As usual we will be holding our regular monthly meeting of the Wikibase Community User Group today, in just under three hours' time.
You are welcome to bring any Wikibase-related questions or matters to discuss. Adding any relevant links to the notes in advance is appreciated!
Details on how to participate below:
When? 15:00 (UTC) (11:00 New York, 16:00 London, 17:00 Berlin)
Where? https://meet.jit.si/WikibaseLiveSession
Meeting notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2026_04_30
Best regards,
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Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry - WBUG Primary Contact
Hello!
This is a reminder that next week 28 April is the monthly Global GLAM Call.
The topics include AI-Bridges, the connection between AI tools and
platforms and cultural heritage collections, CommonsDB, a registry of
public domain and open access materials, as well as info about partnerships
in the ESEAP and SA regions! There will of course also be time for general
discussion and questions.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Global_GLAM_call_2026-04-28
Don’t forget to register ahead of time. Hope to see you online!
Best,
Connor
Dear all,
Recently I updated my Wikibase instance to use WBS Deploy 5.0.1. I think
I have resolved almost all of the issues post-update, except for one.
The pre-loaded SPARQL query prefixes on the WDQS front-end maintain
their Wikidata values.
The query service is here:
https://query.qawiki.org/
The WDQS custom config can be seen here:
https://query.qawiki.org/custom-config.json
The query SELECT (STR(wd:Q1) AS ?iri) WHERE {}
returns
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1
Queries using new / non-standard prefixes fail for using an undefined
prefix. I've searched around, but cannot find much documentation about
this.
Would appreciate it a lot if anyone can provide pointers on how to
configure the prefixes used in the WDQS front end (and back end if
necessary)?
Best/thanks,
Aidan
Hi folks,
The next Wikidata + Wikibase Office hour is scheduled for Wednesday April
08. Join us on Telegram at 18:00 CEST (in your time zone
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1775664000>) to:
✅ Hear about what the WMDE development team has been working on and our
plans for the year ahead
✅ Ask questions, discuss topics that matter to you, and share your thoughts
on all things Wikidata and Wikibase
✅ Connect with fellow community members and discover what everyone’s been
up to.
Event details can be found here Wikidata:Events#Office hours
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours>
Cheers,
--
Mohammed S. Abdulai
*Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466
https://wikimedia.de
Grab a spot in my calendar for a chat: cal.com/masssly.
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Dear Community,
The pilot version of the hosting policy
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Wikibase.cloud/Hosting_policy_(pilo…>
is ready to be tried against real Wikibase. You can fill in your project
details to participate in the pilot project.
Following this link, you can fill in your data to take part in the trial
application process:
https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/WBC-Hosting-Policy-Pilot-Application
What you need to know:
-
If you would like multiple instances to be reviewed, please submit an
application for each instance.
-
Applicants will receive individual notifications with tentative outcomes
and explanations of reasoning.*
-
No personal information will be collected aside from the email
associated with your Wikibase instance. (Please note: It will be deleted as
soon as it is verified or, at the latest, within 90 days.)
The pilot will conclude at the latest on June 30th, 2026. Afterward, a
summary of findings will be shared publicly with the community.
Thank you for participating in our pilot!
Valerie (she/her) on behalf of Wikibase Cloud
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
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
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.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR
23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende
Vorständin: Franziska Heine
Dear Community,
The pilot version of the hosting policy
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Wikibase.cloud/Hosting_policy_(pilo…>
is ready to be tried against real Wikibase. You can fill in your project
details to participate in the pilot project.
Following this link, you can fill in your data to take part in the trial
application process:
https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/WBC-Hosting-Policy-Pilot-Application
What you need to know:
-
If you would like multiple instances to be reviewed, please submit an
application for each instance.
-
Applicants will receive individual notifications with tentative outcomes
and explanations of reasoning.*
-
No personal information will be collected aside from the email
associated with your Wikibase instance. (Please note: It will be deleted as
soon as it is verified or, at the latest, within 90 days.)
The pilot will conclude at the latest on June 30th, 2026. Afterward, a
summary of findings will be shared publicly with the community.
Thank you for participating in our pilot!
Valerie (she/her) on behalf of Wikibase Cloud
Community Communications Manager Wikibase
*Due to planned absences of the review committee, the responses may start
coming in late May.
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0https://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.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR
23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende
Vorständin: Franziska Heine