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Every wiki is work-in-progress, not only in terms of the content, but also the wiki infrasructiure itself, such as how you interact with it and its appearance. | Every wiki is work-in-progress, not only in terms of the content, but also the wiki infrasructiure itself, such as how you interact with it and its appearance. | ||
This page is a repository of enhancements that have been suggested or are in development. If you have an idea about how the Wiki could be made better or easier to use, you can consult this page to see whether it has already been suggested. If so, maybe you help refine the idea, but if not, please feel free to add it to this page, or click the Discuss tab and add it to the talk page | This page is a repository of enhancements that have been suggested or are in development. If you have an idea about how the Wiki could be made better or easier to use, you can consult this page to see whether it has already been suggested. If so, maybe you help refine the idea, but if not, please feel free to add it to this page, or if your idea needs further though, click the Discuss tab and add it to the talk page. | ||
== | ==Wiki Developments== | ||
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!Topic | |||
!Description | |||
!Status | |||
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|Visual editor | |||
|Edting wiki content, though not difficult, is daunting for the inexperienced. Wikimedia now offers a visual editor, eliminating all need for an understanding of wiki mark-up. | |||
|Scheduled | |||
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|Editing Discuss pages | |||
|It's easy to access the Discuss page associated with any wiki content page, but if you then click Edit, it assumes you want to edit the content page, not the Discuss page. For that, you have to clock "Other", then "Edit Discussion". This is unhelpful. | |||
|Scheduled | |||
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|"Other" or "More" | |||
|The last tab on a page is labelled "Other". "More" would be more inviting. People always want "more", but "other", not so much if they're reasonably happy with what they've got. | |||
|Scheduled | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
None. | |||
[[Category:General]] | [[Category:General]] | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 6 April 2022
This page lists developments and enhancements to the Wiki hat have been proposed or are in progress. You can add your own ides.
Summary
Every wiki is work-in-progress, not only in terms of the content, but also the wiki infrasructiure itself, such as how you interact with it and its appearance.
This page is a repository of enhancements that have been suggested or are in development. If you have an idea about how the Wiki could be made better or easier to use, you can consult this page to see whether it has already been suggested. If so, maybe you help refine the idea, but if not, please feel free to add it to this page, or if your idea needs further though, click the Discuss tab and add it to the talk page.
Wiki Developments
| Topic | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Visual editor | Edting wiki content, though not difficult, is daunting for the inexperienced. Wikimedia now offers a visual editor, eliminating all need for an understanding of wiki mark-up. | Scheduled |
| Editing Discuss pages | It's easy to access the Discuss page associated with any wiki content page, but if you then click Edit, it assumes you want to edit the content page, not the Discuss page. For that, you have to clock "Other", then "Edit Discussion". This is unhelpful. | Scheduled |
| "Other" or "More" | The last tab on a page is labelled "Other". "More" would be more inviting. People always want "more", but "other", not so much if they're reasonably happy with what they've got. | Scheduled |
External links
None.