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 * 2023-06-30
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/HVT3U3XYY35PSCIQPHMY4VQNF3Q6MHUO/ MediaWiki 1.35.11, 1.38.7 and 1.39.4 security releases] are now available.


 * 2023-06-09
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/HJFGD6JHQZPIUV4UVYAFPZGGGXGAHADY/ MediaWiki 1.40.0-rc.0 pre-release] is now ready for testing.


 * 2023-08-16 to 2023-08-19
 * Wikimania 2023 conference in Singapore.


 * 2023-05-19 to 2023-05-21
 * Wikimedia Hackathon in Athens, Greece (Europe).


 * 2023-03-11
 * MediaWiki is now on Mastodon! Follow us for updates at @mediawiki@wikis.world

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Older news

 * 2023-03-30
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/6UQBHI5FWLATD7QO7DI4YS54U7XSSLAN/ MediaWiki 1.35.10, 1.38.6 and 1.39.3 security releases] are now available.


 * 2023-04-19 to 2023-04-21
 * EMWCon in Austin, Texas, United States. [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0xEhy9bBFU View livestream].


 * 2023-02-04 to 2023-02-05
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/UJBH5OGW5M5Q22KETIQY4MV2Q6XJPQWG/ Maintenance release: MediaWiki 1.39.2]
 * FOSDEM in Brussels, Belgium (Europe).


 * 2022-12-22
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/UEMW64LVEH3BEXCJV43CVS6XPYURKWU3/ MediaWiki 1.35.9, 1.38.5 and 1.39.1 security releases] are now available.


 * 2022-11-30
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/NBLSFOQLZKVXWIB3NBHDZ7XGCZB6UXG7/ MediaWiki 1.39.0] is now available.
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/U2IWQL3BHVQHYVFIX766JJJIS4PRQZMA/ MediaWiki 1.37.x versions] are now end of life.


 * 2022-10-07
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/VO3DZ3CGEZKSSFUP4US7QCRPUF6LB6FW/ MediaWiki 1.39.0-rc.1 pre-release] is now ready for testing.


 * 2022-09-29
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/SPYFDCGZE7KJNO73ET7QVSUXMHXVRFTE/ MediaWiki 1.35.8, 1.37.5 and 1.38.3 security releases] are now available.
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/DMQKMFSH4K7KLBXWZTDBGI2PWLLHJHJZ/ Maintenance release: MediaWiki 1.37.6 and 1.38.4]


 * 2022-06-15
 * The [ https://developer.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Developer Portal] has launched: Discover Wikimedia's technical areas and how to contribute!


 * 2022-06-03
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/X3437NFUH47AOPM5YJYL3KR5PIGDITTJ/ MediaWiki 1.36.x versions] are now end of life.


 * 2022-10-26 to 2022-10-28
 * SMWCon Fall 2022 (hybrid event)


 * 2022-09-23
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/JNZN7HKHOUU52NTLPOGFFFGGGFLJTA4F/ MediaWiki 1.39.0-rc.0 pre-release] is now ready for testing.


 * 2022-07-08
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/XYTM32WFJSLBE2FTFEZPH2C7H6VUOEGY/ Maintenance release: MediaWiki 1.37.4]


 * 2022-06-30
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/PIPYDRSHXOYW5DB7X755QDNUV5EZWPWB/ MediaWiki 1.35.7, 1.37.3 and 1.38.2 security releases] are now available.


 * 2022-06-06
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/ZFF7CBRU2V6G3T7KH7XQFZHWHCXWZNQQ/ Maintenance release: MediaWiki 1.38.1]


 * 2022-06-02
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/632LWFGPNW77CZXEM7OWKSFDZEJ6LSHP/ MediaWiki 1.38.0] is now available.


 * 2022-05-20 to 2022-05-22
 * Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 (hybrid event)


 * 2022-05-20
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/ONY2YXFAEZSTKDW6RWQEIWOWWROIQR4K/ MediaWiki 1.38.0-rc.1 pre-release] is now ready for testing.


