ICANNWiki:ICANNWiki Development

This meta space for ICANNWiki Development is aimed at coordinating tasks between different developers and contributors. It is not intended to be directly edited by the broader public, but all users are encouraged to follow it and provide input to the plans laid out here.

Backend development

Task	Description	Status	Owner
DUE EARLY NOVEMBER: Update backend to latest MediaWiki version	Get the wiki to latest long term support version in order to benefit from updated resources, such as new API calls, modernized skins, and bug fixes.	Testing on staging	User:MarkAHershberger
DUE EARLY NOVEMBER: Improve metadata for external links to ICANNWiki	Currently the wiki does not feature rich metadata, and when linked from the outside, it produces only an ICANN logo. Solvable with: [1].	Not started	User:MarkWD & User:MarkAHershberger
DUE EARLY NOVEMBER: Add dark theme	Dark mode is a modern option preferred by many tech workers. It is now fully implemented in a series of ways, though not directly in Vector. We should implement it as a toggle in the wiki's top bar. We just need to choose one of the four approaches available: Manual:Dark_mode	Not started	User:MarkAHershberger & User:MarkWD
Improve Lingo extension implementation	Monitor and improve the extension's function on mobile; disable it when within the article that defines the concept; make it work with plurals; overflow to the left if on page's edge; make descriptions richer in a scalable manner.	Ongoing	User:MarkWD
Fix "CiteThisPage" extension	Remove inwiki links to reference styles or make the links outbound	Not started	User:MarkAHershberger
Rebuild Sponsorship page	Sponsorship Options Needs to be retooled to work with mobile and be updated to current projects goals.	Not started	User:MarkWD
Implement a solution for dynamic graphs display	This would be handled by the "Graphs" extension, except it is completely broken as of 2024[2][3]. A custom implementation can be worked out, but needs to be planned properly.	Not started	User:MarkWD & User:MarkAHershberger
Fix "HotCat" extension error	Using "HotCat" to categorize a page from its bottom bar consistently throws the user to an edit page containing "It appears that your browser does not support Unicode. It is required to edit pages, so your edit was not saved." However, it does work otherwise, so it's probably an exception that needs to be caught.	Not started	User:MarkAHershberger
Add Extension:Popups	This extension allows for Reference Previews to operate, which will enhance the wiki's organization.	Not started	User:MarkAHershberger
Add Extension:CodeMirror	This extension improves the experience of source editing and will benefit more advanced users.	Not started	User:MarkAHershberger
Create "Curated page" template	We need a template to indicate protected pages that are only editable by admins due to content curation reasons.	Not started	User:MarkWD
Check parsing of desirable functions in Templates	Understand why {{#ifeq:{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|0|1}}|.|{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|1}}|{{PAGENAME}}}} still passes the dot to the final address.	Not started	User:MarkWD & User:MarkAHershberger
Rethink and fix nTLDStats data integration	Find a new way to correctly integrate nTLDStats into the wiki, if desirable.	Not started	User:Ray & User:MarkWD & User:MarkAHershberger
Analyze Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector and Extension:Translate	It is unclear how this extension interacts with our wiki and with our implementation of multiple languages in general.	Not started	User:MarkWD
Study and categorize our existing Namespaces	Help:Namespaces	Not started	User:MarkWD
Study and document Extension:Page Schemas	Extension:Page Schemas	Not started	User:MarkWD
Implement Extension:PageNotice where appropriate	After review of Namespaces.	Not started	User:MarkWD
Scope displaying a random card from ICANNWiki decks within a box	To make good use of our cards, we could display a random card at the portal towards one of the top corners, dynamically changing it with every user visit. How to execute this is unclear and will require scoping.	Not started	User:MarkWD
Add licenses to the file uploader	Our file uploader currently doesn't have any licenses in its combo box for users to choose, which is problematic. See MediaWiki:Licenses.	Not started	User:MarkAHershberger
Clarify protection policies	Inspired by Wikipedia: [4]	Not started	User:MarkWD
Remove deprecated "Badge" link from "mw-head"	Apparently only removable from the PHP side.	DONE	User:MarkAHershberger
Check and fix Common.js	The calls being made seem to be problematic and outdated to some degree.	DONE	User:MarkWD & User:MarkAHershberger
Implement "Lingo" extension	"Lingo" is a stable and well-maintained extension that enables word definition on hover for admin-defined terms on all pages. For a heavy acronym space like ICANN, this is much more desirable than forcing users to open multiple tabs to be able to read an article. Available at: [5]	DONE	User:MarkAHershberger
Align mobile and desktop CSS	Make them similar even if not the same.	DONE	User:MarkWD
Re-code Sponsors template	The current template has a hard-coded implementation that doesn't scale correctly.	DONE	User:MarkWD
Remove "Mailing List" from sidebar	The mailing list doesn't exist anymore and leads to a 404.	DONE	User:MarkWD
Extensions for removal	Collection, Poem	DONE	User:MarkAHershberger
Extend user session login	Accounts get logged out even upon electing to keep the session logged in. This limits user engagement and should be fixed.	DONE	User:MarkAHershberger
Reconfigure or remove Extension:MobileFrontend	This extension doesn't appear to have a front-facing configuration page at the moment, meaning that it hijacks the mobile layout to a pretty barebones one.	DONE	User:MarkAHershberger & User:MarkWD
Enable in-wiki playback of audio and video files	EmbedVideo documentation and testing.	DONE	User:MarkWD
Fix main page for mobile view	Main page overflows incorrectly due to hard coding.	DONE	User:MarkWD

