We're targeting a global rollout for sub-referening in 2026.
We're tracking the deployments in this ticket.
Test Environments:
- All beta wikis
- test.wiki T395871
Pilot Wikis - Phase 1 - September 22, 2025
- de.wiki T398669
Pilot Wikis - Phase 2 - February 24, 2026 T418209
As soon as critical feedback is addressed. We'll reach out to wikis beforehand.
- pl.wiki (no longer uses {{reflist}})
- sv.wiki
- als.wiki
- frr.wiki
- fiu-vro.wiki
The following wikis have Parsoid set to default:
- gpe.wiki
- rm.wiki
- knc.wiki
- de.wikivoyage T405825
Potential pilot wikis - Week 15 (~ April 8) T420938
The following wikis are using Reference Tooltips as a default gadget. We've provided support to local wikis for updating the tool: T416304
- cs.wiki
- it.wiki (uses {{sfn}}-like template)
Global rollout - Phase 1 - date tbd
As soon as we’ve reached a good level of compatibility for users working in VE with articles that use the {{reflist}} template. We will deploy in batches to LTR wikis:
Deployments planned for 08.06.2026 T425662
- All of Group 0
- All of Group 1, except for:
- he.wiki (RTL),
- ca.wiki (uses reflist template)
- Wikisource (uses the follow attribute).
- all other RTL wikis among group 1
- fr.wiki - pilot wiki for {{reflist}}
Next:
- Group 2 in batches, except for RTL wikis
- Batch 1
- nl.wiki
- ca.wiki
- smaller wikis tail end
- Batch 2
- es.wiki
- pt.wiki
- smaller wikis tail end
- Batch 3
- zh.wiki
- ru.wiki
- ko.wiki
- id.wiki
- uk.wiki
- tr.wiki
- se.wiki
- vi.wiki
- hu.wiki
- fi.wiki
- th.wiki
- el.wiki
- ja.wiki
- rest of smaller tail end
- Batch 4
- en.wiki
- Batch 1
Global rollout - Phase 2:
When we’ve tested and validated RTL support for sub-referencing we will deploy to all RTL wikis.
- All RTL wikis and Wikisource wikis