🎉 The new search experience is now live on Wikidata! 🎉
You can now filter your searches by entity type (Item, Property, Lexeme, or
EntitySchema) using the new dropdown menu in the search bar. Your search
terms across each entity type will also have typeahead results, making it
easier and faster to find exactly what you’re looking for.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped test the feature on test.wikidata.org and
beta. Your feedback made this possible!
If you’ve got any questions or feedback please leave a comment on this
ticket: phab:T321543 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321543>.
Happy searching! 🔍✨
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Zita U. Zage
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Hi everyone,
We’re excited to share a new prototype that brings statement editing on
Items to mobile.
You have been asking for the ability to edit statements on Items via mobile
devices. Until now, this hasn’t been possible in the mobile view, requiring
editors to switch to desktop mode to make edits, resulting in a clunky and
frustrating experience.
This prototype is designed to show how we are trying to make contributing
to Wikidata easier and more accessible for editors using mobile devices. It
has been updated based on a first round of user testing we conducted
earlier in April. Now we’d like to get more feedback from you before we
move forward.
*What we’d like from you*
Watch the video demo of the prototype here
<https://onedrive.live.com/?redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL2YvYy8zM2RlYjQ2N2M1Z…>
(also available on commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_mobile_editing_experience_…>)
and tell us what you think! You can share your feedback on the project
discussion page: Wikidata talk:Usability and usefulness/Item editing
experience/Mobile editing of statements
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Usability_and_usefulness/Item_e…>
Here are a few questions to help you get thinking about your feedback:
- What did you like most about the solution?
- How well did it perform compared to your expectations?
- Were there any parts of the prototype that were confusing or unclear?
- Is there anything about the solution that could be problematic or
risky?
- If you could change one thing about the solution, what would it be?
- Any other comments or suggestions?
Your feedback will help us refine the design and guide the next steps of
development.
If you’re a Wikidata editor who uses mobile devices, you can also sign up
to participate in future user testing for the editing of statements on
mobile devices. Sign up here
<https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/bo2e7e2a/apply> to
participate in prototype testing and interviews with our UX team.
Cheers and thank you!
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Mohammed S. Abdulai
*Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
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Hello everyone!
A change is coming soon to how you search on Wikidata. The upcoming change
will allow you to switch your search between Item, Property, Lexeme and
EntitySchema entity types, using a new dropdown-bar that will appear in the
left-hand of the Wikidata search box.
Furthermore, your search terms will also be typeahead compatible, helping
you find your desired result easier and faster.
These changes are available now on: https://test.wikidata.org
<https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page> and
https://wikidata.beta.wmflabs.org
<https://wikidata.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page>, please help us
test before they are released on Wikidata in approximately 1 week
(11.06.2025).
Give your feedback on Phabricator ticket: T321543
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321543>, or join the discussion and
read more info on the full announcement:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Help_us_test_the_new_Se…
Thank you!
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*Danny Benjafield*
Community Communications Manager
Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0
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