*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2026-08-17. Missed the previous one? See issue #744 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
*Events* - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - WikiLoves Pride / Australia <https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/WikiLoves_Pride_Australia_-_15_August_2026>, 15 August, drop-in online for a collaborative editing session on LGBT+ representation on Wikidata, Wikipedia and Commons. - Drop-in and Wikidata <https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Drop_in_and_Wikidata_-_August_2026>, 27 August, WM Australia also hold a drop-in Wikidata ediitng sesison. - Open Heritage - Wikidata Islamic Civilization Contest <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Open_Heritage-Wikidata_Contest> from September 1 - 30, 2026. Register for news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:RegisterForEvent/4303>. - A Wikidata training webinar will be held August 25. - Looking ahead: Hands-on workshop: Wikidata: An Open Knowledge Graph for Research and Beyond <https://www.gw.uni-hamburg.de/ueber-die-fakultaet/digital-humanities/dh-lab/veranstaltungen/26-11-12-hands-on-wikidata.html> - Digital Humanities Lab, 12.11.2026, 14:15-15:45 CEST. *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Blogs: - Introductory lesson on Wikidata at the Programming Historian <https://programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/wikidata-for-historical-research> - Making open knowledge Gen-AI-ready <https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/wikimedia-deutschland> by IBM - How to describe a place on Earth using text? Part 1: Wikidata <https://noeflandre.com/posts/describe-place-on-earth-part1-wikidata> by Noé Flandre - Papers: Cultural information bubbles: A new approach for automatic ethical evaluation of digital artwork collections based on Wikidata <https://www.ebsco.com/articles/arts-and-entertainment/7162dc3c-7d03-51bb-a950-30de681bb95e/cultural-information-bubbles-a-new-approach-for-automatic-ethical-evaluation-of-digital-artwork-collections-based-on-wikidata> by M. Zhitomirsky-Geffet and S. Minster, (2026). *Tool of the week* - This tool lets you edit the rank of multiple statements at once. <https://ranker.toolforge.org/> *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - WM Australia is funding partner projects for 2026 - 2027 <https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Partner_Projects_2026-2027>, for Australian organisations or individuals who want to build projects for open and free knowledge, including Wikidata. - Job Vacancies: (Interim) Engineering Manager / Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects <https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/65367316/Interim-Engineering-Manager-Wikidata-for-Wikimedia-Projects-all-genders-> - Survey: What content would you like to see on the Wikidata Social media channels? <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnOtvIKyp5fGlAkqz8pYMdFxhtvaH9exlxmrQ8O3HtDIHM3A/viewform> - only want to hear about Wikidata events or news, would like to see more use-cases of Wikidata, or perhaps you'd like more beginner or advanced Wikidata tutorials? Let us know in this short survey. - We are setting up to apply for recognition of a new Wikimedia user group, *Wikimedians for Data Organization and Quality*. The group's goal will be to improve the organization and quality of data, particularly structured data, in Wikimedia projects. You can see more details in the group's home page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_Organization_and_Quality> and, if you wish, you can contribute to the discussion in its talk page. We invite you to be a part of this proposed user group by adding your Wikimedia signature to the Interested Parties section of the group's page. Ege Atacan Doğan and Peter Patel-Schneider *Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties> and property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review* - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: - located at a height <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14788> (a property intended to indicate the height of any objects from the ground) - contributed to narrative universe <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14789> (narrative universe that a person contributed to) - name type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14792> (type of noun or name the sense is) - introduced to <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14796> (region outside the natural range of a taxon into which it was introduced through direct or indirect human activity) - External identifiers: d anime store Work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14767>, d anime store Person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14768>, Crank-in! drama ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14769>, Crank-in! animation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14770>, Crank-in! person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14771>, STAPI Book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14772>, STAPI Episode ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14773>, STAPI Performer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14774>, Qidian Author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14775>, Crank-in! movie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14776>, DBNL chamber of rhetoric ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14777>, Criticker Film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14778>, Lulu spotlight ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14779>, German Maritime Museum Ship ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14780>, Rakuten TV adult maker ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14781>, izohli.uz word ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14782>, Ciel d'oc publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14783>, Lift-World lift ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14784>, STAPI Comics ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14785>, Qidian Book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14786>, National Palace Museum Digital Archive ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14787>, DMM maker ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14790>, Registry of Type Design ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14791>, Fediverse address <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14793>, Information Commissioner's Office registration reference <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14794>, WorldFootball.net ID (new) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14795>, Sofia monuments register ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14797> , Georgian Cultural Heritage GIS Portal immovable object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14798>, Ariana Museum ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14799>, RIdIM ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14800> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: - school of martial arts <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/school_of_martial_arts> (school or style of martial arts this person studied) - has official Italian government website <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_official_Italian_government_website> (tems that the item has an official website operated by or belonging to the Government of Italy) - Infraestructuras de