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Administrators' newsletter – June 2026

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (May 2026).

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20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''

Following an RfC ↗, the "persistent usage of large language models ↗" has been included as a common reason for a block ↗.

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Mandatory 2FA for bureaucrats ↗: Bureaucrats ↗ without two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled have already lost access to their advanced rights on 26 May. Those who do not enable 2FA may be automatically removed from the groups in mid-June 2026, and from that point onward, new members must have 2FA enabled before they can be added. (T423119 ↗, T423120 ↗)

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The arbitration case ''SchroCat ↗'' has been closed.

The arbitration case ''Michael Jackson ↗'' has opened. Evidence submissions in this case closes on 1 June.

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Voting for the 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election ↗ closes on 1 June.

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Tech News: 2026-23

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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.

'''Updates for editors'''

The Reader Experience team ↗ is conducting an experiment to show the 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 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 Phase 1 ↗ of the redesigned Home Feed to the Android Beta app. The new Home Feed includes a refreshed "Community" tab and a personalized "For You" 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.

12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item ↗ View all {{formatnum:18}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:18|task|tasks}} that were resolved last week ↗. For example, an issue where images could fail to load for some suggested edits on Special:Homepage ↗, leaving the thumbnail stuck in a loading state, has now been fixed. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424048 ↗

'''Updates for technical contributors'''

12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item ↗ Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki ↗

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<bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">MediaWiki message delivery</bdi> 21:07, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Tech News: 2026-24

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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.

'''Weekly highlight'''

Wikimedia Enterprise has increased the free usage limits for its API offerings. The monthly request limit for the On-demand API has increased from 5,000 to 50,000 requests, while the Snapshot API limit has increased from 15 to 30 requests per month. In addition, Structured Contents snapshots are now available for free accounts. These changes expand access to Wikimedia Enterprise data for developers, researchers, and organizations using Wikimedia content. https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/enhanced-free-api ↗

'''Updates for editors'''

The refreshed Explore Feed ↗, now called the Home Feed, is rolling out to 50% of users of the Wikipedia Android app. The Home Feed helps readers discover relevant content through two new tabs: ''Community'' and ''For You''. The Community tab provides a scrollable feed of curated content and updates from the broader Wikimedia community and movement, while the ''For You'' tab offers a full-screen, swipeable experience that shows content tailored to a user's interests. The redesign is part of a broader effort to improve discovery and enhance the learning experience in the Wikipedia app.

The Which came first? ↗ daily trivia game is now available in the beta version of the Wikipedia iOS app in English, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Turkish. The game uses historical events from Wikipedia's "On This Day" content and challenges readers to guess which of two events happened first. The game was previously released on Android. Communities interested in making the game available in their languages can read the instructions and requirements ↗.

Sub-referencing ↗, a new MediaWiki feature that allows editors to reuse references with different details, will begin rolling out to Wikimedia wikis following a successful pilot phase. Deployment will start on 8 June for most Group 1 wikis ↗ and French Wikipedia, with additional Wikipedia language editions receiving the feature over the coming months. Communities are encouraged to prepare by checking for untranslated Cite extension messages ↗ in their language and reviewing any use of Reference Tooltips ↗, which may require updates ↗ to support the new functionality. Wikis using Reference Previews ↗ do not need to take any action. Communities may also wish to create the ''cite-tracking-category-ref-details'' tracking category ↗ as a hidden category using <code><nowiki>__HIDDENCAT__</nowiki></code> (or a dedicated template), and connect it to the corresponding Wikidata item d:Q129764848 ↗. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425662 ↗

The Page Previews experiment ↗ on mobile web has concluded. The team decided not to roll out the feature after the results showed no statistically significant impact on reader retention, as the primary success metric was retention improvement. Page Previews, which are already available on desktop and in the apps, display a thumbnail, lead paragraph, and link to the full article when readers tap a blue link. The experiment tested this experience on mobile web across six Wikipedias.

The user interface icon library ↗ will be updated later this week or next week ↗. Most of the ~300 icons have been slightly refined and ~30 new icons have been added. These changes improve the icons to make them more consistent and comprehensible, and provide more visual balance when they are used in groups.

