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Beta Features is a way for you to test new features on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites before they are released for everyone.

Please let us know what you think of this program on this discussion page.

Purpose
The primary purpose of Beta Features is to allow for Wikimedia designers and engineers (from the Wikimedia Foundation and community alike) to roll out technical improvements in an environment where large numbers of users can test, give feedback, and use these features in real-world settings. The secondary purpose of Beta Features is to provide a path so that helpful, well-designed gadgets and other community code can be integrated into core after vetting, testing, and reviewing by Wikimedia Design and Engineering.

The code to provide features like this is in an extension, Extension:BetaFeatures. Beta Features' preferences are available in a Preferences tab, accessible via the personal bar at the top of the page for all logged-in users.

Functionality
Right now, users can:
 * manually opt-in to individual features


 * automatically enrol in all additional features as they are subsequently released

To use either function, users should select the appropriate checkbox, then click 'Save', which will save their Beta Features preferences (like with other preferences). Every now and then new features are made available to users, as outlined at Beta Features/Roadmap.

Current Beta Features
Here are the current beta features which we are testing with this system:


 * (lead: Fabrice Florin) — view images in large size


 * (lead: Steven Walling) — make text more readable


 * Nearby Pages (lead: ???) — see what other pages are nearby


 * (lead: James Forrester) — edit pages without having to learn wiki code


 * (lead: James Forrester) — edit algebra or equations on your pages


 * (lead: Dan Garry) — use a new search engine, "CirrusSearch"


 * (lead: Pau Giner) — show a shorter version of the language list, with just the languages that are more relevant to you.


 * Hovercards (lead: Dan Garry) — give readers a short summary of an article whenever they hover over a link to it.

我们邀请大家参与这个项目.

Creating Your Own
Do you want to create your own Beta Feature? Great! James is happy to help guide you.

首先确定你的代码满足以下要求：
 * Not significantly degrade site performance;


 * Not noticeably degrade perceived performance of the site, or the user's system;


 * Not crash the user's browser;


 * Not cause data loss, or corruption;


 * Pass basic interoperability with other Beta Features features; and

You should expect to test your new feature on the WMF pre-deploy beta server for at least one week before deploying to production. This testing period is intended to catch any serious bugs before jeopardizing users on production.
 * Contribute positively to the user's experience of the site, and be additive in nature. e.g. Beta Features cannot be used to remove site features or functionality without adding features meant to replace what was removed.

如果你的代码满足以上要求你可以在New Features proposal page页面提出提案. 用户设置界面需要一些 图片和文字描述该功能，这点会用人帮忙的.

Appearance
The layout is purposefully different, to both inspire interest and propose a departure from the standard layout and complexity of the existing user preferences.

Here is a screenshot showing what the Beta Features preferences page looks like: