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Search box doesn't work properly
by park＠lhlt.mpg.de 09 Jul '23

09 Jul '23

I'm not sure if this is the right place to pose this technical issue, but I'm writing here because I've been having this problem for almost a month and it hasn't been resolved. I'm using wikibase for a personal research project and the search function doesn't seem to be working properly. First of all, I used the docker image file distributed by Wikimedia Germany and deployed it on the Digital Ocean server. https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline Afterwards, I imported a backed up XML file that I worked with on my local server. During this process, I referred to this tutorial: https://www.wikibase.consulting/transferring-wikibase-data-between-wikis/ The import itself went well and each Q-item is accessed and displayed by its URL. The problem is that the search bar is not working, it used to show a preview of all the matches, now it just shows a spinning wheel no matter what you type and then returns "no matches found". To resolve this issue, I referenced the article below, https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:U04sszz2xwara40g I set LocalSettings.php to the following settings wgWBRepoSettings['enableEntitySearchUI'] = false; $wgResourceModules['wikibase.ui.entitysearch']['scripts'] = []; But that still didn't solve the problem. I also deleted the docker volume and reinstalled wikibase to try to fix the problem, but even then the search bar didn't work. The problem was that the search bar didn't work after I changed the settings in the docker-compose.yml file to the IP address below, as referenced in this tutorial. https://semlab.io/howto/wikibase_basic QS_PUBLIC_SCHEME_HOST_AND_PORT=http://167.99.xxx.xxx:9191 wb_public_scheme_host_and_port=http://167.99.xxx.xxx:8181 Nevertheless, I believe the search bar itself should work if you have reinstalled. I'd be grateful if you've had a similar experience and could help. Many Thanks!

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Introducing Wikibase World
by James Hare 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Hello, In 2018, the Wikibase Registry was started to create a Wikibase of Wikibases, linking the different Wikibases in existence together in pursuit of a greater “Wikibase federation." The Registry was started as a standalone Wikibase on Wikimedia Cloud Services, and it had fallen behind in content and technical maintenance. Lack of effective anti-spam measures meant strict editing restrictions, which did not help. Since then, a new Wikibase Cloud supported by Wikimedia Germany was created. Since this service will continue to receive software updates and generally has more features, I have migrated the contents of Wikibase Registry to a new wiki at a new URL: <https://wikibase.world>. I encourage you to sign up and, if you have a Wikibase accessible over the open internet, to add an entry for it. Links to Wikibase Registry will continue to work indefinitely. As Wikibase World is a new wiki with new item and property identifiers, I have created a static mapping between old and new at <https://wikibase-registry.wmflabs.org/mapping>. This mapping forms the basis of the redirect service; try visiting <https://wikibase-registry.wmflabs.org/wiki/Item:Q5> or <https://wikibase-registry.wmflabs.org/entity/P19> to see it in action. The old Wikibase Registry is available as a read-only archive at <https://wikibase-registry-archive.wmcloud.org/wiki/Main_Page>. It says on the site that it is going offline today, July 1, but so long as no vulnerabilities in the old version of MediaWiki being used are being exploited in its read-only state I can keep it online indefinitely[1]. However, once it goes offline, you should assume it will not return. However, be assured that final XML and RDF dumps were created and uploaded to the Internet Archive: <https://archive.org/details/wikibase-registry-final-2023-06-16>. Finally, I have created a companion Discourse to go along, at <https://forum.wikibase.world>. This Discourse can also be used for other Wikibases that wish to have a place for discussion without setting up their own forum. Thank you, James Hare [1] The one hard deadline I can think of will be in mid-2025 when the operating system running the VM reaches end-of-life, at which point I will be forced to shut it down.

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statement/claim versioning?
by Michael Colin Lindsey 22 Jun '23

22 Jun '23

Hello esteemed friends, Is it possible to use the API to ascertain last-updated for a particular statement/property/claim (or an etag, lastrevid)? Or is this information only available at the item/entity level? Thanks! Michael Lindsey UC Berkeley School of Law

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Wikibase Live Sessions!
by Valerie Wollinger 21 Jun '23

21 Jun '23

Hi dear community, I would like to cancel this week's live session and create more space to re-orient the way we hold space for them. The reason why is that I would like to make them a resourceful event for all of you that strive to learn more about how Wikibase works and how to make use of the tools available. I created this docs <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikibase_Live_Session__topics_of_interest>to collect your topics of interest and potential knowledge gaps. Soon after, I will review them and look for experts that can elaborate on the different topics and share their insights with you. If you have other ideas or suggestions for the way we could improve the live sessions, please share them with me here or in a direct message. :-) Best! Valerie Wollinger (She/Her) Community Communications Manager Wikibase Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23–24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 https://wikimedia.de Bleiben Sie auf dem neuesten Stand! Aktuelle Nachrichten und spannende Geschichten rund um Wikimedia, Wikipedia und Freies Wissen im Newsletter: Zur Anmeldung <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>. Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissen der Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.

