Wikipedia Preview/2023-24 Status Updates

Q4 2023-24: April to June

June 2024

General Feature updates and fixes:

• T287095: update the design to fit the new window size when changing the window size
• T364881: Scrollbars are visible during Wikipedia Preview in diff.wikipedia for Firefox
• T367115: Wikipedia Preview plugin errors out when deleting characters from target word
• T361703: Ensure popupContainer is a valid node before trying to add a popup to it
• T363481: Fix WP target decoration

May 2024

General Feature updates and fixes:

• T361910: WP detect links fail on some wikipedia urls
• T362687: Add the usage of Wikipedia Preview in the Editor menu to dashboard
• T363802: Remove close icon on Wikipedia Preview popups for desktop readers
• T361626: Wordmark SVG failing to load in preview header
• T363600: Wikipedia Preview Change icon adding a new preview set

April 2024

Released WPP version 1.13.0 on 11th April with these set of features:

General Feature updates and fixes:

• T355162: Instrument the use of Wikipedia Preview in the Editor menu by Site owners
• T355399: Allow adding a preview via search first method in Wikipedia Preview Plugin
• T356846: Remove Disambiguation type search results while adding a Wikipedia Preview
• T293594: [Suggestion] Show disambiguation extract in preview instead of redirect disambiguation suggested text when available
• T288109: Wikipedia Preview Wordmark size
• T360002: Retain bold text formatting while adding a Wikipedia Preview
• T361827: Support Wordpress 6.5
• T356880: Wikipedia Preview errors out on custom post types
• T287095: update the design to fit the new window size when changing the window size

Product Improvements related to the 2023 plugin user research:

• T353866: Update documentation for Wikipedia Preview plugin following its position change
• T345056 Support dark mode for Wikipedia Preview readers

Q3 2023-24: January to March

March 2024

Product Improvements related to the 2023 plugin user research:

• T345056 Support dark mode for Wikipedia Preview readers
• T353866: Update documentation for Wikipedia Preview plugin following its position change

January 2024

Product Improvements related to the 2023 plugin research:

• T352301: Update FAQ on Wikipedia Preview plugin page for SEO clarifications and language-specific content availability.
• T352873: Change position of Wikipedia Preview option on the editing toolbar

Q2 2023-24: October to December

October-December 2023

Released Wikipedia Preview WordPress plugin v1.12.0 on the 11th of December, 2023 with these ticket improvements:

• T342838: Editing the Wikipedia Preview Word in WordPress editor
• T343027: Review/fix preview popup alignment
• T340660: Position of toolbar icons on the mobile web version of Wikipedia preview
• T340566: Enable Wikipedia Preview on more post types
• T352873: Change position of the Wikipedia Preview option on the editing toolbar
• T352491: Images in Wikipedia preview should have cursor: pointer
• T350698: Modernize build dependencies in WP repo
• T348261: Support multiple roots
• T350781: Support WordPress 6.4

Other tickets:

• T345167 [Spike] WordPress plugin styling based on the theme
• T343818: [Spike] Search and Preview feature in Classic Editor

Other related work:

• Completed User research efforts with site owners & readers of the plugin.

Q1 2023-24: July to September

July 2023

Released Wikipedia Preview WordPress plugin v1.11.0 on the 28th of July, 2023 with these improvements:

• Make minor improvements to the style of Wikipedia Preview's dashed underline.
• Update link customization instructions and fix code block.
• Update all screenshots with new link style.
• Support Wordpress 6.3

Other related work:

• Began user research efforts for the plugin.