Portugal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Infraestructuras_de_Portugal_ID> (station code Infraestruturas de Portugal) - External identifiers: Silloria perfumer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Silloria_perfumer_ID> , Silloria notes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Silloria_notes_ID> , Beer Advocate beer style ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Beer_Advocate_beer_style_ID> , BBFC release ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BBFC_release_ID> , Identifier for a person in norwegian polar history <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifier_for_a_person_in_norwegian_polar_history> , Filmová databáze seriál ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Filmov%C3%A1_datab%C3%A1ze_seri%C3%A1l_ID> , Serbo-Croatian Literary Language entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Serbo-Croatian_Literary_Language_entry_ID> , dbv member slug <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dbv_member_slug> , idw member ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/idw_member_ID> , Sky programme ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sky_programme_ID> , immaterieelerfgoed.be ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/immaterieelerfgoed.be_ID> , Geoshape Repository ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Geoshape_Repository_ID> , FIBA.basketball event ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FIBA.basketball_event_ID> , SEASLUG.WORLD species ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SEASLUG.WORLD_species_ID> , Silloria brands ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Silloria_brands_ID> , Identifiant d'un(e) auteurice dans le catalogue du COMDT <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un(e)_auteurice_dans_le_catalogue_du_COMDT> , Identifiant d'un(e) ou plusieurs musicien(ne)s sur Paraulas en òc <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un(e)_ou_plusieurs_musicien(ne)s_sur_Paraulas_en_%C3%B2c> , Identifiant d'un(e) ou plusieurs musicien(ne)s sur Trobasons <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un(e)_ou_plusieurs_musicien(ne)s_sur_Trobasons> , Kinolights Parson ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kinolights_Parson_ID> , Kinolights Work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kinolights_Work_ID> , Identifiant d'un ouvrage dans le catalogue du CREDD'O <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un_ouvrage_dans_le_catalogue_du_CREDD%27O> , parliament.uk constituency ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/parliament.uk_constituency_ID> , Europeans In East Africa ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Europeans_In_East_Africa_ID> , Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gesamtkatalog_der_Wiegendrucke_ID> , Judoresults judoka ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Judoresults_judoka_ID> , Silloria perfumes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Silloria_perfumes_ID> , Scent Base perfumes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Scent_Base_perfumes_ID> , IMCDB work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IMCDB_work_ID> , identificador de sardana de somarxiu.cat <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identificador_de_sardana_de_somarxiu.cat> , Xcity maker ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Xcity_maker_ID> , CrashPad Series performer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CrashPad_Series_performer_ID> , PinkLabel.TV performer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PinkLabel.TV_performer_ID> , Seiyu Grand Prix Person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Seiyu_Grand_Prix_Person_ID> , animehack Person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/animehack_Person_ID> , animehack Program ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/animehack_Program_ID> , animehack movie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/animehack_movie_ID> , XBIZ.com topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/XBIZ.com_topic_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! *Did you know?* - Query examples: - roughly ~4.000 massacres reported in Wikidata <https://w.wiki/TYra> - Passports cover that have at least 4 languages <https://w.wiki/TXBP> - Landkreis Reutlingen Items missing a picture, displayed on a map <https://w.wiki/TZjc> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#c-Stefan_K%C3%BChn-20260815083000-Windharp-20260812063800> ) - Radio stations in Virginia, USA, plotted on a map <https://w.wiki/TZjt> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#c-Stefan_K%C3%BChn-20260809204600-Bluerasberry-20260803150500> ) - Schema examples: (E528) Space Telescope, instrument in outer space for observing distant space objects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E528> - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: - Project Côte d'Ivoire <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire/Tabs> - Project Indonesia: Hari Domain Public International Datathon 2026 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Indonesia/Kegiatan/Datathon/Arsip/2026> - Project Immigration and Visas <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Immigration_and_Visas> - Project University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill EMC0 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill_EMCO> - Newest database reports <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: Recent deaths (this report can help for updating Wikipedia articles <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Recent_deaths> *Development* - Query Service: We started preparing the constraint checks for the migration from Blazegraph to QLever. - Page load times: We looked into unnecessarily loaded modules related to the Wikidata Bridge to see if we can remove them and speed up page load times. - Wikipedia and co: - We worked with English Wikipedia to optimize the CiteQ module code to generate less usage tracking for "Anonymous". - We checked a variety of Mediawiki areas where Parsoid deprecation may lead to breakages.* - Sustainability: We are planning to migrate the usage tracking data to the X1 extension cluster. We are checking which queries involving entity usage will need re-writing or updating. - REST API: We finished adding support for getting a full Lexeme and started work on creating Lexemes. You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. If you want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority> . *Weekly Tasks* - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review> . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: Seychelles <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Seychelles> - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> in one or two sentences. - Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats> or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language! - Help merge identical items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across Wikimedia projects. - Help write the next summary! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next> *· Previous issue <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous> · JosefAnthony <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony> talk <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:JosefAnthony> ·* Idoko Joseph (JosefAnthony) Wikimedia Volunteer | Open Knowledge Advocate *View my contributions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony/Contributions>*
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