The ticket for the copy button is here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219862 I can't make any promise regarding further development, since the Core Platform Team at WMF is taking over, but feel free to show enthusiasm in the ticket if you feel like it's a very needed feature :)
On Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 07:51, Pau Cabot <[email protected]> wrote: > Would it be possible to add a "Copy" button to simplify copying the link > to clipboard as other shortener services have? > > Thanks, Pau. > > Missatge de Pau Cabot <[email protected]> del dia dv., 12 d’abr. 2019 a > les 7:46: > >> Nice! >> >> Missatge de Amir Sarabadani <[email protected]> del dia dj., 11 d’abr. >> 2019 a les 16:18: >> >>> Hey, >>> This is live now, you can use it in >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UrlShortener >>> >>> Best >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 2:14 PM Léa Lacroix <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> *(apologies for crost-posting - feel free to share this announcement in >>>> your communities)* >>>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> Having a service providing short links exclusively for the Wikimedia >>>> projects is a community request that came up regularly on Phabricator >>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T44085> or in community discussions >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Reading/Create_URL_Shortener_extension_for_Wikimedia_wikis>. >>>> >>>> >>>> After a common work of developers from the Wikimedia Foundation and >>>> Wikimedia Germany, we are now able to provide such a feature, it will be >>>> enabled on April 11th on Meta. >>>> *What is the URL Shortener doing?* >>>> >>>> The Wikimedia URL Shortener is a feature that allows you to create >>>> short URLs for any page on projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, in >>>> order to reuse them elsewhere, for example on social networks or on wikis. >>>> >>>> The feature can be accessed from Meta wiki on the special page >>>> m:Special:URLShortener >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:URLShortener> (will be >>>> enabled on April 11th). On this page, you will be able to enter any web >>>> address from a service hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, to generate a >>>> short URL, and to copy it and reuse it anywhere. >>>> >>>> The format of the URL is w.wiki/ followed by a string of letters and >>>> numbers. You can already test an example: w.wiki/3 redirects to >>>> wikimedia.org. >>>> *What are the limitations and security measures?* >>>> >>>> In order to assure the security of the links, and to avoid shortlinks >>>> pointing to external or dangerous websites, the URL shortener is restricted >>>> to services hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. This includes for example: >>>> all Wikimedia projects, Meta, Mediawiki, the Wikidata Query Service, >>>> Phabricator. (see the full list here >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_URL_Shortener>) >>>> >>>> In order to avoid abuse of the tool, there is a rate limit: logged-in >>>> users can create up to 50 links every 2 minutes, and the IPs are limited to >>>> 10 creations per 2 minutes. >>>> *Where will this feature be available?* >>>> >>>> In order to enforce the rate limit described above, the page >>>> Special:URLShortener will only be enabled on Meta. You can of course create >>>> links or redirects to this page from your home wiki. >>>> >>>> The next step we’re working on is to integrate the feature directly in >>>> the interface of the Wikidata Query Service, where bit.ly is currently >>>> used to generate short links for the results of the queries. For now, you >>>> will have to copy and paste the link of your query in the Meta page. >>>> *Documentation and requests* >>>> >>>> - If you have any question or requests, feel free to leave a >>>> comment under this Phabricator task >>>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T44085> >>>> - The user documentation is available here >>>> >>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_URL_Shortener>: >>>> please help us to translate it in your language! >>>> - See also the technical documentation of the extension >>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UrlShortener> >>>> >>>> Thanks a lot to all the developers and volunteers who helped moving >>>> forward with this feature, and making it available today for everyone in >>>> the Wikimedia projects! >>>> -- >>>> Léa Lacroix >>>> Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata >>>> >>>> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. >>>> Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 >>>> 10963 Berlin >>>> www.wikimedia.de >>>> >>>> Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. >>>> >>>> Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg >>>> unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt >>>> für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikidata mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Amir >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikidata mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >>> >> _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > -- Léa Lacroix Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
_______________________________________________ Wikidata mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata
