3 February 2023 MWstake Meeting

Date (UTC):	3 February 2023 16:30:00 - 3 February 2023 17:30:00
URL:	https://meet.google.com/mdd-ufhn-ksb
Etherpad:	https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/mwstake-2023-02

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1. Wait for attendees & chat 5 min
2. MediaWiki News 20 min Gergo
3. Microsoft's extensions 20 min Jeffery Wang
   • I worked to get to open source all of the 20+ extensions written by Microsoft.
   • I've picked a few of them to start with and we'll go from there.
   • The team that wrote it is currently busy with other priorities, so I will be personally cleaning up the code in my spare time to make it ready for public release.
4. New functionality for uploading documents, converting them in to wikitext, and adding them to a Wiki page 10 min Charly
   1. Background
      • About three years ago WikiBase Solutions made a MediaWiki extension for one of our customers that allows for uploading and converting hundred of thousands of docx documents into wiki pages.
      • I have been thinking of releasing this as an open source extension, but it made more sense to add this feature to FlexForm.
      • FlexForm is a stand-alone MediaWiki extension that already has file upload or multiple file uploads covered, so it made sense to use these capabilities and expand them.
      • Also with Open-CSP in mind and FlexForm being one of the extensions in Open-CSP, it will help to integrate data more easily into a Wiki instalment.
   2. This demonstration is the first implementation of converting uploaded files to wikipages and is open for suggestions and needs that others might have.
   3. Some things to consider for enhancements:
      • Insert the converted document into a template, instead of just the main page
      • Support for slots
      • Custom clean-up after conversion
5. Wiki Watercooler remaining Open Mic