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{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Signpost-article-header-v2|{{{1|Searching and surveying}}}|By [[User:Evad37|Evad37]]| 21 November 2017}}

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===AdvancedSearch===
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A new search interface is now available as a beta feature on [[mw:|MediaWiki.org]]. The interface enhances the [[Special:Search]] page experience, by changing the way namespaces and other advanced parameters are specified. This makes it easier for users to discover and utilise [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch|existing search features]], such as {{tt|intitle:}}.

When you click on the arrow in the advanced parameters section, it expands to give you a form to set parameters for advanced searches. Explanations on each parameter can be found next to each input field. Namespaces can be selected from the "Search in", where you can either type them in or select from a dropdown list.

The idea came from a [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch/Workshop|workshop series on advanced search]] held by [[Wikimedia Deutschland|WMDE]]'s software development department, as part of their [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|Technical Wishes Project]]. The beta feature was made available to test wikis and Mediawiki.org on 21 November 2017, and will also be available on [[Arabic Wikipedia|Arabic]] and [[German Wikipedia]]s from 29 November.

Further information is available on [[mw:Help:Extension:AdvancedSearch|MediaWiki.org]] and [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/AdvancedSearch|Meta-wiki]].

===Time to make a wish===
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The annual [[m:Community Tech|Community Tech]] wishlist survey is underway for 2017. Since early November, 220 proposals in 15 categories have been submitted from 284 contributors. The proposal phase has concluded; voting begins on 27 November at [[meta:2017 Community Wishlist Survey]].

So far this year, the team has completed five of the top ten wishes: [[m:Community Tech/Rewrite XTools|Rewrite XTools]] (#5), [[m:Community Tech/Wikitext editor syntax highlighting|Wikitext editor syntax highlighting]] (#6), [[m:Community Tech/LoginNotify|Warning on unsuccessful login attempts]] (#7), [[m:Community Tech/Popular pages bot|Fix Mr. Z-bot’s popular pages bot]] (#9), and [[mw:Help:User rights and groups#User group expiry|User rights expiration]] (#10). Other top wishes, as well as anti-harassment tools and projects for smaller groups, are [[m:2016 Community Wishlist Survey/Status report 1|being worked on or investigated]].

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===In brief===
'''New [[Wikipedia:User scripts|user scripts]]''' to customise your Wikipedia experience
* [[User:Eizzen/SkinSwitcher|SkinSwitcher]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Eizzen/SkinSwitcher.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Eizzen/SkinSwitcher.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Eizzen/SkinSwitcher.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Eizzen/SkinSwitcher.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Eizzen]] – Allows users to view pages in any of the seven available skins (Vector, MonoBook, Modern, CologneBlue, Minerva, MinervaNeue, and ApiOutput)
* [[User:Eizzen/AutoPurge|AutoPurge]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Eizzen/AutoPurge.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Eizzen/AutoPurge.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Eizzen/AutoPurge.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Eizzen/AutoPurge.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Eizzen]] – Similar to standard null edit/purge buttons, this script automatically purges certain cache problem pages listed in a user-defined <kbd>window.AutoPurgePages</kbd> variable array.
* alwaysEditSectionLink<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:The Voidwalker/alwaysEditSectionLink.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:The Voidwalker/alwaysEditSectionLink.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:The Voidwalker/alwaysEditSectionLink.js|source]])</small><span id="User:The Voidwalker/alwaysEditSectionLink.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:The Voidwalker]] – Should add section links to pages where there are sections but no editsection links. (For example, archive pages with [[Help:Magic words#Behavior switches|&#95;&#95;NOEDITSECTION&#95;&#95;]]).
* [[User:Mvolz/displayContributions|Display Contributions]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Mvolz/displayContributions.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Mvolz/displayContributions.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Mvolz/displayContributions.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Mvolz/displayContributions.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Mvolz]] – Displays your edit count next to Contributions link in the top bar.
*[[User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/PageDetails|PageDetails]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/PageDetails.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/PageDetails.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/PageDetails.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/PageDetails.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew]] – Provides links to redirect, GA, FA, and Peer review information to the sidebar of the article you're on.
*[[User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/SetupAutoArchive|SetupAutoArchive]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/SetupAutoArchive.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/SetupAutoArchive.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/SetupAutoArchive.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew/SetupAutoArchive.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Anne drew Andrew and Drew]] – This script adds an option to the '''More''' drop-down that enables automated archival for talk pages.
* [[User:Kku/BacklinkTitle|Backlinks from title]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Kku/Scripts/BacklinkTitle.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Kku/Scripts/BacklinkTitle.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Kku/Scripts/BacklinkTitle.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Kku/Scripts/BacklinkTitle.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Kku]] – WhatLinksHere functionality on headline like in original Wiki.
* [[User:Eizzen/PageCreator|PageCreator]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Eizzen/PageCreator.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Eizzen/PageCreator.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Eizzen/PageCreator.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Eizzen/PageCreator.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Eizzen]] – Displays information about a page's creator and links to the first revision of the page.
* [[User:Eizzen/LastEditor|LastEditor]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Eizzen/LastEditor.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Eizzen/LastEditor.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Eizzen/LastEditor.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Eizzen/LastEditor.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Eizzen]] – Provides links to user, talk and contribs pages of page's last editor, and additionally provides a "diff" link, minor edit marker, and summary of the edit in question.
* [[User:Mr. Stradivarius/gadgets/DiffOnly|DiffOnly]]<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Mr. Stradivarius/gadgets/DiffOnly.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Mr. Stradivarius/gadgets/DiffOnly.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:Mr. Stradivarius/gadgets/DiffOnly.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Mr. Stradivarius/gadgets/DiffOnly.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:Mr. Stradivarius]] – Adds "diff only" links to diff pages, and optionally to history pages, recent changes, and the watchlist. Diff-only pages load quickly, useful for tasks that involve trawling through lots of diffs.
* histFilter<!--
-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:The Voidwalker/histFilter.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:The Voidwalker/histFilter.js]] </code> }} <!--
--><small>([[User:The Voidwalker/histFilter.js|source]])</small><span id="User:The Voidwalker/histFilter.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--
--> by [[User:The Voidwalker]] – Adds a button to filter the page's history to only show revisions of blocked users.
* [[User:Evad37/rater|Rater]]<!--

