Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Collapsible sidebar/pt-br

Gostaríamos de oferecer aos nossos leitores e editores a flexibilidade de ocultar e exibir o menu da esquerda (a barra lateral) para que dessa maneira foco no conteúdo, assim como a funcionalidade mais importante, estejam sempre disponíveis.

Com esta funcionalidade, queremos realizar duas metas de nosso projeto. Primeiro, gostaríamos que fosse mais fácil focar no conteúdo, seja durante leitura ou edição. A outra meta é destacar funcionalidades importantes, como os botões "editar" e "histórico", o menu de idiomas, e a barra de busca.

Plano de lançamento
Começamos a implantação da primeira versão em maio de 2020 nas wikis da Fundação e de testes, e pretendemos passar para as wikis de participação antecipada nos próximos meses. Veja nossa página principal de recursos para maiores detalhes.

Feature description and requirements
The collapsible sidebar feature will introduce a button in the top left corner of the screen. Selecting this button will collapse the sidebar and hide the items within it. To open - press the button again.

If logged-in, your sidebar collapsing preference will be saved. This means that if you chose to have the sidebar collapsed, and then end your session, your sidebar will still be collapsed when you start a new session, and vice-versa.

For logged-out users, the preference will only be saved within a given browser window.

Design requirements and guidelines
We have prepared a prototype of this functionality.

Constraints
Currently, a few projects (such as Korean Wikipedia) already implement similar behavior by default. We would like to work closely with the communities of these wikis to ensure there are no bugs or other issues with sidebar collapsing.

If your wikis are currently using a gadget for collapsing the sidebar, please contact us.

With editors
We performed a feedback round with a prototype of the collapsible sidebar with editors across multiple wikis. Editors were invited to explore the prototype and provide their feedback using a central notice banner. The majority of users who provided feedback liked the collapsed sidebar for personal use, and especially for the purposes of reading. Please read through our report for more details on feedback, concerns raised, and iterations.

With readers
A prototype of the sidebar was also tested with readers through a user study done in collaboration with an independent user testing firm, Hureo, based in India. During the course of the study, we studied readers unfamiliar with Wikimedia projects, as well as casual readers who use Wikimedia projects regularly. The tests were performed in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Marathi.

Readers reported a strong preference towards the collapsed version of the menu, stating that it created a better reading experience than the current version.

We will be publishing the full results of this study soon.

Quantitative testing
Once deployed, we are planning a series of quantitative tests on the collapsible sidebar which will help us determine the success or failure of the feature. In particular, we will be focusing on the following questions:


 * Does introducing a collapsible sidebar lead to a significant increase to sidebar links?
 * In what ways is the sidebar used? Do people have it open or closed for the majority of the time?