan Beauplan. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 09:03 (CEST)
::: Het lijkt erop dat de beschrijving van de Krim en Krim-Tataren in Beauplan 1660 (en Churchill 1704) veel uitgebreider is dan in Blaeu 1664. Het is mij niet duidelijk of de tekst op p. 25 en p. 27 ook van Beauplan is of niet. Ik denk van niet. Ten eerste sluit p. 24 expliciet de tekst van Beauplan af. Ten tweede is het taalgebruik van p. 25 en 27 veel 'Duitser' dan de rest van de tekst, wat een andere schrijver of vertaler suggereert. Tot slot komt het vrij korte stukje over de Krim-Tataren inhoudelijk totaal niet overeen met de uitgebreide verhandeling die in Frans 1660 of Engels 1704 (&quot;A Description of Crim Tartary&quot;, pp. 12-20) te lezen is. Beauplan verhaalt uitgebreid over de militaire tactieken van de Krim-Tataren, maar niets over de verschillende opvoeding van Tataarse jongens en meisjes, wat Blaeu 1664 p. 27 wel doet. Toch denk ik dat het terecht is om p. 25-27 bij dit boek op te nemen omdat het de beschrijving van Oekraïne wel 'af' maakt. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 11:55 (CEST) 

* '''Engelse Wikisource''': [[:en:Index:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 11:55 (CEST)</text>
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[[File:Borysthenes (Dnipro) river compiled map (Blaeu 1664).jpg|thumb|[[:File:Borysthenes (Dnipro) river compiled map (Blaeu 1664).jpg]]]]
* '''Oekraïense Wikisource''' [[:uk:Дніпрові пороги. Опис України і Дніпра коло 1640 р.]] (verkorte uitgave)
:[[:uk:Індекс:Дніпрові пороги. Опис України і Дніпра коло 1640 р. 1925.pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 31 mei 2026 23:06 (CEST)

* Inmiddels ook op de '''Franse Wikisource''' begonnen met de transcriptie van de Franstalige editie van 1660: [[:fr:Livre:Description d'Vkranie, qui sont plusieurs prouinces du royaume de Pologne. Contenuës depuis les confins de la Moscouie, iusques aux limites de la Transilvanie. - Ensemble leurs moeurs (IA descriptiondvkra00beau).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:53 (CEST)
::[[:File:Description d'Vkranie, qui sont plusieurs prouinces du royaume de Pologne. Contenuës depuis les confins de la Moscouie, iusques aux limites de la Transilvanie. - Ensemble leurs moeurs (IA descriptiondvkra00beau).pdf]] Franstalige editie uit 1660 van Beauplan, geheel gescand boek (138 pagina's).
::http://izbornyk.org.ua/boplan/bop07.htm Franstalige editie uit 1660 van Beauplan, geheel gedigitaliseerde tekst van bovenstaand boek. 
::http://izbornyk.org.ua/boplan/opys.htm Moderne Oekraïense vertaling uit 1990, gebaseerd op de Franstalige editie uit 1660. Met machinevertalingen is deze tekst uiterst goed leesbaar.
::Let wel: de Nederlandstalige versie uit 1664 is gebaseerd op de originele Franstalige editie uit 1651, en zelfs daarvan heeft Joan Blaeu slechts een gedeelte vertaald (20 pagina's in het Nederlands, kaarten en de Krim niet meegerekend, versus 79 pagina's in het Frans in totaal, naar verluidt ook zonder kaarten). Het is overigens wel mogelijk dat Blaeu een veel kleiner lettertype gebruikte dan Beauplan. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 09:03 (CEST)
::: Het lijkt erop dat de beschrijving van de Krim en Krim-Tataren in Beauplan 1660 (en Churchill 1704) veel uitgebreider is dan in Blaeu 1664. Het is mij niet duidelijk of de tekst op p. 25 en p. 27 ook van Beauplan (1651?) is of niet. Ik denk van niet. Ten eerste sluit p. 24 expliciet de tekst van Beauplan af. Ten tweede is het taalgebruik van p. 25 en 27 veel 'Duitser' dan de rest van de tekst, wat een andere schrijver of vertaler suggereert. Tot slot komt het vrij korte stukje over de Krim-Tataren inhoudelijk totaal niet overeen met de uitgebreide verhandeling die in Frans 1660 of Engels 1704 (&quot;A Description of Crim Tartary&quot;, pp. 12-20) te lezen is. Beauplan verhaalt uitgebreid over de militaire tactieken van de Krim-Tataren, maar niets over de verschillende opvoeding van Tataarse jongens en meisjes, wat Blaeu 1664 p. 27 wel doet. Toch denk ik dat het terecht is om p. 25-27 bij dit boek op te nemen omdat het de beschrijving van Oekraïne wel 'af' maakt. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 11:55 (CEST) 