-->{{#tag:ref|Copy the following code, '''<span title="Click here to edit your common.js page" class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyPage/common.js&action=edit click here]</span>''', then paste:<br /><code>importScript( 'User:Evad37/rater.js' ); // Backlink: [[User:Evad37/rater.js]] </code> }} <!--

--><small>([[User:Evad37/rater.js|source]])</small><span id="User:Evad37/rater.js" class="scriptInstallerLink"<!--supports automated installers, do not remove-->></span> <!--

--> by [[User:Evad37]] – Provides a dialog interface to add, remove, or modify WikiProject banners, including class and importance assessment. Accessible from either the page itself or its talk page. ([[beta software|Beta version]], report bugs/feedback at [[WT:RATER]].)

'''Latest [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2017/43|2017 #43]] – [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2017/47|#47]]. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are [[m:Tech/News/Archives|available on Meta]].
*'''Recent changes'''
** When you search in some languages the search function could use specific other languages if the first language didn't work. This is called a fallback language. This didn't work properly and created bad searches. The search index is being fixed to work better. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177871]
**You can now block users from emailing you (mute) through the Wikimedia wikis. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177319]
**You will no longer see the patrol log on [[Special:Log|Special:Log]] unless you specifically select it. [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/384197]
**The diff you see when you compare two different versions of a page has changed on [[mw:MediaWiki|MediaWiki.org]] and [[testwiki:Main Page|the test wiki]]. This is to make it easier to find a text change in a moved paragraph. It will hopefully soon come to more wikis. You can [[phab:T146781|report bugs in Phabricator]]. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2017-November/089099.html]
**A new user group on Commons will be able to upload [[w:en:MP3|MP3 files]]. The plan is to have this user group from 17 November. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T180002] 
** Wikis using Flagged Revisions will get the [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit Review Improvements/New filters for edit review|New filters for Edit Review]] by default on the recent changes pages. It will be possible to opt-out in user preferences. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178990]
** If you use the Chrome web browser on [[w:en:Android (operating system)|Android]] you can see a download icon on the mobile website. You can download a formatted PDF. It will work in other mobile browsers in the future. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_PDFs]
** <span title="Advanced item">[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=]]</span> You can use <code>ccnorm_contains_any</code> when you create an abuse filter. This can be used to look for multiple words or phrases within a string. It will find words where some characters have been replaced. You can read more [[mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format|in the documentation]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177711]
** <span title="Advanced item">[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=]]</span> The abuse filter now has a function called <code>get_matches</code>. You can use it to store matches from regular expressions – one of each capturing group. You can read more [[phabricator:T179957|in Phabricator]].
*'''Future changes'''
**There is a [[c:Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Community focus group|Structured Commons community focus group]] for Commons and Wikidata contributors who want to give input on structured data on Wikimedia Commons. You can [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Structured Commons focus group|sign up]] to join it. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T174142]
**[[:w:en:URL|URLs]] that link to sections on Wikimedia wikis with non-Latin scripts have looked like this: <code>https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Википедия#.D0.98.D1.81.D1.82.D0.BE.D1.80.D0.B8.D1.8F</code> instead of <code>https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Википедия#История</code>. This will soon be fixed. Old links will still work. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T152540][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T75092]
**Support for uploading and viewing 3D models is coming soon to Wikimedia Commons. The feature will support the [[w:en:STL (file format)|.STL file format]]. You can see an example [[testwiki:File:Programmatically created crystal.stl|on the test wiki]]. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:3d]
**Language converter syntax will no longer work inside external links. Wikitext like <code><nowiki>http://-{zh-cn:foo.com; zh-hk:bar.com; zh-tw:baz.com}-</nowiki></code> must be replaced. You will have to write <code><nowiki>-{zh-cn: http://foo.com ; zh-hk: http://bar.com ; zh-tw:http://baz.com }-</nowiki></code> instead. This only affects languages with Language Converter enabled. Examples of such languages are Chinese and Serbian. This will happen next week. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119158][https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2017-November/001730.html]

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