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This document provides an overview of ways to contribute to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. It discusses contributing by hacking on the MediaWiki software, reusing and remixing Wikipedia data through the API, translating content to other languages, designing user interfaces, administering systems infrastructure, creating mobile apps, developing bots, writing extensions, and contributing to the core codebase. The document encourages testing new features, fixing bugs, and joining the community through the provided resources on the Wikimedia site. It highlights the large scope and open nature of the Wikipedia projects.

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How to hack on Wikipedia
Wiki Media Wiki + 1000s
API Wikipedia in your app! Reuse, remix & contribute data 18M articles 15M media files 1.3T free & alive
Test Hard but hearty New features i.e. VisualEditor Browser test automation Bug Squad 4k open bugs
Translate The wiki way translatewiki.net 347 languages! Scripts, input, RTL, grammar...
Design Start small UX - not just art MediaWiki first Wikipedia last Work with devs
Sysadmin World class infra 866 wikis & more Puppetize! labs.wikimedia.org
Gadgets Start coding here JavaScript Local user scripts Share Get promoted as supported gadget
Mobile Just anywhere Web & native Help us with Android & iOS Commons! Bring the rest
Bots Restless editors Importing, typos vandalism, ©... 1.657 around Python and more
Extensions Feature creation PHP, also JS... 2.118 around 83 used by
Core The wiki software PHP 932.270 LOC 155 active contributors Wikipedia first
Join the backstage mediawiki.org/wiki/How_to_contribute
Thank you! Special Guest MediaWiki logo .tournesols et lavande Nature morte reworked 2 Barbara Piancastelli aux tournesols DieBuche Vincent Van Gogh The Noun Project Crane Hook Hammer Translation Network Swiss Army Knife Paper Plane Robot Lego Death Star Dmitriy John Geremy Jerry Jeff Gerlach James Fenton Mike Jon Andrew Lagunov Caserta Good Wang Hince Trillana Forrester commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:How_to_hack_on_Wikipedia.pdf

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How to hack on wikipedia

  • 1. How to hack on Wikipedia
  • 2. Wiki Media Wiki + 1000s
  • 3. API Wikipedia in your app! Reuse, remix & contribute data 18M articles 15M media files 1.3T free & alive
  • 4. Test Hard but hearty New features i.e. VisualEditor Browser test automation Bug Squad 4k open bugs
  • 5. Translate The wiki way translatewiki.net 347 languages! Scripts, input, RTL, grammar...
  • 6. Design Start small UX - not just art MediaWiki first Wikipedia last Work with devs
  • 7. Sysadmin World class infra 866 wikis & more Puppetize! labs.wikimedia.org
  • 8. Gadgets Start coding here JavaScript Local user scripts Share Get promoted as supported gadget
  • 9. Mobile Just anywhere Web & native Help us with Android & iOS Commons! Bring the rest
  • 10. Bots Restless editors Importing, typos vandalism, ©... 1.657 around Python and more
  • 11. Extensions Feature creation PHP, also JS... 2.118 around 83 used by
  • 12. Core The wiki software PHP 932.270 LOC 155 active contributors Wikipedia first
  • 13. Join the backstage mediawiki.org/wiki/How_to_contribute
  • 14. Thank you! Special Guest MediaWiki logo .tournesols et lavande Nature morte reworked 2 Barbara Piancastelli aux tournesols DieBuche Vincent Van Gogh The Noun Project Crane Hook Hammer Translation Network Swiss Army Knife Paper Plane Robot Lego Death Star Dmitriy John Geremy Jerry Jeff Gerlach James Fenton Mike Jon Andrew Lagunov Caserta Good Wang Hince Trillana Forrester commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:How_to_hack_on_Wikipedia.pdf