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When I'm editing all pages says the Request Was Aborted please fix this --Lirress 3 (talk) 14:18, 8 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Lirress 3: I'm sorry, I can't help with technical issues. Since you posted a question, you might want to try the edit again. ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:32, 8 June 2025 (UTC)
Long comment
[edit]We no longer need to long comment any pages at or above 246 bytes now that long comment was updated back in late April. The code for the script just doesn't reflect the recent changes, and I've already reported this to its developer. Jalen Barks (Woof) 17:35, 8 June 2025 (UTC)
- @JalenBarks: Understood. Thanks! ~ Rusty meow ~ 20:18, 8 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Raphaelmarkus001 (05:55, 9 June 2025)
[edit]Hello when I start posting my articles and Wiki pages --Raphaelmarkus001 (talk) 05:55, 9 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Raphaelmarkus001: You can create new articles whenever you like! Just go to WP:Articles for Creation. ~ Rusty meow ~ 22:44, 9 June 2025 (UTC)
Tech News: 2025-24
[edit]Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Weekly highlight
- The Trust and Safety Product team is finalizing work needed to roll out temporary accounts on large Wikipedias later this month. The team has worked with stewards and other users with extended rights to predict and address many use cases that may arise on larger wikis, so that community members can continue to effectively moderate and patrol temporary accounts. This will be the second of three phases of deployment – the last one will take place in September at the earliest. For more information about the recent developments on the project, see this update. If you have any comments or questions, write on the talk page, and join a CEE Catch Up this Tuesday.
Updates for editors
The watchlist expiry feature allows editors to watch pages for a limited period of time. After that period, the page is automatically removed from your watchlist. Starting this week, you can set a preference for the default period of time to watch pages. The preferences also allow you to set different default watch periods for editing existing pages, pages you create, and when using rollback. [1]

- The appearance of talk pages will change at almost all Wikipedias (some have already received this design change, a few will get these changes later). You can read details about the changes on Diff. It is possible to opt out of these changes in user preferences ("Show discussion activity"). [2][3]
- Users with specific extended rights (including administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, and stewards) can now have IP addresses of all temporary accounts revealed automatically during time-limited periods where they need to combat high-speed account-hopping vandalism. This feature was requested by stewards. [4]
- This week, the Moderator Tools and Machine Learning teams will continue the rollout of a new filter to Recent Changes, releasing it to several more Wikipedias. This filter utilizes the Revert Risk model, which was created by the Research team, to highlight edits that are likely to be reverted and help Recent Changes patrollers identify potentially problematic contributions. The feature will be rolled out to the following Wikipedias: Afrikaans Wikipedia, Belarusian Wikipedia, Bengali Wikipedia, Welsh Wikipedia, Hawaiian Wikipedia, Icelandic Wikipedia, Kazakh Wikipedia, Simple English Wikipedia, Turkish Wikipedia. The rollout will continue in the coming weeks to include the rest of the Wikipedias in this project. [5]
View all 27 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.
Updates for technical contributors
- AbuseFilter editors active on Meta-Wiki and large Wikipedias are kindly asked to update AbuseFilter to make it compatible with temporary accounts. A link to the instructions and the private lists of filters needing verification are available on Phabricator.
