Mobile design/Editing

This document describes the design for the editing workflow for logged in mobile site users.

Rationale
Wikipedians want to be able to contribute on their mobile devices, and some already do by using the desktop site. By making the editing process more mobile-friendly, we hope to engage these users in more productive work.

User research
We know that some highly active editors are already editing on their phones and tablets, either by using the desktop site,, or by using third-party apps like Wiki Edit.

However, they report that the experience of using the desktop site on a phone is extremely painful and not a sustainable solution.

User stories

 * As a logged in user, I want to be able to contribute on mobile.

Design requirements

 * Create an editing interface that minimizes the pain of scrolling/zooming
 * Remove all cruft from the editing interface footer (categories, transcluded templates, markup and special symbol help, etc.)
 * Create an obvious distinction between editing interface and non-editing interface (potentially in collaboration with Visual editor team)

Project phases
Still in planning.

User experience
TBD