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[BLZMI] Update informational banner on query.wikidata.org
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Description

Related to T432578: [BLZMI] Create informational banner for the qlever qs-gui

As a user
I want to know that the version of a tool I am using will be decommissioned
so that I can update my workflows

Banner text:

We have migrated the Wikidata Query Service to [link] to increase the long-term stability, performance, and sustainability of query access to Wikidata.

You can still query on the old version here, but it will no longer be maintained.

The new Wikidata Query Service still uses SPARQL; however, you will need to update your queries for the new service. To learn how to update your queries for the new Wikidata Query Service, visit our helpful guide here: [link]

A/C

  • The information banner on query.wikidata.com is updated
  • The information is presented in the user's selected language (UniversalLanguageSelector) if the translation is available
  • tests updated as needed

Event Timeline

Arian_Bozorg updated the task description. (Show Details)
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@Arian_Bozorg We will still need the color and the exact text that needs to be placed as part of the task.

@Arian_Bozorg , we're finding also that the text also isn't clear what will be happening with the two instances and what our expectations for the users are.

Text Suggestion
We have migrated the Wikidata Query Service to [link] to increase the long-term stability, performance, and sustainability of query access to Wikidata.

You can still query on the old version for a limited here, but be aware that this domain will soon redirect to migrated location.

The new Wikidata Query Service still uses SPARQL; however, you will need to update your queries for the new service. To learn how to update your queries for the new Wikidata Query Service, visit our helpful guide here: [link]

Happy with the new suggested text, and tagging @Alice.moutinho for the colour of the banner, I would say something in the orange colour range? Red is too alarming and green is too positive.

Note: https://gitlab.wikimedia.org/repos/wmde/wikidata-query-gui/-/merge_requests/105 updates the text according to Kara's suggestion above, but doesn't make the banner visible. This especially gives the translators at translatewiki.net time to update the translations.

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