* '''Engelse Wikisource''': [[:en:Index:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 11:55 (CEST)</text>
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* '''Oekraïense Wikisource''' [[:uk:Дніпрові пороги. Опис України і Дніпра коло 1640 р.]] (verkorte uitgave)
:[[:uk:Індекс:Дніпрові пороги. Опис України і Дніпра коло 1640 р. 1925.pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 31 mei 2026 23:06 (CEST)

* Inmiddels ook op de '''Franse Wikisource''' begonnen met de transcriptie van de Franstalige editie van 1660: [[:fr:Livre:Description d'Vkranie, qui sont plusieurs prouinces du royaume de Pologne. Contenuës depuis les confins de la Moscouie, iusques aux limites de la Transilvanie. - Ensemble leurs moeurs (IA descriptiondvkra00beau).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 17:53 (CEST)
::[[:File:Description d'Vkranie, qui sont plusieurs prouinces du royaume de Pologne. Contenuës depuis les confins de la Moscouie, iusques aux limites de la Transilvanie. - Ensemble leurs moeurs (IA descriptiondvkra00beau).pdf]] Franstalige editie uit 1660 van Beauplan, geheel gescand boek (138 pagina's).
::http://izbornyk.org.ua/boplan/bop07.htm Franstalige editie uit 1660 van Beauplan, geheel gedigitaliseerde tekst van bovenstaand boek. 
::http://izbornyk.org.ua/boplan/opys.htm Moderne Oekraïense vertaling uit 1990, gebaseerd op de Franstalige editie uit 1660. Met machinevertalingen is deze tekst uiterst goed leesbaar.
::Let wel: de Nederlandstalige versie uit 1664 is gebaseerd op de originele Franstalige editie uit 1651, en zelfs daarvan heeft Joan Blaeu slechts een gedeelte vertaald (20 pagina's in het Nederlands, kaarten en de Krim niet meegerekend, versus 79 pagina's in het Frans in totaal, naar verluidt ook zonder kaarten). Het is overigens wel mogelijk dat Blaeu een veel kleiner lettertype gebruikte dan Beauplan. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 2 jun 2026 09:03 (CEST)
::PS: Zie over de verschillen in edities: [[:nl:w:Beschrijving van Oekraïne#Edities van Description d'Ukranie]]. Het Nederlands en het Spaans hebbben de pech slechts een verkorte Blaeu-vertaling te hebben gekregen op basis van Beauplan 1651 ipv de volledige versie op basis van Beauplan 1660. Mogelijk ga ik ook nog de Duitse editie van 1780 transcriberen als dat niet al te moeilijk is, maar ik vrees dat de Fraktur het me te lastig gaat maken. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 12:02 (CEST)
::: Het lijkt erop dat de beschrijving van de Krim en Krim-Tataren in Beauplan 1660 (en Churchill 1704) veel uitgebreider is dan in Blaeu 1664. Het is mij niet duidelijk of de tekst op p. 25 en p. 27 ook van Beauplan (1651?) is of niet. Ik denk van niet. Ten eerste sluit p. 24 expliciet de tekst van Beauplan af. Ten tweede is het taalgebruik van p. 25 en 27 veel 'Duitser' dan de rest van de tekst, wat een andere schrijver of vertaler suggereert. Tot slot komt het vrij korte stukje over de Krim-Tataren inhoudelijk totaal niet overeen met de uitgebreide verhandeling die in Frans 1660 of Engels 1704 (&quot;A Description of Crim Tartary&quot;, pp. 12-20) te lezen is. Beauplan verhaalt uitgebreid over de militaire tactieken van de Krim-Tataren, maar niets over de verschillende opvoeding van Tataarse jongens en meisjes, wat Blaeu 1664 p. 27 wel doet. Toch denk ik dat het terecht is om p. 25-27 bij dit boek op te nemen omdat het de beschrijving van Oekraïne wel 'af' maakt. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 11:55 (CEST) 

* '''Engelse Wikisource''': [[:en:Index:A Description of Ukraine Churchill (London 1704).pdf]]. [[Gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|Nederlandse Leeuw]] ([[Overleg gebruiker:Nederlandse Leeuw|overleg]]) 3 jun 2026 11:55 (CEST)</text>
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{{c|{{tt|Onbegrijpelijcke nieuvve Tydinghen.}}}}

