Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits

Welcome to Suggested edits
Suggested edits is a new way to edit Wikipedia on iOS. We appreciate that you are giving it a try.

What is Suggested edits?
Suggested edits presents opportunities for small but vital contributions to Wikipedia. We would like to raise awareness of the various ways people can edit Wikipedia while making quality contributions easier and more accessible.

Get started with Suggested edits
Our current build of Suggested edits on iOS is a prototype, which we are using to get feedback. In order to test out Suggested edits on iOS:


 * 1) Visit https://testflight.apple.com/join/ETjXlUyi to download the test build
 * 2) Tap the gear icon in the top right part of the screen
 * 3) Click Login and sign in or create an account
 * 4) Tap Account once logged in
 * 5) Tap Suggested Edits
 * 6) Review onboarding
 * 7) Start Editing!

Contribution opportunities are the central element of Suggested edits. Here you can find ways to contribute to Wikipedia. At the moment we offer a task to add alt text to images. We are going to add more contribution types soon, stay tuned.

Providing Feedback
We would greatly value your feedback about our feature. You can leave feedback on our talk page or by completing this survey.

More about the project
To stay informed about new developments to Suggested edits on iOS, add Wikimedia Apps/iOS Suggested edits project to your watchlist.

What is alt text?
Alternative text (or alt text) is text associated with an image that serves the same purpose and conveys the same essential information as the image.

What is alt text used for?
In situations where the image is not available to the reader, perhaps because they have turned off images in their web browser or are using a screen reader due to a visual impairment, the alternative text ensures that no information or functionality is lost. Absent or unhelpful alternative text can be a source of frustration for visually impaired users. On Wikipedia, alternative text is typically supplied through a combination of the image caption and the text supplied for the image  parameter in the MediaWiki markup.

Keep it short and clear
1-2 lines of plain text with no acronyms, abbreviations, or jargon

Describe what can be seen
Don’t add your own research, interpretation, or point of view

Focus on what is relevant to the article
But don’t repeat text that is already in the caption

Transcribe words and graphics
Write out any words in the image, in quotation marks, and summarize the main idea of maps, diagrams, and charts

Type of image
Do not start with ‘This is an image of…’ but describe the medium or style, if relevant

Take care with people
Only identify public figures and make sure any description is relevant, apparent, and verifiable

More on alt text
Additional documentation about alt text in the context of Wikipedia can be found at:


 * English Wikipedia Manual of Style
 * Help:Images/en