- Lua modules now have access to the name of a page's associated thumbnail image, and on some wikis to the WikiProject assessment information. This is possible using two new properties on mw.title objects, named
pageImage
andpageAssessments
. [6][7] Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
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Question from Romeo's daughter Sarah Wilson Cebīsôvá (20:23, 10 June 2025)
[edit]Hello how are you I'm new to technology lol my name is Sarah dawn Cebīsôvá my father is Romeo tony Cebīsôvá or cebis born in marienzke lazne Czechoslovakia my mother Australia and grandparents Ireland Scotland Brittan my grandparents have all passed away I have a an older sister Natalie Bennett we both are Romeo's actual daughters biological I have my birth certificate and I'd Julian is and Elon musk normally invests with me as I'm trying to figure out how to who to contact about celebratity pages I'm not all all tech savvy lol are uncles of ours are Sloan Wilson my mother Margaret Watson or William Wilson aka captain dixy Wilson and William Sloan both my great grandfathersl and the producer of lord of the rings --Romeo's daughter Sarah Wilson Cebīsôvá (talk) 20:23, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Romeo's daughter Sarah Wilson Cebīsôvá: You can discuss a page's content on the "Talk" tab at the top of the page. ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:52, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
How can I becomes extended confirmed users please answer this I'm trying ~~ --Lirress 3 (talk) 12:06, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Lirress 3: Once your account is 30 days old and has 500 edits, you will be extended confirmed. ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:53, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
Rusty Cat I love you
[edit]Rusty Cat I love you Lirress 3 (talk) 12:25, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Lirress 3: I'm not going to respond to that. ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:53, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Anonymous Ish (12:45, 13 June 2025)
[edit]How do I create an article for a song --Anonymous Ish (talk) 12:45, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Anonymous Ish: You can start an article at WP:Articles for Creation, but it must meet the notability guidelines (inclusion criteria) for music.
- Happy editing, ~ Rusty meow ~ 23:13, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- Can you help me with an Artist biography creation? 41.204.44.29 (talk) 23:58, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- Can you help me with an Artist biography creation? Anonymous Ish (talk) 23:59, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Anonymous Ish: Sorry, but I don't have much experience with biographies. You may wish to ask at the Teahouse or consult the notability criteria for people.
- Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 03:18, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Henrique960 (04:36, 14 June 2025)
[edit]How do I make the infobox work? --Henrique960 (talk) 04:36, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Henrique960: It looks like you have already gotten it working, but you have multiple copies of your draft. Please only use one of the duplicates. Thanks, ~ Rusty meow ~ 15:32, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
- Can you publish my draft? Henrique960 (talk) 23:55, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Henrique960: At first glance, it seems you don't have references (sources) yet. Sources are required for an article, as well as meeting the notability guidelines. Thanks! ~ Rusty meow ~ 19:42, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
- ready Henrique960 (talk) 22:15, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Henrique960: At first glance, it seems you don't have references (sources) yet. Sources are required for an article, as well as meeting the notability guidelines. Thanks! ~ Rusty meow ~ 19:42, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
- Can you publish my draft? Henrique960 (talk) 23:55, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Lirress 3 on User:Lirress 3/sandbox (17:28, 15 June 2025)
[edit]I want to remove this from sandbox --Lirress 3 (talk) 17:28, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
Hi can I create article about Astro they collectively called Astros they live in the sun who control human brain for well and bad results Lirress 3 (talk) 17:31, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Lirress 3: Sorry, but that sounds like it's something you made up and not supported by scientific evidence. If it is in fact a pseudoscientific belief or superstition, you can write an article. ~ Rusty meow ~ 19:41, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
Small mistake made
[edit]Hi, check the parameters for the task that made this edit, the article is already using {{episode table}}. — TAnthonyTalk 22:32, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
- @TAnthony: The bot doesn't check whether the article already uses {{episode table}}; it just pulls from a list at User:Alex 21/sandbox/No episode table. Thanks, ~ Rusty meow ~ 21:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
Hello, how do I create a new page? --Arwen2001 (talk) 06:14, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Arwen2001: Welcome to Wikipedia! You can create a new article at WP:Articles for Creation! Happy editing, ~ Rusty meow ~ 21:10, 16 June 2025 (UTC)
Tech News: 2025-25
[edit]Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Updates for editors
- You can nominate your favorite tools for the sixth edition of the Coolest Tool Award. Nominations are anonymous and will be open until June 25. You can re-use the survey to nominate multiple tools.
View all 33 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.
