This task involves the work of converging on a sequence and timeline in which the Editing Team, in collaboration with volunteers and projects, will undeploy LiquidThreads. We will use the term "LQT", unless noted.
In T381906: Decide how to make Liquid Threads "read only" it was decided to convert LQT contents into Flow contents. Then, all Flow contents would be converted at the same time.
Undeployment sequence
| Step | Description | Timing | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | T382435: Check on how the LQT->Flow conversion script works | ||
| #2 | Inform volunteers/communities of deprecation plan (w/ dates) | ||
| #3 | Volunteers manually move active LQT boards to sub-pages, as archives | ||
| #4 | Convert LQT contents into Flow contents | ||
| #5 | Check the conversion of LQT contents into Flow contents, fix conversion issues | ||
| #6 | Freeze LQT | ||
| #7 | Archive Flow boards | ||
| #8 | Set Flow to readonly | ||
Status
@zoe is investigating the status of each of these wikis in T402947.
| Wiki | Status | Last updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| enwikinews | |||
| enwiktionary | |||
| huwiki | |||
| svwikisource | |||
| fiwikimedia | |||
| ptwikibooks | Blocked on informing community | 26 August 2025 | Scheduling/informing community: T388099; Execution: T402545 |
| mediawikiwiki | |||
| officewiki // replaced with Flow 2014-11-25 | |||
| sewikimedia | |||
| strategywiki | |||
| testwiki | |||
| test2wiki | |||
| wikimania2010wiki | |||
ptwikibooks in particular
Follow-up
When all of the above is completed, follow up in T332022: [Epic] Undeploying StructuredDiscussions (Flow).
Note: ptwikibooks has both Flow and LQT installed: T388099