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! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, >>> Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe >>> now. >>> <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/> >>> >>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the >>> sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! >>> https://spenden.wikimedia.de >>> >>> Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. 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