Hello wikibase users,
I've just published an introductory lesson on Wikidata at the Programming Historian: https://programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/wikidata-for-historical-research
I hope it can help with our propaganda efforts! I hope to write a followup lesson on Wikibase in future.
Yours,
Will Hanley
Dear Wikibase Community,
We're excited to release a new major release for Wikibase Suite that
includes a MediaWiki update to 1.46, new documentation for Wikibase Suite,
Wikimedia Logins, and an easier way to install Wikibase Suite!
MediaWiki upgrade
This release includes the latest MediaWiki version 1.46. We now have the
docker image for OpenSearch
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/tree/main/development/images/opensea…>instead
of ElasticSearch.
Login with Wikimedia
Now you can sign in to your Wikibase with the Wikimedia account you already
have! Login with Wikimedia lets members of the Wikimedia community use the
same login they use on Wikidata, Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia projects,
with no new password to create or manage.
The first time someone signs in this way, Wikibase Suite (WBS)
automatically creates a matching local account for them. We will also ship
user tracking with WBS only.
You can find relevant documentation for this here
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/blob/main/docs/configure/enable-logi…>
.
New Documentation and Repository
We have updated the structure of our documentation and renamed our GitHub
repository <https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/tree/main> to make it
easier to find and navigate. You can find all the relevant documentation
under the folder docs
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/tree/main/docs>.
New way to install Wikibase Suite
We are very excited to share a new and easier way to install Wikibase Suite
via a web-based installer! You can read more about the process in our
documentation
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/blob/main/docs/install/installer.md>
.
InstallationNew installation
To install Wikibase Suite, follow the instructions in our documentation
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/tree/main/docs/install>.
Updating from earlier versions of Wikibase Suite
Since this upgrade comes with a repository change, we request you to
carefully follow the instructions in our upgrading information from 7 to 8
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/blob/main/docs/operate/migration-gui…>
.
For information on how to upgrade from earlier versions of Wikibase Suite
Deploy, check out our upgrading documentation
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-suite/blob/main/docs/operate/upgrade.md>.
Got feedback or questions?
Join our channel on Telegram https://t.me/+WBsf9-C9KPuMZCDT. You can also
check out our Phabricator board at
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/5755/.
You can go through our privacy policy
<https://www.wikimedia.de/datenschutz/#dataprivacy> for more information.
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Best,
Deepesha, on behalf of the WMDE Wikibase Suite team
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Dear Community,
this Thursday we'll be meeting again for another Wikibase Live Session 🎉
I would love for you to come and join our discussions.
Details on how to participate below:
16:00 (UTC) (17:00 Berlin)
Meeting notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2026_07_30
Place to be: https://meet.jit.si/WikibaseLiveSession
See you 🤲
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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Dear Wikibase Community,
We're excited to release a new patch update for Wikibase Suite that
includes a critical MediaWiki security update, a critical fix for the Query
Service Updater, and support for custom Query Service examples.
This release updates the images to:
-
Deploy 7.1.0
-
Wikibase Image 7.1.0
-
WDQS Image 2.1.1
-
WDQS Frontend Image 2.1.1
MediaWiki security update
This release includes the latest MediaWiki security patch
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T431455>.
-
New Wikibase Suite installations include this update by default.
-
Existing Wikibase Suite 7 users can apply it by following the minor and
patch update instructions
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/blob/main/deploy/docs/upd…>
-
There is a related announcement
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikime…>
by Wikimedia Foundation.
Query Service Updater fix
We've fixed a long-standing issue
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354266> affecting the Query Service
Updater. This improvement makes the service more reliable and addresses a
problem that has been reported by users over time.
Custom Query Service examples
You can now replace the default Wikidata query examples with your own,
similar to how query examples work in Wikibase Cloud. We have a
related Phabricator
ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428434>.
Important: This feature adds a new wiki page that stores your query
examples. The Query Service automatically reads this page and displays the
examples in the interface. Documentation for this feature is coming soon.
We recommend updating to this release to benefit from these security,
stability, and usability improvements.
InstallationNew installation
To install Wikibase Suite Deploy, follow the instructions in our
documentation
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/tree/main/deploy#initial-…>
.
Updating from earlier versions of Wikibase Suite Deploy
For information on how to upgrade from earlier versions of Wikibase Suite
Deploy, check out our upgrading documentation
<https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/blob/main/deploy/1-updati…>
.
Got feedback or questions?
Join our channels on Telegram https://t.me/wikibasesuite and
https://t.me/+WBsf9-C9KPuMZCDT. You can also check out our Phabricator
board at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/5755/.
You can go through our privacy policy
<https://www.wikimedia.de/datenschutz/#dataprivacy> for more information.
Want to stay up to date?
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Best,
Valerie on behalf of Deepesha (Developer Advocacy)
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
Hi everyone,
July is shaping up to be a very exciting month for the GLAM, culture and
heritage community and the Wikimedia movement at large!
