Wikibase interacts with different wikis ("sites") - identified by the "site ID".
For a number of reasons the site ID could be changed (e.g. be_x_oldwiki is intended to be referred to as be_taraskwiki - WMF Wikipedia).
It is not clear how does the change affects Wikibase. In the past certain functionality of Wikibase has not been working correctly after the change, e.g.
- langlinks API: T112426
- special:setsitelink does not recognize the new site ID as a valid input
Analyze and document the current behavior related to sitelinks/sites of Wikibase when the site is renamed (i.e. its site ID has been changed), This willl serve as a base for specifying what needs fixing etc.
Note: past investigation, linked to a potential ocean of other problematic cases was T112647
Acceptance criteria:
- Overview of all known behavior related to sitelinks/sites in Wikibase
- Document where the list on available/knows sites comes from currently
Timebox: 20h 18h