Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2019/Programme/Submissions/Your first Wikidata Lua infobox

Title of the submission

Your first Wikidata Lua infobox

Type of submission (lecture, panel, workshop, lightning talk, roundtable, poster)

workshop

Author(s) of the submission

Tobias (Tobias1984 (talk))

Username(s)

• Tobias1984 (talk)

Affiliation

Wikimedia Austria

Topic(s)

• Technology

Abstract (up to 100 words)

Like last year Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2018/Programme/Submission/Create_your_first_Wikidata_Lua_infobox, we will have a workshop for absolute beginners to Lua infoboxes. We will look at how to get started with Lua and how to get data from Wikidata.

How will this session be beneficial for the communities in the region of Central and Eastern Europe?

Especially wikis with smaller communities can benefit a lot from having Lua infoboxes. Having the information in infoboxes correct and up to date leaves more time for adding nicely written text to articles.

Special requirements

Bring a laptop. If you understand wikitext you can easily get started with Lua infoboxes.

Slides or further information

The presentation will follow parts of d:Wikidata:Infobox Tutorial

Documentation

• https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Your_first_Wikidata_Lua_infobox

Interested attendees

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Notes

• Basic of Lua Infoboxes
  • try to make an effort for the Infoboxes to have important information for the reader
  • Databox - written in a general way

• Here is what we have so far on test.wikidata:
  • Template: https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:MyNewInfobox
  • Module: https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Module:MyNewInfobox
  • Page that uses Template: https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:MyNewInfobox

• Having the information in infoboxes correct and up to date leaves more time for adding nicely written text to articles.