[MEX] M3.2 - Create edit function for text inputs which trigger dropdown (string/wbentityIDs)
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	karapayneWMDE
	Aug 12 2025, 3:10 PM

Description

As a wikidata editor
I want to edit text inputs which trigger dropdown (string/wbentityIDs) statements on mobile
So that I can easily update items

Screenshot 2025-08-28 at 17.50.18.png (922×1 px, 91 KB)

For this type of input that triggers dropdowns we use the component **lookup**
The component is set to type "initial suggestion" so the words "suggested items" appear on the dropdown before the items for selection
The menu items include the description (component option)
These inputs appear in several forms, for example references, statements, qualifiers

Screenshot 2025-08-28 at 17.39.41.png (1×2 px, 188 KB)

Screenshot 2025-10-10 at 11.39.08.png (1×1 px, 112 KB)

the dropdown shows between 4 to 6 items (depending on the case, this is specified in the respective tickets)
when not all menu items are displayed and need to be scrolled, the scroll bar is visible (component option)

Datatypes included

Tabular data (string)
Geographic shape (string)
Wikibase item (wikibase entity ID)
Wikibase property (wikibase entity ID)
Lexeme (wikibase entity ID)
Form (wikibase entity ID)
Sense (wikibase entity ID)

Additionally

References are visible (editable covered in T402618)
Qualifiers are visible (editable covered in T402619)
Ranking are visible (editable covered in T402620)
Header/Footer of Edit Pages visible and sticky
Uneditable datatypes flagged

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Figma for add reference (where this component is used): https://www.figma.com/design/RtMDwH7sMF5IPRJvyyZPv4/Mobile-editing-experience?node-id=2239-20480&t=C9HTDU2XkF8Mdz6A-1

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Status	Assigned	Task
Open	None	T394621 [MEX] Mobile Editing Experience of Items Project
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T400128 [MEX] M3 - Create editing functionality for statements on Items on mobile
Resolved	Arian_Bozorg	T401697 [MEX] M3.2 - Create edit function for text inputs which trigger dropdown (string/wbentityIDs)
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T403973 [MEX] M3.2.1 - First Pass - Basic UI of strings which trigger a dropdown
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T403974 a[MEX] M3.2.1 - First Pass - Basic UI of wbentityIDs (which trigger a dropdown) except Lexeme entities
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T407325 M3.2.1 - First Pass - wbentityIDs item editing
Resolved	None	T407326 M3.2.1 - First Pass - wbentityIDs item references
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T407327 M3.2.1 - First Pass - wbentityIDs item qualifiers
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T407328 [MEX] M3.2.1 - update main view edit button color from red to blue
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T409149 [MEX] M3.2.1 - First Pass - Basic UI of Lexeme wbEntityIDs (which trigger a dropdown) - Lexeme, Form, Sense
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T407332 [MEX] M3.2.2 - Functional text inputs which trigger dropdown (string/wbentityIDs)
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T410277 [MEX] M3.2.2 - Functional - Wikibase Entity IDs
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T410278 [MEX] M3.2.2 - Functional - Basic UI of strings which trigger a dropdown
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T409268 [MEX] M3.2.1 - Follow-up First Pass - Basic UI of strings which trigger a dropdown (References only)
Resolved	mahmoud.abdelsattar.wmde	T410998 [MEX] 3.2.2 Avoid making live requests to Wikimedia Commons during end-to-end tests
Resolved	karapayneWMDE	T411001 [MEX] 3.2.2 Publish / Cancel buttons disappear off the bottom of the screen on mobile

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karapayneWMDE created this task.Aug 12 2025, 3:10 PM

karapayneWMDE renamed this task from [MEX] M3.2 edit function for text inputs which trigger dropdown (string/wbentityIDs) to [MEX] M3.2 - Create edit function for text inputs which trigger dropdown (string/wbentityIDs).

karapayneWMDE moved this task from Incoming to MEX Incoming column on the Wikidata-Omega board.Aug 22 2025, 7:21 AM

karapayneWMDE mentioned this in T400128: [MEX] M3 - Create editing functionality for statements on Items on mobile.Aug 22 2025, 7:53 AM

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