Wikidata:Events/Leveling Up Days 2024

Wikidata Leveling Up Days, April 2024


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Welcome!
The Wikidata Leveling Up Days was an online event that took place in April 2024, designed to welcome new people to Wikidata and to provide an introduction to a selection of useful tools and topics. On this page, you will find the video recordings of the event that can be helpful to learn the basics of Wikidata and watch together with your local community.
How to contribute?
The videos have been produced in English with English captions, and your help is very welcome to add translations in other languages to Wikimedia Commons! Have a look at this page for the details.

🌱 Get started with Wikidata

Opening session

Presentation of the program of the event, how it's going to work, how to watch the videos together and how to contribute to the program. Speakers: Lea Lacroix (WMDE), Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)

 

Slides

Introduction to Wikidata

Everything you need to know to get started with Wikidata.

Speakers: Mohammed Abdulai (WMDE), Lea Lacroix (WMDE)

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What can I do on Wikidata?

Some experienced editors present what they are working on these days on Wikidata, or their favorite projects. Join to learn more about interesting things in which you could get involved, or to share with other your current workflow on Wikidata!

Speakers: Jsamwrites, Ambrosia10, Spinster

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🔎 Day 2 - Browse and query Wikidata's data

Advanced search & tips on how to find data on Wikidata

Let's look at how to use the search box on the Wikidata website and various tips to run advanced search queries.

Speaker: Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)

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Introduction to the Query Builder

During this session, we will look at how to use the Query Builder, a friendly interface that will allow you to build your first Wikidata queries, without knowing SPARQL.

Speaker: Dnshitobu

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Wikidata live editing

During this stream, we will do manual editing on biographies of climate scientists and glaciologists. We will talk about aspects to keep in mind give some tips and tricks and also show a few basic tools that will help you become a more efficient Wikidata editor.

Speakers: Ainali and Abbe98

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✒️ Enhance your editing experience

A few useful gadgets and scripts for Wikidata

During this session, several experienced users will present scripts and gadgets that can help you editing more easily, or perform some tasks more efficiently. After the initial presentation, the floor will be open to anyone who wants to show a demo of their favorite gadgets and scripts!

Speakers: Lydia Pintscher (WMDE), TiagoLubiana, Epìdosis, Jsamwrites

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Introduction to Mix'n'Match

Discover Mix'n'match and how to make your first edits on Wikidata connecting information from trusted sources. Speaker: Epìdosis

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Introduction to QuickStatements

Discover QuickStatements and how you can prepare and perform batch edits on Wikidata. Speakers: Sannita

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👀 Ensure data quality

🧩️ Connect Wikidata with sister projects

Connect Wikidata and Wikipedia: the basics

In this session, we will discover how to connect and use Wikidata on other Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and Commons. Speaker: Jsamwrites, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)

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Using Wikidata on Wikipedia: an example

In this session, we will look at an example of Wikidata-powered infobox on English Wikipedia. Speaker: BrokenSegue, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)

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Databox: your simple Wikidata-powered infobox

In this session, we will discover Databox, a standard Wikidata-powered infobox that can be installed on your Wikipedia without any knowledge of code. Speaker: Shahadusadik, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)

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Using Wikidata on Wikivoyage: an example

In this session, we will look at an example of Wikidata-powered tools on German Wikivoyage. Speaker: DerFussi, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)

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Using Wikidata on Wikisource: an example

In this session, we will look at an example of Wikidata-powered tools on Bengali Wikisource. Speaker: Bodhisattwa, facilitator: Danny Benjafield (WMDE)

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Listeria: generate lists based on Wikidata

In this session, we will explore ways to use Listeria and dynamic Wikidata-powered lists on Wikipedia. Speaker: Jane023, facilitator: Mohammed Abdulai (WMDE)

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Wikidata live editing

During this stream, we will both see how sitelinks can inspire article creations and various aspects of Wikimedia Commons images. Speakers: Ainali and Abbe98

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See also

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