Graduation day road to wiki

Title Graduation day Road to Wiki [ cohort 1] Dates 27-28 Feb 2025 Location Gurugram, Haryana Organized by Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group Wikiclub_Tech Contact wikitech@indicwiki.org Wikidata item Q132438020

Introduction

The Graduation Day – Road to Wiki Cohort 1 is a special gathering to conclude the achievements of the first cohort of contributors who have actively engaged in open-source projects and Wikipedia contributions. This event will serve as a platform to recognize efforts, share learnings, and inspire future contributions to the open-source ecosystem

Road to Wiki Tech is a unique opportunity that combines learning, hands-on experience, and mentorship to provide students with a comprehensive approach to technology and open-source contributions. This program is designed to empower students with the skills to contribute effectively to the Wikimedia Ecosystem.

Task and program design

The Road to Wiki Cohort 1 mentorship program was a structured initiative to introduce students to Wikimedia’s technical ecosystem. Participants collaborated in groups, completed mentorship tasks, and successfully contributed to Phabricator tasks.

Key Contributions

Enhancing User Experience in MediaWiki

• Improved visibility of the keyboard selector in the UI.
• Technologies used: JavaScript, jQuery, DOM manipulation.
• Phabricator Task: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T379828

Migrating Test Cases to JSON for Better Compatibility

• Shifted test cases from JavaScript and PHP files to common data files.
• Unified PHP and JS test cases for better cross-language testing.
• Phabricator Task: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T115218

Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements

• Students tackled real Phabricator bugs and enhanced MediaWiki localization and UI components.
• Worked with Gerrit, MediaWiki API, and test automation tools.

Task report

• https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OUiUmgGh3FWfK1tzNdzOho7MUwODFxom?usp=drive_link

Program

Timings	Activity
Day 1 - 27 Feb
2:00 to 4:00 pm	Welcome and check in
4:30 to 5:30 pm	snacks
5:30 to 6:30 pm	Context setting for the day
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm	what's new in WikiClub Tech & future plans by Authorankit07
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm	Speaker Led talk
Day 2 - 28th feb
10:00 am to 11:30 am	welcome and setting context for the day
11:30 am to 12:00 pm	Speaker led talk
12:00 pm to 01:30 pm	Technical workshop & Team activity
01:30 pm to 2:30 pm	Lunch
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm	Project Showcase & Speaker led talk
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm	Group photo + tea break
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm	closing remarks

Contact

For any questions, please reach out to us on the Meta-Wiki talk page or via email at wikitechindicwiki.org