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[Federation] Enable Test Instance - 20.02.2026
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Description

Context
We demoed Federated Values in November 2025 to a limited audience and promised a public test instance by end of the year. Due to team shifts, we missed that deadline. We need to fulfill this commitment to gather early user feedback before further development.

Goals
Launch a public Wikibase test instance where users can try Federated Values functionality and provide feedback.

AC:

Infrastructure & Access:

  • Public domain URL configured and accessible
  • Anonymous users can perform all CRUD operations on statements

Federated Values Functionality

  • Functionalities from November demo working
  • UI clearly differentiates local vs remote items
  • Users can search, select, and save remote Wikidata items as values in statements
  • Saved federated values display correctly

Content:

  • 50 diverse local items (spread across domains: people, places, concepts, etc.)
  • 5 local properties

Feedback Collection:

  • Survey widget accessible on all pages (implementation specs from Keren)
  • Survey successfully collects responses

User Guidance & Information:

  • Welcome/information page (main page)
    • Clear explanation of what Federated Values are and why we're testing
    • What users can do on this test instance > Link to test items
    • Link to original demo video
    • Contact information for questions/issues

Out of scope:

  • New feature development beyond demo parity
  • Automated sync mechanisms with Wikidata
  • Production grade performance or code quality

Details

Due Date
Fri, Feb 20, 12:00 AM

Event Timeline

Leif_WMDE moved this task from Inbox to Goals & Epics on the Wikibase Suite Team board.
Leif_WMDE renamed this task from [Federation] Enable Test Instance - 03.02.2026 to [Federation] Enable Test Instance - 17.02.2026.Tue, Jan 20, 12:24 PM
Leif_WMDE set Due Date to Tue, Feb 17, 12:00 AM.
Leif_WMDE renamed this task from [Federation] Enable Test Instance - 17.02.2026 to [Federation] Enable Test Instance - 20.02.2026.Mon, Feb 2, 9:02 PM
Leif_WMDE changed Due Date from Tue, Feb 17, 12:00 AM to Fri, Feb 20, 12:00 AM.