Newsletters

List of newsletters Edit

Newsletter	Year launched	Scope	Frequency	Latest issue	Talk page delivery	Other delivery methods
Tech News	2013	Recent and upcoming tech changes likely to impact Wikimedians	weekly	read	subscribe (multilingual)	RSS/Atom feeds, mailing list, transclusion...
The Wikipedia Signpost	2003	a community-written and edited newspaper that covers stories, events, and reports related to the English Wikipedia, its sister projects, and the Wikimedia Foundation	monthly	read	subscribe (English only)	RSS feed, watchlist, transclusion...
This Month in Education	2012	a community-led monthly newsletter featuring updates, reports, news, and stories about how Wikipedia and sister projects are used in education around the world	monthly	read	subscribe (multilingual)	Email `education lists wikimedia org` to have the newsletter delivered to your email. See also Education/Newsletter/About for more info on the newsletter
This Month in GLAM	2011	International reports regarding cultural heritage institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) of the previous month related to Wikimedia	monthly	read	subscribe (English only)	Feed / Email subscription via IFTTT See also GLAM/Newsletter/About for more info on the newsletter
Editing updates	2014	Updates on the status of the visual editor and other editing topics	monthly	read	subscribe (English Wikipedia only) – subscribe (multilingual edition)
Wikidata status updates	2012	Overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the past week	weekly	read	subscribe (English only)	mailing list
Tech Showcase	2018	Fresh software for Wikimedia caught on the spot. Plans, prototypes, releases... Have a scoop? Use the newsletter's talk page for it.	irregular	read	subscribe (cross-wiki notification + notification email)
Wikimedia Research Newsletter	2011	Covers academic research of relevance to the Wikimedia community	monthly	Latest issue: September 2023	-	Subscription options (English only)
Books & Bytes (The Wikipedia Library Newsletter)	2013	Covers The Wikipedia Library, which provides editors with free access to many paywalled digital publications	every two months		subscribe
Abstract Wikipedia (and Wikifunctions)	2020	Cover Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions	~weekly		subscribe	Mailing list, Telegram/IRC
Growth	2018	Covers Growth team work on on boarding and retaining newcomers	quarterly	read	subscribe (multilingual + crosswiki)	Diff
Apps	2023	Delivers the latest updates and information about roadmap, office hours, and the conferences we participate in.	every two months		Subscribe
wikil@b	2023	Covers academic projects (teaching and research) in France and Wikimedia news relevant for scholars community	monthly	read	subscribe	mailing list
Movement Charter Drafting Committee Newsletter	2022	updates and announcements about the work of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee	monthly		Subscribe	MS Forum

Also see the list of Newsletter on Mediawiki.org using the extension Newsletter.

Resources for newsletter writers Edit

Assembling and sending a multilingual newsletter Edit

Providing newsletters in languages other than just English widens your potential audience, as many Wikimedians don't understand English. Others can read English but still prefer to read news in their native language.

As of 2014, there are tools available that make preparing and delivering a multilingual newsletter relatively easy. See Newsletters/Translation.

General tips Edit

Usually, try avoiding complex layout as much as possible. Some editors don't like it when newsletters add fancy layout or formatting because it "pollutes" their talk page. Complex layout with divs and/or tables also increases the risks of missing a closing tag and posting broken wikicode to hundreds of pages. You don't want to go through hundreds of wikis to fix a badly-closed table manually. Trust those of us who made that mistake :)

If you use images, use thumb as much as possible, and avoid hardcoded alignment: On right-to-left wikis, the alignment will need to be reversed, so it complicates things if you have hardcoded "left" or "right" aligned objects. A regular "thumb" works better because it automatically knows where to align the image on all wikis.

If you're posting a message in a language that isn't the language of the wiki, add directionality and language markers. For example, if you're posting a message in English, wrap it like so: <div class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr">YOUR MESSAGE</div>
You don't need to add this if you're using the Lua script for multilingual newsletter; the script automatically adds the directionality and language tags where needed.

Tips to make it easier for readers to access your newsletter Edit

This page is currently a draft. More information pertaining to this may be available on the talk page.

Translation admins: Normally, drafts should not be marked for translation.

Transcluding the latest issue of a newsletter automatically (for use on portals, subscription templates, etc.)
Setting up RSS/Atom feeds for a newsletter
Advertising your newsletter on social media channels

Closed and inactive newsletters Edit

Newsletter	Scope	Frequency	Latest issue	Talk page delivery	Other delivery methods
Collaboration team products' (2016-2018)	Newsletter about Collaboration team products: Notifications, Flow and Edit Review Improvements.	monthly	read	subscribe (multilingual)
Wikimedia Highlights (2011-2016)	Overview of what has been happening in the Wikimedia movement over the past month	monthly	read	subscribe (English only)	Feed, mailing list
Movement Strategy and Governance News (2021-2022)	Distributed relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant topics.	quarterly	read	subscribe (multilingual + crosswiki)	Diff

Wikizine (2009–2012)
Wikimedia Quarto (2004–2005)