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== Background In {T256023} we moved the language button to a more convenient location at the top of the page. However, the results of our A/B test indicated that the new location of the button might be difficult to discover in the following use cases: - For users that are accustomed to the previous location of the language switching functionality - For users that tend to switch languages across multiple wikis. In the latter case, this created a situation where the language switching functionality was available in different locations depending on the wiki used and whether that wikis was a part of the pilot wikis group for the desktop improvements project To improve on these issues, we will iterate on the implementation of the new language button with the goal of making the button easier to find across all scenarios. This epic will contain the various iterations planned. == List of proposed improvements 1. Making the language switching functionality more noticeable: {T291286} 2. Providing direction to the new location of the language button from the previous location: {T295555} 3. Providing direction to the new location of the language button from the current location using guided tours: task to be created 4. Improving main pages to make it possible to present the language switching functionality in a more prominent location: {T293470} == Timeline and testing We will be shipping the following improvements one at a time to new pilot wikis, mainly thwiki and viwiki, so that we can determine the impact each iteration has individually 1. {T295555} - this will have the largest impact on wikis that have not yet experienced the new language location. Thus, we plan on collecting data mainly from thwiki and viwiki, although the change will be available across all pilot wikis 2. {T291286} - this change will make the button more noticeable across all pilot wikis 3. Use guided tours to indicate the location of the new language button - this change will make the button more noticeable across all pilot wikis == Analysis - TBD == Sign-off criteria [] Publish analysis on-wiki [] Create tasks for further iteration post-analysis that will remove some of the more temporary iterations above (such as { T295555})

== Background In {T256023} we moved the language button to a more convenient location at the top of the page. However, the results of our A/B test indicated that the new location of the button might be difficult to discover in the following use cases: - For users that are accustomed to the previous location of the language switching functionality - For users that tend to switch languages across multiple wikis. In the latter case, this created a situation where the language switching functionality was available in different locations depending on the wiki used and whether that wikis was a part of the pilot wikis group for the desktop improvements project To improve on these issues, we will iterate on the implementation of the new language button with the goal of making the button easier to find across all scenarios. This epic will contain the various iterations planned. == List of proposed improvements 1. Making the language switching functionality more noticeable: {T291286} 2. Providing direction to the new location of the language button from the previous location: {T295555} 3. Providing direction to the new location of the language button from the current location using guided tours: task to be created 4. Improving main pages to make it possible to present the language switching functionality in a more prominent location: {T293470} == Timeline and testing We will be shipping the following improvements one at a time to new pilot wikis, mainly thwiki and viwiki, so that we can determine the impact each iteration has individually 1. {T295555} - this will have the largest impact on wikis that have not yet experienced the new language location. Thus, we plan on collecting data mainly from thwiki and viwiki, although the change will be available across all pilot wikis 2. {T291286} - this change will make the button more noticeable across all pilot wikis 3. Use guided tours to indicate the location of the new language button - this change will make the button more noticeable across all pilot wikis == Analysis - TBD == Sign-off criteria [] Publish analysis on-wiki [] Create tasks for further iteration post-analysis that will remove some of the more temporary iterations above (such as {T297237})

== Background In {T256023} we moved the language button to a more convenient location at the top of the page. However, the results of our A/B test indicated that the new location of the button might be difficult to discover in the following use cases: - For users that are accustomed to the previous location of the language switching functionality - For users that tend to switch languages across multiple wikis. In the latter case, this created a situation where the language switching functionality was available in different locations depending on the wiki used and whether that wikis was a part of the pilot wikis group for the desktop improvements project To improve on these issues, we will iterate on the implementation of the new language button with the goal of making the button easier to find across all scenarios. This epic will contain the various iterations planned. == List of proposed improvements 1. Making the language switching functionality more noticeable: {T291286} 2. Providing direction to the new location of the language button from the previous location: {T295555} 3. Providing direction to the new location of the language button from the current location using guided tours: task to be created 4. Improving main pages to make it possible to present the language switching functionality in a more prominent location: {T293470} == Timeline and testing We will be shipping the following improvements one at a time to new pilot wikis, mainly thwiki and viwiki, so that we can determine the impact each iteration has individually 1. {T295555} - this will have the largest impact on wikis that have not yet experienced the new language location. Thus, we plan on collecting data mainly from thwiki and viwiki, although the change will be available across all pilot wikis 2. {T291286} - this change will make the button more noticeable across all pilot wikis 3. Use guided tours to indicate the location of the new language button - this change will make the button more noticeable across all pilot wikis == Analysis - TBD == Sign-off criteria [] Publish analysis on-wiki [] Create tasks for further iteration post-analysis that will remove some of the more temporary iterations above (such as { T295555}{T297237})