* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the week leading up to 2025-04-14. Missed the previous one? See issue #674 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_04_07*
* Events *
- Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: The next Wikidata+Wikibase office hours https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours will take place on Wednesday, 16:00 UTC, 16th April 2025 (18:00 Berlin time) in the Wikidata Telegram group https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg. The Wikidata and Wikibase office hours are online events where the development team presents what they 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.
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Blogs - Introducing m3api https://lucaswerkmeister.de/posts/2025/04/12/introducing-m3api/, By Lucas Werkmeister - Wikidata Query Service graph database reload at home, 2025 edition https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2025/04/08/wikidata-query-service-graph-database-reload-at-home-2025-edition/. By Adam Baso - Videos - Understanding Why Your OPTIONAL Properties in Wikidata Queries Might Be Ignored https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVqCEeVuzTQ - Playing with LEGO on Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh6hi94Imn8. By Tiago Lubiana - Other: Wikidata references made easier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Spinster/Wikidata_references_made_easier. "Several tricks to make it easier and faster, using various scripts and gadgets" to add references to Wikidata statements. By Spinster https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Spinster
* Tool of the week *
- Wikidata Topic Curator https://topic-curator.toolforge.org/ is a React-based web application. It’s a new and improved version of ItemSubjector https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/ItemSubjector created to help Wikimedians connect items on Wikidata to the right topics. By entering a topic QID, it finds related articles using the topic’s label, aliases, or custom terms.
* Other Noteworthy Stuff *
- Join the Wikidata development team at Wikimedia Deutschland - Staff Engineer Wikidata (all genders) https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/55063868/Staff-Engineer-Wikidata-all-genders-/ - Senior UX Designer Wikidata (all genders) https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/53795746/Senior-UX-Designer-Wikidata-all-genders-/
*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: - beam energy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13413 (kinetic energy of elementary or composite particles moving together (for example in a particle accelerator)) - number of downloads https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13414 (number of downloads of times this application or creative work have been downloaded) - Taiwanese Taigi Romanization System https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13415 (Romanization system for Taiwan Taigi or other Southern Min language varieties in Fujian and South East Asia) - Newest External identifiers: National Academy of Engineering member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13408, Murderpedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13409, Cultural Heritage Azerbaijan ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13410, TDKIV Wikibase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13411, Landtag Tirol person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13412, Fluorophores.org substance ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13416, Kosovo NGO registration number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13417, TechPowerUp GPU Specs Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13418, iNaturalist photo ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13419, Climate Policy Radar ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13420, LIBRIS library ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13421, Dizionario della Musica in Italia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13422, Untappd beer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13423, Bahamut Animation Crazy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13424, KnowWhereGraph entity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13425, GCMD keyword ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13426, Ohio University ArchivesSpace Agent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13427, CBFC record ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13428 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - interior decorator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/interior_decorator (A property for the interior decorator of notable buildings) - incompatible with https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/incompatible_with (significant elements with which an entity is incompatible and indicates a significant property of this entity) - warranty period https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/warranty_period (warranty period of this product as covered by the original manufacturer or creator) - Trafikplatssignatur https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Trafikplatssignatur (Swedish station code) - outcome 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/outcome_2 (outcome of a criminal charge or a civil complaint) - output color https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/output_color (color of the generated images) - proposal of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/proposal_of (Qualifier for the statement {{P|31}} {{Q|64728694}} to state what the proposed thing is.) - floral diagram https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/floral_diagram (picture on commons of a floral diagram of a Taxon) - member of sequence or class of number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/member_of_sequence_or_class_of_number (The number is of a special form or class or member of a sequence) - New External identifier property proposals to review: ISFDB category of an award ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ISFDB_category_of_an_award_ID, L'Expression topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%27Expression_topic_ID, Identifiant d'un(e) auteurice dans le catalogue de la bibliothèque du Saulchoir https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un(e)_auteurice_dans_le_catalogue_de_la_biblioth%C3%A8que_du_Saulchoir, National Gallery (London) PID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Gallery_(London)_PID, Identifiant sur Orthodox World https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_sur_Orthodox_World, Steam Deck HQ game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Steam_Deck_HQ_game_ID, Hardcore gaming 101 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hardcore_gaming_101_ID, torial username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/torial_username, BirdLife DataZone species ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BirdLife_DataZone_species_ID, BirdLife DataZone site ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BirdLife_DataZone_site_ID, Schulnummer Schleswig-Holstein https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Schulnummer_Schleswig-Holstein, Kunstkamera ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kunstkamera_ID, Corago singer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Corago_singer_ID, MoNA spectrum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MoNA_spectrum_ID, Identifiant d'un(e) auteurice dans La Croix https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un(e)_auteurice_dans_La_Croix, identifiant Meta-Doctrinal.org https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Meta-Doctrinal.org, CvLAC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CvLAC_ID, OGDB genre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OGDB_genre_ID, IGDB genre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGDB_genre_ID, WSGF taxonomy term ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WSGF_taxonomy_term_ID, GameSpot platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameSpot_platform_ID, PerformArt ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PerformArt_ID, Billie Jean King Cup player ID 2024 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Billie_Jean_King_Cup_player_ID_2024
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples: - Top 10 items instance of Wikimedia category ordered by number of Sitelinks https://w.wiki/Doco (source https://t.me/c/1224298920/141683) - Twitter accounts of biologists https://w.wiki/Dor5 - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: WikiProject USC Libraries https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_USC_Libraries A WikiProject for work done at University of Southern California Libraries to connect library data with Wikidata. - WikiProject Highlights: Nonprofit Organizations/Kosovo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Nonprofit_Organizations/Kosovo - Add the most important NGOs of Kosovo - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: User:Pasleim/Connectivity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/Connectivity - Connectivity between Wikimedia projects - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (Q714581) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714581 - professional association football club based in Ammochostos (Famagusta) - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: Straße (L44061) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L44061 - German noun that can mean "road", "straight", "street", "strait", "group of people inhabiting buildings along a perticular street" or "production line".
* Development *
- We merged and prepared changes to rename wikibase:EntitySchema to wikibase:WikibaseEntitySchema in RDF (phab:T371196 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T371196) – this has been announced as a breaking change https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AAKO2VGVKJXEDH2HPZBGMAUDVGC7SA7R/ and will be deployed to Wikidata on 24 April - We made some more improvements to dark mode support (phab:T389633 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T389633) - We’re working on tests for the ScopedTypeaheadSearch feature ( phab:T385790 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385790) - Wikibase REST API: We're going to wrap up pagination on the simple Item and property search endpoint and are working to improve our test architecture for search (phab:T386691 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386691). We're going to pick up prefix search for Items and phrase matching next!
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: Chile https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Chile - 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