Tech News 2026 - Issue 32

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Latest *tech news
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News>* from the
Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes.
Not all changes will affect you. Translations
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/32> are
available.

*Updates for editors*

   - The Reader Experience team
   <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Experi=
ence>
has
   developed a patch demo
   <https://82db7c8d4b.catalyst.wmcloud.org/w/index.php?title=3DRegent%27s_=
Park&uselang=3Dde>
that
   wraps the page toolbar onto two lines when there is not enough horizonta=
l
   space for all the buttons. This aims to reduce crowding in the Vector 20=
22
   toolbar, which can occur on some language Wikipedias at certain screen
   widths. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T429518>
   - The Reader Experience team is planning to launch Reading Lists
   <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Experi=
ence/Reading_lists>,
   a Community Wishlist item
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_S=
urvey_2021/Mobile_and_apps/Have_Apps_reading_lists_available_on_Destop/Mobi=
le>,
   which is currently available to try in beta, as a full feature in
   September. Before then, volunteer translator help is needed for string
   translations
   <https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=3DSpecial%3ATranslate&group=3De=
xt-readinglists&filter=3D&action=3Dtranslate>
into
   a number of languages. The feature supports reading and learning goals o=
n
   Wikipedia.
   - Next week, the table of contents on Wikimedia Commons file pages will
   be improved by consolidating the file page table of contents with the pa=
ge
   table of contents. This will make it easier to understand a file page=E2=
=80=99s
   structure, navigate to specific sections, and share links to individual
   sections. [2] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332644>
   - View all 24 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently_r=
esolved_community_tasks>.
   For example, an issue where some TIFF
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIFF> images failed to load after
   clicking their thumbnail, causing a broken image to be displayed instead=
 of
   the full-size image, has now been fixed. [3]
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T429326>

*Updates for technical contributors*

   - The variable and function selector in AbuseFilter has been updated to
   support search and autocomplete. It will allow filter maintainers to fin=
d
   the desired variable or function more quickly. [4]
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T323698>
   - The MJPEG and VP8 formats are removed from the video player. The MP4
   format (MPEG-4 Part 2) is added instead, which provides higher quality
   videos to older iPhone devices. It may take a few weeks to retroactively
   update all existing videos. The default format for modern devices stays =
the
   same (VP9/WebM). [5] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T358266>
   - Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
   <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.47/wmf.15>

