Dear Wikibase Community,
We’re so excited to announce our Call Back feature! This is completely new functionality we’re adding to Wikibase Suite Deploy that will help create a list of Wikibases. The aim of this feature is to support initiatives of Linked Open Data by improving discoverability of Wikibase instances, which, in turn, will encourage data re-use. Highlights
Following are some important highlights of this release:
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This feature represents an initiative to maintain an index of Wikibases; it simply uses the URL of each instance. We aim to gather more quantitative data to learn more about how Wikibase is being used. We want to build a list that acts as a central hub for data re-use and federation initiatives between Wikibases, where users can discover other Wikibases easily.
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Our new Call Back feature duplicates some of the efforts of the wikibase.world https://wikibase.world/wiki/Project:Home project. We decided to add this feature, not to compete with wikibase.world, but to offer users a lower-effort alternative that lets even short-term projects get some visibility and to provide a clear consent process.
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We will periodically collect some publicly accessible metadata from each instance. No personal data will be retrieved; we can only access publicly visible information such as the number of entities in your instance. If your Wikibase instance requires a login to view data, we won’t be able to collect statistics.
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This is an opt-in feature -- i.e., you manually set ‘true’ or ‘false’ depending on your preference -- which allows every user to make a conscious decision as to whether they’d like to participate.
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In the near future, we expect to have a proper showcase of all the Wikibases that have opted in so as to increase discoverability. For now, however, this data will remain only with Wikimedia Deutschland.
How to get it
If you agree to be a part of this initiative, you can enable the setting METADATA_CALLBACK=true in your .env file. By default, this setting is left blank, so you’d need to set it while setting up your Wikibase instance.
You can disable the feature at any time by setting METADATA_CALLBACK=false in your .env file.
If you’ve already registered and want to be removed from the list, please send an e-mail to wikibase-suite-support@wikimedia.de containing your hostname to remove your instance from the listing on Wikibase Metadata and stop periodic analysis. Installation
To install Wikibase Suite Deploy, follow the instructions in our documentation https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/tree/main/deploy#initial-setup .
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/tree/main/deploy#minor-and-patch-updates-for-wbs-deploy . 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.
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Best,
Deepesha, on behalf of the WMDE Wikibase Suite team -- Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 https://wikimedia.de
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Is it possible to enable this just using the Wikibase extension?
On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 at 12:45, Deepesha Burse deepesha.burse@wikimedia.de wrote:
Dear Wikibase Community,
We’re so excited to announce our Call Back feature! This is completely new functionality we’re adding to Wikibase Suite Deploy that will help create a list of Wikibases. The aim of this feature is to support initiatives of Linked Open Data by improving discoverability of Wikibase instances, which, in turn, will encourage data re-use. Highlights
Following are some important highlights of this release:
This feature represents an initiative to maintain an index of Wikibases; it simply uses the URL of each instance. We aim to gather more quantitative data to learn more about how Wikibase is being used. We want to build a list that acts as a central hub for data re-use and federation initiatives between Wikibases, where users can discover other Wikibases easily.
Our new Call Back feature duplicates some of the efforts of the wikibase.world https://wikibase.world/wiki/Project:Home project. We decided to add this feature, not to compete with wikibase.world, but to offer users a lower-effort alternative that lets even short-term projects get some visibility and to provide a clear consent process.
We will periodically collect some publicly accessible metadata from each instance. No personal data will be retrieved; we can only access publicly visible information such as the number of entities in your instance. If your Wikibase instance requires a login to view data, we won’t be able to collect statistics.
This is an opt-in feature -- i.e., you manually set ‘true’ or ‘false’ depending on your preference -- which allows every user to make a conscious decision as to whether they’d like to participate.
In the near future, we expect to have a proper showcase of all the Wikibases that have opted in so as to increase discoverability. For now, however, this data will remain only with Wikimedia Deutschland.
