Wikidata:Status updates/2019 09 30

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This is the Wikidata summary of the week before 2019-09-30.

Discussions[edit]

Events[edit]

Press, articles, blog posts[edit]

Tool of the week[edit]

  • This Recent changes tool allows to get a list of unpatrolled Wikidata changes with enhanced filters that are more adapted to Wikidata than the standard Recent Changes page. Available actions include mass patroling and easier revert interface.

Other Noteworthy Stuff[edit]

  • The state library of Berlin is using Wikidata to display a map of pictures from their architecture journals: Berlin um 1900 - eine fotografische Zeitreise
  • Edit summaries coming from the wbeditentity API (for example from the mobile termbox) will be improved from October 2nd (announcement, ticket)
  • You can nominate your favourite Wikidata and Wikibase projects for the WikidataCon Award until October 7th

Did you know?[edit]

Development[edit]

  • More work done on removing some resource loader modules in order to speed up the load of pages
  • Wikidata Bridge: add an edit tag parameter when saving (phab:T227003)
  • Adapt buttons' texts to UI language (phab:T228259)
  • research regarding permissions/protection (phab:T231209)
  • More preparation work for improving references

You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here. If you want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer.

Monthly Tasks[edit]