The Universal Language Selector ↗ (ULS) interface in MediaWiki, which helps users select content in other languages, has been updated. The new version improves speed and accessibility, and users of Wikimedia projects can now pin languages for quicker language switching. The deployment to Wikimedia sites will happen gradually in the coming weeks. You can test it now as a beta feature by selecting beta features ↗ in your profile preferences and share your feedback on the project page ↗.

12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item ↗ View all {{formatnum:21}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:21|task|tasks}} that were resolved last week ↗. For example, an issue where the Pageviews Analysis dashboard on pageviews.wmcloud.org stopped updating graph data in May 2026, affecting all users, has been fixed. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427171 ↗

'''Updates for technical contributors'''

The function signature for <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>mw.util.addPortletLink()</nowiki></code></bdi> has been simplified. Developers can now pass a configuration object instead of a list of positional parameters when creating portlet links. The previous function signature remains supported for backwards compatibility. For example, instead of: <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', '#', 'Stub', 'ca-stubtag', 'Add a stub tag to this page');</nowiki></code></bdi> use <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', { href: '#', text: 'Stub', id: 'ca-stubtag', tooltip: 'Add a stub tag to this page' });</nowiki></code></bdi>. Script maintainers are encouraged to review existing uses of <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>addPortletLink()</nowiki></code></bdi> and update them where appropriate. This change will be available on all wikis from 11 June. Thanks to community volunteer Gerges for contributing this improvement. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427945 ↗

'''Community Wishlist discussion''': Product & Technology introduced changes ↗ meant to increase the number and complexity of wishes fulfilled, including the disbanding of the Community Tech team. They are engaging in discussions ↗ about a proposed direction for the wishlist ↗ from community members. Includes ways to structure annual voting, better tracking of wishes, removing focus areas, and staffing updates ↗.

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<bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">MediaWiki message delivery</bdi> 21:28, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

''The Downlink'' Volume 4, Issue 5

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!rowspan=2 width=100px|100px ↗
!rowspan=2 style="padding:0px 2em; font-size:42px; text-align:left;"|The Downlink
|The <span style="color:#1E90FF;">WikiProject Spaceflight</span> ↗ Newsletter
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| 2026 <br/> 1 — 31 May
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!colspan=2 style="color:white; background-color:black; padding:5px;"|Volume 4 — Issue 5
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|colspan=2 style="text-align:center; padding:5px;"|Spaceflight Project ↗{{•}}Project discussion ↗{{•}}Members ↗{{•}}Assessment ↗{{•}}Open tasks ↗{{•}}Popular pages ↗{{•}}The Downlink ↗
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|colspan=2 style="padding:5px; vertical-align:top;"|<span style="font-size:22px;">'''In the News'''</span>
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On 15 May, NASA ↗'s ''Psyche ↗'' flew {{Convert|4500|km|mi}} above the surface of Mars ↗ while performing a gravity assist ↗.

SMILE ↗ was launched on 19 May. A joint mission of ESA ↗ and CAS ↗, SMILE aims to study the effects of solar wind ↗ on Earth's magnetosphere ↗.

On 22 May, Starship flight test 12 ↗ was performed. This was the first use of both the Block 3 ↗ and Starbase's second launch pad ↗.

The ICARUS Initiative ↗ launched the first of its ICARUS 2.0 constellation's satellites on 3 May. The satellite, named RAVEN, was constructed by EnduroSat ↗, and is built to track animal migration ↗s.

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|width=50% style="padding:5px; vertical-align:top;"|<span style="font-size:22px;">'''Article of the month'''</span>
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<div style="font-size:20px; text-align:center;">'''''Polyus'' (spacecraft) ↗'''</div>
{{Excerpt|Polyus (spacecraft)|references=no|hat=no|files=2}}
|width=50% style="padding:5px; vertical-align:top;"|<span style="font-size:22px;">'''Image of the month'''</span>
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<div style="font-size:20px; text-align:center;">'''Integrated Truss Structure of the ISS'''</div>
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This graphic is an exploded view ↗ of the Integrated Truss Structure ↗, the long segment that has the ISS' distinctive solar panels. The first piece, Z1, was installed in October 2000, while the most recent addition, S6, being installed in October 2007; the current configuration of the ITS dates to June 2023. In addition to providing electricity via the solar panels, the ITS is the location of energy storage, with battery assemblies on the P4/6 and S4/6 segments. These each consist of 24 lithium-ion batteries ↗, for a total of 96 batteries.
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|style="padding:5px; vertical-align:top;"|<span style="font-size:22px;">'''Members'''</span>
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New Members:

