Grants:IdeaLab/Auto linkage of article to other languages

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Auto linkage of article to other languages

If a new article is created in Language A, then if the creator linked it to Language B, it then should automatically update linkage to all the other languages automatically, no need to do the manual work for each language.

countryUAE

themeadministration

idea creator• CerberuS

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created on11:18, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Project idea

What Wikimedia project(s) and specific areas will you be evaluating?

Is this project measuring a specific space on a project (e.g. deletion discussions), or the project as a whole?
The whole of Wikipedia

Describe your idea. How might it be implemented?

Provide details about the method or process of how you will evaluate your community or collect data. Does your idea involve private or personally identifying information? Take a look at the Privacy Policy for Wikimedia’s guidelines in this area.
I think it can be easily automated.

Are there experienced Wikimedians who can help implement this project?

If applicable, please list groups or usernames of individuals who you can work with on this project, and what kind of work they will do.

How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?

There won't be any language missed in articles

How would your measurement idea help your community make better decisions?

After you are finished measuring or evaluating your Wikimedia project, how do you expect that information to be used to benefit the project?

Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?

Do you need people with specific skills to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? If you can’t implement this project, can you scale down your project so it is doable?
I am afraid I am not that much technical savvy to write the code to do it

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• Your idea is already handled by Wikidata, I think. Once you add article link there, it is served to all Wikipedia languages and beyond.-Nizil Shah (talk) 05:15, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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• Nice idea👏 Pogincent (talk) 05:31, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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