*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in
theweek leading up to 2026-07-06. Missed the previous one? See issue #738
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
*Discussions*
- Closed request for adminship:
- 1Veertje
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Interface_administrator/1Veertje>
- *Closed as Successful*
- Ziv
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Ziv>
- *Closed as Successful*
- New requests for permissions/Bot:
- gov-wikidata-match 1
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/gov-wikidata-match_1>
- *Task/s:* Link existing GOV (historical gazetteer) building-like
objects to existing Wikidata building-like objects.
- AgenticCommonsBot 1
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/AgenticCommonsBot_1>
- *Task/s:* Add Open Library ID (P648)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P648> (OpenLibrary author ID)
to Wikidata items about people, only where the OpenLibrary author and the
Wikidata person have been confirmed to be the same individual, with a
source on every statement.
- Closed request for permissions/Bot:
- JigildikBot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/JigildikBot>
- *Approved*
- SonalBot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/SonalBot>
- *Approved*
- ias-kbase
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/ias-kbase>
- *Approved*
*Events*
- Upcoming events
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>:
- The Wikidata Platform (WDP) monthly office hour
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Blazegraph_Migration_Office_Hours_-_July_2026>
takes
place *tomorrow*, 7th July at 16:00 UTC
<https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1783440000>. These office hours
are focus on the Blazegraph migration work, and the team is inviting all
community members to join the discussion. *Register via the event
page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Blazegraph_Migration_Office_Hours_-_July_2026>*
- The next Wikidata+Wikibase office hours will take place on
Wednesday, 18:00 CEST (in your timezone
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1783526400/1783530000?zdl=fU_LqsJADP2a6SZwqXMf9C66UEHQpSiu4zR2otNMnUkX_r2jG8GFEEjCeXDOlELrVcdsvufGrsro10BlnSOL86jlXNNyG-vz7x772XX7s7s0K819JThQe-ALd6gIxv7B4zliJoinEzsCH6dUdZRd4lE5SrsfXRxY-ifzowyiwIE6odzhzdglNOphM4Ub2LpIjG1mTYlc17CgFFiM_QcWUE8v7x0F6hMOUHqIUKhCdPjM8Y7cAQ>),
08th July 2026 in the Wikidata Telegram group. The Wikidata and Wikibase
office hours are online events where the development team presents what
they have been working on over the past quarter, and the community is
welcome to ask questions and discuss important issues related to the
development of Wikidata and Wikibase.
- Sandbox sessions: Wikidata Reference Validator Tool - improving
Wikidata references
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WMUK_Sandbox_Sessions/Improving_Wikidata_References:_The_Reference_Validator_Tool>
-
Aug 15, 17:00 - 18:00 UTC.
- Wiki Education + AASLH: Documenting America with Wikidata
<https://wikiedu.org/courses/documenting-america-wikidata/>, a
collaboration between Wiki Education and the American
Association for State
and Local History is offering six hour-long meetings held weekly to
introduce attendees to Wikidata and improve content for Wikidata and
Wikipedia on American history. Registration ends: July 17, 23:59 Pacific
Time (PT)
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs: (fr) Le point sur la diversité de genre dans les articles
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fr:Wikip%C3%A9dia:RAW/2026-07-05#Le_point_sur_la_diversit%C3%A9_de_genre_dans_les_articles>
in
*Regards sur l'actualité du mouvement Wikimedia*
- Papers:
- Spatiotemporal-Heuristic A* Search for Pruning - Historical
Influence and Succession Paths in Wikidata - Paper
<https://informatika.stei.itb.ac.id/~rinaldi.munir/Stmik/2025-2026/Makalah2026/13524106_Michael%20James%20Liman_Makalah%20Stima.pdf>,
by Michael James Liman (2026).
- Wikontic: Constructing Wikidata-Aligned, Ontology-Aware Knowledge
Graphs with Large Language Models - Paper
<https://aclanthology.org/2026.eacl-long.388/> by Chepurova et al.,
(2026).
- Videos: (Español) Introduction to Wikidata
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL_pyY2PIOE> - Dr. Claudia De Souza and
Prof. Dinah Wilson Fraites introduce Wikidata with Spanish-slides.
*Tool of the week*
- Zelph <https://zelph.org/>: Offers powerful analysis capabilities for
the complete Wikidata knowledge graph while remaining adaptable for any
semantic domain.
- World Cup Heights <https://viz.luarai.com/worldcup-heights>: An
interactive data‑viz app that shows the heights of FIFA World Cup players,
arranged so you can quickly compare teams, positions, and overall height
distributions.
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- Call for local partners: WikidataCon 2027
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikidataCon_2027/Call_for_expressions_of_interest_to_host>:
Planning is underway for the next hybrid WikidataCon, and Wikimedia
Deutschland is seeking a local affiliate to co-organize the on-site event.
Expressions of Interest are due by 13 July.
- The Wikidata Platform team has published the 8th issue of its monthly
newsletter
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikidata_Platform_team/Newsletter>.
