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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- On Commons, you can now see what files are most used across all wikis. You can also see the same list for deleted or uncreated files. [1] [2]
- There are now many more translations for language names. [3]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf1) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since September 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on September 30, and on all Wikipedias on October 2 (calendar).
- Errors from Scribunto (Lua) are now shown on the page. Before, you had to click on "Script error" to see them. [4] [5]
- You can add an "autovalue" for a field in TemplateData. When users add the template to a page, the value will be added automatically. An example is when a clean-up template shows the date it was added. [6]
- If you change a user preference but don't save it, it now asks if you want to save it. [7] [8]
- The PDF export tool has changed. The new one has better language support but it doesn't offer ZIM and EPUB formats. [9]
Future changes
- You can watch a video showing Phabricator, the new tool to track bugs. You can also read more about the move from Bugzilla.
- JavaScript authors: Many old methods will be removed soon. Please check your scripts and gadgets and replace the old methods by the new ones if needed. [10]
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09:44, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
FlickreviewR 2 bug: the bot fails if the image was optimized before being uploaded to WC
Hello.
I recently uploaded several images from Flickr to Wikimedia Commons. Before uploading each image I run them through jpegtran, a command-line program that can losslessly optimize .jpeg files by optimizing the Huffman tables.
While this does not change the decompressed image in any way the bot failed with the error message "size_not_found".
From what I've been able to deduce the issue stems from the fact that the Flickr image and the image uploaded to Wikimedia Commons had different file sizes. While I do not know how easy or difficult it would be to implement in the bot's code, it seems clear that this problem could be avoided if the bot compared the pictures pixel by pixel to determine the status of each image.
Regards. - SuperTank17 (talk) 20:22, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
- Bot is checking if the upload on commons is the exact same image as on flickr with SHA1, therefore it is not possible to fix this bug. --Steinsplitter (talk) 20:31, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
- Please avoid modifying the file before the bot makes the flickrreview. It takes a lot of time for humans to review files manually. If possible, upload the modified file after the bot has made its review. --Stefan4 (talk) 20:36, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
Flickrbot
Dear Zhuyifei1999,
I hope the flickrbot is just resting as it stopped marking images on September 30. Best Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 08:42, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
- Hello,
- I confirm the bot in charge of the Flickr photos review has been on strike since September 30.
- How can I run this bot myself ?--ContributorQ (talk) 07:42, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
tools.yifeibot@tools-dev:~$ qmod -rj 4432755
Pushed rescheduling of job 4432755 on host tools-exec-13.eqiad.wmflabs
^^ restarted --Steinsplitter (talk) 15:39, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you Steinsplitter. It helped a lot. But it seem the bot is on strike again? --MGA73 (talk) 20:09, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
- Strange... :/ Restarted again. --Steinsplitter (talk) 20:14, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you Steinsplitter. It helped a lot. But it seem the bot is on strike again? --MGA73 (talk) 20:09, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
ResolvedThe bot is now running...--ContributorQ (talk) 09:50, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
VFC limits
Hi, here I am again. VFC is a mighty tool and allowed me to make a lot of categorizing and tagging work. However, there are tasks it is not so well designed for, e.g. scanning large categories.
My problem: category Created with Inkscape contains ~ 55000 items, a lot of them are "hard" categorized with [[Category:Created with Inkscape]] — that is not wanted, insertions should be exclusively by templates. I tried to change that and store these files in the maintenance category Inkscape-categorized to treat them further. I did it for the first few hundred ones, but with VFC I will need hours of scrolling to scan all files.
Sure you have an idea & tool to perform this task easier? sarang♥사랑 11:14, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
- Imho it is technically not possible for you to fetch 55000 files in short time via API (
apiratelimit). You can ask a botoperator to do this for you. --Steinsplitter (talk) 10:36, 4 October 2014 (UTC)- @Sarang: could you try fetch the list with Catscan 2 and then VFC the generated file list? --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 16:34, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- You can use the
phab:andphabricator:interwikis to link to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org. [11] [12] - Some wikis have a template to track bugs in Bugzilla. You should update it to work with Phabricator. You can look at the one on mediawiki.org to see how. [13] [14]
- You can look at Special:MediaStatistics to see what kind of files are on your wiki. [15]
- A new tool can now create thumbnails of large TIFF images. This concerns files larger than 50 megapixels. These thumbnails are also sharpened. You can comment on Commons. [16]
- The Media Viewer tool has a clearer link to the file page. It also has buttons to download, share and embed the file. You can enlarge images by clicking on them. [17]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf2) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since 2 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 7 October, and on all Wikipedias from 9 October (calendar).
