Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/pt

Faz dez anos que a skin padrão Wikimedia atual (Vector) foi implantada. Na última década, a interface foi enriquecida com extensões, gadgets e scripts de usuário. A maioria deles não foi coordenada visualmente ou entre wiki. Ao mesmo tempo, o design da web, bem como as expectativas dos leitores e editores, evoluíram. É hora de pegar em algumas dessas ideias e trazê-las para a experiência predefinida de todos os utilizadores, em todas os wikis, de uma maneira organizada e consistente. Nos próximos trimestres, a equipa da web de leitores pesquisará e desenvolverá melhorias na experiência da área de trabalho com base em pesquisas e ferramentas existentes.

O nosso objetivo é tornar as wikis da Wikimedia mais acolhedores e aumentar a utilidade entre os leitores e manter a utilidade aos editores existentes. Medimos o aumento da confiança e do sentimento positivo em relação a nossos sites, e a utilidade de nossos sites (o uso de ações comuns, como pesquisa e troca de idioma).

Atualmente, na maioria das wikis, apenas utilizadores conectados podem optar por participar individualmente. Em wikis selecionadas, as nossas mudanças são implantadas para todos por padrão, e os utilizadores conectados podem optar por sair. Esperamos aumentar o conjunto de wikis de adoção inicial gradualmente, até que nossas melhorias sejam padronizadas em todos os wikis em 2021.

Currently, the interface…
''' …doesn't match the expectations. …is cluttered and not intuitive. …doesn't highlight the community side. …isn't consistent with the mobile version. '''


 * 1) The desktop interface does not match the expectations created by the modern web platforms. It feels disorienting and disconnected. Navigation and interface links are organized haphazardly.
 * 2) There is clutter that distracts users from focusing on what they came for. It is challenging for readers to focus on the content. It is not possible for them to intuitively switch languages, search for content, or adjust reading settings. New editors are unable to use their intuition to set up their account, open the editor, or learn how to use non-article pages for moderation purposes.
 * 3) A very small percentage of readers understand how Wikimedia wikis function. Many readers are not aware that the content they are reading is written by volunteers and updated frequently, or that they can potentially contribute as well.
 * 4) The large difference in experiences among our desktop interface, apps, and the mobile web, makes it difficult for readers to connect our products. There is a lack of unity in the concept of Wikimedia sites.

Principles
''' We do not touch the content. We do not remove any functionality. We are inspired by the existing gadgets. We do not make major changes in single steps. We do not touch other skins than Vector. '''


 * 1) We are working on the interface only. No work will be done in terms of styling templates, the structure of page contents, map support, or cross-wiki templates.
 * 2) Elements of the interface might move around, but all navigational items and other functionality currently available by default will remain.
 * 3) We have analysed many wikis and have noticed many useful gadgets. Some of them definitely deserve to be surfaced and be a part of default experience.
 * 4) Though our changes are easily noticeable, we are taking an evolutionary approach and want the site to continue feeling familiar to readers and editors. Each feature is discussed, developed, and deployed separately.
 * 5) Skins other than Vector are out of the scope of our adjustments. We have frozen Vector to Legacy Vector, and begun deploying our features as parts of the new default Vector.

Deployment plan and timeline
''' Test our features individually,   share feedback,   and join our early adopter wikis! '''


 * 1) It is our intention to test our improvements in collaboration with a diverse set of volunteering early adopter wikis, both Wikipedias and sister projects.
 * 2) Both prior to development and after deployment, we collect data (via A/B testing, prototype feedback rounds, etc.). In the case of significantly negative results, we will roll back our changes.
 * 3) First three features (the new header, collapsible sidebar, and limiting content width) were deployed in July 2020.
 * 4) Our second large feature, an improved search widget, will be deployed to early adopter wikis in February, 2021.
 * 5) We are hoping to increase the set of early adopter wikis gradually, until our improvements are default on all wikis in 2021.

List of early adopter wikis (test wikis)
First group of wikis (marked as ◇ on the timeline above):
 * eu:
 * fr:
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 * he:
 * fa:
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 * Office Wiki

Second group of wikis (marked as ◇◇ on the timeline above):


 * bn:
 * 
 * ko:
 * pt:
 * sr:
 * tr:
 * vec:
 * Wikimedia Incubator

What features will be added
We have not created a complete, detailed product specification. Each feature is built and implemented separately, over time. Features which have been created are still being adjusted and improved. Our decisions are based on community feedback, user testing, and extracted API data.