{{Noping|ThePrehistoricBlob12345}} (19 May)

{{Noping|RockyKT}} (21 May)

{{Noping|A Random Hylian}} (21 May)

{{Noping|Analemnas}} (26 May)

{{Noping|The Boat Boy}} (31 May)

{{Noping|Doeze}} (31 May)

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|Number of active members: 230.
Total number of members: 460.}}
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<span style="font-size:22px;">'''May Launches'''</span><br/><span style="font-size:12px;">All times stated here are in UTC. See a current list here ↗.</span>
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# {{Flagicon|PRC}} Zhuque-2E ↗ — ''Dingzhihua Shiyan Zaihe'' (14 May at 03:00:00) ({{Color|green|success}})
# {{Flagicon|ITA}}{{Flagicon|China}}{{Flagicon|EU}} Vega C ↗ — SMILE ↗
|style="padding:5px;"|<span style="font-size:22px;">'''Article Statistics'''</span><br/><span style="font-size:12px;">This data reflects values from 31 May 2026.</span>
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{| class="ratingstable wikitable plainlinks" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! colspan="8" class="ratingstabletitle" | Spaceflight articles by quality and importance
|-
! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: bottom" | '''Quality'''
! colspan="7" | '''Importance'''
|-
! {{Top-Class|category=Category:Top-importance_spaceflight_articles}}
! {{High-Class|category=Category:High-importance_spaceflight_articles}}
! {{Mid-Class|category=Category:Mid-importance_spaceflight_articles}}
! {{Low-Class|category=Category:Low-importance_spaceflight_articles}}
! {{NA-Class|category=Category:NA-importance_spaceflight_pages}}
! {{Unknown-Class|category=Category:Unknown-importance_spaceflight_articles}}
! style="text-align: center;" | '''Total'''
|-
| {{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
|| 6
|| 30
|| 15
|| 8
||
||
|| '''59'''
|-
| {{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
||
|| 3
|| 4
|| 4
||
||
|| '''11'''
|-
| {{FM-Class|category=Category:FM-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
||
||
||
|| 124
||
|| '''124'''
|-
| {{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
|| 1
||
|| 2
|| 1
||
||
|| '''4'''
|-
| {{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
|| 12
|| 26
|| 34
|| 58
||
|| 3
|| '''133'''
|-
| {{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
|| 17
|| 78
|| 197
|| 245
||
|| 8
|| '''545'''
|-
| {{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
|| 42
|| 171
|| 617
|| 904
|| 1
|| 76
|| '''1,811'''
|-
| {{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
|| 15
|| 133
|| 1,025
|| 2,731
||
|| 510
|| '''4,414'''
|-
| {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
||
|| 5
|| 192
|| 1,975
||
|| 340
|| '''2,512'''
|-
| {{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class_spaceflight_articles}}
|| 11
|| 117
|| 112
|| 244
|| 1
|| 50
|| '''535'''
|-
| {{Category-Class|category=Category:Category-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
||
||
||
|| 1,281
||
|| '''1,281'''
|-
| {{Disambig-Class|category=Category:Disambig-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
||
||
||
|| 47
||
|| '''47'''
|-
| {{File-Class|category=Category:File-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
||
||
||
|| 276
||
|| '''276'''
|-
| {{Portal-Class|category=Category:Portal-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
||
||
||
|| 55
||
|| '''55'''
|-
| {{Project-Class|category=Category:Project-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
||
||
||
|| 108
||
|| '''108'''
|-
| {{Redirect-Class|category=Category:Redirect-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
|| 2
|| 43
|| 144
|| 1,258
||
|| '''1,447'''
|-
| {{Template-Class|category=Category:Template-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
||
||
||
|| 534
||
|| '''534'''
|-
| {{NA-Class|category=Category:NA-Class_spaceflight_pages}}
||
||
||
||
|| 1
||
|| '''1'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Other'''
||
||
||
|| 1
|| 47
||
|| '''48'''
|-
| {{Assessed-Class}}
|| 104
|| 565
|| 2,241
|| 6,315
|| 3,733
|| 987
|| '''13,945'''
|-
| {{Unassessed-Class|category=Category:Unassessed_spaceflight_articles}}
||
||
||
|| 6
||
|| 113
|| '''119'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Total'''
|| '''104'''
|| '''565'''
|| '''2,241'''
|| '''6,321'''
|| '''3,733'''
|| '''1,100'''
|| ''' 14,064'''
|-
|}
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<div style="font-size:22px;">'''Monthly Changes'''</div>
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Since April 2026, there are one fewer Top-importance, two fewer High-importance, eight more Mid-importance, 17 more Low-importance, two more NA-importance, and twenty more Unknown-importance articles, for a total of 44 new articles. There are also five more B-class, eleven more C-class, six more Start-class, 18 more Stub-class articles, and one more list.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:28, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