 * 2022-04-20
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/H7SNCP4J33OM5BDWLST5T4ENZKSA6EF5/ MediaWiki 1.38.0-rc.0 pre-release] is now ready for testing.


 * 2022-04-06 to 2022-04-08
 * EMWCon Spring 2022 (Houston, USA)


 * 2022-03-31
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/YJNXKPV5Z56NSUQ4G3SXPDUIZG5EQ7UR/ MediaWiki 1.35.6, 1.36.4 and 1.37.2 security releases] are now available.


 * 2021-12-15
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/QEN3EK4JXAVJMJ5GF3GYOAKNJPEKFQYA/ MediaWiki 1.35.5, 1.36.3 and 1.37.1 security releases] are now available.


 * 2021-11-18
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/XEVG4HTPHRDHTV6GXJ4SP2ZSIJBBN27K/ MediaWiki 1.37.0] is now available.


 * 2021-12-08 to 2021-12-10
 * SMWCon Fall 2021 (online)


 * 2021-11-10
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/BHW2XOG52M6S6BKQDAWAABXIXNW254EH/ MediaWiki 1.37.0-rc.2 pre-release] is now ready for testing.


 * 2021-11-04
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/JCKOWZ3EBPWGZYKWFCSIOUWMHFJFD4V3/ MediaWiki 1.37.0-rc.1 pre-release] is now ready for testing.


 * 2021-10-21
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/5FJTWSJ2ISN22PAFRWDQMZ3GVVVPHYOO/ MediaWiki 1.37.0-rc.0 pre-release] is now ready for testing.


 * 2021-09-30
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/2IFS5CM2YV4VMSODPX3J2LFHKSEWVFV5/ MediaWiki 1.31.16, 1.35.4 and 1.36.2 security releases] are now available.
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/QA6DPFJ2RPJ5LWOJICI6Z6DOC57NFQ3R/ MediaWiki 1.31.x versions] are now end of life.


 * 2021-05-20
 * #mediawiki IRC support channel is [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/5VVH5LTZUIN63WNAJZFREMD66LFQLTFT/ moving from Freenode to Libera Chat].


 * 2021-06-23
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/YR3X4L2CPSEJVSY543AWEO65TD6APXHP/ MediaWiki 1.31.15, 1.35.3 and 1.36.1 security releases] are now available.


 * 2021-05-28
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/H7VVI7Q3FIRLPTRPCCO77BHNL3LVWEYN/ MediaWiki 1.36.0] is now available.


 * 2021-05-21 to 2021-05-23
 * Wikimedia Remote Hackathon 2021 (online)


 * 2021-04-08
 * MediaWiki 1.31.14 maintenance release is now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.31.13 and 1.35.2 security releases are now available.


 * 2021-04-01
 * MediaWiki has a new logo.


 * 2020-12-18
 * MediaWiki 1.31.12 maintenance release is now available.


 * 2020-12-17
 * MediaWiki 1.31.11 and 1.35.1 security releases are now available.


 * 2020-11-30
 * MediaWiki 1.34.x versions are now end of life.


 * 2020-09-25
 * MediaWiki 1.35.0 is now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.31.10 and 1.34.4 maintenance releases are now available.


 * 2020-09-24
 * MediaWiki 1.31.9 and 1.34.3 security releases are now available.


 * 2020-09-15
 * A proposal to explore GitLab for code review to supersede Gerrit welcomes your developer feedback.


 * 2020-11-24 to 2020-11-26
 * SMWCon Fall 2020 (online)


 * 2020-09-04
 * MediaWiki 1.35.0-rc.3 pre-release is now ready for testing.


 * 2020-08-21
 * MediaWiki 1.35.0-rc.2 pre-release is now ready for testing.


 * 2020-08-07
 * MediaWiki 1.35.0-rc.1 pre-release is now ready for testing.


 * 2020-07-31
 * MediaWiki 1.35.0-rc.0 pre-release is now ready for testing.


