Thanks. I was actually asking about w.wiki but I responded to the wrong thread. :)
> On Apr 3, 2019, at 7:36 AM, Johanna Strodt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi James, > > thanks! Reference Previews work on MediaWiki wikis, and > Wikimediafoundation.org isn't a wiki (anymore). > > Using Reference Previews should work everywhere out of the box where you can > install the Popups extension, because it doesn't need any special backend > service. For more information regarding the specific extension settings, > please have a look at the extension manual. > > Hope this helps, > Johanna > >> Am Mi., 3. Apr. 2019 um 14:32 Uhr schrieb James Hare <[email protected]>: >> This is great news! >> >> Two clarifying questions: (1) Is Wikimediafoundation.org part of the >> service? (2) I am assuming wmflabs.org is explicitly not included as an >> environment with fewer guarantees; can you confirm? >> >> >> Thanks, >> James >> >>> On Apr 3, 2019, at 1:43 AM, Johanna Strodt <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> // sorry for cross-posting >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> readers of an article who want to check the article’s citation have to jump >>> down to the reference section – and that is disturbing their reading flow. >>> Hence, it was a top wish[1] from the German Wikipedia community to have >>> previews of references inside the article text. >>> >>> That’s what the Reference Previews feature does: When you hover over a >>> footnote marker or click on it, you’ll see a little pop-up with the content >>> of the reference. This pop-up is similar to the Page Previews[2] pop-ups, >>> which show previews of linked articles. Reference Previews are also >>> influenced by the Reference Tooltips gadget, which is used in several >>> Wikipedias. Additionally, Reference Previews indicate the type of a >>> reference, which is meant to help readers assess quickly if they consider >>> the cited source trustworthy. First tests have confirmed this to be helpful. >>> >>> Reference Previews are being developed by Wikimedia Germany’s Technical >>> Wishes[3] team, with technical support from the Wikimedia Foundation’s >>> Reading Web[4] team. The design for this feature is being done by the WMF. >>> >>> Now, a very first version of Reference Previews will be available as a beta >>> feature on German and Arabic Wikipedia. The deployment is planned for >>> Thursday, April 4. If you want to test it, please have a look at the >>> information for activating the beta feature.[5] Feedback is very welcome >>> on the central talk page![6] >>> If you want to try Reference Previews at an early stage on your wiki, >>> please let us know on the central talk page.[6] >>> >>> More information about the wish and the feature can be found on the project >>> page.[7] >>> >>> Best, >>> Johanna for the Technical Wishes team >>> >>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews >>> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Page_Previews >>> [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes >>> [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web >>> [5] >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews#Try_the_beta_feature >>> >>> [6] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help_talk:Reference_Previews >>> [7] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors > > > -- > Johanna Strodt > Projektmanagerin Kommunikation Communitys Technische Wunschliste > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 > https://wikimedia.de > > Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissens der Menschheit > teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > https://spenden.wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-ambassadors mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors
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