Updates for technical contributors
Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
In depth
- Foundation staff and technical volunteers use Wikimedia APIs to build the tools, applications, features, and integrations that enhance user experiences. Over the coming years, the MediaWiki Interfaces team will be investing in Wikimedia web (HTTP) APIs to better serve technical volunteer needs and protect Wikimedia infrastructure from potential abuse. You can read more about their plans to evolve the APIs in this Techblog post.
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Growth News #34
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A quarterly update from the Growth team on our work to improve the new editor experience.
Mentoring new editors
[edit]In February, Mentorship was successfully rolled out to 100% of newcomers on English Wikipedia. Following this milestone, we collaborated with Spanish Wikipedia to expand Mentorship coverage to 70% of new accounts, with plans to reach 85% soon unless concerns are raised by mentors. (T394867)
“Add a Link” Task – Iteration and Experimentation
[edit]Our efforts to improve and scale the “Add a Link” structured task continued across multiple fronts:
- Community Feedback & Model Improvements: We’ve responded to community concerns with targeted changes:
- Restricting access to newer accounts (T393688)
- Some links types were removed to align with recommendations written in the English Wikipedia Manual of Style (T390683)
- Allowing communities to limit “Add a Link” to newcomers (T393771)
- The model used to suggest the links was improved to ease its training (T388258)
- English Wikipedia rollout and A/B test: We increased the rollout to 20% of newcomers, with analysis underway. Preliminary data suggests this feature makes new account holders more likely to complete an unreverted edit. (T386029, T382603)
- Surfacing Structured Tasks: An experiment where we show “add a link” suggestions to newly registered users while they are reading an article is running on pilot wikis (French, Persian, Indonesian, Portuguese, Egyptian Arabic). Initial results are under analysis. (T386029)
Newcomer Engagement Features
[edit]- “Get Started” notification: Engineering is in progress for a new notification (Echo/email) to encourage editing among newcomers with zero edits. Early research shows this type of nudge is effective. (T392256)
- Confirmation email: We are exploring ways to simplify and improve the initial account confirmation email newly registered users receive. (T215665)
Community Configuration Enhancements
[edit]Communities can now manage which namespaces are eligible for Event Registration via Community Configuration. (T385341)
Annual Planning
[edit]The Wikimedia Foundation’s 2025–2026 Annual Plan is taking shape. The Growth and Editing teams will focus on the Contributor Experiences (WE1) objective, with a focus on increasing constructive edits by editors with fewer than 100 cumulative contributions.
Get Involved
[edit]We value your insights and ideas! If you would like to participate in a discussion, share feedback, or pilot new features, please reach out on the relevant Phabricator tasks or at our talk page, in any language.
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18:51, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
Hi Rusty.
I have a couple of issue and hope you may be able to help. 1. I drafted a page using the sample page but couldn't see how to save without hitting publish in my sandbox. Now I have a completed page but cannot see how to get an editor to review. I don't get the review options I see on the help pages. 2. I tried to post a question under talk (before seeing this option) but just realized that is LIVE and can't figure how to delete it.
Any advice? Lee --ArtSpaz (talk) 18:44, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
- @ArtSpaz: If you haven't already done so, you can place {{subst:submit}} on the top of the page when it's ready for review. Note that even though the button says "Publish changes", it is used to save any changes to Wikipedia. Happy editing, ~ Rusty meow ~ 15:07, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from SolarKhan15 (19:23, 18 June 2025)
[edit]hi --SolarKhan15 (talk) 19:23, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
- @SolarKhan15: Hello! Is there anything I can help you with regarding Wikipedia? ~ Rusty meow ~ 15:07, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from CodeEx Heoster (06:14, 19 June 2025)
[edit]Hello --CodeEx Heoster (talk) 06:14, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
- @CodeEx Heoster: Welcome to Wikipedia! Is there something I can help you with? ~ Rusty meow ~ 15:08, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Hi Rusty Cat!
I tried to create a page and it says it is a draft NOT in review. How do you push it into review? --Wildnord (talk) 17:45, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Wildnord: Welcome to Wikipedia!
