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[EPIC] Empower developers to author new Edit Checks and Suggestions and configure existing ones
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This epic represents the work of introducing a framework that empowers developers to introduce new structured editing workflows that are both:

  1. Convenient and compelling to engage with on mobile devices, where time and space are limited
  2. Effective at causing people, across experience levels, to publish constructive edits they feel good about and projects value

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StatusSubtypeAssignedTask
 OpenNoneT265163 Create a system to encode best practices into editing experiences
 OpenNoneT327959 Create ways for volunteers to audit, configure, and evaluate Edit Check
 OpenNoneT360799 [EPIC] Empower developers to author new Edit Checks and Suggestions and configure existing ones
 ResolvedVPuffetMichelT360591 Develop an API to power new Edit Checks and Structured Tasks
 ResolvedppelbergT364775 Prototype a "Convert References" Edit Check
 OpenNoneT364505 Develop a design framework that empowers people to author new Edit Checks and Structured Tasks
 ResolvedEsandersT360801 [SPIKE] How will the Edit Check platform be kept in sync with the Wikimedia Design System (Codex)?
 OpennayoubT365660 Define initial set of Edit Check UI components
OpenNoneT364507 Develop an SLO for Edit Check
 OpenNoneT364582 [SPIKE] Investigate feasibility of using "abusefilter-analyzer" to bootstrap new Edit Checks from existing AbuseFilters
 OpenNoneT365287 Introduce a sandbox for developing new Edit Checks/Structured Tasks
 ResolvedEsandersT365524 Implement a generic text-matching capability
ResolvedppelbergT367897 [SPIKE] Clarify the distinctions between an "Edit Check" and an "Edit Suggestion"
 ResolveddchanT346157 Documentation for VisualEditor internals
 OpenNoneT374066 Create a simple edit check to gain feedback about the API / creation process
 OpenNoneT375911 Investigate bootstrapping VE tools on Parsoid read mode HTML
 OpenNoneT376523 Document the Edit Check API
 OpenNoneT379103 Document findings from writing an Edit Check using the API
 OpenNoneT379801 Determine what constraints will guide how volunteers introduce new Edit Checks
 ResolvedEsandersT379804 Introduce a generic mechanism to dismiss Edit Checks
 OpenNoneT379806 Submit proposal to host a 2025 Wikimania workshop about the Edit Check API
 OpenNoneT379810 Create a page on mediawiki.org for the Edit Check API
 OpenNoneT381711 Publish Edit Check design principles
 ResolvedmedeliusT411662 Consider splitting up Edit Check config
 OpenFeatureNoneT414539 Allow suggestions to be suppressed programmatically
 OpenppelbergT408614 [SPIKE] Generate ideas for "fuzzier" methods of identifying content
 In ProgressmedeliusT407664 Support regex queries in TextMatchEditCheck
 ResolveddchanT424847 TextMatch: implement i18n-aware case preservation
 In ProgressFeatureNoneT411371 [Documentation] create an Edit check platform documentation for technical contributors
 OpenNoneT402991 Enable individual Edit Checks to be made available in a silent/logging mode
 OpenNoneT415844 Suggestions: Evaluate using custom icons
 OpenNoneT423008 [Single Player Suggestions] Introduce a way to author a suggestion that is scoped specifically to me
 OpenNoneT424164 Enable volunteers to generate suggestions using community-built/trained models
 OpenFeatureNoneT424376 Enable TextMatch to import queries/groups of checks apart from individuals checks
 OpenEsandersT426608 Consider introducing a JSON Schema for EditCheck config
 OpenFeatureNoneT428559 [Suggestion] Check if image caption ends with "."
 OpenNoneT398195 Edit Check: Enable Edit Checks to evaluate content within templates
 OpenEsandersT427626 Provide read access to template-generated categories in VE document model
 OpenBUG REPORTNoneT428340 Weird behavior of a TextMatch edit check with templates/links
 OpenNoneT429401 Publish documentation that shows how to implement a new suggestion via an on-wiki gadget/user script

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ppelberg created this task.Mar 22 2024, 4:57 PM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptMar 22 2024, 4:57 PM
ppelberg moved this task from Untriaged to Larger Strategic Things on the Editing-team board.Mar 22 2024, 4:58 PM
ppelberg moved this task from Backlog to Strategic Initiatives on the EditCheck board.
ppelberg added a subtask: T360591: Develop an API to power new Edit Checks and Structured Tasks.
Esanders closed subtask T360801: [SPIKE] How will the Edit Check platform be kept in sync with the Wikimedia Design System (Codex)? as Resolved.Mar 25 2024, 4:17 PM
ppelberg reopened subtask T360801: [SPIKE] How will the Edit Check platform be kept in sync with the Wikimedia Design System (Codex)? as Open.May 8 2024, 6:50 PM
ppelberg removed a subtask: T360801: [SPIKE] How will the Edit Check platform be kept in sync with the Wikimedia Design System (Codex)?.May 8 2024, 7:14 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T364582: [SPIKE] Investigate feasibility of using "abusefilter-analyzer" to bootstrap new Edit Checks from existing AbuseFilters.May 15 2024, 9:58 PM
VPuffetMichel moved this task from To Triage to Triaged on the VisualEditor board.Jun 4 2024, 10:35 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T367897: [SPIKE] Clarify the distinctions between an "Edit Check" and an "Edit Suggestion".Jun 18 2024, 10:38 PM
ppelberg mentioned this in T367897: [SPIKE] Clarify the distinctions between an "Edit Check" and an "Edit Suggestion".Jul 1 2024, 5:59 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T346157: Documentation for VisualEditor internals.Jul 25 2024, 5:46 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T374066: Create a simple edit check to gain feedback about the API / creation process.Sep 4 2024, 11:31 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T375911: Investigate bootstrapping VE tools on Parsoid read mode HTML.Sep 27 2024, 5:38 PM
ppelberg closed subtask T367897: [SPIKE] Clarify the distinctions between an "Edit Check" and an "Edit Suggestion" as Resolved.Sep 30 2024, 11:36 PM
Restricted Application added a project: Epic. · View Herald TranscriptSep 30 2024, 11:36 PM
VPuffetMichel closed subtask T360591: Develop an API to power new Edit Checks and Structured Tasks as Resolved.Dec 16 2024, 8:45 PM
Aklapper changed the status of subtask T346157: Documentation for VisualEditor internals from In Progress to Open.Apr 11 2025, 10:19 PM
VPuffetMichel closed subtask T379804: Introduce a generic mechanism to dismiss Edit Checks as Resolved.Apr 26 2025, 3:51 PM
dchan closed subtask T346157: Documentation for VisualEditor internals as Resolved.Jun 30 2025, 12:40 PM
ppelberg renamed this task from [EPIC] Empower developers to author new Edit Checks and Structured Tasks to [EPIC] Empower developers to author new Edit Checks and Suggestions.Aug 20 2025, 11:16 PM
ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)
ppelberg added subscribers: Sadads, Sophivorus.
• Astinson updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 20 2025, 11:50 PM
Scann subscribed.Aug 21 2025, 12:11 AM

