Background
The ReadingList/Saved pages feature is being planned to be rolled out to all account holding users in early July 2026. This ticket is to ensure that both Watchlist and Saved pages are easily accessible from the header.
User story
As an editor, I want quick access to my Watchlist so that I can quickly look at the pages I am monitoring.
As a reader, I want easy access to my Saved Pages so that I can quickly return to content I’ve saved for later.
Requirements
- Show both Watchlist and Saved pages in the header as shown in the design
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Update the Saved pages icon to help differentiate it from WatchlistThis is now captured as a separate task T427969 - Remove the current preference of showing Saved pages to 0 edits/beta user and Watch to others in the header.
- On smaller viewports on Vector, fold both Watchlist and Saved pages into the user menu. (NOTE: this is current behaviour for items in the user toolbar when the viewport shrinks)
Descoped requirements
Will be handled in T404221: Improving organization of items in the User menu:
- Update the order of items in the user menu so that "Watchlist" and "Saved" are at the top as shown in the mock below (this is to maintain the order in which they are folded into the menu)
Rollback plan
- There would be 2 patches (Vector + ReadingLists) to revert.
Technical notes
- For showing both Watchlist and Saved pages in the header, we need to remove css rules in https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/skins/Vector/+/refs/heads/master/resources/skins.vector.styles/components/UserLinks.less#29 (and update any relevant tests)
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