User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)/sandbox/2/en

Desktop improvements. A new change!
The first week of the new year (4-8 January) we will improve the search widget, and change the colors of links leading to existing articles.

1. Search



A half of you will see images and descriptions for each page suggested in the search dropdown. Why just a half? We will run tests where the other half will not notice any difference. We will check if the first half find pages more quickly and effectively. Hopefully, this will be confirmed, and the improved search will be accessible for all. You can learn more on a page dedicated for the search widget improvements.

This setting of search widget will be configurable. Each community (not individual users) will be able to request for the option without images or without descriptions.

2. Link colors

This change is mainly for users with visual impairments and those who read in environments like sunlight. The colors we are introducing to desktop are not really new. For a few years, they have been used in Wikipedia portals, mobile browser, and mobile applications. You can learn more on a page dedicated for the link colors change. I'm writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation team responsible for the Desktop Improvements. Your community and readers are able to see the newest changes first. You can learn more about our plans. If your community uses non-wiki channels of communication widely, please let me know so I could post this information there, or share the news by yourself.