This edition includes updates on the migration of WDQS backend away from
Blazegraph, including a transition into the next phase *Initial
Implementation (pilot) phase* following completion of the *installation
phase*. This update also include some Documentation on Query Rewrites
the team will like the Wikidata community and all WDQS users to help review
and leave feedbacks. *see WDP monthly newsletter
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikidata_Platform_team/Newsletter>
for
more details*
*Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties> and property
proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to
review*
- Newest General datatypes:
- prisoner number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14559> (number
or identifier assigned to a prisoner, to be used as a qualifier for P2632
(place of detention))
- photographer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14574> (person
who took this photograph)
- Gmedia rating (video games)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14595> (video game ratings
of the Saudi Arabian rating system)
- visual style <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14603> (the
visual style used in a video game (or other creative work))
- garden <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14610> (garden of
this subject)
- objects (category theory)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14613> (the precise objects
of the category (category theory))
- morphisms <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14614> (the
precise morphisms of the category (category theory))
- terminal object <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14615> (the
precise terminal object of the category (category theory))
- initial object <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14616> (the
precise initial object of the category (category theory))
- products (category theory)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14617> (the precise products
of the category (category theory))
- coproducts (category theory)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14618> (the precise
coproducts of the category (category theory))
- isomorphisms <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14619> (the
precise isomorphisms of the category (category theory))
- monomorphisms <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14620> (the
precise monomorphisms of the category (category theory))
- epimorphisms <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14621> (the
precise epimorphisms of the category (category theory))
- regular monomorphisms
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14622> (the precise regular
monomorphisms of the category (category theory))
- regular epimorphisms
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14623> (the
precise isomorphisms of the category (category theory))
- left adjoint <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14624> (the
left adjoint of the functor)
- enriched over <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14625> (the
base monoidal category, bicategory, etc. of the enriched category)
- monoidal category operation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14626> (the “tensor product”
bifunctor of the monoidal category)
- 2-morphisms <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14627> (the
precise 2-morphisms of the 2-category)
- taxon footprint <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14635> (image
of a footprint of this taxon)
- Newest External identifiers: Sri Lankan Parliament member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14558>, Taiwan Central News
Agency news tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14560>,
Model-Kartei.de
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14561>, Wildenstein Plattner
Institute ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14562>, Web The
Television work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14564>, Web
The Television person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14565>
, U-NEXT person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14566>, U-NEXT
video ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14567>, Sokmil
director ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14568>, Sokmil idol
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14569>, socrealizm.com.ua
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14570>, Répertoire
des films classés film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14571>
, regjeringen.no ministry ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14572>, regjeringen.no
politician ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14573>, Objectif
plumes work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14575>, National
Operator Code (UK) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14576>,
Extended
Defence of Britain Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14577>, Pacelli edition person
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14578>, Myludo game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14579>, MyDirtyHobby ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14580>, Maoyan film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14581>, Los Angeles
Historic-Cultural Monument number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14582>, Letterboxd writer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14583>, KSW organization ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14584>, KSW person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14585>, KSW place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14586>, 1SCREEN movie ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14587>, 1SCREEN Person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14588>, Artistas Visuales
Chilenos propertyvalue ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14589>
, Canadian Trademark Registration Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14590>, occitanica.eu ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14591>, Hancinema company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14592>, ZicTrad person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14593>, H-NEXT Person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14594>, FOD video ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14596>, Farzonagon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14597>, d Hits artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14598>, ABEMA video ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14599>, 17LIVE ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14600>, regjeringen.no
government ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14604>, Pure
Adult actress ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14605>, Pure
Adult studio ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14606>, GBIF
taxon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14607>, Digital
portrait index person (GND) ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14608>, torial username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14609>, Pontifical Urbaniana
University ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14611>, CatDat
category ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14628>, CatDat
functor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14629>, CatDat
category property ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14630>, CatDat
functor property ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14631>, Samtrafiken-vehicle
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14632>, GIGA actress ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14633>, Zen Pictures actress ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14634>, Olyrix artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14636>, AutorÒc 16-18 author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14637>
- New General datatypes property proposals to review::
- dielectric strenght
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dielectric_strenght>
(maximum
electric field a material can withstand before electrical
breakdown occurs)
- about page URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/about_page_URL>
(URL
to the official about page)
- New External identifier property proposals to review: Rakuten Books
author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rakuten_Books_author_ID>
, Rakuten TV adult Person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rakuten_TV_adult_Person_ID>
, Identifiant sur le Western Orthodox Wiki
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_sur_le_Western_Orthodox_Wiki>
, Le GRoG ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Le_GRoG_ID>, NHK
On Demand Program ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NHK_On_Demand_Program_ID>
, Centre for Computing History exhibit reference ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Centre_for_Computing_History_exhibit_reference_ID>
, GCD character ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GCD_character_ID>
, Identificador de agente econômico na ANCINE
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identificador_de_agente_econ%C3%B4mico_na_ANCINE>
, 1SCREEN Program ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/1SCREEN_Program_ID>
, Architectenregister-id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Architectenregister-id>
, LUDAP ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LUDAP_ID>,
TakaWiki
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TakaWiki_ID>
, Terceiro Tempo Que Fim Levou ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Terceiro_Tempo_Que_Fim_Levou_ID>
, BiDünyaFilm film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BiD%C3%BCnyaFilm_film_ID>
, CNUC code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CNUC_code>, Steady
username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Steady_username>
, NHK ONE Program ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NHK_ONE_Program_ID>
, SongLyrics.com song ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SongLyrics.com_song_ID>
, Braunschweiger ProfKat ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Braunschweiger_ProfKat_ID>
, ClayArena shooter profile ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ClayArena_shooter_profile_ID>
, Open Collective ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Open_Collective_ID>
, Anobii author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Anobii_author_ID>
You can comment on all open property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>!
*Development*
- The development team are at an offsite retreat this week.
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. If you
want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority>
.
*Weekly Tasks*
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed
above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review>
.
- Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?>
.
- Govdirectory weekly focus country: France
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/France>
- Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?>
in
one or two sentences.
- Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats> or
proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language!
- Help merge identical items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across
Wikimedia projects.
- Help write the next summary!
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next>
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<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony> talk
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:JosefAnthony> ·*
Idoko Joseph (JosefAnthony)
Wikimedia Volunteer | Open Knowledge Advocate
*View my contributions
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony/Contributions>*
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