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Title Wiki Technical Training 2024
Dates 22 & 23 June 2023
Location Chennai
Etherpads Etherpad Link
Status Doing...

About[edit]

Wiki Technical Training 2024 aims to improve the technical understanding of the contributors of Wikimedians who have experience in contributing to language and theme projects and are interested in contributing to technical spaces of Wikimedia by building and empowering them with the essential skills needed to contribute effectively to Wikimedia projects. This training program will cover topics that are basic and essential for navigating around the technical spaces within Wikimedia (like Introduction to MediaWiki and Phabricator), and importing templates/modules from other wikis, besides training on a few established tools for events and community purposes.

Participation[edit]

We are inviting scholarship applications from all Indic Wiki project contributors who are interested in technical spaces and are excited to start their technical journey in the Wikimedia world. The scholarship covers selected participants' travel, accommodation, food, and related expenses. As this is a pilot event, the scholarship seats are limited in number. Kindly apply on or before 4 June 2024 for a timely consideration.

Link to scholarship form: Scholarship application form

Timeline[edit]

  • Event Dates: 22 and 23 June 2024
  • Location: Chennai
  • Venue: Kalyan Grand, Chennai
  • Last date to apply for the scholarship: 4 June 2024

Prorgam[edit]

Day - 1 (22 June 2024)[edit]

Slot Session Trainer
9:00 am
to
12:30 pm
Basics of Templates and Scripts User:Jnanaranjan sahu
Introduction to Templates
Working and Usage of Templates
Passing parameters to template
Creating a basic template
Importing templates
Q and A
12:30 pm
to
1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
to
5:00 pm
Introduction to SQL and Quarry User:KCVelaga
Introduction to SQL
MediaWiki Database Layout
Introduction to Quarry
Working and Usage of SQL
Writing your first Query code
Q and A

Day - 2 (23 June 2024)[edit]

Slot Session Trainer
9:00 am
to
12:30 pm
Tools for Outreach and Contribution User:Gnoeee
12:30 pm
to
1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
to
5:00 pm
Building Communnity Dashboard User:KCVelaga

Contact to[edit]

If you have any questions or need support, write to the "Discussion Page" or write to program@cis-india.org.