Community Wishlist Survey 2022/Reading/Add a map to Special:Nearby/Proposal

  • Problem: The w:Special:Nearby feature does not show a map, only a list of articles. A map is useful because you can visually make your way to notable sites near you such as landmarks, historic buildings, public art, moments, etc., and then read about them on Wikipedia. This used to be a feature in the Android app, but it was removed due to low usage and maintenance burden.
  • Proposed solution: Improve w:Special:Nearby to show a map. This could potentially then be loaded by the mobile applications without imposing a maintenance burden on the developers.
  • Who would benefit: Travelers, and everyone who enjoys maps and the Nearby feature.
  • More comments: See also: Talk:Community_Wishlist_Survey#"Nearby"_feature
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  • Proposer: Another Believer (talk) 20:04, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]