Localization status as of April 13th, 2026:

Localization status as of March 29, 2026:

Localization status as of March 25, 2026:

In T401823#11724663, @Ladsgroup wrote:

Something along the lines of:

Two minor interface changes on [[Special:Block]] to ease the use of the interface for indefinite blocks. Now indefinite blocks have a dedicated radio button in expiry section and if an indefinite expiry is chosen, a different set of common reasons is being shown. The common reasons can be changed on [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]].

Hello @Ladsgroup, Tech News - What wording would you suggest as the content, and when should it be included? Thanks!

In T402647#11723744, @Samwalton9-WMF wrote:

Any time - the feature will be live tomorrow.

In T402647#11707343, @Samwalton9-WMF wrote:

Suggested wording for Tech News:

Users on four pilot Wikipedias can now access Special:PersonalDashboard, an early version of an experience which introduces newer users to patrolling.

We probably want to link to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Moderator_Tools/Dashboard, but not sure where to do so in this draft.

In T414742#11539325, @SomeRandomDeveloper wrote:

Suggested wording:

The preview note that was previously displayed in a warning box will now use a neutral notice box instead. This makes it easier to distinguish actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which are now shown in separate warning or error boxes.

This will be deployed with the train next week.

In T398673#11540455, @Tchanders wrote:

In T398673#11508154, @STei-WMF wrote:

Given T377771#11493552, IMO this feature could maybe benefit from an announcement in Tech/News. Boldly tagging as such :)

@A_smart_kitten thanks! @Tchanders how might we word this for Tech News?

I think T377771#11493552 captures it pretty well:

Logged out users should be able to use the default unblock process via user talk page even without already having a TA: T398673: Unregistered editors on blocked ranges need a way to interact on-wiki to appeal a block allows creating a TA for user talk page appeals even on blocked IPs / IP ranges (unless „prevent this user from editing their own talk page“ is enabled).

Further details in this task description. Hope that helps!

In T414742#11539325, @SomeRandomDeveloper wrote:

Suggested wording:

The preview note that was previously displayed in a warning box will now use a neutral notice box instead. This makes it easier to distinguish actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which are now shown in separate warning or error boxes.

This will be deployed with the train next week.

In T412486#11453835, @hueitan wrote:

i can reproduce it, question is,

output a translated version of what is on the source language column.

are we doing this to reference section? i remember we don't, and show only the original reference;

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when clicking the reference section, it does fetch the translated version from api, we should just render whatever the response.

Recent status

In T390043#11200150, @Nikerabbit wrote:

@UOzurumba we haven't had an update for this in progress task two months. What's the next step here? Check once more the current status?

In T393902#11192450, @Dragoniez wrote:

How about something like the following?

The rollout of [[<tvar name="1">:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Manage blocks</tvar>|multiblocks]] had the side effect that non-active block logs may have been shown on {{#special:Contributions}} and on blocked users' user/user_talk pages. This issue will be fully resolved in a few days. As part of the fix, [<tvar name="2">{{fullurl:Special:Allmessages|prefix=sp-contributions-blocked-notice}}</tvar> messages prefixed with <tvar name="3"><code>sp-contributions-blocked-notice</code></tvar>] will be removed and replaced with [<tvar name="4">{{fullurl:Special:Allmessages|prefix=blocked-notice-logextract}}</tvar> those prefixed with <tvar name="5"><code>blocked-notice-logextract</code></tvar>] in a few weeks. Please help translate the new messages and update any local overrides if needed.

This reads:

The rollout of multiblocks had the side effect that non-active block logs may have been shown on [[Special:Contributions]] and on blocked users’ user and user_talk pages. This issue will be fully resolved in a few days. As part of the fix, messages prefixed with sp-contributions-blocked-notice will be removed and replaced with those prefixed with blocked-notice-logextract in a few weeks. Please help translate the new messages and update any local overrides if needed.

In T328254#11191647, @SomeRandomDeveloper wrote:

I've added the parser function to the page on mediawiki.org: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words#Technical_metadata_of_another_page .
Additionally, I've updated the tech news draft to provide more information on the parameters.

Since the concern raised above has been fixed (thanks @cscott!), IMO this should be ready to announce next week.

Hello @cscott is this ready to be announced now? I have moved this to be announced next Tech/News since I am not sure if it is ready. If it should be announced in this current one, please let me know. Thank you!

Hello @Cparle,
For Tech News, what wording would you suggest as the content, and When should it be included?

Hello @cscott,
For Tech News, please could you confirm if it is important to include this in Tech News, and if so, suggest draft wording for an entry? I'm not sure how much this change will affect existing uses, or if editors will need to do/fix anything based on this change. Thanks.

In T398681#11126924, @UOzurumba wrote:

Hello @Dreamy_Jazz, I think this is Tech News worthy. Please let me know what you think. If it's suitable, can I add it to the current Tech News? If so, what wording would you propose?

Hello @Dreamy_Jazz, I think this is Tech News worthy. Please let me know what you think. If it's suitable, can I add it to the current Tech News? If so, what wording would you propose?

In T217363#11125518, @Dreamy_Jazz wrote:

In T217363#11125488, @UOzurumba wrote:

In T217363#11108241, @Dreamy_Jazz wrote:

The requested change (to hide the fields) has been made in the Multiblocks / Codex version of Special:Block:

@Dreamy_Jazz, for Tech News - is this wording okay?

Admins in our Wikimedia projects can now use the Special:Block feature to perform block tasks more efficiently, as the initially non-editable fields are now minimized, reducing the need for excessive scrolling.

Please let me know if that is in order, and if we can announce it in the next TechNews.

As discussed with @Quiddity, I don't think this should have a Tech News entry.

This is because it was fixed through Multiblocks months ago and the Multiblocks feature was announced through Tech News then.

In T401066#11125358, @aliu wrote:

I've made a very basic draft at the next Tech News draft.

In T217363#11108241, @Dreamy_Jazz wrote:

The requested change (to hide the fields) has been made in the Multiblocks / Codex version of Special:Block:

In T401066#11122127, @matmarex wrote:

This should probably be noted in Tech News (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2025/36).

In T402958#11120823, @Kgraessle wrote:

User-notice

On September 3rd, 2025 we'll be increasing the sampling percentages of our group by toggle experiment on Chinese, French, and Portuguese wikis.
This is to ensure we will have enough data to make an informed decision in evaluating the experiment results. The percentage we're updating each wiki to is 100.

In T400301#11029656, @Nemoralis wrote:

Azerbaijani language's ISO code is az. azb is South Azerbaijani which is kinda same language but different alphabet (Arabic)

Based on the data, this is the current status of localization for the UI in the languages of the 13 pilot wikis:

In T341599#10989732, @Michael wrote:

@UOzurumba: Please note that this is currently not enabled anywhere except test-wiki, and that it is fully blocked on T398500: [timebox: 3 days] Impact module: Support larger wgGEUserImpactMaxEdits which is not in our current sprint.