VisualEditor - Revision history

PPelberg (WMF): /* History */ Adding notable features introduced since 2015. Thank you, User:ESanders (WMF) for compiling this list.

2026-08-07T22:04:32Z

History: Adding notable features introduced since 2015. Thank you, User:ESanders (WMF) for compiling this list.

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	* VisualEditor was deployed to most users at most Wikimedia projects by the end of 2015. See [[VisualEditor/Rollouts]] for a list.		* VisualEditor was deployed to most users at most Wikimedia projects by the end of 2015. See [[VisualEditor/Rollouts]] for a list.
	* As of August 2026, [[phab:P94718\|1,800+ bugs have been fixed and features introduced]] to improve peoples' experience using the visual editor.		* As of August 2026, [[phab:P94718\|1,800+ bugs have been fixed and features introduced]] to improve peoples' experience using the visual editor.
			* Notable features and improvements introduced since 2015:
			** Rich text paste handling, including table paste
			** Table editing improvements
			** Interwiki link improvements
			** Command search (ctrl+/)
			** Find and replace, including regexes
			** Improved template editing interface with TemplateData
			** Numerous performance & IME bugs
			** Improved auto-saved

	Enabling VisualEditor by default for all users or for all logged-in users can be requested by contacting the Editing team's product manager. {{anchor\|standalone}}		Enabling VisualEditor by default for all users or for all logged-in users can be requested by contacting the Editing team's product manager. {{anchor\|standalone}}

PPelberg (WMF): /* History */ Adding count of unique bugs fixed/features introduced since 2015. This is a lower bound, VE fixes can happen in a number of extensions (Citoid, Math, etc.), skins, services or core. Thank you to, User:ESanders (WMF) and User:DLynch_(WMF) to compiling this data.

2026-08-07T22:01:57Z

History: Adding count of unique bugs fixed/features introduced since 2015. This is a lower bound, VE fixes can happen in a number of extensions (Citoid, Math, etc.), skins, services or core. Thank you to, User:ESanders (WMF) and User:DLynch_(WMF) to compiling this data.

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	* The [[Wikimedia Engineering/2014-15 Goals#Editing\|2013–2014 Engineering Goals]] document lists the goals for that year.		* The [[Wikimedia Engineering/2014-15 Goals#Editing\|2013–2014 Engineering Goals]] document lists the goals for that year.
	* VisualEditor was deployed to most users at most Wikimedia projects by the end of 2015. See [[VisualEditor/Rollouts]] for a list.		* VisualEditor was deployed to most users at most Wikimedia projects by the end of 2015. See [[VisualEditor/Rollouts]] for a list.
			* As of August 2026, [[phab:P94718\|1,800+ bugs have been fixed and features introduced]] to improve peoples' experience using the visual editor.

	Enabling VisualEditor by default for all users or for all logged-in users can be requested by contacting the Editing team's product manager. {{anchor\|standalone}}		Enabling VisualEditor by default for all users or for all logged-in users can be requested by contacting the Editing team's product manager. {{anchor\|standalone}}

Jdforrester (WMF): Undid 2 revisions from 8237979 until 8237980 and re-write. VE is still not enabled by default on a number of wikis.

2026-02-23T16:14:33Z

Undid 2 revisions from 8237979 until 8237980 and re-write. VE is still not enabled by default on a number of wikis.

