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Combine "title" and "focus area" columns into the same column in wish index table
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Description

Background

Following T400414, we now have storage for tags. These should be displayed on the wish index table.

With the addition of a new column, the table starts to become cluttered. The proposed solution is to combine the "Title" and "Focus area" columns, though it may or may not prove to be a challenge in Codex.

Acceptance criteria
  • Remove the "Focus area" column
  • Rename "Title" to "Title and focus area"
  • Show the wish title in bold
  • Beneath the title, show the message "in "<name-of-focus-area>" focus area"

Designs

https://www.figma.com/design/JcTMFwbEJPpCKBiZ16Jkel/Future-of-the-Wishlist?node-id=4299-42591&t=cCV9pK5o5lDlHShQ-1


Derived Requirement

Update the wish index table layout to reduce clutter by combining the "Title" and "Focus area" columns:

  • Remove the “Focus area” column entirely.
  • Rename the “Title” column to “Title and focus area”.
  • Display the wish title in bold.
  • Directly beneath the title, show the message:
    • *in "<focus area name>" focus area*
  • Ensure design matches the provided Figma specification.
Test Steps

Test Case 1: Column Removal

  1. Go to the Wish Index table.
  2. ✅❓❌⬜ AC1: The “Focus area” column is no longer present.

Test Case 2: Column Rename

  1. Check the column headers.
  2. ✅❓❌⬜ AC2: The “Title” column is renamed to “Title and focus area”.

Test Case 3: Title Display Formatting

  1. Look at any wish listed in the table.
  2. ✅❓❌⬜ AC3: The wish title is displayed in bold text.

Test Case 4: Focus Area Display

  1. Check the text beneath the wish title.
  2. ✅❓❌⬜ AC4: The focus area is displayed as *“in <focus area name> focus area”*.

QA Results - Meta Beta

Event Timeline

MusikAnimal raised the priority of this task from Medium to High.Sep 10 2025, 9:34 PM
HMonroy changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Sep 12 2025, 9:31 PM
HMonroy claimed this task.

Change #1188912 had a related patch set uploaded (by HMonroy; author: HMonroy):

[mediawiki/extensions/CommunityRequests@master] Combine title and focus area columns in wishlist page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1188912

@JSengupta-WMF we would like your input on changing the focus area message shown under the title column to Focus area: <focusareatitle> rather than in "<focusareatitle>" focus area. Also when there is no focus area do we not want to show anything? Currently, we output "Unassigned".

@MusikAnimal has pointed out that we need to have a message that is easy to translate so he was suggesting a different structure :)

Sounds good. Does unassigned translate well? We can also go with just a hyphen (-) I have shown an example of what you recommended, below. If this seems fine, I will update the published design.

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That design looks great! Yes, "Unassigned" will translate just fine. With the structure like "Label: value" pretty much anything will translate well.

Change #1188912 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CommunityRequests@master] Combine title and focus area columns in wishlist page

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1188912

Change #1189637 had a related patch set uploaded (by Samwilson; author: Samwilson):

[mediawiki/extensions/CommunityRequests@master] Update focus area link in the wish index table

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1189637

Change #1189637 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CommunityRequests@master] Update focus area link in the wish index table

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1189637

@HMonroy Confirmed that the combined "title" and "focus area" columns are in the same column in the wish index table, as seen from the screenshots. I will mark this as Resolved. Thanks for all your work!

Test Result - Meta Beta

Status: ✅ PASS
Environment: Meta Beta
OS: macOS Tahoe 26.0
Browser: Chrome 140
Device: MBA
Emulated Device: NA

Test Artifact(s):

https://meta.wikimedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist/Wishes

Test Steps

Test Case 1: Column Removal

  1. Go to the Wish Index table.
  2. AC1: The “Focus area” column is no longer present.
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Test Case 2: Column Rename

  1. Check the column headers.
  2. AC2: The “Title” column is renamed to “Title and focus area”.

See AC1

Test Case 3: Title Display Formatting

  1. Look at any wish listed in the table.
  2. AC3: The wish title is displayed in bold text.

See AC1

Test Case 4: Focus Area Display

  1. Check the text beneath the wish title.
  2. AC4: The focus area is displayed as *“in <focus area name> focus area”*.

See AC1

GMikesell-WMF updated Other Assignee, removed: GMikesell-WMF.
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