Activity Tab (Eng subtask): Categories module
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	HNordeenWMF
	Oct 10 2025, 6:01 PM

Description

Background

The team is testing an activity tab that would add reading insights to existing history tab with the goal of deepening engagement and increasing retention of readers.

Requirements

Show up to 3 "Top categories" this month (minimum 1)
- Selection of categories should match Android implementation which does:
  - Show top categories for the calendar month
  - Show categories even if someone has only visited the page once
  - We do not need to filter for interesting categories (2+ spaces) as we did in YiR
Nothing happens when tapping on categories (will be added in task for creating Categories screen)
Categories are cleared if someone clears their reading history

Designs

https://www.figma.com/design/2ShBsmgWuzsDAeTafyKzg6/App---%3E-Activity-Tab?node-id=353-2715&t=oLmEycZgBYD4WSQE-4

Reference

Android implementation: T399748

Engineering notes

From ActivityTabDataController, write a method that internally calls WMFCategoriesDataController to get list of categories for the last month.

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Status	Assigned	Task
Open	None	T406183 [Epic] AB test Activity Tab V2 on iOS
Resolved	HNordeenWMF	T408587 [L] Activity tab (user story) logged-in readers
Resolved	GOlson-WMF	T407016 Activity Tab (Eng subtask): Categories module

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HNordeenWMF created this task.Oct 10 2025, 6:01 PM

HNordeenWMF triaged this task as Medium priority.

HNordeenWMF moved this task from Tasks from Product Backlog to Needs Eng Sync or Estimation (P2) on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26) board.

HNordeenWMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Oct 10 2025, 6:38 PM

Tsevener updated the task description. (Show Details)Mon, Oct 20, 5:30 PM

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Can one click the module to see more than the top 3 categories?

I suppose this is the categories that were most often included in articles one has read sorted by how often the category was present in articles on has read.

Tsevener moved this task from Needs Eng Sync or Estimation (P2) to Ready for future sprints (P1) on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26) board.Tue, Oct 21, 3:05 PM

Can one click the module to see more than the top 3 categories?

Hi @Prototyperspective not in this first version, but that is something we could consider in the future!

If we have time, we are planning to make each individual category clickable, which leads you to a screen where you can see which articles you read belong to that category (that will be done in a separate task).

I suppose this is the categories that were most often included in articles one has read sorted by how often the category was present in articles on has read.

Correct

GOlson-WMF claimed this task.Wed, Oct 22, 3:39 PM

GOlson-WMF moved this task from Ready for future sprints (P1) to Doing on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26) board.

GOlson-WMF added a project: iOS Sprint 2025: Useless Loop.

l-olson1214 opened https://github.com/wikimedia/wikipedia-ios/pull/5494

GOlson-WMF moved this task from Doing to Needs Code Review on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog (Wikipedia iOS Release FY2025-26) board.Wed, Oct 22, 6:35 PM

HNordeenWMF mentioned this in T406183: [Epic] AB test Activity Tab V2 on iOS.Fri, Oct 24, 2:06 AM

@GOlson-WMF confirming that Android is doing Calendar month for Categories

HNordeenWMF mentioned this in T408587: [L] Activity tab (user story) logged-in readers.Tue, Oct 28, 3:52 PM

HNordeenWMF edited parent tasks, added: T408587: [L] Activity tab (user story) logged-in readers; removed: T406183: [Epic] AB test Activity Tab V2 on iOS.Tue, Oct 28, 3:54 PM

HNordeenWMF added a project: Activity Tab on iOS.Tue, Oct 28, 4:04 PM

HNordeenWMF moved this task from Backlog to P0 (Current Sprint) on the Activity Tab on iOS board.Tue, Oct 28, 5:39 PM