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	'''VisualEditor''' is a reliable rich-text [[editor]] for HTML documents. It was created by the [[Editing team]] for [[Specs/HTML\|MediaWiki's HTML+RDFa]] document format (generated by [[Parsoid]]) and is available as a [[Extension:VisualEditor\|MediaWiki extension]]. VisualEditor's [[#standalone\|core implementation]] is a standalone JavaScript library and can run without MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js.		'''VisualEditor''' is a reliable rich-text [[editor]] for HTML documents. It was created by the [[Editing team]] for [[Specs/HTML\|MediaWiki's HTML+RDFa]] document format (generated by [[Parsoid]]) and is available as a [[Extension:VisualEditor\|MediaWiki extension]]. VisualEditor's [[#standalone\|core implementation]] is a standalone JavaScript library and can run without MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js.
	[[File:100M barnstar.png\|thumb\|Edit #100,000,000 in VisualEditor was made in November 2022.]]		[[File:100M barnstar.png\|thumb\|Edit #100,000,000 in VisualEditor was made in November 2022.]]
	As of ~~August 2023~~, VisualEditor is enabled by default here on mediawiki.org and on ~~all~~ ~~Wikimedia~~ ~~wikis~~.~~<ref>~~[[~~Special:Diff/6104183~~]]~~</ref>~~ VisualEditor is generally not enabled for pages outside the content [[Manual:Namespace\|namespaces]], such as discussion pages or template code.		As of 2020, VisualEditor is enabled by default here on mediawiki.org and on most Wikipedia and Wikivoyage language editions. On remaining wikis, is available to logged-in users as an opt-in feature; since April 2023, this is directly, rather than as a [[Beta Features\|Beta Feature]]. VisualEditor is generally not enabled for pages outside the content [[Manual:Namespace\|namespaces]], such as discussion pages or template code.

	More information about VisualEditor can be found on the '''multi-lingual [[Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal\|VisualEditor Portal]]''', on [//blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/21/help-us-shape-wikimedias-prototype-visual-editor Wikimedia's blog], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ\|the FAQ]]. Information about VisualEditor's wikitext mode is at [[2017 wikitext editor]].		More information about VisualEditor can be found on the '''multi-lingual [[Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal\|VisualEditor Portal]]''', on [//blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/21/help-us-shape-wikimedias-prototype-visual-editor Wikimedia's blog], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ\|the FAQ]]. Information about VisualEditor's wikitext mode is at [[2017 wikitext editor]].
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	* [[VisualEditor/Survey 2015\|Results of the 2015 survey]]		* [[VisualEditor/Survey 2015\|Results of the 2015 survey]]
	* {{Ll\|Extension:Slash Commands\|Slash Commands}} – Adds "slash commands", i.e., text shortcuts that start with a forward slash ("/") and trigger specific actions via the Visual Editor.		* {{Ll\|Extension:Slash Commands\|Slash Commands}} – Adds "slash commands", i.e., text shortcuts that start with a forward slash ("/") and trigger specific actions via the Visual Editor.

	==References==
	<references />

	[[Category:VisualEditor{{#translation:}}]]		[[Category:VisualEditor{{#translation:}}]]

Andrybak: /* References */ new section

2026-02-21T17:16:53Z

References: new section

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	* [[VisualEditor/Survey 2015\|Results of the 2015 survey]]		* [[VisualEditor/Survey 2015\|Results of the 2015 survey]]
	* {{Ll\|Extension:Slash Commands\|Slash Commands}} – Adds "slash commands", i.e., text shortcuts that start with a forward slash ("/") and trigger specific actions via the Visual Editor.		* {{Ll\|Extension:Slash Commands\|Slash Commands}} – Adds "slash commands", i.e., text shortcuts that start with a forward slash ("/") and trigger specific actions via the Visual Editor.

			==References==
			<references />

	[[Category:VisualEditor{{#translation:}}]]		[[Category:VisualEditor{{#translation:}}]]

Andrybak: /* top */ not in beta anymore – Special:Diff/6104183

2026-02-21T17:16:24Z

top: not in beta anymore – Special:Diff/6104183

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	'''VisualEditor''' is a reliable rich-text [[editor]] for HTML documents. It was created by the [[Editing team]] for [[Specs/HTML\|MediaWiki's HTML+RDFa]] document format (generated by [[Parsoid]]) and is available as a [[Extension:VisualEditor\|MediaWiki extension]]. VisualEditor's [[#standalone\|core implementation]] is a standalone JavaScript library and can run without MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js.		'''VisualEditor''' is a reliable rich-text [[editor]] for HTML documents. It was created by the [[Editing team]] for [[Specs/HTML\|MediaWiki's HTML+RDFa]] document format (generated by [[Parsoid]]) and is available as a [[Extension:VisualEditor\|MediaWiki extension]]. VisualEditor's [[#standalone\|core implementation]] is a standalone JavaScript library and can run without MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js.
	[[File:100M barnstar.png\|thumb\|Edit #100,000,000 in VisualEditor was made in November 2022.]]		[[File:100M barnstar.png\|thumb\|Edit #100,000,000 in VisualEditor was made in November 2022.]]
	As of ~~2020~~, VisualEditor is enabled by default here on mediawiki.org and on ~~most~~ ~~Wikipedia and Wikivoyage language~~ ~~editions~~. ~~It is available as an opt-in~~ [[~~Beta Features\|Beta Feature~~]] ~~to logged-in users on other Wikimedia projects.~~ VisualEditor is generally not enabled for pages outside the content [[Manual:Namespace\|namespaces]], such as discussion pages or template code.		As of August 2023, VisualEditor is enabled by default here on mediawiki.org and on all Wikimedia wikis.<ref>[[Special:Diff/6104183]]</ref> VisualEditor is generally not enabled for pages outside the content [[Manual:Namespace\|namespaces]], such as discussion pages or template code.

