Background
- Prior to the initial test release of night mode in T359152: Deploy initial version of night mode to pilot wikis on the mobile website for testing, we would like to exclude certain pages from appearing in night mode so that they are not shown as broken
User story
- As a reader, I want each page I visit on the site to be accessible so that I can read and navigate without concern
Requirements
- The following pages/namespaces must appear in night mode when the setting is turned on:
- Article namespace
- Main page
- Settings page
All other pages will appear in day mode.
- All action pages (e.g. history) should appear in day mode
- All diff pages should appear in day mode
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Mobile settings page (Special:MobileOptions) should appear in day mode
Requirements V2
Requirement:
Implement Night Mode in the Wikipedia Minerva and Vector 2022 skins with specific display settings for certain pages and namespaces to enhance the user experience by providing a consistent and expected visual theme across the platform.
Specifications:
- Night Mode Enabled Pages:
- Article namespace
- Main page
- Settings page
- Day Mode Exclusive Pages:
- All core action pages:
- delete
- edit
- history
- protect
- purge
- render
- submit
- unprotect
- view
- History diff pages
- All core action pages:
BDD
Feature: Night Mode Implementation for Wikipedia Pages in Minerva and Vector 2022 Skins
Background:
Given the user has selected either the Minerva or Vector 2022 skin on Wikipedia
Scenario: Display Article namespace in Night Mode
When the user navigates to any page within the Article namespace
Then the page should be displayed in Night Mode
Scenario: Display Main page in Night Mode
When the user navigates to the Main page
Then the Main page should be displayed in Night Mode
Scenario: Display Settings page in Night Mode
When the user navigates to the Settings page
Then the Settings page should be displayed in Night Mode
Scenario: Display Action pages in Day Mode
Given the user is in Night Mode
When the user navigates to an action page
Then the page should be displayed in Day Mode
And the action pages include, but are not limited to:
- delete
- edit
- history
- protect
- purge
- render
- submit
- unprotect
- view
Note: For a complete list of action pages, refer to the array of actions at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgActions#Default_value
Scenario: Display History diff pages in Day Mode
Given the user is in Night Mode
When the user views a History diff page
Then the History diff page should be displayed in Day ModeTest Steps:
- Select Skin and Enable Night Mode:
- Navigate to Wikipedia and log in if necessary.
- Access user preferences and select either the Minerva or Vector 2022 skin.
- Enable Night Mode from the appearance settings or via the available toggle.
- Verify Night Mode on Article Namespace:
- Navigate to any article page.
- Confirm the page is displayed in Night Mode.
- Verify Night Mode on Main Page:
- Navigate to Wikipedia's Main page.
- Confirm the Main page is displayed in Night Mode.
- Verify Night Mode on Settings Page:
- Navigate to the Settings page.
- Confirm the Settings page is displayed in Night Mode.
- Verify Day Mode on Action Pages:
- Navigate to an article and perform the following actions, confirming each page is displayed in Day Mode:
- delete
- edit
- history
- protect
- purge
- render
- submit
- unprotect
- view
- Navigate to an article and perform the following actions, confirming each page is displayed in Day Mode:
- Verify Day Mode on History Diff Pages:
- Navigate to the History section of any article and select a diff view.
- Confirm the diff page is displayed in Day Mode.
Acceptance criteria
- Exclude pages from appearing in night mode as per the requirements
- Deploy Monday, March 11 via a backport
Communication criteria - does this need an announcement or discussion?
- Document fixes necessary for pages to be included
QA Results - Prod
| AC | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✅ | T359183#9644598 |
| 2 | ✅ | T359183#9644598 |
| 3 | ✅ | T359183#9644598 |
| 4 | ✅ | T359183#9663607 |
| 5 | ✅ | T359183#9644598 |
