*(apologies for cross-posting)*
The Wikidata+Wikibase office hour is this week, Wednesday 10th July at
16:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin) in the Wikidata Telegram group
<https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg>.
The notes from our discussions will be posted on the wiki
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Category:Office_hour_notes>.
See you there!
-Mohammed
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 11:29 AM Mohammed Sadat Abdulai <
mohammed.abdulai(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Our next Wikidata+Wikibase office hour
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours> is scheduled
> for Wednesday 10th July at 16:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin). As usual, the office
> hour will happen in the Wikidata Telegram group
> <https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg>.
>
> *What's the Wikidata+Wikibase office hour?*
> *The Wikidata and Wikibase office hours are online events where the
> development team at WMDE presents what we have been working on over the
> past quarter, and the community is welcome to ask questions and discuss
> important issues related to the development of Wikidata and Wikibase.*
>
> Make sure to note the date in your calendars.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Mohammed S. Abdulai
> *Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
>
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Dear Community,
We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! For those who
attended our last live session, you’re already in the loop. I hope that the
rest of you are as excited as we are about this.
Our developers enabled InstaCommons
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/InstantCommons> as an extension for
Wikibase Cloud.
What does this mean?
You can now effortlessly reference files from Wikimedia Commons directly in
your Wikibase. This means you can upload your images to Commons and easily
integrate them into your Wikibase whenever you need to.
How to make use of it:
1.
Upload Your Media File to Wikimedia Commons
Visit Wikimedia Commons Upload Wizard
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard> and upload
your media file.
2.
Create a New Property
In your Wikibase, create a new property with the data type “Commons
media file”.
3.
Add a Statement to an Item
Select the property you created in step 2 and add a statement to an
item. Type the filename of the media you want to reference on Wikimedia
Commons. For example, to reference the image “Felis_catus-cat_on_snow.jpg”,
search for it on Commons.
Example Image Reference: Felis_catus-cat_on_snow.jpg
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felis_catus-cat_on_snow.jpg>
We hope this new feature empowers you to add visual context to your
stories. Your feedback and wishes continue to shape the future of Wikibase
Cloud, and we’re excited to see how you’ll use this update.
Wishing you an inspiring start to your week!
Looking forward to connecting soon,
Valerie
On behalf of the Wikibase Cloud Team
