Training modules/dashboard/slides/12610-wikidata-watchlists

Watchlists

How do you know when an item you have edited has been modified, or if other editors have replied to one of your posts?

A personal watchlist is an easy way to keep track of all the pages you're involved in. You can use your watchlist to monitor article changes, conversations, and collaborations.

To add any page to your watchlist, make sure you're logged in. Then just click on the star next to the “View history” tab on any Wikidata page. When it turns blue, it's on your watchlist. See your watchlist by clicking “Watchlist” at the very top of your page when you're logged in.

Click the star icon in the upper right by the search box to add something to your watchlist.

When you add an article to your watchlist, it also “watches” that article's discussion page. If someone responds to your article edits on the discussion page, it will show up on your watchlist.

You can set your email preferences to receive email whenever pages on your watchlist are changed by clicking the “Preferences” tab at the top of Wikidata and scrolling down to “email options.” Then check the box that reads “Email me when a page or a file on my watchlist is changed.”