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[edit]Is the "//" thingy part of your signature or do you add that in manually? Darrrrmilk (talk) 14:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
- @Darrrrmilk: manually lol – just feels nicer to type out than were I to have it in my signature automatically (though that does often result in my signature not having the // if I use a script, like on m:SRG). //shb (t | c | m) 20:48, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
Tech News: 2026-14
[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 Beta version of 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. 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. Read more.
- The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap "Edit". 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.
View all 45 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive Newspapers.com was no longer working, due to a block in Citoid requests, has now been fixed. [1]
Updates for technical contributors
- Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
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The Signpost: 31 March 2026
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- News and notes: Entirety of Wikinews to be shut down
- Community view: Videos from WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC
- Disinformation report: Cleaning up after Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Nygard, and Mohamed Al-Fayed
- WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC review
- Obituary: Dr. Subas Chandra Rout
- Traffic report: Call in the dogs of war, soldier of fortune
- Comix: n00bsitting
This Month in Education: March 2026
[edit]This Month in Education
Volume 15 • Issue 3 • March 2026
- Advancing 21st-Century Education: Proposal to Establish the Yorùbá Wikipedia Fan Club at Arolu College of Education, Ilemona
- Awareness Programme on Language and Culture Protection by KWUG
- Teachers from Various Institutions in Rio de Janeiro Explore Wikipedia as a Means of Preserving Memory and Checking Sources
- Edu Wiki Nigeria Co-Founder Facilitates Textbook Donation to AHAJAS Integrated School, Gombe
- Inside Wikimedia Ukraine's education program
- Karavali Wikimedians at Mangaluru Design Summit 2026
- One School, One Article Campaign Wrap Up
- Seeds of Knowledge: A Wiki Project that Sparked a Community at ADUN
- Student workshops at Serbian Universities: enriching Wikipedia with topics on culture and technology
- The Open Knowledge Alliance: Wikimedia and Libraries
- Wikimedia CR published updated guide for beginners
- Wikimedia goes back to the classroom in Brazil
- Workshop on Feminism and Folklore 2026 by Wiki Club SATI
- “Wikimedia MKD in Action: Teacher Conferences and Education Activities
- Wikipedia & Libraries: Building New Contributors
WHat happened to Wikivoyage?
[edit]Why are all the banners saying "For Sale" Darrrrmilk (talk) 20:36, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Darrrrmilk Check the date of your timestamp. :P //shb (t | c | m) 21:36, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
- That said it probs should be removed in about 12 or so hours (I can technically do so, but can’t on the grounds of policy). //shb (t | c | m) 21:37, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
CEE Newsletter is out now!
[edit]Dear all,
The first CEE Newsletter issue of 2026 is now live, and we are happy to share it with you.
The past few months have been anything but quiet across our region. From Wikimedia CEE Spring and the CEE Women Campaign, to cross-border collaborations, youth initiatives, and new ideas taking shape, there is a lot happening -- and this issue brings together many of those stories in one place.
You will find highlights from community activities, updates from the CEE Hub, international news, and a wide range of contributions from across the region. It is a good snapshot of what we have been working on together at the start of the year.
As always, thank you to everyone who contributed -- by writing, sharing updates, or supporting behind the scenes.
Take a moment to explore the issue and see what is going on across the region: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CEE/Newsletter/March_2026
As always, we have prepared a Russian version of the same issue: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CEE/Newsletter/March_2026/ru
Happy reading!
On behalf of the CEE Newsletter team, Karo
Tech News: 2026-15
[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
- The 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 the documentation.
The new watchlist labels feature (announced in 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 EditWatchlist. In all three places it is a new field following the expiry field.- View all 23 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, the issue where talk pages on mobile with Parsoid are unusable after empty section headers, has now been fixed. [2]
Updates for technical contributors
- The sub-referencing feature, which lets editors add details to an existing reference without duplicating it, will be gradually rolled out to more wikis later this year. Wikis using the Reference Tooltips gadget are encouraged to update their version (typically at MediaWiki:Gadget-ReferenceTooltips.js as shown here) to ensure compatibility. Other reference-related gadgets may also be affected. [3]
- 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. Read more.
- The Action API has had several formats for requested output. One of them,
format=php, is being removed soon. Please ensure your scripts or bots use the JSON format. This removal should affect very few scripts and bots. [4] - The Special:NamespaceInfo page now includes namespace aliases. For example "WP" for the "Project" ("Wikipedia") namespace on the German Wikipedia. [5]
- Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
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Summer of Wikivoyage 2026 in Albania and Kosovo
[edit]Hello SHB2000,
I am Vyolltsa from the Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group. I wanted to share a quick update for our upcoming Summer of Wikivoyage Edit-a-thon in 2026. This year, we are focusing on Durrës, Albania, and other travel destinations in Kosovo and Albania in English. This edit-a-thon will take place offline from May 8 - 9. We are also inviting everyone to join us online Saturday from 10:00-17:00 (GMT+2) Time Zone on here.
Could you please update the Albania and Kosovo Expedition pages for 2026? Thank you! --Vyolltsa (talk) 08:43, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- Sure can do. //shb (t | c | m) 08:45, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Vyolltsa
Done (also as a minor side note, our policy on organising events has slightly changed – but since you guys have been super cooperative + this is a recurring event, not much needs to be done from you other than a note on the pub :) ). //shb (t | c | m) 08:58, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: March 2026
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