Tech News: 2026-25

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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.

'''Weekly highlight'''

The Reader Growth team ↗ has launched an Image Browsing ↗ beta feature on the mobile web version of all Wikipedias. The feature shows an image carousel at the top of articles with 3 or more images. Editors can configure this feature with the following controls: to hide a specific image from a page, either use <code>class=notpageimage</code> excluding it from thumbnail previews, or <code>class=noviewer</code> excluding it from MediaViewer. The carousel can also be disabled from a page entirely, with the magic word <code><nowiki>__NOMEDIAVIEWERCAROUSEL__</nowiki></code>. To submit feedback or flag bugs, please visit the project page ↗.

Wikitables ↗ can now be sorted in descending order ↗ on the first click by adding <code dir=ltr>data-sort-order="desc"</code> to the header cell. Previously, by default, clicking a column header for the first time sorts it in ascending order. This addition to a Wikitable gives it more control and flexibility, while the default behavior for subsequent clicks remains unchanged. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398416 ↗

'''Updates for editors'''

The Article guidance ↗ feature is currently being tested with some editors creating new articles on the Simple English, French, and Turkish Wikipedias. The experiment will soon begin on the Arabic and Bangla Wikipedias as well. This feature ↗ gives editors community-curated guidance to help them create articles that follow community standards. Experienced editors can continue creating or adapting outlines for specific article types that are commonly created by less experienced contributors. The outlines guide less experienced editors in creating high-quality articles. A quick guide to markups used in outlines can be found on this page ↗. Example outlines ↗ that can be adapted and instructions for how to adapt them are on this section ↗ of the project page.

Wikis that wish to replace the "indefinitely" button in Special:Block for temporary accounts (for example, wikis that block temporary users only until account expiration) will be able to do so by creating MediaWiki:ipb-indefinite-expiry-temporary-account ↗ with the block duration they want. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427125 ↗

12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item ↗ View all {{formatnum:41}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:41|task|tasks}} that were resolved last week ↗.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''

By the end of June, a valid user-agent string will be required for automated dumps downloads from the dumps.wikimedia.org website. Automated requests that provide a generic or empty user-agent will be blocked. This extends enforcement ↗ of the long standing user-agent policy ↗. Access to dumps through Wikimedia Cloud Services will not change.

The roll out of global API rate limits ↗ is now complete, with limits enforced across all APIs and at the documented levels for all groups. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki remain exempt. All bots should continue to follow the documented best practices to avoid being rate limited.

The API Portal wiki ↗ will be read only starting this week (June 15-18). The following week (June 22-25), all API Portal wiki URLs will redirect to Wikimedia APIs on mediawiki.org ↗. Learn more on the project page ↗.

12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item ↗ Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki ↗

'''Meetings and events'''

On June 17th at 6pm UTC the WMF will be holding Discord call focused on a code review. We've heard through the Developer Satisfaction Survey ↗ that volunteers are struggling with code review and we'd like to discuss these experiences with the goal of surfacing workable solutions. You can join the call via the Wikimedia Community Discord server ↗.

The Latin American Wikimedia Conference ↗ will host a regional hackathon that will bring together the Wikimedia movement’s technical community including developers, system administrators, data scientists, and users with extended rights. Interested technical contributors can apply for a scholarship ↗ to participate until June 21 at midnight (Bolivia time, UTC-4).

