10-31, 14:30–14:45 (UTC), Room 1
With funding from the community, we created three open source extensions Wikibase. These provide support for local media, extended date time formats and integration with Semantic MediaWiki. In this short session I will demo the functionality and answer your questions.
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon2021-BriefIntroToOurWikibaseExtensi
What will the participants take away from this session? –You will be introduced to 3 Wikibase extensions funded by the community and developed by Professional.Wiki. The demo will go over the main functionality and reference documentation for those who wish to learn more. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions about these extensions or Wikibase development in general.
Language –English
Recording –Yes
Other links –Wikibase Local Media announcement: https://professional.wiki/en/news/wikibase-local-media
Wikibase EDTF announcement: https://wikibase.consulting/wikibase-edtf/
Semantic Wikibase announcement: https://professional.wiki/en/news/semantic-wikibase-released
Jeroen created the Wikibase software as part of the original Wikibase team. He held the position of Software Architect at Wikimedia Deutschland till leaving in 2019 to start his own MediaWiki company Professional.Wiki. In 2020 he launched The Wikibase Consultancy, and has since assisted various institutions such as the German National Library and the Luxembourg Ministry of Culture with their Wikibase adoption. He also created a number of open source Wikibase extensions and tools and is a member of the Wikibase Stakeholder Group.