How to get it
If you agree to be a part of this initiative, you can enable the setting METADATA_CALLBACK=true in your .env file. By default, this setting is left blank, so you’d need to set it while setting up your Wikibase instance.
You can disable the feature at any time by setting METADATA_CALLBACK=false in your .env file.
If you’ve already registered and want to be removed from the list, please send an e-mail to wikibase-suite-support@wikimedia.de containing your hostname to remove your instance from the listing on Wikibase Metadata and stop periodic analysis. Installation
To install Wikibase Suite Deploy, follow the instructions in our documentation https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/tree/main/deploy#initial-setup .
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/tree/main/deploy#minor-and-patch-updates-for-wbs-deploy . 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.
Join us to put your pin on the map of Wikibases and build the Linked Open Data Web together! Want to stay up to date?
Sign up for our mailing list to follow and participate in discussions about Wikibase development:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikibaseug.lists.wikimedia.org/
Best,
Deepesha, on behalf of the WMDE Wikibase Suite team
Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now.
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Hi Adam,
It is not possible to enable it just using the Wikibase extension without making changes to the code.
You can add this code to the extension so that you can add this feature (and then enable it): https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/blob/main/deploy/callback....
Please let me know if you have any more questions :)
Best,
On Sat, Jul 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM Addshore addshorewiki@gmail.com wrote:
Is it possible to enable this just using the Wikibase extension?
On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 at 12:45, Deepesha Burse deepesha.burse@wikimedia.de wrote:
Dear Wikibase Community,
We’re so excited to announce our Call Back feature! This is completely new functionality we’re adding to Wikibase Suite Deploy that will help create a list of Wikibases. The aim of this feature is to support initiatives of Linked Open Data by improving discoverability of Wikibase instances, which, in turn, will encourage data re-use. Highlights
Following are some important highlights of this release:
This feature represents an initiative to maintain an index of Wikibases; it simply uses the URL of each instance. We aim to gather more quantitative data to learn more about how Wikibase is being used. We want to build a list that acts as a central hub for data re-use and federation initiatives between Wikibases, where users can discover other Wikibases easily.
Our new Call Back feature duplicates some of the efforts of the wikibase.world https://wikibase.world/wiki/Project:Home project. We decided to add this feature, not to compete with wikibase.world, but to offer users a lower-effort alternative that lets even short-term projects get some visibility and to provide a clear consent process.
We will periodically collect some publicly accessible metadata from each instance. No personal data will be retrieved; we can only access publicly visible information such as the number of entities in your instance. If your Wikibase instance requires a login to view data, we won’t be able to collect statistics.
This is an opt-in feature -- i.e., you manually set ‘true’ or ‘false’ depending on your preference -- which allows every user to make a conscious decision as to whether they’d like to participate.
In the near future, we expect to have a proper showcase of all the Wikibases that have opted in so as to increase discoverability. For now, however, this data will remain only with Wikimedia Deutschland.
How to get it
If you agree to be a part of this initiative, you can enable the setting METADATA_CALLBACK=true in your .env file. By default, this setting is left blank, so you’d need to set it while setting up your Wikibase instance.
You can disable the feature at any time by setting METADATA_CALLBACK=false in your .env file.
If you’ve already registered and want to be removed from the list, please send an e-mail to wikibase-suite-support@wikimedia.de containing your hostname to remove your instance from the listing on Wikibase Metadata and stop periodic analysis. Installation
To install Wikibase Suite Deploy, follow the instructions in our documentation https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-release-pipeline/tree/main/deploy#initial-setup .
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/tree/main/deploy#minor-and-patch-updates-for-wbs-deploy . 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.
Join us to put your pin on the map of Wikibases and build the Linked Open Data Web together! Want to stay up to date?
Sign up for our mailing list to follow and participate in discussions about Wikibase development:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikibaseug.lists.wikimedia.org/
Best,
Deepesha, on behalf of the WMDE Wikibase Suite team
Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now.
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