Emi
Emi (Etalemi Mingi) is an expression in the Lingala language which means "Most viewed" in French. It is an innovative solution developed by Wikimedia to meet the challenge of searching and sorting the most viewed articles in a country and over a given period.
Activity on Wikimedia is growing daily, with thousands of users searching in various countries. This excitement creates a crucial need to filter the most frequent queries to identify the topics of greatest interest and better meet the community's needs.
Definition of views
[edit]Discover the different pages that EMI presents.
User interface
The header displays the app name which is aligned left, and the page navigation links which is aligned right. These links include a link to the top features, which is pre-configured by default for Africa.
Search page
The search section includes drop-down menus for selecting the continent, country, search date, and the type of device used for the search.
The rendering area
This area displays the search results. By default, EMI displays statistics for the logged-in user's country. A "read" button allows access to the corresponding page if the user is interested.
Country: Projects Rank Views Editors
How it works
[edit]The most read articles from a given country
[edit]At launch, the application's continent, country, date, and platform fields default to "Africa," "Democratic Republic of the Congo," "the previous day's date," and "all-access," respectively. You can immediately start the search by clicking the "Submit" button.
In case the user wants the most viewed articles from a given country, they will proceed as follows:
- Choose date: Choose a specific date before today's date using the interactive calendar.:
- Choose the continent: Click on the arrow and select a continent of your choice from the drop-down menu.
- Choose the country: Click on the arrow and select a country of your choice from the drop-down menu.
- Select platform : Select the search platform which can be: All Access, Desktop, Mobile App or Mobile Web
- Start Search: Press the "Submit" button to start the search.
- Click on the Read button: By clicking on this button, you will access the corresponding article.
Results
[edit]The application displays the most read articles from the selected country for the predefined date. The results are displayed per page of ten articles. You can then navigate between pages using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons. The results can be exported in json or csv formats by clicking on the "Export" button and then selecting the format of your choice.
Search for articles
[edit]Prerequisites
[edit]You have to search for the most read articles from a given country
Procedures
[edit]- Enter the keyword of your search in the search field
Results
[edit]The application then filters the articles according to the titles of the latter containing the keyword entered in the search field.
The evolution of article visits
[edit]Procedures
[edit]- click on Page views in the application header to access the corresponding view.
- Enter the project name : enter the name of the article project.
- choose the date range : select the start date and the end date respectively in the interactive calendars start and end so that the start date is before the end date
- Choose the frequency : daily or monthly.
- select platform : in the corresponding drop-down list, select an option of your choice.
- select the agent : in the corresponding drop-down list, select an option of your choice.
- enter the title of the article : in the rightmost text box.
- click on the button '+'
Results
[edit]The application displays the evolution of visits to the article in a graph according to the selected periodicity and it should be noted that by following the procedure mentioned above, we can superimpose several graphs of several articles for the same options.
Most read articles in Africa
[edit]Procedures
[edit]- click on Top Africa , to access the corresponding view.
- Choose date : choose a specific date that is before today's date via the interactive calendar.
Result
[edit]The application displays the most read articles grouped by country and the countries sorted alphabetically. Depending on your needs, the results can be displayed in a list or gallery by clicking on the button. "Article list/Article gallery"
Troubleshooting
[edit]- Use another browser
- Check the internet connection
- Refresh the page if you experience display problems
- Check the date or container range in the filter to avoid loading errors
- If the problem persists, please contact the app support for assistance..
Note
[edit]EMI is a constantly evolving project. Future updates will include new features and improvements. We want to point out that, for now, the platform works well on Chrome and other browsers.
We are committed to providing a reliable and easy-to-use application to help users access the most relevant information on Wikipedia.