Fandom updates - Native American Heritage Month, MediaWiki upgrade, 2FA on the way, and more

Hi all - some key staff blogs that were posted this week but I want to keep you updated on so let's dive in!

## Native American Heritage Month

**Read the Native American Heritage Month Staff blog**

Fandom is celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November, to celebrate the contributions and achievements of Native American people. There are a range of initiatives to involve community members including a Discord roundtable and a Twitch panel! Just wanted to make you all aware of this opportunity - to find out more, please see the staff blog.

## MediaWiki upgrade in 2023

**Read the MediaWiki upgrade Staff blog**

Which version are we upgrading to?
In 2023, wikis will be upgrading to MediaWiki 1.39. This is part of our work on the Unified Community Platform (UCP) to enable us to upgrade MediaWiki regularly to get new features and updates to come with it.

Why are we upgrading?
Upgrading ensures we keep tools up to date for editors, with more modern features. Upgrading on a regular basis means changes for each upgrade are more manageable compared to if left for longer. As we found with the MediaWiki 1.37 upgrade, that was tough for communities who had to make significant changes. I know on Wook we worked through some things for it and it worked out in the end! This time around on MediaWiki 1.39 we're hopeful this will be a smoother transition.

When will this happen?
We're looking at an early 2023 period for this transition, with backend work starting in November with work on updates on MediaWiki 1.37 being frozen around the holiday period in December. Keep your bug reports coming though in #fandom-feedback on Discord!

Other features on the horizon
* **Mobile CSS** planning is in place to release mobile CSS on the platform! We need to consider various impacts of it and test these and the customization policy needs to be updated. I will keep you posted on development of this!
* **Extension review** is an upcoming process that will allow editors to nominate and help choose new MediaWiki extensions that can be added to the platform. The first review process is happening over the next few weeks so stand by!

## Two-factor authentication is coming to Fandom accounts

**Read the 2FA staff blog**

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is coming to Fandom accounts soon to help increase account security. This is optional and will involve the use of an **authenticator app** which can be used when you log into your account. This means that if your password is compromised, your account is still secure as there is another barrier in the authenticator app that is needed to be completed. I encourage you to read the staff blog to find out more about this.

## Technical updates - November 4, 2022

**Read the November 4 technical update blog**

In this week's technical update blog, I've picked out some key areas for Wook:

* There is a fix in code review stage for 2010 editor where it doesn't scroll as you add lines
* We're aware Diffs in dark mode have issues and are sometimes hard to read and working on a fix
* Performance improvements on mobile editing are being worked on
* Post/reply history and Reported post notifications are being worked on for Discussions

There is a lot more in the blog and I encourage you to read it to get the full picture, but these are some issues I know Wook users have raised recently.

Thanks all! Any questions/comments, please let me know. :) --Spongebob456 talk  11:49, 7 November 2022 (UTC)