FANDOM Technical Updates

Hello, hello, hello, lovelies! This is the first of two tech blogs I will be posting in February. This is the place for you to be updated on a selection of bug fixes that got fixed over the course of the past two weeks, what's being worked on, and what you may expect in terms of experiments and releases. It's also a great opportunity to ask questions or report problems in the comment section. A general note that has been unique to all the tech blogs of 2025 thus far is that there seemingly haven't been that many fixes or announcements. The simple reason for this is because a lot of the engineers have been helping to review and prepare the update of all the wikis on the platform to the MediaWiki 1.43 version. A lot of work goes into that be…

Eyo, lovely people! Welcome (back) to the Technical Updates blog series, where I will take you through a selection of updates on what happens on the tech side of the Fandom platform. This ranges from reporting on a selection of fixed bug tickets, things that are being worked on, experiments planned or running, and releases that you may already have noticed. I will be posting this update every two weeks, but while it's intended as a way for Fandom Staff to update you on things from our end, it's also a great place to sound off in the comments to let us know about what's on your mind when it comes to platform feedback or bug reporting.. Now that that's clarified, let's dive in!

• 1 Notable Changes
• 2 Recent Fixes
• 3 Fixes in Development
• 4 Development Up…

Hello, hello, hello, my lovelies! Welcome to the first tech blog of 2025! I hope that everyone enjoyed their holiday period and had a great time, be it with loved ones, just doing what you've always wanted to do but never found the time for, or something else! I'm happy to see you've found your way back to these bi-weekly update blogs though! For those who are new to the series, the Technical Updates is a blog posted every two weeks to highlight a selection of bugs that were fixed, projects that are being worked on, experiments that are or will be running, and notable releases. It's also a good place to ask questions and give actionable feedback in the comments.

That all said, this first blog will be a little bit different than normal. Firs…

Eyo my lovely people! How time has flown by, and as we near the end of the year, we are at the end of the Technical Updates series for as far as 2024 is concerned. If you're new and wondering what this is: every two weeks, the technical updates are posted to give you all an overview of releases, bug fixes, and other things relevant to the platform and that may have an impact on your experience. It's also a good place to give your feedback and report on bugs. With the yearly code freeze starting Monday, December 16th, no new releases are planned anymore, which is also not that surprising since we saw one of the biggest, most visual releases go live earlier this week! Let's dive in!

• 1 Notable Changes
• 2 Recent Fixes
• 3 Development Updates
  • 3.1 User Exp…

Hey hey, my lovelies!I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving enjoyed their time with their family! The Technical Updates are a blog series where we publish a selection of bug fixes, potential experiments, and other changes to the platform every other Friday. For the first time since I've been publishing the Technical Updates, this will be the third Technical Updates blog in the same month! The only other time this could've happened this year was in May, but I was on holiday on the 3rd, so Tim published instead. Does that change anything to what this blog is about? Absolutely not, so let's see what happened! And remember, if you have questions or remarks about anything you read, don't hesitate to bring it up in a constructive manner in …

Hiya, my lovely people! It's slowly becoming that time of year again where for many of us the hours of daylight we get are reducing. Perfect time to curl up underneath a blanket and read the latest tech blog! If you're new to these series, you may be wondering what the technical updates are all about. In short, it's a blog series posted every two weeks with an overview of updates regarding the platform, going from public-facing bug fixes, experiments that are being held, and product releases. It's a good place to be to stay up-to-date about what's happening on the platform. If you have questions or remarks about anything mentioned in the blog or a specific thing you're experiencing, don't hesitate to speak up in the comments about. With th…

Hello hello! We're starting to near the end of 2024, which means there are only a few tech blogs left to share with you all. If you're new to this bi-weekly series, hi, hello, welcome, we love to have you! This is the place-to-be to check in on the technical updates of this platform. We'll cover a selection of user-facing bug releases that happened the past two weeks, as well as an overview of relevant experiments and changes to the platform. As always, if there's something you're encountering, do not hesitate to report on it in the comments. Alright, let's go over what happened these last two weeks.

• 1 Notable Changes
• 2 Recent Fixes
• 3 Fixes in Development
• 4 Development Updates
  • 4.1 Data Engineering
  • 4.2 Platform team
  • 4.3 User Experience (UXFCP) Team

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Hiya lovelies! It's been another two weeks with lots that happened behind the scenes. As we're nearing the end of the year, the teams get busy building a roadmap for what we'll be doing next year. Every two weeks, we post these tech updates blogs to inform you all about a selection of public bug fixes that we tackled, as well as some ongoing or upcoming experiments and platform wide changes. If there is an issue you're encountering still, don't hesitate to sound off in the comments about it. Today is no different, so let's dive in!

• 1 Recent Fixes
• 2 Fixes in Development
• 3 Development Updates
  • 3.1 Engagement

• Several issues relating to syntax highlighting (misalignment) in the 2017 VisualEditor - Source mode editor have been fixed:
  • Incorrect line height…

Eyo lovely people, and welcome to October already! This month does not only mark the start of the spooky season, but also the start of the last quarter of the year! As usual, I will be taking you through a selection of changes that happened since the last Tech Blog two weeks ago. You can expect some noticeable bug changes, potential experiment announcements, and even platform-wide noticeable changes that happened since. If you have questions or suggestions about anything technical related, the comment section is always a good place to reach out. So let's see what happened this time!

• 1 Notable Changes
• 2 Recent Fixes
• 3 Development Updates
  • 3.1 Engagement
  • 3.2 Monetization
  • 3.3 Platform team
  • 3.4 User Experience (UX) Team
  • 3.5 User Generated Content (UGC) team

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Hiya lovelies! I hope September has been treating you well. As those of you who've been following our Technical Updates series already know, this will be the second of two update blogs this month. If you're now here, this is the place to be in case you'd like to get a quick overview of what's been happening on the platform. I'll be sharing a selection of bug tickets that have been fixed between the previous tech blog and now, as well as inform you about general changes and experiments we may be or will be running. The comment section remains a good place for you to let us know if you're encountering a certain issue (in which case, please share some links and ideally even a video or screenshot about what the issue is) or if you have general…