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Deploy config change to make New Discussion Tool available as beta feature
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This task is about deploying the config change(s) necessary to make the New Discussion Tool available to people at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias via the Discussion tools Beta Feature. [i]

Deployment timing

On THURSDAY, 18-FEBRUARY, the New Discussion Tool should be made available as a beta feature at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias.

  • Note: this will happen via a congif change that is deployed during an upcoming backport window. [ii]

Done

  • The deployment date is documented in the ===Deployment timing section above
  • Once deployment date is set, @ppelberg to comment on T273077
  • People at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias, who turn on the Discussion tools Beta Feature, are able to use the New Discussion Tool.

i. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Beta_Features
ii. https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectAuthorRepoBranchLines +/-
Enable DiscussionTools' beta feature for newtopictool on arwiki, cswiki, huwikiBartosz Dziewońskioperations/mediawiki-configmaster+10 -3
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StatusSubtypeAssignedTask
 ResolvedEsandersT276497 Scale DiscussionTools to all projects
 ResolvedEsandersT251207 [Epic] Scale DiscussionTools to all Wikipedias
 OpenNoneT233446 [Epic] New Discussion Tool
 ResolvedNoneT275256 Make New Topic Tool (desktop) available as opt-out feature at all wikis
 Resolved• LZamanT271964 [Release ticket] Make New Discussion Tool available as opt-out feature at partner wikis
 ResolvedppelbergT269471 Make New Discussion Tool available as Beta Feature at partner wikis
 Resolved• matmarexT273145 Deploy config change to make New Discussion Tool available as beta feature
Restricted Task
 ResolvedppelbergT275257 Offer New Discussion Tool as Beta Feature at all Wikipedias
 ResolvedRyasmeenT275813 Post-deployment QA (New Discussion Tool)
 Resolved• matmarexT275827 Deploy config change to scale New Discussion Tool's availability as a beta feature
 ResolvedEsandersT275923 Pressing "cancel" on an empty new topic widget triggers the title validation and doesn't close the widget
 Resolved• matmarexT276967 Turn off Reply Tool A/B test
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT275828 Make volunteers aware of New Discussion Tool's availability as beta feature
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT275830 Verify integrity of New Discussion Tool edits at ar, cs and hu.wiki
 ResolvedppelbergT273082 Offer Reply and New Discussion Tools as Beta Features at "Phase 4" Wikipedias.
 Resolved• matmarexT273146 Make the Reply and New Discussion Tools available as opt-in Beta Features at en.wiki
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT273147 Consult with volunteers at en.wiki about offering the Reply Tool as a Beta Feature
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT273233 Update en.wiki Talk pages project page
 Resolved• matmarexT276493 Make the Reply Tool and New Discussion Tools available as opt-in Beta Features at ru.wiki
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT275255 Consult with volunteers at ru.wiki about offering the Reply Tool as a Beta Feature
 Resolved• matmarexT276494 Make the Reply and New Discussion Tools available as Beta Features at de.wiki
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT275254 Consult with volunteers at de.wiki about offering the Reply Tool as a Beta Feature
 DuplicateNoneT277506 Enable New Discussion Tool as opt-out setting at office.wiki
 DeclinedMNeislerT263054 New Discussion Tool: calculate workflow engagement metrics
Resolved• matmarexT285117 Add support for the InputBox extension
 ResolvedUrbanecm_WMFT269310 Add support for preloaded text
ResolvedRyasmeenT269033 Add edit notice element to New Discussion Tool
 ResolvedppelbergT270454 Implement edit notice logic
 ResolvedEsandersT272188 VE API: Return structured information about edit notices so they can be filtered by clients
 ResolvedNoneT272656 Solicit feedback from page maintainers about preload opt-in approach
 ResolvedNoneT270797 Create way for individual pages to opt-in to using the New Discussion Tool for preloads
 ResolvedppelbergT274746 Create an easy way to link people to an open New Discussion Tool
 ResolvedppelbergT282204 Handle URLs for starting new sections
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT287804 Create deployment plan for scaling New Topic Tool as opt-out at all projects
 Resolved• matmarexT287901 Revise empty Title field warning message display logic
 Resolved• matmarexT288319 "Start a discussion" empty state message should not appear on empty talk pages when corresponding page (or user) doesn't exist
 ResolvedppelbergT290517 [Release Ticket] Introduce New Topic Tool (desktop) as opt-out at A/B test wikis
 ResolvedmpopovT277825 Run A/B test to evaluate impact of New Topic Tool
 ResolvedMNeislerT290204 [SPIKE] Estimate New Discussion Tool A/B Test Feasibility
 ResolvedDLynchT291308 Make config change to start New Discussion Tool A/B Test
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT291306 Identify wikis for New Discussion Tool A/B test
 ResolvedRyasmeenT291307 Implement New Discussion Tool A/B test bucketing
 ResolvedppelbergT291536 [SPIKE] How can we ensure that we are able to identify and distinguish prior users of the New Discussion Tool in the AB test?
 ResolvedppelbergT292120 [SPIKE] Determine how we can identify blocked save attempts
 ResolvedDLynchT293962 Introduce a "hint" that informs people how they can enable the legacy section=new experience
 ResolvedppelbergT294491 [SPIKE] How many people have turned off the New Discussion Tool since it's been available as a Beta Feature
 ResolvedDLynchT294167 Implement way to identify people who have opened the New Discussion Tool before
 ResolvedppelbergT297847 Ensure New Discussion Tool Hint Is Fully Translated
 ResolvedppelbergT301496 Add distinct event to talk_page_edit for when a new section is added
 Resolved• matmarexT288741 Talk Page Empty State: write English copy for translation
 ResolvedBUG REPORT• matmarexT291085 redlink=1 not respected in zhwiki
 ResolvedppelbergT291535 Inform participating wikis of start of New Discussion Tool A/B Test
 ResolvedDLynchT291873 Deploy config change to "turn off" New Discussion Tool A/B test
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT295098 [SPIKE] What – if any – reactions have people had to the start of the New Discussion Tool A/B test?
 ResolvedppelbergT297714 [SPIKE] What is the makeup of people who have adjusted the state of the Discussion tools beta feature?
 ResolvedSpikeMNeislerT301495 [SPIKE] Investigate what init type is associated with the sessions where a ready event is being emitted, but an anonymous user token is not being logged
 ResolvedppelbergT301497 Ensure the A/B test bucket is logged when a logged out user edits a full page in wikitext
 ResolvedDLynchT301499 [SPIKE] What could be causing a ready event to be emitted, but an anonymous user token NOT to be logged
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT304658 Announce New Topic Tool A/B test findings to wikis participating in test
 ResolvedppelbergT306481 Add more granular experience level buckets to New Topic Tool A/B test report
 DeclinedMNeislerT306579 Investigate rate at which Senior Contributors abandon New Topic Tool edits
ResolvedDLynchT307410 [Config Change] Enable the New Topic Tool as opt-out at A/B test wikis
 DeclinedNoneT295097 [Communications] Ensure Senior Contributors are aware of the New Discussion Tool being made available as opt-out
ResolvedppelbergT309368 [Config Change] Enable New Topic Tool as opt-out at Phase 3 wikis (desktop)
 DeclinedNoneT309369 Inform volunteers at Phase 3 wikis of upcoming New Topic Tool (desktop) deployment
 Resolved• matmarexT297990 Clarify how the "Enable quick topic adding" setting affects creating new talk pages (separate setting?)
 Resolved• matmarexT310392 [Config Change] Enable New Topic Tool as opt-out at Phase 4 wikis (desktop)
 ResolvedFrostlyT297974 "Title" is unclear, and should probably say "Subject" or "Topic" instead
 Resolved• matmarexT311023 Enable new topic tool by default on enwiki
 ResolvedRyasmeenT313699 [Config Change] Enable New Topic Tool as opt-out at de.wiki (desktop)

