Notable Changes
- Quizzes on Discussions are possible without having them on the content side
Recent Fixes
- Special:Community shows the assigned Community Manager
?useskin=fandomdesktop
on mobile shows all content again- Used images no longer appear on Special:UnusedFiles and Special:WantedFiles
- "View history" in edit dropdown renamed to "History"
Fixes in Development
- Fix saving your user namespace edit while using desktop mode on mobile
- Reduce space on the left side on RecentChanges, History, and Contributions pages
Development Updates:
Engagement
- [Experiment] Maps Progress Tracking redesign
- [New Test] New ways to embed Maps
N&R
- [Ongoing Experiment] Redesign of cross-linking GameFAQ Guides widget
UGC
- [Testing] Structured quotes
UX Team
- [Ongoing Experiment] Mobile Drawer
- [Ongoing Experiment] Unification of Others Like You Also Viewed
Hello, hello, hello! Welcome (back) to the technical updates regarding the Fandom platform that we release every other week to give you some insights in selected user-relevant bugs that got fixed, notable changes that may have occurred, and ongoing/upcoming experiments. We try to share some highlights and give you some insights, but as always, if you have any burning questions that didn't get answered by the shared information or a bug to report, don't hesitate to reach out and ask!
Notable Changes[]
![Tech Blog June 14, 2024 - Discussion and content quiz](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/central/images/1/1b/Tech_Blog_June_14%2C_2024_-_Discussion_and_content_quiz.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20240614105322)
Quiz entry point on Discussions at the top and an example in-content quiz at the bottom
Two years ago, Fandom introduced a quiz feature on the content side of wikis (located under the Table of Contents and only viewable to logged-out users) after a select amount of wikis already could enjoy quizzes on the Discussion side of wikis. However, after the in-content quizzes were released, it was discovered that one could no longer have quizzes on Discussions without also having the option to have them in-content enabled. Following-up on user feedback we received about that, this link has been severed by the User Experience Team, making it now possible for communities that already have quizzes on the content side to choose if they'd like to have quizzes enabled on Discussions, the content side, both, or neither. If you would like to see this change on your wiki or would like to request quizzes on Discussions be enabled, please either contact your Community Manager or contact Fandom Staff.
Recent Fixes[]
- The Wiki Representative module on Special:Community has been replaced by a Community Managers module.
- Using
?useskin=fandomdesktop
while on mobile no longer results in a page without any content under the section headings. - Actively used images were sometimes listed on Special:UnusedFiles and failed to be listed on Special:WantedFiles after deletion
- We restored the naming consistency in the edit dropdown by changing the MediaWiki default "View history" back to "History".
Fixes in Development[]
- If you try to edit a User: subpage on the mobile layout, you are correctly forced onto the desktop layout. However, saving changes simply reloads the page with no changes applied. We're working on a fix for this.
- The lists on the RecentChanges, History, and Contributions pages display too much space on the left side, reducing available content width.
Development Updates[]
Engagement[]
- Product Support Owner: HĆ©ctor
- [Ongoing Experiment] Maps Progress Tracking redesign: On Monday June 10, we launched a redesign of the maps progress tracking experiment. Users affected by this experiment will now see one of five variants. This A/B test will run for 2 weeks, affecting 20% of logged-out desktop and mobile users on English gaming wikis with at least one Interactive Map. Take a look at all the mockups and read more details about the Maps Progress Tracking redesign experiment
Example of an embedded map focused on a single marker, aligned to the right
News & Ratings (N&R) team[]
- Product Support Owner: Dylan
The first experiment version on the left vs the redesign on the right
User-Generated Content (UGC) team[]
- Product Support Owner: Antonio
- [Testing] Structured Quotes: A small recap from the last tech blog paragraph about this: "structured data means information that is organized and structured using a predefined format", and we are starting our structured content initiative with Structured Quotes. Starting next Monday, a good dozen wiki communities have volunteered to help us test out the new quote template created for this initiative. However, for those interested but not included in the test group, please take a look at this very aptly named Structured Quotes TEST Wiki, where you're free to create your own structured quote and play around with it. Read more about Structured Quotes.
User Experience (UX) Team[]
- Product Support Owner: Jenny
Collapsed (left) and opened (right) version of the mobile drawer
The old (top) and new (bottom) widget design side by side
That's it for the past weeks! Per usual, if you encounter something that feels off about the platform, please report it by sending in a bug report, reach out to your Community Manager, contact the Product Support Owner on their Wall/talk page, or just simply sound off in the comments here. As always, thank you for helping us by continuing to communicate. Happy editing and Happy Pride, everyone!
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