Elitre (WMF)

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I tested visual editor by invoking beta , it was available for normal pages but not available on village pump or (ਸੱਥ) page of pa:Wikipedia . Can u explain ? Guglani (talk) 14:04, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Please reply to my talk page at pa:Wikipedia Guglani (talk) 14:06, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

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ve images

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Hi, Erica. Some screenshot-ja in Help:VisualEditor/User_guide/ja are outdated. They were made by LanguageScreenshotBot, so I don't know how to update them. Would please you have them updated? At least these below:

• File:VisualEditor edit tab-ja.png
• File:VisualEditor toolbar-ja.png

Thank you. miya (talk) 06:08, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

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Please provide feedback on suggested improvements to the Code of Conduct

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Thanks to everyone who’s helped work on the Code of Conduct so far.

People have brought up issues they feel were missed when working on "Unacceptable behavior" and "Report a problem". Consultants have also suggested changes in these same sections.

These are important sections, so please take a look at the proposed changes. I apologize that this feedback arrived later than planned, but I think this will create a better document.

If you prefer to give your opinion privately, feedback via e-mail is welcome at conduct-discussionwikimedia.org.

Thanks. Mattflaschen-WMF via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:18, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

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VE doesn't runsn into wikisource Page

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Grazie per l'annuncio del nuovo welcome, ma attenzione: noi vogliamo che i nuovi contributori editino nsPagina, e su nsPagina VE non funziona. Temo quindi che il messaggio di benvenuto crei solo confusione. Alex brollo (talk) 16:19, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Indago un po' e ti faccio sapere cosa possiamo fare. Grazie per il reminder. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 17:32, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Non credo che si riceverà il messaggio nei namespace in cui non è comunque possibile switchare al visual editor. Domani comunque potremo testare la cosa su testwiki e nel caso chiarire prima che il messaggio arrivi su 'source.

EDIT: il messaggio compare, ma non invita a switchare a VE - è un semplice benvenuto. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 18:29, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

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Updation of VE edit tag

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Hello Erica, I've been doing a little translation of the VE interface into Konkani on TranslateWiki.net, and I recently edited the translation of 'Visual Editor'. I have also being trying out using VE in the Konkani Wikipedia (gomwiki). The tag for my edits still shows the old translation of 'Visual Editor'. Will it get updated automatically in time, or is there something that needs to be done? Similarly, many of the translations I've done on TranslateWiki for VE have not reflected on Wikipedia. Do you know why? The Discoverer (talk) 07:37, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi there. Yes, it takes a while for translations to go live. However, the message you're referring to hasn't been translated yet (it should be at https://translatewiki.net/wiki/MediaWiki:Tag-visualeditor/gom. It does exist in the translations for the Deva. script.). Thanks for everything you will do! May I recommend reading this page, where you may find more advice to "customize" well the visual editor experience to gomwiki. Talk to you soon! Elitre (WMF) (talk) 08:50, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Hello, thanks for pointing me to the message that needs to be translated in order to update the tag. In fact, there are supposed to be no translations at TranslateWiki in gom and gom falls back to gom-deva. So there only have to be translations in gom-deva and gom-latn. So I've changed both the gom-deva and gom-latn messages for this tag and then we'll see them updated in gomwiki soon. The Discoverer (talk) 13:41, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

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Problem with interwiki links in Visual Editor

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Hello Ellitre, I'm facing a problem creating interwiki links in VisualEditor. On the Konkani Wikipedia if I type ':en:Main_Page', VisualEditor generates '[[En:Main_Page]]', which is not a valid link. Then I tried it in enwiki and experienced the same thing. When I type ':gom:Mukhel_Pan', VisualEditor generates '[[Gom:Mukhel_Pan]]'. I know some other gomwiki users are facing the same problem. Is there something we're doing wrong? The Discoverer (talk) 08:26, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Not your fault. You can follow this task to know when this feature will be added. Thanks! Elitre (WMF) (talk) 07:06, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

As a workaround, you can probably use the full link, which is [[:w:en:Main Page]] (the "w" is for "Wikipedia"). That should work even when the leading colon is stripped. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 05:40, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your replies.

Another problem:

On a Flow topic (such as on this talk page), switch to wikitext editor, and enter the following text (without nowikis):

This is a link to [[En:Main Page|Main Page]] on the English Wikipedia

Then switch to VisualEditor and see the magic.