{{c|{{anker|art2}}{{tt|Wt Thyrna van Ianuarij, 1621.}}}}

{{initiaal|O}}P den Landt-dach alhier heefdt {{tt|Betlehem Gabor}} aen de ghecompareerde {{tt|Standen}} van Hooch ende Leech {{tt|Hungharyen,}} onder andere dese Propositie te voorens ghehouden.&lt;br&gt;{{gap}}Dat naerdemael die van {{tt|Bohemen}} ende {{tt|Morauien}} den meestendeel de {{tt|Confœderatie}} ghebroken hebben, ende van den {{tt|Coninck Frederick}} zijn af gheweken.&lt;br&gt;{{gap}}Waeromme dat het nu tijt is on te resolveren totter Oorloghen, ofte tot eenen Vrede, want hy {{tt|Bethlehem Gabor}} hem laet voorstaen dat hy tot alle beyde conditien middelen is wetende.

{{c|{{anker|art3}}{{tt|Tydinghe vvt den Opper-Paltz.}}}}

{{gap}}De Soldaeten vanden {{tt|Hertoch van Beyeren}} hebben een partije van des {{tt|Mansuelts}} Soldaten doot-&lt;noinclude&gt;{{rechts|ghe-}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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{{c|{{tt|Onbegrijpelijcke nieuvve Tydinghen.}}}}

{{c|{{anker|art2}}{{tt|Wt Thyrna van Ianuarij, 1621.}}}}

{{initiaal|O}}P den Landt-dach alhier heefdt {{tt|Betlehem Gabor}} aen de ghecompareerde {{tt|Standen}} van Hooch ende Leech {{tt|Hungharyen,}} onder andere dese Propositie te voorens ghehouden.&lt;br&gt;{{gap}}Dat naerdemael die van {{tt|Bohemen}} ende {{tt|Morauien}} den meestendeel de {{tt|Confœderatie}} ghebroken hebben, ende van den {{tt|Coninck Frederick}} zijn af gheweken.&lt;br&gt;{{gap}}Waeromme dat het nu tijt is on te resolveren totter Oorloghen, ofte tot eenen Vrede, want hy {{tt|Bethlehem Gabor}} hem laet voorstaen dat hy tot alle beyde conditien middelen is wetende.

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{{c|{{anker|art4}}{{tt|Wt Weenen van den 27. ditto.}}}}

{{gap}}Den Ambassadeur van Vranckrijck is na {{tt|Haynberch}} vertrocken, maer en hebben noch gheene sekerheyt, wat sy metten {{tt|Betlehem Gabor}} ende {{tt|Hungheren}} wtrechten, het Krijchs-volck van beyde partijen en leyt niet verre van een, verwachten alsoo Vrede ofte Oorloghe.&lt;br&gt;{{anker|art4al2}}{{gap}}De Ambassadeurs van {{tt|Morauien}} zijn wederom vertrocken, ende hebben eene Schriftelijcke {{tt|Resolutie}} mede ghedraghen, inhoudende als hier naer volcht.&lt;br&gt;{{anker|art4al3}}{{gap}}Sijn Keyserlijcke ende Conincklijcke Majesteyt vernomen hebbende dat zylieden hun inde ghehoorsaemheyt ghestelt hebben, al hoe wel zylieden hun inde {{tt|Rebellie}} van {{tt|Bohemen,}} eensdeels deelachtich ghemaeckt hadden, van niet generaelijck maer wel seeckere particuliere, die hun tot {{tt|Directeurs}} hebben op gheworpen ende laeten employeren, de welcke sy lieden hebben moeten naervolghen ende ghehoorsaem wesen.&lt;br&gt;{{anker|art4al4}}{{gap}}Nu al ist saecke dat zijne Keyserlijcke Majesteyt oorsaecke ghenoech zijn hebbende, om stracx metter&lt;noinclude&gt;{{rechts|{{tt|Executie}}}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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{{gap}}Den Ambassadeur van Vranckrijck is na {{tt|Haynberch}} vertrocken, maer en hebben noch gheene sekerheyt, wat sy metten {{tt|Betlehem Gabor}} ende {{tt|Hungheren}} wtrechten, het Krijchs-volck van beyde partijen en leyt niet verre van een, verwachten alsoo Vrede ofte Oorloghe.&lt;br&gt;{{anker|art4al2}}{{gap}}De Ambassadeurs van {{tt|Morauien}} zijn wederom vertrocken, ende hebben eene Schriftelijcke {{tt|Resolutie}} mede ghedraghen, inhoudende als hier naer volcht.&lt;br&gt;{{anker|art4al3}}{{gap}}Sijn Keyserlijcke ende Conincklijcke Majesteyt vernomen hebbende dat zylieden hun inde ghehoorsaemheyt ghestelt hebben, al hoe wel zylieden hun inde {{tt|Rebellie}} van {{tt|Bohemen,}} eensdeels deelachtich ghemaeckt hadden, van niet generaelijck maer wel seeckere particuliere, die hun tot {{tt|Directeurs}} hebben op gheworpen ende laeten employeren, de welcke sy lieden hebben moeten naervolghen ende ghehoorsaem wesen.&lt;br&gt;{{anker|art4al4}}{{gap}}Nu al ist saecke dat zijne Keyserlijcke Majesteyt oorsaecke ghenoech zijn hebbende, om stracx metter&lt;noinclude&gt;{{rechts|{{tt|Executie}}}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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{{c|{{anker|art5}}{{tt|Tydinghe vvt Venetien.}}}}

