Hi all,
I am running a Wikibase instance at https://qawiki.org/ via Docker. The
version I am running is wikibase-bundle:1.36.3-wmde.4. (I considered
updating to the latest version, but it seems daunting.) I've recently
switched to HTTPS hosting, but have not managed to get the Wikibase
config working fully.
I wish to keep HTTP IRIs for the RDF/SPARQL service (otherwise the WDQS
updater skips all entities and/or if I force HTTPS, the query service
still uses HTTP prefixes), so I set in LocalSettings.php:
$wgServer = "http://qawiki.org";
$wgCanonicalServer = $wgServer;
To enable HTTPS elsewhere, I've tried setting:
$wgWBRepoSettings['repoApiBaseUri'] = 'https://qawiki.org/w/api.php';
$wgSecureLogin = true;
$wgCookieSecure = true;
$wgUsePathInfo = true;
$wgResourceLoaderStorageVersion = 2;
Everything is mostly working okay, except some API calls are directed to
HTTP, and fail due to mixed content. For example, visiting:
https://qawiki.org/
and tying "w" in the search bar should provide autocomplete suggestions,
but the call is heading to:
http://qawiki.org/w/api.php?action=wbsearchentities&search=What%20is%20the&…
and is being blocked for mixed content. I don't know why it generates a
HTTP URL, but I guess it relates to $wgServer.
If I set $wgServer to HTTPS, these issues disappear, but then the WDQS
updater no longer works, and if I manually update with
--conceptUri https://qawiki.org/
the WDQS prefixes still use HTTP, and it breaks some application queries.
Any help on how to "force" the front-end to call the API via HTTPS
(ideally without changing $wgServer, which seems to break WDQS) would be
appreciated!
Best,
Aidan
Dear everyone,
this is a final reminder to fill in our latest survey! It's a joint survey
for Suite and Cloud to capture your ideas and opinions about our latest
strategic announcements but also your overall experiences with Wikibase
these days.
We are still in need of more filled surveys to draw well established
conclusions. Until Wednesday, we hope to receive 20 more responders.
Can you help us get there?
Please note: You don't need to answer all the questions 🙏
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Dear Community,
As we're about to close our survey, we would love to know whether there are
more of you who'd be keen to share their views with us.
It won’t take long, and we’d be so grateful if you could also pass it along
to a couple of fellow community members. The more voices we hear, the
better — thank you in advance!
Link to survey:
https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/Shared-Wikibase-Survey-Q2-2025-
Kindly
Valerie Wollinger (She/Her)
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
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Dear Community,
some of you might have taken note of our previous announcement about
upcoming strategic changes. See full announcements for Suite
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/…>
and Cloud
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/…>
here.
We are also happy to have received many responses so far!
The survey <https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/Shared-Wikibase-Survey-Q2-2025->
is a space to express your opinion on thoughts on our strategic decisions,
as well as an opportunity for us to update our understanding of who is a
part of the Wikibase Cloud and Suite ecosystem. In the survey, we ask about
which product(s) and features you use, for what purpose(s), and how your
experience is with them towards continuing to support our community's needs
in the next chapter of our product development.
Thank you for your participation!
Best,
Valerie Wollinger (She/Her)
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0https://wikimedia.de
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Vorständin: Franziska Heine