- At the bottom right of the message box, there is a button "Submit the draft for review."
- Happy editing, ~ Rusty meow ~ 17:54, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
- Found it! Thank you. Wildnord (talk) 20:22, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Dimitrys13 (15:32, 21 June 2025)
[edit]Hello Rusty how old are you --Dimitrys13 (talk) 15:32, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Dimitrys13: I'd prefer not to reveal my age online. However, do you have questions about using or editing Wikipedia? ~ Rusty meow ~ 15:36, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
- am i eligible to create a page Dimitrys13 (talk) 21:50, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Dimitrys13: You may create a draft at Wikipedia:Articles for Creation, and submit it for review. Or once your account is four days old and has at least ten edits, you can create an article without having to have it reviewed. ~ Rusty meow ~ 15:12, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
- am i eligible to create a page Dimitrys13 (talk) 21:50, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
Tech News: 2025-26
[edit]Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Weekly highlight
- This week, the Moderator Tools and Machine Learning teams will continue the rollout of a new filter to Recent Changes, releasing it to the third and last batch of Wikipedias. This filter utilizes the Revert Risk model, which was created by the Research team, to highlight edits that are likely to be reverted and help Recent Changes patrollers identify potentially problematic contributions. The feature will be rolled out to the following Wikipedias: Azerbaijani Wikipedia, Latin Wikipedia, Macedonian Wikipedia, Malayalam Wikipedia, Marathi Wikipedia, Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia, Punjabi Wikipedia, Swahili Wikipedia, Telugu Wikipedia, Tagalog Wikipedia. The rollout will continue in the coming weeks to include the rest of the Wikipedias in this project. [8]
Updates for editors
- Last week, temporary accounts were rolled out on Czech, Korean, and Turkish Wikipedias. This and next week, deployments on larger Wikipedias will follow. Share your thoughts about the project. [9]
- Later this week, the Editing team will release Multi Check to all Wikipedias (except English Wikipedia). This feature shows multiple Reference checks within the editing experience. This encourages users to add citations when they add multiple new paragraphs to a Wikipedia article. This feature was previously available as an A/B test. The test shows that users who are shown multiple checks are 1.3 times more likely to add a reference to their edit, and their edit is less likely to be reverted (-34.7%). [10]
- A few pages need to be renamed due to software updates and to match more recent Unicode standards. All of these changes are related to title-casing changes. Approximately 71 pages and 3 files will be renamed, across 15 wikis; the complete list is in the task. The developers will rename these pages next week, and they will fix redirects and embedded file links a few minutes later via a system settings update.
View all 24 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, a bug was fixed that had caused pages to scroll upwards when text near the top was selected. [11]
Updates for technical contributors
- Editors can now use Lua modules to filter and transform tabular data for use with Extension:Chart. This can be used for things like selecting a subset of rows or columns from the source data, converting between units, statistical processing, and many other useful transformations. Information on how to use transforms is available. [12]
- The
all_links
variable in AbuseFilter is now renamed tonew_links
for consistency with other variables. Old usages will still continue to work. [13] Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
In depth
- The latest quarterly Growth newsletter is available. It includes: the recent updates for the "Add a Link" Task, two new Newcomer Engagement Features, and updates to Community Configuration.
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The Signpost: 24 June 2025
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Hallo, im quite new in editing wikipedia pages (since I literally joined today), so I had a question: While trying to get acquainted in editing modifying some of the suggested articles I tried adding some references to some articles about a random German noble family i never heard about (I put in my intrests history so I think it was because of this) and I quickly realized that I didn't even know where to start, like, there are plenty of information that do not have a reference, so are there like some priorities (like it is more important to put a reference of the birthplace of a certain historical figure instead of giving a reference to the informations about his bloodline, it is the stupidiest thing I could think about but I hope you understand my problem). So pls let me know if there are some priorities in putting references in long articles that are without them, thanks in advance!! --Inorwi (talk) 19:45, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Inorwi: Welcome to Wikipedia!
