Help:Growth/Tools/Add a link/en

Add a link allow users to review links that are suggested by the wiki. These links can be accurate, or not be the one matching the article. As a user, your role is to determine if the links are the right ones, depending on the context.

Where can I find these links?
"Add a link" has been added to the wikis starting in June 2021.

"Add a link" is available on both mobile and desktop. As other Growth features, "Add a link" is not available on Android and iOS apps.

These links can be found on the Homepage.

At the moment, the tools are only available for test purposes. Let us know if you have any question or feedback about this tool.

How to enable the tools

 * 1) Go to the Homepage.
 * 2) Make a right-click to display the contextual menu
 * 3) In the contextual menu, click on "Inspect the page"
 * 4) A menu opens: click on the "Console" tab
 * 5) In the console, paste the following code: , then press "Enter".
 * On Firefox, you may have a special operation to make before pasting this code. Read carefully the instructions the console displays.
 * On Chromium, you may have some red warnings being displayed. However, the links are usually enabled.
 * 1) The page reloads, or you may have to refresh it.

You now have access the new system to add links. They are part of the "Suggested edits" module in the Homepage. Select task types. You are supposed to see an icon in a shape of a robot: this is the new "Add a link" system.

How to disable the tools

 * 1) Go to the Homepage.
 * 2) Make a right-click to display the contextual menu
 * 3) In the contextual menu, click on "Inspect the page"
 * 4) A menu opens: click on the "Console" tab
 * 5) In the console, paste the following code: , then press "Enter".
 * On Firefox, you may have a special operation to make before pasting this code. Read carefully the instructions the console displays.
 * 1) The page reloads, or you may have to refresh it.

How this system works?
Links are suggested by a machine. And machines aren't perfect! Suggested links are about 75% correct but they need to be reviewed. You will decide whether to add suggested links to the article.

Each task will provide between 2 and 10 links to review.

How to add links

 * Step 1
 * Go to your Homepage
 * The homepage is the central place where are all other Suggested edits.


 * Step 2
 * If not already done, enable "".


 * Step 3
 * In Suggested Edits, select "".
 * You can select the topic you want to work on.


 * Step 4
 * Find an article you'd like to work on.


 * Step 5
 * The article opens in "Suggested edits" mode.
 * You will see a small explanation panel, that summarizes how "Add a link" work.


 * Step 6
 * It is time to choose if suggested links should be added.


 * Step 7
 * Review each link carefully.
 * You have two choices:
 * yes (it adds the link)
 * no (it won't add the link)
 * When you have made your choice, you can click on "next".
 * If you click on "next" without selecting "yes" or "no", it won't add the suggested link.
 * Some guidelines:
 * If you skip all links (by clicking on "next"), you will be asked if you'd like to review your selection.
 * If you skip all links (by clicking on "next"), you will be asked if you'd like to review your selection.




 * Step 8
 * Review and save
 * When all suggested links have been reviewed, a summary is displayed. It shows your choices.
 * If you are satisfied with your choice, click on ""
 * If you want to change your selection, click on the cross.
 * If you want to see how the links are inserted into the article's body, click on "". It will return you to step 7.


 * Done!
 * You have successfully added links to Wikipedia!
 * Your edit is immediately visible in Wikipedia's recent changes page. It has been tagged as a Suggested Edit.

Learn more
"Add a link" is part of the "Structured tasks" project, from the Growth team.

Add a link adds a new standard way to edit the wikis. Before, users could use "wikitext editing" or "visual editing". Add a link adds a new edit mode "suggested editing".

To learn more about the project, and the system that finds links to suggest, please visit the project page.