Wikidata:Events/Leveling Up Days 2024
- Welcome!
- The Wikidata Leveling Up Days was an online event that took place in April 2024, designed to welcome new people to Wikidata and to provide an introduction to a selection of useful tools and topics. On this page, you will find the video recordings of the event that can be helpful to learn the basics of Wikidata and watch together with your local community.
- How to contribute?
- The videos have been produced in English with English captions, and your help is very welcome to add translations in other languages to Wikimedia Commons! Have a look at this page for the details.
🌱 Get started with Wikidata
Opening session
Presentation of the program of the event, how it's going to work, how to watch the videos together and how to contribute to the program. Speakers: Lea Lacroix (WMDE), Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)
Introduction to Wikidata
Everything you need to know to get started with Wikidata.
Speakers: Mohammed Abdulai (WMDE), Lea Lacroix (WMDE)
What can I do on Wikidata?
Some experienced editors present what they are working on these days on Wikidata, or their favorite projects. Join to learn more about interesting things in which you could get involved, or to share with other your current workflow on Wikidata!
Speakers: Jsamwrites, Ambrosia10, Spinster
🔎 Day 2 - Browse and query Wikidata's data
Advanced search & tips on how to find data on Wikidata
Let's look at how to use the search box on the Wikidata website and various tips to run advanced search queries.
Speaker: Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)
Introduction to the Query Builder
During this session, we will look at how to use the Query Builder, a friendly interface that will allow you to build your first Wikidata queries, without knowing SPARQL.
Speaker: Dnshitobu
Wikidata live editing
During this stream, we will do manual editing on biographies of climate scientists and glaciologists. We will talk about aspects to keep in mind give some tips and tricks and also show a few basic tools that will help you become a more efficient Wikidata editor.
✒️ Enhance your editing experience
A few useful gadgets and scripts for Wikidata
During this session, several experienced users will present scripts and gadgets that can help you editing more easily, or perform some tasks more efficiently. After the initial presentation, the floor will be open to anyone who wants to show a demo of their favorite gadgets and scripts!
Speakers: Lydia Pintscher (WMDE), TiagoLubiana, Epìdosis, Jsamwrites
Introduction to Mix'n'Match
Discover Mix'n'match and how to make your first edits on Wikidata connecting information from trusted sources. Speaker: Epìdosis
Introduction to QuickStatements
Discover QuickStatements and how you can prepare and perform batch edits on Wikidata. Speakers: Sannita
👀 Ensure data quality
- Introduction to constraints & Constraint Violation Checker (Lucas Werkmeister, 11min)
- Useful things you can find on Property talk pages (Lydia Pintscher, 6min)
- SpeedPatrolling (Lucas Werkmeister, 5min)
- Wikidata Vandalism Dashboard (Ladsgroup, 3min)
- Item Quality Evaluator (Lydia Pintscher, 7min)
- Introduction to EntitySchemas (Arian Bozorg, 29min)
🧩️ Connect Wikidata with sister projects
Connect Wikidata and Wikipedia: the basics
In this session, we will discover how to connect and use Wikidata on other Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and Commons. Speaker: Jsamwrites, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)
Using Wikidata on Wikipedia: an example
In this session, we will look at an example of Wikidata-powered infobox on English Wikipedia. Speaker: BrokenSegue, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)
Databox: your simple Wikidata-powered infobox
In this session, we will discover Databox, a standard Wikidata-powered infobox that can be installed on your Wikipedia without any knowledge of code. Speaker: Shahadusadik, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)
Using Wikidata on Wikivoyage: an example
In this session, we will look at an example of Wikidata-powered tools on German Wikivoyage. Speaker: DerFussi, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)
Using Wikidata on Wikisource: an example
In this session, we will look at an example of Wikidata-powered tools on Bengali Wikisource. Speaker: Bodhisattwa, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)
Listeria: generate lists based on Wikidata
In this session, we will explore ways to use Listeria and dynamic Wikidata-powered lists on Wikipedia. Speaker: Jane023, facilitator: Mohammed Adbulai (WMDE)
Wikidata live editing
During this stream, we will both see how sitelinks can inspire article creations and various aspects of Wikimedia Commons images. Speakers: Ainali and Abbe98
See also
Feel free to add more links here!
🚀 Event useful links
- Commons category: Wikidata Leveling Up Days 2024
- Videos prepared for the event recorded during the event
- Youtube playlist of the videos
- Version of the page with the full program
- Wikidata help portal
💬 Telegram and other social media
- Wikidata Help Telegram group
- Wikidata general Telegram group
- All Wikidata community channels
- On Mastodon & co: #Wikidata #LevelingUpDays