Is this is a known bug? The Discoverer (talk) 07:47, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

I wouldn't call that necessarily a bug: you're trying to make an interlanguage link here, and as the page says, "these links are treated specially, and don't show up in the body of the text". Elitre (WMF) (talk) 07:53, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Oh.. that's whats happening! I didn't realise that.

My leading colons were getting stripped by VE and then I faced this problem, and I didn't realise I had interlanguage links.

Thanks for your help! The Discoverer (talk) 08:32, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

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Waiting for VisualEditor to be enabled on Sdwiki

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Dear Elitre , Thanks for your intention of enabling VisualEditor on Sindhi Wikipedia, Dear Sir we are impatiently waiting for your initiative to enable VisualEditor on Sindhi Wikipedia (Sdwiki).. Expecting a positive and dignified role from you...Thanks and regards... JogiAsad (talk) 07:34, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

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A kitten for you!

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توهان جي لاءِ ٻليءَ جو پونگڙو، A Kitten for you

Jogi don (talk) 07:40, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
JogiAsad (talk) 07:40, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

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Save/Publish

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The Editing team is planning to change the name of the “Save page” button to “Publish page” and “Publish changes”. “Publish page” will be used when you create a new page. “Publish changes” will be used when you change an existing page. The names will be consistent in all editing environments.[1][2]

This change will probably happen during the week of 30 August 2016. The change will be announced in Tech News when it happens.

If you are fluent in a language other than English, please check the status of translations at translatewiki.net for “Publish page” and “Publish changes”.

The main reason for this change is to avoid confusion for new editors. Repeated user research studies with new editors have shown that some new editors believed that “Save page” would save a private copy of a new page in their accounts, rather than permanently publishing their changes on the web. It is important for this part of the user interface to be clear, since it is difficult to remove public information after it is published. We believe that the confusion caused by the “Save page” button increases the workload for experienced editors, who have to clean up the information that people unintentionally disclose, and report it to the functionaries and stewards to suppress it. Clarifying what the button does will reduce this problem.

Beyond that, the goal is to make all the wikis and languages more consistent, and some wikis made this change many years ago. The Legal team at the Wikimedia Foundation supports this change. Making the edit interface easier to understand will make it easier to handle licensing and privacy questions that may arise.

Any help pages or other basic documentation about how to edit pages will also need to be updated, on-wiki and elsewhere. On wiki pages, you can use the wikitext codes {{int:Publishpage}} and {{int:Publishchanges}} to display the new labels in the user's preferred language. For the language settings in your account preferences, these wikitext codes produce “Publish page” and “Publish changes”.

Please share this news with community members who teach new editors and with others who may be interested.

Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 17:56, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

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Tamil wikipedia

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I translated the User Guide into Tamil language. Can it be linked to ? icon in the VE toolbar ? It is available at பயனர் கையேடு --Rsmn (talk) 02:14, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

You can see it in Tamil if you choose it as your language on this site. I asked at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145357 whether this may be fixed in a different way as well. Thanks! Elitre (WMF) (talk) 05:56, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

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Footnotes at Wikiquote

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Hi Elitre. Thank you for your assistance in creating the https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139442 ticket on behalf of the English Wikiquote. Unfortunately, it has been "declined" with the false assertion that I don't want it, and I wonder whether you could suggest any way to move this forward.

I am at a loss as to how I could have been more clear in stating that "references lists are completely deprecated", that "the feature is ill-suited to the way Wikiquote articles are laid out", and amplifying that "we definitely do not need prominent buttons or menu items labeled 'Cite' that have the effect of creating footnotes" (and on a collateral issue raised in discussion, that "we really do not need to have templates disabled" whenever we don't use footnotes). Perhaps I was less clear than I thought, or perhaps his comment in closing the ticket was only facetious way to get rid of it.

As liaison, could you recommend anyone in a position to advocate for the community who can help protect its interest in continuing to use the layout it has long preferred (and continuing to use citation templates in that layout)? Ningauble (talk) 22:11, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

I thought that I had explained the confusion over the terminology at Phab:T139442#2695072.