Hello,

This development was part of a project that Wikimedistas de Uruguay invested in -- Sophivorus explains about it more on this Wikiherramientas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buC51M7Zyhk

We did this when we were doing the "Digital Green Skills" course, to make it easier to onboard people that wanted to specifically edit on climate change topics. The Newcomer Tools at that moment didn't do a great job filtering more specific lists, so this developed by Sophivorus as a workaround. Initially it was a smaller set of tasks (4 tasks), and then we added the "adding alt-text" through another tool that Sophivorus developed (he talks about those tools here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2whlKsTTJTc). A pending idea that we had and that we ran out of money for developing in 2024 was to add a tool that does the same job that Citation Hunt but inside the WikiProject, rather than being hosted outside of it.

I'm sure Sophivorus is happy to talk more about the project.

cheers,

AAlhazwani-WMF subscribed.Sep 3 2025, 7:44 AM
ppelberg renamed this task from [EPIC] Empower developers to author new Edit Checks and Suggestions to [EPIC] Empower developers to author new Edit Checks and Suggestions and configure existing ones.Dec 3 2025, 7:10 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T411662: Consider splitting up Edit Check config.
ppelberg added a parent task: T327959: Create ways for volunteers to audit, configure, and evaluate Edit Check.
ppelberg removed a parent task: T265163: Create a system to encode best practices into editing experiences.Dec 3 2025, 7:12 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T414539: Allow suggestions to be suppressed programmatically.Jan 14 2026, 12:14 AM
ppelberg added a subtask: T408614: [SPIKE] Generate ideas for "fuzzier" methods of identifying content.Jan 16 2026, 8:34 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T407664: Support regex queries in TextMatchEditCheck.Jan 22 2026, 4:37 PM
ldelench_wmf closed subtask T411662: Consider splitting up Edit Check config as Resolved.Feb 2 2026, 7:37 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T411371: [Documentation] create an Edit check platform documentation for technical contributors.Feb 2 2026, 9:44 PM
ppelberg moved this task from Larger Strategic Things to Editing-2026-2027 on the Editing-team board.
ppelberg added a subtask: T402991: Enable individual Edit Checks to be made available in a silent/logging mode.Feb 13 2026, 2:11 PM
ppelberg updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 19 2026, 11:10 PM
ppelberg added a subscriber: Dyolf77_WMF.
Restricted Application added a subscriber: hubaishan. · View Herald TranscriptFeb 19 2026, 11:10 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T415844: Suggestions: Evaluate using custom icons.Mar 2 2026, 5:38 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T423008: [Single Player Suggestions] Introduce a way to author a suggestion that is scoped specifically to me.Apr 11 2026, 6:14 PM
medelius changed the status of subtask T407664: Support regex queries in TextMatchEditCheck from Open to In Progress.Apr 15 2026, 2:42 PM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: alaa. · View Herald TranscriptApr 15 2026, 2:42 PM
Sophivorus unsubscribed.Apr 15 2026, 3:08 PM
ppelberg created subtask T424164: Enable volunteers to generate suggestions using community-built/trained models.Apr 23 2026, 12:15 AM
ppelberg added a subtask: T424376: Enable TextMatch to import queries/groups of checks apart from individuals checks.May 8 2026, 4:40 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T426608: Consider introducing a JSON Schema for EditCheck config.May 18 2026, 7:16 PM
Esanders closed subtask T365524: Implement a generic text-matching capability as Resolved.Tue, May 19, 11:48 AM
ppelberg added a subtask: T428559: [Suggestion] Check if image caption ends with ".".Wed, Jun 10, 7:21 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T398195: Edit Check: Enable Edit Checks to evaluate content within templates.Fri, Jun 12, 7:56 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T427626: Provide read access to template-generated categories in VE document model.
ppelberg added a subtask: T428340: Weird behavior of a TextMatch edit check with templates/links.Fri, Jun 12, 8:00 PM
ppelberg added a subtask: T429401: Publish documentation that shows how to implement a new suggestion via an on-wiki gadget/user script.Tue, Jun 16, 7:44 PM
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