- If you make a code mistake when editing a Lua script, you won't be able to save your edit. [18] [19]
- We fixed some more Internet Explorer bugs. If you use Internet Explorer 10, you will be able to use VisualEditor next week. Support for earlier versions is coming next. [20]
- On Thursday, the tool to edit TemplateData will come to 30 more wikis. [21] [22]
- You can help sort bugs in the Book and PDF export tool on October 8. [23]
- 1% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. [24]
Future changes
- You can look at the plan of the Mobile team for their future work. [25]
- More changes to Media Viewer are coming. It will be easier to disable it, and you will see the caption below the image. [26] [27]
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06:10, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- You can now log into Phabricator, the new tool to track bugs. Create your account and add your Bugzilla email address. We are copying the bugs from Bugzilla. Bugzilla is still open. [28] [29]
- You will now get the VisualEditor newsletter in your language if someone has translated it. You can add translations. You can know about the next translations by joining the translators list or asking Elitre (WMF).
Problems
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf3) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since 9 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 14 October, and on all Wikipedias from 16 October (calendar).
- 5% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. You can also test it as a Beta Feature. [32]
Meetings
- You can join a meeting with Language developers on October 15, 2014 at 17:00 (UTC). [33]
- There is a proposal to organize file pages better. It would use the same tools as Wikidata. You can join a meeting about it on October 16, 2014 at 18:00 (UTC). [34]
- You can join a meeting about VisualEditor on October 18, 2014 at 18:00 (UTC). [35]
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08:53, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I have uploaded an image of a person, which I took from his facebook page. Now, you (a bot, I suppose) are claiming it an invalid, and illegal, I am not sure how can I justify the usage. The file is https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Narasimha_Karumanchi_Closeup.jpg . Please suggest methods to prove that its not a violation of any license. Thanks. Amitgcse (talk) 14:38, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
- @Amitgcse: Could you please add the source (facebook) url to the file page (so that people can check its license), thanks --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 15:11, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
Hopefully the flickrbot is on a scheduled break, Zhuyifei.
Best Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 08:49, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Restarted I'll try a fix as I just got the complete traceback to where the script was waiting forever. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 09:48, 16 October 2014 (UTC)- Should be fixed --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 10:09, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Comment: I don't have time to mark any images in flickr human review right now. Perhaps Natuur12 or MGA73 can mark some but I thought I should tell you about the flickr bot's interruption. Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 19:04, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. You can read translations.
Recent changes
- You can test a new system to see math using MathML. Go to your display options and choose "⧼mw math mathml⧽".
- You can add badges in Wikidata for quality articles and featured lists. [36] [37]
File information cleanup
- You can join a wiki project to help tools read file information. It will help people reuse files.
- See how to fix metadata. You can fix it by adding markers to templates and adding templates to files.
- You can see a list of files missing machine-readable information on your wiki.
- The files missing readable data are also in these categories: no license, no description, no author or no source. [38]
Problems
- Developers fixed a security problem. If you use Internet Explorer 6, you won't be able to log in any more. You should use a newer browser. [39]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf4) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 16. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 21, and on all Wikipedias from October 23 (calendar).
- 10% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. You can also test it as a Beta Feature. [40]
- If you add the same parameter twice in a template, it now puts the page in a tracking category. [41] [42]
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13:47, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
The flickrbot may have stopped working again. I don't know. Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 01:31, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
- SIGINT sent, found it's the same problem as last time, so patched --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 02:02, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
- Good to know. Regards, --Leoboudv (talk) 08:05, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Problems
- There was an issue with files from Commons on October 21. You could only see those with names between 140 and 159 characters by visiting Commons itself. [43]
- There was a problem with cut and paste in VisualEditor in Firefox. It was fixed quickly. [44]
- There was a problem with editing math in VisualEditor. It was fixed quickly. [45]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will now come to Wikipedia sites every Wednesday, instead of every Thursday. [46]
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf5) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 23. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 28, and on all Wikipedias from October 29 (calendar).
- VisualEditor now uses autovalues for templates if they are in TemplateData. [47] [48] [49]
- VisualEditor's menu items now show their shortcuts beside them. [50]
- VisualEditor now opens faster when you click "edit". [51]
- The rules for plurals in translations changed in some languages. Interface translations are currently not being updated from translatewiki.net; this process will start again on November 6. [52]
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05:20, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
File:Funuefa.jpg
Hola, mis disculpas por subir la foto, no sabia que este usuario estuviese acostumbrado a violar los derechos de autor, saludos. Elías (talk) 01:11, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- The "Special:Cite" page is now called "Special:CiteThisPage". That way, you know it's to cite the page, not to add a reference. [53]
- You can no longer use the
insource:keyword for text searches. It caused issues with the new search tool. It will come back later. [54] [55]
Problems
- There was a bug in VisualEditor with Internet Explorer. It hid tools like the link editor when you opened them. The bug was fixed on Monday. [56]
- Issues with the new search tool caused geo data code to show up on pages on Monday and Friday. The mobile "nearby" tool was also broken. The problem is now fixed. [57] [58] [59]
- HHVM caused server issues on Thursday. They are now fixed.