The current state is this:

The English Wikiquote has hidden a single button related to the Extension:Cite in the 2006 wikitext editor (which almost nobody uses, except a small number of old hands). They have left it visible and functional in the 2010 wikitext editor (used by almost all editors who started editing since 2010, as well as most of the older accounts). And, of course, because of the nature of wikitext, anyone can edit the existing ones or type new <ref> tags manually, even if the buttons aren't there. Or even (as the product manager does) if you're using the original wikitext editor, which has no buttons or toolbar at all.

In the visual editor, the equivalent button is buried at the bottom of a long, collapsed menu. But – because of the nature of a visual editing system – in the visual editor, if the tools don't exist, you can't just type in the <ref> tags. If the tools aren't there, then you can't edit existing ones or add new ones.

The current request is this:

So the Phab ticket (unknowingly) proposes making it possible for users of the three wikitext editors to continue creating and editing unwanted <ref> tags, and for the users of the visual editor to be unable to do the the same thing.

The response is this:

The devs refuse to create this sort of "second-class status" for some users. If anyone can edit or create (functional) <ref> tags, then everyone should be able to do that. If it's possible to create and edit <ref> tags in the 97% of edits made with the wikitext editors at the English Wikiquote, then it should be possible to create and edit <ref> tags in the 3% of edits made with the visual editor at the English Wikiquote.

But the real (reported) problem is this: The English Wikiquote doesn't want anyone to use Extension:Cite. And the product manager is willing to turn off the whole thing, for everyone – wikitext *and* visual editors, on all pages, for the whole wiki. Turning it off will make people stop using it. You can keep citation templates (which are completely unrelated and under local community control). But if you want people to stop using <ref> tags – if you really want 100% of edits to stop creating functional <ref> tags, rather than just 3% of them – then we can kill that software for you in *all* the editing systems.

All we really need to do that is evidence of a community consensus. A discussion in which people say "We don't want any more of those little blue clicky numbers on our site" is perfectly adequate for this purpose. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 16:53, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Sadly there are members of staff who even though they have a remit to "to help make sure the Editing department understand what the community wants and needs" occasionally indulge themselves is humorous remarks at the expense of volunteers by pretending to understand their comments in a way they were not intended and then giving mocking responses that deliberately miss the point in an attempt to be amusing. It's a form of humour that would be tiresome at the best of times, and certainly does not help to promote good relations between staff and volunteers. Occasionally the volunteers will be fortunate enough to attract the attention of a member of staff responsible for "representing these communities' voices in some of the WMF's decision-making processes" who will take the time to try and resolve the situation. Rogol Domedonfors (talk) 21:32, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

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WikiLanguage name modification

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Hi Elitre (WMF), I saw your recent post on the Meta:Babel discussion page and I am wondering who to contact in regards to renaming "Patois," (which isn't even the way Patois is spelling in "Jamaican Patois," it is "Patwa") to "Jumiekan Patwa."

"Patois" is far too generic, hence "Haitian Creole," (Kreyòl ayisyen) Scottish Gaelic," (Gàidhlig) etc.

This would really need to be changed. I would do it myself but I do not think I would be able, and quite frankly wouldn't know how to do so.

Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you.

:) Savvyjack23 (talk) 19:21, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi @Savvyjack23, it's good to see your name again. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T101086 has some information related to this. It might be a useful starting point for you. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 07:38, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

@Savvyjack23, did that help? Elitre (WMF) (talk) 14:29, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi Elitre (WMF), sorry I haven't had a chance to look at it yet; I've been swamped as of late. Thank you for such a quick reply! I will take a deeper look into it later in the day and I will get back to you. Cheers! :) Savvyjack23 (talk) 17:44, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

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Note

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''Please note'': I'll be '''out of office or with limited availability until mid January 2017'''. Please contact my team if you need any help. Thanks. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 18:16, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

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Re:Wikitext Conversion

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Ciao. Purtroppo con il mio inglese non riesco a comporre frasi molto complesse. Te lo spiego in Italiano: quando incollo una stringa di Wikitesto (vedi per esempio la stringa da copiare per le abilitazioni degli autoverificati su Wikipedia) me la trasforma in Stringa di Wikitesto>. Questa è una cosa che mi da molti problemi e mi fa perdere molto tempo, purtroppo. Quindi sono stato costretto a disattivare. È molto simile al caso che mi hai riportato a quanto vedo. Ferdi2005 13:41, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Una cosa che puoi fare al momento per aggirare la difficoltà è tenerti queste stringhe che copi e incolli in una sandbox o simile precedute dai tag nowiki (esempio). In questo modo il codice che andrai a ricopiare dalla modalità lettura non sarà sottoposto ad alcuna conversione. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 08:46, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

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Problem.

