Mobile design/Wikipedia navigation/status

Last update on: 2012-10-monthly

2012-05-02
The first prototype was released to mobile-l, and refinements are in process to settle on the final design for Android and iPhone browsers.

2012-05-11
After testing various prototypes on usertesting.com, we have settled on a basic design that is now being moved to the beta site. The next step is to elaborate the second steps from menu commands.

2012-05-18
Migration of the prototype went to the mobile geo Labs instance this week, and will be deployed to the beta site on Monday. Initial second steps of navigation are functional.

2012-05-25
Functional changes such as adding Settings are in process.

2012-05-monthly
Phil Chang, Lindsey Smith, and Jon Robson continued work on the navigation in May. The basic navigation has gone into beta testing and we've implemented article-level features like interwiki links & contents navigation, along with navigation features like random, settings, and contact.

2012-06-15
Post-hackathon and Jon's move to SF, the Language functionality is being expanded and a proposal for making the Article Action Bar more discoverable has been designed.

2012-06-monthly
The mobile nav continued its progression through the month of June. Jon, Phil and Lindsey worked together to get us closer to the new mobile experience. Language functionality got into an initial form, ready for deployment to the beta site, and the team has nearly settled the Article Action approach, along with an initial version of hiding and revealing the search bar. A relatively complete implementation of the new site UI will be pushed to the Beta site soon.

2012-07-monthly
Design of the new Navigation UI has progressed to a point where the basic design can be used and tested on the mobile beta site. Work will resume when the WLM App is complete.

2012-010-monthly
<section begin=2012-10-monthly/>Jon, Brion, Max, Arthur, and the product team updated the mobile website with a new navigation bar, easy beta opt-in settings, new typography, and several bug fixes. The new nav includes main page, random, and settings functionality while the article pages includes a new 'Read in another language' section. The team published a detailed blog post to highlight the changes. <section end=2012-10-monthly/>This is the biggest and most ambitious visual change that the mobile teams have ever attempted. The new design will open the gates for new functionality by building on a cohesive new navigational infrastructure.