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wrong time! sorry!
by Valerie Wollinger 27 Apr '23

27 Apr '23

Dear Community, My mistake. I sent you the wrong time for today's live session! Here are the updated and correct details: *Time*: *15:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin)*, 1 hour, Thursday 27th April 2023 *Jitsi:* https://meet.jit.si/WikibaseLiveSession *Notes*: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2023.04.27 See you in a bit :) Valerie Wollinger (She/Her) Community Communications Manager Wikibase Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23–24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 https://wikimedia.de Bleiben Sie auf dem neuesten Stand! Aktuelle Nachrichten und spannende Geschichten rund um Wikimedia, Wikipedia und Freies Wissen im Newsletter: Zur Anmeldung <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>. Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissen der Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.

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Live Session tomorrow! Come along!
by Valerie Wollinger 26 Apr '23

26 Apr '23

Hey everyone, tomorrow it's time again for another Wikibase Live Session! I will share early insights from the Suite survey that some of you have filled out.. Other than that, I'd like to give space for documentation feedback and, potentially, identify more needs from your side. Lastly, it'd be great to talk about what or if you are planning Wikibase activities with your (local) (groups) this year. Are there any workshops or gatherings planned, or is there something you'd like to realize? I'm looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible! Details about how to participate are below: *Time*: 16:00 UTC (17:00 Berlin), 1 hour, Thursday 27th April 2023 *Jitsi*: https://meet.jit.si/WikibaseLiveSession *Notes*: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2023.04.27 Best, Valerie Wollinger (She/Her) Community Communications Manager Wikibase Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23–24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 https://wikimedia.de Bleiben Sie auf dem neuesten Stand! Aktuelle Nachrichten und spannende Geschichten rund um Wikimedia, Wikipedia und Freies Wissen im Newsletter: Zur Anmeldung <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>. Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissen der Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.

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TGIF, the newbie docs are here!
by Valerie Wollinger 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Dear Wikibase Community, Do you remember our survey? Here, <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikibase_Cloud_UX_Research.pdf> you indicated that you were not satisfied with the documentation as it currently stands. We made this part of our annual plan <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan> and started by creating and re-writing documents called 'newbie docs'. Some of them are brief, others more extensive. Four of them are revamped such as the Cloud walkthrough (3 parts) and the Docker install. Here you’ll find the new and updated documents: New blurb: on main page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase Zero info: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/What_is_Wikibase Glossary of terms, linkable: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Terms Which Wikibase to choose: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Which Docker instructions revamped: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Docker Cloud, from zero to working, revamped: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Wikibase.cloud/Initial_setup https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Wikibase.cloud/Creating_a_wiki https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Wikibase.cloud/Wikibase_settings Data modeling intro: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Introduction_to_modeling_data Creating and deleting data (Cradle & QuickStatements & more): https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/Creating_and_deleting_data We would like to invite you to comment, edit, and supplement them if you feel like stuff is missing. Other than that, you mentioned that you were unhappy with the way some advanced areas were documented. We would like to learn what you mean by this, as in what areas could be improved or added. You can reach out to me and let me know so that I can coordinate further actions. We hope these efforts will help to onboard (new) users easier than before to Wikibase so that there are fewer requests on other communication channels, like telegram. Thanks a lot for your support! Best, Valerie Wollinger (She/Her) Community Communications Manager Wikibase Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23–24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 https://wikimedia.de Bleiben Sie auf dem neuesten Stand! Aktuelle Nachrichten und spannende Geschichten rund um Wikimedia, Wikipedia und Freies Wissen im Newsletter: Zur Anmeldung <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>. Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissen der Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.

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Re: [Wikidata] Wikidata development update and development plan for 2023
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

*(apologies for cross-posting)* Hello, Here is a quick update from the WMDE software development team regarding our development goals for Q2, which include both Wikidata as a platform and the Wikibase ecosystem. You can find the updated development plan for Q2 on this page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan If you have any questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out to us through the related talk page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Development_plan Thanks, and have a great day. - Mohammed On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:02 PM Léa Lacroix <lea.lacroix_ext(a)wikimedia.de> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Here are a few updates from the Wikidata development team. > > You can find the *development updates of 2022* on this page: > https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan/archive2022/status_… > This page will give you an overview of the outcomes of the various > development goals of last year, both for Wikidata as a platform and the > Wikibase ecosystem. > > You can find the *development plan for 2023* on this page: > https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan This page gives > you an overview of the main goals of the development team, and the > activities we plan to run in the first part of the year (updates will be > added throughout the year). > > If you have any *questions or feedback*, feel free to use the related > talk page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Development_plan > > On behalf of Mohammed that will soon be back and will follow up on this > topic, > Best, > -- > Léa Lacroix > Community Engagement & Events Consultant > Contractor for Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list -- wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/me… > To unsubscribe send an email to wikidata-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >

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Upcoming Wikidata & Wikibase office hours on Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 16:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin) in the Wikidata Telegram group
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

*(apologies for cross-posting)* Hi everyone, The Wikidata+Wikibase office hours <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours> for Q2 will be held on Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 16:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin) in the Wikidata Telegram group <https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg>. *The Wikidata and Wikibase office hours are online events where the development teampresents 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.* We hope to see you there. -- Mohammed Sadat *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: calendly.com/masssly. 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 Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.

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by Doo Dee 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

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