Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/it

Sono passati 10 anni da quando venne distribuito l'attuale tema predefinito Wikimedia (Vector). Nell'ultimo decennio, l'interfaccia è stata arricchita con estensioni, gadget e script utente. La maggior parte di questi non erano coordinati visivamente o cross-wiki. Allo stesso tempo, il design web, così come le aspettative di lettori ed editori, si sono evoluti. Pensiamo che sia il momento di prendere alcune di queste idee e portarle nell'esperienza predefinita di tutti gli utenti, su tutte le wiki, in modo organizzato e coerente. Over the next couple of years, the readers web team will be researching and building out improvements to the desktop experience based on research and existing tools.

I nostri obiettivi sono rendere le wiki di Wikimedia più accoglienti e aumentare l'utilità tra i lettori e mantenerla per gli editori esistenti. Misureremo l'aumento della fiducia e del sentimento positivo nei confronti dei nostri siti e l'utilità degli stessi (l'uso di azioni comuni come la ricerca e il cambio di lingua).

Inizialmente, sulla maggior parte delle wiki, solo gli utenti che hanno effettuato l'accesso potranno partecipare individualmente. Su wiki selezionate, le nostre modifiche verranno implementate per tutti per impostazione predefinita e gli utenti che hanno effettuato l'accesso potranno annullare l'iscrizione. Speriamo di aumentare gradualmente il set di wiki "adottanti", fino a quando i nostri miglioramenti non saranno predefiniti su tutte le wiki nel 2021.

Attualmente, l'interfaccia…
'''…non corrisponde alle aspettative. …è disordinata e non intuitiva. …non evidenzia il lato comunitario. …non è coerente con la versione mobile.'''


 * 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 will not touch the content. We will not remove any functionality. We are inspired by the existing gadgets. We will not make major changes in single steps. We will 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 freezed 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 will be collecting 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. Our hope is to develop a few more features until the end of 2020.
 * 4) 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)

 * eu:
 * fr:
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 * he:
 * fa:
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 * Office Wiki

What features will be added
We have not created a complete, detailed product specification. Each feature will be 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.