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Something unusual is happening at the All logs history. Time to check there. The Brynda1231 |Talc page 02:40, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

@Brynda1231, can you be more specific? What should I be seeing there? Thanks. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 12:53, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Account creation log. The Brynda1231 |Talc page 14:16, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Again, what about it? Project:Current_issues has nothing and it's probably the best place to formulate a description of any issues. (Automatic creation of account shouldn't be one, if that's what you actually mean.) Elitre (WMF) (talk) 14:47, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Many accounts created in 1 minute ans some created by others The Brynda1231 |Talc page 15:13, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

I don't know if that is normal or not, hence why I suggested a different venue for this conversation. I'll open that thread for you to save time. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 15:16, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

And some of those usernames are spam or profane and should be blocked. The Brynda1231 |Talc page 15:18, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

See Topic:Tn4q0l4fzgoe63o8 and comment there. ☠MarkAHershberger☢(talk)☣ 15:44, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

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Wikistats 2.0 Prototype Feedback

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Hello! Thank you for leaving feedback on the Wikistats - Future per report and Feedback/Round 1 pages. We used it to build an interactive prototype of the next version of Wikistats. We're now looking for feedback on the visual design, and we'd love your input. We have some follow-up questions but mostly an open discussion at Request for feedback/Round2 (if you prefer email, write to milimetric@wikimedia.org and please include "Wikistats Design" in the subject). Please comment by Monday, May 1st so we can include your feedback into the first release of Wikistats 2.0. Thank you very much!

Your Wikistats 2.0 Team, -13:38, 20 April 2017 (UTC) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:38, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

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VisualEditor/Newsletter/2017/May in Greek

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Hello. We have finished the translation. Is it possible for you to replace the incomplete translation of the newsletter that was delivered to the Greek Wikipedia Forum on 12 May? Its title is "Editing News #1—2017". Thank you!--Dipa1965 (talk) 22:12, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi, nice work you did there! I did what you asked. If you want you can now copy that code also to the sister projects in Greek that are linked at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/VisualEditor/Newsletter/Wikis_with_VE . Thanks! Elitre (WMF) (talk) 09:15, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

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Assistance request: Enabling citoid templates on Wikiversity

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Hi, I'm trying to enable Citoid templates on Wikiversity (discussion). The configuration process is slightly beyond my technical expertise. Would someone from Wikipedia be able to help me to make sure I don't break anything? Secifically, I need to enable the ability to autogenerate the {{cite journal}} from a DOI and PMID code. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:43, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

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أحب أمك

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لوف يو Achrafe daze (talk) 00:09, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

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Last good edit (arz)

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Dear Elitre. I'm writing you this as I saw you updating the discussion page on the Egyptian Wikipedia.

I really need to know how to implement the last good edit to the Egyptian Wikipedia, because it is not as monitored in the past and nearly half of its articles have been vandalized and still left as they are.

At least tell me where to post that question and implement that. Thanks. --Mahmudmasri (talk) 16:44, 21 March 2018 (UTC) Esperfulmo (talk) 16:44, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

If I understand your request correctly, you'd want some kind of "Flagged Revisions" enabled. However, one year ago the decision was taken not to enable that extension on new wikis anymore. The code is old and unmaintained, and it seems to be damaging communities more than it benefits them. I would recommend instead gathering a small but motivated group of users and look into the possibilities that ORES offers - basically, have artificial intelligence assist you in dealing with vandalism! You can leave a message in the talk page there, and someone will be able to offer more help. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 10:54, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for replying. The wiki is 10 years old, though. It's not new. Esperfulmo (talk) 18:39, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

New means it didn't have it before. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 19:28, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

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a moment to put your personal appreciation for my proposition ?

