Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/hi

मौजूदा डिफ़ॉल्ट विकिमीडिया स्किन (वेक्टर) को तैनात किए 12 साल हो चुके हैं। पिछले एक दशक में, इंटरफ़ेस को एक्सटेंशन, गैजेट्स और उपयोगकर्ता स्क्रिप्ट से समृद्ध किया गया है। इनमें से अधिकांश को नेत्रहीन या क्रॉस-विकी में समन्वित नहीं किया गया था। साथ ही, वेब डिज़ाइन के साथ-साथ पाठकों और संपादकों की अपेक्षाएँ विकसित हुई हैं। हमें लगता है कि इन विचारों में से कुछ को लेने और उन्हें सभी उपयोगकर्ताओं के डिफ़ॉल्ट अनुभव में लाने का समय आ गया है, सभी विकी पर, एक संगठित, सुसंगत तरीके से।

हमारा लक्ष्य विकिमीडिया विकि को अधिक स्वागत योग्य बनाना और पाठकों के बीच उपयोगिता बढ़ाना और मौजूदा संपादकों के लिए उपयोगिता को बनाए रखना है। हम अपनी साइटों के प्रति विश्वास और सकारात्मक भावना में वृद्धि, और हमारी साइटों की उपयोगिता (खोज और भाषा स्विचिंग जैसी सामान्य क्रियाओं का उपयोग) को मापते हैं।

वर्तमान में, अधिकांश विकियों पर, केवल लॉग-इन उपयोगकर्ता ही व्यक्तिगत रूप से ऑप्ट-इन करने में सक्षम हैं। चयनित विकियों पर, हमारे परिवर्तन डिफ़ॉल्ट रूप से सभी के लिए परिनियोजित किए जाते हैं, और लॉग-इन उपयोगकर्ता ऑप्ट-आउट करने में सक्षम हैं। जुलाई 2022 में सभी विकियों पर हमारे सुधार डिफ़ॉल्ट होने तक, हम धीरे-धीरे शुरुआती अपनाने वाले विकी के सेट को बढ़ाने की उम्मीद कर रहे हैं।

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 do not change skins other than Vector. We are inspired by the existing gadgets. We do not make major changes in single steps. '''


 * 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) 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.
 * 3) Elements of the interface might move around, but all navigational items and other functionality currently available by default will remain.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5) 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.
 * 6) 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.
 * 7) It is our intention to test our improvements in collaboration with a diverse set of volunteering early adopter wikis, both Wikipedias and sister projects.

Deployment plan and timeline
We would like our improvements to be default on all wikis in August/September 2022.

Get involved & Contact

 * Test individually: in Preferences, check the option . You can also enable our changes using the Global preferences.
 * Join online meetings with us: until late July, we'll be organizing meetings every 2-3 weeks. Tentative dates: 6, 6, 7, 7.
 * Promote: Inform your community. Share our updates and blog posts.
 * Report bugs: to report a bug, create a task in Phabricator and add project.
 * Early adoption: We are hoping to increase the set of early adopter wikis gradually. Do you think your community might be interested in having our interface as default? Please contact us!
 * Early adoption: We are hoping to increase the set of early adopter wikis gradually. Do you think your community might be interested in having our interface as default? Please contact us!


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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.