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{{c|{{anker|art5}}{{tt|Tydinghe vvt Venetien.}}}}

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| alt                 = Zelfportret, ca. 1658
| beschrijving        = Bronnen bij de Noord-Nederlandse schilder [[w:nl:Gabriël Metsu|Gabriël Metsu]]
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== Algemeen ==
== Inleidingen - Hand- en leerboeken ==
*Houbraken, Arnold (1721) [[De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen/Deel 3/Gabriel Metzu|“Gabriel Metzu”]], in: Arnold Houbraken (1718-1721) ''De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', Amsterdam: [s.n.], deel III, p.&amp;nbsp;40-42.

== Verzamelen - Musea - Tentoonstellingen ==
=== Verzamelen ===
==== Veilingen ====
;1925
*''Ancient and Modern Pictures from the Collection of Henry Weigall'', Christie's, Londen, 6 juli 1925.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en opbrengsten:
**Anoniem (3 juli 1925) [[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant/Jaargang 82/Nummer 182/Avondblad/Veilingen|‘Veilingen’]], ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'', Avondblad C, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

=== Musea ===
;Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
*Anoniem (1809) ''[[Catalogus der schilderijen, oudheden enz. op het Koninklijk Museum te Amsterdam]]'', Amsterdam: Gebroeders van Cleeff, p.&amp;nbsp;45, cat.nrs. 188.
*Anoniem (1830) ''[[Aanwijzing der schilderijen, berustende op 's Rijks Museum, te Amsterdam (1830)|Aanwijzing der schilderijen, berustende op 's Rijks Museum, te Amsterdam]]'', [s.l.: s.n.], p.&amp;nbsp;44, cat.nrs. 193-195.
*Anoniem (22 juli 1905) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 78/Nummer 24505/Avondblad/&quot;Rembrandt&quot;|‘„Rembrandt”’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Eerste Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].
*Dubourcq, P.L. (1858) ''[[Beschrijving der schilderijen op 's Rijks Museum te Amsterdam|Beschrijving der schilderijen op ’s Rijks Museum te Amsterdam met Fac Simile der Naamteekens]]'', Amsterdam: Frans Buffa &amp; Zonen, p.&amp;nbsp;87, cat.nrs. 190-191.

=== Tentoonstellingen ===
;1935
*''Vermeer. Oorsprong en invloed Fabritius, De Hooch, De Witte'', Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 9 juli-9 oktober 1935.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (9 juli 1935) [[De Gooi- en Eemlander/Jaargang 64/Nummer 159/Schilderkunst|‘Schilderkunst. De Vermeer-tentoonstelling in Boymans’]], ''De Gooi- en Eemlander'', eerste blad, p.&amp;nbsp;3.

;1936
*''Oude kunst'', Kunstzaal Bennewitz, Den Haag, ....-23 mei 1936, geen catalogus.&lt;br&gt;Aankondigingen en recensies:
**Anoniem (14 mei 1936) [[Het Vaderland/Jaargang 68/14 mei 1936/Avondblad/Oude kunst|‘Oude kunst’]], ''Het Vaderland'', Avondblad C, p.&amp;nbsp;1.

== Werken ==
;''De smidse''
*Anoniem (22 juli 1905) [[Algemeen Handelsblad/Jaargang 78/Nummer 24505/Avondblad/&quot;Rembrandt&quot;|‘„Rembrandt”’]], ''Algemeen Handelsblad'', Avondblad, Eerste Blad, [p.&amp;nbsp;1].

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