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Hi Erika, I have finally requested for translator admin rights at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Requests/User_rights/Wladek92 . I would be glad if you could find a moment to put your personal appreciation for my proposition. Thank you. Christian. Christian 🇫🇷 FR 🚨 (talk) 20:02, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

It appears that I am late in seeing this... Congratulations on your new role! Elitre (WMF) (talk) 09:36, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Yes, decision has been adopted fast. It is a real pleasure for me with the extended possibilities. With a solid technical background I understand the different subjects we are speaking of - which makes the translations fluent, coherent and close to the reality. Thanks again for your support. Christian. Christian 🇫🇷 FR 🚨 (talk) 09:46, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

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Test

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m:CRS FTW. Elitre (WMF) (talk) 14:14, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

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Wikimedia apps newsletter-April 2023

Welcome to the first edition of the Apps newsletter!

This newsletter informs you about new features, updates, or improvements to the Wikipedia mobile apps. It will be sent every two months, with a brief description of the updates and work progress we have been through.

iOS

From January to April 2023:

Since January, we have finished our work on edit notices, custom block messages, and abuse filter messages. Those features were released in 7.2.0 on March 13. Check here for detailed information.

Android

From January to April 2023:

Since January, we've been completing our experiment with machine-generated article descriptions, refined our feature of shareable reading lists, and begun work towards adopting IP masking functionality. Check here for detailed information.

Office hours

The first Apps office hour was held on the 23rd of March 2023; detailed information about the announcement, agenda, and even the record and presentation deck can be found here.

Community meetings

• We enjoyed meeting the Dagbani user group for a one-hour meeting and answering all of their question about Wikipedia’s mobile applications and how to use them for reading, searching, and editing. The community users expressed that they care about having more offline usage capabilities, and a new section related to this topic will be added to the Apps FAQ soon.

• With pleasure, we had a meeting with the Commons volunteers to explore possibilities for collaboration between them and the apps team within the foundation. We reached an agreement to intervene in critical situations with the play store to ensure that the Commons app remains accessible online.

We are excited and willing to arrange meetings with other community members who are interested. You may also contact us at aramadan@wikimedia.org to arrange such gatherings. ;)

Exciting news: iOS is currently developing a watchlist feature. Stay tuned for our next newsletter release to learn additional details about it.

You can subscribe to this newsletter from here.

--ARamadan-WMF 15:01, 19 April 2023 (UTC) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:01, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia apps newsletter-June 2023

Introducing the Second Issue of the Wikipedia Mobile Apps Newsletter!

Discover the latest updates, features, and improvements in our newsletter. Stay informed and enhance your mobile Wikipedia experience. Enjoy the read!

iOS

From April. to June 2023:

Significant progress was made on the iOS platform. Version 7.2.2 was released on May 10, and version 7.3.0 was released on June 1.

These updates included various improvements, such as simplified state restoration, which improved many of the performance issues we heard about through our support email and app store. We also worked to release a page protection notice on the editor, enhanced reliability of widget data fetching, color updates, and bug fixes. Additionally, we continue to make progress on a native watchlist functionality, Talk page image support, full page editing and enhancements to our native source editor, and language updates.

Android

From April. to June 2023:

We focused on completing our work on our updated design component library, bringing it up to date with the latest Material Design 3 guidelines. You can now view images on talk pages.

We have successfully concluded the experiment on machine-assisted article descriptions and would like to highlight our gratitude to our dedicated volunteers. We are excited to announce that we will be sharing the outcomes of the experiment next month.

Community meetings

• In May, our team member Marina Azevedo participated in the Wikimedia Hackathon, a yearly event held this year in Athens, Greece, aimed at fostering connections among the global technical community. The event provided opportunities for hacking, engaging in technical discussions, and discovering innovative ideas.

• The upcoming meeting between the Wiki Mentor Africa Initiative and the Wikipedia Mobile Apps Team will be an important event covering several key aspects. These include exploring the history of the apps, discussing the roadmap for future development, addressing open questions, conducting comprehensive feature reviews, and providing clarity on frequently asked questions (FAQs).

This meeting promises to be a valuable opportunity for collaboration and innovation, with the shared objective of improving the mobile Wikipedia experience.

We are excited and willing to arrange meetings with other community members who are interested. You may also contact us at aramadan@wikimedia.org to arrange such gatherings.

Existing news

There are upcoming opportunities to provide feedback on various tasks related to patrolling. These include offering input on image recommendations, specifically on Android, as well as providing feedback on new diffs in iOS and answering questions about updated watchlist designs; if you are interested in participating, please reach out to me.

You can subscribe to this newsletter from here.

--ARamadan~~~~~

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:27, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia apps newsletter-August 2023

Presenting the Third Edition of the Wikipedia Mobile Apps Newsletter!