 * 2020-06-24
 * MediaWiki 1.31.8, 1.33.4 and 1.34.2 security releases are now available.


 * 2020-06-24
 * MediaWiki 1.33.x versions are now end of life.


 * 2020-05-09 to 2020-05-10
 * Wikimedia Remote Hackathon 2020 (online)


 * 2020-03-30
 * The [ https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Technical blog] has been launched.


 * 2020-04-01 to 2020-04-03
 * Enterprise MediaWiki Conference (online)


 * 2020-03-26
 * MediaWiki 1.31.7, 1.33.3 and 1.34.1 security releases are now available.


 * 2020-01-24
 * MediaWiki 1.32.x versions are now end of life.


 * 2019-12-19
 * MediaWiki 1.34.0 is now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.31.6, 1.32.6 and 1.33.2 security releases are now available.


 * 2019-11-05
 * MediaWiki 1.34.0-rc.1 pre-release is now ready for testing.


 * 2019-10-15
 * MediaWiki 1.31.5 and 1.32.5 maintenance releases are now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.34.0-rc.0 pre-release is now ready for testing.


 * 2019-10-07
 * MediaWiki 1.31.4, 1.32.4 and 1.33.1 security releases are now available.


 * 2019-09-25 to 2019-09-27
 * [ https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/SMWCon_Fall_2019 SMWCon Fall 2019] in Paris, France. A [ https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/SMWCon_Fall_2019#Live_Streaming live stream] is available.


 * 2019-07-02
 * MediaWiki 1.33.0 is now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.31.3 and 1.32.3 are now available.


 * 2019-06-07
 * MediaWiki 1.27.7 is now available.


 * 2019-06-06
 * MediaWiki 1.27.6, 1.30.2, 1.31.2, and 1.32.2 security releases are now available.


 * 2019-05-17 to 2019-05-19
 * European Wikimedia Hackathon in Prague, Czech Republic.


 * 2019-04-30
 * MediaWiki 1.32.1 is now available.


 * 2019-04-03 to 2019-04-05 :
 * Enterprise MediaWiki Conference in Daly City, USA.
 * 2019-01-11
 * MediaWiki 1.32.0 is now available.


 * 2018-10-23 to 2018-12-13 :
 * A Wikimedia/MediaWiki development contest for 13-17 year old students is taking place. See Google Code-in/2018 for more information.
 * 2018-09-20
 * MediaWiki 1.31.1, 1.30.1, 1.29.3, 1.27.5 security releases are now available.