	More information about VisualEditor can be found on the '''multi-lingual [[Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal\|VisualEditor Portal]]''', on [//blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/21/help-us-shape-wikimedias-prototype-visual-editor Wikimedia's blog], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ\|the FAQ]]. Information about VisualEditor's wikitext mode is at [[2017 wikitext editor]].		More information about VisualEditor can be found on the '''multi-lingual [[Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal\|VisualEditor Portal]]''', on [//blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/21/help-us-shape-wikimedias-prototype-visual-editor Wikimedia's blog], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ\|the FAQ]]. Information about VisualEditor's wikitext mode is at [[2017 wikitext editor]].

CMedelius-WMF: add link to internals and dev tutorial

2025-09-04T15:47:16Z

add link to internals and dev tutorial

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	* [[VisualEditor/Developer glossary\|Developer glossary]]		* [[VisualEditor/Developer glossary\|Developer glossary]]
	* [[VisualEditor/Developers/Getting started\|Getting started]]		* [[VisualEditor/Developers/Getting started\|Getting started]]
			* [[VisualEditor/Internals\|Internals]]
			* [[VisualEditor/Tutorial\|Developer tutorial]]
	* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/VisualEditor/master/ Generated code documentation]		* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/VisualEditor/master/ Generated code documentation]
	* [[:File:VisualEditor sequence-diagram page-retrieval.svg\|Sequence diagram: Page Retrieval]]		* [[:File:VisualEditor sequence-diagram page-retrieval.svg\|Sequence diagram: Page Retrieval]]

Pppery: Broken link fixed

2025-02-24T15:22:35Z

Broken link fixed

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	Here are some helpful links:		Here are some helpful links:
	* ~~<s>~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/VisualEditor/lib/ve/demos/ve/desktop~~-wikimediaui~~.html#!simple '''Standalone demo''']~~</s>~~		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/VisualEditor/lib/ve/demos/ve/desktop.html#!simple '''Standalone demo''']
	* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/VisualEditor/master/ Documentation]		* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/VisualEditor/master/ Documentation]
	* [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/VisualEditor/VisualEditor Git repository] ([https://github.com/wikimedia/VisualEditor GitHub mirror])		* [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/VisualEditor/VisualEditor Git repository] ([https://github.com/wikimedia/VisualEditor GitHub mirror])

MvGulik: /* Core module */ Striking "Standalone demo" link. It just returns a white page with the text "Unknown file path".

2025-02-24T09:02:59Z

Core module: Striking "Standalone demo" link. It just returns a white page with the text "Unknown file path".

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:02, 24 February 2025
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	Here are some helpful links:		Here are some helpful links:
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/VisualEditor/lib/ve/demos/ve/desktop-wikimediaui.html#!simple '''Standalone demo''']		* <s>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/VisualEditor/lib/ve/demos/ve/desktop-wikimediaui.html#!simple '''Standalone demo''']</s>
	* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/VisualEditor/master/ Documentation]		* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/VisualEditor/master/ Documentation]
	* [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/VisualEditor/VisualEditor Git repository] ([https://github.com/wikimedia/VisualEditor GitHub mirror])		* [https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/VisualEditor/VisualEditor Git repository] ([https://github.com/wikimedia/VisualEditor GitHub mirror])

Kghbln: /* See also */ remove obsolete link, remove link to unmaintained extension, add link to extension that integrates with VE

