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On Tuesday, 16 August 2016 around 15:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. PDT), the login sessions were changed so that they can last up to one year on Wikimedia sites.
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This will only affect users who select the option to "{{int|userlogin-remembermypassword}}" on the login screen.
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Currently, this option lasts only for 30 days.
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Users who do not check "{{int|userlogin-remembermypassword}}" will not be affected by this change.
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You can log out sooner by clicking the "{{int|pt-userlogout}}" button in the upper right corner of your screen, or by clearing cookies for the website.
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== Questions ==
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=== What is the reason for the change? ===
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When users explicitly opt in to a longer session, it's useful to do so for longer than 30 days.
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Longer login lengths mean fewer problems with editors being logged out unexpectedly.
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The login length was previously much longer, and was shortened a few years ago to just 30 days as part of some other changes to how we handle cookies.
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Many users have requested a return to the longer length since then.
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=== Does this affect cookies that are not related to logging in? ===
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No, it does not.
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=== Which wikis does this apply to? ===
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This change applies to all WMF wikis in all languages, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Meta, MediaWiki.org, and more.
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=== If my wiki shows the "{{int|userlogin-remembermypassword}}" time period, will that be accurate? ===
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Most wikis are using the default message, which says only, "{{int|userlogin-remembermypassword}}", without specifying the maximum length of time.
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In that case, the message will remain the same.
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If your wiki is currently using the message parameter, then the message will show the new length automatically.
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You will not need to change anything.
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Any wiki can choose to show the length by editing [[MediaWiki:Userlogin-remembermypassword]] to say, "<code><nowiki>Keep me logged in (for up to $1 {{PLURAL:$1|day|days}})</nowiki></code>".
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The software will automatically insert the correct length of time where the "<code>$1</code>" is in this phrase.
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If you want, you can copy and translate the example from [[w:MediaWiki:Userlogin-remembermypassword|the English Wikipedia]] for your wiki.
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If your wiki is using a custom local message that has the time hard-coded (e.g., "<code>Keep me logged in for a month</code>", without the "<code>$1</code>" parameter), then please change this immediately to use the parameter instead.
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Using the parameter means that your users will always get accurate information about this setting.
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=== Will existing login sessions be affected immediately? ===
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Existing sessions will not be affected.
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Users will not be logged out early, and existing sessions will not be extended.
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This change will take effect the next time you login with "{{int|userlogin-remembermypassword}}" checked.
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=== Does this comply with the Privacy Policy? ===
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Yes, the Legal team has verified that this change complies with the [[wmf:Special:MyLanguage/Privacy policy|Privacy policy]].
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== See also ==
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* [[phab:T68699]] - <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Increase "remember me" login cookie expiry from 30 days to 1 year on Wikimedia wikis</span>
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* If you are system administrator of a wiki, see {{ll|Manual:$wgExtendedLoginCookieExpiration}} and {{ll|Manual:$wgCookieExpiration}} if you wish to change these settings.
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