Explore the freshest news, enhancements, and additions in our newsletter, keeping you in the loop for an enriched mobile Wikipedia journey. Dive into the content and make the most of your reading!

iOS

From June to August 2023

• We released version 7.3.1 on July 12, with highlights:
  • Fixed character counter in article description editor.
  • Added Gurene, Wayuu, and Angika languages to our language list.
  • Addressed automatic theme switching bug and performed cleanup for performance fixes.
• We're progressing on upcoming features:
  • Redesigning diff view: The "Diff View" displays changes in a Wikipedia article over time, showing additions, deletions, and edits for easy comparison between different versions helping you track content evolution and updates.
  • Coming in 7.4.0:
    1. Unleash the power of "Undo" and "Rollback" with updated diff pages!They let you revert changes made to an article back to a previous version, helping you fix mistakes or unwanted edits quickly.
       As we move one step closer to bringing Watchlist to the iOS app we are aiming to release it in September. We've refreshed our diff pages and added the option for experienced editors to roll back destructive edits. You can check out the updated diff page by tapping "View Edit History" in any article.
    2. A warm welcome to the Tachelhit language Wikipedia!
    3. Connect across language variants with updated codes! When you venture into articles of different language variants, particularly Chinese and Serbian, you should find a smoother experience when using variant codes.

Remember, your feedback powers our journey. You can be a part of our quest to create the ultimate Wikipedia experience by reporting bugs, quirks, or even your magical moments. Reach out through iOS-support@wikimedia.org.

Thank you for being a vital part of our community... Happy exploring!

Android

From June to August 2023:

• We've been finishing up our work on Image Recommendations (a new Suggested Edits task where you'll be able to add images to articles that are currently unillustrated). We plan to release the feature by September.
• We are beginning development on Patroller Tasks (a new Suggested Edits task for patrolling recent edits for vandalism). You can read about the usability testing we’ve conducted for the feature on the project page on MediaWiki.
• On a note of gratitude, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to the dedicated individuals who participated as graders for Machine Assisted Article Descriptions. Your invaluable contributions have significantly contributed to the advancement of our projects, and we look forward to your continued collaboration as we push the boundaries of Wikipedia's capabilities.

Community meetings

On July 30, 2023, the Wikimedia Apps Team had a fruitful meeting with the group behind the Wiki Mentor Africa Initiative. Over 100 participants joined on Zoom, with others watching the YouTube live stream. The presentation covered the Apps' history, roadmap, open questions, feature reviews, and FAQs. Valuable feedback was shared, enhancing the apps' development and user experience. These collaborative engagements are vital to building a more inclusive Wikimedia platform. I am enthusiastic about recreating this experience with other communities; please navigate to the last paragraph to know how to initiate such engagements.

On August 17, the spotlight was on the Apps Team at Wikimania as we presented "There’s an App for that: a mobile-native way to interact with the movement". We appreciate everyone who tuned in virtually to explore the future of interaction with the Wikimedia movement through our innovative mobile app. If you missed it or want to revisit the content, you can find the presentation slides at this link.

We're excited to share that Jazmin Tanner, the Apps Lead Product Manager, contributed to the session titled "Supporting Moderators at the Wikimedia Foundation." As we diligently worked on refining the patroller feature on the apps, Jazmin provided valuable insights that contributed to discussions on enhancing the experience for both moderators and users.

The next office hour

Our upcoming office hour is scheduled for October. Further information regarding the specific date and time will be provided in our forthcoming newsletter.

We are excited and willing to arrange meetings with interested community members.

You may also contact us at aramadan@wikimedia.org to arrange such gatherings.

And you can subscribe to this newsletter from this link.

~~ ARamadan-WMF10:16, 23 August 2023 (UTC) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:16, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia apps newsletter – October 2023

Revealing What's Inside the Fourth Edition of the Wikipedia Mobile Apps Newsletter!