Sign up for Wikimania Team Challenges to join this special event. The Team challenges will take place online and in person from July 21 to 22, before Wikimania conference. Everyone is welcome, regardless of skills or Wikimania registration. Teams will work on 10 important challenges supporting the Wikimedia community. For details, visit the Team Challenges page ↗ and register there ↗. Registration closes on June 20th at 11pm UTC.

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<bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">MediaWiki message delivery</bdi> 16:47, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

''The Bugle'': Issue 242, June 2026

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Incorrect date on one of the photos on your user page

Hi, I really like your profile page with all the aviation content, but I have noticed that one of the images on your profile page is dated incorrectly. The photo of the Delta Bombardier CRJ900 was labelled as from May 23, 2025, however, the plane in question had crashed several months earlier, perhaps you made a typo and actually meant 2023? Because that's what the date label from the Wikimedia Common file says. I just thought I should tell you that so you can correct the mistake. Shaun135 (talk) 13:05, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
:Good catch. It's fixed now. Thanks! - <span style="color:#6B8E23">ZLEA</span> <sup><span style="color:#6B8E23">T</span><span style="color:#6B8E23">ǀ</span><span style="color:#6B8E23">C</span> ↗</sup> 16:24, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

''The Signpost'': 21 June 2026

<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div style="column-count:2;"> {{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-06-21}} </div> <div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * '''Read this Signpost in full ↗''' * Single-page ↗ * Unsubscribe ↗ * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:20, 21 June 2026 (UTC) </div></div>

Tech News: 2026-26

<section begin="technews-2026-W26"/><div class="plainlinks">
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'''

Growth features ↗ are now available at Wikidata ↗. This update enables access to Mentorship (if configured ↗), Impact module, the Help Panel, and a simplified Newcomer Homepage (without Suggested Edits). Wikidata administrators are still configuring the features through Community Configuration.

'''Updates for editors'''

The special page {{#special:RangeCalculator}} ↗ has been created. It allows users to find an IP range without needing to rely on external tools. Until now, this tool was only available to CheckUsers. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268429 ↗

Sub-referencing ↗ is a new MediaWiki feature that allows editors to reuse references with different details. It will be deployed to most small and medium-sized Wikipedia language versions on June 23. The FAQ ↗ lists possible actions to take on your wiki to support the deployment. Check the rollout plan ↗ for the next deployment steps. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428902 ↗

Starting next week, users will get a notification when they are blocked or unblocked from editing, or if this block changes. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T100974 ↗

12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item ↗ View all {{formatnum:32}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:32|task|tasks}} that were resolved last week ↗.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''

Starting next week, abuse filters that are set to "require CAPTCHA verification" will begin to also affect users with the <code>skipcaptcha</code> right, which includes most autoconfirmed users. Bots are exempted. This change only affects edits that trigger an abuse filter. The <code>skipcaptcha</code> right will continue to exempt users from having to solve CAPTCHAs in the ordinary course of using the wikis. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402595 ↗

Reference documentation for the Lift Wing API ↗ has moved from the API Portal to the interactive REST Sandbox ↗.

The API Portal wiki is now closed. For API documentation, see Wikimedia APIs on mediawiki.org ↗. All API Portal wiki URLs (https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/) will redirect to the mediawiki.org page starting June 22. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427537 ↗

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<bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">MediaWiki message delivery</bdi> 13:03, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Beta Technologies Alia ↗

Hi ZLEA, just wanted to make you aware of this ↗ redirect request to WP:AFC/R ↗ given you have reverted the TA's changes. S0091 (talk) 21:46, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:{{u|S0091}} Thanks. The user has claimed that they are using SkyCards (a mobile game by Flightradar24 ↗) as a source. Even without considering the questionable reliability of a mobile game made for entertainment, I don't see the Alia or "CX30" anywhere in the game's "Airpedia" list. That said, "CX30" was added as the FAA type designator ↗ (but not yet an official ICAO ↗ type designator) for the CX300 variant of the Alia by Air Traffic Organization Policy Order JO 7360.1K ↗. However, this only applies to a single variant of the aircraft and is by far not the WP:COMMONNAME ↗ of the type as a whole. Might be worth adding a link to the disambiguation page if "CX30" ever becomes an official ICAO designator, but I'm not sure it's necessary now. - <span style="color:#6B8E23">ZLEA</span> <sup><span style="color:#6B8E23">T</span><span style="color:#6B8E23">ǀ</span><span style="color:#6B8E23">C</span> ↗</sup> 23:51, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Tech News: 2026-27

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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.

