Hello everyone,
We recently installed a tutorial for the Wikidata Query Service https://wdqs-tutorial.toolforge.org/ (WDQS) on Toolforge. This is the first time Wikimedia Israel developed an instructional tool in English for the use of the whole Wikmedia community and beyond - as opposed to our other tools that were aimed for the Hebrew or Arabic speaking communities. As such, it is also the first time we are hosting a tool on Toolforge.
All our other tools (mostly Wordpress sites, like the one on Toolforge) are hosted in Israel at a commercial hosting service, and maintenance (Wordpress update and security) is done by a commercial company. However, I am not sure this company would provide maintenance for the WDQS tutorial given that access to Toolforge requires a Wikimedia developer account, a Wikitech account, SSH access - not the kind of things commercial services are keen to get into...
I was wondering if any of you have some on what we could do to ensure the WDQS tutorial is kept up-to-date and secure. I believe maintenance would take up to 2-3 hours per month - this is not a huge undertaking, but at our organization we do not have anyone in-house who is savvy enough to do it. Do you know or can suggest someone who knows how to maintain a Wordpress site AND is familiar with the Toolforge? Are you this someone?!? Or maybe you know someone that might know someone?
Any input regarding this issue would be much appreciated.
Cheers and stay safe,
Dr. Keren Shatzman Academic & Projects Coordinator