Event Timeline

ppelberg created this task.Jan 28 2021, 2:11 AM
ppelberg removed a project: Editing Design.
ppelberg moved this task from Inbox to Upcoming on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.
ppelberg mentioned this in T269471: Make New Discussion Tool available as Beta Feature at partner wikis.
ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 1 2021, 5:08 AM
ppelberg mentioned this in T273077: Publicize availability of New Discussion Tool as beta feature.Feb 1 2021, 5:17 AM
ppelberg added a comment.Feb 16 2021, 8:39 PM

As discussed during today's standup, the patch can now be written that will make it so the New Discussion Tool becomes available as a Beta Feature at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias.

Note: we have NOT yet determined which backport window said patch should be deployed in.

ppelberg triaged this task as High priority.Feb 16 2021, 8:39 PM
ppelberg moved this task from Upcoming to Ready to Be Worked On on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.
ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 17 2021, 12:22 AM

Task description update: deployment timing
On THURSDAY, 18-FEBRUARY, we would like for the New Discussion Tool to be made available as a beta feature at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias.

ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 17 2021, 2:50 AM
Patriccck added a comment.Feb 17 2021, 8:13 AM

@ppelberg Thanks for the info. I find out new error, which should be important to fix before deployment as a beta feature – see T274974.

gerritbot added a comment.Feb 17 2021, 1:29 PM

Change 664819 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński; owner: Bartosz Dziewoński):
[operations/mediawiki-config@master] Enable DiscussionTools' beta feature for newtopictool on arwiki, cswiki, huwiki

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/664819

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Feb 17 2021, 1:29 PM
• matmarex added a comment.Feb 17 2021, 1:40 PM

Scheduled for tomorrow: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments#deploycal-item-20210218T1900

I'm also planning to backport the fixes for T274949 and T272666 at the time (thanks @Patriccck).

• matmarex claimed this task.Feb 17 2021, 1:47 PM
• matmarex moved this task from Ready to Be Worked On to Doing on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.
gerritbot added a comment.Feb 18 2021, 7:21 PM

Change 664819 merged by jenkins-bot:
[operations/mediawiki-config@master] Enable DiscussionTools' beta feature for newtopictool on arwiki, cswiki, huwiki

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/664819

Stashbot added a comment.Feb 18 2021, 7:25 PM

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2021-02-18T19:25:05Z] <urbanecm@deploy1001> Synchronized wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php: da7b8123ecb373c1de1634ae867fb2f5fbee89ad: Enable DiscussionTools beta feature for newtopictool on arwiki, cswiki, huwiki (T273145) (duration: 01m 12s)

• matmarex moved this task from Doing to Ready for Sign Off on the Editing-team (Kanban Board) board.Feb 18 2021, 7:51 PM

Done!

Patriccck updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 18 2021, 7:55 PM
Patriccck awarded a token.
Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Feb 18 2021, 8:10 PM
ppelberg awarded a token.Feb 18 2021, 10:39 PM
ppelberg closed this task as Resolved.Feb 18 2021, 10:44 PM
In T273145#6841780, @matmarex wrote:

Done!

Excellent. I'm seeing the New Discussion Tool available at the Arabic, Czech and Hungarian Wikipedias!

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