'''Updates for editors'''

As part of the Account Creation Experiments ↗, the Growth team tested adding a user account icon in the mobile web header for logged-out users, providing direct access to "Create account" and "Log in" actions. The experiment increased account creation by about 20% without negatively affecting edit quality or constructive edit rates. The feature will now be rolled out to all Wikimedia Foundation wikis on mobile web in the first week of July. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428220 ↗

After a successful experiment ↗, logged-in users who did not confirm their email address ↗ when their account was created see a new banner asking them to complete that process. This helps reduce the risk that users get locked out of their account, and makes account email addresses overall more reliable. This is part of the Account Security ↗ project. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428292 ↗

An update to Search ↗ is refining how the <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>-prefix:</nowiki></code></bdi> behaves when used to exclude results. Previously, using <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>-prefix:</nowiki></code></bdi> with negation could unintentionally broaden search results by adding the namespaces included in the search scope, leading to confusing behavior for users expecting a straightforward exclusion filter. With the update, <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>-prefix:</nowiki></code></bdi> will now strictly exclude matching page titles as intended and may display a warning if the relevant namespace has not been explicitly selected. The behavior of <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>prefix:</nowiki></code></bdi> without negation however remains unchanged. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427443 ↗

12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item ↗ View all {{formatnum:33}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:33|task|tasks}} that were resolved last week ↗. For example, an issue where reviewers using the Page Curation toolbar were not automatically subscribed to talk page discussions they started has now been fixed. Reviewers will now receive notifications when someone replies to those discussions. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329346 ↗

'''Updates for technical contributors'''

Starting June 29th, automated downloads from the dumps.wikimedia.org website will be subject to the user-agent policy ↗. Automated requests that provide a generic or empty user-agent will be blocked. Access to dumps through Wikimedia Cloud Services remains unaffected. This is a follow up to the announcement made in the 2026/25 issue of Tech News ↗.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2026

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (June 2026).

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The special page Special:RangeCalculator ↗ has been created for any users to use to find an IP range. (phab:T268429 ↗)

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Following a series of motions ↗, changes to the contentious topics procedure ↗ to restructure awareness ↗ have been implemented.

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Tech News: 2026-28

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'''Updates for editors'''

12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item ↗ View all {{formatnum:34}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:34|task|tasks}} that were resolved last week ↗. For example, an issue where the search bar results on Wikidata, showed English results instead of using the correct language fallback for users of language variants, has now been fixed. Search suggestions will now follow the expected language fallback chain. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T429769 ↗

'''Updates for technical contributors'''

In preparation for Celebrate Women campaign ↗ planned for March 2027, the Wikimedia Foundation’s Content Enablement team ↗ has launched a 22-question survey to better understand technical contributions by women+ (anyone who identifies as a woman) across Wikimedia projects. The survey takes approximately 15–20 minutes to complete and will remain open until 20 July 2026. The questions ↗ are also available on-wiki for review in advance.

The Score extension ↗ now supports rendering music scores as SVG images in addition to PNG, addressing a long-standing feature request ↗ and resolving historical image quality issues. Both formats are now provided to clients, with PNG in the <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>src</nowiki></code></bdi> attribute and SVG in the <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><code><nowiki>srcset</nowiki></code></bdi> attribute.

The new Parsoid ↗ parser continues to be deployed to additional wikis ↗, making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. It was enabled on French Wikipedia, bringing total progress to covering 78.9% of Wikipedia page views. Rollout to English Wikipedia desktop will progress through this week.

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'''In depth'''

The Wikimedia Hackathon 2026 recap blog post ↗ is now live. It highlights the projects, sessions, and social activities from this year’s event, and shares initial plans for the 2027 Wikimedia Hackathon.

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<bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">MediaWiki message delivery</bdi> 13:55, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Birthday Cookies!

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Happy Birthday!

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