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Badges menu

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T366236

When trying to add a badge to a Wikimedia project entry, I don't see anymore the English labels in the badges drop down menu but only their Qid identifiers. --ZandDev (talk) 14:15, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This problem is known and has been fixed, fix will be live later this week. Sjoerd de Bruin (talk) 15:18, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found the relevant Phab ticket. --ZandDev (talk) 02:51, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Change data type

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T367174

Based on this discussions, I would like to propose convert "string" datatype to "external identifier" datatype for RTE substation ID (P12583) and LombardiaBeniCulturali collection ID (P12703). Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 12:48, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seret film ID (P12791) Incorrect

I have incorrectly placed wrong link on property proposal which is for movies reviews and not for movie page. https://www.seret.co.il/movies/s_movies.asp?MID=$1 vs https://www.seret.co.il/critics/moviereviews.asp?id=$1 (wrong). There are 51 links for this property which need fixing. I think I would request opening of another property for Seret reviews. How can I fix those wrong links? רונאלדיניו המלך (talk) 16:45, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like you already found the solution. Sjoerd de Bruin (talk) 16:49, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have corrected the link format on property itself but it doesn't work. Die Another Day Template:Q30931 movie id is 1013 and it still links to movie review. Maybe there will be some time to server to update? רונאלדיניו המלך (talk) 16:51, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there is some cache in place that takes time to update. Sjoerd de Bruin (talk) 16:58, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Je souhaiterais aidé à l'amélioration des pages Sal2345 (talk) 22:51, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Publish added child won't publish

I've tried to add an additional child to David Urquhart, with ODNB reference with page URL, but the child's name reains in a pink box and the info won't publish. The child died at 13 months and is often omitted (including original DNB entry) but there are also numerous newspaper articles on his inquest. Why wont it recognise the child's name or publish? (my first attempt after reading tutorials) Ishpoloni (talk) 09:41, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Ishpoloni. The "pink box" indicates there's an issue with the data you entered. It's possible that the child you’re trying to add doesn’t have an existing Wikidata Item, which may prevent the information from being saved. To resolve this, you'll need to create a new Wikidata Item for the child first. Once you've created the item, you can use the new Item as the value for the child statement.

If you're new to Wikidata and need help getting started, I recommend watching this introductory video for absolute beginners. Additionally, you can get in touch with the community for non-technical assistance on adding data to Wikidata and editing in general. -Mohammed Abdulai (WMDE) (talk) 08:52, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Display label in French UI for iso:gsw language is incorrect

The French interface shows allemand suisse for iso:de-ch.
(this is not our focus) The French interface shows suisse allemand for iso:gsw.
This latter is incorrect.
The French interface should display alémanique (gsw).
The English interface already displays Alemannic (gsw).
Other languages interfaces also displays translations of Alemannic.

See this gallery for current state (left:incorrect) and desired state (right:correct) :

Wikidata_languages-gsw_in_French_UI-wrong_(suisse allemand).png
[INTERFACE MANUALLY EDITED TO SHOW DESIRED RENDERING]
Wikidata languages-gsw in French UI-correct (alémanique)

Where can we correct this ? Where to change the code ? Where to open a phabricator ticket ? cc: User:Le Commissaire (native speaker), User:VIGNERON. Yug (talk) 11:35, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]