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As of 2019-03-25 Wikimetrics is inoperative. See Phabricator task. Please use https://eventmetrics.wmflabs.org instead to get metrics for your event. Part 1. Wikimetrics Overview Wikimetrics Training Overview What is Wikimetrics? Data organization of Wiki pages Program vs Project How does Wikimetrics Work? Data Analysis with Wikimetrics Available Metrics Part 2. Making Your Cohort File The Cohort File Usernames, User IDs, and Cohorts Collecting your Cohort Obtaining Consent Cohort Upload Options Cohort File Format Cross Project Cohorts Part 3. Using the Wikimetrics Tool Logging into Wikimetrics Upload Cohort Name your cohort Cohort Description Set Default Project Upload File Cohort Validation Invalid Users Remove Cohort Create Report Video: Upload Cohort Create Analysis Report Pick Cohorts Pick Metrics 1. Bytes Added 2. Edits 3. Pages Created 4. Threshold 5. Survival Important Tips and Tricks Configure Output Run Report and Report Output Video: Run Report Cohort Storage and Sharing Using your new data Conclusion Questions and Troubleshooting Feedback

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The Organization of Wikimedia

Wikimedia is made up of a collection of websites known as Wikimedia Projects, which together make up the core of the Wikimedia movement. These websites use a piece of open source software called MediaWiki.

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What is a Wikimedia Project?

A Wikimedia Project is one of the several collaborative initiatives that are developed by users around the world. These include projects like each language Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, and many others.

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What is a Project Namespace?

Within each Wikimedia Project, webpages are categorized and stored by namespace. For example, in the English Wikipedia, all article pages are grouped into one namespace while all talk pages are grouped into another.

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Each Wikimedia project has a different set of namespaces. The number of namespaces also varies from project to project but each has more than ten.

Wikimedia Projects English Wikipedia Spanish Wikipedia German Wikipedia (+ many other language Wikipedias) Wikimedia Commons WikiVoyage

Project Namespaces Example for English Wikipedia only 0: Article namespace 1: Talk page 2: User 3: User Talk, etc. 4: Media Etc. More on Namespaces...