Yes, about 10,000 mediawiki instances agree :) On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM James Heilman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Instant Wikidata would mean that I could copy templates and modules from > EN WP that use Wikidata and they would simply work on MDWiki. > https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page > > James > > On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM Mohammed Sadat Abdulai < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi James, >> >> Thanks for the suggestion. Instant Commons is indeed a great example of >> seamless reuse, and we agree an “Instant Wikidata” integration could be >> very useful. It’s on our radar, but given the range of current reuse >> scenarios, our immediate focus is on making it easier for as many >> developers and reusers as possible to access and integrate Wikidata's data >> into their own tools and workflows. >> >> That said we’d love to hear more about what an Instant Wikidata feature >> would look like for you. This will help us decide how and when to tackle >> this “Instant” use case alongside other reuse focused initiatives. >> >> Cheers, >> - Mohammed >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: James Heilman <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, 1 May 2025 at 15:36 >> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wiki-research-l] Announcement: Wikidata's >> Strategic Direction for 2025 >> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[email protected]> >> >> >> We have InstantCommons which allows the easy use of Commons files on any >> mediawiki install. >> >> If we truly want others to "increasing reuse our data" we need the >> equivalent for Wikidata. Hopefully this is planned? >> >> James >> >> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM Danny Benjafield < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> >>>> As part of Wikimedia Deutschland’s 2030 Strategic Direction and in close >>>> collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the Wikidata team has >>>> set its priorities for 2025 around 4 core themes: ensuring Wikidata can >>>> continue to grow sustainably, strengthening the diverse community of >>>> editors, increasing reuse our data, and refining the underlying platform >>>> services that power everything we build together. >>>> >>>> We chose these focuses because, first, as Wikidata’s size and impact >>>> expand, >>> >>> What data is this statement about Wikidata's expanding impact based on? >>> (I.e., how does Wikimedia Deutschland define and measure Wikidata's >>> impact?) >>> >>> >>>> it’s crucial that we build systems and policies that keep our >>>> infrastructure healthy and our data dependable. Second, our community >>>> remains at the heart of everything we do -- whether someone contributes >>>> the >>>> first statement to a brand new Item or runs complex queries that power >>>> research and apps. Finally, by refining data access methods “as a >>>> service” >>>> across our ecosystem, we’ll open the door for all our product teams and >>>> third-party developers to build meaningful services and applications >>>> that >>>> create positive impact. >>>> >>>> Supporting sustainable growth means two things this year. >>>> >>>> We’ll partner with the Wikibase teams to improve federated SPARQL >>>> queries. >>>> This would allow you pull data seamlessly from multiple Wikibase >>>> instances >>>> lowering the barrier to hosting some data in other parts of the Wikibase >>>> Ecosystem, ensuring everyone can continue to access and edit data >>>> reliably. >>>> At the same time, we’ll have conversations about data governance >>>> guidelines >>>> together with the Cloud and Suite teams and the wider Wikidata >>>> community. >>>> This way it's always obvious where different kinds of data belong. That >>>> clarity helps editors make confident decisions, reduces duplicate work, >>>> and >>>> lays the foundation for new projects that can flourish alongside >>>> Wikidata >>>> itself. >>>> >>>> Strengthening the Wikidata community means making every step of >>>> contribution easier and more rewarding. >>>> >>>> Mobile editing has grown in recent years, yet adding or updating >>>> statements >>>> on a phone still forces many users into “desktop view.” We’ll roll out a >>>> prototype that will make editing statements on mobile phones easier. To >>>> help more advanced editors and tool builders, we’ll continue growing the >>>> visibility and documentation around EntitySchemas, so that editors >>>> everywhere can adopt these powerful templates and can integrate them >>>> out of >>>> the box. And of course, we’ll bring people together through online and >>>> in-person events such as WikidataCon, regional capacity‑building >>>> campaigns >>>> in Africa, meetups at Wikimania and other conferences, XXX Days events >>>> like >>>> Data Reuse Days and Lexico Days, and more. By connecting newcomers with >>>> experienced mentors, by highlighting local hubs where editors can >>>> support >>>> each other, and by linking each Item back to its relevant WikiProjects, >>>> we’ll nurture more active, diverse, and resilient communities. >>>> >>>> Our third focus area is Increasing mission-aligned data reuse >>>> >>>> The Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects> team >>>> will >>>> improve the editing experience and increase productivity of Wikipedia >>>> contributors by making it easier for editors to monitor, understand, and >>>> act on changes to their watchlisted articles when the edit comes from >>>> Wikidata. Displaying Wikidata edits in Watchlist and Recent Changes >>>> pages >>>> is an opt-in feature of the user preferences; our aim is to increase >>>> awareness, adoption, and utility of this function by summer 2026. >>>> In parallel, we will raise awareness and contributors’ understanding of >>>> the >>>> Wikidata integrations currently being used in the Wikimedia Projects >>>> through a community outreach project by hosting an online conference, >>>> Wikidata >>>> and Sister Projects >>>> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Wikidata_and_Sister_Projects>, >>>> dedicated to celebrating and informing Wikimedians of the many ways >>>> Wikidata currently supports the Wikimedia Projects. Additionally, we are >>>> reviewing the available documentation on Wikidata integrations to >>>> ensure it >>>> is updated, comprehensive, and available in multiple core languages. >>>> >>>> Refining platform services “as a service” is our fourth focus area. >>>> >>>> We’ll refine data access methods so Wikidata's data can be reused to >>>> build >>>> meaningful services and applications. Specifically, we'll build out >>>> search >>>> capabilities in the REST API so developers can discover and query data >>>> more >>>> easily. We’ll ensure the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) is optimized for >>>> its >>>> core strength of supporting queries that need the graph -- keeping it >>>> fast >>>> and reliable under complex workloads. Finally, we’ll improve our data >>>> dumps >>>> to provide more accessible snapshots and subsets of Wikidata’s data. >>>> >>>> What does this mean for you? >>>> >>>> If you’re a mobile‑first contributor, editing from your phone will >>>> become >>>> smooth and straightforward. If you’re a developer or researcher, you’ll >>>> gain powerful new search endpoints in the REST API, a finely tuned >>>> Wikidata >>>> Query Service for graph-centric queries, and cleaner, more timely data >>>> dumps to build on. If you organize or participate in events, you’ll find >>>> more support and clearer pathways to grow local hubs and share best >>>> practices. If you’re leveraging Wikidata’s data to support your >>>> workflows >>>> and content in other Wikimedia projects, you’ll have access to current >>>> use-cases, examples and better documentation to refer to. Ultimately, >>>> every >>>> update we make in this period is designed to give you more confidence, >>>> more >>>> choice, and more impact as you add, improve, and reuse the world’s free >>>> structured knowledge. >>>> >>>> We’ll keep you posted on progress throughout the year and as always, >>>> welcome your questions and feedback on [talk page]. >>>> >>> It seems that some links are missing. Perhaps this refers to the talk >>> page of >>> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan/Wikidata_2025-2028 >>> ? >>> >>>> >>>> Thank you for your efforts to drive Wikidata forward. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> The Wikidata Team >>>> >>>> Wikimedia Deutschland >>>> -- >>>> *Danny Benjafield* >>>> Community Communications Manager >>>> Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects >>>> >>>> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin >>>> Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 >>>> https://wikimedia.de >>>> >>>> Keep up to date! 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