* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the week leading up to 2025-08-11. Missed the previous one? See issue #691 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous.*
* Discussions *
- New requests for permissions/Bot: Dolabbot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Dolabbot - Mass import of module subpages from other wikis (mainly English wiktionary) to Korean wiktionary and addition of corresponding Wikidata sitelinks.
* Events *
- Past: Wikimania 2025 took place last week! Day-by-day playlists are available on the Wikimedia Foundation YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TheWikimediaFoundation/playlists.
* Tool of the week *
- Midleading https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Midleading created a a UserScript called RemoveRedundantLabels.js https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Midleading/RemoveRedundantLabels.js. This user script adds a new tool Item, that can be used to remove all labels that are the same as mul label, in one click.
* Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties and property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review *
- New General datatypes: - taxon aspect image https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13696 (an exemplary image of a particular aspect for this taxon. Relevant for taxonomic identification) - New External identifiers: Mizuumi Wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13694, My Abandonware company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13695, Vintagepostcards-Archive-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13697, Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13698 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - awarded for type of work https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/awarded_for_type_of_work (type of work for which an award or type of award is conferred) - display size (diagonal) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/display_size_(diagonal) (diagonal length of a rectangular electronic display) - non-free official cover art URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/non-free_official_cover_art_URL (URL of a copyrighted cover image for a creative work at an authorized distributor's website) - IUPAC name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IUPAC_name (Name of a chemical compound following the IUPAC nomenclature of (in)organic chemistry.) - Creed https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Creed () - New External identifier property proposals to review: Artfacts artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Artfacts_artist_ID, nextroom building ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nextroom_building_ID, USB device ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/USB_device_ID, Caixin company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Caixin_company_ID, BIBFRAME Work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BIBFRAME_Work_ID, Primary Vessel Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Primary_Vessel_Number, Songsofy artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Songsofy_artist_ID, PCI vendor hexadecimal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PCI_vendor_hexadecimal_ID, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Concise_Oxford_Dictionary_of_Art_Terms_entry_ID, T10 vendor ID string https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/T10_vendor_ID_string, The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Oxford_Essential_Dictionary_of_the_U.S._Military_entry_ID, SPoT skater ID (new scheme) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SPoT_skater_ID_(new_scheme), Identifiant d'une pièce musicale dans le répertoire de la SACEM https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27une_pi%C3%A8ce_musicale_dans_le_r%C3%A9pertoire_de_la_SACEM
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples: - Mothers on Wikidata https://w.wiki/9twM - explore the mother and child relationships of Wikidata items. - Human with article in simple and no english article https://qlever.cs.uni-freiburg.de/wikidata/tYjsyi (QLever) (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Articles_on_simple_Wikipedia_but_not_en.Wikipedia ) - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: 2016 Taiwanese presidential election (Q20683626) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20683626 - election in Taiwan - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: illing (L1334366) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1334366 - English adjective/noun (ˈɪlɪŋ) meaning "annoyed/unhappy", "acting aggressively", or "in a difficult situation"
* Development *
- We attended Wikimania 205 https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Wikimania in Nairobi - We continued efforts to get our new mobile statement UI for Items with the Kartographer extension, and merged a first version that mostly works ( Phab:T394906 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T394906) - We began work on including accessibility testing for the new mobile statement editing UI for Items (Phab:T400678 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T400678) - The entity types for the new search dropdown has been updated to have Items at the top (Phab:T398817 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T398817)
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? . - 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