Прошло 12 лет с момента развертывания текущей темы оформления (Векторное) Викимедиа по умолчанию. За последнее десятилетие интерфейс дополнился расширениями, гаджетами и пользовательскими скриптами. Большинство из них не были согласованы визуально или между вики. В то же время веб-дизайн, а также ожидания читателей и редакторов претерпели изменения. Мы думаем, что пришло время взять некоторые из этих идей и реализовать их по умолчанию для всех пользователей на всех вики, организованным и последовательным образом.
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Улучшения интерфейса настольной версии
.png) Ряд новых функций и изменений в теме оформления «Векторное»
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Мы стремимся сделать Викимедиа вики более приветливыми, повысить их полезность для читателей и сохранить полезность для существующих редакторов. Мы измеряем рост доверия и положительных настроений по отношению к нашим сайтам, а также полезность наших сайтов (использование частых действий, таких как поиск или переключение языка).
В настоящее время на большинстве вики только авторизованные пользователи могут включить изменения индивидуально. На выбранных вики наши изменения применяются ко всем по умолчанию, и зарегистрированные пользователи могут отказаться от них. Мы надеемся постепенно увеличивать набор вики-сайтов «раннего внедрения», пока наши улучшения не станут стандартными для всех вики в июле 2022 года.
Обновления
апрель 2022: Table of Contents is available
We have deployed the new table of contents. It makes it easier to gain context of the contents of a page and navigate the page without needing to scroll to the top.
It is currently available to three groups of users. First, all who use Vector 2022 and are not on our pilot wikis. Second and third - 50% of logged-in users of Hebrew and Basque Wikipedias. Next week, we will be A/B testing the table of contents across the rest of our pilot wikis. We would like to check if there's a decrease in the need to scroll to the top of the page.
Before all that, we prepared a series of prototype tests with both readers and editors. To read more about how we worked on the feature based on feedback, please see the project page.
Now, we are working on the feature based on the feedback from users mentioned in the second paragraph. In particular:
- ToC on narrower screens. We have increased the threshold for which the ToC currently hides to 1000px. (See T306904 for more context). This was to make it more comfortable to read on narrower screens. This is a temporary fix, though. The conversation about the best solution will continue in T306660. By the end of April/early May we hope to have clear next steps on our preference of the options presented there.
- We are beginning the work on reducing the margins for screens between 1000px - 1200px. This will make the table of contents smaller and create more space for text. We will track this in T307004 and will probably have the implementation ready within a few days.
март 2022: Development of the Table of Contents
The results of our 3rd prototype testing showed an overwhelming support for the proposed table of contents. Based on that, the team focused on developing this feature. The new table of contents will be persistent - users will have access to it at all times. It will also make it easier to understand the context of the page. In addition to that, it will be possible to navigate to different parts of the page without having to scroll all the way back to the top. We are expecting to deploy the new table of contents to our pilot wikis in the first half of April.
март 2022: Page tools feedback
The team is beginning work on page tools (sometimes referred to as article tools). Our goal is to make it easier to distinguish the purpose of individual items within the sidebar. We are currently collecting feedback on our proposed prototype. We look forward to hearing your thoughts! Please go to our prototype testing page and fill out the form.
What is our objective?
Представьте гардероб.
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We would like to gradually rearrange this…
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…into this :)
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Currently, the interface…
…doesn't match the expectations. …is cluttered and not intuitive. …doesn't highlight the community side. …isn't consistent with the mobile version.
- The desktop interface does not match the expectations created by the modern web platforms. It feels disorienting and disconnected. Navigation and interface links are organized haphazardly.
- There is clutter that distracts users from focusing on what they came for. It is challenging for readers to focus on the content. It is not possible for them to intuitively switch languages, search for content, or adjust reading settings. New editors are unable to use their intuition to set up their account, open the editor, or learn how to use non-article pages for moderation purposes.
- A very small percentage of readers understand how Wikimedia wikis function. Many readers are not aware that the content they are reading is written by volunteers and updated frequently, or that they can potentially contribute as well.
- The large difference in experiences among our desktop interface, apps, and the mobile web, makes it difficult for readers to connect our products. There is a lack of unity in the concept of Wikimedia sites.
How the changes are made
Principles
We do not touch the content. We do not remove any functionality. We do not change skins other than Vector. We are inspired by the existing gadgets. We do not make major changes in single steps.
- We are working on the interface only. No work will be done in terms of styling templates, the structure of page contents, map support, or cross-wiki templates.
- Though our changes are easily noticeable, we are taking an evolutionary approach and want the site to continue feeling familiar to readers and editors. Each feature is discussed, developed, and deployed separately.
- Elements of the interface might move around, but all navigational items and other functionality currently available by default will remain.
- Skins other than Vector are out of the scope of our adjustments. We have frozen Vector to Legacy Vector, and begun deploying our features as parts of the new default Vector.
- We have analysed many wikis and have noticed many useful gadgets. Some of them definitely deserve to be surfaced and be a part of default experience.
- Both prior to development and after deployment, we collect data (via A/B testing, prototype feedback rounds, etc.). In the case of significantly negative results, we will roll back our changes.
- It is our intention to test our improvements in collaboration with a diverse set of volunteering early adopter wikis, both Wikipedias and sister projects.
| the majority of wikis | early adopter wikis |
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| editors or readers don't see our changes by default |
editors and readers see our changes by default |
| only editors can opt-in (from user preferences, by checking Векторная (2022) in the Внешний вид tab) |
only editors can opt-out (using Переключиться на старый вид in the sidebar, or directly from their users preferences) |
Deployment plan and timeline
We would like our improvements to be default on all wikis in July 2022.
List of early adopter wikis (test wikis)
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First group of wikis (marked as ◇ on the timeline above):
Second group of wikis (marked as ◇◇ on the timeline above):
Third group of wikis (marked as ◇◇◇ on the timeline above):
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Get involved & Contact
- Test individually: in Preferences, check the option Векторная (2022). You can also enable our changes using the Global preferences.
- Join online meetings with us: until late July, we'll be organizing meetings every 2-3 weeks. Tentative dates: , , , .
- Promote: Inform your community. Share our updates and blog posts.
- Report bugs: to report a bug, create a task in Phabricator and add #desktop-improvements project.
- Early adoption: We are hoping to increase the set of early adopter wikis gradually. Do you think your community might be interested in having our interface as default? Please contact us!
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Szymon Grabarczuk
Community Relations Specialist
sgrabarczuk
wikimedia.org
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Mehran
Persian Ambassador
mehran-ctr wikimedia.org
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Patafisik
French Ambassador
patafisik-ctr wikimedia.org
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Phuong Pham
Vietnamese Ambassador
ppham-ctr wikimedia.org
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Zapipedia
Spanish Ambassador
izapico-ctr wikimedia.org
- Translate: help us translate related pages:
What features will be added
We have not created a complete, detailed product specification. Each feature is built and implemented separately, over time. Features which have been created are still being adjusted and improved. Our decisions are based on community feedback, user testing, and extracted API data.
- Visualisation of deployed versions and early concepts
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