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User script report (January to July 2016, part 1)


This "User scripts" report covers material listed at Wikipedia:User scripts from 1 January to 31 July 2016.
Text may be adapted from the respective listings there; see the page's history for attribution.

"Link Redirect Title" links the title if you've come from a redirect

Editing

Page views graph for Wikipedia article generated by "View statistics"

Others

"responsiveHistoryCompare" in action on a history page
  • responsiveHistoryCompare[9] (source) by User:Fred Gandt – Dynamically moves Compare selected revisions buttons next to the selected revisions on action=history pages.
  • Close XfD[10] (source) by User:Czar – Adds the latest semi-automated closure tools for XfD discussions, accessible either in-line or via a tab at the top of standalone XfD discussion pages

Installation code

  1. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Mxn/serendipity.js}}
  2. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Fred_Gandt/linkRedirectTitle.js}}
  3. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Esquivalience/mathjax.js}}
  4. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Fred_Gandt/sectionFooters.js}}
  5. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Mxn/CommentsInLocalTime.js}}
  6. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Omni Flames/PendingChangesLink.js}}
  7. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Music1201/QuickLinks.js}}
  8. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:קיפודנחש/viewstats.js}}
  9. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Fred Gandt/responsiveHistoryCompare.js}}
  10. ^ Copy the following code, click here, then paste:
    {{subst:iusc|1=User:Czar/closexfd.js}}

In brief

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia tech ambassadors. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

  • A prototype for structured data on Commons is available now. [1]
  • The RevisionSlider beta feature can now be tested on mediawiki.org, German Wikipedia, Arabic Wikipedia and Hebrew Wikipedia.

Problems

  • Renamed users on some wikis were not connected to their account on other wikis between 20 July and 21 July. This has been fixed. [2]

Changes this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 2 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 3 August. It will be on all wikis from 4 August (calendar).



















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