- Ideally, everything in an article should be cited to a reference.
- There is a specific rule when writing about living people, which is that any contentious material must be cited to a reference, or it will be removed without discussion.
- Otherwise, I'm not aware of any priorities regarding citations.
- Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 19:51, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks for answering! Inorwi (talk) 20:18, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Inorwi: Happy to help! ~ Rusty meow ~ 21:21, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks for answering! Inorwi (talk) 20:18, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
Hello! I do have one question: Can you make a page about anything on Wikipedia? I'm not talking about inappropriate stuff, I mean obscure stuff. For example, some random fan fiction. I'm thinking of making pages for Undertale Yellow characters, but I wanted to check if I could do that. --Hunte789 (talk) 05:59, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Hunte789:
- All articles on Wikipedia must meet the notability guidelines. In short, there need to be reliable sources that talk about an article for it to be presumed notable.
- Usually, it's unlikely that a fan fiction is going to meet this requirement; the fact that something is notable does not necessarily mean it is well-known and vice versa.
- Happy editing, ~ Rusty meow ~ 14:49, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- Ok. I think I understand. Thanks for your help. But just in case, I'll make an example to make sure I really understand.
- So, if a reliable news station makes a report on something, that makes the thing they covered notable? Hunte789 (talk) 23:50, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Hunte789: You could say that, and the media/news is an example I would give when explaining a reliable source. However, it is important to also keep in mind that Wikipedia has a specific definition of a reliable source (here).
- Happy editing!
- ~ Rusty meow ~ 03:58, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Lbphysicist (13:22, 28 June 2025)
[edit]Hello! I have been working on a draft for the Idaho Falls Spud Kings hockey club. It was declined twice with the second time after significant revision. I just learned this morning that somehow somebody else was able to have a Spud Kings page approved (with much less references). How is this possible? Something about the creator “PensRule11385” seems strange. This creator’s history shows a large amount of contributions in a short period. Almost bot-like. --Lbphysicist (talk) 13:22, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Lbphysicist:
- PensRule11385 is an experienced editor with over eighty thousand edits. They probably can differentiate which sources matter most in a Wikipedia article, since your decline message doesn't mean that there aren't enough sources, only that there aren't enough of the right type of sources.
- By "the creator's history", I'm not sure what you're referring to: the article's history or the contribution record of the creator. I'll explain both.
- For the article history, almost everything being pasted in at once probably indicates preparation off-wiki, such as in a text editor, before publishing the article.
- If you're referring to the user's contribution history, I wouldn't take it as bot-like. There are clear patterns that indicate a human editor.
- Overall, just remember that there are things that may be different, but that isn't a reason to be concerned.
- Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 15:06, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the feedback. Lbphysicist (talk) 17:03, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Lbphysicist: Glad to have helped! ~ Rusty meow ~ 04:05, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the feedback. Lbphysicist (talk) 17:03, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Rubyhenners (20:49, 28 June 2025)
[edit]Hi Rusty,
I’m currently trying to create an article for a musician. The record label he founded has a Wikipedia page and the production duo he was successful with also has a Wikipedia page. The artists he made famous have Wikipedia pages that mention him. But I’ve been told by a reviewer that he doesn’t have enough notable sources to warrant a standalone page, which I fully take onboard.
As a fan, I think readers would benefit from learning more about him and his solo projects on Wikipedia. Is it advisable to create a section within one of the other Wikipedia pages (his record label or his production duo page) instead? Or do you have any suggestions for edits I can make to the current article in my sandbox? I’m just genuinely trying to understand how this process works for future articles on other subjects. Thank you so much for your help.
Ruby --Rubyhenners (talk) 20:49, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Rubyhenners: I would probably create a section within the production duo page.
- The thing is that notability, which can't be inherited, is the inclusion criteria for whether a subject merits a standalone page.