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf5) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 29. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 4, and on all Wikipedias from November 5 (calendar).
- Some wikis have icons at the top of a page to show if it is protected or featured. Icons show up using CSS. You can now use the
<indicator>tag in these templates instead to add the icons. [60] [61] - VisualEditor now tells you if you're editing a re-used reference. This helps you avoid changing it if you just want to add a new one. [62]
- The icons in VisualEditor's template editor tool for adding more fields are back, along with other fixes. [63] [64] [65] [66] [67]
- After November 6, all wikis will have the tool to edit TemplateData. [68] [69] [70]
Future changes
- The new search tool will come to the last wikis in the coming weeks. This includes Wikipedia in French, Chinese, German and English. [71]
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17:28, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
passed otrs
Hi, FlickreviewR 2 reviewed several files from this category as passed otrs (example). Does this only confirm that there is an OTRS template on their filedesc page, or also that they have been released on Flickr under the stated 2.0 license? FDMS 4 20:23, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
- Well, that only comfirm that there is an OTRS template on their filedesc page. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 09:03, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
- On second thought: What's the point in having the LR then? Could you change the bot's behaviour in such scenarios or shall I rather add a warning and/or maintenance category to User:FlickreviewR/reviewed-pass instead? FDMS 4 21:39, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
- I'd prefer you change User:FlickreviewR/reviewed-pass instead. There's no point in marking otrs-confirmed images as copyvios :P --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 08:59, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
- On second thought: What's the point in having the LR then? Could you change the bot's behaviour in such scenarios or shall I rather add a warning and/or maintenance category to User:FlickreviewR/reviewed-pass instead? FDMS 4 21:39, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
- You may see a new tool on the mobile site of the English Wikipedia. It asks simple questions to make the article better. In the future, your answers will go to Wikidata. [72] [73]
- The MediaWiki API now shows information in a nice format. You can translate it in translatewiki.net. [74]
- Reminder: You can help fix file information on your wiki. It will help robots understand the information. After that, it will be easier for you to search files and re-use them.
- You can join two IRC chats this week to learn more about the file cleanup project. One will be on Wednesday at 18:00 (UTC) and the other on Thursday at 04:00 (UTC). You can ask questions during the chat if you need help to fix files on your wiki.
- You can see a list of files to fix on the Labs tool. You can report bugs and ask questions on the talk page.
Problems
- Wikimedia Labs was broken for a few hours on Thursday. It was due to a hardware problem. [75]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf7) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since November 5. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 11, and on all Wikipedias from November 12 (calendar).
- You can now use more editing tools for tables in VisualEditor. You can add rows and columns, merge cells, and edit table captions. [76] [77]
- The style and insert menus in the toolbar of VisualEditor now show fewer tools. This helps you see the most common tasks. You can see all items by clicking "More". [78]
- The way windows inside VisualEditor work has changed. VisualEditor should be faster and have fewer bugs. [79]
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15:00, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf8) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since November 12. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 18, and on all Wikipedias from November 19 (calendar).
- The new search tool ("CirrusSearch") will be on the English Wikipedia from November 19. [80]
Move from Bugzilla to Phabricator
- The tool to track bugs will change on November 21.
- You won't be able to add or edit bugs between November 21 and November 24.
- You can make the change easier for you by creating your account.
- Bugzilla will be frozen after the change. You will see, edit and report bugs in Phabricator.
- You can join two IRC chats to learn more about the change. The chats will be on Tuesday, November 18 at 16:00 (UTC) and 23:00 UTC. [81]
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18:28, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
It has been a while since I have seen something in Category:Media without a license: needs history check. Is this process down? --Jarekt (talk) 18:11, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
- The script looks broken; error logs shows that there's a big change that the script receives SIGINT from somewhere unknown. I might do a rewrite if it keeps like that. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 08:33, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks--Jarekt (talk) 15:33, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
YiFeiBot task 22
This edit by YiFeiBot did not finish the job of removing all interwiki links. --Jarekt (talk) 15:35, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
- The bot is programmed not to remove any iw links that have pages unconnected, connected to different items on wikidata, or the link has section defined (or cross-namespace links per Eugene's request):
- he:ויקיפדיה:שאלות ותשובות/נפוצות -- not connected
- id:Wikipedia:Daftar pertanyaan yang sangat sering diajukan -- redirect to id:Wikipedia:Tanya_jawab#FAQ => section defined
- ja:Wikipedia:FAQ 特に多い質問 -- not connected
- pt:Wikipedia:FAQ -- cross-namespace redirect to pt:Ajuda:FAQ ("Help:" ns)
- --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 01:57, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
- That makes sense, but I find it kind of funny that the only page with task 22 edit I noticed had so many exceptions. --Jarekt (talk) 03:27, 22 November 2014 (UTC)