Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment--20150810171627/@comment--20150810223715

Hello,

Here is an important update. Later this evening, we will release a change that will mitigate the most pressing security concern while allowing JavaScript and Verbatim to run again.

That change will shut down editing on the MediaWiki namespace, putting it in read-only mode except for the basic CSS files (MediaWiki:Common.css, MediaWiki:Monobook.css & MediaWiki:Wikia.css) that will allow those specific pages to be edited as needed. JavaScript will thus function again but be in read-only mode.

This is not a permanent solution - Many people at Wikia have been discussing strategy today and ways we can grow and adapt from this incident that makes Wikia secure but also protects and maintains the customization that makes our communities thrive.

While a lot of great progress was made in making a roadmap from where to go, we will need more time to shore up a solid, concrete plan moving forward. I will be providing further updates and insight into this issue. I am however asking the community to give Wikia a few days to communicate what the long-term plans will be. I will update this thread later tonight both to confirm the change to re-enable JavaScript loading is live, and again later this week to share more about where we are going.