Hello everyone! I’m going to share in this thread some general updates of what’s been happening at Fandom (as of October 2022). This was a month filled with more technical updates, and a very exciting change to mobile theming which was introduced last week.
Mobile Theming
This is probably the biggest news to share really - starting last week, Mobile Theming is now available for all wikis! Basically, Mobile Theming makes it so that the wiki’s main colors (background color, accent color, etc.) can be visible on mobile as well.
This update comes with a change to the Special:ThemeDesigner page, where admins now have to make sure colors have a good enough color contrast for the content to be seen without any major problems. If any contrast issues get corrected, the wiki can then opt-in to have those colors appear in the mobile display as well.
Witcher Wiki has mobile theming enabled already, so you should be able to see a change if visiting from mobile. But if anyone here is interested in learning more about the feature or how we’re looking at contrast, you’re welcome to check the following:
Fandom is also aware of a number of bugs relating to this feature already - it’s a big change, so naturally, there are things to iron out still - but a few of them have been fixed since last Wednesday’s release (those are detailed in this special technical update post).
Technical Updates
Aside from the work done on Mobile Theming, there are various other technical updates and bugs Fandom is currently aware of - these have been detailed in the updates shared on October 7 and October 21.
Some notable updates:
Discussions AbuseFilter
I mentioned this in the update I made for the previous month already, but just wanted to add that the Discussions AbuseFilter feature is now available to communities beyond the initial, little group that had them, and any wiki can request for it to be enabled.
If you’re a wiki administrator and would like it to be enabled, feel free to let me know, and I can have it enabled. If you’re a community user, you may want to discuss this with the admin(s) - in which case, they can contact me to request it :)
For more information:
Other Events / Initiatives
Other than wiki-related news, there have also been some other events and posts going on, which I’d like to share as well - we’ve celebrated Las Voces of the Hispanic Community, had an update on National Bullying Prevention Month, and are just now looking at Halloween in Hocus Focus 2: The Wiki-ing Hour!
I think that’s all I have for now. Stay tuned for further updates from Fandom, and feel free to reach out to me if you have questions on anything ;)