*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2026-05-25. Missed the previous one? See issue #732 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous.*

*Discussions*

- New requests for permissions/Bot: Skolkoll-bot 1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Skolkoll-bot_1 - *Task(s)*: Adding Skolverket identifiers and source URLs to Swedish school items

*Events*

- Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: Wikicafé May Edition: *De Wikidata à Wikipédia abstraite : promesses et illusions du savoir structuré (From Wikidata to Abstract Wikipedia: Promises and Illusions of Structured Knowledge)*, Presentation by Jsamwrites https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jsamwrites, May 26, 2026 at 13:00 https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1779793200 video link https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Wikifier_la_science/WikiCaf%C3%A9s, organized by DMontagne en résidence https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:DMontagne_en_r%C3%A9sidence.

*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*

- Papers: Anna Clara Maniero Azzolini https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Anna_Clara_Maniero_Azzolini, Pietro Ortimini https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pietro_Ortimini, and Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ep%C3%ACdosis, *Wikibase and Wikidata for Greek and Latin Epigraphy: Modelling, Analysing, and Making Reusable Linked Open Data* https://www.saeg-papers.it/ultimo-fascicolo#h.6zzzvpg7mcw2 - Videos: Monica Berti https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Digitalphilologist and Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo, *Wikidata Queries for Greek and Latin Philology* https://github.com/SunoikisisDC/SunoikisisDC-2025-2026/wiki/Summer-2026-Session-5 (SunoikisisDC, Summer 2026); slides on Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SunoikisisDC_Summer_2026_-_Wikidata_Queries_for_Greek_and_Latin_Philology.pdf + video on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/live/HuFZNZ7E9pw; for more information, cf. the WikiProjects Antiquity/Pauly-Wissowa https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Antiquity/Pauly-Wissowa and LAGL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LAGL

*Tool of the week*

- LexeMap https://lexemap.toolforge.org/ - is a lexeme coverage mapper that audits Wikidata lexeme data across languages. It runs live SPARQL queries against Wikidata and cross-references against Wiktionary to identify gaps in lexicographical data.

*Other Noteworthy Stuff*

- Starting May 28, 2026, the Special:EntityData page will no longer support the PHP‑serialized format (e.g .php URLs). Affected requests will return HTTP errors. Please switch to a stable format like JSON (example: Q42.json). The change is already active on test and beta wikis. (full announcement https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/W4SBS3PREJYEAVZU2JSV47ZJWOJJ7YM6/ )

*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 External identifiers: ‎SIK-ISEA document ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14475, identifiant d'un fonds au catalogue collectif de France https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14476, ‎StaphBase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14477 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - PCBS Locality code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PCBS_Locality_code (Locality Code of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics) - nameplate image https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nameplate_image (image of a name-plate or similar identifying plate of the subject) - photographer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/photographer (photographer) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Identifiant Bibliothèques patrimoniales de Paris https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_Biblioth%C3%A8ques_patrimoniales_de_Paris , CUEAnexo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CUEAnexo, Enciclopedia Católica Wikitólica ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enciclopedia_Cat%C3%B3lica_Wikit%C3%B3lica_ID , Adult Film Database film series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Adult_Film_Database_film_series_ID , Adult Film Database studio ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Adult_Film_Database_studio_ID , Satker ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Satker_ID, Inaproc Instance ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Inaproc_Instance_ID , British Libray catalogue ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/British_Libray_catalogue_ID , Swedish-Danish Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish-Danish_Dictionary_ID , Roller-results.com skater ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Roller-results.com_skater_ID

You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!

*Did you know?*

- Query examples: People born at the sea https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20people%20born%20at%20sea%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3Fdob%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplace.%0A%20%7B%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ165.%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ1229765.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%20%7D%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdob%20%3FplaceLabel (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/832620159118385154)

- Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: List of items with links to Wiktionary main space. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Sitelinks_to_Wiktionary - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items : Boeing(Q66) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66

*Development*

- Mobile statement editing: - We continued working on reducing the page size to make it easier on mobile data plans - We are improving how error messages are shown - Making WikiProjects more visible: We are continuing the work on getting it ready for a first rollout.

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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