Discover the latest updates, improvements, and new content in our newsletter, ensuring you stay informed for an enhanced mobile Wikipedia experience.

iOS

From the end of August to October 2023

• The iOS suggested edits feature, originally successful on Android, is now being developed for iOS. This expansion aligns with the Product & Technology organization's goals for the 2023–2024 fiscal year, with a specific target of increasing mobile contributions by 10% without reversion. This move responds to the growing demand for a similar content creation and maintenance tool on Apple devices.
• The team released 7.4.1 in August, which included:
  • The ability to Undo and Rollback edits on Diff Pages!
  • The addition of Tachelhit Language Wiki.
  • We also improved language variants for Chinese and Serbian languages.
• In October, 7.4.2 was released, which included the following:
  • Watchlist on iOS: We've heard your requests! You can now access your Watchlist through Settings → Account → Watchlist. Add new items to your Watchlist via the new overflow menu in the Article View. Take actions on edits by clicking a username on the Watchlist view, or take actions like "Thank" on the diff screen of an edit in your list.
  • Article Section Sharing: Want to send someone to a specific section in an article? Click a section in the table of contents and then click "Share" via the article overflow menu.
  • Bug Fixes to ensure you can swipe without the app freezing and that the navigation bar doesn't shrink or disappear.

Thank you for volunteering developers Serguitar, jhsoby, agray, Nikki, TiagoLubiana.dijkstra.and revolter for their contributions to this release.

Android

From the end of August to October 2023

• The team is actively working on reinstating the nearby feature due to the high volume of requests we've received. You can find comprehensive tracking details for this effort on Phabricator T347201.
• We have released the Image Recommendation feature to the Wikipedia Beta.
• We have been working on developing the Patroller Tasks, and most of the screens have passed the design reviews.
• Bug fixes and minor improvements:
  • Fixed possible crashes on Android 14 devices.
  • Fixed some view styles related to the Material Design, which includes toolbar and dialog.
  • Introduced more text-highlighted features to the search results across the app.
  • Introduced the Wikitext keyboard support to the talk page interfaces.

Community meetings

We would like to invite you to an online meeting with the mobile apps team. It will take place on the 27th of October at 5 p.m. UTC (check your zone’s exact time).

The host will be Jazmin Tanner, the product manager of the apps team, with a number of our software engineers; you can join the meeting.

Feel free to share your questions and thoughts about Wikipedia’s mobile apps on the Wikimedia Apps/Office Hours page on mediawiki.org. We would love to hear from you. The last date to add your input will be on the 24th of October at 12:00 UTC. If you'd like a one-day reminder before the meeting, simply add your username on the same link, and we'll send you one.

We will be waiting for you all!

And you can subscribe to this newsletter.

-- ARamadan-WMF 09:46, 17 October 2023 (UTC) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:46, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia apps newsletter – October 2023

Revealing What's Inside the Fourth Edition of the Wikipedia Mobile Apps Newsletter!

Discover the latest updates, improvements, and new content in our newsletter, ensuring you stay informed for an enhanced mobile Wikipedia experience.

iOS

From the end of August to October 2023

• The iOS suggested edits feature, originally successful on Android, is now being developed for iOS. This expansion aligns with the Product & Technology organization's goals for the 2023–2024 fiscal year, with a specific target of increasing mobile contributions by 10% without reversion. This move responds to the growing demand for a similar content creation and maintenance tool on Apple devices.
• The team released 7.4.1 in August, which included:
  • The ability to Undo and Rollback edits on Diff Pages!
  • The addition of Tachelhit Language Wiki.
  • We also improved language variants for Chinese and Serbian languages.
• In October, 7.4.2 was released, which included the following:
  • Watchlist on iOS: We've heard your requests! You can now access your Watchlist through Settings → Account → Watchlist. Add new items to your Watchlist via the new overflow menu in the Article View. Take actions on edits by clicking a username on the Watchlist view, or take actions like "Thank" on the diff screen of an edit in your list.
  • Article Section Sharing: Want to send someone to a specific section in an article? Click a section in the table of contents and then click "Share" via the article overflow menu.
  • Bug Fixes to ensure you can swipe without the app freezing and that the navigation bar doesn't shrink or disappear.

Thank you for volunteering developers Serguitar, jhsoby, agray, Nikki, TiagoLubiana.dijkstra.and revolter for their contributions to this release.

Android

From the end of August to October 2023

• The team is actively working on reinstating the nearby feature due to the high volume of requests we've received. You can find comprehensive tracking details for this effort on Phabricator T347201.
• We have released the Image Recommendation feature to the Wikipedia Beta.
• We have been working on developing the Patroller Tasks, and most of the screens have passed the design reviews.
• Bug fixes and minor improvements:
  • Fixed possible crashes on Android 14 devices.
  • Fixed some view styles related to the Material Design, which includes toolbar and dialog.
  • Introduced more text-highlighted features to the search results across the app.
  • Introduced the Wikitext keyboard support to the talk page interfaces.

