What it is to be a Wikipedian
What it is to be a Wikipedian
This needed to happen.
Wikimedia
MediaWiki 1.19 deployment to Wikimedia sites: Test it before it breaks
MediaWiki 1.19 deployment to Wikimedia sites: Test it before it breaks
Wikimedia engineers are putting the final touches to the latest version of MediaWiki, the software that powers Wikipedia and its sister sites. This version, labeled “1.19wmf1″, will be deployed to Wikimedia sites in stages, starting next week.
Free software community shares lessons learned in “Open Advice” book
Free software community shares lessons learned in “Open Advice” book
The Open Advice book, a collection of essays, stories and lessons learned by members of the Free Software community, is out!
Customizing the WordPress meta widget
Customizing the WordPress meta widget
I recently had to investigate how to customize the “meta” widget provided by WordPress. I couldn’t find a good how-to at the time, so I wanted to share how I did it, in case other people needed to do the same.
Keep Calm and Click [edit]
Keep Calm and Click [edit]
This is what you should do when you see errors on Wikipedia.
Architecture of Open Source Applications: MediaWiki report underway
Architecture of Open Source Applications: MediaWiki report underway
In 2011, I authored a chapter about the architecture of MediaWiki, the software that powers Wikipedia and its sister sites, for inclusion in the book The Architecture of Open Source Applications, volume 2. The chapter was based on the shared knowledge of MediaWiki developers, and written in collaboration with Sumana Harihareswara.
Wikimedia Commons gets user galleries
Wikimedia Commons gets user galleries
A long-awaited feature added by volunteer developer Bryan Tong Minh.
Technical Communications at Wikimedia report underway
Technical Communications at Wikimedia report underway
From 2011 to 2014, I managed technical communications at the Wikimedia Foundation. This notably included: assembling, editing and publishing monthly technical reports; authoring and editing technical blog posts; and creating and maintaining tools and processes for project documentation.
Wikimania 2010 notes
Wikimania 2010 notes
It’s been a few months since Wikimania 2010 in Gdańsk. I had a few notes I wanted to share, but I was waiting for the Wikimania videos, which were never delivered. I’ll just go ahead and publish my notes now.
Wikimedia Commons licensing tutorial: the making-of
Wikimedia Commons licensing tutorial: the making-of
A behind-the-scenes tour of the project.