*Tech news
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by Tech News writers
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and
posted by bot
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delivery>
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=E2=80=A2 Translate
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><p style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 1em;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-=
family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">Latest=C2=A0<b><a href=3D"https://meta.wi=
kimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News" class=3D"extiw" title=3D"m:S=
pecial:MyLanguage/Tech/News" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51,102=
,204);background:none;border-radius:2px">tech news</a></b>=C2=A0from the Wi=
kimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. N=
ot all changes will affect you.=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/=
wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/32" class=3D"extiw" title=3D"m:Speci=
al:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/32" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51=
,102,204);background:none;border-radius:2px">Translations</a>=C2=A0are avai=
lable.</p><p style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 1em;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:=
sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b>Updates for editors</b></p><ul style=3D"paddi=
ng:0px;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style=
=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em">The=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki=
/Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader_Experience" class=3D"extiw" title=3D"mw:=
Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience" style=3D"text-decoration:none=
;color:rgb(51,102,204);background:none;border-radius:2px">Reader Experience=
 team</a>=C2=A0has developed a=C2=A0<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer"=
 class=3D"external gmail-text" href=3D"https://82db7c8d4b.catalyst.wmcloud.=
org/w/index.php?title=3DRegent%27s_Park&amp;uselang=3Dde" target=3D"_blank"=
 style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51,102,204);border-radius:2px;back=
ground:none;padding:0px">patch demo</a>=C2=A0that wraps the page toolbar on=
to two lines when there is not enough horizontal space for all the buttons.=
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n some language Wikipedias at certain screen widths.=C2=A0<a class=3D"exter=
nal gmail-autonumber" href=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T429518" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"text-decoration:none;c=
olor:rgb(51,102,204);border-radius:2px;background:none;padding:0px">[1]</a>=
</li><li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em">The Reader Experience team is planni=
ng to launch=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLangu=
age/Readers/Reader_Experience/Reading_lists" class=3D"extiw" title=3D"mw:Sp=
ecial:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience/Reading lists" style=3D"text-dec=
oration:none;color:rgb(51,102,204);background:none;border-radius:2px">Readi=
ng Lists</a>, a=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyL=
anguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2021/Mobile_and_apps/Have_Apps_reading_li=
sts_available_on_Destop/Mobile" class=3D"extiw" title=3D"m:Special:MyLangua=
ge/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Mobile and apps/Have Apps reading lists a=
vailable on Destop/Mobile" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51,102,2=
04);background:none;border-radius:2px">Community Wishlist item</a>, which i=
s currently available to try in beta, as a full feature in September. Befor=
e then, volunteer translator help is needed for=C2=A0<a rel=3D"nofollow noo=
pener noreferrer" class=3D"external gmail-text" href=3D"https://translatewi=
ki.net/w/i.php?title=3DSpecial%3ATranslate&amp;group=3Dext-readinglists&amp=
;filter=3D&amp;action=3Dtranslate" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decorati=
on:none;color:rgb(51,102,204);border-radius:2px;background:none;padding:0px=
">string translations</a>=C2=A0into a number of languages. The feature supp=
orts reading and learning goals on Wikipedia.</li><li style=3D"margin-botto=
m:0.1em">Next week, the table of contents on Wikimedia Commons file pages w=
ill be improved by consolidating the file page table of contents with the p=
age table of contents. This will make it easier to understand a file page=
=E2=80=99s structure, navigate to specific sections, and share links to ind=
ividual sections.=C2=A0<a class=3D"external gmail-autonumber" href=3D"https=
://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332644" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener nor=
eferrer" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51,102,204);border-radius:=
2px;background:none;padding:0px">[2]</a></li><li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1=
em">View all 24 community-submitted tasks that were=C2=A0<a href=3D"https:/=
/meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently_resolved_com=
munity_tasks" class=3D"extiw" title=3D"m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recen=
tly resolved community tasks" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51,10=
2,204);background:none;border-radius:2px">resolved last week</a>. For examp=
le, an issue where some=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIFF"=
 class=3D"extiw" title=3D"w:TIFF" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(5=
1,102,204);background:none;border-radius:2px">TIFF</a>=C2=A0images failed t=
o load after clicking their thumbnail, causing a broken image to be display=
ed instead of the full-size image, has now been fixed.=C2=A0<a class=3D"ext=
ernal gmail-autonumber" href=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T429326" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"text-decoration:none=
;color:rgb(51,102,204);border-radius:2px;background:none;padding:0px">[3]</=
a></li></ul><p style=3D"margin:0.5em 0px 1em;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-famil=
y:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b>Updates for technical contributors</b></p><=
ul style=3D"padding:0px;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-siz=
e:14px"><li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em">The variable and function selecto=
r in AbuseFilter has been updated to support search and autocomplete. It wi=
ll allow filter maintainers to find the desired variable or function more q=
uickly.=C2=A0<a class=3D"external gmail-autonumber" href=3D"https://phabric=
ator.wikimedia.org/T323698" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" s=
tyle=3D"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51,102,204);border-radius:2px;backgr=
ound:none;padding:0px">[4]</a></li><li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em">The MJ=
PEG and VP8 formats are removed from the video player. The MP4 format (MPEG=
-4 Part 2) is added instead, which provides higher quality videos to older =
iPhone devices. It may take a few weeks to retroactively update all existin=
g videos. The default format for modern devices stays the same (VP9/WebM).=
=C2=A0<a class=3D"external gmail-autonumber" href=3D"https://phabricator.wi=
kimedia.org/T358266" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D=
"text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51,102,204);border-radius:2px;background:no=
ne;padding:0px">[5]</a></li><li style=3D"margin-bottom:0.1em">Detailed code=
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diaWiki_1.47/wmf.15" class=3D"extiw" title=3D"mw:MediaWiki 1.47/wmf.15" sty=
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