 * 2018-06-13:
 * MediaWiki 1.31.0 release is now available
 * 2017-12-12:
 * MediaWiki 1.30.0 release is now available
 * 2017-11-14:
 * MediaWiki 1.29.2, 1.28.3, 1.27.4 security releases are now available.
 * 2017-08-23:
 * MediaWiki 1.29.1 bugfix release is now available
 * 2017-07-13:
 * MediaWiki 1.29.0 release is now available
 * 2017-04-30:
 * MediaWiki 1.28.2, 1.27.3 security releases are now available.
 * 2017-04-11:
 * MediaWiki 1.23.17 bugfix release is now available (fixes issue in 1.23.16 for PHP 5.3 installs)
 * 2017-04-06:
 * MediaWiki 1.28.1, 1.27.2, 1.23.16 security releases are now available.
 * 2016-11-28:
 * MediaWiki 1.28.0 release is now available
 * 2016-08-22:
 * MediaWiki 1.27.1, 1.26.4, 1.23.15 security releases are now available.
 * 2016-08-02:
 * The Wikimedia Developer Summit 2016 videos have been published to Commons.
 * 2016-06-28:
 * MediaWiki 1.27.0 release (LTS) is now available
 * MediaWiki 1.25.x versions are now end of life.
 * 2016-05-20:
 * MediaWiki 1.26.3, 1.25.6, and 1.23.14 security releases are now available.
 * 2015-12-21:
 * MediaWiki 1.26.2, 1.25.5, 1.24.6, and 1.23.13 maintenance releases are now available.
 * 2015-12-17:
 * MediaWiki 1.26.1, 1.25.4, 1.24.5, and 1.23.12 security releases are now available.
 * 2015-11-25:
 * MediaWiki 1.26.0 is now available
 * 2015-10-16:
 * MediaWiki 1.25.3, 1.24.4, and 1.23.11 security releases are now available.
 * 2015-08-10:
 * MediaWiki 1.25.2, 1.24.3, and 1.23.10 security releases are now available.
 * 2015-06-30:
 * From MediaWiki 1.26wmf12 onwards, the old continuation mode of the API for doesn't work (details).
 * 2015-06-12:
 * Wikimedia sites begin requiring HTTPS (including API requests)
 * 2015-05-25:
 * MediaWiki 1.25.1 maintenance release is now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.25.0 is now available, and 1.19 is officially EOL.
 * 2015-03-31:
 * MediaWiki 1.24.2, 1.23.9, and 1.19.24 security releases are now available.
 * 2015-02-11:
 * The VisualEditor project invites the community to participate in weekly triage meetings.
 * 2014-12-17:
 * MediaWiki 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 security releases are now available.
 * 2014-11-26:
 * MediaWiki 1.24.0 is now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.23.7, 1.22.14 and 1.19.22 security releases are now available.
 * 2014-10-29:
 * MediaWiki 1.23.6, 1.22.13 and 1.19.21 releases are now available.
 * 2014-10-01:
 * MediaWiki 1.23.5, 1.22.12 and 1.19.20 security releases are now available.
 * 2014-09-24:
 * MediaWiki 1.23.4, 1.22.11 and 1.19.19 security and maintenance releases are now available.
 * 2014-08-27:
 * MediaWiki 1.23.3 and 1.22.10 maintenance releases are now available.
 * 2014-07-30:
 * MediaWiki 1.23.2, 1.22.9 and 1.19.18 security and maintenance releases are now available.
 * 2014-06-25:
 * MediaWiki 1.23.1, 1.22.8, 1.21.11 and 1.19.17 security and maintenance releases are now available.
 * 2014-06-05:
 * MediaWiki 1.23.0 is now available.
 * 2014-05-29:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.7, 1.21.10 and 1.19.16 security and maintenance releases are now available.
 * 2014-04-24:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.6 and 1.21.9 security releases are now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.23.0 release candidate is now available.
 * 2014-04-02:
 * MediaWiki 1.19.15 maintenance release is now available.
 * 2014-03-27:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.5, 1.21.8 and 1.19.14 security releases are now available.
 * 2014-03-11:
 * MediaWiki 1.19.13 security release is now available.
 * MediaWiki 1.22.4 and 1.21.7 are now available.
 * 2014-02-27:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.3, 1.21.6, and 1.19.12 security releases are now available.
 * 2014-01-28:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.2, 1.21.5, and 1.19.11 security releases are now available.
 * 2014-01-13:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.1, 1.21.4, and 1.19.10 security releases are now available.