2025-02-10T17:29:36Z

See also: remove obsolete link, remove link to unmaintained extension, add link to extension that integrates with VE

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	* [[VisualEditor:Test\|A VisualEditor demo page/sandbox]]		* [[VisualEditor:Test\|A VisualEditor demo page/sandbox]]
	* [[Extension:VisualEditor]] (including installation instructions)		* [[Extension:VisualEditor]] (including installation instructions)
	* [[VisualEditor/Installation on a shared host]]
	* [[VisualEditor gadgets\|Guide to hacking VisualEditor: VE gadgets]]		* [[VisualEditor gadgets\|Guide to hacking VisualEditor: VE gadgets]]
	* [[Parsoid]]		* [[Parsoid]]
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	* [[:m:VisualEditor/Newsletter\|VisualEditor multilingual newsletter]], focused on WMF wikis		* [[:m:VisualEditor/Newsletter\|VisualEditor multilingual newsletter]], focused on WMF wikis
	* [[VisualEditor/Survey 2015\|Results of the 2015 survey]]		* [[VisualEditor/Survey 2015\|Results of the 2015 survey]]
			* {{Ll\|Extension:Slash Commands\|Slash Commands}} – Adds "slash commands", i.e., text shortcuts that start with a forward slash ("/") and trigger specific actions via the Visual Editor.
	* {{ll\|Extension:TinyMCE}}

	[[Category:VisualEditor{{#translation:}}]]		[[Category:VisualEditor{{#translation:}}]]

Clump: Reverted edits by Golderboy Vibez (talk) to last version by PPelberg (WMF)

2024-12-18T23:32:51Z

Reverted edits by Golderboy Vibez (talk) to last version by PPelberg (WMF)

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	~~Golderboy Vibez~~{{Wikimedia engineering project information		<onlyinclude>{{Wikimedia engineering project information
	\| name = VisualEditor		\| name = VisualEditor
	\| logo = VisualEditor-logo.svg		\| logo = VisualEditor-logo.svg

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	'''VisualEditor''' is a reliable rich-text [[editor]] for HTML documents. It was created by the [[Editing team]] for [[Specs/HTML\|MediaWiki's HTML+RDFa]] document format (generated by [[Parsoid]]) and is available as a [[Extension:VisualEditor\|MediaWiki extension]]. VisualEditor's [[#standalone\|core implementation]] is a standalone JavaScript library and can run without MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js.		'''VisualEditor''' is a reliable rich-text [[editor]] for HTML documents. It was created by the [[Editing team]] for [[Specs/HTML\|MediaWiki's HTML+RDFa]] document format (generated by [[Parsoid]]) and is available as a [[Extension:VisualEditor\|MediaWiki extension]]. VisualEditor's [[#standalone\|core implementation]] is a standalone JavaScript library and can run without MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js.
	[[File:100M barnstar.png\|thumb\|Edit #100,000,000 in VisualEditor was made in November 2022.]]		[[File:100M barnstar.png\|thumb\|Edit #100,000,000 in VisualEditor was made in November 2022.]]
	As of ~~August 2023~~, VisualEditor is enabled by default here on mediawiki.org and on ~~all~~ ~~Wikimedia~~ ~~wikis~~.~~<ref>~~[[~~Special:Diff/6104183~~]]~~</ref>~~ VisualEditor is generally not enabled for pages outside the content [[Manual:Namespace\|namespaces]], such as discussion pages or template code.		As of 2020, VisualEditor is enabled by default here on mediawiki.org and on most Wikipedia and Wikivoyage language editions. On remaining wikis, is available to logged-in users as an opt-in feature; since April 2023, this is directly, rather than as a [[Beta Features\|Beta Feature]]. VisualEditor is generally not enabled for pages outside the content [[Manual:Namespace\|namespaces]], such as discussion pages or template code.