Content development

For existing documentation, see: Meta:ICANNWiki Content Planning.

Task	Description	Status	Owner
Individualization of ccTLD pages	There is great inconsistency in how ccTLDs are represented, some by their TLD, while others are just redirects to their managers. Each ccTLD should have an article standing by itself.	Ongoing	User:Christiane
Evaluate and organize categories	An excess of categories has proliferated over the years, many irrelevant or orphaned. The wiki needs to be organized in this area in order to increase its relevance.	Not started	User:Christiane
Validate and replace reference links for WebArchive permanent versions	As time goes by, reference links become dead and we lose track of their validation of information presented on the wiki. An effort needs to be carried out to replace these references with more permanent versions or even host local copies.	Not started	User:MarkWD
Permanent copies of Internet Governance documentation: Internet Governance Atheneum	ICANNWiki should aim to become a neutral repository of documents that inform Internet Governance history, including PDFs, images, mailing list excerpts, and so on.	Not started	User:Christiane & User:MarkWD
Rethink logo	The proportions of the current logo are arbitrary and make it difficult to integrate into layouts that expect wide or square aspects. A study needs to be carried out to define potential modernized looks.	Not started	User:MarkWD & User:Ray
Celebration of 20 Years of ICANNWiki	The wiki completes 20 years of activity in 2025, making that general date perfect to carry out a campaign.	Ongoing	User:Christiane & User:MarkWD & User:Ray
Finish ICANNWiki feature documentation	As soon as the wiki is updated to the latest version, all outstanding feature documentation needs to be consolidated to Meta:ICANNWiki Content Planning	Not started	User:MarkWD
Create a world map correlating with ccTLD articles	For a more visual and interactive experience for readers.	Not started	User:MarkWD
Standardization and documentation of ICANNWiki practices	The wiki does not have consistency over nomenclatures, formats, and presentation. This includes acronyms, redirects, article structure, and so on.	DONE	User:Christiane
Content plan: Phase 1	Content plan to steer the community in a clear direction based on the identified needs of the wiki.	DONE	User:Christiane & User:MarkWD
Implement templates for special article states	Template:Major articles parallel with Wikipedia, Template:Articles needing attention, Template:Candidates for deletion.	DONE	User:MarkWD
Redesign main page	Redefine the purpose of the main page and ensure that it reflects the goals of the content plan.	DONE	User:MarkWD & User:Ray
Toolset for content analysis	Set of Python tools to enable better understanding of the wiki's structure, existing content, gaps, and other useful metrics.	DONE	User:MarkWD & User:Christiane

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ICANNWiki: Development | Content Planning | Content Guide Categories: Articles needing attention | Major articles parallel with Wikipedia | Candidates for deletion Projects: Internet Governance Atheneum

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