Notifications/Testing

Welcome to our testing page for the Echo notifications project!

We'd love it if you could help us test this beta software right here on MediaWiki.org. The mechanics of testing Echo are outlined below. We recommend reading over the guide for testing Echo (sometimes called "Test Charters"). (You can also test it on on this prototype site).

Once you've tested Echo, please share your feedback on this discussion page. You're also welcome to report bugs on Bugzilla -- or email us about urgent issues at e2@lists.wikimedia.org.

To learn more about Echo, check out this project hub, the feature requirements page, the user experience page and other related documents.

Testing Tips for Echo
Here are a few tips for testing Echo, our new notifications system on MediaWiki.org.

1. Log in (or sign up) First, log in on MediaWiki.org -- or create a new account if you don't have one yet -- using the links at the top right corner of the page. Once logged in, you should see a notifications badge near your name in the top right corner of any page on MediaWiki.

2. Create a second account Then create a second account on MediaWiki.org, using a separate browser, so you can easily test notifications between the two accounts.

3. Post a talk page message Next, use your second account to post a message on your first account's talk page. (See feature description.)

4. Check your notification You should now see a red badge near the notifications link in the top right corner of any page on MediaWiki. Click on it to see your new notification.

5. Test other notifications You can also trigger other notifications for your first account. For example, here are other actions you can take from your second account:
 * edit reverted (undo or rollback an edit made by your first account)
 * page link (add a link to a page created by your first account)

6. Coming soon In coming weeks, we plan to implement other notifications for these actions:
 * user mention (link to your first account's user page on your second account's talkpage)
 * wiki love (send wikilove to your first account, using the 'heart' icon on your first account's user page)
 * review a page (this feature is not yet implemented on MediaWiki, but can already be tested on this prototype site)

Here's the full list of notifications we are developing for the first release of Echo in early 2013.

How to give us feedback
General feedback If you have any questions or suggestions about this release of Echo, you are welcome to post a comment on this discussion page. We will respond as soon as we can.

If reporting a bug, please file a ticket on Bugzilla, as outlined below. You can also email us directly at e2@lists.wikimedia.org if there are serious issues that require our immediate attention (please include details, including your OS and browser versions).

Report bugs on Bugzilla If you encounter a technical bug, please post it on Bugzilla, and add this info :
 * Summary: Enter a short headline for your bug
 * Description: Describe your bug, in detail:
 * What is the problem you experienced?
 * What steps can we take to reproduce this bug?
 * What did you think would happen?


 * Severity: blocker, critical, major, normal, minor, trivial, enhancement.
 * Hardware:All, HP, Mac, PC, Other.
 * OS: Enter your computer's operating system.
 * Web Browser: Include your browser name and version
 * URL: Add a URL for the page where your bug can be found.
 * Attachment: Include a screenshot (if it helps show your bug visually).


 * Note: To see all of the bugs that are now being worked on, check this Bugzilla search page.

Join our community events From time to time, we plan to host online events over IRC to discuss this project with community members. Our last IRC chat took place on January 8, 2013 (see chat log). Our next community chat will be scheduled in coming weeks on IRC channel. This IRC chat will be aimed at experienced Wikipedians and MediaWiki developers, and we will invite participants to test our next beta version on MediaWiki, when it is ready. A banner will be placed at the top of this page once we have set a date. More info will also be provided in this section.

To learn more about Echo, check out the user experience page, the feature requirements page, and other related documents.

Enjoy this early version of Echo ;o)