Hi!

I'm not sure if the approach would be valid for yout scenario, but in case you consider implementing it in JavaScript (as a gadget), you may want to use mw.uls.getFrequentLanguageList() (as used here: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-interwiki-langlist.js#L-808 - it's a gadget for {{link-interwiki}} on plwiki).

Note that ULS is not available (or used not to be) in mobile version.

Cheers, Marcin pl:User:Msz2001

________________________________ From: Strainu strainu10@gmail.com Sent: Monday, January 8, 2024 7:54:23 AM To: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikitech-l] "Known languages" or similar?

Hi folks,

I'm trying to add a "translate" link to [[:ro:Template:Ill-wd]] (which indicates a subject by it's wikidata id) and I need to determine the original language. Is there a way to determine if the current user prefers/knows some languages except the wiki's own language? I know I can use the interface language, but for the vast majority of users that's identical to the content language.

I vaguely remember that Content Translation asked be at some point about what languages it should use to provide suggestions, but I can't find that setting now. Does it still exist and is it available somehow from outside CX?

Are there any other data sources I can use (and which don't ruin caching, either)?

Thanks, Strainu