- In the future, you could check the page on the notability guideline - Wikipedia:Notability, especially the general notability guideline. If the subject doesn't seem to meet this, it probably wouldn't be notable.
- Happy editing! ~ Rusty meow ~ 04:05, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
- Very helpful, thank you! Rubyhenners (talk) 07:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
WikiCup 2025 July newsletter
[edit]The third round of the 2025 WikiCup ended on 28 June. This round was again competitive, with three contestants scoring more than 1,000 round points:
BeanieFan11 (submissions) with 1,314 round points, mostly from articles about athletes and politicians, including 20 good articles and 48 did you know articles
Gog the Mild (submissions) with 1,197 round points, mostly from military history articles, including 9 featured topic articles, two featured articles, and four good articles
Sammi Brie (submissions) with 1,055 round points, mostly from television station articles, including 27 good articles and 9 good topic articles
Everyone who competed in round 3 will advance to round 4 unless they have withdrawn. This table shows all competitors who have received tournament points so far, while the full scores for round 3 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 4 featured articles, 16 featured lists, 1 featured picture, 9 featured-topic articles, 149 good articles, 27 good-topic articles, and more than 90 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 18 In the News articles, and they have conducted more than 200 reviews.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed in Round 4. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:49, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
Question from Henrique960 (02:07, 30 June 2025)
[edit]Hi Rusty Cat How are you? Can you publish my Petra-X page? --Henrique960 (talk) 02:07, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
- @Henrique960: I would prefer for another editor to take a look at it. Hope you understand. ~ Rusty meow ~ 04:05, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
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Tech News: 2025-27
[edit]Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Weekly highlight
- The CampaignEvents extension has been enabled on all Wikipedias. The extension makes it easier to organize and participate in collaborative activities, like edit-a-thons and WikiProjects, on the wikis. The extension has three features: Event Registration, Collaboration List, and Invitation List. To request the extension for your wiki, visit the Deployment information page.
Updates for editors
- AbuseFilter maintainers can now match against IP reputation data in AbuseFilters. IP reputation data is information about the proxies and VPNs associated with the user's IP address. This data is not shown publicly and is not generated for actions performed by registered accounts. [14]
- Hidden content that is within collapsible parts of wikipages will now be revealed when someone searches the page using the web browser's "Find in page" function (Ctrl+F or ⌘F) in supporting browsers. [15][16]
A new feature, called Favourite Templates, will be deployed later this week on all projects (except English Wikipedia, which will receive the feature next week), following a piloting phase on Polish and Arabic Wikipedia, and Italian and English Wikisource. The feature will provide a better way for new and experienced contributors to recall and discover templates via the template dialog, by allowing users to put templates on a special "favourite list". The feature works with both the visual editor and the wikitext editor. The feature is a community wishlist focus area.
View all 31 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, a bug was fixed that had caused some Notifications to be sent multiple times. [17]
Updates for technical contributors
Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
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Question from Thetechpublisher (21:24, 3 July 2025)
[edit]Hi, i use a visual css tool from website https://visualcss.com/ i found it from https://www.producthunt.com/products/visual-css
i want to add this to wikipedia but there isn't any page for this officially can i create a page? --Thetechpublisher (talk) 21:24, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
- @Thetechpublisher: You can start a draft at Wikipedia:Articles for Creation, but keep in mind that it might not meet our notability guidelines, meaning it will not be accepted.
- Happy editing, ~ Rusty meow ~ 21:25, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
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Question from Lirress 3 on User:Lirress 3/sandbox (18:36, 4 July 2025)
[edit]Can you write about astros aliens on Wikipedia they talk on ears --Lirress 3 (talk) 18:36, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
- @Lirress 3: I'd recommend not to. Wikipedia is not for things made up one day, nor is it for fringe theories etc. ~ Rusty meow ~ 21:26, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
Question from Lirress 3 on User:Lirress 3/sandbox (18:37, 4 July 2025)
[edit]Reply me. --Lirress 3 (talk) 18:37, 4 July 2025 (UTC)