Community meetings

We would like to invite you to an online meeting with the mobile apps team. It will take place on the 27th of October at 5 p.m. UTC (check your zone’s exact time).

The host will be Jazmin Tanner, the product manager of the apps team, with a number of our software engineers; you can join the meeting.

Feel free to share your questions and thoughts about Wikipedia’s mobile apps on the Wikimedia Apps/Office Hours page on mediawiki.org. We would love to hear from you. The last date to add your input will be on the 24th of October at 12:00 UTC. If you'd like a one-day reminder before the meeting, simply add your username on the same link, and we'll send you one.

We will be waiting for you all!

And you can subscribe to this newsletter.

-- ARamadan-WMF 02:09, 18 October 2023 (UTC) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:09, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia Apps newsletter – First quarter of 2024

Hello, and welcome to the app’s first newsletter in 2024!

It has been a long year; we published four editions of our newsletter, which you can go through all of them. In this edition, we will cover our work for the last quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024!

Android

• Edit Patrol (also known as Patroller tasks on Android) has been released to Beta testers with rollback rights on Test Wiki and Indonesian Wikipedia. We had a productive meeting with Indonesian users to introduce and discuss the new patrolling tasks feature on the Android app, as we provided a detailed presentation on the feature, and collected valuable feedback from the Indonesian community to enhance the user experience.
  For those interested, a meeting recording is available.
  We conducted outreach to Spanish, and French Wikipedia communities during February 2024.
• We hosted two synchronous community consultations & recorded a third where we shared the Edit Patrol suggested edit workflow, and showed designs for Saved messages and templates:
  • French - 21 February 2024 from 16-17 UTC. Recording with translation, slides.
  • Spanish - 28 February 2024 from 16-17 UTC. Recording, and slides.
• Places feature is back to the Wikipedia Android app!
  Places is a feature that allows you to discover articles by location.
  The iOS app was able to maintain the feature via use of Apple Maps, but it was necessary for Android audiences that we continue using an open source map.

iOS

• Suggested Edits on iOS prototype is in the experimental build. Instructions to test the feature can be found on this FAQ page.
  Alt text is text associated with an image that serves the same purpose and conveys the same essential information as the image.
  The app's product manager presented our team's work and prototype (iOS suggested edits) to the GLAM conference audience. All details can be found in the presentation's deck.
• It is now possible to donate using Apple Pay directly from the app.
• IOS Native Editor Improvement Development is out!
  You will be able to edit, find and replace, and insert links and images directly from Commons without any performance issues!
  Additionally, it is now possible to edit a full article page and a talk page.

In the current quarter, we aim to engage with editors from LATAM, Spanish-speaking regions, North America, and the Caribbean to test Suggested edits and the new native editor features.

Community meetings

• We participated in the GLAM conference in November 2023. All the details are mentioned in the iOS section of this edition from the newsletter.
• On December 1st of 2023, The Wikipedia Android team met with Indonesian users to introduce and discuss the new patrolling tasks feature on the Android app. The team provided a detailed presentation on the feature and collected valuable feedback. A meeting recording is available.
• We joined the Wiki Editoras Lx editathon on December 16th to gather feedback about an alt-text Suggested Edit task on iOS.
  Attendees were generally positive about the prospect of the feature. Experienced editors thought it could be a good task for on-boarding new editors, but also a more casual way of contributing for new editors.

And you can subscribe to this newsletter.

~~ARamadan-WMF04:42, 12 March 2024 (UTC) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:42, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikimedia Apps newsletter – Second quarter of 2024

Hello, and welcome to the app's second newsletter in 2024! In this edition, we will review our achievements and progress from the first half of 2024!

Android

• Edit Patrol is now available on production for all Wikis!
• Donation through G-Pay is now available within the app.

iOS

• "Add an image" suggested edit is available for all Wikis! It is available to all users with more than 50 edits.
• We now support full-page editing on Talk pages.

And you can subscribe to this newsletter.

~~ARamadan-WMF11:53, 17 July 2024 (UTC) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:53, 17 July 2024 (UTC)