Maniphest T401494

Add simple logging for the usage of the Convert button
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Description

Context

In user tests we saw some users having issues with that button. To get some baseline on how it's used we want to add some basic logging of its usage.

Event to implement

action	feature	description	done?
`convert-link`	`citoid`	User clicked the 'Convert' button ( that shows up we have a basic ref with a link in it )	yes

Added to VisualEditor/FeatureUse_data_dictionary#Actions.

See also

T396734: Add more simple logging for subref related events

Details

Related Changes in Gerrit:

	Subject	Author	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Add logging for usage of convert button	Mareike Heuer	mediawiki/extensions/Citoid	master	+2 -0

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open		None	T396752 [Epic] Metrics for sub-referencing
		Open		None	T398435 [Epic] User Tracking in VE for sub-referencing
		Open		None	T400790 Track usage and value of Visual Editor's convert button
		Resolved		None	T401494 Add simple logging for the usage of the Convert button

Event Timeline

WMDE-Fisch created this task.Aug 8 2025, 8:15 PM

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WMDE-Fisch mentioned this in T401512: Validate new logging in Superset.Aug 9 2025, 6:29 AM

lilients_WMDE moved this task from Incoming to Dev-Work on the Cite (Sub-referencing) board.Aug 11 2025, 9:18 AM

WMDE-Fisch updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 4 2025, 12:42 PM

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Change #1188760 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mareike Heuer; author: Mareike Heuer):

[mediawiki/extensions/Citoid@master] Add logging for usage of convert button

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1188760

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Sep 16 2025, 12:21 PM

MareikeHeuerWMDE removed MareikeHeuerWMDE as the assignee of this task.Sep 17 2025, 7:19 AM

MareikeHeuerWMDE moved this task from Doing to Tech Review on the WMDE-TechWish-Sprint-2025-09-16-Green-Tea-Icecream board.

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Change #1188760 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/Citoid@master] Add logging for usage of convert button

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1188760

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.45-notes (1.45.0-wmf.20; 2025-09-23).Sep 17 2025, 8:01 AM

thiemowmde updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 17 2025, 8:06 AM

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Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Sep 17 2025, 8:31 AM

awight moved this task from Demo to Done on the WMDE-TechWish-Sprint-2025-09-16-Green-Tea-Icecream board.Sep 30 2025, 8:19 AM

WMDE-Fisch closed this task as Resolved.Sep 30 2025, 9:11 AM

Lina_Farid_WMDE added a parent task: T400790: Track usage and value of Visual Editor's convert button.Sep 30 2025, 9:13 AM