Mobile web projects

We are heavily investing in the Wikipedia mobile web app. Here is a list of projects that have been commissioned so far.

Mobile Web Typography Updates
In 2012 we introduced Serif headings for sections and sans serif for body copy.

Watchlist
The introduction of a Watchlist on Mobile Web enabled users to do two things:

- Follow or save articles that they wanted to read later

- Monitor articles for vandalism

Uploading an image to an article
Uploading the lead image for an article can be significantly complicated on Wikipedia Desktop. We simplified it into a 3 step process.

Nearby
Users with smartphones often take photos. To encourage contribution we created a list of 'articles near you'. These would allow users to upload photos for articles near them that were missing lead images.

This activity has helped illustrate many Wikipedia Articles.

Article Editing
We have 23,000 new users signing up on mobile every day. There is also significant evidence of experienced users with over 10,000 edits making contributions on mobile.