*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2026-06-22. Missed the previous one? See issue #736 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous.*
*Discussions*
- Open request for adminship: Ziv https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Ziv - RfP scheduled to end after 24 June 2026 19:26 (UTC) - New requests for permissions/Bot: Nabbot 1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Nabbot_1 - Task: Adding Turkish descriptions for scientific articles
*Events*
- Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: - The Wikimania 2026 program https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/wm/wikimania2026/schedule/ has been revealed, go bookmark your favourite sessions. - Physical Training; Improving Health Articles in Africa https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdneBEtREhStI9VLsTJ9xKKt9L4NEU_BSr297jdOjNTkQJ64A/viewform?pli=1 - 21 June, 10:00, University of Ibadan. - The WikiIndaba Call for Proposals ends June 30th https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2026 - don't forget to submit your Wikidata-sessions. - Sessions of the WikiProjects Days 2026 event will shortly be available on Commons: Presentations https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikidata_WikiProjects_Days_2026_presentations / Videos https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikidata_WikiProjects_Days_2026_videos
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs: - WikiTiddler; Tiddlywiki as a live Wikidata frontend https://talk.tiddlywiki.org/t/wikitiddler-tiddlywiki-as-a-live-wikidata-frontend-zero-hosting-auto-updating/15419 - if you run a TiddlyWiki instance, you can now run queries to the Wikidata Query Service and convert the results to Tiddlers. - TIB: What do we mean when we talk about AI and open knowledge? https://blog.tib.eu/2026/06/19/what-do-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-ai-and-open-knowledge/ - Lozana Rossenova details their experiences at the AI+Bridges Symposium. - Papers: - How to use Wikibase for Mixed-Methods Research https://www.elgaronline.com/monobook/book/9781035353750/9781035353750.xml, a book published by F. Bailo, E. Booth, and J. Williams - Wikimedia as a Platform for Evidence Synthesis: Quantifying Bias and Literature Coverage in Crowd-Sourced Knowledge Graphs https://zenodo.org/records/20693572 by D. Mietchen, and J. Dearborn, (2026). - From Wikidata to Smart Tourism: A Reproducible Pipeline Based on AI and Fuzzy Logic for Interpretable Multi-Category Classification of Points of Interest https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/14/12/2227 - This paper develops a reproducible pipeline that converts Wikidata POIs into an interpretable tourism taxonomy, enabling multi-category classification and personalized smart tourism applications. By Kontogianni et al., (2026) - Videos: - Name Suggestion Index Explained: How OpenStreetMap Standardizes Brands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKIVrRgLQ6w - EMCO Wikidata CoP meeting (2026-06-04) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MbZtO2Q2U0 - Using the Duplicity and WD Fist Tools to edit Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBMBpc05sQ - Unlocking Data through Semantic Linking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkFuyX605nU, presented at ENDORSE 2025 by Thora Hagen. Experiences using 19th-century German encyclopedias, demonstrating how semantic enrichment via Wikidata can reveal fascinating patterns. - (Deutsch) From your pocket to the knowledge graph: SquirrelBase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9M4mIP0mZg is a Wikibase instance that functions as a semantic metadata and reference platform. Make 3D smartphone captures of cultural assets, artworks, and ephemeral structures FAIR.
*Tool of the week*
- MotusArtium https://multilingualprogramming.github.io/MotusArtium/ : Wikidata GraphQL showcase application for exploring and understanding art movements (alpha version). GraphQL queries used https://github.com/multilingualprogramming/MotusArtium/tree/main/graphql - As seen during WikiProjects Days 2026 - Classification.js https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Enhance_user_interface#Userscripts_for_improving_data_quality, visualise parent classes and identify incorrections, detect superclass tree loops. To use, click *Activate* and copy the two lines into your Common.js page.
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- Reminder: Try Ontology Federation to import Items from Wikidata to your Wikibase instance. Share your feedback in the linked survey. (full announcement https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LOTFJGPF7V6SQ7KVE6P6RF5MDDBZBV5Q/ ) - A session at WikiProjects Days 2026 was devoted to general-purpose tools for WikiProjects. A new page under the main Wikidata tools page was created with a list and description of these tools. Take a look at Wikidata:Tools/WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/WikiProjects and add any missing tools.
*Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties and property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review*
- Newest General datatypes: - meteorological intensity classification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14531 (category assigned to a meteorological system according to an intensity or classification scale; the scale should be indicated with a qualifier (P1013 and P585)) - perfumer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14539 (person who created a perfume) - ‎dual notion (category theory) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14540 (dual of the concept in category theory) - External identifiers: catholica.cz ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14532, ‎Skeivopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14533, Mathlib Declaration ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14534, Annuséries series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14535, FES digital collections person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14536, ‎BBC Bitesize topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14537, Sri Lanka Ministry of Education school census number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14538, Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14541 , OTOTOY artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14542, livres-cinema.info author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14543 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - Visual style https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Visual_style (the visual style used in a video game (or other creative work)) - Gmedia rating (video games) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gmedia_rating_(video_games) (Video game ratings of the Saudi Arabian rating system ({{Q|Q28717438}})) - External identifiers: altinget.se person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/altinget.se_person_ID , Il cinema ritrovato film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Il_cinema_ritrovato_film_ID , Stockholm Archipelago Trail ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stockholm_Archipelago_Trail_ID , some properties for category theory https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/some_properties_for_category_theory , Farzonagon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Farzonagon_ID , TV Guide film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TV_Guide_film_ID , Letterboxd Writer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Letterboxd_Writer_ID , d Hits artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/d_Hits_artist_ID , 1SCREEN Person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/1SCREEN_Person_ID , 1SCREEN movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/1SCREEN_movie_ID , Fantia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fantia_ID, 17LIVE ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/17LIVE_ID, CFLapedia player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CFLapedia_player_ID , Model-Kartei.de ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Model-Kartei.de_ID , U-NEXT Parson ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/U-NEXT_Parson_ID , U-NEXT Video ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/U-NEXT_Video_ID , H-NEXT Parson ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/H-NEXT_Parson_ID , ABEMA Video ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ABEMA_Video_ID , FOD Parson ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FOD_Parson_ID , LRT topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LRT_topic_ID, FOD Video ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FOD_Video_ID, Jiji Press Member of Parliament ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jiji_Press_Member_of_Parliament_ID , Wildenstein Plattner Institute ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wildenstein_Plattner_Institute_ID , belarusenc.by ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/belarusenc.by_ID , Huellas Digitales de la Memoria ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Huellas_Digitales_de_la_Memoria_ID , socrealizm.com.ua person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/socrealizm.com.ua_person_ID , Pacelli edition person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pacelli_edition_person_ID , Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Los_Angeles_Historic-Cultural_Monument_number , Writing Systems Technical Resources script code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Writing_Systems_Technical_Resources_script_code , Répertoire des films classés film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/R%C3%A9pertoire_des_films_class%C3%A9s_film_ID , Museum of Fine Arts, Houston person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Houston_person_ID , Sri Lankan Parliament member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sri_Lankan_Parliament_member_ID , Kanal Architecture entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kanal_Architecture_entry_ID , Web The Television Parson ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Web_The_Television_Parson_ID , Web The Television Work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Web_The_Television_Work_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
*Did you know?*
- Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items : ship (Q11446) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11446 - large buoyant watercraft
*Development*
- We enabled links to WikiProjects in the sidebar and added links to WikiProjects Music, Medicine, Datasets, sum of all paintings, and elections (T422935 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422935, T422935 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422935) - We added a floating “add statement” button that makes it easier to add statements without looking through the existing statements (T417641 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T417641, T428450 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428450). - We’re working on making sure that users can tell when statements exist before they add new ones (T424009 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T424009). - We made some layout fixes to wbui2025 / MEX (T428766 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428766, T428761 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428761, T428759 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428759, T427658 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427658, T428853 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428853). - We refactored error handling (T423613 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T423613). - We’re refactoring the server-side rendering so we don’t need separate .less style files (T409827 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409827). - We’re working on the interaction between scrollable values and indicator icons (T425974 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T425974).
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R. If you want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority .
*Weekly Tasks*
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? in one or two sentences. - Help translate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language! - Help merge identical items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge across Wikimedia projects. - Help write the next summary! https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next
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Idoko Joseph (JosefAnthony)
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