	More information about VisualEditor can be found on the '''multi-lingual [[Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal\|VisualEditor Portal]]''', on [//blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/21/help-us-shape-wikimedias-prototype-visual-editor Wikimedia's blog], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ\|the FAQ]]. Information about VisualEditor's wikitext mode is at [[2017 wikitext editor]].		More information about VisualEditor can be found on the '''multi-lingual [[Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal\|VisualEditor Portal]]''', on [//blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/21/help-us-shape-wikimedias-prototype-visual-editor Wikimedia's blog], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ\|the FAQ]]. Information about VisualEditor's wikitext mode is at [[2017 wikitext editor]].
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	* [[VisualEditor/Survey 2015\|Results of the 2015 survey]]		* [[VisualEditor/Survey 2015\|Results of the 2015 survey]]
	* {{Ll\|Extension:Slash Commands\|Slash Commands}} – Adds "slash commands", i.e., text shortcuts that start with a forward slash ("/") and trigger specific actions via the Visual Editor.		* {{Ll\|Extension:Slash Commands\|Slash Commands}} – Adds "slash commands", i.e., text shortcuts that start with a forward slash ("/") and trigger specific actions via the Visual Editor.

	==References==
	<references />

	[[Category:VisualEditor{{#translation:}}]]		[[Category:VisualEditor{{#translation:}}]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:16, 21 February 2026
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	'''VisualEditor''' is a reliable rich-text [[editor]] for HTML documents. It was created by the [[Editing team]] for [[Specs/HTML\|MediaWiki's HTML+RDFa]] document format (generated by [[Parsoid]]) and is available as a [[Extension:VisualEditor\|MediaWiki extension]]. VisualEditor's [[#standalone\|core implementation]] is a standalone JavaScript library and can run without MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js.		'''VisualEditor''' is a reliable rich-text [[editor]] for HTML documents. It was created by the [[Editing team]] for [[Specs/HTML\|MediaWiki's HTML+RDFa]] document format (generated by [[Parsoid]]) and is available as a [[Extension:VisualEditor\|MediaWiki extension]]. VisualEditor's [[#standalone\|core implementation]] is a standalone JavaScript library and can run without MediaWiki, Parsoid, or Node.js.
	[[File:100M barnstar.png\|thumb\|Edit #100,000,000 in VisualEditor was made in November 2022.]]		[[File:100M barnstar.png\|thumb\|Edit #100,000,000 in VisualEditor was made in November 2022.]]
	As of ~~2020~~, VisualEditor is enabled by default here on mediawiki.org and on ~~most~~ ~~Wikipedia and Wikivoyage language~~ ~~editions~~. ~~It is available as an opt-in~~ [[~~Beta Features\|Beta Feature~~]] ~~to logged-in users on other Wikimedia projects.~~ VisualEditor is generally not enabled for pages outside the content [[Manual:Namespace\|namespaces]], such as discussion pages or template code.		As of August 2023, VisualEditor is enabled by default here on mediawiki.org and on all Wikimedia wikis.<ref>[[Special:Diff/6104183]]</ref> VisualEditor is generally not enabled for pages outside the content [[Manual:Namespace\|namespaces]], such as discussion pages or template code.

	More information about VisualEditor can be found on the '''multi-lingual [[Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal\|VisualEditor Portal]]''', on [//blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/21/help-us-shape-wikimedias-prototype-visual-editor Wikimedia's blog], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ\|the FAQ]]. Information about VisualEditor's wikitext mode is at [[2017 wikitext editor]].		More information about VisualEditor can be found on the '''multi-lingual [[Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Portal\|VisualEditor Portal]]''', on [//blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/21/help-us-shape-wikimedias-prototype-visual-editor Wikimedia's blog], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/FAQ\|the FAQ]]. Information about VisualEditor's wikitext mode is at [[2017 wikitext editor]].

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	* [[VisualEditor/Developer glossary\|Developer glossary]]		* [[VisualEditor/Developer glossary\|Developer glossary]]
	* [[VisualEditor/Developers/Getting started\|Getting started]]		* [[VisualEditor/Developers/Getting started\|Getting started]]
			* [[VisualEditor/Internals\|Internals]]
			* [[VisualEditor/Tutorial\|Developer tutorial]]
	* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/VisualEditor/master/ Generated code documentation]		* [https://doc.wikimedia.org/VisualEditor/master/ Generated code documentation]
	* [[:File:VisualEditor sequence-diagram page-retrieval.svg\|Sequence diagram: Page Retrieval]]		* [[:File:VisualEditor sequence-diagram page-retrieval.svg\|Sequence diagram: Page Retrieval]]