 * 2013-12-06:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.0 is now available.
 * 2013-12-03:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.0rc3 is now available.
 * 2013-11-17:
 * MediaWiki 1.22.0rc2 is now available.
 * 2013-11-14:
 * MediaWiki 1.21.3, 1.20.8 and 1.19.9 security releases are now available.
 * 2013-09-12:
 * VipsScaler implementation by volunteer developer improves image handling on Wikimedia sites
 * 2013-09-03:
 * MediaWiki 1.21.2, 1.20.7 and 1.19.8 security releases are now available.
 * 2013-05-29:
 * MediaWiki 1.21.1 bug fix release is now available.
 * 2013-05-25:
 * MediaWiki 1.21.0 is now available.
 * 2013-05-21:
 * MediaWiki 1.20.6 and 1.19.7 security releases are now available.
 * 2013-05-09:
 * [ http://unicorn.wmflabs.org/flow/ Watch & test the upcoming user discussion pages in Wikipedia / MediaWiki] (more)
 * 2013-04-30:
 * MediaWiki 1.20.5 and 1.19.6 security releases are now available.
 * 2013-04-17:
 * Mobile testers: visit 3 pages. All mobile devices welcome!
 * 2013-04-15:
 * MediaWiki 1.20.4 and 1.19.5 security releases are now available.
 * 2013-04-09:
 * [ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile Kiwix for Android released]
 * 2013-04-08:
 * [ http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/google/gsoc2013/wikimedia Wikimedia has been accepted into Google Summer of Code.]
 * 2013-04-04:
 * [ http://weekendtesting.com/archives/2883 Join us this Saturday with Weekend Testing Americas and the upcoming Account creation UX]
 * 2013-03-13:
 * [ http://www.meetup.com/Wikipedia-Engineering-Meetup/events/106078042/ Lua meets Wikipedia meetup in SF + video stream]
 * 2013-03-11:
 * QA weekly goal: browser automation testing for Wikipedia search
 * 2013-03-08:
 * Wikimedia Hackathon in Amsterdam, May 24-26. Registration open.
 * 2013-03-06:
 * Join our Bug Day tomorrow and help triaging MediaWiki - General reports.
 * 2013-03-04:
 * MediaWiki 1.20.3 and 1.19.4 security releases are now available.
 * 2013-02-22:
 * Wikipedia starts supporting the Lua scripting language for writing templates
 * [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ccTm_IdZBw Video: Wikimedia & wikiHow mobile updates]
 * 2013-02-21:
 * Smartphone photographers: join the Wikimedia Commons mobile uploads testing week, starting on Feb 25.
 * The Signpost Technology report: Better templates and 3D buildings.
 * 2013-02-20:
 * [ https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale11x/presentations/mediawiki-extensions-gadgets-and-modules MediaWiki extensions, gadgets, and modules at SCALE 11x] - this weekend in Los Angeles.
 * 2013-02-11:
 * The MediaWiki community will apply to be part of the 2013 edition of Google Summer of Code (announcement).
 * 2013-02-08:
 * extension aims to return the single most appropriate thumbnail associated with an article.
 * [ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/07/echo-a-new-notification-system-for-wikipedia/ Echo: A new notification system for Wikipedia]
 * [ https://packagist.org/packages/mediawiki/core MediaWiki is on Packagist]
 * How to hack on Wikipedia presentation at FOSDEM - video & slides
 * 2013-02-05:
 * The Signpost Technology report: Wikidata team targets English Wikipedia deployment
 * Commons app project starts releasing nightly builds of Android version for testing.
 * 2013-02-04:
 * [ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/01/from-duct-tape-to-puppets/ From duct tape to puppets: How a new data center became an opportunity to do things right]
 * [ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/01/wikipedia-mobile-hits-3-billion-monthly-page-views/ Wikipedia Mobile Hits 3 Billion Monthly Page Views]
 * Kiwix project leader interview.
 * [ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/01/wikimedia-idealab-is-an-experiment-in-user-friendly-grantmaking/ Wikimedia IdeaLab is an experiment in user-friendly grantmaking] - applies to software projects as well.
 * 2013-01-31:


 * Our sessions at FOSDEM:
 * How MediaWiki is tested
 * Research / Data Analyst
 * How to hack on Wikipedia
 * [ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/31/geodata-a-new-age-of-geotagging-on-wikipedia/ GeoData: a new age of geotagging on Wikipedia] - based on the extension
 * The Signpost technology report: Developers get ready for FOSDEM amid caching problems
 * 2013-01-30:
 * [ http://sourceforge.net/projects/xowa/ XOWA - A free, open-source, offline Wikipedia application] (developer intro)
 * 2013-01-29:

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 * QA weekly goals:
 * Review 250 open bugs unchanged for more than one year
 * VisualEditor: Testing Non-Latin Characters Input and Behavior
 * 2013-01-26:
 * New Wikivoyage app for Android ([ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.github.OxygenGuide Google Play link])
 * 2013-01-25:
 * MediaWiki SVN repository marked as read-only
 * Check the roadmap of Parsoid, the wikitext / HTML / RDF translator required by the VisualEditor extension.
 * [ http://jobvite.com/m?3NKlGfwi Wikimedia Foundation is looking for: Technical Writer]
 * 2013-01-23:
 * The Signpost technology report: Data centre migration successful
 * [ http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships Wikimedians attending Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong this August can apply for a scholarship] (deadline: Feb 22)
 * 2013-01-19:
 * [ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/19/wikimedia-sites-move-to-primary-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia/ Wikimedia sites to move to primary data center in Ashburn, Virginia]
 * Next Bug Day: Jan 29, 17:00-23:00 UTC
 * 2013-01-18:
 * [ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/17/new-grants-available-from-the-wikimedia-foundation-for-individual-wikimedians/ New grants available from the Wikimedia Foundation for individual Wikimedians]
 * New manual for using Pywikibot for Wikidata
 * Beautiful demo video showcasing Seizam's collaborative features
 * [ https://github.com/OSAS/strapping-mediawiki Strapping], a friendly starter theme for MediaWiki - in use at oVirt.org
 * [ https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/ee Mailing list for Editor Engagement tech] now open - see welcome message
 * 2013-01-17:
 * [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH902KsEYag Video]: Solr use in MediaWiki  extension, by Niklas Laxström
 * 1.20.1 patch release ([ http://hilfe.blue-spice.org/index.php/BlueSpice_1.20.1/Changelog notes])
 * [ http://thecustomizewindows.com/2013/01/how-to-install-mediawiki-on-rackspace-cloud-sites-video-guide/ How To Install MediaWiki on Rackspace Cloud Sites Video Guide]
 * 2013-01-16:
 * Intermittent outages planned, first Wikidata client deployment - The Signpost Technology report
 * 2013-01-14:
 * Promotion, marketing & outreach at the new MediaWiki Group Promotion
 * MediaWiki Group San Francisco becomes our first local group
 * Putting together a list of MediaWiki vendors
 * 2013-01-11:
 * Wikimedia Foundation is looking for: Tools Lab Operations Engineer (Contractor)
 * Wikipedia Mobile Beta: a sandbox for new experimental features
 * A more efficient translation interface (includes demo video)
 * 2013-01-10:
 * Wikimedia engineering December 2012 report
 * 2013-01-09:
 * is under development. Watch its wiki page and follow the thread at wikitech-l.
 * Looking ahead to 2013 - The Signpost Technology report
 * 2013-01-08:
 * 0.4 released
 * 2013-01-07:
 * MediaWiki community metrics December report
 * [ http://www.blue-spice.org/discover/download/bluespice-1200/ BlueSpice MediaWiki 1.20 stable release now available]
 * 2013-01-05:
 * [ http://jobvite.com/m?3WhPEfwq Wikimedia Foundation is looking for: Site Reliability Engineer]
 * 2013-01-03:
 * [ http://www.semanticsoftware.info/first-open-source-release-semantic-assistants-wiki-nlp Natural Language Processing for MediaWiki: First major release of the Semantic Assistants Wiki-NLP Integration ]
 * Meet the Echo development team on Jan 8 and learn about the upcoming notifications framework for MediaWiki
 * MediaWiki Workshop in Kolkata this Saturday at MozTI@BESU
 * 2013-01-01:
 * Wikimedia’s Bug Management
 * 2012-12-04: 1.20.2 released
 * MediaWiki 1.20.2 is now available.
 * 2012-11-30: 1.20.1, 1.19.3, 1.18.6 released
 * MediaWiki 1.20.1, 1.19.3 and 1.18.6 security releases are now available.
 * 2012-11-07: 1.20.0 released
 * MediaWiki 1.20.0 is now available.
 * 2012-08-31: 1.19.2, 1.18.5 released
 * MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 security releases are now available.