Usability

This page collects pointers to pages/projects concerning the usability of Wikimedia projects and the MediaWiki software.

It is not the home of a project or a group. You are, however, free to edit the page ;-).

A draft list of usability issues will become individual reports if (and only if) they are generally agreed to be problems. Sometimes there are good reasons for them, such as long-established conventions. There may also be other solutions, such as to use a mediawiki skin to change names of commands, or even just use of redirects.

Projects

General:

• Usability group
• Wikipedia at OpenUsability.org (recruiting of usability experts)
• WikiProject Usability at the English Wikipedia
• Software feature request group (the usability impact of features should be evaluated before the implementation)

Specific:

• Wiki syntax proposal - a more consistent markup language for MediaWiki
• Search improvement group
• Wikipedia Usability Initiative

Studies and Reviews

• General User Survey might touch usability issues, too (planned)
• Heuristic Evaluation of the German Wikipedia (done, report is being prepared; in German)
  • talk at Wikimania (English)
• Wikitex usability review (done, report available)
• Finding Information in the German Wikipedia - Usability Test Results by the OpenUsability project
• Editing Information in the German Wikipedia - Usability Test Results

Localization

• MediaWiki localization
• mw:localisation statistics
• bugs
• interface translations wiki (proposed)

Maps

• Workshop on making usable maps at Wikimania (in German)

Accessibility

• Wikipedia accessibility
• Vischeck - tool for simulating colorblind vision

Other

• Open MediaWiki bug reports containing the word "usability": [1]
• Skins

External links

• https://webstandards.hhs.gov/guidelines/