euwiki main page is different from most of the Wikipedias in design and scope. However, years are going, and design trends change. The idea of this task would be to work on a modern grid system using CSS and HTML that could be copied by other projects.
Working on https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azala/Grid
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Theklan | T363142 Create a grid Main Page for euwiki that anyone can copy | |||
| Open | Theklan | T363893 Explore the possibility to automatically show Commons image of the day | |||
| Resolved | Theklan | T364138 Populate the Main Page with actual data from templates | |||
| Resolved | Theklan | T363896 Create a video section for Ikusgela at the Main Page | |||
| Resolved | Theklan | T363899 Explore a recent deaths layout with images | |||
| Resolved | Jdlrobson | T364118 Add a switcher/slider so you can choose previous and next day for "on this day" section | |||
| Stalled | Theklan | T364207 Build a "Explore" section for Basque Wikipedia main page | |||
| Open | BUG REPORT | None | T364253 Metrics api response sometimes returns cached 301 (from kubernetes ??) | ||
| Resolved | Theklan | T364257 Make the Main Page mobile friendly |
Don't know if you know what is Codex, but you can reuse the Codex design tokens in TemplateStyles or CSS page content model (i.e. MediaWiki:Common.css).
https://doc.wikimedia.org/codex/latest/design-tokens/overview.html
But some templates are starting to use the tokens.
Can I see an example of that, please?
Eh, I think I hallucinated it from reading the same tickets over and over again...
T320322 adds the support of CSS variables in TemplateStyles.
T355244 adds the support of Codex tokens in in TemplateStyles.
If I remember correctly, the tokens are already available in MediaWiki:Common.css.
The recommandation is to always use a fallback for skins which do not support Codex (not sure it means everything except Vector 2022).
I really don't think it's gonna be ready for Wikimedia Hackathon 2024, so...
Also a new main page that anyone can copy should the support the work-in-progress night mode? See T363359?
It seems that using css grid elements and descriptions doesn't work properly, as the grid is only part of the page, not the full page itself. A better approach would be working by sections.