Wikimania is taking place in Paris from 21-26 July, with numerous GLAM
related activities taking place throughout the days, including a culture +
heritage focused meetup taking place on 23 July.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:M%C3%A9lange_%E2%80%94_A_Content_Part…
The following week is the monthly global GLAM Call, on Tuesday 28 July at
13:30 UTC. Be sure to register in advance via the meta-wiki page. This
month there will be discussions and presentations about GLAM + gender, a UN
Resolution on Reparative Justice, the GLAM User Group, and the GLAM Tool
Hospital.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Global_GLAM_call_2026-07-28#Agenda
As a reminder you can always submit proposals and request topics via the
forms on Meta-wiki as well, and watch the recordings from previous calls at
anytime.
Best,
Connor
Community Coordinator, Wikimedia Content Partnerships Hub
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Content_Partnerships_Hub
Dear all,
Hope this email finds you well! The Content Partnerships Hub is bringing an
in-person Helpdesk to Wikimania this year and we’d love for you to stop by.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Content_Partnerships_Hub
The Helpdesk is designed to support any member of the Wikimedia community
to make a content partnership successful. This could be uploading content,
creating meta data structures, drafting a project plan together, or
supporting a new partner with their uncertainties with Wiki-tools and
platforms or even copyright clearance.
This is your opportunity to talk to an expert directly and get your
questions answered. Book an appointment now, or stop by the Helpdesk in
Foyer S2 during Thursday, 23 July.
https://calendar.app.google/jfuYvU3LTMikZcBr5
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Best,
Connor
Hello everyone,
MUDCon Fall 2026
(https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conf…)
will be held from November 11 to 13, 2026, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. You
can now submit your contributions to the program.
Day 1 is dedicated to GLAM topics. We welcome talks about using
MediaWiki in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. Share your
collection data, data models, queries, or experiences with migration.
Day 2 will cover MediaWiki in enterprise, government, and public sector
contexts. This includes internal knowledge bases, structured data,
registries, monument lists, archival data, and related topics. We also
invite talks on knowledge management and AI, such as assistants that use
wiki content, knowledge graphs, or the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Day 3 is a half-day focused on hands-on work, including 90-minute
tutorials and open sessions that we will organize together at the event.
We are also interested in new MediaWiki integrations and extensions,
project ideas, technical experiments, and challenges related to building
and running wikis. If you are unsure, please submit your idea anyway. We
will try to find a suitable place for your contribution.
You can choose from several formats: full talks (25 minutes), short
talks (10 to 15 minutes), or lightning talks (5 minutes). Tutorials and
co-creation sessions will take place on day 3.
To submit, just provide a title, the format, and a short abstract.
Please use the Semantic MediaWiki website
(https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conf…)
to publish your proposal by September 15, 2026. We will get back to you
by October 1, and the full program will be announced soon after.
If you are giving your first talk, this is a great conference to start
with. Sharing your own wiki experiences is just as valuable as technical
presentations. Get in touch with us if you are unsure whether your topic
is a good fit.
We look forward to receiving your proposals.
Cheers, Karsten Hoffmeyer, on behalf of the organizing committee
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Karsten / MediaWiki, Semantic MediaWiki and NeoWiki enthusiast
https://professional.wiki // https://www.pro.wiki // https://neowiki.ai
Dear Wikibase community,
in case you are running/working with your own MediaWiki installation, please spend 15-20 minutes to fill out our MediaWiki survey. Results will be shared at the MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2026 (November 11-13, Ljubljana, Slovenia) [1]
https://survey.knowledge.wiki/index.php/716248
The research project ECHOLOT [2] is trying to learn more about use cases of MediaWiki outside of the original projects of the Wikimedia Foundation.
We put a special focus on the GLAM sector (Galleries, Libraries Archives and Museum), but are welcoming also responses from other sectors like private or public organizations, or research and education).
Best,
Bernhard Krabina
ECHOLOT project / MediaWiki Stakeholder's group [3]
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conference_Fa…
[2] https://echolot-eccch.eu
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Stakeholders%27_Group
Hello,
Next week on tuesday, 23 June, at 8:00UTC is the next Global GLAM Call.
Please be sure to register in advance to receive the Zoom link in time to
join the call.
This month we’re very happy to count on simulatenous interpretation in
Arabic, French, and Kiswahili! Spread the word.
On the agenda we have info about the Wikimania Hackathon, a GLAM Tool
Hospital, Spatial Reconstruction, info about Event Registration extension
from WMF, and a preview of the new Content Partnerships Hub visual identity!
Hope to see you online.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Global_GLAM_call_2026-06-23#Introduct…
Best,
Connor
Dear Wikibase Community,
This is a gentle reminder that we are in our alpha version for the feature
for Ontology Federation!
This feature allows you to add Wikidata items to a Wikibase instance.
Please note that this feature is still a work in progress. There are also
some shortcomings we would like to make you aware of:
-
The representation of federated items in the API has not been worked on,
yet. It will be part of one of upcoming work packages and we would like to
get feedback on API requirements.
-
Reconciling the QueryService with the newly added federated items is a
subject of active investigation and development.
You can try out this feature on a test instance we set up for you:
https://wikibase-federation.com/wiki/Main_Page
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask them here.
You can share your feedback for the feature in our survey
<https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/-WBS-Federated-Values-Feedback> or also
join discussions on our page for Ontology Federation
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Ontology-Federation>.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Have a great week ahead,
Deepesha, on behalf of the Wikibase Teams
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